Show written for this papa CHICKASAW conference COMMENCE aport OS MEETINGS HELD AT MAGBEY settlement CHOCTAW NATION MAY alth AND may alth ushered in one mere not able event in the history of the indian territory mission by the meeting of elders IC Idera saints and friends to participate in the conference of the chloka saw flaw branch of the lord lordis Is vineyard A refreshing shower on the night of the be had cooled the atmosphere and made the beautiful flowers and green areen verdure assume their gayest mantle while the happy birds seemed to be singing nging al their praises to the giver of all perfect sift gift there assembled of the elders pre ldina aldina elder ephraim jeppson Jep peon president henry kirkman john A we abena J C lyon H mar getts etts alvin A beesley albert J jbrown brown heber C Auder sou and mormon herman E C campber Camp a un abel beH 1 and at 11 a mi conference began with president henry kirkman Kir liman in charge eh arge after afier sin singing gina the time I 1 la far spent elder J C lyon offered up op tho the prayer come all ye bons eons ong of zion 11 wait wag well rendered and elder albert J brown addres addressed those assembled on the authority claimed by the latter day saints to administer to in toe the ordinances gitte and blessings of the church of christ and pointed ed out the necessity neotis sity of being particular in finding the proper channel that leads 40 to eternal life and salvation elder heber C anderson then took the stand and set forth the manner la in the dospel was carried to the be veople people anciently by the apostles and seventies of old eld aud a ud that the gopel message xue as borne by the elders at this present time le is the same awe in its restored purity he cited all to the necessity of now new revelation for the guidance of those in the true rue czuroh of 0 christ elder alvin A beesley addressed the conference oon ferenee upon the holy ghost the fourth principle of the gospel and in a clear manner pointed out we the various offices gifts aud and bles blessings singe that can be obtained through ole precious comforter and referred to the inability of man entering into the kingdom of god without this gift the morning session closed by singing now let us rejoice in the day of salvation alvatoon alv atlon and benediction by elder phillip H margetts the afternoon conference convened at the appointed time with elder A beesley presiding dlug all joined in singing flinging Pra Pr alSt lefe to the man who communed with jehovah and elder ephraim jeppson opened with prayer arts aries 0 glorious 2 ion was bog sung and elder henry kirkman placed before the people the first tour of the gospel liking each in its order and plainly proving all ip 19 be beabe the only principles established by our savior to the goal tion he also drew attention to how bow these principles bad been changed by 4 the of mad we elder john A stephens breaw up op on the church of christ as organized by our savior and referred to 90 the words of ba the Apos apostle itle paul showing the essentiality pt of every member in the organization to lo order to xo make the body complete with words word of exhortation brother stephens stephen oita cite I 1 all to the aid of prayer in divine research elder phillip H margetts margette spoke in a very forcible manner upon the duties of the parents of the rising riding generation how the future destiny of man relied to a great extent upon the course 0 righteous training received from his parents A beau beautiful ifal illustration was given of the future state of the righteous dead compared with that of the disobedient the spirit of god like a fire to is burning was the closing hymn Elder herman E campbell pronouncing the benediction benedicti lor oc A concert for the benefit of the saints and friends cf this place was gottul up by the nine elders present under the direction of elder alvin A beesley and at 8 pm it was opened with singing and prayer praye elder rElder ephraim jeppson conducting the exerciser the meeting bouse was wail filled to overflows overflow i JR in and enjoyment depicted on the many faces present proved without a doubt the sp appreciation pr of the audience the con cort was a complete success in every particular the program was carried out by the elders very creditably and many rounds of applause were heartily given by these present pree ent thu the program was as an follows follow opening chorus nine elders prayer ephraim jepperson Jepp ereon sweet forget me not noi li 0 lyon C cumic reading alvin A beesley song mormon boy henry kirkman quintette farewell lyon brown margetts Marget tB kirkman and vesley beesley guitar solo herman E cam campbell b 11 read beading 1 J 0 01 eyen lyon violin violi n gaii Be lection il 0 P H margetts bong you cant play in our yard alvin A beesley comic trio little farm well tilled margetts margetta campbell Oam and beesley read beading comic ic H 0 anderson bone comic H P mar margetta e 7 song bong comic H E cp campbell gb 1 1 chorum horseshoe nine elders benediction Benedicti oil by john A stevens slovene sunday morain we again assem bled to ID the capacity cf COD conference fOrenCe elder J C lyon liyon announce a the hymn come coin all yo ye sons flona of zion jl mod add elder albert J brown offered the opening opeo toie prayer after which kigoye go ye messengers of glory JI was wa sung elder eider ephraim Jep Jop poo peon with well proven warde followed the bourde of time from our savior to the complete apostasy of man from the church established many v rw roes of scripture crip ture were put forth showing that such would lie be the be came caie aej also that the restoration of the gospel would take place in this dispensation also lo in what mannori mao Derit it should bould come to earth again agaid eldor elder J C lyon spoke upon the persecution of the chosen ones onea of god and c impaired the church ol 01 christ in this respect to the church of begus chilston chrict Chil or latter latler day sainta Sal nta realdo he alno the divine dl tine authority man most have t in ID the crit mono of the Goll pel witti with appropriate prayer by elder henry kirkman our morn log ling meeting doled closed sunday afternoon found quite a number of friends present elder john A stephens stephen took charge of the meeting and all joined in sinning Pr alse ye the lord 1 prayer by elder heber haber U C anderson An denon the sacramental hymo hymn 0 god the eternal father was waa sung and elder elden albert brown and alvin alvan A beasley baesley administered the sacrament elder herman E campbell addressed the conference upon salvation aal for the dead all took part in singing the closing hymn rind and one more most moat enjoyable conference was wai brought to a close by elder P H Mar margetti Marget gettis td offering the closing prayer words cannot express the gratitude of all the elders bid 0 rt A towards tow a rd a our dear r slater sister grandma griffiths whose home is the of the he elders elden and whose untiring efforts in ministering to the health and happiness of 0 the traveling ministry place her near and dear inthe in the hearts of the missionaries the elders are now pressing on ward bearing the precious truths to the nations obeying the divine command that our savior gave the Apostles or of old 30 30 ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature 91 9 HERMAN E CAMPBELL secretary of indian territory wis mia sion lion |