| Show TEXAS conference TEXAS july 14 1895 that the salute saints whose homes your vo tal umble columns reach are ever praying find aad anxious toi for the welfare of their som who dove bare been abent forth an ag ambani dorm dora of the gospel of our lord to carry the glad tiding to the woride world I 1 take pleasure in penning you a report a of the first BW conference hold held by uw tk elders elder of the cb czuroh aroh of jesus christ chrlot of latte rd saints in the boac star state staler the ath and ath of july 1896 1895 at the grubb settlement ett lement Hopi glim county texas though young our conference bids bid fair soon boon to resemble gemble re the state whop who name it bents beara beginning ago with two elders it now twelve and from the freedom of speech and the houses enjoyed by Q aki and the many friends who are aarum ly investigating the of to taft jostol jos pol it Is reasonable reaBon able to suppose that a VO great t work will be done in this pot of th the lord lords s vineyard in the now near future on fridy the ath we were ty much disappointed appointed uia on receiving a tek gram freaa m our beloved president wor E 8 kimball stating that he be woon be a unable to fo meet meat with us on ot of sickness conference convened morning mornin fc at 11 elder A campbell president pre aident ot at the conference presiding the elders eldera present won were A 8 S campbell hiber heber anderson andersen A C dalley dailey M 0 minor miner 0 8 hall hall a B R wilcox david Cb chidester idester D P overson B R H fred smith and 8 13 H wells welle elder H W V perry was waa taken with the chill consequently wes waa unable to attend the first day but through ate ul blessings blei ringe of the lord lora he enjoyed tee me privilege of with us on sun day services Berv ioe began by singing prayer was waa offered by elder r wells well singing elder campbell then explained the object of our meeting and admonished all 11 to put away prejudice envy and malice as an they are contrary to the spirit of the lord the abe fruits of which are love joy peace longduff long oring etc he asked the people to weigh carefully the principles set met before them and with the scriptures he said we are all saved by grace but there Is 1 something for to do to make the grace of god available to us ue fider elder miner spoke on the atonement As an we e bud bad no part in that transgression through which sin and death came into this the world and which made feces ary the atonement so BO the Sav lorys offe offering bad redeemed us as from the fall and his hi gospel provided the rules for aou our f bai salvation vatic 0 after and benediction meeting was adjourned until 3 0 in ID the afternoon at a 3 P m meeting resumed by singing ring prayer by elder hall singing Si ngim fider elder wells wallis spoke on faith he referred to men going abroad making mysteries of the things of god and the principles of the gospel which are plain propositions and of some gome denying flat there here is s a god while all nature proclaims his hia existence headid with 16 abe ladder tuy by which we second ascend from we lowest depth of this dark aha aba glin ein stained world to the portals of heaven heave i elder chidester dester treated briefly on the personality of god A person mut must understand the nature and attributes of god in order to worship hm H m in an acceptable manner or have an intelligent faith in him singing benediction by elder eider anders anderse Ande rsm ID sunday july was called to order by elder campbell at 11 a m singing prayer by elder eider minor singing elder dailey addressed he codere gatino H read sport portion toof of ahe chapter ot of first corinthians showing mowing that the apostle paul likened the church of with all its gifts and blowing blessings to a complete body he said none or of the parts could be done away with as that would woula leave the body incomplete many parts were tor for the per footing of the saints the work t i the ministry and are still necessary elder eider anderson anderaon reminded the people of the responsibility resting upon those who set got themselves up ya as ministers of the gospel and spoke upon the subject of repents ace aoe proving from the scriptures I 1 that hat it w was a law of god which all must obey who hope to regain his presence elder followed speaking briefly on the godhead and exhorting all in an eardest manner to have faith alter alger a few very appropriate remarks from elder campbell and singing meeting was dismissed ny dy elder perry afternoon began by singing prayer by elder eider welle singing elder eider hall poke on baptism he showed plainly its essentiality and object also treated on the abe mode of and proper subjects for baptism elder eider miner spoke on the mode of bap itom after singing and prayer by elder Over soD meeting adjourned until 8 evening session singing prayer by elder eider Wl louck by request of the people we again sang gang praise to the man who communes with Jebo jehovah 99 elder eider welli well addressed the people on the holy ghost reminding them hem that when they obeyed the first principles faith repentance and baptism bap tiam they were not dot to 90 stop atop for in order to enter into the kingdom of heaven they mutt murt be born of the spirit by which they become the sons BODO of gad ana are sealed up unto the day of elder eider B R H smith bore hie bis beati mony to the truth ruth of the gospel and exhorted them to see that their faith was built on a firm foundation elder campbell thanked the people for their kind attention and the inter eat they nad had shown for the use of their church and kindness to abe elders concluded by singing lane diction byeller by elder fred smith though all regretted the absence absence of elder E S kimball and felt somewhat like a company without a commander we had an enjoyable time together the elders felt abundantly blessed and ana strengthened through the spirit of the be lord which was manifest to a maikel degree rho good people of the neighborhood cannot be too loo highly commended t fr r ahe kind aad hospitable manner tue tey received and entertained the elders while in their midst mr J W M grubb provided meat for the occasion and with his bi good lady did all in his power to make our visit pies pleasant saut and one long to be remembered prominent among the thereat rest were mr J mckee B willett and W J pruett afternoon the elders began the painful task ol of separating to return to their respective fields of labor as an follows A S campbell a and i nd D P overson to hopkins county sulphur springs fio flo H W perry and C 13 hall to wood county mineola PO P 0 H anderson Ander soa and B S B R to van zandt county willa point P 0 A C dailey and david chidester Chi deater to smith gooday with mineola wood county P 0 M 0 miner mind and B R JR smith to fannio county honey grove P 0 S H wells and fred smith hunt county greenville P 0 at present there are only three members member of we the church in the tex texas con fore ferr doe noe two of whom brother thomas H tredway 7 red way and wife ace remnants of the little band that obeyed the gospel tn in tennessee near where elders gibbs aud and berry were martyred marty red they have been sep separated arsted from their people and deprived of hearing the gospel preached they are still firm in the faith any of tle the saints having friends or relatives in texas would do de the elders a favor and assist in forwarding the he cause by informing them of the same rf LA H clerk of conference |
