| Show california conference on sunday sept 29 1895 the SAID ban francisco aud and sacramento bran branches claes of the church of Jesus christ of lat ter day saints hold bald their first semiannual conference in this city meet log ing was called by elder bider hnry henry S tanner president preel dent of the california mission and alter after singing and prayer elders biden jot joe B R shepherd and henry ty peterson Pete raon were appointed sod aud sustained by the saints as ae president and clerk of the conference reports were presented of the two branches branc bea named good health la Is at present enjoyed by the members with the exception of one r two individuals union and brotherly love prevail among the salute each branch has baa a sunday school organization which though yet small amal are in a flourishing condition in the san ban francisco branch there are med a relief belief society and it a young manla and young ladles ladies mutual improvement association the latter of these deserves mention a regular meetings are hold held in which great interest to ia manifested and it to ie entirely by the young people resident in this branch A report of the mission was given by its president elder henry S tanner besides the branches here assembled in conference three other fielda have been opened as a follows follow los lioa angeles angelee about april list county may lat and san ban diego july lit there are prospects of other good fields fielda being opened as edoo as aa elders arrive and are at tue the disposal of the president preal dent when elder bider tanner took charge of the mission a little more than a year ago there was waa but one elder laboring in the state slimes since then sixteen have been sent here bere and two released leaving fifteen at present in the field the cold indifference that at first hindered the spreading of the gospel in this minion in s fast dwindling away and acid an increasing interest in the principles advocated by our elders is shown during the past your year twenty six por stion have been baptized and there are at present ton ten or twelve more who have applied and are waiting for the ordinance the speakers in our forenoon session were elders P E anderson and jar jac laboring in fresno coun ty nathan A tanner of the sacra branch bra ucla and W C horsley or of the san ban francisco Frano lico branch all on en toyed the spirit of god and test fled to his goodness toward them during the afternoon session elders B W henderson Hen denon willard E IA whitesides and henry peterson Peter soo laboring elders in the dan francisco Frano isoo bianoc and bishop M F brown of the first ward ogden and elder wm driver also of the above named city were the ape speakers akere owing t to the iti number umber present from whom th abe people desired to bear discourses were necessarily short bort but all testified to the good feel ing that prevailed sod and spoke by the inspiration of the spirit of god with which we are blessed in ricci abundance elders J B R shep berd and H B S tanner occupied the evening services in inviting and encouraging strangers to investigate th the gospel and in exhorting the abe saints to greater diligence in obeying the commandments of god appointments were mado made as follows elders elder henderson Hend ereon Peter peterson Petera oD SOD M st to sacramento sacrament elders eldera anderson and christenson to selina preen co and elbers eld en shepherd Soo wcroft and horsely Ho reely to san fran OIL co elder tanner contemplates going outa south soon oon to hold oo 0 inference ference in the southern part of the state aud and to organize branches ot the ibe church aid sunday schools in the town where saints are lound found at the same ame time a now new field will be opened in san ban ber bee to labor in which elder N A tanner has baa been appointed he will be assisted by a companion from the southern conference ference we solicit visits rom from visitors who may come to the coast and once enoe from saints who may have acquaintances quain in this min state the head quarters of this bis conference and of the mission has ban been lately removed from van ness ave to Allister mcallister Me street san ban francisco Franc leco oo on the evening prece jing the conference we enjoyed a social asocial or concert in which sonar recitations spee obee origin 1 poem etc were rendered rend ereo bythe by the saints and elders ebere of the he two branches an enjoyable feature of it was he informal hand shaking rou anu conversation which enabled the abe saints of the different places to become better acquainted praying for me progress of the work abroad and the welfare of zion I 1 rt re malo main in the gospel 0 christ HENRY HENBY PETERSON clerk ot of conference |
