| Show THE INDIANA conference MARION williamson county illinois sept 24 1895 I 1 take pleasure lo in hereby submitting for the benefit of all interested the re port of our conference which was hold held on OB the and of the present mouth month at the new commodious NOOK school house johnson county illinoia Illi 1111 noie DOIS about four miles southwest of vienna the weather was waa floe fine and quite warm and the roads were in vry very good condition thus affording the opportunity for the gathering of the large crowds that were present from a radius of twenty miles in ex ent eat saturday at 10 am there were present in their respective places the president of the mission elder eider joshua B R dark clark and traveling elders ira E bradshaw thos thom 1 I allen alien D B R roberts roberta cornelius S green B H telford neobi H boera A M archibald levi B reynolds enoch harris john H stout john H davis joe 0 banck and joe JOB empey after the usual opening elder harris stated briefly the object of the conference and made some remarks upon the principles of faith elder joseph empey followed upon the dospel and the necessity of obedience thereto elder reynolds followed upon the principles of repentance with illustrations while the above named meeting was in progress a buggy stopped at the door and several men alighted and they held a brief consultation when one remarked boys I 1 know this to Is the right place that talk has just the be right kind of a ring to it and then they walked tin in they were elders stirling D colton francis M steph enon wilford E cragun chirstian Chil stian larsen walter C J P anderson and ernest M boyer our brethren who bad just aaa arrived from zion 9 to assist us ua iu in the labor of love the noon moon hours were spent in amply satisfying the loner inner mau man with the delicacies prepared and spread out upon the grass by the good st sisters aters after which there was singing and conversation indulged in until 2 p m mi when meeting was again resumed elder jolton colton spoke upon the holy spirit of promise in connection with the gospel elder dore testimony to the truth ruth and treated upon baptism elder stout proved the necessity of the laying on of hands as a gospel ordinance now as in former forma r days day elder bider rogers bore testimony moy iW nd showed the necessity of WOI corkil with faith in order to make fulth faith pw feet elder dark clark spoke of the atran strange gelt mission of the elders show ing the dif difference terence between their mission and that of the false teachers of the present century showing ah owing also the necessity of Ilet enIDS to the elders warning voices and of accepting their teachings bore strong and spirited testimony to the tru truth abat and grandeur of the work said bald that there was a general fast of twenty four hours proclaimed throughout the northern states mission beginning that evening at sunset tor for increased bles blessings siDge and powers and facilities for the he promulgation of the gospel and the health and strength of the afflicted servants of the lord sto etc he desired the blessings biess bies logs sings of the lord to be the happy lot of all at P pm m we met again and elder bider bradshaw showed the simplicity and plainness of the gospel elder eider telford took il II john 9 10 and 11 as a text reminding all that bat sincere belief in false principles would not dolt make them true sunday morning at 10 a m elder robertn robert was called to speak peak upon th the restoration of the gospel and also briefly referred to the apo apostasy stacy elder davis compared the truth of primitive times with the truth at present showing in tb the e similarity abe the noon doon hours were spent in song gong and the pleasant exchange of thought at 2 pm meeting was called to order and elder allen alien proved the necessity of church organization and the beauty of salvation for the dead elder bider telford proved the diviness of the book of mormon from the prophesies contained in the bible at p m elder green took look UD a so suo mmary amary of the gospel as treated upon by the elders also bowing the new does sity of divine authority teso teaching hing the and personality of god this was the last general meeting of the conference the spirit of the lord was manifest mani maui feat feet in the truth and power of the words of the elders A feast ot of fat things had been given and our souls soule were as a watered garden 10 monday morning the elders assembled in priesthood meeting A brief report oi of the work in each field was given which showed marked ad ement in every way desirable which filled each bosom with oy satis faCt faction iOD and thank to our father in heaven for his goodness the following to is a synopsis of the work so ao complis hed from march let to sept lot ast 1895 families visited viel ted 2701 refused entertainment nights without beds bed 7 tracts distributed voice oi of warning distributed miles mile walked meat meetings iDge held houses bouse refused 61 appointments failed 28 23 administrations tb the sick nick 70 children blessed 12 baptisms 82 ordinations ordination 6 5 gospel conversations 1825 sunday schools in running order 1 sunday echolls disorganized on account of saints gathering 1 the elders were appointed to labor in the future addressed as an follows follow elders samuel 0 spencer and walter C humphreys box log marton marlon williamson county III elders enoch harris and christian Chril Clarl tian etlan larsen annas anna union county elders jon JOB G banck and allen alien M archibald wyoming ill III elders cornelius 8 green and brands M stephenson Step benson vienna johnon county III riders jolders thomas thomaa 1 I allen alien and ast rogers wal Walpole pole hamilton county acidera elders john joha H stout and levi letl B bloomfield greene county ind riders elden joseph empey and wilford X 3 cragum taswell Ta awell crawford county riders elders john N davis datla and nd nella neils P Xo andersen derson robison Bo bison green county avid elder andrew A dable dab ie morris brundy county riders elders sterling D cotton colton and emit ab B theobald centralia marioo marion eoff nty ill III elders elden germon buchanan bachanan and david B R roberta BD berts jack abb ob county ill elders elden B H telford and ernest M doyer boyer crumstown Crums town st SL joseph co tad ind the elders expressed their feelings and ad the spirit of the lord was mant tt in power and we could compre tend read and appreciate the following worna kow of the post poet uke alike fruitful showers of rain that water all the plain descending Do ending from surrounding surround mir hills such bach streams creams of pleasure roll rolf through eve every friendly soul where love ale tike heavenly dew distills di stilla and even now the lord b estors bestows more more than tongue to ngue can tell of that which f from rom his presence flows flown r tom tea brethren all is well good and timely inato instruction vaa aw given by the spirit and was eager J ay iy by all as an it fell from the lips of gafred prea rem dark clark and elder green most meet dax closed with singing flinging dA adieu badiou diou my r brethren adieu adi eues at a 8 p in elders eiden colton allen alien bavli stout archibald rogers an aicon and roberts walked six miles fth to andin addin the 1 ft hold held a meeting at brother wiliam aw bets betas home the remainder ot of sw elders elden repair repaired td immediately to baebe creek about two miles south ift eat of house and elder 11 pisa reen baptized two penitent believing morning mornin g we all met in vienna and aad having some time to spare W we a indulged in a water melon feast 1111 lending pending the time pleasantly at ai 40 she abe northbound north bound big four train faced a separation reparation taking several ol of uie brethren to their respective fields 41 f labor the ache elders elder and those hose interested who aune from distances were most moat heartily welcomed loomed during conference by mr Ue cramuel gel miller who also kindly fur us with an organ mr J D wright and brother mr hall mr is anderson mr wm win brown mt goo geo anderson mr wiley hauls bauser mr wm win francis mr john mrs mra elcey mr samuel adly mr logan bernard brothers wm m H betts bette jacob bogard benard moses mosea boll jerome coleman amon A JF nes and mr B 13 johnson Job their badness was much appreciated by all and ad may the lord bless bleas them aban amathy in all that la Is righteous the success in the musical part of program which was much en due largely to the able and cobl efforts of miss min della delia johnson who handled the organ so BO well and sang soprano and miss martha johnson who brought the alto part so melodiously forth and bro davis chiming in the tenor and bro stout who was waa perfectly at home with the bass base there was one reg regret OBe unpleasant thought and that was we were deprived of the company of five of our brethren our beloved president B S G spencer was jut just recovering from a boty severe attack of typhoid malaria with lagrippe elders german beeh ansin anan and ernest B theobald were also suffering buffering much physic physically ady and elders A J Byne araon and A A dable who are laboring in the north of this state through force of circumstances were unable to lo meet with us but the effect of the faith and desires of the riders elders and saints made manifest in the recent fast may be already vividly noticed in the ion marvelous mar manner in which our afflicted brethren have gained strength all in this conference con terence are now able to resume their labors it might be well to note also that several who are not members of the church observed the fast iv in april last laet elder B S D cotton was honorably released to return home on account of ill health and i i elder wil lard for the same game cause in july on the of the present month elders elden 1 I E bradshaw Bradi haw and A J were honorably released to return home after patiently forming deforming pe a noble work elder welby H walker returned to his hia home atter after laboring two months the labor and facilities for doing good are increasing the laborers are few in comparison yet rapidly increasing in number and I 1 think that this confor oon ferenee enes is the largest ever hold held in the state of illinois since the great exodus of 1846 with prayers lor the progress of the work in all the world and greeting 0 of love to all the elders and saints I 1 am numbly i and sincerely yours in the truth DAVID B R clerk of conference jackson county ill |
