Show conference IN PENNSYL pennsylvania VANIk so 50 CONCORD ST brooklyn dec 1896 7 A conference of elder elden 4 laboring in th y eastern states mission was held at pe ville lackawanna county penn penna c monday dec 7 1896 most of ic elders present were working in vicinity and with five from other pari PH ft v made a total of eighteen in att attend endarA elder S W richards president of ti mission elder joseph wallace just n rived from ogden and elder D rk watts went up from brooklyn elder tj kf R mcfarland from cohocton Coh octon N y and elder chas giles from north tr vermont were also there y reports were received from the elal ek laboring in the districts of Carbon dap ift peckville reckville Pec kville oliphant providence 4 di te scranton the following represents t M reports combined and condensed J h work in the eastern part of pennsyl was e enlarged to its present dimensions during the past summer last april gelderd JEl elder derD D R gill was sent to ta take ke charge of that field and joined elders crockett crockeit edwards and fuller other elders were sent t there here at different times through the summer until they now number fifteen the people are principally welsh and the leading industry is coal mining indifference to the gospel is is general sume some who might the people sone listen en are intimidated by their ministers fad censured tor for even accepting tracts the catholics who are numerous will bot take tracts on any account to do so confession of sin most would be a people interested in w k hat the elders say dissatisfied with their own are aft either church or else not church goers at all several out outdoor door meetings have been hold held through the summer but the ministers soon inter interfered and had them prohibited also attacked the ministers hibi ted the auders through the press and worked up excitement in scranton however aue an this had the good effect of arous int ln curiosity and dinv inv investigation esti gation and r abany people were thus made acquainted with the elders who otherwise perhaps been unaware of their would have existence amov among them already some bouses had riven given their houses for holding meet taking a keen interest in toes and were A ere the gospel suevera 1 baptisms have i A with others probable in a elder gill believes that ifft time ganv aby honest souls are in in that part and teete sanguine over the prospects for the coming coining summer elder M R M mcfarland cF arland laboring at N Y gave the following re cohocton Coh octon the field bad had been opened about port by D H walker and several ik year ago by hm him after baptisms mer were e performed ward waist there car came ne at different times elders mcfarland sha shaw w woolsey and J dorr the district is is abric agric agricultural and the people scattered very many are inclined but this is the not flat religiously the elders best very dass class who treat those who make mak e no profession of re ligion accord the most christian treatment in many cases since april brothers woolsey and mcfarland had labored together and were joined re bently by brother derr three were baptized last spring and two this fall since elder rich richards Richard ardas ss visit cohocton Coh octon numbered two iwo members branch now be and all were e energetic workers A sunday ay school w was as organized recently most interesting work and it is a accomplishes much good as some who would not come to other meetings will visit the sunday school elders walker and shaw are now at near cohocton Coh octon where they have some friends but no mem the condition of affairs in northern vermont as reported by elder chas giles gile is like that in other districts the people people seem satisfied with their present condition and pay little attention to the testimony of the great latter day work in behalf of the brooklyn elders I 1 will say that we enjoyed our visit much we found the brethren feeling well and making noticeable progress under the divine blessing in the study of theology logy and bible history and in the ability of announcing their important message with power and plainness to thie the people As the following information has not been offered to the NEWS before I 1 now take the liberty of stating the present addresses of the eastern states missionaries president S W richards and D J watts 50 50 concord street brooklyn hi mission ion headquarters M R mcfarlane jas B woolsey W wm R derr cohocton Coh octon steuben county N Y D H walker wm win D shaw box 82 steuben county N Y wm win F brim theo T burton box 35 seneca falls N Y W W crockett north haven knox county maine H H kinsman joy W dunyon 25 river street providence R 1 I D R gill president of the eastern pennsylvania conference iq 19 acker ave scranton pa C A streeper 1 H stevenson R T rhees david kinghorn main ave scranton pa A A fuller E T burton henry wight hubbard tuttle oliphant lackawanna county D T edwards J H bess 86 spencer street carbondale pa thos blackburn geo E aspen jermyn pa box jos wallace chas giles care D R gill ig 19 acker ave scranton S W RICHARDS president eastern states mission D J WATTS secretary |