Show FROM LINCOLN NEBRASKA LINCOLN neb jan ath 1897 our last conference was held in blair neb on the evenin evening 0 of f the of november 1896 1 I left wa blair air for omaha where I 1 had the pleasure of visiting for a week with the saints there and add abing part of thel the time with presidents dento spencer and a nd kelsch keisch the former now is ia utah hi having shaving I 1 been released and the latter laboring as president oft of the northern states mission elder A G young of richfield utah and joshua A fawson of grancille Granis ville atah utah labored there luring during the past summer and did a good work while we were wem visiting there the brethren led three honest souls into the water for baptism making ten that had been born again te here during the three or four months others are earnestly investigating and no doubt will soon enter the told the light of the gospel is expanding and honest souls are treading the narrow way the saints there show their faith by their works as they add their mite in g good causes we found our brethren and sisters across the river in council bluffs the same good people and had the pleasure of eating thanksgiving Thinks giving dinner with bro huntington and family As we I 1 listened to bros kelsch keisch au and spencer guach lit a thanksgiving iving sermon we in infelt grateful to our heavenly foer father for his kind and protecting care over us during the past that the everlasting gospel has been restored and that we sent ol of god to declare the same isme my next visit was in the northern part of missouri one of my old fields of dubor I 1 found sister lewis the same kind sister and the saints I 1 had baptized there strong in the faith as ever I 1 was made welcome by them and by many friends numerous were the inai lations I 1 had to come and me ee the people at their houses I 1 feel that the good seed ed sown there by the elders will yet bear more fruit as I 1 found several very favorable it was there I 1 first labored in the missionary field bidding adieu to those familiar faces and scenes in company with elder R E just from logan utah we come came hereto here to lincoln to labor for the winter we have viewed the city of elincoln Ain coln from the dome of the capitol building and find there is plenty to keep as M busy here for some time we first visited the mayor and city attorney atto iney the latter told us to go ahead our next call was on the newspaper men they gave a fair notice of our being in their midst and what we were here lor for we are in of obtaining a large hall where we can hold regular services as it seems shard ahard matter to get the churches the population is about the same as in salt lake cit city but the place is not seat near so beautiful fu fm r however it has some good buildings and some excellent following are the addresses of the eldes of this conference at present W E criddle R E 1144 P street lincoln neb joshua A fawson P 1 williams morth irth street omaha neb AG A G young J W jones hastings reb heb lee S robinson L S auhorn beatrice neb W E hudson has been released since conference to return home on account of sickness should any of our western ethern bretherd br or friends come this way we invite them to call on us W E CRIDDLE president nebraska conference |