| Show SOUTH COLORADO COM conference FERENCE pueblo colo aug 12 1897 about eight months ago I 1 received a letter from elder J W taylor asking me if I 1 could lodge and board him and one or two more which he would bring until they could make opening in pueblo I 1 answered yes and myself and my wife would share with them Accordingly John E woolley was sent here and a few day elder H J grant came on inquiring around we found two brothers Coal mens two brothers cummings brother simmons and brother crum and families also a few more we gathered them together and started meetings in brothers W I 1 cummings and J D houses we held a few meetings and on the of january elder J W taylor arrived here and called all the saints together these numbered twenty four the object objector of the meeting was to organize a conference and called the south colorado conference which was done also organized the pueblo branch elder john E woolley was made president of the conference and elder john I 1 hart president of the pueblo branch since that time we have held regular meetings having rented a good hall on main street the pueblo daily chieftain has proved a great friend to our cause in publishing pub lising all our no cices tices of time of meeting these you can see in their paper every saturday and sunday morning so we esteem the paper as a kind friend we have a good sunday school meeting at ten in the morning our meetings are at 2 and p m every sunday and two weeknight wee knight meetings are attended without any disturbance the saints are all united having the gifts of tongues and interpretation and prophecy in their fellowship and priesthood meetings and the majority pay a strict tithing I 1 have presided over conferences conference sand and branches in england and at home in zion but I 1 can say I 1 never seen a more united lot of saints than tho those S e in this branch all are striving to live thir religion and serve god we now have laboring in this conference these elders from utah J E woolley H J grant geo A cambpell charles maun J L egan brother smith and brother davis we had brother woolf but he left on sunday for home on account of his wife being dangerously sick JOHN 1 I HART |
