| Show IOWA conference KANSAS april 2 1896 the iowa conference of the northern states mission convened in the music ball independence march 18 13 this was the first assemblage of the kind on this historical apt the year 1833 1883 when between twelve and fifteen hundred of the saints were compelled by mobs moba to flee from their homes besides all the elders of the couf conference er there were present some from the state of wisconsin also eider Rider dable and ana wife of chicago and elder S G spencer spence of marion ill president preal dent of the indiana conference elder joshua K R dark clark president of the mission called the assemblage to order and after singing elder otto olto johnson president of the iowa conter conference opened by prayer after which elders criddle and bobile occupied the morning meeting discoursing upon the subject of faith benediction was pronounced by elder mart hart at 2 pm p m elder colvin offered the opening prayer and elders eldera george A whitlock myron holgate and samuel 0 spencer spoke on goa pel principles benediction was pronounced by elder A 0 young at 7 p m meeting convened again and was wag opened by singing was offered by elder walker elders badger mcmullen Mo Mullen and calvin occupied the time iv in a most interesting discussion of the subject of baptism elder eider colvin had bad just returned from utah where he had been called by the sickness of his bis mother saturday the instant we had to withdraw from the large music hall ball to the smaller but bat no less comfortable room of the court house the moro morn ing services were opened with prayer by elder A A dable of chicago the subject of the holy ghost was taken up in this meeting elders evans and otto johnson being the speakers the services were closed by a benediction by elder joshua B R clark in the afternoon ine meeting eting elders dayton and robinson spoke upon the subject ol of church organization and were followed by elder A 0 young who treated on authority after singing the congregation was dismissed by prayer by elder S G 0 spencer the night meeting was spent in showing that there had been an aa apo apostasy stacy from the primitive church organized organize by christ and his apostles eiders dirou diron and hart being the speakers sunday morning at 10 o we met again in the music hall and listened to elders burton and walker discourse on the restoration of the gospel elder P F J christensen offered the closing prayer at 2 o clook p in the largest auti audience lence during our conference congregated gre gated baptism for the dead and the use of temples was the subject and was spoken on OB by elder spencer benediction was pronounced by elder laird inird JL the last public meeting of the conference was devoted to a thorough re view of the much agitated temple lot suit this was matte made by elder C A hall of kansas city who is familiar with the details from beginning to end at the time the euit cult was planted elder eider hall was the leader of et the Hedri okite branch he has haa since united with the latter day saints sainto president dark clark followed elder hall in a few rem remarks arkil assuring the people that our mission here to Is one oi 01 good will and peace brother hall and family rendered 1 in a very touching way the song never say goodbye good bye sod and the conference le reLice was dismissed by elder eider clark monday and tuesday mornings were spent in priesthood meetings at as the home ot of brother and family who are late converts after lug ins of the sacrament the time was oc cupi aupied edin in listening to reports from the elders in the various fiems which showed the work to be in a flourishing condition also hearing bearing from the elders who had bad lately arrived in the field viz joshua fawson anti and wm hudson or Grants grantsville ville too jle ele coula county tyl J J simmons morgan city utah L S robinson idaho falls idaho 0 W ray hyrum christensen mayfield Mayfle ld sino aoa A watson salt lake city TT etab tab the elders were in good spirits and received much timely advice from bros johnson and spencer in the missionary field and from elder eider J IL clark president of the pla mission sion in the afternoon alter noon of the a party ol of about thirty five elders and saints sainta had bad their photographs taken in a group on the highest point of the temple lot jot after which several byroo aymos were sung E S HART clerk |
