Show IN INDIANA MARION ill april irth 1896 lewith ith is a synopsis ot of the con er odthe the indiana conference of the states mission held in the ern rn n court coult house from march adyth E inclusive i elders were entertained during xay y by the following A L clive ekson ackson M canton J M camp J M flour Aie kmen editor cope ida r casy mrs dennison and vv er abe music U S IC was furnished by bv the misses efcy n and bitts with the elders con 1 by christian larson Jfe rence commenced march at 1 rt with thirty nine elders in at lance ce elder joshua R dark clark E of the mission and elder eider samuel spencer president of the conference the number the meeting among ong edba by singing prayer was offered r J R clark elder clark made i opening en ine remarks in anich he in aed elder george A hill who 6 upon the first principle of the el laith faith he was followed loll owed oy by I 1 r christian larson upon the same set the choir sang and reven s was next taken up by elders F M eason son and C E dinwoodey Dm woodey ben by elder J H stout m i services called to order by nt dt declark clark elders J G archibald and B H ampon the subject ot of baptism el as S G spencer bore his testimony to edth ol of the gospel and the meeting 0 I 1 with benediction conference resumed p m tois mis meeting tte tle holy ghost was apon 01 by elders G buchanan V r land and john davis ay aith io 10 a m after afier open aises nephi R rogers spoke NB thi the doom of ap states he was by elders M Wadd and S upon the same subject el aa A dale dahle spoke upon persecute he e reviewed the persecutions of saints ts from the founding ot of the afe to the present time president c added a few remarks on the same ct 2 p m after opening exercises 19 W F tolley and joseph empey 6 upon the atonement and elders eiders scout tout and W C humphrey spoke ibe apostasy from the ancient I 1 30 p m elders B H tilford K boyer took up the subjects ot of ty and restoration showing that el I 1 had been restored to the jath the proper authorities to r in in it day a y march io 10 a m the k ot 10 church organization was dwelt Au during ring this meeting by elders lah durfee jotin john L snow and W chew ibea e 2 p m meeting elder josato h A rk delivered an address upon the y lity of god p m w eider samuel G spen cef spoKe upon the book of mormon I 1 taking up the life of joseph smith from his birth up to and through the translating of the plates monday march soth h io 10 a m the subject at this metting met tin was latter day revelation and was discoursed upon by elders T W jones thomas W eggett and W E cragun at 2 p m elders nathan gedge and S L bunnell spoke upon the subject of tithing they also bore their testimony as to the truth of the gospel elders 0 R and asa kienke dwelt upon the subject of lost scriptures elder E M buyer spoke a short shore time upon both subjects p melder m elder john davis took up the subject of salvation for the dead occupying the whole time tuesday aist io 10 a m elder W E cragun took up the subject of the scat bering of israel he was followed by elder E D upon the same subject the subject of the gathering of israel was p presented relented by elders D E lowery and martin brotherson Broi herson ilder elder C larson then made a short review of both subjects and touching upon the principle of faith 2 p m the first sul subject eject for this meeting was the pre existence of spirits taken up by elders J W vickers and thomas S cook elder B H telford then spoke for a few minutes upon the second coming of christ p m elder S G spencer occupied the time upon the subject of the resurrection and also upon marriage two days priesthood meeting followed the conference elders B H tillord tilford J L banow and nephi rogers were released the meetings of the confer conference trice were not very largely attended although we think they have allayed much prejudice the elders have made many friends here who did not like to have them leave C E clerk ot of conference Con terence |