| Show california conference 0 na the of april the elders and smuts sainta 0 ot i abe northern part of this thin state tie 9 d to lo in friendship W market treet street sao san PraD daco att 1 the be former there were present ur cuper S tanner president of f tite ai california mis elder J K R Sho shepherd oberd president of toe the conference abd eera willard W N B W henderson P E oo james Chrls christenson tenson henry Pei Pok eoon joseph joeeph stott and william E alt hawkins the last named two having just arrived from home besides the above who sire are all laboring lo in the state there were present elder fred squires president ot of the ban francisco Franc leco branch and elder samuel walker president of the sacramento branch bishop jos JOB S tanner and wife of panguitch utah were also with us being in the state at the present time visiting relatives and friends living here three meetings were held at the hours of 10 a in m and 2 and 7 p in respectively ively the first WRO was attended mainly by the saints of whom a goodly number were present at the abe last two meetings the he hall ball was crowded with saints and strangers of the strangers some came prompted by curiosity to see the mormons cormons Mor mons and the nature ot of the conference which had been quite thoroughly advertised others came as sincere investigators who have for some time past been beau taki taking ng great real interest in ana carefully studying the gospel as taught by the latter latte rd clay saints the elders present each in turn occupied a portion of the time in reporting their labors since the last semiannual semi annual can conference terence and in speak log ing upon the principles of the gospel the reports coming from the different fields of labor were very favorable and there are excellent prospects prospect for a good work to be performed here in the abe future the master whom the elders are ser serving opens the way for them blesses them in their labors and gives fives she increase to the abe limpet seed planted by then themi he helps us in overcoming the opposition and prejudice that thai has ban so long bud and so extensively prevailed in this state the report from different fields was that the worst enemy confronting the progress of the good work here is a cold indifference on the part of a majority of the people but we look forward with great nope to a 8 time in the near future when this obstacle shall be overcome za as otters have been and ana when this mission shall be counted among the most truit fruitful ful of fields U upon on the principles of the gospel the eiders spoke by the power of inspiration and though many different subjects were spoken upon all the discourses seemed so dictated by a spirit ut of unity that all could be fitly joined into onu one great whole the singing of hymns and solos in ter between the short discourses and animated the audience with a spirit ot of deep interest the sacred hymns of pie be latter laiter day saints when aney are well rendered have a great effect upon the lovers of music in this conference there are three fields to in which elders are laboring viz VA ban francisco sacramento and stockton the first two have org anisse branches of energetic saints by whose efforts the elders have been materi materially sHy aided in the two branches alone there has ben been anin an increase cresse in the membership since last conference terence by of baptism ol of about twenty souls and several more have applied for and are awaiting the performance of the orai ordinance nance on the evening previous to the conference a meeting of the conjoint mutu mutual al improvement association was held an excellent program had bad been got up and the parts we were re rendered in a manner creditable to the association BB the enrollment of the association has baa been more than doubled since the last semiannual annual conference the members are and the association is ia in good working condition both branches are reported as aa having sunday meeting regularly upon the sabbath morning ana in which there is ia a good enrollment and ancl much interest taken by the saints both ohl and young on the monday morning following conference president Preside deul ut tanner called ibe elders tige tg lher aLber preparatory to their leaving for their fields of labor and gave them instructions concerning the labors jabors in their respective fields to which they were appointed the best methods of approach approaching i ng the people and bringing the gospel before them were there discussed the elders were callej called upon to report any new idea they had received concerning the means of overcoming indifference and I 1 creating a deeper interest in the gospel of canet as taught by the latte rd saints many practical observations were reported and discussed which we hope will prove a benefit and aid to in the mant of the good work ork appointments of the to their respective fields are as aa folloni fol foll lowi elders J K R shepherd and B W henderson stockton address E fremont street elders henry peterson Pete raon P E anderson W N woodland and W E hawkins hawkin sacramento M street elders james jame christensen and joe JOB stott san ban diego elijer elder willard Scow eroff san ban fran bleoo van ness ave av president H S tanner whose headquarters are at san francisco will give his bia time when not visiting deber fielda to the ministry in that city other elders were expected at once who will probably for a time be located at the headquarters we have given too addresses of the elders in the different places and kindly solicit the correspondence ot of saints at home who have friends residing in this state good has ban resulted to missionary work in the past by that means and we hope she saints will aid the work by their correspondence with the elders we are pleased to report the fact that the salt lake alake tabernacle cooer is now in the state though the immediate object of that visit la Is not the preaching of the gospel yet it will preach in a way a louder sermon and to more people than the elders could by any means at their disposal we ean can conceive of nothing aist could accomplish so much to remove prejudice and give the people a belter abettor opinion of the latter aay saints saint toan this visit of the choir thousands will go to bear them ant receive the inspiring strains of our sacred music and read or hear bear the sentiment and deep thought contained to in our most moat beautiful hymon hymns those who cannot attend be concerts will read the articles in the large dailies of the cities in this state which flad find their way to almost every fireside the mormons cormons Mor mons their choir and its will become a topic ct cf conversation among the people and in this way prejudice will vanish and the way be opened for the promulgation of the principles of the gospel HENRY HENBY PETERSON clarai |
