Show RETURNED ELDERS elders C D Sc bettler and william Mic macewan Ewan both ot of this city I 1 returned home domn arm the german mission field dunday morning they left this city on january 23 1894 and have labored in the german empire during the whole of their absence eider bider debet ler lers lera s time has baa been devoted to i i ting in the cities of munich nuremberg and berlin where he be has baa made many friends and has iu in carrying the gospel message to some of the better olaa of deop e A great improvement la is noticed in the work in this district and the prospects for future success are very encouraging elder eider MeE labors labora have been mainly in the districts of berlin dresden dresdell chemnitz and borau in those localities branches branc bea ot at the church are being organized and many are investigating vesti gating the principles plea of the gospel ij elder merwan mcewan was waa a corn coca to elder eider ott when thai death occurred some months ago and dhuse remains were interred in the city of dresden both ot of the returned elders are proud of their experience in the mission field and return in the best beat of health elder bider robert roberth jea bodily ot of fairview oneida cou county nty idaho idabo made a pleas anteal ant call lat at the NEWS office saturday and reported his hie return home from the field it I 1 has baa been elder bider bodily lot to have spent nearly two veers vears and a half in the district of queensland australia for which isace be left this city on OB guv 11 1898 ane mission he be says saye in at pirt present sent in a splendid condition and the elders laboring there are doing a good work lu in Coo paroo a suburb of Bri brisbane here sr aro now about sixty church members most of whom are laboring in behalf of 0 the spread of the gospel elder bodily bus ha had bad ext ex t health while irom bame lium and his labors in the minis ministry t ry have noon been a source of joy and hap happiness p to am iam elders stewart eccles of eden weber county and jarl act hanson of spring city be ba pete county are re aut bent arrivals from the scottish and norwegian conferences frences respectively where they have been engaged in pro the principles of the gopel they buth both left jett this city on april al and have labored continuously ja p tahir respective fields ot of labor until their release to return home borne the deot tish conference is in reported by elder bider FA eccles celes who presided over it jurina the be lost last ten months i of his ha Wite absence ence as being in a good condition ad d the ibe prospects for a good work in the future are quite encouraging elder hanson reports the work in nor way as progressing nicely and in the branch over which he presided lor for some time new members are constantly applying for baptism elder J M weiler of this city returned home sunday morning after an absence of nearly thirty months in the mission field he left this thie city jan jain and went direct to germany where he had bad been called to labor his work while absent ha bae been principally in the cities ot of dresden and and he be reports the mission in better condition now than for some years past the elders eldera are well received by the people and they succeed in making many friends who show unto them much moon respect rod and kindness rider elder weiler says that the german te Is greatly in need of elders conversant with the language as such aries would be able to accomplish much good now that the people are somewhat favorable to mormonism niam tim and nd are investigating its principles brother ott who recently passed away in that field was a companion to elder at the time of his demise tuesday we received a pleas ant nt call icom elder A 0 woodruff ot oi parmera farmers wari ward who returned mou mori day ram from a mission mi Balon ou oil wolen he leu jett jan he went to the and german mission mi selon and traveled an preached in germany sod and austria for ft year ot of bis bin he be was in berlin and presided over the berlin con conference arence he rep ne having been received rec elvel very kindly by people wherever he be went in germany the elders have greater liberty than formerly in breaching the gospel with elder woodruff on every bocc sion ion except one when he applied appl leil to the police tor for permission to hold bold meet meer ings inge his hie request was granted the one oae refusal waa was la in the city of dresden in austria no DO preaching can be done throughout the and german rais mission sion the pacts are brighter and present conditions better for the spread of the ous ius pel than for years past elder wo wod druff also visited prance france italy eug eng land and scotland attending meetings to in sonie some of the conferences of the british mission he enjoyed good health and is well satisfied with his bin expert once enoe in I reaching the gospel |