| Show RETURNED ELDERS elder cyrus neff of bang mill creek thie athis county returned on the abe seb lost irom from a to the northern states mission mi eBlon he left utah nov 10 1894 and labored first in ID wetzel county west virginia he subsequently labored in ID maryland and pennsylvania but bat again returned to west virginia where the last six months of hie big was spent in hampshire Hampa bira and hardy counties he leporta a great improvement since 1894 jul in the prospects of the work of the goepel throughout the mission mi aalon especially in west virginia where many are embracing the truth I 1 elder neff returns in good health and spirits having had a rich experience elder william henry thompson of price carbon county left this city on oil august auguar on a mission to the Ma hawaiian wailan islands le laude and he arrived here aier e on his return from that dimion on the instant lua tant he labored on the islands of bahu oahu hawaii maul maui and haual am aa a rule maetina with fair uco eeB and enjoying enlo onlo ying his hie labors he not only labors labore i in the ministry etry but worked at carpentry siad aud taught music the mission i is progressing and the elders now laboring in it tire re faithful fattlis of rod aud zealous zea loue there has baa been an increase tn in the number of ama ot late aate and the prospects are ing elder thompson had bad stood health durigg hia dimion and ho e enjoying yIng that blessing he will probably locate to in this city elder austin M brown of pies Plea pleasant smut gant green word warda SRI bait lake con nty returned home yesterday from the mission held hla his labon isbon while away have been confined wholly to the went virginia virgin Is conference where he be made many friends lende fr tile ane mission he baye YS la ill Mour labing and the church in that part dan of the vineyard has bae a number ol 01 followers elder brown left home A april arli I 1 alto I 1 b last a aud u d was as released rele aeed t to 0 re turn uru on account or of poor health I 1 elder nathan A tanner of 01 ogden called on the lost evening and reported nie his return from the california mission field be having touched reached home a week ago elder tanner bee baa been in the field since march and he states that the mission to Is prospering and much good is resulting from the labors ot of the mormon elders while away he be has baa enjoyed hla his labors aud good health has baa been him hie portion yesterday afternoon tile NEWS re elved calved a call irom from elder john biolley BJ RJ olley of frankling Pra oklin idaho who reacted this abia cuy yesterday yeat erday on his return irom from a mission to the sandwich islands he left home nov NOT 11 1898 and arrived at ble aia home in Fr aDlain again nov during bla bis dimion nho be on en joyed good health and spirits he reports the hawaiian irlandi Island mission in ID a prosperous condition there are now twelve missionaries there less lees than for along a long time durl during dg the past six months there have been over two hundred new baptisms the mission numbers over 5 saints and sunday schools relief belief societies mutual improvement and primary as socia alons are in active operation elder eider jolley labored on all the principal islands lela and since october 1894 has presided over different conie re noes his return ocean trip was made on the to vancouver B C |
