Show conference IN NEBRASKA minutes of a conference of the northern states mission held in the idlewild Idle wild hall omaha saturday aej sunday april 3rd ard and ath 1897 there were present all of the elders laboring in the nebraska conference and also elder kelsch president of the northern states mission together with a goodly of the saints from belwood council bluffs and omaha and a fair representation of strangers conference was called to order at zo 10 a m by elder W y E criddle criddie president elder L S robinson spoke upon the subject of faith and elder L S Mei chain elder P 1 L williams was the next speaker and talked upon the brind principles les of the gospel generally elder eder F J A fawson next on faith and bore a strong testimony to the truth of the gospel lie ig was followed by president criddle who exhorted the saints faithfulness and spoke a short time upon the present condition of 0 the world benediction by y A Y young at 2 p m elder P J williams spoke the principle of repentance at considerable length elder J A rawson fol lowed on the same subject and also upon the restoration of the ev everlasting eirl asting gospel as predicted in the ih chapter of revelations at 8 p m elder A G yo young was the first speaker hg remarks were on the different lt stages of man as a spiritual and mortal aoe being mg and nd the advantages to be derived from the trials and troubles we pass through he also spoke on the resurrection E der kelsch spoke on the restoration of the gospel and the fulfillment of prophecy also gave an account of his labors in the south sunday april ath at 10 a m elders J W jones and AG A G young spoke on the necessity of baptism at 2 p im m elder eldar R yates spoke upon the holy ghost and was followed by elder criddle on the general condition of the world in relation to religious matters elder criddle also related some of his mission experiences in the evening elder kelsch keisch was the first speaker told of the elders being sent ent out without purse and scrip and asked the people to treat them kindly and administer to their wants he then treated on the apostasy apo tacy stacy the restoration of the gospel in this generation and the gathering of the nations nation sp as predicted by the prophets elder next bore his testimony to the gospel as restored in our dagand the conference was adjourned next day a priesthood meeting was held where general instructions were given to the elders reports were made and the brethren were assigned to their fields of labor elders W E criddle and A G young were released to return home after having labored in the mission for over two years the former is of morgan utah elder P 1 williams was appo anted president of the conference the names and address of the elders laboring in the nebraska conference are P J 1 williams and richard yates aia north xyth street omaha nebraska L S robinson and J A fawson beatrice gage county J W jones and lee leicham Me icham hastings adams county A 0 YOUNG clerk |