Show IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS pinckneyville BYVILLE march herewith find a synopsis of our aon conference which was held in this city commencing on saturday march aoth at io 10 a m and lasting tor for two days through the courtesy of the german methodists our services were held in their meeting house there were fi elders present besides our afa v president elder L A kelsch as lows low E S sheets D A lowry vf E abbott S L bunnell V E avil 0 land D M guest M J ballard 1 ew christensen joseph empey peter derson george A hill 1 W franc G buchanan john A coon and C dinwoodey our services were presided over the president of the conference el EK V A candland the first meed mee opened b bi singing prayer was c by elder empey elder candland with a feta WO chosen remarks welcomed the pub public aw to our meetings and introduced elkei christenson who spoke upon the sut su of faith elder ballard then sang the 1 bya prayer after which elder BO B took up the subject of repentance choir sang sane and benediction was of by elder C E dinwoodey 2 p in singing prayer by not 1 kelsch keisch singing f elder D A lowry was then decd and dwelt upon the lutje baptism elder empey followed upon the 06 alah hr subject elder ballard then favored us t the hymn guide me to thee elder ballard then spoke upon holy ghost choir sang and E christenson offered the closing pray pr ayI V p m singing prayer by E sheets sin singing gring the subject ot of the personality god was taken up in this meeting elder L A kelsch he also bo strong testimony choir sang bent ben tion by elder guest march aist lo 10 a in singing by bv elder buchanan eider V E candland then took the subject of church organization elder ballard followed with a after which elder christenson upon divine authority choir benediction by elder eider abbott 2 p m singing prayer by FA esac francom i i elder C E dinwoodey was then nac produced trod and spoke upon the acosta apostle text amos viii ix after the choir sang the hymn spirit ot god goa like a afire fire is bernu elder ballard took up the restore of the gospel the choir sang and benediction VISO wa offered by elder hill p m n singing prayer by elat lowry singing the time was occupied by elder kelsch kelch kel ch upon gospel principles the IN choir sang benediction by elder coom this closed our meeting at ville but our spiritual feast did not aw at this on monday morning 40 div wagons a ons loaded with mormon preached and an a saints wended bended their way up 1 round prairie about twelve miles nora here we partook of the hospitality 40 brothers flatter blatter krupp iod and P pabst abst while there we held ot otar priesthood meeting also three other meetings in our mormon meeting how house this place has the distinction of having the only latter day saints meeting house in illinois at our priesthood meeting the paca ment was administered b by el eh christensen and empey E elder er Q land addres addressed bed us for a few minutes ing some very good advice after each elder gave a brief report repert of his labors for the past six months the authorities of the church and mission were thus presented and unanimously sustained elder kelsch gave the elders some instructions also some very en courage ing word sand the meeting closed by singing and benediction by elder ballard on wednesday the several elders left in good spirits for their fields of labor elders empey and buchanan returned to their homes after filling honorable missions ns C E DINWOODEY clerk of conference |