| Show cOP conference FERENCE IN SOUTH CAROLINA 7 SOCIETY hill S C may zah 1897 on friday may irth our E eders ders might be seen coming from all directions from their different fields of labor which are scattered from norih nonh carolina to georgia and to the sea coast A I 1 gave very encourage ing reports of their labors having alone a much greater work in one year than ever before they came to conference without purse or script as we travel always holding meetings on the way the hearts of the people seem to be softening towards us as s servants of god the dark clouds of at prejudice are gradually being dispersed 1 and truth is beginning to prevail over the earth we atre much disappointed to hear that our president E S kimball would not be with us being pi prevented pie vented by illness in alabama elder J W musser however was present and through him the holy ghost was surely made manifest seven public meetings were held and all who attended went away declaring that it was a grand spiritual least friday night elders Elder sj J W musser and S V oldham gave in and encouragement to the saints on saturday faith was taken up by elders john bond morris moms wilson and J H glenn a quartette was rendered by A F smith ijohn john bond J H glenn and H E sm tn and a testimony given by J W parker in the afternoon T J yates concluded the subject of faith repentance was treated by A kearl followed by a quartette by the saints and elders repentance pen tance concluded by H E smith solo by A F smith baptism introduced by john fortie saturday evening the sacrament was partaken partaker par taken of and explained to saints by elder musser sunday morning the subject baptism was concluded by N cottam the holy ghost was then discussed by R chamberlain after which came a solo by A F smith accompanied by john bond 1 1 I H glenn and 11 E smith 0 H Shurn shumway way reviewed the foregoing principles rin and concluded on the holy ghost os t at the afternoon session elder musser usser spoke to the people on true mormon i sm namely to love god with all our soul and our neighbor as ourselves a trio w was as given by elders smith bond and smyth and concluding remarks were ere made by elder oldham on sunday night elder oldham discussed the word of wisdom there was a quartette by the saints and elders and general encouragement and counsel from elder musser on mond monday av we met in Priest priesthood bood meeting where for many hours we were filled with the spirit of god many in tact fact all eyes were wet with tears of joy in hearing the testimonies of the goodness of god towards us in our last years labor the conference was attended by about people inclusive ot of 38 elders and 3 36 6 saints saint one saint refused i 1 50 i p per er thay and walked miles to attend others drove 40 40 to 65 miles much work has been done in the eleven months since our last conference resulting in baptisms and very bright prospects for the future HERBERT E SMYTH JOHN H GLENN Secre of conference |
