Show UP IN MONTANA referring to the visit of john henry smith of the quorum of apostles into montana the great falls tribune says if the mission of the apostle is successful in the state it is reasonable to believe that there will be a congregation in this city and that being the case the story he tells will prove of interest he is not in the state for the purpose of attempting to proselyte believers in other faiths but desires merely to meet those who were born in mormon faith he states that there are thousands of mormon girls who have scattered throughout the northwest since marriage and many ol 01 0 them are in montana hundreds or OF young men of the church have also left utah Uta hand and come to montana the mormons cormons who have come to this state are in the main those who ohp have drifted away from utah since polygamy was suppressed and hundreds of the women were not married until they reached montana while the men have had only one wife each they have found no M mormon oralo n organization in this state and have halve eit either hernot not attended church or have to some extent associated with the existing churches the presbyterian and a christian churches attracting a I 1 large rge majority it is the purpose of elder smith to meet those who were born in his church and to gather together all those in a community and perfect organization then he says we will preach our principles and make converts from all classes we firmly believe 0 our ur principles will appeal to all who understand them and we will atvill add to our membership from the people of all classes and denominations in montana there are now in the state 12 elders who are laboring with apostle smith and they are perfecting organizations in towns they will not find many members in northern montana but in the portions of the state which were early settled there is a host of mormons cormons Mor mons at butte there are several hundred at anaconda at lima and a large number in madison deer lodge and jefferson counties there are about 40 in fergus county and an unknown number in great falls many of whom are now in other churches the president of the montana mission of the church and two traveling missionaries from idaho win will soon be here and then the campaign in this vicinity will be begun |