| Show FROM pennsylvania carbondale pa nov 11 1897 the northeastern pennsylvania conference convened here on saturday and sunday november ath and ath elder D R gill sen presiding elder A P kesler from brooklyn N Y was present also the following elders amos A puller fuller hubbard tuttle jr david kinghorn john J bennett lewis R perry F G jas S lewis robt C haris john E malcook and philip ferrin elders geo H crow and J B waldron who were recently assigned to labor in bradford county could not make it convenient to be with us priesthood meeting was held on saturday morning at 10 at which reports were given by the w ing the results of their labors for the past six months elder kesler then gave some valuable and encouraging instructions and advised the elders to teach the saints the necessity of observing fast day tithes and offerings the sentiment among the elders seemed to favor traveling without purse or scrip and they were encouraged to boso doso do so five public meetings were held in mr lowerts Low erys hall which was kindly furnished us free of charge the meeting on saturday afternoon was devoted to bearing testimonies by elders and saints the spirit of the lord was with us and many faithful testimonies were borne to the divinity of the work of god at the evening session elder A A fuller spoke on general and individual salvation elder F G spoke on the atonement and the benefits of the gospel and showed that unity was essential to spiritual progression elder kesler dwelt upon the resurrection our relationship to deity and the final judgment after the administering of the sacrament in the sunday morning meeting the time was occupied by elders david kinghorn H tuttle jr and D R gill who spoke upon the subjects of authority church orgarita tion and the restoration of the gospel respectively elder gill urged the saints to remember the sacredness of the lords supper and keep the holy covenants they had entered into at 2 p m sunday our spiritual feast was again renewed and the souls of the assembled lovers of truth were fed with words of inspiration as they flowed from the lips of the speakers elder gill spoke of the second coming of our savior and chose for his text mal 3 1 2 elder kesler followed and proved from the scriptures and profane history the apostate condition of christi anity in general tracing the degener degeneration sL of the primitive gospel from the days of the apostles the meeting sunday evening at 7 was attended by more strangers than the previous ones there being quite a number present elder gill called attention to the fact that the true disciples of christ are sent out in these days as they were in day and not for the sake of worldly gain but to preach christ crucified elder kesler referred to the comprehensiveness of the gospel of christ and spoke of pre existence and other topics not only the saints of carbondale but other kind friends as well exhibited their usual kindness by assisting to entertain the elders while assembled at conference several changes have been made and most of the elders assigned to new fields of labor their P 0 addres addressee sew may be sent later D R GILL SEN president of Confere conference irce H TUTTLE JR secretary |
