| Show I 1 tn in the te ably pg art rf df the year jour uc g Unah tS 0 the iamb 0 of o t 00 tt 1 tAip A ehfe aate quor of komg effon on wa anth afta Ida 11 apon the amae tilte bt ato wo at t efing the tua ana ily responsibility 0 wh few aad u leo ito fihe ehll roade of barats of the lord haord tegan to ahw ST 0 fi coir the eleft of faid iniss feb oh jet N 1117 aft sart via S etona CIO 2 E Bait ta tt gwi ton laraby and james R 1 te were at a regular quarterly erly confer e 0 of the onetda oneida wake held at center be act t ap apart art to fill fall a t hiles rauw to those states alders pond ad preston were sent to boise bol se idaho wll ders jenson and lamb to bak baker d 1 oregon and elders braby and mu taw waite to walla walla washington it now became necessary to gilve some way to identify the mission aad as these states were in the northwest north wt it was but natural to call it me northwestern states mission efine its name and as it was under the ak d of presidency of the stake preston idaho became the headquarters and chas T D clerk of the stake was called to act as the secretary since that tithe time tha work of the mission has been extent extents ing other elders have been sent aard d there is still call for more so 80 that the work of the lord is increasing here A in other missions the elders who are called to labor laborin in this mission receive like to those who 0 o into other they are asked to travel money and trustin trust in our heavenly SS ya ther for their support they are am adno required to keep a daily redart their labors and to snake make a weekly import to the president of the co conference nt who in turn makes a weekly rep ortto the stake presidency each state ia ina ton conference ference I 1 the mission had been in oper operation eight months when on fla f old sunday Sua iday march ath acid conference was held at baker cita acte at which apostles john henry chath and matthias Matthia sF F cowley president aft C secretary C D toL sad and twenty one traveling elders of the mission were present on friday evening before the odes ing of the conference the apostles md gad met at the baker meeting abe where they enjoyed themselves in h shaking singing the songs of zion mad receiving instruction from the Apo atlea and president of the mission ad evening and sunday morning meet texa were held in the baker meeting ir hodoe ho antee at which the elders twenty one to tn number bore record that the lord kad had been with them and had raised raland to p friends to minister to their wants tor for they had traveled to a very great extent without purse or scrip their testimony of the truth of the gospel had been intensified tenfold ten fold As a mite the people were hospitable and willing to entertain them and in some borne receive their testimony the E ahders j deft sell nil expressed a desire to fulfill an able mission on sunday afternoon and evening meetings were held beld at the rut opera open house the time of the afternoon was occupied by apostle matthias P cowley who spoke as one having authority tor for the holy ghost rested him in his discourse he said tte children of men are alt all from one 06 iwon parentage Wen tAge that through the abu of adam all mankind became a t to death that through the of christ chant there was a universal v tion from the grave and a malyj broin our visa SIR tarmo through 0 bence to WIN bis gospel that by the e 8 0 af 1 te revelation lou sh shall all V we e know 0 k the trine whether hebi r ibe M be ot of man anan or op of fe he bace ke of ae the predictions pt af prophets 4 abah to A 9 ae e owe he bicok mok pt of mormon or on and the cava tit OY C par lord WO Sav orand bore a am ful fal adf i ny to tuse thase things thia who listened I 1 at 4 were brought ta apostle john henry the nifae ne of ame eve flAng vve el firidl i jog jag on en the existence exi Bence of 0 te je mormon and lt its me toft A teil tell mony Pony toffie to atie ki 1 W f a abd nd that jesus is a b Savi savior f mo he dormi va nd thu il rom the tabe heavenward heaven wand and tte lapel gospel and the authority to officiate 1 ito the ordinances ordinance thereof efti monday morning march too the apostles and president Par kinsor sait rt with the elders eighteen in number three having been released to return home they were assigned to fletr respective fields of labor atter after vach the following instructions were aften elders should be kind and considerate si to their companions exemplary in their lives prayerful both in private and public study the scriptures p and other good books and become informed on all topics trust to the inspiration of the holy ghost to dictate what they shall speak beware are of lewd women and give no op tor for temptation or criticism and I 1 lastly this injunction was given ze ye clean that bear the message of th the lord jufa monday afternoon there was a primary mary conference of the baker leanch h at which sister carrie C lind one of the stake presidency i sister joseph A west one of the aral board were present and gave appropriate instructions to the children dam and officers of the branch president parkinson also gave some very client an and d spirited advice to the caldren on monday evening a meeting was faldet at which elder chars A goaslind oWrin of 0 f religion classes of the casda stake explained the origin ob jo jacl and mission of the organization of the meetings that were held A all 1 durine g the conference there was a good ascendance of both saints and strangers aili were very much interested great praise to Is due to the presidency gold saints of the baker branch for unlimited kindness and hospitality am 11 they so generously bestowed up 00 the talt elders and visiting friends and ta ehg choir and south baker quartet tm the sweet singing which they fur jabb for the conference and to the of the sumpter valley rail ewt tor for their kind consideration in fur lillig transport at ion to and from the ora station in baker city for the and visiting friends for all of favors and privileges in behalf of ext we tote stake presidency we wish to ex tead bar b heartfelt thanks and gratitude ahe spirit of the lord was manifest and aad our conference was a grand suc in every respect C D GOASLIND clerk the bhe elders were assigned as follows der brigham A hindricks prest abat of the washington conference with at wa ila ha walla waft and the following fallowing fal lowing named gentlemen as travel ate XI elders aers james maughan geo Z riama amos hatch john 0 gooch I 1 alad larsen biter owr james 8 geddes eddes Gt president of tl oregon conference with eft e wb baher city oregon and the fol efting iping named hamed gentlemen as traveling aders james A lewis walter P monson george C peck benjamin D jensen william J barnes bames elder thomas preston president of the idaho conference with aw 3 gt at nampa idaho with the follow named gentlemen as an traveling ell bl B R V call james R murth ite samuel B warner wamer george 11 ver arthur chadwick |
