| Show NORTHWEST VIRGINIA conference lettleton may ath 1898 our conference was held in wetzel county at the sugar run sch school ool house april and the following elders were in attendance A P kesler keeler goo geo W worthen president of the conference fe renoe W B stark jas jan M brower W H rawson wm anderson thos evans evane E hoffa T goo geo 8 bunker E M greene S wiser M C gardner jasper bird S bolton bolten and peter pox fox the last two bein ing residents the saturday meetings were not so well attended but in the evening the house was crowded during the day services a of the elders elfers spoke the evening speakers were elder george S bunker and elder kesler who touched at some length upon the pre existence of spirits after which the people showed their hospitality by entertaining us for the night sunday morning at 10 conference again convened the principles of the gospel were explained at some length by W B stark E M greene and goo geo W worthen A priesthood meeting was held between the morning and afternoon services at which the elders spoke favorably concerning their fields of labor some having been entertained at the large hotels several baptisms were also reported since last conference elder A P kesler then gave us some timely instruct i eions and gave us our appointments for the summer at 2 the house was again crowded the time was waa occupied by jas jan M brower and elder kesler who spoke upon the apostasy apoe apo tacy stacy and restoration atter after which owing to the heavy rain conference adjourned all seemed to have enjoyed themselves next morning elder kesler left for maryland and we began to disperse for our different fields of labor in some parts much interest is being taken in the gospel and almost invariably friends raised up on every hand the health of the elders with but one exception cep tion has been exceedingly good GEO W WORTHEN president J M B secretary of conference |
