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NORTH conference pate fate rockwall co tex may 1898 the two last days of april and the first day of may are days that will longe be remembered by many of the people living in the eastern part of rockwall co also by the elders laboring in this the north texas conference the assembling together of nineteen elders and about thirty saints in conference capacity was the occasion for our joy A large arbor had been prepared by our friends here tor for the occasion it had been only a month since the people in this locality first heard our elders preach friends sprang up on every side and it seemed the lord prepared the place specially for this purpose we would not forget to mention about the devoted little band of saints from lone hunt co can twenty five miles in their wagons A more perfect model for love could hardly be found than was exhibited in these saints our public meetings ten in number were well attended many people came for miles and sometimes our listeners numbered more than the presence of elder jack from kansas greatly added to the joy of all at the sacrament meeting nearly an all the saints bore strengthening streng testimonies to the great latt erday work they would stand up before the wondering multitude and boldly declare they 1 new joseph smith was a prophet of god the general church authorities were presented and sustained at the priesthood meetings many iny valuable hints were given the elders seemed to be filled with new determinations each one had the privilege of expressing his feelings at the priest hood meeting the sermons in general during the conference were vere upon the fundamental principles cf the gospel they were usually short and to the point every one who came out to listen with their minds open and free from prejudice went away deeply impressed pour were baptized elder joseph coulm coulam wui will still be our president assisted by elder joseph W hess elder workman was chosen as clerx clerk elder ewt J T taylor was sent to the south texas texan conference on may 3rd ard a branch of the church was organized at lane hunt co with ith brother R E roberts roberta as presiding elder on moy a sunday school was organized here near rate pate we have now in this county thirteen members and d the future growing brighter every day J L WORKMAN clerk |
