| Show missionaries elder W H Thays of forest dale dak who departed for a mission to the southern states in february 1896 is home borne again and in the pink of lie had regrets at leaving many of good d health and high spirits although those whose friendship he had made while in the mission field elder labored to in florida tor for two years and georgia for seven months he and WS companion baptized between forty and fifty persons and other ather elders have also done good work constant accessions to church membership being made elder had but three days of illness during hs entire mission 0 elder W H redd of bluff san jaun who lett left le tt home on april 3 1896 for a mission to the south alabama am conference ference has just returned home he is in in excellent health and spirits and says he has been greatly benefited by the experience gained as a in the southern states the first two years of his mission were spent pent in the south alabama conference after which he went to georgia md and south carolina presiding over the conference for the last three months prior to his release and return he de clarea that the good feeling of the people of the south towards the latter day saints to is constantly increasing and that the prospects tor for the future axe are much brighter than for dome considerable sid isid erable time past in returning home he came via mexico and was joined by his wife at Spring springville ville elder john T gabbot of farmers ward who has been laboring in the indiana conference for the past two years or more has also just returned from the mission field his time was spent pent in the north indiana conference where considerable good Is being accomplished complis hed by the mormon missionaries much prejudice being alabed and food feeling taking the place of ill hlll oder elder joseph richardson of smith add has likewise returned home from ft a mission to fhe south western states after having been absent some thirty one months his labors were confined to indian territory nd kanse Kans kansada aaa sa the prospects he declares axes are quite flat ring ering elder richardson enjoyed the best of health while absent and is 18 pleased to be have home again 0 0 Eld eldera alder W E robinson naon and wife of american pork fork made a pleasant call on the news friday the former report tog bg his return from the southern states state mission hissim field elder robinson left home he june 18 1896 and returned Sept september 12 1898 he labored bored Isi while absent in the wast baft tennessee Tennes eee conference presiding oyer eyer the conference the last eight hs of his mission in the main m lin his aith was good and he left the conter confer ence in a flourishing condition with signs of a gradual improvement and good treatment at the hands of the people elder alfred kearl of lake town rich county utah returned tuesday from a mission to the southern states whither he went jan 14 1896 elder kearl labored in the south alabama conference embracing a portion of the states of north carolina and georgia he reports the work progressing in that section prejudice abating and the gospel reach in agthe larger cities As an evidence of the good treatment kearl calls attention to the fact that for seven months he and his companioni compani onu labored in the counties ot of berkell berkeley y and charleston r south carolina and refused hospitality but once and had to ask for it but three times their entertainment tain ment on all other occasions being by invitation the elders hesayo he says are doing a good work and reaching mam many y ot of the honest in heart recently two sunday schools and two branches have been organized one church built and another building made fit for meeting purposes elder M N mathison Mat hlson of at georgetown ida returned thursday morning the oth lust from the northern northam states mission field elder mathison Mathi aon left salt lake city dec 3 1896 and lai labored bored in the state of missouri where says he be a good work is being baing done in the dissemination of the gospel he had good health and enjoyed his labors and before returning attended the nebraska conference held set at omaha last saturday and sunday where a good time was had |
