Show GOSPEL WORK IN MONTANA mont sept 24 1896 on the locq instant I 1 received a call to labor in the missionary field in the state ate of montana under the direction of the residency presidency of the bannock stake headquarters heau quarters at rexburg Bex Rex burg fro ere mont county idaho and left home on the following day arriving here the same day tale place has been beba visited recently by elders eiden M F cowhy cowl y and edward Bon who held several meetings here hefe which were well mt attended ended prom the records I 1 learn that elders F D richards and brigham eunit Y laniz visited here in 1893 and ou on may 16 1893 or the ana branch of the church here with brothers Br othera 8 G Sol kolliman liman presiding elder E N Wilson first clr and leonard eonard Ii jonise jones second coun delors and josiah rogerson Boere oo branch clerk augustus short W C morrell and job hill teachers alez alex 8 13 white superintendent of sunday schools soho this was done in the pres preb ence of seventeen adult members whose names are of record it seems elioe that the work lagged through some borne cause and a reorganization became necessary so on augusta august 1896 this was waa done loo by elders Stevo ano cowley with the following officers augustus short presiding elder alexander mcf ISDO first and james jamea thorpe second counselors elabu call superintend erAt of sunday ellen M mcneil first and E amarii A wary second polly bair geors tary lary robert davie chorister the membership at pre tient sont consist con aieta of forty two enrolled and nearly twenty tweety others who will be enrolled enro shortly I 1 think that with care this tion lion will grow in numbers as well W in good work fortio Ela elders F S bramwell and F H mason of bannock stake have been doing a good work here for the past few weeks they returning home borne temporarily on the there are a great number of latter day saints scattered throughout montana as ae far as the elders have visited frequently when least expected we would come across members who enquire for us and appear to still retain a portion of their love for the goabel we have found at leat least two ladles ladies who worried married catholics and who are satisfied with their choice and yet show the greatest ut of interest and aad assert their belief in the doctrines they once entertained they treat the el bl ders dere with the greatest ut of kindness kind ness in 10 opening their doors and bidding them welcome yesterday I 1 bau bad cho the toad sad spectacle presented of one or of the he beautiful daughters of zion who has hall fallen from grace and who shed tests tears of sorrow whilst standing in the streets street relating the causes of her downfall and yet acknowledging the truth ruth of tie gampol chapel as we understand it with a remorseful conscience she avowed her firm lu intention to reform at once the saints here are alive to their duties and work energetically when opportunity permits sparing neither lime ilme nor meant mean the branch has bail now hired the lyceum a large brics brick ball on one of the main business streets in which to hold meetings paying ton ten dollars monthly lor for sunday only it is lighted by electricity aud and will hold bold it properly seated about 1000 persons the sunday school to is getting to be quite a feature and is in well attended it if any of your readers have friends friend or acquaintances anywhere in won MOB tima and will send letters of informs forma in tion and introduction to the elders here it will assist materially in opening new dew avenues whereby the latent spirit may be revived anti and much good d done one in deer adge valley we found gen erous welcome amon nonmembers non members of the rie church we had the doors of meeting houses bouses and school houses bouses opened to us and resting places for the servants of god who act wi wisely liely I 1 visited the hearst ed by mrs P A hearst in july 1896 1895 it now contains 2766 2756 volumes in the circulating and ana reference depart ments 8 daily and 39 weekly news papers besides 36 86 monthly and other periodicals I 1 confess I 1 felt something lacking when I 1 could not see the NEWS on file one hundred persons persona patronize the library daily and readers peruse the papers fully seven per cent of the readers are working men or laborers and the ledy lady in charge informs me this institution is a great boon to the town and Is well patronized yesterday I 1 presented emr mr durrant Durra ot that mormon ja toy by ben ban E koh blob asking a place for it in the me circulation circulating department which was waa graciously accepted but when I 1 went today I 1 was waa respectfully informed that mrs hearst and a board of made all selections and those in charge did not feel justified in of works borka only in the regular way so BO the boon was waa politely returned I 1 would be pleased to ste see some of our church works placed in this library bolt I 1 have email hopes or being able to do so 80 yours youre in the cause ot trutha P TB |