Show RETURNED missionaries elders home from the southern and northwestern states the train which arrived on saturday afternoon from the east over the D K R G W brought into utah live five elders on their return from the southern states where they have been laboring in the missionary field since the fall of 1885 The these were elders william H gardner of salem utah county john W hart of alma weber county wm win N anderson of salt lake city george W stanger blanker of slaterville Slat erville weber county and ad anthony heiner of morgan morgan county in company with about saints from the southern states these brethren left chattanooga tennessee on monday june letb most of the saints were destined for the settlements in conejos county colorado and were taken direct to their destination elder gardner left on his mission sept 27 1885 and labored in the south carol carolina I 1 conference until his rease release a couple of weeks ago on account of his cifes serious illness sister gard ners health has improved somewhat during dunn the past few days i belders Elders hart stanger and heiner have been I 1 in 1 n the field for about seventeen months the last two were released owing to their failing health elder hart labored iu west tennessee during the early part of his bis mission and in the alabama conference the remaining portion of the time elder anderson left salt lake ake city october and labored in the south carolina conference having been appointed a few months ago to preside there until the tae ath of the present month he enjoyed good heath health but was then stricken with typhoid fever kand was released to come home he is still seriously ill the health of the other elders is improved except that of brother stanger who is suffering f from rom a seve action of the eyes all of the brethren express themselves as having enjoyed their labors in preaching the gospel they have made many warm friends and except in a few instances have beer been treated with great kindness by the people last evening elders E 0 wilcox of farmington davis county and evau evan evanson of utah county returned from the northwestern states the first named has acted as president of the indiana conference during the latter part of nis his stay elder evanson left this city on june jn and was assigned to the minnesota conference where he remained sixteen months he was then transferred to the indiana conference where be labored belabored till his release the elders in that district have received kind treatment from the people and especially in southern illinois are the inhabitants desirous of hearing what they have to say in that section of the state schoolhouses have been opened bothem to them in many man instances and invitations which have beba generally accepted extended to them to preach E elder der evanson has enjoyed excellent health he will go to his home in spanish fork this 0 evening ening |