Show ANNUAL CONFERE ENCE prosperous condition of the work in NO 35 85 upsall ald sweden may 1887 editor deseret ivens on saturday and sunday may and loth our annual conference convened in stockholm Stolk holm at our usual place Horns gatan 80 on the stand were N C flygare president ol of the scandinavian mission james president of stockholm conference and the following utah elders S J boevin I 1 P G hanson john anderson and joseph andersen sen also 20 native dative elders were present at 8 p in on the the first ip meeting commenced afterwards after words 0 of f welcome by president to the saints and strangers the time was appropriated to the presidents of the various branches to give their statistical reports and a short sketch of their labors the native missionaries followed with a brief account of their experiences ON SUNDAY at 10 a m the beautiful beautia ua day brought together toX ether an overflowing house f ull full of people the missionaries continued with reports of their labors and experiences the results showed that they ha bad met with lair success and aad but little opposition the opportunities port unities for doing gooch gooce were numerous and the prospects promising the people as a rule were kind and hospitable and it was predicted that hundreds would yet embrace the gospel at 2 pm after the usual exercises had been observed president james reported the statistics OF THE conference as follows I 1 high priest 2 seventies 72 elders 40 priests au 56 teachers Yea teachers chers 21 deacons and 1088 members making a total of 1280 since last october conference 96 bad been baptized 12 had bad emigrated and there had been 9 deaths were subscribers of books and pamphlets had bad been sold amounting to 1044 kronor kroner and 68 ore president spoke impressively to the congregation on the first principles of the gospel the general authorities of the church were then presented and unanimously sustained the appointment of the presiding elders in the various branches were as follows stockholm conference and branch james Eskil eskilstuna stuna branch S SJ J krevin kupsala upsala joseph anderson ajohn anderson Ander soa soia avesta P G hansom Hanso fc Nor norrland P G bergstrom Berg strem gotland V S anderson finland L D nyberg PRESIDENT IT C C 1 1 addressed afia ha issaia is assembly seiA expressing his pleasure and satisfaction at being present with toe saints in coli conference ference and hearing the good reports he dwelt chiefly on the apostasy of the primitive church the prevalence of bigotry and superstition and the consummation of false chris tl ti anity citing an abundance of scriptural and historical proofs bespoke jae F of the ushering asherin g in of the d dispensation to IN af 91 the f ulness b ox times with t the 1 e gla glorious rigus gospel advantages restored the adlees logs enjoyed by obedience to its pro and the great knowledge e and power obtainable by following its precepts A recess was taken till 6 pm after singing and prayer ELDER c j CELIN was the first speaker he read from luke 15 it ii and spoke appropriately reviewing what the apostle paul deemed all important being called of god as was aaron to administer the ordinances of salvation president N C flygare spoke of the sacrifices we bad made to enlighten mankind with the true principles that christ their genuineness being evinced by bringing about the same results that characterized the obedient ent in former days the jhb same opposing elements had to be met tradition prejudice and persecution were no BO new terms enns to the saint he to touched ached with fitting words upon the sectarian inconsistencies respecting the dal salvation of the lead dead laho ho had bad sever never heard beard the gospel portray lag the true principles of redemption as advanced by the latter da day saints president conler t then on announced the adjournment of conference eLyce sine die TW benediction was pronounced by eldera G oh monday at 10 am in a a priesthood MEETING w was as 1 1 held 1 reu remarks aarts made b by presidents I 1 Flygare fly and aorl and 1 aers io many 44 y I 1 of f interests Int eresto ise t 6 ea were f thoroughly and conn W iw ad and tim timely ely instructions were freely ives by ou our ir respected leaders A concert in the evening was tendered bythe by the stockholm choir for the pur nose se of aiding the to their acids fields of labor the broj project act proved a success financially as well as otherwise A thoroughly enjoyable evening wes the packed con of the house JOSEPH ANDERSON clerk of Con conference ferene e |