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Show SOUTH TAXAS CONFERENCE. ' H Elder S. Bruce Gentry Writes Inter- estlug Lettcs to Advocate. H South Toxus Conference, San Au- H tonio , Texas, April'll, 1005. ;H Thinking that perhaps a fow lines )jl from Southorn Toxus might bo of iffll interest to tho rendors of our homo vH pnpor, I tuko tills opportunity to wrlto n shot letter. Especially will it bo l&'HI Interesting to elders who hnvo'labored L," H in this purt of tho Lord's viuoyard, ff' H to loam that tho gospol work is pro- , &j H grossing nicoly, nud tho opportunity k for doing good is very encouraging. H Tho South Toxus conforenco is in a Si better condition nt pr9bont thuii it bns -v boon for sumo timo past. Tho oldors J H aro laboring faithfully for tho spread ;H of tho gospol of our Mnstor. Many , . IH frionds nro being made, so mo nro in- r ' jH vestigatlng, whilo occasionally somo t H 1 will gain strength and courage onough j .il I to fuco a frowning world and .accept , , iSj?Z ''v-B of thoprluolpleHor'lghtTouBncBa?' " T S ift H All tho oldors, with tho exception of , ' v, M mysolf uud conipauiou, havo been .' ' JH laboring in tho custom part of tho 1 stato, whoro thoy havo mot with fair success. Eldor David E. Robinson (ll nnd I havo boeu lnboriug in tho t H western part with tho saints, invest- H igators and frionds. Wo havo beott ' ' 'H kindly recoived by all, uud wo havo B found many who woro earuebtly seek- I ' H iug tho truth. 1I A fow days ago wo woro in, tho olty 1 of San Antonio, tho metropolis of iH Texas, whoro tliousunds of pooplo had 'IH gathered to greet Poiidont Roosovolt, fl who visited tho olty on tho 7th of ' H April. Tho city wns beautifully doco- ' rated, and ns tho ohiof exeoutivo (" H passed along tho street ho wus ohoorcd 'H by thousands. On Alamo Plaza, t tl just in front of tho Alamo building, ? tl was tho grand stand whoro Presideut JM Roosovolt nndguostsNvoro seated. It was ll estimated that fifty thousand pooplo lH wero gathered on Alamo Plaza. The , Jl president mado n very intorosting ll talk. Tho Rough Ridors cumo lu H from many parts and mot with thoir lH loador, and ovorybody Boomed to on- ' rH joy tho president's visit, whilo he, -H himsolf, seemed to upproointo tho IH efforts of tho pooplo to mnko him jH comfortnblo. il Texas at tho present timo is u flowor fH garden, uud tho prospocts for good ' ' crops nro bettor than thoy havo boon H for yours. Thero bus boon plouty .JH of ruin; in fact thoro bus been a llttlo . H too much. Farmers woro u llttlo B lato getting into their Holds, and as a BBa result crops aro it little later than Bfl usual. However, at prcsont ovory- HH thing looks flno. Corn is n foot JJ high ; cottou is ready to chop. Thoro . HB is moro grass in Toxus this your than HH for many years past. Stock uro HB beginning to pick up. Tho loss, how HH over, on stook during tho wlntor thut AVJ bus just pnssed wus heavy in Toxub HBh on account of tho severe wlntor and HBl lack of food. Wishing tho publishor M nud tho paper succoss, I remain, HBi Your friend uud brother, x IB S. BRUCE GENTRY, 1105 Locust St., Kansas City, Mo, HH |