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Show Letter from over Ihe Sea An account ot the Session of the Shdliclil Conference. Thcio is in tho life of every Indlvldiul sorno green spote, eomo OKrrii In tie great desert of life over which wf love to linger and which olen ionics up bo-foro bo-foro tin ns plcanant mcniorlvi. Tlioc pkarant plnrts In n inlsslcnary'ii life urn the confmncm and thOilgli thy are not puticulntly fond of tho p'rcnchlng which "ncceseailly Is n part of a conference, yet they cijo tho npaoclitlons inch ku Crent bringi, and took fotwarU' to and back upon lliene inilaatonta along a ml-eloniry'ri ml-eloniry'ri career, finch an event has recently pimed, and now the excitement is jiaised wo rnu calmly alt down and think it over and I am lure it will bo tf. corded in the life's history of each of us as mi event worthy of having a prominent promi-nent ptned as one ot thd intiiibrablo liirhlcnta of our missionary experience Tno minis hero who have attended moru local conferences' than It lay It was tlio licst one thoy over attended, and many of tho h Iran gem. who attended were much lutureitcd li Hit rrocllng. An asaembly room hadbien Klrcd in the Dolphin Chambers and notices of the coufcri'iico distributed In ilia town and iitrtouuding vlllago and largo t ati-rrf, anuounclng that Ml. A. II. I,und,of Amoricn, and otliors would truthfully expose tho principle! of it-called it-called Moruionism, were 1,0 potted tip in various parts of the town. Notices woro nlso sont to all the saints in the district Tho weather had been Cne and wow 6to nil hoping for a continuation of tlio sumo, lly Haturday all the Kldors had como ini nnd I'rcsldent Lund had arrived from Liverpool. That night n council meeting was held at Which the Kldors reported -thelrlaUorii for the past six months, which collectively nro as follows; Houses viiiod 7318; tiacls dlstiibiited 34,171 fttospel'converiaiioni ISa'j; general meetings 176 open air meetings 2; Nundny toboolsvtO; books sold 15; books loaned 128; books given awnyG4; llnptlsrmj7; confirmations 7 j administrations tolck375 consecrations of oil 11. After hearing tho reports I'rosldent Lund gave n brltf esrmun. When wo aroso next meriting wo wero not pleased by the nppcarauee of the darkened sky from which the rain began to fall, and Just before meeting lime It got woiso and provonttd some from going out. I'oople caui in from tho utirrotirvliiig towns to atlbud, bo all together to-gether no had at nice congregation. During tho morning session tho timo was tnkun up by Kldera lladdloy, Bullun, lloljoak and Lovotl. In order to be contrnry another shower came ou Just as the meeting wns dlsmissvd. Again in tho afternoon wo bad n little moro rain nut wo had u larger congregation, nod huh plcnsod to hove l'resldent Porter oj tho Nottingham Confr6nco prceent, riieetini-anuual rport was read and the general nnd local olllcere of tin elinrtli siistuincd ' Tliu undlndcr o, the tlmo was taken up by President Lund nnd Elder J. I,. Uoblsou. O'lic we.ilhyr hud got letter' had tho room WHHcrowdid (ortbo cening mcting Evcr seat in tho plnie was occupied bj nn Intcrii-led hslencr. Twosjilcndld surmoiis on 'thu llret prinklplei of Hit GiMptl were ' ilillvcrid by" JVeident I't.rter and I'rtHldtut Lund win porlrujtd tho pitnoiplcs of'our nligioi. in n i liar and uudcriitandiig manner to thut thuie present found but what it 1 uiiatit by to called Moruionism On Mondnj inoriiing another council meet' ingwns held in which President Lund gave us boiiiu good inctrtn. lions regan)' jiig our fututo work In tho inlpsionar) lit Id. In the afternoon wo nil assembled til ilro llitrgtn'M to take tea and tktr en-Joyed en-Joyed n temporal feast, ovory faco being w re allied in smiles as we partook of the bounties of life, laughed and Joked m though homo was uot 6000 inilesawny. After the things wero cleared away and the hono put to rights a program wai rend'ired coiiBlstlngot spoechca, eongs, recitations, etc., which lontlnutd until 11 o lock when we sought ovr several places of nbode. Uro. II J Mulllnar lindihargu of those proceedings eool tourec tliy wero a biicccfs. The next day our victors left us and Kldeis departed de-parted fur tltrlr vtiiious tlelds of labor feclhfg inucli encouraged in tho work, and anxious to do what they can lo a&slt in the wotk. Tho weather is now very nice and u will begin active work among the people. Tomorrow in j self aad partiier, llro. Itaddlvy of Salt Lako will go to the villagt of Ntalrfoot wkoio we expect to labor for sottiu time, W. L. Webb 187 IlcntinckSt. Doucaitir, Thonliove will be my addres now. |