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Show MORMON ELDERS QO TO FOREIGN MISSIONj Salt Lake, July 3. President Jo. j Rcph F. Smith and Bishop c. W I Nlbley, of the Mormon church,' tft yesterday morning for the European missions of the church on a trip of inspection which will last six weeki or two months. It has been f0ur years since President Smith smd Bishop Nlbley went on a similar trln The visit of tho head of tho church to tho missions across the seas li never taken at stated Intervale, bu.'i they have generally been from four! to six years apart. The church ltad ! ers will leavo New York Sunday and will first land in Antwerp. They will. visit the missions in Germany, Ger-many, England, Wales Scotland and some other places on the continue before returniug homo In time to prepare pre-pare for the fall conference of too church la Salt Lake. Anthon II. Lund said yesterday that it had not been stated Just wbat 1 missions the trip of the church lea ie-j t would Include, but that most of il Important ones on the content! would be visited. While it had boon determined to make the trip last yea tho departure at this time was rather rath-er hurried, and the complete prelaw I had not been determined upon when tho party left Salt Lake. |