Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-01
Middle Tennessee Conrerence.

The Middle Tennessee conference
held Saturday and Sunday, October
IA aud 10, on Mine Lick, eleven
milea northeast OF smihvllle, will
long be remombeEeI with JOY by tho
Elders and Saints who had oome from
far and near to participate In tho
spiritual feast. There were present
Elder J. Golden Kimball, mission
president, Elder George A. smith,
'fEom the Chattanooga office; Elders
w. w. Bean, conference PRECEDENT,
Benjamin Gardner, Riley q. vii.
liAms, II. l.. Hunter, George 5. Me.
Allister, Don c. Rushton, Henry
smedley, J. II. Thomas, A. Y. Duke
and HeOer q. IveTson. Among the
Saints who were present were: Joseph
Mckee, familiarity known 10 the
Elders who are travelling now or have
Travelled at any tlmo through this
locality during tho past forty years NJ
"Unclo joel" for AZ he humorously
remarked, ~ have boon a father ana
an uncle to the Mormon Elders for
forty yehn pact" Alto Henry Bartlett,
son and daughter, Slater lido Young
and daughter, "Grandma" Thompson,
Felix Vaughn, Isaac B1zarlh, Robert
Davis, Sisters Martha Buck, Fnucls
Lafever, Calvin Sheriff., Jordan 5heT.
rlll and families, John Watson anu
family. The unlimited kiiidnesf, hospi.
tally Of Saints and ffienua toward
the Elders, waiting members VI tho
Church, and tho numerous feiends
who Wero In attendance can never be
forgotten.
Saturdays meetings were fairly well
attended. On Sunday the house was
pack 10 OVERLOOKING. Many stood by |
open Doors anu windows listening at |
ieniively TO tho instructions gwen.
Zach Elder dwSlt briefly upon one Of |
inc fundamental principles OF the
Gospel plan Of salvation. Powerful
dlscOurtss wero delivered by Presiuent
kimball and Elder smith, In which |
they very impToasivoly portrayed the
position OF tho Latter-dny Saints, trAe-
Ing their history since tue Church or.
ganizati0n. The dscOufse1 were
listened 10 with interest. The people
felt at the close OF conference, ttiat
they had received nn hundred iold in
return for their trouble In cominp 10
the meetings, some OF them from n
considerable distance.
The reports were encouraging, show.
Ing over thirty baptisms sinou las.
conference,
Many people who were once bitterly
opposed to the SAints are becoming Ia.
terested, and beginning 10 investigate
INC doolfiues VI the Gospel.
Inc Elders lose no Opportunity 10
raise the warning voice anu spread
the Gospel truths.
by fequcst meeting was held In
the Smltnville court house on Monday
night following the conference. Smith.
WIG 10 the county scat OF Dc KAlb
county Appropriate remarks we're
made ey President klhbRll aud Elder
Neufge A. Smith, An unexpeoted.
anu therefore the more highly appre-
clateu, reception was rendered IN,
Elders hs they were about 70 retire.
This was n berenAus by the Smithviilv
string baud, who came. were invited
inIo our room, aud played several
beautiful selections.
Nhe following appointments were
made at our last council mestinR: Ei.
GERS w. w. Beanand j. IL. Thomas, to
labor In De KALI and White oIuutio.
ELDER Riley q. Williams anu A. Y,
Duke 10 labor In Van Baron COUNT; |
Llderh Beul tmiu Gardner and George
=. McAllisier TO launr In Macon coun.
W Elders Don O.. Rushton and Henry
smedlty 10 labor In Cumberland
county; Elder II. l.. Huuter ana
Htber g. lvorson 10 labor IA Fentriss
and Pickett countias.
The Elders Of this conference regret
very much tho death OF "GranIma,
Jane Maxwell, whose noble spirit
passed away on the l6,h Of septvmhtr
last. Sister Maxwell was boz Dec.
cmoer ., 1917, ana was baptized Juuo
u 1889, ahu was u friend nnd myoTi.e
umuns the Eldea.
HiBeR. g. lvfRsoS,
Secretary.