Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-28
MISSIONARY MATTERS.
Items Relating 10 the Work In Great
Britain,
Change In Presidency. - Duration Of
Nissions.-Arrivais Releases
and Appointments.

Missions.-Arrivais, Releases
and Appointments.
The mail which left Liverpool OF
the evening Of Saturday, June l7th
arrived here at O'Clock this morning,
being less than ten aud half days In
transit. Among the papers received
was the Miiiennfai star Of June TO-
which contains several items regarding
missionary work tina, will prove In
tsres,ing to Utah people. Two an
nouacements Of holding conference IN
the British mission are made, the meet
ing Of the Scottish conference TO be In
Glasgow on Sunday, July 0, and Of
the Leeds conference TO bo in Bradford
IN Sunday, July 10.
ARRIVALS.
Tho Guion steamer Alaska, which
arrived In Liverpool on June 18th,
brought the following brethren for the
British Mission: Elder Anthem IL.
Lund, OF Ephralm; Henry NJ. Din.
woodey, Oliver Hodgson, f. w. Sim.
mons, Of Salt Lake City; and lsrael
Bale, Of Nephi. Accompanying these
brethren were DIR. J. Il. Talmage,
Bishop John Tlngey, Mrs. Henry NJ.
Dlnwoodey, Mrs. Israel Bale, Mrs.
Sarah Cherrlll, and Mrs. Jane Hansen,
OF Salt Lake City; and Job Pingree,
wife and daughter, OF Ogden.
RELEASES AND AppoISrNENTs.
Elder Alfred Solomon, who has had
charge Of the European Mlssion, In the
absence Of President Brigham Young,
has been released from his lahors, and
left tor hia.homo In Salt Lake City, on
the Alaska, June ~. All corretpon.
dence relating TO the business Of the
European Mission should DO addressed
In future 10 Anthem IL. Lund, q Ia
i,ngton, Liverpool.
Elder Joseph Quincy has been
honorably released from his labors In
the Liverpool oiiice, ami left for his
home In Logan, Utah, on the Atdskd,
June ~.
Elder Albert O. Young, tho presi-
dent OF the Manchester conference,
owing 10 sickness In his family and
financial troubles, has found IL neces-
eary 10 return home, and he has been
honofAbly released, and sailed on the
Alaska June IL.
Elder Robert Avoson IL released
from his lAborH a. travelling Elder In
the Leeds conference and In appointed
TO preside over the Manchester con.
ference.
Elder John Burrows IL appointed to
labor rs travelling Elder In the Biz
mingham conference.
Elder George Thomas is appointed
70 labor ~ travelling Elder Ia the
Welsh Conference.
Elder orson p. Hogan Ia appointed
TO labor as travelling Elder Ia the
Scottish Conference.
Elder John w. Cook Is appointed 10
labor as travelling Elder In the New.
castle Conference.
Elder Henry NJ. Dlnwoodey IL ap.
pointed to labor as travelling Elder In
the Lendon Conference.
ElIer Israel Bale IL appointed TO
labor rs travelling Elder In the Not.
tingham Conference.
Elder Oliver Hoigson IL appointed
to labor as travelling Elder In the
Leeds Conference.
Elder +. w. simmons Is appoln ted
TO labor as travelling Elder In the
Sheffield Conference.
CHANGE IN PRESIDENCY.
Elder Anthem II. Lund, Of the
Twelve Apostles, who has been M.
pointed by the First Presidency Of the
Church TO the presidency OF the
European mission, and has entered
upon the duties Of his position, in
girsng council 10 the Elders In the
Held on the subject OF missionary
duties, has the following to say In
the Star;
81 recommend 10 the brethren en-.
gagged IN the ministry n careful perusnl
OF President George q. Cannon's cx.
cellent article on the length OF mis-.
Hlonsi which appears In this issue. 1
met this question ON the frat day OF
my arrival. 1t seems that the brethren
have II fixed In their mlnds that n
mission means ust two years. While
this has been the average length Of
missions In the past, anu have not
learned that any ohangein this matter
iscontemplatod by President Woodruff,
IL should be borne in mind that no defi.
mite length Of time has been fixed for
mission. Some Elders have performed
honorable miPsions VI only few
month"; duration, and others have
been called to NIL missions that have
required their absence from home four
years and even longer. Tho brethren
should lot the question OF time reoede
10 the background, anu let the question
OF how much good, devoted labor can
be performed during mission, come
TO The front and engage their whole
attention, IL this course 10 followed,
the time spent on 4 mission will seem
but short, while a different course will
make tho mission seem unbeArably
long. Let each OF us try TO be- an
example In diligence, In patience, In
Iong-sutiering, and In ali the gifts and
graces OF the Gospel, 70 all men, that
our words may be the word OF tho
Lord unto the people; then will the