Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-15
snnlh alabama Conference.

The annual conferences meetings o
his part Of the Southern States mission
were held in Geneva county, Alabama,
alta point ten miles east OF the Chloe
tawhatchee river amt two miles north
Of the Florida stale line, Saturday anu
SUNDAY, November Iani 8, IN q lovely
spot I'm the woods. The grOuud wa.
covered with thick mating u green
grass, aud W. were sufrounie by tall
ADD stately pines 10 close together ihu
their bunche., coming uu. Tar auov,
our h,a D., prevented the rays u Co.,
sun fr IN beating doNn upJn us Co..
severely.
Our friends At home Will not b. sur.
pfisu1 NJ our seeking shady plat,
when they remember thnt We arc w..
thousand miles auher south aud fout
thousand feet lower Than thHy; an
while they are huudlug AROUND tut
heater auI seeking the sunshine, We
are comfortable la tho shaio iu the
lightest of summer clothing.
ruere wefr present On the stand,
Elder J. q. Kimbill, Ytcsidput of thu
southern 5hte- missiuu; his nssiatanI,
l. drr George a. Smith, AM trsvrliu.
Elders FanR Croft, Wa. II AsDy,
Warren Harris, Joseph Con De-, Caflu-
L0vrlauu, rhtodUrr ~. Al o. Grofgs
W. r. of., W. o. Rage-, Dawn Fart
George Irvine, Buant COpey, Chou.
stcgm lief, u. V, Nelson anu Mur.
ton Henderson; president u the CON
ference, Frank Gro ., pfsiuing.
Two mretlupH were held each day,
commencing nj 10 AIN. and pm.
lhe iirst principles Oi du-pul wsr,
dwo,t upon M tnuir Orler ny CO.,
Eiuers. H. or kimbali dwult f,ruibl
upOu some ui the ialse rum n tua
Gauss the people Rt large 10 ue 40 pr ia.
diced asAinst tue Lattrf.Iay SAntsux
piainiug tnsm ~ the sati-iaouou aua
On engagement Of AL pIuteuL ElIoi
Smith gave some sketches OF eAry
Church hist4rJ, wniou surprised anu
greatly Interested tue = tots Huu
ifiunus y hI had come 10 he. r. rh,
hplut Of Go prevailed uuuuE tue
whole conference, aId the sAut- wcr
greatly cue ufasua, anu may ifion
oct 10 thinking very sefiuusly Of tneif
o0nJitiOu.
ItisAwell known fact that the peI-
pie Of The SOutn afo the most hOspita.
hle OF Huy ia America, Ruu Nu
Eldofs, M FsprrHt natives Ul "A people
who claim To be Inc best In the wuriJ,
do not uavvi Among tuem long
before our hearts are aUNenud To-
warn them, nud We nrs tau mt
Lesson Ia charity au unselilsunoas
that time cannot obiiiefHte; aud W.
mhEe ~ our minis tnHt ~ our lives are
spared anu We are permitted 10 again
associate with our own people IN thu
valleys Of the mountains We viii be
better meu anu letter prepared 10
teach them VIVA kindnuss anJ hOspi.
tsliiy means. Not only uid the klnu
people here assist ua In preparing
pnoo to meet, tut all who came we're
treated TO an excellent dinner that hnu
been prepared for tue occasion anu
served on ths premises.
Tbs reports Of the III isu showed
that \ great work had been accom-.
lishod during the pact year IN
this part this Lordia vineyard.
Much prejudice has been overcome
aud many irie IL made, and many
are seeking n testimony for themselves.
Although some Of Us have teen labor.
ing. In Districts OF country where
Ouf health uas been very good, anu
eirti n' strong and robust as we dtl
Ia our la untain homr-, nnu We know
W. have been wonderfully blesscd In
our LAHORE.
Al the close OF our conference Elders
Frank Gro {, VIM. Ashby, Warren
Harms anu Joseph Condio were hon Z.
ABLY released 10 return hume, anu we
remaining ElJefs were appointed u
travel Ia the following district:
w. o. Ridges anu George Irvine la
deneva aud Dale counties, Alabama.
4. ID. Alder and q. V. Nois0n, IA
Butler county, Alabama.
Chefiton Suegmlller and George w.
NngefH IN Jackson county, Florida.
David Far anu Martin Henderson
In Calhoun county, Florida.
Carlos Loyeland aud BriBnt Copley
IN 6adsdOn county, Fiofiua.
As We blu our respected president
goud.bye iur another year, and shake
hands with each other, AZ we start out
Tor our various fields VI labor, We
realize that the prospects Tor prrurm-
lux great work curing the coming
year are tnu brightest tho southern
States mistiOn has ever known; nuu
Wrafe filled with desire anu deter.
mlnAliou 10 carey uut tho Instructions
We frcuiveI nj the council meetings
hnu % all IA our power tu Advance The
cause OF ruth aud pvri0Im oui MISSIONS
hunoiauly.
We uope our brethren who are re-
turning home viii be A. untiriug Ia
the!r Efforts 70 teach our young people
the lesson they lelTnpu here IA they
We're to teach these people the GLORIOUS
truths OF the everlasting q spei.
BklANT IUpLEY,
Clurk OF Conferences.
DuNDEE, Geneva Co., Ala, Nov. s,