Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-17
FIRST ANNUAL CONFERENCE
NJ the California Branch Of the Church
Of Jesus Christ of Latter
day Saints.

The first annual conference Of the
California mission was hold in the
Latier.dny Saints meeting house,
Mission street, San Fmnclsco, on Sun
day, April sth vt 1O.3O am. and 2 and
1880 pm. At the forenoon nicciint
there were on the stand Elder Kari q.
Mmser, presiding; Bishup George
ltomnoy Of Salt Lake, and Elders 10.
Stevenson. salt Lake; j.. T. Claff,
Fafmingt0n; William Wright, OEucli
n. BiUugutt aud A. l.. kelIaf, Oh the
Cai.ornln mission; aud Elder MOfion-
sen, pftsi eni Of the San Ffancihcl
branch. The audience, consisting N
members OF the Ban Francisco branch,
brethren aud sisters from Utah, anu
many strangers, nearly filled the hall
After the usual opening exCrcitcs.
Elder X. q. Maeser anu Bishop IL m.
noy addressed the congregation. One
OF the strangers present arose AMI I'M
dulgud ia strong language against tue
work Of Oh. Being requested by tue
president OF the meeting 90 either keep
quiet or leave tho room, he Withdrew,
uttefing violent impr catioug
The meetings Ia the afternoon and
evening we're attended by the nfgCt
congregations the Sainis have ever hai
10 Hau francisco, Elders MlD'ui,
CLARK, WRIGHT Stevenson, boll-
gutt and kullnr bore their tusti.
monies TO the mission Of Joseph
smith, the Book of Mormon aud
the Laltuf-day work. Tho general
authorities Of the Church were pres.
cnted and sustained, and the sncfa.
meut ndmlnistored. The clerk also rrad
a short statement NJ the statistical and
financial condition u tue 5at 2 -su.
cisco branch, no complete returns from
the other parts OF the mifsiOn having
us yot been made.
W. nave bsen favored from timn 10
time OF late by visits from APOSTLE
Thatcher aud Lyman, aud Elder BIZ.
Roberts, ~ we'll ~ other brethren from
Zion, aud hope 10 be blessed Ia a stint.
lsf manner IN the future, As BY
these visits the SAiuts are encouraged,
strengthened In their faith, nud To-.
s,ructod Ia the things pertaining 20
tholr eternal welfare. Tho Interest
thus awakened begins 10 attract the
attention Of many honest In hOait, sO
that our meetings arc constantly in.
cfeaslng In Attendance. Our SUNDAY
school meets every sunday al lU.3l a.
M. aud W. arc ondravofing 20 come 90
near the pattern set ua by our sister
Institutions In Zion Ra circumstances
will permit. Even RELIEF society IL IN
process OF organization.
The efforts of thc president OF the
mission, Brother X. q. Ma ut 10
make thia branch Of tue Cnuruh %
nucleus ior extended missionary labofs
To- California are ably aud faithfully
seconded by his fellow missionaries, ,
Elders !. u. Cummings, T.. BIO iget,
n. Is. Hilliams, Geo. IA. Mnyo0ok
aud =. A. kuliar, and the president Of
the branch, Brother Morlensen.
California IL not very propillous
field for missionaries, RsliglOn here
seems 10 consist mainly In contentious
between the various religious donoml-
nations who are stru Cling aud
sorambling for power and ilflencU,
while the rect u the people mp ear 10
know only three things worth living
Tor, which are, money pleasure aud
pOliticl, each Of these being made
subsetyiont % the other Two. The
labou Of the servants u God arc thus
like "yoico In the wildofne.s."
w. B. PHLLIrs,
CLERK OF Conference.