Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-21
CONFERENCES IN ARIZONA.
Labars NJ Elders Goddard and Reynolds
Among the sunday schools
ERAsIus WARD,
b. Johns Stake, Aflzona,
Ausut slb, 1884,


Editor Dsssrei Nerr
Twelve hundred and siHiy.one mile
tfavel By railway over the Rio Grand
Western, Colorado Midland, AtchisOn
Topeka 4 santa Fe and Atlantic Rn'
Pacific lines brought Us Elder Georg'
Reynolds and myselD to the NsvAj
springs, ArsJna, after which a nhl
mileS slow travel per team, over I
sandy desert, landed us sale In ~
Johns, the destination TO which ouI
nr.t appointment required our LAHORE
We left Salt Lake CITY on Tuesday
evening at $3.50 o. M, July slst, wend.
log our way through Utah, COlOfatO,
New Mexico into Arizona. On reach.
ing Trinidad, Col, Thursday, August
9, 1850 y. IN, We found u. 3. sentl-
nels pacing the station with guns ald
bayoneta on their shoulder, a. q guard
against trouble from the strikers, aud
we also noticed a large card hanging
from one Of the Windows Of the tfain On
which, 10 large print, was the follow.
ing; "Repent for tho kingdom Of
heaven IL At hand.D Two ladies inside
the car hai charge OF IL, one of whom
had similar card Ia front OF nor
breast. A few miles further brought
Us 10 tunnel on the divide
between Colorado and New Muxi-
CT, ut either tnd guard Oi
soldiers still remain 10 protect II against
the threatened injury ny toe feountly
excited strikers. They we're evidently
getting tired oitheli pr0tractoi service,
a hat
with rain which had poured down Ia
touentf, And their tents afforded them
scarcely any protection.
We reached Navajo Springs nt nOon
on Ffiday, August 8fd, anu woio glad
10 fnd our STAKE Superintendent john
W.. Brown with his team 10 conduct
No 10 ~. Johns. lie N the sou 0f an
old friend, 4. ID. Brown, well known
la the early settlement Of Utah. We
travelled slowly over the deep sand,
through partial rain AMI wind, until
after 10 O'Clock .. IN. la the convey
ance our blankets were soon spread,
i've occupying one end and one the
OtLof, thus closely hemmod In We lay,
until aroused about 3 o'clock the fol-
loving morning Saturday,, August
iih. Starting long before Jay break,
We reached st. johns, Arizona, Mt
quarter 10 seven O'clock. Alter being
refreshed under the hospltabie roof VI
our friend Brown, We were ready by
10 O'Clock 10 commence the first meet
iug Of our two days sunday school
conference.
Asa preliminary, We held n short
interview with the Stake anu other
authorities, and ne no program Of OK.
efoieea had been prepared, either by
tue children or otherwise, we had 10
depend upon the direction Of the Spiflt
" the Lord 10 guide ua In our meet.
ings. President ID. X. Udall and his
cOunselors, Eldefe Freeman and Glib.
tons, were with IN at all our mueiingp.
HIS home N at Eagersviile, Union
ward, thifty.five miles from ~. Johns.
We held iive Sunday school meetings,
NJ which ali that wna necessary To be-
said on Sunday school matters was nj.
tended 20. The following ward schools
were representedi 81. JOhla, linton,
ErAstus ami NutTioso. Ths Articles Of
Faith, anu the prayer on the bfe,d
aud water were Tecited b. different
GLASSES Ia concert Remarks were also
interapefscd by Stake Superintendent
brown and his assistants, Elder ID. X.
Udell, and his counselofs, aud Bishop
Anterior, Of ~. Johns ward. The
vislling brethren occupied the balance
Ufthe TIME. a meeting with the pfcsi.
doney and other leading authorities
was held nc the Close OF Sunday morn.
iug'a meeting. The members OF the
lOith QuOtum Of Seventies met after
tho afternoon meeting was dismissed,
aud uers addressed by Elder
George Reynolds on items OF im-
Ia 10 hal
An evening meeting at 3 O'Clock closed
our labOrs In saint Johns, when IL the
county seat OF Apache county, All.
roma. The meetings throughout were
well attended, aud the spirit OF the
Lord viuibly enjoyed. In connection
with other instructions pertaining 10
the general conduct aud advancement
II Sunday school work, tho Word OF
Wisdom was not OmitleI. The
unAnimity Of feeling that pefvAdod
the congregation ON this important
subject was truly gratifying. This
was made manifest by an almost uni
yeral expression Of their determine.
tlon In the future 10 observe A.
la accordance with the wishes OF tho
Presidency OF tho stake, We left 81.
Johns on Monday 10 attend two meet.
inga with the members VI the Union
ward, which comprises tho Saints re-.
hdlng IN HpringerVillc, EAgeryllle,
Amity and tho regions round about
Union ward, ia Round valley, IL %
miles distant from ~. Johns, which
We travelled by team, driven by Elder
u. n. Freeman, late Of Ogden CITY.
We reached springefville ON Monday
night, anu were welcomed by tho fam.
ily Of Prime Coleman, one OF the earl.
est Indian missionaries Ia Southern
Utah.
Tuesday, August 7th.--TWo mlles
from this place 10 n settlement called
Eagetyillc, where lives Bishop George
II. Crosby, son OF the late we'll known
Utah Pioneer Jesse W. Crosby, anu
also Elder ID. X. UIall, who IL
president OF this stake OF Zion.
From tho scattered condition OF tho
Saints We were truly ast0nished aad
eratified 10 had such large congrega.
tons attending tho three mepuug8
held Mt 10 SIN. ana ut . aud o O'Clock
p.m. Here We met with one OF UAhis
earliest merchants by tho name ~ A.
Y. Greer, whose business was conduct
ed under the firm name OF Blair, Greer
4 Bassot.
Wednesday sIh we left I'm on ward