Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-27
]. Z. MISSIONARIES.
Those Who Have Returned Engage 20
n Pleasant Gathering.

AhVst WHN nav NNAuEutN Ahtha' m
n Pleasant Gathering.
Elder Andrew Klmbili, president Of
the Indian Territory mission recently
returned from that place, and being
DESTROYS that the lntercst which 10 felt
BY the Elders who have laOored there
should not cease, invited those OF the
number who were accessible 10 meet ut
his residences, that they might learn OF
the progrc,s % the work In that fell,
aud hear from their old isiends who
fuside there and who have trta.-i
them no kindly.
Last evening, IN response 70 this IT,
yi,ation Eldorsl Joseph II. Felt, VIM.
r. Jack, Lorin q. WoolleY J. W.
Ashton, J. y. Haslam, Il. ID. Barber,
r.. G. Adams, +. b. Woodbury. ana
Joseph Il. Wood, returned mission.
aries, together with their wives, tho
wives aud swtolhearls d some Of the
EldefB now lnbOfing In tho Indian
Territory, aud some friends lover tuitiy
~ WI AAANN AHAA Ni'AAN " ANN ffHhHN go =
most enjOj abiu manner.
A ter handshaking aud n friendly
chat nmoug the "bIyav about their
ups and downs in missionary ne, and
| looking over tho valuable collection oi
\ photos al tho noted cliuis OF tun dlf.
| icrcnt lndlnn tribes aud the vIown Of
/ The public buildings aud other places
/ OF interest IN tho country, most Of
/ which were collected during Elder
| kimbal'a rccnnt visit there, music
| aud HpeechUu were libtUned 20 by those
| present.
Brother and Sister Campbell rem
| dorud auloclions on thcif guitAre, after
/ which familiar missionary hymn
/ was sung by the company. Brother
| jed Ashton aud Sister George Aahton
| sang a beautiful duet. ana Sister KIM
ball sang My Homo IN tno West, com.
posud ny an Elder whilo travelling IN
the missionary fell, the whole cc.n-
| pnuy ioiniu. iu the chorus.
Elder kimball then made a few re-.
marks, reporting his recent travo r
! there anu the condition u the mission.
| Hc also reviewed the work that has
been accomplished during the ten
| years thnt have clapsrd since Elders
| George Teas lhle anu NJ. w. Dalton
went therr HuI commenced the Work
In the Cherokee uAtOl. Tue work
had EXTENDED, aud two years ago u wal
thought best " build amesting house,
aud the sito was dedicated. Dur
iuE this last visit "a site for aus
other meeting hOuse had Teen also dcdi.
Gated. On heating the date Of the dedi-
cation, Elder Woollry said that was Just
SIX years from the date that the iifAt
meeting was held there by the Eldris.
While away Elder kimball had organ
zrd four branches and At each place 4
sunday school had besu HtartoI. I've
" these were In t'e Cherokee, ono "a
the ChDctsw aud one In the Chicka.
saw nation. Others IN Oklah0ma
most likely would be- organized su1u.
The people there are taking greal
interest.
The hospitality Of Brother aud Slater
kimbali was then partAken OF In ia,
shape Of n bountooul repasI, tue hEsl
cOursn consisting OF corn bread AM
moal-a reminder Of mi'alonafy HE n
Indian Territory. After more music
1u tue puiiars Brother Barber are
Sister Wood sang duet.
Elder Jos. h. Felt said his heart wa
still Ia the work, aud said the Eden
should help 10 preach the Gospel bN
writing back b their friends. Referee
20 his iauors la opening up the missiOn
no having beon sent 10 succeed Else
Tcasisle. Elder Jack made a ,ew ap
propriato remarks, encouraging thl
Elders 10 continue their labyrs 10 thi
preaching Of the Gospel through cor
TospOudencc. A few closing femaTkl
were made by Elder kimbali, n hearty
vote OF thanks were given 10 Brotnel
anu Sister kimball, and the gathering
dispurol.