Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-22

~ hunter wtfH present, Al tue lss
Two meetings tue hsll was crowded
with SAINTS aud strangers. Or thu
strangers some came ptJmptod by cur
0-ity lteU the MOtm1us, aud the na.
ture OF the conference, wuiCh had been
quite thoroughly advertised. o hers
came ~ sincere iuvestigalots who hav,
~ some umu pas, been taking great
interest iu anu carefully stu yIug the
Gospel me- taught ~ the LAtter.IuJ
saints.
Tue Elders present each ia turn
occupied portion VI the mo 90
rrp0ttiug their Lahore since tue iasi
somi.auuual conference aud In spUaE'
iug upon tue principles NJ the Gospel.
rue roy fts CJuing non tie different
fields VI lbUT were yufy iavIfROiu, su4
tnsru are excellent prospects for golI
work ~ 10 performed uefa In tue 10
tufe. Iho Master whom the Il dup
are stfvinti opens the way for then,
blussus them M tltII .nuOfs, And alvUs
tue increase ~ tie u spui srei planted
bY thur. lie hUlIu e. la OvctCUmiur
lhB upU0sltilu AMI Iteludicv that hn1
10 long anu 20 extensively prevailed u
this slate. Tue report uOm different
delIs was that tue gUtsi enemy con.
fronting tue ITugttfs OF the good wgik
here 3 cold md tirttucU un the psrl
VI majority OF the pt1plr; but Ne loOf
fOfWhfd with great uu.e to h
time In the near future when
lnis obstacle suall be- 10 success ul'y
overcome - utuSts nave been, auu
when tnis mission shall uu counted
among tue must iruiltUl Of fields.
Up1u tue principles OF the Gospel
llo T. dUrs spoke by we power Of iu'
spifsliOu, aud, though many different
SUBJECTS were spoken upIu, "a tLU dis.
Cuurso. seemed ~ dictated b. spirit
4 unity that all could Ne my joined
into on great wnOe.
The singing OF hymns aui solos IN
totvcnri between the sp1rt disc1ufsrs
ald animated the audience with d
Byirlt ueup interest. The sactCl
uymns Of tue la tsr.day Saints, wucu
lnvy are well fonierrd, nave goat
effect uJon the lovers Ui muse.
la this conference tuUre ate three
fields IN wbicl Eiltts are laborlng,
va san Francisco, sacr ,maut.
auI Stock on. Inc nut Two hAyu
arganzfl branches % energetic
same, ~ wngso enjrs tho Elder
nave uotn materially AIDED
the twl branches alone thcfr has been
N increase IN The membership since
Hst Csul, reuCe by meous Of uupttm
aUlu, twenty souls, aud several moi,
have applied Tor aud are aWuiuug lhy
performance OF tue ordinance.
Opthu evening" previous 20 the con-
ference meeting ", tla cJniJin,
Muluai improvement Association vas
urlJ. IA excellent program h.u btUr
gll up anu tue parts were rendered iu
10 manner CfUuitaulc 10 the as citation.
Tue enrolment VI the association h ir
uruu more than doubled since the iAsI
svml.Aunual conference. Tue members
are enthusiastic anu tho association II
in gOOl wJIglug condition.
Both branches are reported M having
sunday touO Il mruiiug regularly CO.,
On the SABBATH morning, anu ~ when
there " gOOI carol mems ana muCu
Interest taken by tho Saints UUtu Ola
aud young.
On tho Monday morning following
conference PfssliSut Tanner called
lne Elders t.gslhet, preparatory 10
their leaving hIr lheir nsldu Uf labor,
aud gave them Instructions concerning
lhs IabIrs IA ghelr respective nslIs a.
which they were appointed. Tue beet
methods Of approaching tbs people auI
bringing the GJspel before them wtr
there uiscusieI. Tue Eldefs were
called upon to tcprt Huy NEW
dea thuy had received con ctning tho
means Of overcoming Indifference aud
creating q deeper lutereit iu he GJspri
OF Cnnsl ~ taught by the Lst .iaj
Saius. Many practical ubsuiVttiYu-
were rep .rtei aud disC issod whIc W.
nope Will prove benefit aIu iu tnU
adyHnc m ful Of tue good work.
Appointments ui tue III IrrB TO their
respective iitlas arc 40 ioliUw':
Elderi J. II. shepherd aud &. W.
Henderson, stockton (addfess $50 A.
Fremont sltsotl,
Elders Henry Peterson, Z. r. Au-
detson, W, n. Woodland ami w. T.,
HswHiu'. sacramento (7Oj N stree)
Elders jams CbristeBsen and JUa
5Ioti. San Diego.
Elder Willard scowcron, San Fran.
cisco t5l2 Van NossAy
President II. =. Tanner, whose hcsd.
quarters are at san FnnciIol, viii
give his time, when not Waiting
other feis, 10 tho minisTg IN thu
city. Other ElIrts wsfu Exp, ctei ~
once who will pfObNuiy for a tins be-
located ut the headquariers.
We have given the addtssseu Of tue
Elders In this different places AM
bindly solicit the rresp1ndenoO OF
Saints at home VINO nave irielis e..
siding In this state, q cd has resulted
to missionary work In the vast by lhsI
means aud We hope the 5aintaVill aid
the WORK by lheit correspondence with
the Eliefs.
We are pleased TO report the fact
that the Salt Lake rabefnacls onair D.
now In the state. Though the immvIl
ate object OF that visit 10 nj
tue preaching OF the GOSPEL, yet
10 viii preach In way d
louder utmlu and 10 more people tran
the Il dvrs C ulI ~ any m, ans al
,helf disposal. We can conceive O..
nothing that could accomplish 10 much
TO remove prejudice sud give the 100
plu d better opinion Of tho Lsttet.uaJ
saints tnan this visit Of tho choir.
rnoushuds will 70 % hear them auu
receive the inspiring strains OF ouf
sacred music, ana read or hear tn
sentiment ami deep ia ught r0ntaire
iu our most BEAUTIFUL lynne, Tnuip
Who cannot attend the CluCoTis wi
TeA1 the articles In the large dailies oil
the cities In tuls state whioh il1 thh
wy 10 almost every hIrsidu. lh
Norm M, their choir suI i.tsIrgup
Will become topic q convertible
among the people, and "a lhi. VIZ
..H. H.H D.