Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-26
Gospel Work in Montana.

AEAcoNDA, Mont, Sept. -. 1899.
To tho Editor
GA the iOth instant I received a call
TO labor In the missionary field In the
state OF Montana uld0r the direction
Of tho Presidency u Tue hammock
Stake, headquarters ut RsSburg, F1o.
mont county, Idaho, aud left home
on the following day arriving hore the
same day.
This place hRs been visited recently
by Elders ~. h. Cowi y anu Edward
Stevenson. who held several meetings
hoio which were well attended. From
the records learn that Elders II. ID.
Richards and Brigham Y lung waited
mere IN 1893 aud on May 10, 1903, OF
ganiEed the met branch Of the Church
here with Brothers \. a.. Spillman
presiding Elder, IL. N. Wilson INST
ana Leonard Jonea second coun.
selofs, and Josiah Rogefson
branch clerk; Auguatus Short, w. &.
Morfoll anu job HIN teachers; Alex.
=. white, superintendent Of sunday
schools. This was done In the pres.
cnce Of seventeen ad1It membrfs
whose names are OF ree3fd. IL seems
that the work Jagged through some
cause, aud reurgn niEstion bscamo
necessary; 10 ON August 2, 1895, this
was done by klueia Stevenson nud
Cowley with the following tfiicrft:
Augustus Short. presiding Elder;
Alexander MeF.rlsne iifst aud James
Thorpe second counsellor; Ellhu Cail.
superintendent Of sunday tchoo:
Ellen NJ. Mcneil first anu T.. A.wafs
second assistant; Polly Sair, secre-
thiyj Robert Davis, choustet. The
membership NJ present consists Of
fofiy.two enrolled anu nearly twenty
others who will lie enfOlleu shortly.
think that with care this 0rganiza-
lion Will grow In numhors az woll IA
In coed works. Elueis II, >. BTamwell
And II. II. Mason Of Bannock Stake
have been doing good work hufo for
the past few verkt, they returning
home Temporarily on the 2ist inst.
There are n great number Of Latter
day baints scattered throughout Mon.
tana as far a. tue Elders have visited;
frequently when least expected we
would come acfols oldtimo members
who enquire for ~ anu appear 10 silll
retain q portion Of their oldtims love
for the Gospel. We have found at least
two ladies vino married Catholics and
VINO are satisfied with their choice Hnu
yol thow the greatest of interest and
assert their belief la the doctrines they
once entertained. They test the III.
deTs with the grcatest VI kindness In
opening their doors and tiidi1g iheni
welcome. Yesterday | hAd tho sad
spectacle presented OF one OF the
beautiful daughters Of Zion who has
fallen from grace aud VINO shed tears
OF sorrow, whilst atanding In tue street,
relating tho causes OF her downfall anu
yet acknowledging the Truth u tie
Gospel as wo understand ~. With n
remofHu.ul conscience she Avowed her
nfm iateDiiou 10 reform ut once.
The SAINTS here are alive 10 their
duties aud work elergelically when
opportunity permits, spafing neither
ilme nor mean. The branch has now
hired The Lyc um, large btiok hall
on QUE VI the main business streets IN
which to hold meetings. paying ten
dollars monthly for sunuays only. Il
IL lighted BY electricity anu wiii mold
~ properly seated about 1000 persons.
tbs Sunday school IL getting 10 DO
quite feature aud Il well ATTENDED.
IL any OF your rtadefa have fnonis
OF acquaintance anywhere b. Mon.
lana ana will send letters Of inform.
tion ana Introduction " the Elder.
mere, n will assist materially In open.
ing new avenues whereby the latent