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The GOSPEL IN MONTANA.
las teinE Preached there by Mormon
missionaries fram Utah and Idaho.
RENBuRU, Idaho.
July syst, 1896

I
To che Editor
A brief account OF our visit &,
Montana may prove OF some interest Il
your readers, According % pteyiou,
! appointments, Elders 4. l. Kicks ant
| Ben T.. Rich, with a uulttcttc OF nal,
voices, consisting OF Elders loseph s.
Adams, Charles /. Dltfaus. THOmu,
Elliott and {. J. French, len the Ban
mock Stake Of Zion, last Saturday to as
sist Elders Edward Stephenson and
| NJ, +. Cowlcy IA their missionary labor,
Ia Montana, which nrld Is at present an
der the care OF this stake Meeting
were held at Butte Sunday afternoon
and evening, and At Anaconda Iucsda,
evening. Al Butte, Sunday afternoon,
about four hundred pcopc assembled
NJ the Auditorium aud heard Brother
Stephenson discourse upon the
Immortality OF the Soul" and "Ohl Man
who art thou and whence hast thou
come" The audience paid strict at,
tention and manifested much interest
throughout the venerable Elders
remarks.
lie was followed by Joseph s. Adams,
rendering the iayoute hymn "Oh! my
Father" IN a beautiful manner. At the
close OF this. Elder NJ. +. Cowley, spoke
with much power and spirit upon the
first prir ciples OF the Gospel. Brother
COwley has style OF Grafton peculiarly
hs own and he never fails 10 attract aud
hold his listeners. His discourse sun.
day elected much favorable comment
and at the close OF the meeting many in.
quiries were made concerning cur
principles.
In the evening Elder Ben l.. Rich oc.
cupied the attention OF the eight hun.
bred or more who had gathered and
gave them a most iorcible and logical
argument upon the truths OF the Gospel,
and the only Gospel that was acceptable
TO God. Strict heed and interest were
given him throughout, and when copies
OF his book 'Mr Duan" were loaned
10 the people at the close Of the meet
ing the demand was much greater than
the supply.
After the rendition. by request, OF
"Ol My Father" by Joseph S. Adams.
Jew remarks were made by some of
the other brethren and the meeting
closed by the quartette and benediction.
At Anaconda Tuesday evening fully
six hundred gathered at the Lyceum
anu were addressed by Elders Stephen.
son, Cowley and Kicks and a quiet and
attentive hearing were given throughout.
The singing nc this place and at Butte
fairly astonisned the people, some OF
them being Of the opinion that the Nor.
mons did not sing. Many words OF
praise were bestowed ior the music.
A good work Is being done by Elders
Stephenson and Cowlcy aud the aid
given them by the President of our
Stake, Elder Kicks, and by Elder Rich
with the corps OF singers from the sage
brush plains OF Snake River Valley Is
greatly appreciated by them.
There Is demand for Elders in Mon.
lana and missionaries will find held
ripe unto harvest A branch Of about
sixty members, as we understand It, was
to be organized at Anaconda on the 3oth
inst. There is already one al Lima OF
about forty, aud Butte will soon be
ready for third so the good WORK goes
on and the Lord is spreading knowledge
and light among the people Every
where the best OF treatment was given
aud courtesy and hospitality were
proyeTbial. NonAp.