Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-31

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July %, 1896.
To tho Editor
Tuut memorable occasion, our annual
conference, 90 vhich ali Elders look
.olwarI with no much fond anticira.
uo1, has come, AMI is now numbered
with tho history Of tho poet.
No gathering is more highly priced
aud appreciated than lfo these confer.
oHcrs whore veart permitted 10 minglc
together, renew OH ucquaiulauces,
recount cur successes and va
rud experiences, ard above all % listen
90 tur words Of wisdom and instruction
aa they nIl from tho Hrs OfOur beloved
ana iusr'rad rro,iiunt.
Tho North Carolina confidence con.
vonud iWY milcs North oi Mount owe,
Wayne county, July rs aud 10.
A {. MN Iliuua b0Wofy bad been
rfocloI Tor tho occasion by Elders
Harrington and Cole, assisted Uy cur
anu friends residing IN the ueiguboT-
hood.
Elder ELIAS s. Kimball, president Of
/ the Southern states mission, and all
/ the Elders of the conference, thirty.
| four ia number, ware ia attendance.
Saturday morning the lowering
clouds brought "ialiing weather. but
| through tho kindness OF Ezekiel New.
oil, assistant pastor Of tho Second Adj
veltlst church, We were privileged 20
meet IA The salem church, a large and
comfortable building well seated anu
lighted. Four meetings were held In
this building,
On sunday morning, tho weather
being more favorable, meeting was
held In the bowVry, aud fully 800 were
Ia attendance, among whom were
many prominent people Of Wayne and
Duplin counties.
In the congregation were Saluls,
hind friends, earnest investigators ana
curiosity seekers, all OF whom regarded
the gathering Ne one Of the most
memorable ever held In the olunty on
account Of 80 "Aiofm0n" Elders being
present
Some not familiar with our belief
were on the tiptOe OF expectancy,
thinking that new and strange doc.
trine would be advanced, these nj least
were disappointed.
Saturday morning conferences was
called 10 order nj 10 a. m. by Elder
ID. G. Hubbard, president OF the COM
ference, Alter singing aud prayer the
following tub jUcts were ably anu intel
iguntly treated, The ntOuomuut,
Elder q. w. Bryan; tho G5dhuad,
Elder J. &. Holt; Faith, EliUr I'm
Baker, Repentance, Elder L.. 3. Hat.
unglon; Baptism, Elder j. "A. Free.
man.
Although the rain continued to fall
throughout tue greatest part VI the
Day, tue afternoon meeting was well
, attended BY an neutrality-suspicious. Of
, about 200, some Of whom had driven
, ! twenty miles through rain aud mud 10
DO present.
After the usual opening exercises,
Elders PfidAy, Greobe, Carter, Hub.
bard and Wright disoOuted upon the
subjects OF baptism, Holy Ghost, p-r-
sonality Of GO, organization Of the
! Church, and faith.
NJ SUNDAY mOrDlng's meeting our
arb0t was ililed 10 ~ utmost capacity,
, while many were sitting beneath tue
: shade Of the surrounding trees. Elders
J hotter aud Stohl treated Ia an able
manner the subjects oi bapiism ami
the Holy uhosL Elder J. q. Winter
3 aanp "NaIaTUth" very beautifully.
I 4
iul discourse, referring TO tho history
u the Church, the present. condition
OF our people, ana how and by whom
the Gospel should be preached.
Al tbs close " meeting uumpiu0us
lunch was spread aud the manner In
which II disappeared indicated tina.
tho temporal uH well ns tho spiritual
man was being cared Tor
during the afternoon services Elder
klmball spoke upon the organization
VI tho Church. Tho subject wa.
handled In a clear, logical ana forcBiuI
: mauuor
Sunday evening the DIVIDE aulhonti.
city OF the Book VI Mormon Wns skill
. mily treated Ny Elder Il. q. Robinson.
. Elders Stohl, Harrington, Puday,
Hinton, Wlnlor Wright, hotter anu
. King rang Rock Of Nv Refuge,
sowing aud Beautiful u on. After
thanking the people Tor thuir kinluess
b and hospitality Elder hlmbAll pro-
nuuucel tho JonDllCli0u.
On Monday we muE ia council
! meeting ana were Instructed by out
beloved president Too Spirit ~ the
Lord was auuuuauliy poured on, uu0n
uH, uul Tor sgDH uuuIa Wu Ia,uurd
> with uNt attention DO the inspired
aarIs Of Brother KmutN. We were
advised aud ulgn ugteuI Go tl.yul
3 HuiuHy without "puIs1 or scrip"
4urriAy morning wo ugaiu mut aud
ftagiNol our appointments,
THIS conference is now In n most
u1Luthius condition, .ug DC poets aT.