Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-19

ClirroN, South Carolina,
September roth, 1876.
/ send YOU the address Of the Elders
travelling in this conference ana a lew
items on the condition OF the same by
request OF our worthy president, Samuel
+. oldham. with whom We parted not
thirty minuics ago, which parting Is &C
companied by The usual feelings peculiar
10 sucn occasions.
Our President, accompanied by Elder
Andrew J.. Smith. s travelling among
the Elders, filling them with enthusiasm,
finding out the strength Of his men, IN
order to fully understand the condition
Of the field, 10 nni the green and ripe
parts OF the harvest that the work IN
future may be carried on Ia the most
prt dlabie way. Hopes were never
brighter Do this conference than now.
The grain is HpCulg and the fcapers
are busily gath ring the wheat IN the
garner and uind OK up the tares 10 bun
dies. We have some prosperous
branches VI the tree Of Zion" cOntinu'
ally bearing fruit and the gardeners arc
labonng 10 keep the fruit pure and
white, ircc from stains and rust, from
blight and mould, from worms and
decay Tor when the Lord Of the orchard
shat gather al kinds 10 make the assert.
mcnt, that fruit ircc from stains will
bring the highest price; but that stained
with the rust, mould, blight, worms and
decay, alcohol. tobacco, smut, tea, coli
Tee, lust. idolatry, strife, murder, etc,
will be relocated 10 Is proper place.
The same number oil Elders are doing
about double the work they formerly
could one year ago. having baptized
fifty souls the past three months, and
duing the week ending August s2nd
held IN meetings blessed 10 children,
baptized and distributed 81 books be
sides other work The Elders are all
we'll and are awiking to their abilities.
Elder Oldham aud had the pleasure
7 OF calling at the office OF Hon J Stany-
anc Wilson, Congressman from South
Carolina, ON Monday September 7.h,
/ aud having a very pleasant conversation
/ tor about iorty minutes. Mr. Wilson Is
| a very pleasant man, agreeable to all
/ visitors, halls his callers with an open
/ hearted handmade and Come IN,
/ gentlemen" lie has keen blue eyes,
/ weighs about $50 pounds, Is about five
feet six inches high and Is as lively as a
/ rubber ball. lie said lie was quite well
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J representatives aud found them inielli'
genila pleasant men; said he thought
We would be agfeeabiy surprised ia can.
Wasting Sparltnbufg city and county Ia
our reception II we conducted ourselves
as gentlemen,
The News Is welcome visitor.
The names and addresses OF Elders
ate as follows;
s. +. Oldham. a. y. Smiih-Ridge-
way, Fairfield couniy. South Carolina
| J. w. Parker John A. Gordon
Blaeksburg, York county, South Caro-
lima.
o u. Subway. n. co,tim-Rocl
Hill, York county.
Morris Wilson, John Bond-Unlon,
Union county.
a W. Buckwalter. J Martin-Grecn'
vile, Gfcenyillc county
a. w Wright, G.. a. Namey-Plck'
ems, Pickens county.
]. b, Green, II charlottesville,
Laufens county,
+. II. Haskell, c. v. Call-Abbeyille,
Abbeyillc county.
| ID. a. Wileox, B. {. Cha,eldin, New
berry, Newbery county.
! 7. n. Gnyman, J. Stevenson, Knott
MIL, Omngchufg county.
l. a. Fnillips. Alma Millet-Windsor
Aiken county.
T. ]. Yates X. Chamberlain Camden
kotshaw county,
] II, Whitney. II. l.. Smyth-Fores
ton, Clarendon county
{. q. Patterson. A. Keah-Lake City
Williamsburg county.
]. a. Forte, l.. r. Andrews Ben
netlsyi.le, Marlboro county.