Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-08
NOTES FROM NEW JERSEY.
Ten EmlgranIS From There Headed
for Utah.
work OF the EIders-sunday school
AttendaBce-UhrIstm nay
Festivities.
PEsTH AMLoY, New Jersey,
Jan. 3, 1896.

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To the Editor
Thinking few lines from this part
OF the vineyard would be Of Interest To
those at least who Lave friends here, l
submit the following:
First, we are having unusual
weather for winter; have had ui one
snow storm aud that not more than
one inch deep. The weather, IA rule,
Ia more like spring than winter, aside
from few days about the middle Of
December, which we're cold.
The work Of those engaged Ia the
missionary field In the Eastern states
IL meeting with some succass. am
Informed that durlng the past season
nearly forty have been baptized lutte
the Church OF Christ and many others
are almost ready 10 yield Obedience
The above number is not many when
one considers the millions Of people Ia
the mission. On the other hand, think
of only about ten Elders In the FIELD
and the result 10 quite encouraging.
There IL room toIay for at least nifty
good energetic Elders, and / tiust that
number will be- sent Ia the spring,
then the new yeat-'90-will ! trus.
show greater results.
The holidays passed pleasantly by,
especially CbrlslmAr, with US Ia New
Jefsey. On that day QUE SUNDAY
school rendered n very nice program,
consisting OF songs, speeches, Tsoita-
uons, olc., Ia which every member
took part, and what We lacked In mum.
bets was mads up In enthusiasm. A.
the close OF our program, which took
some two hours TO render, u subttan.
u,l present was given each pupil,
from n large, and, l think, ~ pretty a
Christmas tree ~ 1 ever saw. The fact
that helped TO cut and bring the tree
from the woods may have made me
appreciate II more.
Our exeroises we're held at the real.
dence OF Sister John Hornsly, and
added TO the above was most excel.
lent dinner, Al when forty four paT-
took Of the hospitality VI our genial
hUs,ssa. The uinner consisted OF tho
usual roast turkey, chickens, plum
pudding and everything One could
desire ON such an occasion. Aided ~
our pleasure, A. above noted, was the
presence OF our worthy president,
Elder Samuel w. Richards, aud his
good wife, as also visiting Saints from
Long Island and paris OF Nov Jeuey.
Our sunday school can boast OF one
tbing-but lew others can do, that IL
tho attendance. The report made
cut by our worthy supefin-
tendent, Elder Joseph HoTnsly,
shows an average attendance oi
ons hundred per cent Should visitors
DO added II would make a percentage
much higher, but he has only rockonol
enrolled members, all OF whom are nc.
tive and anxious to learn more fully
tue principles Of the Gospel.
On New YEARS. day ten Of our it'll,
Hook left for Utah, consisting o.
Brother James Hornsly anu family anu
Sister Monk Duffy aud family, thu
1ofmer intends engaging In the manu-,
factute Of friedrich, sewer pips aBd
tile, ut which he 10 AN expert, and
having spent some time last summer
In Utah looking up the clay best suited
10 his use, there can be- but it'll,
doubt OF his success there.i
Ever praying Tor the blessingso OF Goo
to rest upon those engaged In His work
with kind regards, 1 remain,
Iourn, etc.,
ARTHUR 4. BARNES