Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-12

JEFFERSON, December 9th, 1896.


JEFFERSON, December 9th, 1896.
To the Editor
Percbauce the readers OF the News,
may enjoy reading few notes from the
, labors OF an ambassador OF truth in this
part OF the LORDS vineyard. on the
Tst OF August, in company With nine
other Elders | bid adIeu to my home
and friends in the valleys of the noun
ialns and after a two days journey
through varying scenes OF mountain
and pain arrived at Kansas City. Here
spent a profitable week in visiting
places OF interest, one OF which was the
Temple Lot at independence.
on the 10th OF August, in company
with Elder Christopher Burton lr
OF kaysville, Utah, | came to Jefferson
City, which place we found TO be
beautiful and healthiul city oil about
ten thousand inhabitants. Ii is situated
midway between Kansas City and St,
Louis on the southern side of the Mis-.
souri, river. On majestic bluff rising a
hundred feet from the river stands the
capitol whose dome reaches two hun
bred and fifty feet higher and from which
a grand view OF rolling hills and thriving
farms interspersed with natures own
growth Of woods can be seen. One
mile east of the capitol is the state
penitentiary with its twenty-five hun
bred convicts. They are motley crowd
as they lille past you to or from dinner.
There are men and boys whose faces
look as innocent as when they lisped
their prayers at mothers knee; and
there are men whose countenances are
SO distorted by evil passions that they
appear hardly human.
"Mammon has led them on
MIammon, the least erect OF all the spirits
That fell from Heaven.
These meh, guilty or mistaken, crimi.
nal or unfortunate, are all, except des-
perate characters, employed in making
manufactured goods, chief among which
are shoes, brooms and saddle trees.
The women are employed in making tine
beautiful and stylish, striped clothing
for the men. The Lincoln Institute, a
commodious and well regulated college
for the "cnlled pussons' of the state, is
also located here.
We found a kindly disposed and
hospitable people here but were some.
what baitled by the political excitement
which was kept at fever heat by the
question OF removing the capital 10 an.
other city. On September the I2th we
had the privilege of bap,izing two hon.
est souls, brother and sister, into the
told OF Christ and now their aged mother
desires baptism. Our conference was
held at Uniouville, Putnam County. on
the 2Sth and 29th OF November. There
were fifteen Elders and nine Saints
present. We held six public meetings
Saturday and Sunday, and Priesthood
meeting Monday. The spirit OF God
was made manifest and the principles OF
life and salvation were dwelt upon in
plain but forcible manner by the several
Elders. We also received some
valuable instructions from our beloved
president.
The following officers were chosen
and sustained:-Elder A. l.. Kelsch to
succeed Elder Samuel q. Spencer as
president of the Northern States Mis-
sion; Elder Christopher Burton TO sue
coed Elder Eugene S. Hart as clerk OF
the Mission; Elder Bines w. Dixon as
president OF the Missouri conference,
and Elder Z. !. Liddle as clerk oil con.
ference. President S. G. Spencer and
clerk L s. Hart have been honorably
released. The Elders were appointed
their fields OF labor as follows:
b. w. Dixon and companion, Hanni-
bal, Marion county.
A. L. kelsch, c, Burton Jr. Will
liam + Butt and {. w Badger, qo4-E.
18th street, Kansas City, Missouri
George Done and companion, Louisian.
ma, Pike county.
John G. Evans and companion, Milan,
Sullivan county,
Thomas Loynd and J, w. Kay, St,
Joseph, Missouri.
{. II. Owen and Alex Watson, Nevada,
Vernon county.
Dauie Bodily and e. ]. Liddle, Jeffer-
son City, Cole county.
The Elders whose companions names
are not given are awaiting new arrivals.
am pleased to state that the work of
God is progressing very well in this city.
We have many friends and a number OF
earnest Investigators. We have adopted
the plan Of holding meetings al private
houses as the best means of reaching
the people. The few months | have
passedin the missionary field have been
the happiest Of my life and | would en-
themselves TO preach the Gospel in the
world for it is truly great and glorious
privilege TO become ambassadors OF
Christ
The News is always welcome
visitor. bringing, as it does. news from
our co-laborers the world over. am
your brother in the Gospel,
T.. J. LDDLE
Clerk Of Missouri Conference.
sdOa Hsport. From Florida.
CYPRESS, Jackson County, Florida.
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