Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-15
sOUrHERN CALIFORNIA.
Good Report of ihe Progress OF the
Work fhere.
GAN DIrcn Cal,far..;a

Work Ihere.
SAN DIEGO, California,
April 10th, 1897.
To the Editor:
Elder E. H. Nye, president of the
California mission, in company with his
wife and five Elders, arrived in the
Southern California conference. and the
party was Joined at Los Angeles by e.
ders laborlng in that city and vicinity.
reaching here April 25th, where every
thing was in readiness for regular semi
annual conference, which convened
April 25th, at 10 o'clock a. m. Three
meetings were held, with larger at
tendance than at any previous confer
ence.
Alter opening exercises, Elder 2. T..
Wright, president Of the conference
NOV released to return home), made
welcoming remarks, and reported the
conference IN prosperous condition.
He stated that the morning and alter
noon services would be devoted to read
ing general reports by Elders from the
various helds, which plan was carried
out.
Elders ]. D. Irvine and w. c. Horsley,
who had been laboring in San Diego
and Los Angeles, respectively, reported
| that difficulty had been experienced in
| getting people to the halls, which condl-
ton had suggested street preaching as a
direct means of preaching the Gospel,
and an indirect way OF filling the halls
! on Sundays. The suggestion had been
carried out, and street meetings had
proved successful. Large, intelligent
audiences, approaching The hundreds,
had listened with profound and respect
full attention, anu the fruits had been
manifest in the disappearance of much
| prejudice and the acquisition OF MANY
friends. Some bap,isms were directly
attributable to this class OF work.
Elders German f. Ellsworth and C.
r Harding, whose labors for the past
| six months, had been confined mostly
to Orange and San Diego counties, re-
| spectively, where they had travelled
without purse and scrip, made very flat
tering reports relative TO ih- mode OF
travelling pursued As they journeyed
from town 10 town appointing and hold
| ing meetings, they were usually received
with consideration and sympathy suffi-
Gent 10 prevent them from suffering for
necessities. They were elated over
their experiences.
Elders Charles Brown. ]. s. Berry. E
| "A. DuklUldllt JUN 1 ollllU, WIZARD
Scowcroft and L. NJ Whitesides made
reports which were satisfactory and
CRAFTY ing, as was also those OF the pre-
vious speakers. Each report was char
| acterized by powerful testimony to tie
! divinity OF the cause rep esented.
The general Church authorities were
sust7ired, a were the mission authors
| ties and officers.
| I. ID Irvine was appointed to succeed
p. + Wright as conference president,
and Miss Louise Edwards received the
appointment OF { ERIK
| A large and attentive aud Hence greet
ed us in the evening TO hear T. der N, e
on "Prophe cies fulfilled" He quote d
prophecies from Revolutions, Malachi
and Isaiah, relative 10 the restorat on,
appearing OF the Savior to His temple,
the gathering of Israel and the estab-
fishing OF the mountain OF the Lords
house; and, with invincible logic proved
their literal iufilment. by facts con-
ne ted With the history oil The Church
Of Jesus Christ of Latter-jay Saints.
a commendable feature OF the con-
ference was the duets and solos, so well
rendered by Sisters Scowcrou, Wright,
Cooper, and Brothers Scowcroit and
| Smith.
! A very delightful sociable was given