Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-17
lREPoRTED BY ARTHUR WINTER

great reason to be thankful to the Lord
Tor he favor that He has shown unto
u.s. aud for the prospects that we have
concerning the growth of His work
There is everything to encourage us as
people. There is every reason to be.
lieve that the Lord is with us, and that
He looks with lavor upon Zion. think
it is scarcely too much to saw that the
work of God was never in more pros
porous condition in many respects, than
il is at present. From all paris of the
world, where the Elders are laboring,
good reports come Of their success.
From the imperfect statistics that we
have land we are trying TO improve these
all the time, we learn that upwards oil
ten thousand souls have been added to
the Church during the year. In the
United States the work has gone for
ward with con. iderablc rapidity. 1t is
claimed that in the Southern States
ainne thar. b,y,. bec- ,,,ora so,,is oddod
~. ,,L,,..t, -. - ~ ~
"'e o"'' VI "Ia'i III an ''ie european
MISSIONS But Elder Anthem III. Lund,
who has recently returned from presid-
inc over ,h. E,,,one,, ,,,;.,;o, ,;to,
'N'
AUNT tnat 'he E'aers nave been more
successful in the Southern States than
they have in Europe: for. IN propor
t;on IN tho ,r,,b.r 81 ria. oo,,ad =,
.i,1.'II-.',- " sas"heu !"
Tue ministry 'hey nave baptized more to
the Elder IN Europe than in the United
,,,o.,,,. 80 -,
mo'uS VI ".en''or' "nu SHOWS mat the
Elders IN Europe are industrious and
successful also. Before the close Of the
present vear il s exrsc,eI Tho, in ,ha
r.',.. '''' VI ''ne
'ou'heth states $50 sunday schools Will
be organized there are nearly 100 al.
ready in operation. and by means of
these n graa, ur,t, is bo;,,o A., -
% 'e"s uoh1, "nu
many are oelhg lndoctlnated with the
principles OF the Gospel
The Eastern State; mission. az re
nor,ed bv El5er Samuel w p;,h--i.
~. ~. >.a''''-' N'"-'us-
~; mno ,'aS JUS letutneu, Is very proml5'
Ing ,mss,Ju' amu 'he UtopaoiIi'y Is that |
many sous VIII be ADDED TO the Church +,
'ieie uu' t'ls 'his coming season dis |
PoNu'on Is man lssted on Inc part OF |
gteat many 10 investigate, and the cry |
ionh 'na' ml,,s'on, as Itom az the mis- !
a.ons' ~ wan more heip, send
~, us ,"oie t'Lueis' we Sathot M the calls
Pi ai We maNe mr h,utrs; Bother
n.,aius mas neen lauoflns III mat mis-.
son no" ior UPWARDS OF Two years, and
as ecu Iu''e suecessiul IN gaining
1888 " uIs PUBIC prints, getting our
800, prOrS o;,'a,I newspapers, ana IN
,,,h,;e s "ei pt 'o'l tne minds oil
bas ~, o'ne! A'onzo r. Nesier
Brotber Richaras ''Ne 'e pace OF
RroIbetI an;s A K.t.,,
president Of the Nn,,berr . s ;suoing as
laSorinv in he Sonthern ' S.i,o Is sun
Brother Ephraim Nve il isborin,r H.
Calitornia, and ali ,lnse Isile,, 49,, ~
co.lahoreys ara ne,rnrn,;,,a, 80: 80 .,,eiI
Win gysa, .nrc. te''o''i'''s the'f outies
Elder Ado. 4
succeeded bv Eider Wi;i,in,, "S ~ 70 We
the nrssiderr,, ~ ,h ian; Jdek III
mission. wIirb is aIso ,.nidI,, e,iltoIy
In Colorado Elder Iohp w To,,in. LIZ
his associates have ,yith;n ,ha @ anu
,non,he ononoI ~ C "i 'ne Ilst lew
of tovns md ci,;o, 'p H. ~ Jumper
pra,ilving nro.nsc,s ~. n,a' STATE VIII, WIN
r. n Pnhs,,s ~ 90 sueeess' Eiaer
have been visiiin, ~, C ~ E,uets
citi,s Of The Eas, sni 1ihiiE oi 'ne large
therein ,h,t have a,,,sc,ad ; uleelnss
attention 49, NJ "'iaS.eu Widespread
CoIdan K;r,h,ii G noe' Elders j.
o,bs,s hana ,ieily w. Nalsoltt and
Sill other h,s,Sre,, ,ooo'lls IN luaho'
inc in Mon,ana IL 'I We, oeeh munster,
the neio hhnr;na s,a,.. o ,i VI these and
he n h,;SS, oses 'nee appears 10
manv sra,tered S,;n,s ~, uo"s soou,
lime have uarJa.nS s' who az 9lherent
body Of The Chnrch h ~, from, nUni 'ne man
regions msnv Of ,,bo s Iouhu IN these
renew ,hair e., m, are ANXIOUS 10
people "''p WIN 1ous
Their ie THE ro,;,o,h,. .,.,.
present lime ; in NJ r iealute at the
GosneI eli ,hronah ,t pIeaenihg OF the
II i The iai,,, 5, III Nsiious missions:
without nurse 81 ueis 10 travel
ali 10, ' INV ~n.n tne ialth OF the Elders
then, tn irsvel ;n nj, ' r 70 enable
have said thar miss,ornp', T.. anu some
have 10 cease In come -, ~ ~ y. Moulu
mad to depend unon ne n NO :, me Elders
lain them. but lrom all p ~ 70 sus-
where the Elders have nnrsnad ,hia ss .
Of travelling without p,,,sa an ms pan
they have reporled ,bat ,ho "pu scIlP, !
blessed them as never betnre L and ina, mas
IS disposition on The mari al ,i nv uleie