Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-14
South Colorado Conterence.
PuREDLo, Colo, Augusu, S, 1897

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To the Editor:
1t i; now little more than six months
I since the Colorado mission, IN charge
Of Elder John w. Taylor, was divided
INTO three conferences The Souh Colo
RADIO conference is presided over by FL
der John L. Wool ey, Of Centervl e,
Davis county; and under his direction,
some travelling Elders have been labor.
ing during the summer in the counties
OF Pueblo, Otero, Huerfauo Custer and
| Fremont Work in this conference COM
menced in January, in the city oil Pueblo.
| From its situation, Pueblo is the natural
heaquarters for all travelling Elders Of
the southeastern portion of the state.
| II is also on tue line OF travel to and
| from the San Luis va ley. Hence IT was
natural to suppose that some Saints
were making thus their temporary home,
| Such proved to be tue case AID, on lUne
22nd. 1897, the Pueblo branch OF The
| Church # lesus Christ of Latter day
| Saints was organz ID.
/ The Pueblo btaucl is presided over
by Elder JOHN J. Hart, who has enjoyed
| many ysars OF successful missionary
labor in England. In his work here, and
! in tne supervision OF tue affairs OF tue
branch Bother Hart is abb assisted by
| DlothciS VI. ~. S'uu, J. ~ summons,
! W. d and II. + Cummings These
brethren have been ordained Prizes S,
| and folm the body of acting Teachers.
Regu ar services are held every Sunday
in tue G. A. r. hall, as follows: Sunday
| school at 1880 a. M, Sacrament meet
/ ing at 2. and evening meeting at p.
m. In addition, cottage meetings are
held on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday evenings, and local Priesthood
me ting on the first Monday evening of
each month. The membership OF the
branch is fifty-six aud tue enrolment in
/ the Sunday school is thirly-six.
Not only are all the Saints who belong
to the biancn tithing payers, but they
are more than liberal in their treatment
Of the travelling ders, VINO are always
sure OF hearty welcome when they
come TO town. A wonderful spirit OF
harmony prevails, and at many { the
meetings the gifts OF the Spirit are mani
ie.ted. There are few protested Nor
mons in Pueblo who have no, yet con-
nected themselves with the branch. 1t
seems that their principal objection to
uniting with the Saints, lies IN the fact
that they are not yet converted to the
law OF tubing. the branch is constantly
recruited by Saints who come here from
other settlements. Much interest also
has been manifested by outsi.erS in
studying the principles Of the Gospel,
and we have every assurance of several
ba9lisms within short time.
AS rule, the travelling Elders have
been kindly received in the counties and
cities where they have been appointed
10 labor. Not DULY have entertainments
been provided for them, but scnool-
houses and hal S have been placed at
their disposal, and The first sermon has
almost invariably elected an invitation
to preach again. The field has been
partially cdnvassed by missionaries Of
the Joseph,te church, and we have found
lev OF this persuasion on our travels.
Series OF meetings have been held in
the Arkansas valley. along the st.
Charles, in the valleys of the Wet
m. untalns, and along Beaver creek
During the present week, Elders
DAVIS and Smith are holding series OF
meetings in Florence, one OF the busiest
and most prosperous towns of the
stale. They canvassed the city without
opposition, and ihrous h the liberality OF
some OF the citizens, a large hall with
electric light was placed at their dis
posal Tor week, without expense 10
them. Wherever our Elders travel they
make many friends, and are especially
blessed in their endeavors to alay the
prejudice that heretofore has existed in
III minds 81 some, concerning their
neighoors in the West.
The Elders in The South Colorado
com; renee, with their assignments, are
as follows: President John T.. Woolley
and George A. Campbell, at large.
j. II. Grant Ir. and Charles Maun,
iueTiIuo county.
NJ. {, Davis and l., Smith, Fremont
County.
"; NJ. Wolfe and J. L. Egan, Custer
and Pueblo counties,
The work is opening wonderfully, and
there is a great demand Tor all OF our
Church publications. Instead of eight
Elders, tHen are needed in this con.
terence alone. The counties of Las
Animas, Baca, Otero, Powers and Kio-
we have not yet been visited
On Sunday last, Elder ] w. Taylor
visited Mannassa, In the San Luis valley,
lor me purpose OF organizing a new
conference, TO conduct missionary labors
IN ctnnet ton with the Saints of that
valley Accompanying him we're Elders
". I. Give, David NJ am, H. A. White,
n b Ensign and Fred Graham. OF
ne results OF this visit we have not yet
heard. WALTER NJ. WOLFE.