Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-06
ELDER TEMPEsTs REPORT
Sends An Interesting Account OF Affairs
In aud Around Anae0ada,
Montana
ANACONDA, Montana,
Feb. 9, 1897.

Feb. 9, 1897.
To tho Editor:
Perhaps few lines from Montana
Will be peruseu with interest by a large
class OF your readers. i find the
missionary letters are apxlonsly read
by those who are interested In the
work of GOO on earth, no matter by
whom they are written, or from what
part OF the earth they come.
A few years ago i one had prophesied
hat the state OF Montana would soon
become useful and pleasant field for
missionary labor OF our Elders, such a
one would have heen counted foolish
in the extreme. Yet, this is the stats
Of affairs here. AiTeady there are Six
Elders actively at work.
Elders @. J. Black anu Geo. s. Young
are at work in Jefferson valley. They
have been laborlng there Tor the pact
three weeks anu meet with no serious
distractions, EXCEPT, perhaps, the low
Stage OF Fahrenheit thermometer,
which registered uurlug the late "coli
enap" down in the 30's below. As.
rule, the people treat The Elders kIud.
ly and listen TO them as they relate the
story OF the Gospel OF jesus Christ.
Whether any obey the same or not is
for the future to develop.
Elders f. Ii, Mason aud w. Thorn
ley are at present isboring Ia Butte
and vicinity, where they have been
Tor the past two mOntha or more meet
ing with no great opposition. Their
Lahore have been 70 warn the people OF
their duty to God and to obey His
mandates; preaching at the fireside
and in public as occasion preeeuteI H.
SELF. The good eeeI Gown We. may
tind ieItive soil in which - develop.
Elders Willard johnson anu the
writer are at present IN Anaconda,
doing their mite in spreading The
truth there anu in the surrounding
country.
since this mission was opened last
summer, a good work haa been accom-
plished. A large and flourishing
branch has been organized; also Sam
Jay school with average attendance OF
about thirty, well oflicered with de-
voted, constant WORKER, and well
supplied with books, ETC., for its use.
The school is conducted on the
graded system. anu Is trying to con.
form to the cOunsels OF the authorities
in these things.
The Sunday services are held In a
large room at the head OF Alder
street, which the Saints ront. Scho oil
at 10 a. m.; Sacrament meeting at .
p. NJ, anu regular preaching service
al 1850 y. M. The evening meeting
are being attended more largely by
non-Oelievers than formerly and some
are inquiring after the Gospel.
Previous to the recent very cold
weather We have had Elders visit
Deer Lodge valley, holding public
mestings ami visiting from house t.
house with good prospects. la fact
there are severaI pi cea o, worship
anu school houses opened to the
Elders, which will be- accepted as
soon as the weather gets settled, o.
IL IS sgle to travel.
Sunday, "a, President T. +.
Ricks paiu us visit, arriving here IN
tine midst OF Montana blizzard. He
stayed with US two dsye, giving the
saints and Elders encouragement and
counsel in their LAHORE, leaving sup
ply OF tracts and other Church works
to assist in spreading the Gospel. He
spoke very foreibly OF the conduct OF
members OF the Church coming here
from Utah anu elsewhere anu moving
away again, leaving their debts un.
paid, as some had done heretofore.
The speaker said ouch acls OF diehones.