Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-01
CHAs CoLLETT
II. A. GROVER
THE oALIroaNI. CONFERENCE.
Interesting Report of How The Elders
ars Progr, ssing rhcre.

Rrs Frogr' ssing Eh-re.
The Northern conference OF the Cali.
iornia mission convened according to
appointment sunday, April nth. The
Elders began to co ne in from their fields
OF labor about Friday. Saturday even
ing they divided into groups and held
meetings on the streets. preaching the
Gospel and advertising the conference
There was also meeting oil the Mutual
Improvement ASSOCIATION, which was at
tended by The visiting Elders.
Sunday at 10 a m, conference was
called TO order by Elder E. II Nye,
president oil the California mission.
Many Of the Elders reported the iesul S
of their labors in San Jose, Monterey,
FL Dorado, Amador, Latrobe, Napa,
S icramen o, San Benito counties They
stated that the work was progressing
and the people were becoming more
favorable to the Gospel.
The afternoon session opened at p.
IN. The general officers OF the Church
were unanimously sustained; also Elder
L. II. Nye, as president of the Caifor-
mia mission. Elder Willard Scowcrot
was su ,tained as president oil the North
ern conference. and Florence 7 Raw.
linson was chosen secretary, both by a
Further missionary reports were heard
from Monterey, LaIobe and San Fran.
cisco.
Elder Joseph Hansen stated that God
had blessed him in his lanors while
travelling without purse or scrip in Mon
terey county, and he had mad an exceed
ingly happy time. He and his com.
panon, on their arrival at Silinas dedi-
Gated the county to the Lord, praying
, that He would guide them that they
might accomplish the most good. They
had made many friends and the people
were favorable TO them. They had been
guests at the finest hotel, and they had
walked in the silent hours OF the night
alone with God; they hsd not gone
hungry, though their food had been
most varied. The speaker further test
fed OF the powers OF healing and OF
prophecy and related instances OF each.
Elder w. L. Stoker briefly reviewed
the apostasy, including the period OF the
Reformation, the landing OF the settlers
in America, the establishment OF the
Constitution OF he United States, an in
spired document paving the way for the
usheripg in OF the las; dispensltion OF
the Gospel OF peace. And he pointed
out that as soon as the Priesthood OF
God was revealed through the Prophet
Joseph Smith, the Evll one renewed his
attack upon the Church, Elder S.oker
related some OF the prosecutions and
trials the Latter-day Saints had gone
through, the journey across the p ans,
and their arrival in the valleys of the
mountains, then barren desert; Row
they had built up the State, until Uah
was a grand monument OF the industry
II al a
iavorably with her sister states.
During tue evening meeting, Elder
Loveless delivered a brief ADDRESS on
the necessity OF men being called by
revelation to preach the Gospel ami
to ofliciate in the ordinances Of the
same.
Elder Henry Peterson, by request,
spoke upon the subject of 'tTaveilng
without purse or scrip" aud related
some Of his experiences OF the past
four months oil travel The speaker
| said that several OF the Elders, in talk
ing with their president, l. III Nye, and
with Elder Elias A. Kimball, president
of the Southern $ atts mission, who ac-
companied him, became imbued with
| faith IN travelling without purse or scrip,
and volunteered to start out in this
way. Among these were the speaker
and Elder b. J. Bennett, his companion
Tney gave up their work, went to
| their new field, San Benlto county, and
there started to work They were total
| strangers there, had not a cent in their
| pockets, and no friend but the Lord on
whom to rely. The first work they did
| was to FIND secluded spot and there
in fAsilg and payer they dedicated
| that country to the Lord and asked His
| blessing upon it From the time they
! entered upon the ir work I'LL they came
to conference they were abuudinIly
/ prospered in their labors. They held
mlre meetings and preached too mucl
| larger audiences than ever before in
| their missionary career; halls and
| churches We re opened TO diem, and dur
ing lair weather they had the privilege
| OF preaching every evening. They
never wanted Tor home aud kind and
hospuable friends to administer 10 their
wants, and were in every way bet er pro
vdeu TOR than wren hey iurniSLed tueir
| owe expenses. They had had the
| privilege OF preaching to scores OF kind
iamle, around the tire-side, and the
time thus spent, the speaker de, ayed
was the most satisfactory and most en-
| joyable Of his ms, iurary lie lie tesli
he'd mat the Elders could travel in Cali
foruia in the LORDS way and do more
good, and that God is willing aud able
10 Keep His promises 10 US II we have
sufficient faith to place our trust in Him
TIE gteat promises Of The Lord are iul.
filed 10 the servants OF God who believe
them. The speaker stated tina many
Elders are succt s,ful now in travelling
without purse and scrip, an h ped that
in the near future every + der wuu d
volunteer TO do the same.
FLORENCE I. RAwLiNsoN,