Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-06
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will of Him who ruleth all things. our
hearts rejolced to welcome once again
our worthy brother Elder Mathe-
son, who was called from our midst to
labor In the Office nj ChattanouGu and
who has becn travelling the. past few
months in Elder H.. s. Kiuiball's ca
pacity through the several confer
ences and is now In our midst as his
representative.
Friday was spent In Priesthood
meeting and in preparing for the pub
lie meetings ON the morrow. AT night
the Elders and people assembled at
the pleasant home Of Mr.. w. ID. Bu-
ford, where n most enjoyable time was
spent in listening to songs. speeches
and recitatiuns.
Saturday Sept. 18th. after a council
meeting which lasted from 1880 till 10
O'Clock a. M. we repaired to n large
bowcry and found the people awaiting
our arrival. Elder McGreEor called
iho meeting to order and made a brief
explanation Of the object of the con-
ference. The services We're opened by
the Elders under the direction of Elder
| Felt. After the preliminary exercises
Elder Jas IL. Brown wua the first
speaker. His remarks We're upon the
! subject of faith. Elder Rodney II.
Ashby followed. He spoke on the cN-
istence OF God. Elder Ashby was fol-
lowed by Elder Ruben Alvord, who
spoke briefly upon the importance of
an understanding OF Gods character
and attributes. and of the principles
of the plan of redemption.
AT O'Clock p. m. services were
again commenced by singing and
prayer. The speakers We're Elders
Chas. Sperry and Geo. T. Wride. who
addressed the assembly upon the sub
Jects of The Attributes of God and
our Course In Life.
The people renssembled at 1880 p.
IN. Elder Moses JOrgensen spoke up
on the subject of faith, the moving
cause of all action. lie was followed
by Elder John Christensen. who
spoke from the words of Paul, by
grace ye are saved through faith, that
! not Of yourselves, 1t is a gift of God"
ON Sunday. Sept. 10, about 300 peo-
pie were in attendance at 10 o'clock
a. M, when Elder Brown called the
CONGREGATION to order. After the OPP
ening exercises Elder Joseph McGre-
gor ADDRESSED the people upon the sub
Ject OF the atonemont OF Christ, and
the Importance of obedience to the
laws of God Elder Chas. s. Haight
spoke upon the principle of repent
ance; Its position and Importance In
the Gospel OF Christ. The afternoon
services We're occupied by Elder Al
pert Matheson upon the subject of
baptism.
Services We're again held Mt 1880 p.
m. Elder Peter Nelson and Stunt.
Elmer r. Hinckley of the North Ala
bama Sunday school were the spenk-
ers. Their remarks We're confined to
the subject of the Holy Ghost.
On Sept. 20 the entire day was snant
IN council meeting. In giving In reports
ana receiving instructions from the
lips of Elder Matheson, and In listen
Ing to the testimonies of the Elders.
we, indeed, had time of great re-
1olcing and one to be long re,nem-
bered. The Elders were unanimous
IN declaring that they experienced the
power OF God more abundantly made
manifest than during our council
meeting.
Tuesday morning after Sacrament
meeting the Elders received their APP
polntments TO their fields OF labor.
Al 10 O'Clock services were held at
the waters edge, and Elder Matheson
led Sister Katie Elicit down into the
waters OF baptism and administered
that sacred ordinance. The weather
mas been clear and pleasant and ali
nature seemed to rejoice and give a
smiling approval to the proceedings
of the past few days.
WALTER II. SLACK.
Clerk OF Conference.
The following ore the names and nd
dresses OF Elders In the North Alaba-
ma conference:
Joseph i. MoGregor and s. ]. Callan,
Corinth. Alcom county. Miss.
James 70. Brown and Chas A. Sperry,
New Albany, Union county, Miss
Elmer II. Hinckley and Levi Gaylor.
lockwood, Franklin county Ala.
Chas. A. Laight and +. NJ. Miclkle-
sen, Florence. Lauderdalc county, Ala.
Edward II. Stevens and Sidney Rey-
nolds, Holly Springs, Marshall county,
Miss.
Ernest Kicks and James stanworth,
Athens. Limestone county, Ala.
Rodney y. Ashby and N. II. Tanner.
Ripley. Tippah county. Miss
Geo. d. Wride and New Elder. Cor
NTH ,Alcom county, Miss.
o. /. Martin and Frank Tohnau.
Hamilton, Marion county, Ala.
James a. Lee and George Parkinson,
New Albany, Union county, Miss.
John Christensen and Samuel Hep
worth. Tupelo. Lee county, Miss.
a. T.. Cranney and Frank Balin,
Tuscumbia, Colbert county, Ala.
Jesse X. Wheeler and II. *. Cranney,
Jasper, Walker county, Ala.
Walter II. Slack and Geo. A. Smith.
Russellville. Franklin county, Ala.
Ruben Alvord and Geo. +. Taylor,
Pontotoe, Pontotoe county. Miss
Edward Reid and Asa Chase, Sena-
tobia, Tate county, Miss.
Jos S. Bellows and Edwin Penrose,
fernando. Des Soto county, Miss.
Arthur J, Smith and Joseph skeen,
Aberdeen. Monroe county, Miss.
Jorgensen and New Elder, OXFORD,
La Fayette county. Mies.
Peter Nilsen and D. p. Felt, Iuka,
Tishomingo county. Miss.
Geo. T. HIM and q. NJ. Matthews,
Huntsville. Madison county. Ala.
Yours Truly.
JOSEPH + McGREGOR,
JAS, Il. BROWN.
Con, Priest