Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-20

carbondale. Pa. Nov. IL lsg

Carbondale. Pa Nov. IL 1897.
To tn. Editor:
The Northeastern Pennsylvania con-
ference convened here on Saturday
and Sunday, November 9th and eth, I.l-
der d. II. gill, SEN. presiding.
Elder A. p. Kesler from Brooklyn,
N. Y. was present; also the following
Elders: Amos a. Fuller, Hubbard Tut
tie Jr., David Kingdom. John j. Ben
nett, Lewis II. Perry, f. @. Twede,
JAS. S. Lewis, Robt., C. Harris. John
L. Malcock and Philip Terrln. Elders
Geo. ii. Grow and j. Is. Waldron, who
We're recently assigned TO labor in
Bradford county. could not make II
convenient TO be with us
Priesthood meeting was held on Sat
urday morning at 10 o'clock. at which
reports We're given by the Elders. show
ing the results of their labors FOR the
past six months. Elder Kesler then
gave some valuable and encouraging
instructions and advised the Elders to
teach the Saints the necessity of OBJ
serving fast day, tithes and offerings.
The sentiment among the Elders
seemed to favor travelling without
purse or scrip, and they We're encour-
aged to do So
Five public meetings We're held in
Mr. Lowery's hall which was kindly
furnished us free of charge. The meet
ing on Saturday afternoon was de
voted to bearing testimonies by Elders
and Saints. The spirit of the Lord was
with us and many faithful testimonies
were borne to the divinity of the work
of God. At the evening session, Elder
a. y. Fuller spoke ON general and in
dividual salvation. Elder +. c. Twede
POKE on the atonement and the bene-
fits of the Gospel and showed that
unity was essential to spiritual prog
.,
resurrection, our relationship to Deity,
and the final judgment
After the administering of the Sac
rament In the Sunday morning meet
ing. the time was occupied by Elders
David Kingdom, H. futile Jr. and
d. II. Gill, who spoke upon the sub
jeots of authority. Church orgarza-
ton and the restoration of the Gospel
respectively. Elder Gill urged the
Saints to remember the sacredness Of
the Lords supper and keep the holy
covenants they had entered into.
At 2 p. IN. Sunday our spiritual feast
was again renewed and the souls OF
the assembled lovers of truth were
fed with words of inspiration as they
flowed from the lips of the speakers.
Elder Gill spoke of the second coming
of our Savior and chose for his text
Nal. 3: l, 2.
Elder Kesler followed. and proved
from the Scriptures and profane his
tory the apostate condition of Christi
nnity in general, tracing the degenera-
ton Of the primitive Gospel from the
days of the Apostles.
The meeting SUNDAY evening at
o'clock was attended by more straus-
ers than the previous ones, there be-
ing quite a number present Elder
Gill called attention to the fact that
the true disciples of Christ are sent
out in these days as they We're in His
day, and not for the sake of worldly
gain, but to preach Christ crucified
Elder Kesler referred to the compre-
hensiveness of the Gospel of Christ.
and spoke of pre-eXistence and other
topics.
Not only the Saints of Carbondale,
but other kind friends as well, exhibit
ed their usual kindness by assisting to
entertain the Elders while assembled
at conference.
Several changes have been made and
most of the Elders assigned to new
fields of labor. Their +. o. addresses
may be sent later.
u. r.. GILL SEN.
President Of Conference.
II. FUTILE JR..
Secretary.