Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-09


The conference Of the Elders inborlng
In Iowa was held I'm Painters hail, In
the city OF Dies Molnos. May eth t.
ith. 1895. commencing Mt 1880 p. IN. on
the eth There were present flitr|
Louis a. <cisch president of the
Northern States mission. Elder Joseph
r. Thomas. president Of the Iowa COM
ference. nfttcn travelling ELDERS besides
Saints and friends residing her.
Elder w. ~. Garner spoke ON faith
In the true and living Goi. lie was
followed by Elder T. u. Wallace. who
spoke on the Gospel.
Sunday morning at 10 am. Elder G.
J. Smith spoke on tuvclation. followed
by Elder Henry Bisoi ON the same SUBJ
icct. Elder H. o. Taylor spoke ON th"
necessity OF work IN connection with
faith. clearly nhowlnr that good works
nrc essential Elder J. I. Thomas
closed with o Few remarks or n general
character.
In the afternoon Elder Enos ormond
spoke. dwelling on the subject ~ nu-
th0rity from God. Elder David Rish-
ton spoke On the restoration ~ the Cos
pei Elder j. q. watts spoke on hap.
tiHm. Elder =. y. Mcclellan gave an
Interesting talk on the Book or Nor
mon.
At the evening meeting of the confer
once the time was occupied BY Elder
!. n. Thomas aud Elder KclHch. the
former speaking ON the subject of sal
walton for the dead. showing beyond
u doubt that the Gospel was preached
10 the dcnd. that they might be- Judged
according 10 mon In the ncnh, ana that
Il would be necessary FOR thom 90 live
according to the laws N God In the
spirit world after they Ind ioft the
ntnto ~ men dwelling in the flesh.
Elder iSelsch followed ON the same
subject ana other thlnrs M the nature
~ testimonies relative 10 the power ~
God manifested through His servants.
and bore hlH testimony 60 the truth NJ
the Gospel taught by the iattcr-dny
Saints. revealed 90 The world through
Joseph the Prophet.
Monday morning az . q. m. tho
Elders assembled in Priesthood meet
Ing. nt the same place, whore nm en-
ioynhlp time was had The Elders an
spoke. expressing their ioy 40 their
lnhorH and reporting the various fields
whore they have lahorcd the past elk
months.
Elders James y. Coon and Isaac
Coon 81 Pleasant Green. Salt Lake
county. Utah, were houUrnhly released
60 return home. Elder n. Garner.
whose eyes have glvon him considerable
count released 60 return home. up
ON further reflection Elder Garner has
decided 90 stay and III his
mission notwithstanding his niiilction.
and We all rejoice with him and pray
, the Lord TO bless him.
Elder Sclsch gave much good coun-
| sci and instruction TO all the Elders
relative 90 thclr iaburs. The general
authorities Of the Church were then
sustained by unanimous vote. ~ also
Elder Louis a. Kclsch. president ~ the
Northern states mission. ana Elder JOS
! onh Y. Thomas. president Of the Iowa
conference and Elder Thomas y. wal
lace Ms clerk.
The Elders then received their np.
p0lnimonta M follows
Elders David Rishton and Joseph y.
Anderson. Nlntun. Benton county. Iowa.
u. ~. Taylor and John q. Watt, Wa
teTlno, Black Hawk county, Iowa.
Thos u. Wallace and u. y. Black.
Clnrksville. Butler county. Iowa.
samuel y. Mcclellan and Enos or
mund, Marahalltown, Marshal county,
Iowa.
9. j. Smith ana J. W. whcndon.
Storm Lake nurnn Vista county, Iowa.
Elder w H. Gorncr viii labor In
Humboldt. Iowa, with an Elder soon
Tho work ~ the Lord II rolling on
ward and tho seed s1wn win bear ~
fruit In time, and that which falls Into
honest hearts viii serve 90 extend the
Gospel message, Tor h. that h warned
should warn hlH ncighhor. Tho way H.
being opened ana the Gospel viii reach
ne honest In heart, though "thc hcn.
then rngc and the people Imagine vain
.tFH."
Any saints having relatives or friends
In this state should furnish the names
ana addresses 10 tho Elders. which can
b. done hy communication with Elder
J. ~ Thomas, iila y, Court Ave. Des
Molnes, Iowa, who win furnish them 10
the Elders lnhnrlng IN their vicinity.
ana they viii bu Glad 10 call upon th0n.
Much good has thus been done already.
!. r. THOMAS,
President OF Conference.
T. d. WALLACE.