Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-01
from Inc Mission Fled.

From the Mission Field.
Elder David Archibald has returned
from a mission to Scotland. his native
country. tc enjoyed fair health ana
says his personal experiences were
very pleasant. Missionary work lH
being pushed forward with vig1r and
the results are becoming more salts
factory Elder Archibald left home
october 20. 1890. ami returned on Sep
tember s3rd.
Elder George H. Mnycock OF the
Third ward. this city. Is home from "a
Misnlraipni and Texas mission. lie
experienced particular pleasure among
the people OF the Lone Star state
whom he AYERS are very Intelligent and
h1Hpitablc 10 q fault. Eleven months
uf hia two and half years mission
woru spent Among them. the remainder
" bis miusion being devoted to worl,
IN M,Ha.saippi where h. was connected
with the nrcsldcncy OF the conference.
Elder John Martin Jr. u Wilson.
Weber county. who went ON "a mission
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unly o.. 1876 has returned hume bring
ing with him favorable rsporta uf tho
mi''iounry work being done In those
utatra.
Elder John A. Gordon Of American
Fork, and norond cousin VI General
John li Gordon Of Confcduracy fame.
returned % few days nEo from "a mission
oi nearly three years 60 South caro-.
linn, Die native state. Go lnborcd Tor
fifteen months In York county. whtre
hc was born and raised. lie sue
oeodcd IN bringing several persons into
the Church ana assisted Ia the bap-
tiHm OF a number morc. His mission,
ne says. was very pleasant one.
Elder y. J a. Jnques ~ the Nine
tocnth ward came home from "a mis-
sion tn Ireland a few days uru. Nils
flunnry work IN that country. he says.
u cgnlnoi almost exclusively % the
ranks lf the Pedestrians. Among tham
converts are being made. The prose
poets are brighter than for many years.
l.ldcr Jacques was absent from homo
about twcnty-clght months.
Elder Ncphl Bailey Of Monticello.
san Juan county. departed for n mis-
~. 1896 lie iaborcd la Liverpool all
~ the time and returned On the card
Inst lie declares that his cxperlrncc
wuH an that b. could desire aud that
the future n full u hope for Gospel
work In England
Elder John q. Llnford u Knyavilie
has returned home from the virginia
conference In which he has labprcd
since November .. 1895. The people
~ that state received him with to-
froshinE cordially. and be- was 10th
o. leave thcm. AcccfHlunn 90 the
church are being constantly made
among them.
Elder a. y. Rose OF Pennington ID
home from Mississippi, Tor which state
Dc loft Utah May 10. 1886. lie had
splendid health while away and returns
la the same fortunate condition. crate
ful Tor hin experience nnd Tor the god
Dc accomplished.
Elder David NJ, Guest u Miller. SAT-
LAX, county, returned yesterday from
mission N exactly two years In
southern Illinois. The people received
him kindly aud he enjoyed his work
thoroughly.
Elder Elias s. wlodrnn of this city
returned on the Goth Inst. from n mis-
sion % the Southern states. lie lott
home November .. 1895. and laborcd In
the East Kentucky conference. which
M 20 March 18Th took In n part u
West Virginia. Elder Woodruff pre-
sided over the conferences and reports
the work progressing nicely. with
many people exhibiting great eager
ness 20 hear the uorpcL In the COM
ference there are now seven Sunday
schools ana i've organized branches.
with two local Elders assisting In the
ministry. Elder John WoodmnnHce
" this city prealdoa over tho conference.
Elder Woodruff had good health and
returns feeling well.