Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-02

March IS, 1895.
To the Editor;
The Northern Indiana Conference
was held here In the magnificent court
house on the IL, 10 and IL inst.
There are eighteen Elders now labor-
ing in this conference; besides these
about fifteen Elders from the southern
Indiana Conference. Elders l.. a.
Kelsch president, and Jos. II. Carbon,
secretary of mission. were in attend
ance.
on Thursday evening, previous to oui
conference, we divided up into two
companies, went upon the principal
street corners, sang songs ana mnde
announcements of our meetings. We
had 5000 hand bills printed. which
were distributed in the resident parts
of the city. our meetings being well
advertised, quite n number OF people
came out TO hear what we had to tell
| them.
A number of Elders spoke upon the
beauties and the consistency of the
| Gospel as taught by the Latter-day
Saints, and bore their testimonies TO
the truthfulness OF the same.
Monday morning. Priesthood meet
ing was held In the state building.
| Here the Elders wer assigned their
fields Of labor for the commlng sum
mer Each Elder gave n short ac-
count OF the work done during the past
! winter. From the reports given. some
| fields are ready for the reapers, while
others do not show much signs for a
| crop at present.
| Some new fields are now being opened
and the sewers of the good seeds have
| gone forth with II renewed determine
| ton to do their duty. trusting in the
Lord that He will crown their efforts
with success.
Although we have not been privileged
Is ri =
| ing the past winter. we have been able
to make many friends, some of whom
are earnestly investigating, and pros
| poets are good for n number of bap-
tisms In the near future.
/ have often heard the Elders re-
mark that 1t Is friends before Saints
| This Is true and II Is necessary fol
every Elder to conduct himself in such
way that he may win the respect oi
all those he may come in contact with
a few weeks ago the Elders of this
| conference were looking forward to the
time when they could meet their co.
| lnborers again In conference and have
time OF rejoicing together tina,
time has come and gone. but 1t will bt
long remembered by the many Elders
who were present, for indeed. we had q
happy time mingling together. talking
over our many and varied experiences
in the missionary field We were treated
1
and state authorities. The use of tn,
court house and state building beinl
granted without charge. by theii
fruits ye shall know them" These OIL
Gals have proven themselves worth,
of all honors conferred upon them.
The assignments of Elders are as fol
lows:
John Foote and Geo. a. yelling. Geo
F.. Barton and VIM. o. Phelps, join
Phillips and Nels C. Nelson. Indiana
polls. Ind.
VIM. II. Andrew and II. Vaughan
Anderson. Ind.
II. s. Arnodson and j. T. Gabbott
Hartford, Blackford Co.. Ind.
]. H. Hale and w. w. Wright
Frankfort Clinton Co, Ind
A. a. Bramwell and f. b. Brooks
Kokomo. Ind.
j. l.. PARCEL and f. w. Passey, Tip
ton, Topton Coz. Ind.
j. L. Ellertson and Il. e. Sprague
Charlottesville, Ind.
The health of the Elders IL good.
Parties having friends In these part
and wish the Elders to call on then
addresses.
GEO. II. BARTON.
Clerk of Conference.