Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-24
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The second annual reunion u
the returned Elders Of the East
Tennessee conference was held az
Orantsvillc. In Toooie county. Saturday
and Sunday. September nth and islh.
There wcru present. tho following III
dora most OF whom were accompanied
BY thcir families:
Thomas W. sloan. ]. Golden Klmhnil
and Moses W. Taylor ~ salt Lake cltyi
VIM. l.. Hays ana John II. Halliday. %
Pleasant Grove; VIM. Spry, Robert II.
Judd and Albert narrus of urantavlllo;
John A. icvan. Joseph G. Orme. Tooele.
Byron w. Brown, iNhl. John e, Hcr-
toch. Ritter. J. H. Woodward. Wells
VILE; Nathan Tanner IT., and John v.
iHuth. ogden. A. w Ensign. brigham
city. George ~. Williams and Andrew
u. Helm. MIN Greek.
The Elders outside Of Tooeie county
had gathered In Salt Lake City the
evening before, and early Saturday
morning took the wcsihound train Tor
Half-Way.lipuse. ~ shat point they
| were met by Elders VIM. Spry. Robert
II. Judd and a number ~ their friends.
/ with teams. 10 take the visitors .,
Orantsvllie. where they were soon iocat-
ed among mutual friends.
AZ pm. the INT meeting Of the re-
union was held In tho Ortnttvlilc meet
Ing house. Here the Eidrfu sang ana q .
lated missionary experiences b those
assembled. while they In turn Furnished
brass band music. choir ana solo sing
/ ing. After meeting an adjournment was
/ taken 90 the pleasant and commoii1u1
/ home Of Elder spry. Thcrc. on tho lawn.
under gigantic weeping willows where
rtfraahmeuta were served. the Elders
| were strongly reminded OF their confer
encc gatherings on the gwen ana In tho
woods of the South. In the evening the
people u GrtntHylle had prepared a
party IN their large hall. where all
Joined In making the Elders feel that
they were welcome. All restraint WAS
thrown on. all fclt that they weri
| brothers and sisters, and, In innocent
onioyment, all learned 10 feel that u
WAS guod 10 b. there.
sunday morning was passed IN visiting
| the GruntHylllr sunday school, ably pre-.
sided over by Assistant Superintendent
Albert Erickson. after which a hurried
drive took the visitors 90 Toocle. where
meetings were held ~ $3.50 and 1870 pm
The Elders related many ~ their eN-
pcrioncca, some amusing. others faith
| promoting. The Spirit Of God was
poured out In abundance and words Of
comfort and Inspiration lowed from tho
lius ~ those who addressed the nTHem.
| hled Salrss. A visit 90 the vineyards
Of Tooele was a pleasing feature n ths
| afternoon.
Monday morning the Elders met a,
the residence - Elder Joseph G. orine
and held buslneFr meeting. tn, Of
fcera 81 tho rdHt year were rc-eleci-
cd. they being Thns. W. Sloan. prcsi-
deut; VIM. L. ilaya vice-presldeui;
John II. Halhday, secretary and treas
Z A null HHHaH a a.
draw up letter from the reunion n
Elders 10 their friends and acquiini'
nnccs IN East TenncHsss and North
carolina, expressing appreciation II
Kindness shown IN years plsi when
thrasTlders Travelled Though the hllls
and hollowH % the Cumberland noun
tains. Letters of regrct and wei wishes
were read from a numbar 81 br,thrgr
living o. yaroua parts Of the state, tn
gathering thOn merKtd into tcstl'
mnny meeting In which a rich portion
OF the Holy Spirit was enjoyed. some
o. the fim1nlrH borne, particularly
thoss Of the sisters. lCfi not a dry ey'
among those present. The SOY and hap
! pinasa OF this reunion can scarcity b
described. Love and affection heamnl
from che eye % every brother a. cacl
oinsped hands and Joined In singing III
| songs Of Zion. the songs that had uiici
won him a meal and bed In the South
Truly Il was a feast % rplritual rr
treatment one that no East TenncsHe'
Elder can aff1rd % miss IN the future
Nor can 100 much be said Of the hos
pltallty OF the SAINTS 90 uranisville ans
Tooeie. A. one sister eNpref "a II
"Had we been kings and que no thel
| could have treated Us no bsiicr' n
Elders VIM. spry and II. II, Judd o.
| OruntsyiHe and Joseph 9. orme ans
J1hn 4. Bovin 90 Tuoele, as wei NJ
10 the officers. Is due much Of thc cred
IL Tor the success of the reunion. II wa
unanlmlusly voted % hold third ~
union next year. time and place 10 b.
named By the officers,