Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-09

wonder that Lougfellow should dream
hiH delightful tliawatha.
The Red man has been crowded Tar
to tho north and a city Of 100000 now
elbows It's way forward for IL 'front.'
place In the onward march " progress,
The Missouri no longer flows idly over
the ST. Anthony falls. but some OF 10
IL made 20 do duty iu making Hour in
some Of tho largest mills iu the world,
From it, hcadwutrra, 10 carries logs,
by the millions annually which are
made into lumber IN Immense saw mills
near the city. Rich farm lands fadi1te
IN every direction, pouring their wealth
Into the city. and three thousand
crr1merios throughout the state con.
tribute 70 Increase the general volume
OF wealth.
II IL no miracle that city 20 happily
situated should progress by bounds ana
draw unto Itself an ever increasing
volume ~ trade and wealth.
In this city then, some seventeen
Lattof.dny Saint Eldcu met In thrir
Heml-annual conference on the dates
first named
The meetings were held In the
brotherhood Hall, c1rntr First Avenue
and Washington STREET The iirFt meet
Ing was called 20 orn.r 10y the prcsldcnt
~ the Conference. Elder j. a. Hume.
Saturday. 3. M. Elder ". T.. Cowlcy,
~ the Council OF Apostles. and the
president of the mission, Elder l.. \.
lNglsch. were among the visitors.
Elders Ensign and Cowlcy occupied
the time The latter dwclt ut lUngIh
upon the blessings and gifts uf tho
Holy Ghost and the necessity ~ minis.
tors having divine authority before
their acts were acceptable with God,
The Priesthood meeting was held
Sunday. 10 %. M, Elder l<clHch prcsid-
Ing After the administration of the
Sacrament. the general authorities N
the Church were sustained, also those
OF the mission.
The Assignment OF the Elders was a.
follows;
Smith. +. NJ. Winters, J. A Kofood and
J. Keller. 81. Paul. y. Miller ana g..
O. Westcrberg, q, c. Rcddcn and 4.
Wnrdcn. Albert Lea, John Beul and
a. \. Haws. a. Dudley and A. a.
stuart. Princeton. y. V. Ensign and
William a. Chadwick
Elder Hulme and Elder ], W, Sea-
mons were honorably released. Elder
John Hansen Jr was Transferred to
the Chicago field.
Elder Franklin Smith was then
named az the now president and given
two councillor. +. NJ. Winters aud II.
v. Ensign. These were sustained by
the Elders In their respective positions.
The Elders then reported their re-
sppctlvo fields. The outlook n more
promising than formerly Two years
ngo there were only two or three Saints
and "a few friends. now the books show
"a membership ~ %. The circle Of
friends has also been much widoucd,
The meeting at $50 y. m. was quite
well attended. The speaker were
Elders Hume and Kclsch, the latter
showed the inconsistent position or
those who tried TO disproyc the ucceH-
sity OF Apostles. Prophets ana the
Manifestations ~ the Holy Split.
Al y. M, the last meeting ~ the
conference, was held. About 100 greet
cd the speakers. Elder Hansen spoke
briefly. He was followed by Elder
COwley His sermon was most gladly
received by all, especially the Saints
and Elders
The Elders with one orr two cXcop-
tlous. are well and are much encouraged
in the resumption Of their lnbnrF. They
an unite In an expression OF thanks for
the News" J, A, HuLME.
President Of Conference.
JOHN HANSEN JR.
Clerk.