The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-05-05
; TEMPLE AND TABERNACLE.


Elder Ed. j. Wood, late president Of I
the samoan mission, &, preparing "a
new series of gospel tracts In the lam
guage Of that people
Elder +. +. Unite, who has been
laboring in Athens. the capital of
Greece, for short time had, by last
advices, returned to Coustantinople.
The meeting place Of the Saints In
London has been changed to Clerken-
well Town Hall, Rosebery avenue,
London, n. This is Il great improve
ment on the old place
The elders Of the church have com.
menccd laboring ON the Marquisas Is.
lands In the Great South Seas, under
the direction OF the president Ct the
Society Islands mission.
Elder Brigham Young is about TO
take trip south. but will return in
time TO be present at the family re-
union TO be held on the anniversary OF
the birth OF his father, June l.
President George O. Cannon left ON
April 30 for Washington, ID. c., on
business connected with the erection
of the new Federal building that is TO
be shortly erected in salt Lake City.
Elders John Henry Smith and NJ. II.
/ Cowley OF the quorum Of the twelve
apostles, left Salt Lake City on the
evening OF April rs, to attend a meet
| ing of the conference presidents and
other officers of the southern states
mission at Chattanooga, and otherwise
visit In that mission.
Missionaries writing from Meridian,
Kansas, state that the work In that
section OF the country is progressing
nicely and that the elders are able to
perform their work with less difficulty
than six months ago, popular feeling
having undergone vast change In
favor OF the church.
Elder l.. a. Stevenson, Of Brinton,
Salt Lake county, returned April 81.
lie has Travelled In Florida and south
ern Georgia, aud for year and a half
has devoted his time to Sunday school
work. Elder Stevenson says he has
enjoyed fair health and met with good
success. lie has gained an experience
he considers invaluable.
An Hawaiian correspondent says;
The elders and saints OF the Hawaiian
mission have enjoyed the outpourings
OF the Holy Spirit In the semi-annual
conference, which concluded here ut
Laie, April o. The house was crowded
to overlooking, there being between
four and Ave hundred In attendance.
Representatives from most all the
branches throughout the islands were
present, while Sunday schools, Mutual
improvement associations, Primaries
and Relief societies, from West Maui,
Honolulu and Waikiki joined with us
in making the good time we have had
The Sunday school conference OF the
San Luis stake OF Zion was held at
Manassa, Colo, April and .. There
/
school officers, Elders Karl G.. Maesei
and l.. John Nuttall. In the absence
OF Stake Superintendent Ira II. Whit
ney, who Is on n mission, First Assist
ant NJ. o. Funk presided. Reports
from the superintendent showed the
Sunday school work TO be In gooC
condition generally in this state. The
instructions given during the confer
ence by Elders Maeser and INITIAL
were timely ane very pointed.
The semi-annual conference Of thu
Sacramento branch OF the California
mission was held on Sunday, the iOtl
OF April. Elders from all parts OF tn,
, conference, which extends through
the Sacramento valley from Red Bluff
10 Fresno, began TO arrive as early a
: the Thursday before conference and oil
G Sunday eighteen missionaries wer
: present. Besides the elders gathered
: there were also many members VIII,
: came In from the outside counties u
attend the services. Many OF tn
q elders are 10 be released In the nea
a future and only these spoke, owing 4
!, the lack OF time.
The remains OF Elder David NJ. Mui
OF Beaver, who died few months age
while on a mission to Scotland, reaches
Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 20
in charge OF Elder Hector McQuarri
c Of st, George. The body was fol-
i warded the same evening to Milford 4
q the care of Elders Rulon $. Wells an
q Joseph w. McMurrin of the FIRST coun
e ell of the seventies, the deceased bein
at the time OF his death one the pres
= dents OF the Twelve Quorum OF Seven
n ties. Elders Wells and McMurrin wer
/, also the presidency of the Europea
5, mission at the time of Elder Muir
C death. Funeral services with apprc
a. pirate ceremonies were held at Beave
on Thursday, the s7th Of April.
It Conjoint Mutual improvement assC
y citation conferences will be held durin
10 May as follows; On 10 and IA of tn