Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-16
In Kansas.
Huron, Atchlson Co.. Kan.
Dec. 9Th 1899.


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To the Editor:
The Elders OF the East Kansas con-
ference. OF the Southwestern States
mission, OF the Church OF Jesus Christ
OF Latter-day Saints. met In conference
on oct. n, 20, and 20. ut Weyman's hall.
Lawrence, Kansas.
There were In attendance nineteen
Elders, many Saints and friends.
Many OF the Saints came distance OF
one hundred miles to hear the prin-
olplcs OF the Gospel explained, and to
mingle with others Of their brethren
and sisters.
We all felt, 20 rejoice In the knowl-
edge OF the Gospel that has been made
so plain TO US. Some people look upon
the principles OF the Gospel US being
ahroudcd In mystery. Far better for
humanity would II have been had the
Lord not revealed sacred laws than to
Bhroud them In mystery.
The Elders left for their respective
fields OF labor on the 2tth OF October
II, u. Van orden. our conference
president, is located at Laurence, head
quarters for this conference.
our field OF labor lies In that tract
of country over which 30 many OF those
sturdy pioneers wended their way to-
wards the unknown West. Not far
from where am writing. say. ten miles
east Of here, IL place which is now
known ns Mormon Grove" Here. so
we arc told many faithful Saints sue
cumbed TO that dreaded dlseafe. cholera.
one. Nate Il. Howell. remembers.
though only a boy ut the time. seeing
| the people pass In every conceivable
| conveyance. Wagons. carts, both
| road and hand. passed between his
| fathers house and barn In n continuous
stream. lie showed US the old salt
Lake and Atchlson trail.
While we have been laboring In this
| section OF the country, we have often
| times felt that we were enjoying a
| privilege in passing through country
| once traversed by n band known as
| "Latter-day Israel"
| We feel that the time Is not so far
| away when Gods chosen people may
| again traverse this land but under very
| different circumstances TO those nifty
| years ago. We feel that we have had
| fair success since this conference was
The East Kansas conference was or
| gnnlaed May 30. iShS. At that time only
| two or three members had been bap-
tized In this section, AT the present
| writing there are seventy-two MEM
bers In the conference and our work.
| Ing force In better now than II has been
| before. We have had six nccesaions to
| the church since conference. We may
| have few ups and downs, but what
| Elder does not7 We realize that the
| darker lile clouu, tHt hhoie ieu'ehN "H'
| be the sunshine.
The crusade. that has been recently
inauguratcd against the Mormon
| Church ostensibly In defense OF the
american home" In not working as the
coterie OF sectarlan preachers In Utah
desire. God has said He Will prove that
| His wisdom Is greater than the cunning
| OF the adversary, and It Is yindicated In
| this new crusade. The adversary ana
| his host OF aides desire to crush. II pos
slblc, the Mormon" doctrine. They
do not want IT brought. II they can
help Il, before the public eye But the
thing they are doing brings II into
greater prominence than the efforts OF
5000 Elders could dn.f
But It does look Just a little ridicu-
| lous, to n person not
Bound meath the cruel weight OF idle
vampires,
Draining their llfe's blood
to see people blind to the corrupt condi-
tlon OF things around them. They
wade knee deep In the sloughs OF social
impurity. while vuinly trying TO tip toe
themselves Into position to gaze over