Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-18

Kansas CITY, MO,
March st. 1880.
To the Editor;
Since last reported the mission cone
ference therr has tranapirsd several
events worthy ~ motto. one was the
assembling together. last August. ~ all
the Elders In the state. their MEETINGS
NJ Kingston. the present county scat
~ Caldwell county, and tho tflp % the
site 81 Far West q place familiar. IL
least In name. 10 MI i.ntirr.dny Saints.
and one 10 which the mind ~ ovcry ftu.
dent 81 Church history Il sure g &C
cnrionaily revert White there We visit
I'd the Temple lot and upon that sacred
spot seventeen Elders stood and at the
same time sounded their voices In
praise 10 poi. both In song and prayer.
for the privilege then bcing enjoyed
ana for the blessing that nH a people N
the same faith We arr not called upon
to tuffcr. ~ ana those who formerly
lived In that vicinity. Around the
same rock upon which the late Prophet
and leader. President Woodruff. was
ordained an Apostle. We stood and
without fear ~ moleatntion sang the
hymns. Praise 10 the man who come
muned with Jehovah" and 'We thank
Thee. Dod. for n Prophet. etc" A
contrast indeed to what II was sixty
years back, when for fear ~ mob yiu-
lencc the Apostles must assemble In
the night while the enemy slept ana
dirperrc before the dawninr ~ morn.
while now We ~ where and when We
please.
Six weeks later than our meeting at
Far West ". all visited omaha, mot
the Nebraska Elders In conJolnt con.
ference. saw the exposition and then
returned ~ Missouri and took ~ our
lnborH for the winter In different cities
OF ths ftntc. continuing the same until
the fourth of February. when We once
more met together for conference. this
time AZ Independence. jackson county.
owing partially nj least 10 the cx-
IRENE cold weather then prevalent. our
meetings were rather Shiny attended.
but for all that We had AN enjoyable
time together and at our Priesthood
meeting. which was held az Kansas
city. after all the Elders had expressed
themselves. t'idr~ keisch spoke for
some time, giving counsel and inutruc-
lions FOR the guidance 81 the Elders.
Since our conference We were granted
the privilege of holding meeting In The
h"orRanixed Church building at Indie
pendence. providing they b. allowed Ia
ask questions and make replies 60 what
we might say. This We agreed 10 and
under such conditions hold nvc meet.
insn With a full house NJ each. ami
believe the impression made upon many
'zlon'a Ensign" their church paper.
NJ that place, In giving a rvi.nri 81 nur
meetings, while claiming "a victory Tor
Themselves and denuunclnF our post.
tlon. concluded the article with tho fni.
lowing The Elders ~ the Utah
'hurch arr annhle, pleasant mon To-
talk 10, and their department through
the trying experiences they were forced
To face. In the criticism N their position
WAS fcntlrmhnlN ana Cummrndnhlr
aud worthy ~ better cause"
The EldrrH can ~ present b. found
al the following addresses. ". ~. 40.
rood, J. r. Moses. ". ~. smith ana \
= Holt, ~. Joseph y. ! Trmriilng.
~ Hansen, A. Rclrcr aud A. g.. Jensen.
Sednlia. W, W. Howard NJ. Muuiinn
", \. Pace and J, Olsen. kirkHtilie, A.
". chambcns, n. u. Wilson. r. A. Az.
lett. =. ~. cox, H. J. iianrca and ]. q.
Jensen. Kansas CITY. Mo
y, H. NADER.
President Missouri Conference.