The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-02-17
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Elder W. J.. Worscncroft. Of Payson,
has succeeded Elder +. j. Wood as
president Of the Samoan ission.
The members Of the Y. VI. NJ. l. A.
o. urnntsvillc are getting up dram
attic entertainment to rcplcnish their
treasury.
Al the commencement Of the present
year there were IS elders and FIVE
sisters from Zion laboring in Samoa,
and 30 elders In New Zealand.
Elder uirina Whaanga, the New
Zealand chief who is now on a mission
10 his native country will probably re-
turn TO Zion 10 the early summer.
Elders r. s. llumphrics and Lewis
Faytcr, who have been laboring In the
Bristol conference Of the British mis-
sion. left Glasgow for home on Febru-
airy o.
Elder Alonzo +. Keslcr, Of the east
ern states mission, who has been visit
ing Great Britain. returned to New
York by the stcamship Anchoria, which
left Glasgow ON January 20
Elder Arnold II. schulthcss, Of salt
Lake city. has succeeded bishop Peter
Loutcnsock Of Eureka, rs president Of
the German mission. Brother Loutcn-
sock is expected home towards tho
latter part Of the present month.
President Il. j. Wood. OF the Samoan
mission left Apia. ON January "a, for
New Zealand, which mission he in-
tends 10 visit before he returns home.
lie was accompanied by Elders Joseph
Quincy IT,, Of Logan and William
Jcppson, Of brigham city, who have
been laboring Ia Samoa.
The mail from Great Britain brings
fuller particulars Of the anti-Mormon
riots at Bristol, first reported in the
regular press dispatches. Il appears
that NO damage was done at the Sun
day meetings, dan. 49, the members
Of the anti-Mormon league confirming
themselves to intcrruptng the clders
The riot occurred on the following
Wednesday and Thursday evenings,
when nearly every pane Of glass In
front Of the meeting house wassmashcd
40 that no meeting was held on
Thursday. The missionaries had 10
seek the protection Of the police.
Among those present from Utah were
Sister lnez Knight, Of Provo, and Liza
Chapman, Of American Fork.
The second Of the series Of lectures
ON events In the history OF the Mormon
church was given In the Thirteenth
ward assembly rooms Salt Lake City.
Friday evening. The lecturer was
Angus NJ. Cannon, and the subject.
"The Exodus from Nauvoo." There
was larger audience present than on
the drst lecture OF the series week
ago, and much interest was manifested
In the protrayal by Mr.. Cannon Of the
troubles of the Saints at that momen.
,ous period OF the history OF the
church. Professor willard Done
announced that the subject for the
next meeting would be 1.-The Mormon
Battalion" the story OF which will
be probably told by one OF the sur.
yivors Of the organization.
President George o Cannon ard five
young missionaries recently returned
from their fields OF labor, were the
speakers at the Tabernacle, Sunday,
February IL, The musical services
were most pleasing and were enjoyed
by the many strangers and members OF
the Legislature present besides the
regular attendants.
Elias Woodruff told OF his travels In
the southern states, paying high trib-
ute to the character OF the people with
whom he came In contact while away.
Elders VI. @. Stevenson, Frank Freeze,
j. Il. Barton and Brigham Perkins,
whose lots had been east In Germany
and Switzerland for couple OF years
or more, brought reports from over the
ocean encouraging to the church.
President Cannon expressed sympa-
thy for the young elders who had pre-
ceded him, saying that he remembered
keenly his -eturn from foreign mis-
sion and his appearance before couple
OF thousand people, when for years he
had been used to speaking to few
people only, and that In foreign
tongue. lie then explained for the
benefit of strangers and others some Of
the cardinal points Of the doctrine of
the church, after which he branched
OIL upon the necessity OF the saints
maintaining strict integrity II they
desired to be OF service to themselves
and to the church. The necessity OF
being humble and prayerful, he said,
must be apparent to all who have the
least knowledge OF the doctrine OF the
church. The virtue Of patience was
also dwelt upou. lie closed his SER
mon with n strong eNhortation To his
hearers To practice that charity which
is so often and 80 beautifully spoken
of in the Bible-a virtue that outshines
many Others that II Is necessary men
and women should possess II they de.