Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-01
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Ersklncylllc. sydney.
February 70, 1899.
To the Editor;
Elders chariea A. orrc. OF Tooelc.
and James stcndman, % MIL Greek.
have been released 10 return home az
ter filling faithful mission Of nearly
two years In this far on land. They
set sail today from sydney ON the
steamship warrimoo.
ON the 18th Inst. there arrived here.
on the \. :. Marlposa -four new Elders.
Wilson, Weber CO., Andrew Field.
Lchi. Walter n. Rose. Soda Springs.
and Henry II. urcenaldeA of Salt Lake
city. now transferred from the Sand
wich Islands mission. Elder bingham
has been appointed 10 labor IN Taa-
mania. and sails today Tor Hobart,
Elder Greensidea IL appointed 10 labh
In Victoria. and leaves today by steam
or for Melbourne. whence he viii pro-
coed by rail 60 iiailarut. Elder Field IN
appointed TO labor In New South Wales,
and win have his headquarters IN sgd
ncy. Elder Rose VIII also remain here
until the arrival OF Elder Chaa. u. Fox,
now transferred from the Victoria to
the New South walca conference.
All mall for the Elders In this mission
should Do sent 60 the above address,
the headquarters % the mission.
Together with the Incoming Elders
and tho two departing ones. we have
also had the company, Tor few days
past, u Elder I'D. J. Wood. recent
president OF the samoan mission. aud
Elders William JcpHon and Joseph
Quincy, who recently came from
Samoa ana have also visited the New
zealand mission. They win return on
the Warramoo also, with Elders Orme
ana stehim1n. mentioned above, and
two rmlKrating Saints from this mis-.
fion. We have felt highly honorcd and
benefited by the visit OF these brethren,
aud they have also enjoyed themselves.
seeing the many sights of interest and
imingllng with the Eld.rs and saints,
They have also given Us not a little
assistance In the work here,
Elder Wood brought rlidca OF a
number Of samoan Views tnow doubly
Interesting here owing 10 the late
trouble ia Samoa. and many views OF
Utah and other scenes Illustrating In
cldenta and facts OF interest connected
with the Church and the labors of tho
Elders In different parts OF the world
one evening this week We engaged a
large room In the town hall OF I.elch-
hnrdt. large suburb OF sydney and
nearly new Held. and among other
thlngH. Elder Wood gave lantern cN-
hibitlon uf these vlcwA 10 quite a large
ana attentive audience. We are, and
Tor some time have boen. confident that
good lantern with which TO Interest
ana attract the people. would be- very
valuable ana IN these parts. Through
the assistance OF Elder Wood. we will
now be possessed ~ nice apparatus
with quite "A me selection OF slides. and
! expect 10 enter the lecture field and
traNelsthroughuut the colonies to show
the people ouA true character and con-
dition ~ Church and people and en-
dcaNor 10 interest them In the glorious
message which we bear.
The Elders feel very much encour-
aged by tho visit Of Eldors Wood aud
companions, and many interesting
meetings have been held. Among the
most pleasant and beneficial OF them
have been three meetings OF the Elders
IN which the newly arrived Elders were
Instructed In their duties, and many
testimonies and valuable cxhortatlona
wert given. The last was Sacrament
meeting OF the Elders, and ali felt that
the Lord Is with His work and faithful
servants In this land The Elders feel
well as they part and take their several
sea voyages, either to Zion or 10 their
fields Of labor.
II. u. BARKER,
President Australian Mlaalnn