The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21
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The address Of the headquarters g
the sheffield. England conference
oow 10 MiddlcscN street, Yorkshire
Elder d. r. Miller. who has bcu
presiding in the society Islands sina
June 1890, is expected home not late
than the end Of August next
The annual stake sunday school 60,
ference ia Utah commences ON the lat
Sunday In May and then continue
week by week until all the stakes har
been visited.
Christopher |. Kemp, writing fro'
Christianin, Norway, reports that COZ
ference In prosperous condition, on.I
states the people In that district All
thriving aud content
All the general authorities OF thI
church were present at the opening Il
the annual conference on the mornin
OF April q, thing that has not oil
cured for number Of years.
Elder w. r. Egan Of Woods Cross
Davis county, returned on March 1l
from mission TO California. lie say
he did not enjoy the best Of healu
while there, but otherwise he was we
satisfied with his mission.
The report Of the Primary assoch
tious OF the church show a total men
bership In all the stakes Of about %
600, with more than 5000 oflicen
About $4,000 meetings OF all descrip
tions were held by these association
during isos.
The following presidents Of mission
came in from their fields OF labor anl
attended the general conference: W
4. Jack, Of the southwestern state,
Il. A. Nye, Of the California; John W
Taylor, OF the Colorado; l.. A. Kelsch
OF the northern states; G. o. Cord, o
the Manitoba and +. 5. Bramwell 0
the northwestern states.
The annual statistical report of III
Sunday schools OF the church for iss
show an increase during the year 0
% schools, s67 officers and teacher
and $500 scholars The total enroll
ment at the end OF the year was ncar
il7,0Oo. More than thirty.seven pc
cent OF the schools are in the forclg
missions OF the church. These figure
do not include the schools ia Asia Nj
nor, which are not reported.
President Joseph 4. Smith In his r,
marks during the second day OF III
general conference strongly denounce
the assertion that Hon. u. II. Robert
was the Church candidate for congress
lie said that Mr.. Roberts was the non
inee OF the Democratic party aud wa
elected by the votes OF that party, bot
Mormons aud non-Mormops voting 70
him, aud that the church used no Ia
fucncc whatever TO secure his election
The elders OF the Maryland conhr.
ence Of the eastern states mission bid
their April conference at Monning'h
jefferson county, w. Va, on April
and :, 1899. There were present Elder
w. II. Smart, president OF the easiem
states mission, together with eleven
travelling elders and several Saintaard
friends. During the entire time Of he
meeting the spirit OF God was poured
out upon those In attendance in pro-
fusion. The Maryland confereues d
rapidly increasing In interest and rum
bers.
Elder S. j. Callan OF Dayton Oneida
county, Idaho, returned home from
mission, on the nth OF this mouth.
lie labored for twenty-six months 10
the North Alabama conference, and
then proceeded TO Great Britain, where
he Travelled two months In the New
Castle conference aud the rest Of The
time In the Welsh conference. In The
latter district he had the pleasure Of
visiting many OF his relatives, who re-
ceived him very kindly. Elder callan
says u good work Is being done by the
elders in the British mission.
The elders and Saints OF the Church
OF Jesus Christ OF Latter-day Sainison
Savaii, Samoa, according to appoint
ment met at Salelavalu on March b
1890, TO hold conference. Every branch
on this island was present with some
II not all, OF its Saints, Elders D, o.
Mcbride and q. w. Horne walked viii
! two small children from Falelmla
. distance OF seventy-ave miles. Elder
A. ID. Hendricks and John J. Roberts
, each brought n boat load from Saleaula
Elder C. l.. Warwick also brought hil
= people from Tuaslvi. Elder W. L
, Worseneroft, with Elders Samuel siar'
. and IL. II. Soderborg, had previously
arrived from Upolu. and they wiz
Elder Il. Il. Roberts and wife and oui
local elders, David and Fred Kennisol
and families, and many native saint
welcomed the Malagas, as they ar
called In Samoan, from the diiferen
% brasches. During the last six monlh
! on sayaii, 800 meetings have been helo
$50 tracts distributed aud seventeen
baptlsms performed. Al present
war cloud hangs over Samoa who
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