Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-31
IN THE GOLDEN STATE.
The Work In San Francisco. ctc.-Dc-
partnrc Of Missionaries.


San Francisco. Cal. Jan. 9th. 1899.
Editor Dcserct News:
A Journey from Utah to Nan Fran
cisco probably exhibits greater con-
trasts In January than Mt any other
season Of the year. lcft Provo on Jan.
20. the mountains were In unbroken.
winding sheets OF snow. and ten Inches
of the beautiful lay In the streets. AZ
ter thifty-siN hours travel found my
self amidst green zelda luxuriant hedg-
60. flowers showing here ana there IN
sheltered places. ana everywhere tho
faint. rich perfume 81 green thihgr
growing. Tho weather has been un-
broken sunshine during the week Of my
Hojourn.nnd even for California II 10 un-
prccsdontsd. that some Of the old resi-
dents are saying that II II ominouH Of
earthquakes. lie that Ra II may. n IN
certainly very delightful tiil the earth
quake comes.
The mission hotis. was one Of the
first places 10 be visited. II II situated
ON Golden Gate avenue, facing Jcffer-
ron Park. where Sister Ephraini Nyc.
makes a home for tho Elders. ana looks
after the little comforts Of life with the
cheerful kindness OF a mother. There
I met y. u. Plat. presiding Elder OF the
San fransisco eonLcrsneo. Elder Par
ley Mnrlcby. secretary, aud Elders
ueorgn Fox. Byron \. West ana Jo.
scph Gates and Miss Celestial Nash,
who II also u missionary.
ON sunday evening I heard some cx-
cellcnt sermons from the young Elders.
The meeting was held In a hail In n
building that seemed 10 be- used entirely
for such purposes. aud on every side
were other denominations holding forth.
Tn" Iaiter-day Saints meeting was
crowded. ana "a spirit % fcVrrcntlni at
tention was present. Elder Lnfin
FAIR was there ~ visitor, brother
shepherd and wife of Idaho. and
Brother Bulge aud wife. all ~ whom
have been miaflonnrien In times past.
The meeting diamlraed--it seemed as
though the people would never be able
10 adjourn. because ~ their carerncsa
To talk over their Joy and satisfaction.
ON Monday evening the program Tor
the Mutual Improvement association,
held at the mission house. was "A lecture
by Judge sumner. ex-conRrcssmnn
from California. and a man 81 much
local prominence. on Tuesday even
Ing ! attended an open air meeting.
whore the Elders preached some cx.
ceilent HermonH ON the first principles
~ the Gospel 10 crowd " respectful
listeners. After the meeting Was nd-
Journcd, a number or rs went by spec
inl invitation 10 the homo OF brother
Charles Woodward. presiding Elder OF
the branch. and spent a most enjoyable
evening In true Utah style. Nearly ali
the young Elders who were IN town
bound on various foreign missions,
waiting for the departure OF the Mari
posa. We're present
The vessel referred 90 was hooked "a
leave NJ 10 o'clock y, m. January .Sth.
and got on about o'clock on the morn
inT OF the 2dth. bound for Honolulu.
Samoa and Australia. or Utah people
and Mormon missionaries there were
the following: Elder W. n. Rose OF
soda Springs, going 10 Australia. Elder
II. n. brown Of South Jordan. going
10 New Zealand, Elders u. II. nlood Of
knynNillc. and Martin \. Sanders ~
Diaz, Mexico. bound for Samoa. FL
dera u. II. bingham aud Andrew Field.
OF i.ehi were bound for Australia. Tho
resident missionaries and a number Of
friends were at the dock 60 see the boys
start, ana they werr singing hymns
and In the best OF spirits.
Among the passengers were harlow
Ferguson and wife OF Salt Lake, on 10
the sandwich Islands on u plcasur.
trip. The weather IN perfect. the ship
Il clean and not overorowded. and a
fair voyage N predicted by those who
are experienced.
II can be said OF the California mis-
sion that II II prospecting. growing In
favor ana truth IN reaching the honest
IN heart. The harvest ~ lreuter than
the lnhorers, and the Spirit 0f God In
poured out In rich abundance ON the
Elders who labor aud ON the members
who have accepted the word of God.
lhey are living their religion, ana the
gifts ANA blessings are being made
manifest among them.
ELLEN JAKEMAN