The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-13
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Madame Mountford is preparing an
illustrated lecture on Utah and her
people. 10 be delivered In London and
other cities Of England.
on January 1, 1890, there were
50 elders aud four missionary sisters
laboring In the California mission OF
the church, in Colorado 3s missionary
elders and one sister, in the south
western states mission 1875 elders and
one sister. and In Manitoba ten elders
and one sister.
Last year, 1898, oae missionaries left
their homes In Zion TO preach the
gospel in distant regions OF these,
5s9 remained In the United States, 10
lNborcd In Manitoba, PSI went TO
Europe aud 50 were scattered among
the Archipclagoes Of the Pacific ocean.
OF the above total % were ladies'
On December 30. Elder Albert Peter
son, missionary from Murray, Salt
Lake county, died at upsala, Sweden,
where he was laboriug. lie had been
In poor health for several weeks lie
leaves n wife, TO whom he was mar
ried but week before his departure,
10 mourn his loss. His remains will
be brought home.
DR.. Parry, OF Wales. who took &C
prominent n part In the proceedings OF
the late Eisteddfod, In salt Lake city,
has since his return home been fear
lesa in expressing on all occasions his
high regard for the sincerity and In
tegrity OF the Mormon people. On
December 10, at Cardiff, concert was
given by the doctors students, follow
cd by n social tea party. President L.
II. owen aud Elders l.. George and
Samuel Clark. OF the Welsh conference.
were present President owen made
an appropriate address during the
social, and was followed by DR.. Parry,
who then spoke In the highest terms
OF the people OF Utah.
Returned missionaries occupied the
entire time In the tabernacle Sunday
afternoon, January 3.
Elder Harrison y. Jenkins, who lief,
for Germany July IS, 1890, told Of his
travels aud experiences In Germany
and other places on the continent
Elder Fred c. Graham, who has been
In the Colorado mission field for
twenty-one months, reported consider
able interest mAnifcsted In the work
In that state.
Elder Ed. &. Sheets said he had spent
thirty months In the northern states
devoting most OF his time 70 southern
Illinois. "Persccutlons OF the Saints,
no assured his hearers, "are not a
numerous now rs they once were.
had one curious, but at the same tim
not an unusual experience for Al
elder. A young man called upon me
and asked that visit hls sister. al,
40, aud she told me that she had seel
me before. told her did not know
how abe could have done 40, as was
stranger In these parts. She insisted
however, that she had; that had NJ
peared TO her In her dreams. She hAl
been praying 10 the Lord for light, an
had received II In that wAv. She "a
pressed desire 10 be baptized. toll
her 10 think carefully over the ate
abe desired 20 take. and become NOR
familiar with our beliefs. We left he
tracts and other church works sh
; read them all. She now has hru
: and true belief In the doctrines OF thl
Church OF Jesus Christ OF Latter-da,
Saints, aud Is doing n good work In hei
home town. Other members OF he
family have also beer converted 10 tn
faith. Several cases OF the sick belnI
healed by the laying on Of hands hav'
come under my notice. The Lord ha
the power today that he has shown IL
the past"
81. Paul aud Minneapolis, Eide
Sheets said, were promising fields fo
, Mormon missionaries. lie had beer
well.treated In both these places, ant
had been given access TO the homes o
the wealthy as well as the poor. Ill
had been asked 10 occupy pulplta there
for whiih work no would have beef
weli.phid had no agreed 10 preacl
wesleyRnlsm, but had refused the OF
fers, saying that he preached nothing
but the true gospel.
Elder Rulon s. Wells, late presiden
OF the British mission, who has beer
absent since June rs, 1890, was the las
speaker. lie gave description OF hi
lAbors while abroad, and said ther'
were 10 the neighborhood OF 200 mis
sionarieG now engaged Ia England ant
on the continent The work o
: the British mission had been very sue
The Deseret Sunday School Union 4
issuing third edition OF Its ten cen
, hymn book. The two previous editions
which are all disposed Of, amounted u
, IS, OOOi this one will be 10000, making
> $1,000 In all, fhe largest issue Of any
: book yet Published In Utah. The