Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-07

isIlff DAVID H. smith or Logan
Cache Co., who was oct apart on the
goth % oct, 1897. Tor a mission 10 the
southern States, AMI who has been
lnh1rlnE lu The Kentucky conference.
returned uu the 2uth 1f sept last His
report lH that the mission la prosperous.
He has only good words Tor the people
Of the South.
Elder Edward ). Cox. uunkcrwllc.
Lincoln Coz Nevada. was oct apart on
tho ioth of April. 1897. for missionary
work. Hts field NJ labor has been IN tho
States Of Arkansas and Kansas. where.
Doe says. Dc has met with fair success.
The mission iH progressing and the
prospects are growing better every day.
Among the visitors 10 the Conference
On Elder Louis a. Kelsch. president ~
the Northern States mission. Elder
Kcisch says that misalon IL in a very
encouraging condition.
Elder Francis f. Lee Of pauaca,
Nevada. returned on Sept q. from a
mission 20 Texas, Tor which Dee was set
apart on tho an u April. 1897. lie la
I bored the lrst four month"; ln the Lone
/ Star conference. and the remeindor %
| cuce. In both these diHtrlcyf be- had an
| enjoyable time and met many friends.
Elder Joseph I. Morris of Alpine.
| Utah. county. was HUt apart ou the 18TH
/ % June 1897. Tor a mission 60 tho
Southern States iie has Travelled Ia
| Alabama and Florida. where DE- has
had good success 10 the ministry. lle
/ returned ON the End ~ this month. wen
pleased with his mission.
| Elder llyrum g. Larsen Of Cove
/ Cache Co, was oct apart on the 10th of
/ March. 1897. Tor mission 60 Southern
| Alabama. He returned on the End Inst.
| lie says he has been blessed Ia his la
hora and that the mission Is prosper
@3'
| Elder Isaac wardle of West Jordan.
Salt Lake county, who was set apart
on the 3rd OF May, 1892 Tor q mission 20
the Southern Sntna. was hnnornbiy re-
lonHed on The i2th Of Sept. last, on ac-
count u lll-hellth. lie returned home
on the itth, Elder WurdIc Is reported
TO be- improving ana Il o. hoped he Will
soon ruliy recover.
| Elder George 4. West of Washington.
| Washington CO.. was set apart on the
iith % september. 1885. Tor "A mission
70 the Southern states, lie was as
| signed TO labor In kentucky, whore he
was quite successful, he says. but ow-
| ing 20 ill-henlth he was released, and
returned home on the goth OF september
last,
Elder Daniel y. stephens. Of ogden.
| Utah. returned home Sept 20, from "A
mission 20 the Northern States He
was uot apart the goth of July 1891, and
labored Ia southern Indiana and south
| cru Illinois and 81. Louis. liU laborod
some sixteen mouthe among his rela-
yves In Brown CO.. H., and succeeded
Ia converting and baptlzlng number
u relatives ana others. and gathered
genealogical information.
Elder VIM. r. Jack. president Of tho
| Southwestern states mission, IN among
the conference visitors. lie arrived In
the city on the 2sth % September last.
Speaking Of the mission. he says Il Is
| very prosperous. The Elders enjoy
health as a rule. and "a good work a. be-
ing done. There 10 no violent uppoHl-
ton, The Elders are treated with
courtesy by the people.
y Elders ~ n. Tanner n payson. utah
4 county returned home on the Goth u
September last, from a mission 10 tho
North Alabama conference. He was set
apart on tho 18th of August. isul and
reports that no has spent most en-
loyable time In the mission Held. lie
has met some opposition but made
many friends.
l. -
Elder @. a. Gambler OF ogden. who
was set apart the 22ud N September.
1891. FOR a mission TO California. return-
ed tho 2iHt VI September last He Wis
itod San Luis Obispo Santa barbara san
Bernardino Oakland. and Rono, Now,
and everywhere. he says. no saw fruits
81 the ihbors Of the Elders. The good
work Is progressing well,
| - $780,
Elder J, Preston Greer. Of spanlah
| Fork, Utah county was set apart on tho
10th OF August, 1897, for missionary
| work IN the Southern states. He trav-
oled some time IN the State OF TcnneH-
see. and then performed office work "a
Chattanooga. lie says ho met good
treatment at all times He returned
home ON the 2sth OF August. this year.
"
Elder Joseph Hughes, OF Spanish
Fork. returned on the same date, lie
waA set apart on the 10Th OF August,
1897. and visited Tennessee, Georgia and
Mississippi, where, he roports, he was
very successful In his missionary
efforts. lie met no trouble anywhere.
but was treated with kindness and con-
alteration