Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-29
RETURNED MISSIONARIES

Elder Joseph Coates a. I.ohl. Utah
county returned on the 23rd uf this
month from mission N Ca"-srnla.
ne was oct apart ON tho gth " Juno,
1871 ana has lahorcd In santa barbara.
ran LUIS ohlspu, san Diego. Oakland
ana san FrnngIEco. lie says he feels
much encouraged over the prospects of
the mission In the places be- has visited.
ana he has grcatly enjoyed hia labors.
Elder Jesse =. Daley OF Summit.
Iron county arrived In this city ON the
-3th uf this month, returning from "a
mission 90 the Southern States. for
which he was set apart on the 10th of
June. lsai Elder Daley has laborcd In
the Middle Tennessee conference. He
says the work there is progressing nice
~. There are many energetic workers
and they are generally well received.
ho says hi7 health has been good with
the exception of few slight attacks
of sickness.
Elder David Mem NJ East MIL Creek
salt Lake county. returned home on the
18Th VI july from "a mission 20 tho
Society Islands. lie was set apart for
this work on the Goth Of April. 1896.
He reports that the mission ~ steadily
progressing, The translation OF tho
Book Of Mormon and Doctrine ana Cow
cnanU has now been completed. This
work has been done By Elders d r.
Miller. II. Chamberlain. I. p. Wiley
and David Mem and II II hoped Il will
be a great help 20 the mission.
Elder Farley Magleby Of Monroe. se-
vicr county was Het apart on the sth
~ June. 1887. Tor a mission 90 CallfOr-
MIA. lie has Travelled In several coun,
ties Of that State and Tor the last six
months performed the duties Of clerk
NJ the mission, lie reports that the good
work II progressing well. Elder Maglc-
By returned home on the 2ist OF this
month.
Elder a. q. sedEwick Of Bouniiful.
Davis county, was set apart on the nth
~ February, 1897 for mission TO tho
Southern States, lie was subsequently
assigned 20 the Florida conference. CONF
prlslng southern Georgia ana Flufldn,
where he performed u successful mis-
sion lie returned 10 this city on the
25th ~ this month and reports the mis-
sion field he has Just left IN "a good cons
dillon. with bright prospects for the
future.
Elder Benjamin Ritchle Of Iona, Bing-
ham county Idaho also returned on tho
25th Of this month from a mission tu
the Mississippi conference. lie was aDt
apart on the 2sth OF April. ISIS. About
eight weeks ago he got sunatruck. ana
the presiding brethren thought II best
to release him to return home. He has
| not yet fully recovered from the effects
~ the stroke, but he feels much better.
and no doubt the mountain air and rest
Will prove beneficial 10 him.
Elder Il. II. Jones, OF ReNburg. Idaho,
was set apart on the 18th of May, 1888,
FOR missionary work In the virginia
conference. He returned on the 2lst OF
June. being released ON account OF fall
Ing health. lie says he enjoyed his
mission much and regrets the necessity
OF having TO leave Il so soon. While
there he and his companion performed
about nfty bapuams He thinks the
field promising one,
Elder Alexander curtis OF Sugar
House ward. salt Lake County, re-
turned on the 18Th Of this month from
the Society islands where he has been
laborlng as a missionary In the Lee
ward Group. lie was set apart on the
25th Of April 1896. and reports the mis-
sion there IN very favorable condition,
| That part OF the field has but lately
been opened up. and the work Ia prog
| rcHslng nicely