Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-17
RETURNED MISSIONARIES

Elder VIM. c. Field Of Iva.
CITY Utah, returned home -, usdeI
inst. from a mission 10 tho " we il
States, 70 which he was go, Esslern
November 4, 1891. He Ma apart On
.ne southwest Virginia ronf f"sl %
wnefe ne laoored untll released 'If Inc
1900. He enjoyed good healtb r Jah u
his mission, and he also eti,yl '',le 20
lapors very much The confereycea hA
prosperous condition ''s IL 70
Elder w. l.. Worsencroft a., ~.
Utah county, was set apart f1r ~ sgs oh
moan mission, on the SIN ID, Il. 'ue Sd
1896. He labored mostly am ny. M. eallliDef
or Upolu, where the nils.Io, '.aLi
prosperous. He returned no.. very
18th OF this month. Elder Nm lh.
says the Saints are again ,',stHeiolt
from their dispersion DURING w. '',ins
war, and that everything Is s .Ss asl
It's former peaceful aspect. ~ ',,r,'iA'
sion headquarters was looted hi H. 'a ~
tent OF 1890, but this IS ul., rsr "y ~
ana improvements have bsor f"''S+
Last year l0S persons were b1piy-S 4,
the mission. a good feeling r,is,' 70
tween the Saints and the ou,s.J5rs' We
the future looks promising. AN
Elders John 4, Beyon ana 1obr 7, ,.
green, Of TcOele, Touele COMMIT, -, ~
set apart on the 18th OF Octobs. VIZ VIZ
ior missionary labor IN ,hg Essis.s,
states. Both were assigned 10 he w.,
Pennsylvania conference, whers ~!
performed a faithful mission TSsy
were released and returned hons or ~. ~
18th Of this month. ~ '" 'A'
on The 18th Of January E'ls, r.,.
NJ. Whitaker Of Sugar ward rs,r Ing
from his mission In the Eastern $50
70 which he was set apart Decembs.i
1877. During the first five monks H.
labored as president OF the New Is-,".,
conference; the following wear as 49,
dent OF the New England c9Tfsssr-'
ana from June }. 1893, unt.l rslea.s3
January 70, 1900, as second c5unsalor ~
the presidency Of The Eastern sts,e.
mission. While In New Jersey a nnT'
Der OF warm friends were made bv ~.
Elders, a number of meetings were ~ ~
In public halls and several papers nnb'
lished a series OF 90 articles on ft.
subject ~ 'MormOnism." In HE tr,vsi,
over the New England coniersre. ~
met many public men, was treated mo-,
cOurteously by the management 80
editors Of the leading journals In th,,
they published articles In defense o, m.
Latter-day Saints.
During the Latter part Of his mls,lo,
hg : fuItaI a
Of each OF the eight conferences. ana
the history OF the Eastern States nh.
sion; also 10 commence a new ana hal.
form system Of records In each confer.
ence. During the recent agitation NJ
was called 10 special work Viz. ia,.
turing In the larger cities Of the East
and South, meeting public men ana me-
management and editors OF most OF tbs
leading journals for the purpose OF sy.
planning the position Of the Church he
doctrines, and aim. He speaks IN me
highest terms Of the excellent treatment
accorded him both In the lectures and
through the columns Of the press. Ia
several large cities the best halls were
secured free,in no city was the full Price
OF any hall demanded, and some o. he
leading men paid for halls. In order that
the "Mormons" might have fair hear.
ing. With most ever leading man was
left some Of the literature. such a
Voice Of Warning, Mormon Doctrines
ETC., and the Articles Of Faith, BY Dr.
]. -. Talmage, has been furnished TO
very many Of those met especially those
who evlnced a willingness TO read ard
place In the Editors Library foi refer.
ence.
Elder Whitaker says the work IN the
Eastern States Is commencing TO open
up In a most encouraging manner. end
the greater the opposition the more are
the thinking men Investigating, and the
wider is "Mormonism" spreading,
through the devoted labors Of the pfssl.
dency OF that mission coupled with The
work done by those laboring 50 faith.
fully Immediately under them. among
whom the Saints form no lneonsIdefabs
number
Elder Albert c. Robinson, Of Farm.
ington. Davis county, returned home,
on the 10th Of this month from a mis-.
sion TO Belgium. He was set apart On
tho 1Atb ~ Iopuary 1907 and lab0ra1