Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-14
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elder Horace Hoilingworth OF Center
ward, Salt Lake City, who was set
apart. ON the 3rd OF December. 1896,
for missionary labors I'm New Zealand.
returned home on the 9th OF this month.
lie reports an wen in that distant part
Of the field He labored IN the Waikato
and Tauranga districts The mission
Is prosperous there. as In other parts
Of the islands.
Elder Rudolph Korth. Of Brigham
city has returned home from Australia.
He was set apart on the 2nd OF April,
for missionary labors In the Queens
land conference. Tie says he was
successful In making friends There
have beep several additions 20
the Church and the mission
Is In good condition Elder Korth ar
rived In this city on the 9TH OF this
month, feeling well physically and
otherwise.
Elder r. S. McKinnon, OF Randolph.
Rich county, called at the News" Office
on the 10th Of this month. having re-
turned the day previous from q mis-
sion 70 New Zealand. He was set apart
on the Ord Of November. 1896. His field
Of labor has been the south part Of the
north island, where. he says. there are
now good prospects for the future. The
mission as general rule is prosperous.
Elder r. A. Bolin. OF American Fork.
Utah county is home again from his
mission. lie was set apart on the 18th
Of October, 1891 and returned on the
9Th ~ this month. The first twenty-five
months he labored In North Carolina.
and the remainder Of the time In South
Carolina, more especially In the cities OF
Wilmington, Raleigh and Columbia
He says his experience has been that
the people are growing friendly 10 the
Elders and accord them the best OF
treatment
Elder Charles =. Miller. CT Riverton,
salt Lake county, returned home on the
4th OF this month from the Kentucky
conference. where he has been engaged
In missionary labor. He was set apart
on the goth OF April. 1898 His health
has not been the best at an times. but
he has greatly enjoyed his mission.
The difficulty he says. is the scarcity of
public places In which 20 hold meetings.
Cottage meetings are being held when
ever an opportunity 10 DO so Is OF.
fered. He performed three baptisms
during his mission
Elder L. o. larsen. OF Spring CITY.
Sanpete Co., who was set apart on the
28rd OF oct. 1897 for missionary labor,
returned home on the 9Th of this month
He was engaged as a travelling Elder
for ten months IN the 81. John. KAN
sas, conference and then he was as
eigned 20 work IN the mission Office as
an aid 10 the president, Elder Jack
lie reports that he met with good sue
cess In the field and enjoyed his labOTs
very much.
Elder Robt L. Anderson, a citizen Of
Manti, has returned home from a two
and half years mission 10 the Southern
States For about two years Elder An
derson served as first counselor to the
president Of the mission, laboring in
the office and chiefly attending 10 the
transportation business. Mrs Anderson
came up yesterday afternoon with their
two children, and it IS needless 10 say
all were pleased 10 see him,
Elder William H. Jensen. a son OF
Bishop Jensen of Forest Dale. returned
home Thursday from a mission 10 the
Southern States. Elder Jensen left home
on the lith of February 1898, and was
first assigned 90 the Florida conference.
where he labored for "a months. doing
sunday school work chiefly. In April
Of 1899. he was transferred to the East
Tennessee conference. where he took an
active part In city work at Knoxville
and other cities and at the time OF |
leaving held the position OF first coun. |
selOr 10 Elder John Peterson, president /
OF the East Tennessee conference Ell. |
der Jensen and companion had a pretty ]
rough experience at Albemarle. n. c., |
where they had gone Tor their mail /
They were roughly accOsted while pass |
ing through the streets and stones |
thrown at them and they repaired 90 |
the city hall for protection, but here |
they were equally harshly treated by /
all but one lawyer who gave them /
protection for q short time In his office. /
The deputy sheriff who should have |
given them the desired protection. was |
thought 90 be the leader OF the mob. /
one enterprlsIng huckster ran up be- |
hind the retreating Elders ana daubed |
a liberal supply Of blue paint on their /
faces. The sherld's wife finally came /
to their rescue. demanding their lmme- |
date release. With this exception. e. /
der Jensen reports very pleasant ex-
perience. He says the work generally |
IL progressing splendldly.
Elder A. q. Jewkes Jr, Of Orange
VILE Is one OF the returned missionaries
who has spent The past two years I'm
he Northwestern States mission. Two
months were spent IN Montana. and the
balance In The state OF Washington
Elder Jewkes for the past seven and a
lalf months. acted as president Of the
work OF the Northwest Ia a thriving Z
,nndltLnn q numlar of bantlsms having |