The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-18
MORMON ELDERS SCATTERED.
Conference over and They Have
Gone TO Their 'sFieId- of Labor"

Twenty-three OF the Mormon elders who
have been attending the conference in Sa-
vannah will leave for the territory as
signed them to-day. and the remaining
four will continue their work ia this city.
No meetings were held yesterday, and the
elders visited the points Of interest in the
city and took a trip to Tybee. It had been
intended 10 go down che river on a tug.
but this part Of the programme was aban-
doned on account OF the weather.
Elder w. p. hanson. president OF the
Georgia Conference, said last night that
four elders will remain in Savannah and
conduct the work Their headquarters are
az No. 127 Habersnam street, but the city
will be divided into districts. Elders II.
c. Butler and F. Christensen will visit
the east side, and Elders NJ. II. Bullock
and ". A. Lindsay the west side. Since
the Mormons have been in Savannah, two
persons have been baptized in the faith,
but there are quite a number, President
Hanson says. now investigating with
view to being baptized. The services are
performed in the surf at Tybee Presi-
dent Hanson will remain in Savannah
until next week, when he will leave with
his first counselor and companion, Q. H.
Gardner, 10 visit the elders throughout
the state.
Ii is most unusual for an elder In the
Mormon Church to work alone, but ow-
ing to the fact that there are twenty-nlhe
in Georgia, one must do his work unae-
companied. Elder r. d. Green has been
selected from the flock, and will be located
in Augusta Heretofore Atlanta has been
the headquarters of the church, but Au-
gusta will be from now on, and Elder
Green win look after the correspondence
an other clerical work at that point.
The annual conference that has just
been concluded in Savannah was the
fourth held in Georgia. The first was held
in a suburb near Atlanta, the second in
the city, and the third in Macon. IT Is
not known where the next annual meet
ing will be held The elders only remain
in the southern part of the state during
the winter months, and in the summer Sc
lect their fields of labor" in the noun
famous parts of the state. This is one
eason why Savannah viii have four
members of the flock for several months
yet Meetings are held nightly on Brough-
ton and Barnard streets, and President
Hanson says that he wishes people to ask
questions. for he is confident that his re-
ligion can stand the scrutiny of intelli-
gence. II Is MS desire. ne says, 10 nave
persons investigate thoroughly the Nor
mon faith.
The members Of The faith in Georgia
will be located as follows during the com
ing year: Headquarters. Augusta; Elder
r. d. Green; Pulaski county. Elders j.
NJ. Green and J.. +. Zundle; Montgomery
county, Elders j. NJ. Ranford and J. H..
LeFevre; Screven county, Elders r. c.
Kimball and Leehigh Boudrere; Emanuel
county, Elders J. A Smith and David
GiIds; Tattnall county, Elders G. II. Mo-
ner and st. George Morris; Atlanta, FL
ders j. A. Sorenson and J. f. King; Bull
loeh county, Elders j. C. Coffin and p. F.
Stewart; Ef1ngham county, Elders NJ.
Smith and r T. Mayhem Liberty county,
Elders Silas j. Ward and r. II. Brinker-
hoff; johnson county Elders Fred Jacobs
and d. p. Terry; Burke county. Elders
G.. a. Grifiiths and c. N. Corbridge.