Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-31
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WISCONSIN MISSION.
A Well Attended Conference a, Nil
waukee,
Changes In that Part OF the Field
The Work In the STATE He-
ported as Progressing.

From Elder j. L. Brown the clerk OF
the Wisconsin conference, the following
report dated Milwaukee, Wis. Aug 81,
has been received:
The Elders laboring In the state OF
Wisconsin met in conference In this
city on the nth, 18th and 10Th inst
Besides the seventeen Elders laboring
in this conference there were present
with ms Elders Walter c. Lyman and
John A. Sermon Of the Northern states
mission: also two visiting Elders from
Chicago, viz: Isaac h. Law and John
ID. Bryson, and number of Saints
from different parts OF the state. Three
public meetings were held. one Satur-
day evening and the other two Sunday
afternoon and evening respectively, all
of which were quite well attended. Sat
urday evening the speakers We're FL
ders Lyman and Anderson, Elders
Bentley, Sermon and Brown addressed
the meeting on Sunday afternoon, refer
ring TO the first principles OF the Cos
pei the necessity OF Inspiration and
revelation from God. The speakers sun
day evening were Elders Lyman and
Hlrst The former spoke OF the pre-
existence Of man and of his duty during
this life In reference TO the laws of
God. Elder Hirst spoke OF the apos-
tasy from the Gospel since the days OF
Christ and the restoration In this dis
pensation
Two Priesthood meetings were also
held In which the Elders enjoyed spir-
itual feasts. The first one convened
Sunday morning and was presided over
by Elder Lyman. The general author-
ties OF the Church were presented and
sustained. Elder c. T. Hirst. who has
presided over the conference for the
past six months, and Elder Milan II.
Anderson were honorably released 20
return home. Elder Frank " Bentley
was chosen as president OF the confer
ence to fill the vacancy caused by the
release Of Elder Eirst. Elders Geo. A.
Burrows. and j. Louis Brown were Sc
leCted for his first and second COUNSEL
Tors respectively fthe latter being also
the clerk " the conference) to which
position they were all unanimously sus-
tanned.
The Elders then reported their work
since our last conference and were as
signed 10 new fields OF labor.
The other Priesthood meeting was
called 20 order by Elder bentley Mon.
day morning. Again we had the plea.-
ure OF listening 20 Elder Lyman. as he
gave us some more valuable instruc-
tons. Elder Bentley also made re-
marks which were full Of advice and
suggestions.
After the close Of this meeting the FL
ders all Joined with the Saints and
friends In n picnic at West Park. ="
where a time OF pleasure and sociahil-
iiy was enjoyed Since that time the
Elders have been deuartlng for their
fields Of labor. all feeling strengthened
10y having met together.
The work In this State Is In a very
prosperous condition. Many friends aud
investigators are being found in the va
rlous fields There are two organized
branches in the conference. one here
and the other IN La Crosse. and the
Saints in them as well as those scat
tered throughout the state are feeling
well.
Six haptisms have been performed
since our last conference. The people
are being thoroughly warned by street.
cottage and han meetings.
We were very sorry two weeks since
20 have Elder osmond Buchanan leave
US under the circumstances OF his wife
being very III, which necessitated his
return home.
The News" As highly anrenclatea
by all the Elders and Is used Tor good
among the people