Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-07
A Prosperous MIssIon.

Writing from Chicago, May l6 Elder
Andrew Jensen says
Elders g. d. Fjeldsted, OF Logan,
Utah, Andrew Jenson, OF Salt Lake
city, Utah. Hans Young. Of Park city,
Utah Samuel Hunt, Of Mllylle, Utah,
Joseph T.. Schers, and Conrad Stutz-
ner, Of Manu, Utah. and Margaret
Yilate Elliott, OF Provo, Uiah, all mis-
slonarles bound for Europe left Salt
Lake CITY, Wednesday morning, May
IA, 1902, together with the following
named members Of the Church who go
TO visit friends In Great Britain and
TO gather genealogy. John GALLAGHER.
wife annie o. and daughters maud
and Minie) Mrs Elizabeth G. Ward
and Mrs. Sarah Eyerard AT Ogden our
company was augmented by William
Telford OF West Weber, Utah, going on
mission to Great Britain, and the fol-
lowing persons going on a visit 10 the
same country, James Rennle and wife
fHannah Of Ogden and Joseph s.
stone, wife elizabeth and son OF
Ogden also Mrs. Nellie Cecraft, OF Og-
den, going on a visit to New York
After a pleasant journey we all arrived
safely In Chicago, H., In the morning
OF Friday, May is, Accompanied by
Elders FJeldsted and Young | called
at the headquarters Of the Northern
states mission located at 635 west
Adams street where we met the fol-
lowing named Elders aboring In the
Northern States mission. Andrew c.
Peterson, secretary Of the mislson). OF
ST. Johns, Ariz, Farley z. Peterson
and - -.
Utah Charles M Layton, Of Thatcher
Arlz1 Henry Chamberlain, of Order
Vile Utah, and Charles A. Nielsen. OF
Hyrum. Utah We spent couple Of
hours in very pleasant conversation
with these brethren and also In exam
ming the records OF the mission which,
during the past few years have been
very well kept SO much 80 that they !
might be very suggestive to other mis- |
rlons,
The Northern States mission at the
present time embraces the states OF |
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota. |
Michigan and Wisconsin. II is divided
into eight conferences, namely, North
ern Illinois. Southern Illinois. Northern
Indiana, Southern Indiana, Minnesota,
Michigan, Wisconsin and Iowa.
The Northern Illinois conference em-
braces Chicago branch which was
founded 10y Prest c. ID. Fjeldsted and |
others In 1896 and now contains about
$50 members, well attended meetings |
are held In an old church building hired |
for the purpose. twice every sabbath; |
the evening meetings are |
attended by 200 Saints aud strangers.
The Chicago branch also has a Sunday
school, which holds regular sessions
Every sabbath morning, besides Y.
VI NJ. l. A. and Y. l., NJ !. A., and a
Relief society. The whole conference
contains 1871 members and IA Elders
rom Zion are laboring in that part OF
he mission
The Southern Illinois conference,
With headquarters at Mattson, Coles
ounty contains 256 members Of the
'hurch, and 10 Elders from Zion were
Ioing missionary work there al the
lose Of 1901.
In the Northern Indiana conference.
Win headquarters al indianapolis. II
elders from Zion were laboring al the
lose OF last year, at which
line there were also so mem
ers OF the Church. Tere Is n live
ranch at indianapolis, whore meetings
nd sunday schools are held regularly.
The statistical report for 1901 showed
hat ten Elders from Zion were labor
lg In the southern Indiana conference
zee. 81. 1901, and that the conference at
hat time contained i39 members OF the
hurch. with headquarters at Bloom.
igton,
The Minnesota conference contains
NO branches OF the Church. namely.
ne in 81, Paul and one in Minneapolis.
a this conference 10 Elders from Zion
re laboring, and the membership Is so.
Minneapolis.
In the Wisconsin conference, with
In Milwaukee. there are
Elders from Zion and l5l members of
ne Church, The conference also EN-.
races two branches. OF which the one
in La Crosse, and the other In NH
aukee. In the first named there Is
Sunday school IN good running order,
nd also q mutual Improvement asso-
alton for both sexes,
The headquarters OF the Iowa confer.
Ice is at Des Molnes, and there Is a
'anch organization at Council BLUFFS;
Elders from Zion and lS7 local mem-
'rs constitute the numerical strength
the conference.
The Michigan conference with head
mrters In Detroit. where there IL
inday school In good working order.
lntains 30 members Of tho Chu~oh I'D
Elders from Zion are doing their best
revive missionary work In that state.
hich az an early day IN the history
the Church was a fruitful field OF
Dor for our missionaries
The Elders IN Chicago tel MS that the
aspects for the advancement OF mis-
mary work throughout the Northern :
ates mission was better than ever
fore, especially In Chicago. where
any strangers attend the meetings
est Asahel H. Woodruff Is absent
pm Headquarters ne we visit. holding
CONFERENCE In n distant state. The
ilcago brethren are comfortably and
ntrally located In suite OF eight
0ms.