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

Writing from chicago, May 10, hldeT
Andrew Jensen says.
Elders G. y. Fieldsted Of Logan,
Utah Andrew Jensen, Of Salt Lake
city Utah. Hans Young Of Park City,
Utah Samuel Hunt. Of Mlllyille, Utah,
Joseph T.. schiers, and Conrad Stutz-
ner, Of Manu Utah. and Margaret
Yilate Elliott, OF Provo, Utah, all mis-
slonarles bound for Europe, left Salt
Lake CITY, Wednesday morning, May
n, 1902. together with the following
named members Of the Church VINO go
to visit friends In Great Britain and
TO gather geneglogy. 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
a mission TO Great Britain, and the fol-
lowing persons going on visit 10 the
same country, James Rennle and wife
fHannah Of Ogden. and Joseph 5.
stone, wife elizabeth and son OF
ogden, also Mrs Nellie Ceoraft, Of Og-
dem going on a visit to New York.
After a pleasant Journey we all arrived
safely In Chicago, H., In the morning
Elders Fjeldsted and Young / called
at the headquarters Of the Northern
states mission located at 6S5 west
Adams street, where We met the fol-
lowing named Elders laboring In the
Northern States mission Andrew &.
Peterson, secretary Of the mislson), Of
st. Johns Ariz. Farley z. Peterson
and Peter G. Peterson, Of Ephralm,
Utah Charles NJ Layton, OF Thatcher,
Ariz Henry Chamberlain, of Order
vile, Utah. and Charles A. Nielsen. Of
Hyrum. Utah We spent q 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 80 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. G. d. 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:
frequently the evening meetings are
attended by 200 Saints aud strangers.
The Chicago branch also has q Sunday
ofsHAsl tNhIgb hnIIa eaeetaIae q
every sabbath morning besides Y.
M, NJ. ]. A. and Y. l., NJ. l. A., and a
Relief society. The whole conference
contains 1871 members and IA Elders
from Zion are laborlng in that part OF
the mission
The Southern Illinois conference.
with headquarters at Mattson, Coles
county, contains 256 members Of the
Church. and 10 Elders from Zion were
doing missionary work there at the
close Of 1901.
In the Northern Indiana conference,
with headquarters az indianapolis, Ii
Elders from Zion were laboring at the
close OF last year, at which
time there were also so mem
bers Of the Church. Tere Is a live
branch at Indianapolis where meetings
and Sunday schools are held regularly.
The statistical report for 1901 showed
that ten Elders from Zion were labor
Ing In the southern Indiana conference
Dec 81. 1901, and that the conference at
that time contained l89 members OF the
Church. with headquarters at Bloom
ington
The Minnesota conference contains
two branches OF the Church. namely.
one in ST, Paul and one in Minneapolis.
In this conference 10 Elders from Zion
are laboring, and the membership Is 50:
headquarters Minneapolis
In the Wisconsin conference. with
headquarters In Milwaukee, there are
70 Elders from Zion and l5l members of
the Church The conference also em-
braces two branches OF which the one
II in La Crosse, and the other In NH
waukee. In the first named there Is
a Sunday school IN good running order.
and also mutual improvement assoc
citation for both sexes,
The headquarters OF the Iowa confer
ence is at Des Molnes and there IL a
branch organization at Council BLUFFS:
l6 Elders from Zion ana lS7 local mem-
bnrs constitute the numerical strength
OF the conference.
The Michigan conference with head
quarters In Detroit, whore there Is a
Sunday school In good working order.
contains 30 members Of tho Chu~oh a I'd
II Elders from Zion ere doing their best
10 revive missionary work In that state,
which az an early day IN the history
Of the Church was fruitful field OF
labor FOR our missionaries
The Elders IN Chicago ten Ms that the
for the advancement OF mis-
slonary work throughout the Northern
states mission was better than ever
before. especially In Chicago. where
many strangers attend the meetings.
prcst Asahel H. Woodruff Is absent
from headquarters, as we visit, holding
p conference In n distant state The
Chicago brethren are comfortably and
centrally located in suite Of eight
rooms.