Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-19
RETURNED MISSION Ar les

The friends OF Elder W. +. Wiscombe
Of springville are happy TO greet him at
his home again, after an absence OF
little over two years, spent IN the call
fornia mission. He was set apart Jan.
s, 1902, and returned March 10 OF this
year having labored In the Sacramento
and San Francisco conferences. He re-
ports the mission as being prosperous.
with many investigators. some indlffer-
enece but not much opposition. He has
kept well and has returned with added
testimony of the great work In which
he and so many are so vitality interest
ed In.
Elder o. G. Thurber OF Richfield,
Sewer county, has just returned from
two years course In the missionary
field He first labored In the Ohio con-
ference, when II was part OF the Mid
DIE States mission, and OF course II
later became part OF the Southern
States mission. He left home March
~, 1902. and returned March IL. 1904:
enjoyed good health; his labors were
enjoyable. The people whom he met
were kind. courteous and considerate,
and he has very high opinion Of the
hospitality OF the people OF the south.
March 8 Of this year Elder Ernest p.
Henrichsen OF Holiday returned from
Germany. where he has sojourned
since the 9Th OF June. 1901, as travel
ing Elder. His labors were confined TO
Koenigsberg and Stuttgart, and was
twice served with Punishment notices.
but on whole was well treated. He
enjoyed excellent health and his labors
were pleasant Elder Henrlchsen re-
turned by way OF Rome, Paris and
London, and was thus permitted to see
considerable Of the world.
on the 1ith OF February, 1902, Elder
Gordon o, Beckstead was set apart, and
shortly thereafter left for the Southern
States, He was detailed 10 the Virginia
conference, and later TO the Ohio con-
ference, Elder Beckstead Is an organ.
ist and musician Of ability, and I'm this
capacity he made many friends, both
for himself and the cause he represents.
He is Of the opinion that the Smoot In
vestigation is Of benefit to the Elders
rather than detriment. as Il opens
UP opportunities for hearing. Elder
Beckstead returned on March Q.
The Avon ward in Cache county vel.
comes home Elder Harolt! Carter. who
has Just returned from a mission to
the Northern States. whittier he left on
Jan. IA, 1902 Eighteen months OF his
time was spent in the Iowa conference.
and the remainder In the Minnesota
conference. He says he had the aver
age experience OF the Elders. that the
work Is prosperous and that he has had
fine health; enjoyed his labors and re-
turns not only to meet his Utah friends.
but also his parents. whom he left in
England over 10 years ago, and who.
during his absence. came to Utah, and
have settled In Forest Dale, It~was
Indeed a Joyful meeting.
Elder John II, Hill OF Mil Creek has
returned from his mission field In Great
Britain. He Is full OF enthusiasm In
the great work OF salvation, Elder Hill
was set apart on Nov. 20, 1901. and was
assigned TO the Leeds conference, where
he remained until released, returning
home on March OF this year. His
health has been excellent and he reports
the success Of his efforts az being fair,
but eminently helpful for himself FL.
der Hi says the Leeds conference still
leads the mission In It's record Of bap.
tisms reported.
Another OF Idaho's favored sons re.
turns home from the missionary field,
bearing with him the knowledge that
he Is favored. Reference II made to
Elder Thomas Taylor Jr.. Of Elba. Ida,
who was set apart for q mission 10
Great Britain on oct. 10. 1901. He re-
turned March 10, 1904. Elder Taylor Ia
bored In the Scottish conference during
the entire time, and divided his work
between the cities OF GLASGOW and Dun
dee For a portion OF the time he act
ed as clerk OF the conference. He re-
ports the work as being somewhat dis
heartening, as the people are so cold
few seeming 20 take much interest In
religious teaching. There are about 20
Elders In the mission, and he looks for
better results In the future, as a better
understanding Is being had OF how TO
reach the honest In heart at least.
Elder III. a. Davis, a young man %
the Center ward In this stake, has just
returned from mn interesting mission to
the Northern States, where he labored
In the Minnesota conference since the
LIST Of July, 1902. He returned on March
IA, having enjoyed his labors very
much, had fine health and an expert.
ence that II not always had IN the
United States Early In this year he,
with Elder II. Ostlund were laborlng
In a town OF 5000 population. called Al
bert Lea, from which four Elders had
been driven out some four years ago.
Elder Ostlund has number OF relatives
In this town, and soon rumors began
10 come that trouble was In store for
the Elders, They began TO worry about
the matter and urged the Elders 10
leave They were averse To this, how
ever, until the n ministers IN that town
became united In the mobocratic cry to
put them out" The Elders remained
until n gang was actually formed and
were preparing TO commit an act OF
violence when they received word that
II were unsafe 10 longer remain
They then left Just In time
TO escape what would have been a
public disgrace for the state Of Mime
sofa. and could be- directly charged 10
the ministers OF that town,