Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-09

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ELDER JOS. L. ROBINSON,
president of the California mission next
reported. In this ecclesiastical district
there are about 800 Saints. The people
on the whole are striving to do their
duty IN connection with the Gospel Re-
Gently religious work had been done IN
Arizona, that part which is outside the
organized stakes. and many OF our own
boys VINO have been laboring In the
mines, nave been organized into
branches. Arrangements had been
made by which the Mormon" tourists
at California might hold meetings while
there. The speaker felt that much of
the work which the Elders are doing IN
saiitornia Is as much for the good OF
the eastern states missions as for the
mission OF California, for the people
VINO come there from other parts of
the earth lost much OF their prejudice
against the Saints Elder Robinson re.
lated several Instances to show that
inc world generally do not view the
'Mormons" with contempt. There are
many prominent men In the world who
are watching with sympathetic interest
the working out of our problems. They
recognize In the Gospel which we
preach an uplifting force. In Califor-
MIA more progress has been made thrn
FOR many months past. and many OF
the converts exhibit exceptional faith
In the word of God.
Elder Robinson spoke Interestingly
OF the pioneer colony In California, It's
present condition and affection for
some Of the early Apostles OF the
Church.
ELDER GERMAN +. ELLSWORTH.
president of the Northern States mis-
sion. next addressed the conference He
spoke Of the work that the Elders are
performing in that part of the world
Missionaries who had left home mere
boys have received wisdom and bower
similar to that which came upon the
servants of God in earlier days. Wher-
ever the Saints go there they are known
as workers. He spoke OF the branch
at Nauvoo. Sunday schools have been
organized in this and other places. one
year ago the Elders were turned from
the public hotels in Zion, the city OF the
Second Elijah" but recently they
hav been kept exceedingly busy IN and
about Zion. These people having been
taught that Apostles, Seventies and
other officers should be found IN the
Church of Christ. Hence. It Is only a
few steps, so to speak, to the Church.
Many among them are therefore inyes-
tigating the truth.
The children's choir then sang,
"One hundred years"
ELDER J. g. DUFFIN,
president OF the Central States mis-
sion. reported the condition of his &C.
clesiastical division as being excellent.
Most OF the missionaries, he said. labor
IN the country. Usually they travel two
together, but sometimes they travel
singly. OF the five hundred young
men and over who had labored there
during his presidency, not one had re-
turned home unclean as a result of
what he had done In the mission field.
The speaker thought this remarkable
thing In view of the fact that nearly all
l OF them while away on missions are from
home chiefly for the first time Recent.
ly there have come to parts OF the
mission large numbers OF Germans,
who are interested In the work OF the
Elders.
A short time ago, Elder Dufrin said.
an Elder had been taken into the woods
and severely whipped. Elder Duffin
communicated to the governor, and the
latter had promised to see what could
be done to bring about redress Subse.
IueItly, tnt judge OF tne district where
the outrage was committed wrote Ell
der Dufiin a letter pledging himself to
see that the culprits, would receive Jus
tice, The Judge added that about the
time the Elder was being thus brutally
treated his sick wife was receiving the
kindest treatment In Utah at the hands
of a Mormon" family here.
ELDER BEN Il. RICH.
president OF the Southern States mis-
sion, was the concluding speaker Of the
conference. The territory included In
this mission f. large. Recently he had
made Investigations In several islands
OF the sea, including the Bahama and
Cuba. In the whole mission there
were about 10000 Saints. A short time
ago the Elders erected church on the
island called Harker; but after visit
OF a minister the house was burned
down. A school, taught by a Nor
mon" was established, but presently
the Saints received notice that unless
the school was discontinued the house
where II was held would be burned.
Subsequently. they were notified that
all the Mormon" houses would he set
on FIRE. Elder Rich had Informed the
governor Of these things. and he replied
that, though his people did not like the