Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-23


branches. 2.
Missionaries l: high
priests, 8, seventies, "A, elders. 1875
total. ISL
Local Priesthood and Members
High priests, Il; elders, 1897 priests
members. Alb: total officers and
members. i,T43 children under g
years old, 1882 total plumber of souls,
5,i75 baptized. 6T55 emigratcd. 369;
excommunicated. 4; died. 49,
Missionary aborsv-Strangers houses
visited In tracing, S0fS3S; by invita-
ton. 52,G76 gospel conversations,
2TS,Ste; tracts distributed i.O92 449;
books distributed, l36,SS0; meetings
held, indoors. 1904; outdoors, s,bsl,
MINUTES OF IRISH CONFERENCE
The serni-annual Irish conference
convened In the whitehall buildings
Ann street. Belfast, FEBRUARY "a, 1907
There we're in attendance PTest-
ChaIes w, Penrose, OF the European
mission. Sister Romanla B. Penrose-
of the General Board of Relief Socle-
ties. Priest Joseph s. Fife and 10 ira
Yelling elders Of the Irish conference
After devotional exercises. nine per-
sons were confirmed members of the
Church, after which Prest Fife well
coined all TO our conference and pre-
scented the general and local authori-
ties OF the Church, who were nnani-
mousy sustained. The clerk read the
statistical and labor report for the
preceding six months
Elder Thomas Il Burt then spoke on
the condition Of the Church. also the
way In which the Saints are misrep-
resented by the world. Elder Edwin
B. Harper spoke briefly on the princi-
plies OF the Gospel and bore strong tes-
timony to the same.
PRIEST. Penrose spoke on the neces-
sity OF every one living up to- the Cos
pei OF Christ. also Of the various man
Ifestations of the Spirit of God as ne
vealed to man, PRIEST. Fife then touched
on the life of the Prophet Joseph
Smith.
AT the afternoon session Elders Roy
d. Hoagland. Hugh II, Sloan and Al
fred n. Olsen addressed the assembly
on the principles OF salvation, and bore
testimonies to the divinity OF the Cos
pei, The elders quartet then favor
ed us with a song,
Priest PenTose spoke Very pointedly
on the Internal and external evidences
of the Book of Mormon. He also elu-
cdated the pFfsOn ality OF God and the
purpose OF the sacrament.
At the evening session Elders Jesse
S. Bro o.. Arthur G., Berrett, Thomas
w, fnntS and Presr. Fife bore strong
testimonies to the restoration of tho
Gospel The elders quartet then
rendered a solo entitled. II need Thee
Every Hour
Priest PenrOse spoke very forcibly
on mans pre-eNistent stale and the
purpose OF his being ON earth he
clearly explained how and why each
individual win be Judged according 10
his works
A good spirit prevailed throughout
the entire services. and n desire WAS
expire ssed by many TO hear more OF the
Gospel truths.
During the Interval between the AT
ternoon ana evening meetings Relief
Society was organized by Sister PEN
rose, who visited Ireland for that pur-
pose The members who We're called
10 work In that capacity received from
Sister l'enrose the necessary instruc-
tions for that organization. and it IL
hoped and believed that 1t Will prove
q success.
The day following priesthood
meeting was held at al Cromwell
Road where We We're Instructed by
Presidents PenTose and Fife In relation
to the work IN Ireland. and each elder
expressed a desire To put forth his best
efforts IN promuIgatiNg the Gospel,
Prsst Penr0se left this city In coln-
pany with number Of elders Feb.
20. Tor Dublin, where Al meeting was
held with the Saints AT the capital city.
ana Keller Society was organized FOR
that branch,
Elders George 4, Beesley reports Is
THOMAS w. HINES.
CLERK on Conference
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