Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-19
SAINTS MISSIONARY LIS
Three Hundred sent out to Preach the
Gospel 20 All the
World.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. April lS-(Spe-
cial Telegram. )-Routine and formal mat
ters occupied the time of the afternoon
session of the annual conference of the
Reprganized Church of Latter Day Saints
today. One or two minor reports were
heard and these were followed by the
formal sustaining of the various church
Officers and governors. The president of
the church, Joseph Smith, and his two
counselors were sustained as the first
presidency; the quorum of twieve apos-
ties were sustained; Bishop +. L. Kelley
and his counselors of the general bishopric
and all the other standing officers and
quorums of the church were sustained
While the conference was then waiting
for secretaries Of the presidency and the
twelve apostles to complete their list of
missionary appointments President Jo-
seph Smith, Second Counselor r. c. Evans
and w II, Kelley of the twelve made
speeches to the waiting congregation.
They were in the nature of farewell ad-
dresses, as 1t was apparent that the con-
ference would close today by holding an
evening session, which was provided for
At the evening session the principal
business was the reading of the list Of
missionary appointments.
The appointments of the twelve apostles
made by the first presidency, these apostles
acting as missionaries in charge of the
fields to which they are assigned, are as
follows:
Mission No. l. comprising North Dakota,
South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri,
Iowa, Minnesota, southern and central Illi-
nois, H. c. Smith and w, II. Kelley in
charge
Mission No, ?. comprising Oklahoma, Ar
kansas, Texas and Louisiana; l. n. White
in charge.
Mission No. 8. comprising northern Ili-
nois, Indiana and Michigan, j. w. Wright
Mission No. 4, comprising the maritime
provinces Maine, Vermont. New Hamp-
shire. New York, Massachusetts, Connecti-
cut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New Jer-
sey, Delaware. Maryland and Canada, u.
w. Greene in charge.
Mission No. S, comprising Ohio. West vir-
giniap Kentucky, Tennessee, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina Georgia, Mississippi
Alabama Florida, G. T. Grffiths in charge
Mission No. 6. comprising British Colum-
Wyoming, California. Nevada and Hawaii
territory, F. A. Smith in charge
Mission No. 7, comprising Utah, Colorado,
arizona New Mexico, and Mexico, f. NJ.
Mission. No. 8 comprising British Isles
and Germany, Peter Anderson I'm charge.
Mission No 10, comprising Australia, c.
A. Butterworth in charge.
lands, c. II. Lake In charge.
The reading of the list of appointments
by the quorum of twelve followed. In the
neighborhood of 300 missionaries are sent
out The greatest of interest is attached
to the reading OF this list by the mission
aries present as until the reading of the
document they are not aware to what part
of the world they win be sent by those in
charge.
Besides the reading of the list the follow
ing men were set apart as bishops: Albert
Carmichael of Anahelm, Cal, Myron c.
Fisher of Boston, Mass, John A. Becker of
Beloit o.
Since yesterday the delegates to the con-
ference have been leaving for their homes.
and large numbers left tonight. The larger
portion. however, will leave tomorrow night
and Monday, and the probability is that
Monday will see the last of the visiting
delegates on their way home.
The conference just closed has been one
of the largest in attendance held by the
church, and on the whole 1t appears has
been satisfactory to the Saints themselves.
as they consider that some important steps
have been taken.