Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-03
CENTRAL STATES
MISSION NOTES.

Independence. Mo-. Sept 25.-1nde-
pendence conference convened in the
+ Examinerathall at Independence. Mo-,
Sept. 20, President S. o. Bennion pre-
siding. The conference commenced
with a priesthood meeting at a. M.
The regular Sunday school at 10 a. M,
priesthood meeting again at p. M.
and a meeting for the public at 1880 p
m. The meetings we're all spirited and
encouraging TO those present. Tho
speakers in the evening We're Elders
]. NJ. sRedd, Il. II. Campbell. who have
been honorably released to return home
after filing good missions, and Confer
enc,a President James s. Crane and
President S. 0. Bennion. Much good
counsel wa5 given and strong testi-
monies borne.
Elders John a. Evans and w. Z. Jen-
Fins write from Perryville, Ark, that
the good citizens of that place have
given them the courthouse to preach in
and they are enjoying their missionary
lnbors,
EiTcrs George v. Harris and Fred
il Campbell have been on a revisiting
tlio in the southern part OF the 1nde-
penf~nce conference They w,'lte:
We are pleased to report our last
weeks work. feeling that it has been
successful one,
During thcspnst three weeks we
have bnptized2)Ine gond people.
There IS o GOOD opening for some
snccessfus misa!nn1ry work in this To-
tality; five lpyorc persons have ax-
dressed q desire to unite with the
Church
y
Pho clde.s Of tbs st. John conference
have reached their new field Of labor in
the southwestern part of the state of
karsas Since conference held two
N,less.a-o Mt Osborne. they have walk
ed TO their new fields visiting the
hon'es5of.the pe'F.e Or. their way
hnr.jrg plroHs people who have met the
eide llcfnrror among people who know
ostt.,lc rcai life and works of the Nor
moi eoSp',, Elders Otto A. Kofoeel
and X, L. Burton write that they had
found Il friend in lady who had re-
Gently visited "the city Of the saints.''
While In tho west She had received q
Book Of Mormon from n party whose
name she said MAS Smith. She valued
the book very highly and of tn, elders
she purchased u fall set of Church
works and snidsthat her visiting friend
must .eat, them.
Pref..es.. &eo:isA L, Cahoon, who pre-
sides over the Missouri conference. re-
ports n very pleasnnt visit with Brother
and Sister Kcarns, who reside at Black
bird Mo. Their home Is and has al
ways been a hotiae for the elders while
they hare bee!, travelling In that COM
munlty,
t,y,,.i
dependence enjoyed the few hours visit
from Brother and Sistar South of Salt
Lake City,Wro We're on their way from
Lhe east Brother South. while he is
not5,ir the mission field IN person, seems
TO be here With his heltrt. He always
considers the weifarc OF the elders and
does not forget to render substantial
aid to THOSE whom no thinks are In
need.
President Bennion visited two com
panies ofthc elders In Brookfeld, Mo-,
Sept 10.
Elders Samuel Butterfield. r. c. Har-
ris and L. r. Slater have peen as
signed to labor in st. Louis. hsavlns
the companies where lnes naSe pee''
laboring for some time past.
ARRIVALS AND APPOINTMENTS.
Hnlda Christensen from Salt Lake
CITY. assigned to labor in st. Louis;
Richard ]. Peters from Perry Utah;
to labor In office of the Liahona. the
Elders Journal. .,,a
Ida; to labor In East kansas CONFER
ence. " p,,nca
from St Louis to Liahona Office. Elder
Ellis Bennion, from independence coii-