Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-31

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the elders are distributing great.
amount of literature. Elders Edward
II. Lamb and S. lyon Nilsson disposed
| of 54 books last week. Elders
Charles II. Weed and HeberG. G. Rich,
Jr.. were recently entertained at the.
Round Table Summer resort by the.
proprietor the Lake View hotel. 4
In the vicinity of Glens Falls Elder.
orson p. Bates and Nephi Wood are
work. Il
North West Virginia, Oscar T. Rice.
president. box ST. Fairmont, w. Va
Elder Rice writes q very interesting
letter with references to the work III
his conference, in which he says Our
efforts to travel without purse or scrip
have been blessed with success anu
satisraction. in fact We get along pei
ter than when we depended upon
money.s' six converts were bap-i
tised recently, in Randolph county.
-Four regular cottage meetings are be-
ing held in Fairmont each week. In dlt-
ferent parts OF. the city. The elders
have been successful in placing the
Book of Mormon, and Articles of Faith
tby Talmage) in the Fairmont library.
se.8 Brother William p. Hartman. y
highly respected member of the Church,
died at his home in Franklin on July
i. . Elders Grover c. Udall and
James u. Simons write a very encour-
aging letter from Hampshire county,
where they have been laboring for some
time past, without purse or scrip. They
have distributed much literature ana
have held many meetings
Rhode Island. Jas. T.. Anderson,
president, Sl5 Broadway. Providenlce7-7s
On July 8 and A a very successful con-
ference was held at Providence. Presi-
dent Ben e. Rich was in attendance,
as were also Presidents Frank Thof-
ley, William H. Steed, John g. Alfred
and Thomas A. Spackman Of the Rhode
Island, Maine. New Hampshire ana
New England conferences, respectively
together with about forty elders, some
5of whom had come from the adjoining
conferences. On the 3rd, q spirited
priesthood meeting was held;st the elders
ard conference presidents gave in Their
reports which We're indeed very graft
flying. President Rich gave them
some very valuable instructions on
missionary work. Elder Walter u
Hammond, after spending about oil
months in the missionary field,was hon
orably released to return home. Pres.-
dent Frank A. 'rhorley, after presiding
with signal ability over the conference
since its organization last March. was
also honorably released to return home.
Brother Thorley labored in the New
England conference prior to ti s
charge of the Rhode Island conference
Elder James Z. Anderson was selected!
to succeed Elder Thorley as president.
| Two well attended public meetings were.
held on Sunday, Brother Rich occupy
ing most of the time at both sessions
On Saturday evening a very enjoyable
social was held. After the conference,
| the elders We're assigned to their vars
Gus fields of labor in Rhode Island,
Conn, and Vermont. going out without
Purse or scrip and with a renewed de-
termination to further the Lords work.
Sister Rebecca Anderson. who is
Iaboring in Providence with her hus-
hand is doing a good work. and is
successful In gaining admittance to.
many homes. III her tracing, heretofore
closed to the elders.
South West NirSinia, Frank Leavitt,
president, box CSC, Huntington,SW w. Va.
Elder George II. Ollie and William
] j. Hiatt write that they are meeting