Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-30

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EASTERN STATES
MISSION HISTORY
Brooklyn Confcrcnce--A number OF
the elders came luto the city Tor tho
purpose OF viewing the great naval pa
rade Of the Hudson fulton ceientatinn
A number of students from sac
west have Identified themselves with
the New YORK. branch. Elder
Lew f. YOUNG. who was recently see
lected as one Of the first seven Ptca,-
dents OF seventies, addressed the Sacra-
mental meeting In New York on oct.
~. Elders John A. Taylor and
Clarence Burgess visited the sunday
school OF the congregational church at
Tnllman. y y. and before the close
OF the school they were given the
privilege of speaking TO the pupils,
thereby making an impression for Bo0I
Elder George f. Ryan has been
transferred 10 the North West Virginia
conference.
Vast PENNSYLVANIA Conference
Drs Hughes aud Shepard. studeAts IN
Philadelphia, were the speakers at tha
Sunday services Sept 26. en-
oct 3, a profitable priesthood meeting
was held AZ Columbia, Pa, all the
elders who are labOriug In the country
were In attendance and were given N
siructions and encouragement By Elder
William r. Dredge. conference p'esi-
dent Two baptisms were re-
ported by Elders william Whitehead
and Daryl Fowler nj Baltimore ON
oct 2. President Dredge and
companion visited the Presbyterian
church at Columbia. and at the close
OF the service the minister greeted tie
elders very kindly remarking that he
had visited In salt Lake during the
past summer. aud had nothing but good
TO say OF the Mormons He further
stated that he thought his church had
spent too much money and time send
ing missionaries To Utah when they
had much better use FOR them in places
where they were needed. Elders
John F. Moody and Ezra Phelps who
are laboring ina Dauphin county report
success In their labors. and state that
whereve they have sold a Book ~
Mormon the people have spoken well
OF its contents as the following win
show: 81 find truths In the Book Of
Mormon that I cannot find in the BIZ
BILE rhn Bicklc. III / could not get
another I would not take many times
the price I paid for it."-Daniel Steele.
IF I was to follow any book for my
salvation. would be the Book Of Nor
mon.'--James Dell
Maine ConTcrence-Eldcrs Almon ]
Miller and william Evans placed 10
small books and two copies OF the Book
OF Mormon in the homes at Lake
George, small village They state that
they were received into every home IN
the village The above mentioned elders
were walking from Lake George 10
Vanceboro using the railroad track
for a highway. when out a mile or so
train overlook them, the conductor
signaled the engineer to stop the train.
and after stopping he invited the elders
10 ride into Nanceboro. They also held
successful meetings I'm Weston and
Huntsville at the latter place they
we're accorded the use OF a church
President steed and Elder A. 6
Jewkes. Jr., have returned TO Port
land after three months tour through
the conference, in which they Travelled
over 1000 miles they also visited IN
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
Brother Steed says that the prospects
for the Lords work are very promising.
While tracing in the town Of
Kingmau. Elders Archie r. South
wick and George A Hogan. met a
Methodist minister who had recent'y
been travelling In the west, and while
speak on the street: he had also visited
the tabernacle In Salt Lake. where h
stated he heard a very impressive sell
mon He purchased "A Book OF Mormon
from the elders and took them q
dinner At the leading hotel
Elders Henry NJ. Beckstead and Ernes'
Kohlcr recently held a very successful
meeting In q large church In New
Brunswick.
New England COnfcrcncc-Ou Sep
TENDER 26 Joseph ". Summcghays OF
the general Sunday school board wal
a Boston visitor lie spoke at the Sab
bath meeting ana also at the mid-weel
meeting la Lynn. Elders over
Marley and Dean ID. McENan Visite,
one of the churches In Newton, ate
the services they introduced thcmselve
10 the minister who treated them viii
much consideration; they sat dow
with "A number Of others and In
friendly way discussed MOrmonisn
The gentleman stated that he ha
heard the elders on the street and tina
II ever anyone was possessed OF IN
spirit OF God the Mormon elder was
he further stated that an MOrmOnisr
he recognized manv truths which woul
Doe of benefit to his own congregation
The elders distributed number q
tracts TO those present and We're give
a hearty INVITATION 10 return. 4
the close OF a street meeting held
Boston in the early summer a youn
man approached the elders wanting I
purchase some books. tho elders havin
been forbidden the privilege OF sollil
books al street meeting. delivered a
books Go his home thc following ia
when they met the young mans mott
or They LETT some small books and