Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11

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short article in its issue of Sunday.
Nov. 21, relative to the work of the
Mormons in Tennessee, accompanying
ii with picture of the elders of tho
Middle Tennessee conference.
Elders S. L. Smith and Arthur Peter
son report good success In canVaSsi1g
Gibson county, during the first three
days, they disposed of all the litera-
ture they had brought into the county
for the purpose of beginning the work
there
Mississippi. Elder Geo. ]. Gray,
president. No. 511 Mississippi st,
Jackson, Miss.-One baptism IS re-
ported in the vicinity of Clarksdale
by Elders Joseph f. Glib and E. G.
Bates. Elders Osmond Call and
Orris Jerman, being invited into the
home of two prejudiced gentlemen
living in Franklin Co, ostensibly for
the purpose of being "set right in
the matter of religion, were success
full in convincing the gentlemen that
Mormonism Is not so far wrong as
they had at first anticipated, and also
left them a Book of Mormon and
number of other Church works for
tertained free of charge at first
class hotel In Fayett-the proprietor
saying that the only remuneration
he desired was to be remembered by
them In their prayers.
North Carolina. Elder Robt. Andrus.
preSident-Two of the local members
of the Church, Brother Ralph Aycock
and Sister AZzie Borden, were united
In marriage Nov, Z. the ceremony
being performed by Elder Edward
Webb. Sister Eliza Potter.
faithful member of the Church, de-
parted from this life Aug, 27. 1909.
She leaves a large family of children
to whom the sympathy of her many
friends and neighbors and of the
saints and elders of the conference in
general Is heartily extended in their
bereavement One baptism is
reported by Elders G. w. Moss and
j. H. Woolf.
Ohio, Elder C. D. Gray, president.
Box No. Al, Station d. Columbus,
Ohlo-Elder Conrad Frischknecht.
who has been laboring faithfully in
this conference for the past sixteen
months has been honorably released
to return to his home. Elders j.
A. Tanner and Clarence Hart report
holding we'll attended meetings in con-
nection with their Book of Mormon
class in east Toledo
South Carolina. Elder L. NJ Bel
knap, president, Box No 2I6, Column
bia. South Carolina-Two baptiesms
are reported from Tillman by Elder
Ira Lcavitt. a well attended service
being held in connection with the
ordinance.
Virginia, Elder NJ J. Tilbury. presi-
dent Box No. 4S9, Roanoke. Va
During the week ending Nov. is. Ed
ers, Major. Shumway. Richeson and
Hardy were accorded the use of the
Cool Spring church at Taylors Noun
tain in which they held very well
attended meeting The general
conference of Virginia was held at
Mountain Lake on Nov. 90, and 21.
President Charles "A. Calls was in at
tendance and delivered excellent SER
mons at the four public meetings held.
and held five spirited priesthood meet
ings with the elders. giving them
timely instructions relative to their
work The conference was very we'll
attended by both members and friends
the little building. which is owned
by the Church. was filed to overflow
ing at the services on the Sabbath
day. and many listened from the out
side to the remarks Of President Calls
and the other elders. An excellent
lunCn WAS StINcu tIlN bipuiipS pN-
tween the services on sunday. Elder
f. L. Porter was honorably released
from the position of president OF the
conference to labor in the Mission
office at Chattanooga as mission sec
retary Elder Milan ]. Tllbury' who
has Just been transferred from the
Kentucky conference to Virginia, was
appointed to succeed him as presl-
dent of this conference. Four baptisms
were performed on the day following
the conference at Mt Lake. Elder /
VIM. II. Simmons officiating.
GENERAL FOR MONTH OF NOV
EMBER.
Arrivals and Assignments for No
Peter Hansen, Lincoln, Utah. and |
Orris Jerman, Eureka, Utah, to Missis-
sippi.
Itobt, L. Ison, Thatcher, Aliz.;
Bert Barnes of GrantsVilis, Otan,
r. Harman. Salt Lake CITY. Utah.
Chas. F. Barnes Parker, Idaho; Arnold
B. Call. Chesterfield Idaho, and Eu-
gene Cobbley. Blackfoot, Idaho; to
South Carolina
James d. Lnnell. Salt Lake City.
Middle Tennessee.
Cecil A. Call. Rigby, Idaho, to Flor
ida.
David Fl. Miles. Niter Idaho. Thomas
Hammond, Grantsville. Utah; Audgcr
r. Lewis. Cowley. Wyo.; S. Ira john
son. Lowell, Wyo,; Chas. H. Tucker,
Cowley Wyo.. to Atlanta.
John H +. Green. Raymond. Alberta.
Canada: Frederick l.. Bangerter, Salt |
Lake City, Utah. to Alabama
Chester Knight. Salt Lake City, Utah; /
to East Kentucky.
ta. Canada Daniel Peterson. Rchneld, |
Utah; Lawrence f. Humphreys, Mill |
vile, USah: Edgar f Burf. Springville, !
AriZ; y Nerth Carolina
Transfcrs-Muan j Tllbury Ken
lucky to Virginia. Arthur Manning, |
Ohio 10 Virginia; NJ. II. Whitaker o.