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

81.
President A. 5. Jackson of the North
Colorado conference, tells of the sue
cess that is being met with in that
part of the Lords vineyard. The eight
elders who have labored there during
the last month have sold 100 Books OF
Mormon, $50 small books. have distrib-
uted a number of tracts and have held
some well attended open-air meetings.
although the country is very thinlS
settled the elders feel that they have,
been well paid for their long walks.
In some sections a. great deal of indif-5
ference has been shown at times to-,
ward religion yet this can be over
come by an awakening of the people TO-
their duty. At some places q great
deal of sympathy has been shown the.
elders.
President Adam Sharp of the Dakota
conference, who is now leading a COM
pany of the elders through the coun-3
try, tells of some interesting expert
ences which the elders are meeting
with in that section. After one Of their
open-air meetings a young man stepped
out and began asking questions, stating
that some of the Lamanitist Clndian
blood flowed in his veins and that he
was DESTROYS of learning about his
people; was anxious to read the Book
of Mormon. After holding a short con.
versation with him he invited the 81.
ders to visit him at TT. Meade, as ne
Was then on duty as a soldier The ell
ders visited with him and received q
hearty reception from the rest of the
! men located at that place, and left q
good deal: of literature and a NUMBER q
friends.
Elder l.. w. Freer also tells of the Y
Il
company are receiving in the north
ern part OF South Dakota. great In. 3
terest in being taken In the work, the
business men of the small towns take
time to listen to the message and most
all take some ltera ture. An elderly
gentleman who had been in the habit
of opposing Morinonism made his an
nouncement. that at the close of an
open-air meeting which was being held
by, the elders, he would speak agalilst
the doctrine taught by the boys. After
the elders closed their meeting ana
their opponent started, the crowd soon
left and little or no attention was slV.
en- him. The following evening the
man returned but with different inten.
tions for instead of opposing the elders
he commended them for their work ana
is now investigating the Book OF Nor
mon. 8Es
AT the National Educa ton assoeialilesM !.
which met at Denver last week " ~ ~
encouraging to note the part that CYAN e
and her people played There were 4
large number of representatives pre-.
ent. possibly due to the convenient plaeess
of meeting.
1T was said that state Supt L., y,
Nelson was the broadest-niinded enu
most popular man at the conNelnt,.u;,.
The teachers were commended Tor ,ns''
attainment along an educationai i ~,
as Utah now ranks third to any sta 1.aaI
in the Union. AT one of the rlusl ~
sessions reference was made. TO ~, W
tabernacle choir as a standard for ot Nv
people to work to; reference WAS VA IA
made to the ability of Arthur 1Sh pne -.
and his carrying off of the SOU Ptllaese
given by Paderewski h, "a.
a number of states rad their n ,etsa
quarters at the Brown Pfi lak 'e' ~. ~.
among them was Utah. 70, iytii}. W. *.
given the credit of Ibei1iS the isis ~
visiting guests. A double aatItet va va
arranged from anong Nc itsftff.' = 80 ~
the elders OF the etts5e t9th sren a;rs
After singing n; kital
and some good 20 FL y! ~ s.n..a IN
the Utah head6 i:l VI tfis n {S ete
vited into the hratl rtsT's sew s.s,s.
of the other sta IS wsisI g
citation was exs ss,si; they also 80 IN
from the balrofiy 81 the lott,l for " NY +
they receive isstrtS APT use.
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