Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-27
NORTHERN STATES
MISSION NOTES

Nes1 Iowa Confcrcncc-Presiden
Louis FugaL 1913 W. Broadway. Council
Bluffs, Ia--President Fugal relates the
following pleasant experience.
while Elder Hunakor and were
tracing one afternoon iu Sioux CITY.
we called at the home of a person who
had been sick with a. fever We intro
duced ourselves 10 him and he babe us
be seated We began talking TO him.
but he said. Just wait a moment.
want all 70 hear so he told his two
lady photographers TO cease work and
come into the parlor; then called for
his sister. who was visiting from New
York, and also his wife and daughter.
The gentleman interrupted us with
questions and the ladies followed suit:
one question was scarcely answered un-
til another was asked This was con-
tinued till the time arrived for the stem
ographers 60 depart. We were then
urgently requested 20 remain to supper.
which we did when the girls were
about 90 leave the gentleman said
Now, haven't you all learned some
thingT
we gave the stenographers a Liza
bona. which they received and before
We fairly had time 10 give them "a plan
Now York seemed 20 be somewhat OPP
posed and appeared TO think she knew
an about us and several times wanted
70 tell what she knew, but the kind
gentleman would say Now hold on,
sister, you have heard ono side, just
listen tO tho other
when the sons came home from
work our host introduced as and took
special pains 90 tell them how We Mere
working and how 10 was expected OF
every male member OF the Church 10
devote two or more years Of their time
10 tho Church preaching tho gospel.
AFTER supper we cOnvcrsed and an-
swered questions AN hour or so. When
w0 woro about 90 leave we received O.
pressing invitation 20 return. We left
them % Conveys Talk on Doctrine and
a BOOK of Mormon"
Summary Of West Iowa Conference,
tOOs-We had an average Of 10 elders
in the West Iowa conference during
the year 1908 and they distributed 2.60l
Books of Mormon, "a other standard
works. $3.50 other books 50525 tracts.
1854 copies Of Iiahona: and received
no Lah0ua subscriptions. 36.02l fam
Tiles were visited; 1855 families revisit
ed. spent 1902 hours tracing and
t41l3 hours Zoo gospel conversations,
$40 hours with saints; 1855 gospel cone
VIBRATIONS. held t01 meetings. So priest
hood moetings n fast meetings and six
children blessed.
There was no baptsing during the
year 1905. but prospects are very bright
FOR "a good harvest in the spring. We
know Wa shall 60 ahead OF our last
ye8ra record in some lines and have
h.,n successful in meeting the people OF
West Iowa. especially .he more iutelli-
gent and thinking portion. the business
men Hru beginning 90 realize there is
something bon Mormouism and are Wu-
ling 20 listen aud obtain our literature
We ui0ica ln the past years work
and feel to thank our heavenly Father
fHr tha BILE sings bestowed upon uf.
We greatly rejoice that we have neeu
abb. tO place sn many Books Of Mormon
Iu tho homes of the good people OF this
conference as they viii result DOB much
good.
Northern Illinois Conference-Jos
Campbell president 1916 south Fhuh'a
Street Chicago. LITTLE elders Of Chi
oagO have been visiting in the homes
NJ tha investigators holding cottage
meetings and making preparations for
bauUmal service, which VIII Do held
Don tho uelr future.
Du sunday last our monthly 0r.cst-
hood meeting OF the Chicago branch
was held Tho elders and q large NUM-
brr of hc local priesthood and students
wore present
Du LAucolu's birthday members of the
q ID Social club gave a sketch entitled
"A Cas-. ~ Suspension" The house was
we'll nnpl and by the applause and in-
tcrost shown by the audience was oV-
deuoe that al appreciated the play.
Much credit ~ due 90 the ones who took
part and feel they should b. commend
ed f1r the excellent way in which they
performed their parts AZ the conclu-
sion ~ the play Elder Thomas Mckay
who o. on his way % take charge of the
Swiss German mission. was called upon
t1 speak on tho life az Abraham Lin-
coin. and beautifully told Of hls speech
at Gottysburg Many good gems were
given hy the audience OF the good
works of Abraham Lincoln.
The following named elders reported