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

Brooklyn. Jno S. Allen, president
8 42O West One Hundred and twenty
fourth ST., New York City--The Sulli-
van County Record recently made fa-
yoraEc mention of Elders Joseph ii.
Watkins and Jesse Mccullough. These
brethren have done good work IN
the above county and many opportuni-
tics have been opened to them to
preach the gospel. They are travel
ing without purse or scrip and have
been greatly blessed in sodoing.
Elders John Il. Steele and John a..
TAYLOR report much success in their la
bors in Orange county. One evening
they went into the town of Goshen.
4 approached the hotel and asked for en-
tertainment After the proprietor had
seen their minister's certificates and
learned who they were, lie at once
took them In and cared for them. The
gentleman had once visited Utah, and
Y having seen the Mormons as they real
4 " are, ofEcourse, he spoke well OF
them. Elders Melvin NJ.
Hogan and owen l.. Stewart write in
the same encouraging strain. These
elders recently met two of Heber G.
JS,nhall's great granddaughter who
showed them every consideration and
courtesy
East Pennsylvania, VIM. r. Dredge,
president, 352S Syaenham St, Phila-
delphia. Pa.Traveling without purse
4 or scrip. the elders report that they
have been greatly blessed in their
work Elder 3D. Cecil Gates
has been transferred to the Vermont
conference; a social was given in his
honor at the hall in Philadelphia.
On July 10 baptismal service
was held in Baltimore. when four con-
yerts were baptized by President Ben
4 IL. Rich. the ordinance being performed
In the Chesapealk bay. The following
day a cottage meeting WAS held at
the home of Brother Ford, and iii the
evening services were held at the regu-
lar place of meeting. at both meetings
1SlderE.R Rich was the principal speaker,
addressing the members and friends in
his usual forceful. kindly way.
Successful street meetings are being
held in Baltimore and Philadelphia
Maine, VIM. n. stecd. president, 3S5
Cumberland Ave, aPortland-A baptis-
NAL service was held in Portland, al
which two converts were baptized by
President Steed A spirited
priesthood meeting was held at Port
land on the 9th. $T. All the ell
s ders laboring without purse or scrip
lin the northern part of the conference
report that they are meeting With many
: fair minded people who are seeking for
Gthe truth. Innearly every instance the.
elders are given a hearty invitation to
return to the homes where they are en-
tertained. Elder Dimon NJ !.
s Layton writes, Nearly every day we
meet people who are dissatisfied with
their religion, but after hearing some
thing of Mormonism they are always.
s eager. to learn more. One gentleman re-
Gently remarked, after listening to Our
message, If that is Mormonism, my
home is always open to the Mormon
elders. 55 ''.5 J. y. President Steed.
accompanied by Elder Fred w. Cox.
has been touring the southern part of.
the conference, visiting the members
and friends whom they found feeling
well spiritually and prospecting tenn
porally. A very happy condition to
y report is where the neighbors of the
members Of the Church were visited.
they Invariably spoke of the exemplary
lives the Mormons arc living. They