Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-22
HISTORY OF EASTERN
STATES MISSION
For Two Weeks Ending Jan. :, 1910,

For Two Weeks Ending Jan. Z, 1910.
Brooklyn Conference, Elder ]. T.
SmellIe. president, 33 west One Hun
dred Twenty sixth street. New York,
n, Y.-The holiday season has passed
and the elders having enjoyed the
hospitality OF saints and friends, are
again busy circulating tracts and
preaching the word On the evening
of Dec. %, we were favored with a
visit from Elder Reed Smoot and
family at the mission house. where
President Rich entertained them. a
cottage meeting was held In the mis-
sion parlors where goodly number OF
members and friends had gathered
Elder Smoot, Levi f. Young and Pres
ident Rich We're the principal speak
erSi Mrs Smoot was also present al
the conjoint Mutual the evening be-
fore. She spoke interestingly of her
early experiences in the development
Of our domestic conditions In the west
Our Mutual meetings are we'll
attended by the students attending the
universities from the west who aid
greatly in making them interesting
Governor Spry and party visited us
after the launching of the battleship
Utah. and on the Sunday occupied the
time at the afternoon meeting. The
speakers were, Elders John w Young.
Henry Gardner, William Spry and Levi
II lpuIlS, dlSO tGesluent ItlCll.
The Brooklyn conference has made an
excellent showing in work done by the
elders for the year. though the bap-
tisms fall short OF some of the other
conferences, but the work done may
bring forth fruit hereafter With few
exceptions the elders while In the coun.
try have Travelled without money and
have been greatly blessed. They can
say like the disciples of old, "Yen,
Lord. we lacked for nothing" A
profitable priesthood meeting was held
Jan. at which Elder owen who has
presided over the conference was re-
leased because of poor health and Ell
der Smellie called to preside over the
conference In connection with his 9TH
er duties in the mission office. Elder
Owen Will take up O special work, in.
PRODUCING the Book of Mormon in the
book stores OF this and other cities OF
| the state,
East Pennsylvania. VIM. r. Dredge
president. 1920 Jefferson street, PhiIas
| delrhil, Pa,-The past years work
| generally has been success and With
inc beginning of the new year pros
| poets are very encouraging We had
| Il baptisms during the year and an
exceedingly hearty response from the
saints In attending to all their duties
| Some undesirable conditions have been
| erndicated and in all we feel that much
| ilh7 oNSii dttoinpllSHcu Tor tne GStQb-
| lishment OF tho truth In our part OF
the Lords vineyard. The elders
+, congratulate themselves in being pres
ent at the launching OF the battleshlp
| Utah,
Quite an increased attendance OF chill
drcn Is noticeable In our Sunday school
, since the hour Of meeting has been
changed from evening to afternoon. A
| Christmas entertainment was given by
the school. the hall being decorated
and n good program being carried out,
with gifts distributed to the children.
Maine. VIM. II. Stead president, SS5
Cumberland avenue. Portland. Me-
Monday Dec 90 tho Dominion lIne
steamship Southwark arrived at Port
land with u returning elders and 40
saints cmigrating from the European
missions in charge of Elder Christie
phcrson. They reported n very storm,
passage but arrived without accident
Three days later 80 elders arrived In
Portland and on the 27th boarded tho
same steamer and sailed for Liverpool
to take up their labors In the different
European missions. Both parties were
aided by the Portland elders in dcbark.
ing and cmbarking and went on thelI