Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-29

/ L. Mortenson and Emmett c. Walker
| had the privilege of portraying the
| beauties OF the resurrection 10 large
| crowd of attentive listeners.
| The monthly appointment at Skipper
ton was filled by Elders ]. c. Healey
and Henry Humphreys. Four
! OF the elders recently canvassed Monte
zurna, leaving ~ books and sos tracts.
kentucky, Elder A. 7. Thorup.
| president Box No. G57. Paducah.
| Ky.-The headquarters of the Ken
1 lucky conference has been moved
| from Loulsv'b to Paducah. With the
exception OF V. all of the elders of
| this conference have been placed in
the cities for the win:s months. The
new church house in Meass -nty. is
| rapidly nearing completion.
Sunday, Dec. 10. Joseph Smith IT,
mortal services were held In Louis
| vile, Bradfordsvillc, and Battletown
by the elders laboring In those places.
| Large crowds attended and much in
| terest was manifested Dec ~,
a "box party" was given by the
members and friends in Marion for
the purpose of raising means for the
completion of their now church
house. The affair was a complete sue
cess both socially and financially.
A successful Sunday school is now
being conducted in the new l.. d. 5.
Church near Bradfordsvillc one
baptism Is reported at Ironton by
Elders Longhurst and Molen.
With sorrow we tell of the death of
Sister Cora Brdwell of Sebree
Webster county. caused by burns re-
ceived two weeks ago. Funeral ser
, vices were conducted by Elder John
c. Walker Sunday. Jan. 2
North Carolina, Elder w. d. Criddle,
president, Box No. 234. Washington,
n ca few weeks ago. Elders II
L. Layton and ]. a. Mortensen wers
denied the privilege of canvassing
Washington by the mayor of that
town, but seemingly he has repented,
for on Dec H. when President Grid
die called on him he readily granted
permission to sell books and distribute
tracts in the city. Conference head
quarters has been changed from
Goldsboro to Washington. Two
deaths have recently occurred In the
Hampstead branch, that of Brother
Daniel Sanders and Of Sister Cora
Shineleton, both of whom have been
suffering for sometime from chronic
lung trouble Both Of these were faith
full members of the Church, and their
demise Is sincerely mourned by their
many relatives and friends.
Middle Tennessee, Elder Thos.
Jones. president Box y. 269, Mem
phis. Tenn-The Sunday school
at Memphis was reorganized Jan. 2. by
President Thomas Jones and Ed
er L. Bushman with the following
officers: Superintendent, President
Thomas Jones; Secretary, c
3 NJ Capell, Chorister. Roy Stewart;
Organlst Bessie Long.
Mississippi. Elder Geo, ]. Gray
president, 511 Mississippi st. Jackson
LOne baptism Is reported by Elders
Ernest KoepseI and S. A. Kay on Dec.
16 A general conference of the
Mississippi elders and saints was held
at Darbun on the 1st and End, at which
four public and two priesthood meet
ings were held. The services were all
we'll attended. and much interest was
manifested in the remarks of the elders.
President Charles A. Calls was in at
tendance. and his discourses were of
special interest to the people. AT this
conference. the general Church. mission
and the conference authorities were
presented and unanimously sustained
by the saints and elders In the confer
ence.
Ohio. Elder c. d. Gray, president,
Box Al. Station d Columbus, O.-A
striking case of healing was reported
by Elders Clarence Hart and John a.
Tanner Brother A. ]. Russell. who
for some time has been suffering from
epileptic fts, asked the elders to come
and administer to him. which they did
In writing about the matter shortly
after. Brother Russell said. Il have
been feeling fine since the Lord healed
me It certainly was case of instant
healing, and 1t was done by the power
of God and the holy priesthood
The elders report good success in To-
ledo in the matter OF selling books and
distributing literature.
South Carolina. Elder Robt Andrus.
president Box 276. Columbia. S. c.
The annual conference of South Caro-
lima was held at Columbia Dec. II and
IL Five well attended public meetings
and three priesthood meetings were
held President Calls was In attend
ance and was the principal speaker at
the meetings. His remarks were list
ened to with rapt attention by fairly
large congregations. The general au-
thoritles of the Church and also the
authorities OF the mission and the con-
ference were voted upon and unani-
mously sustained by the saints and eld-
ers in attendance. Sister Florence
Cobia. a faithful member OF the Church
residing at Davis station. S. C, passed
to the great beyond Nov, 2S She
leaves a large family-a husband and
II children. the youngest but a few
days old. and also n host of friends TO
mourn her death. The death of
Sister Henrietta A. Dawson Of Colum-
bla took place Dec. %. During
the week ending Dec. 2S. Elder Orlando
Barrus performed the marriage cere-
mony uniting the chief of the Catawba
tribe Of Indians and one OF the MEM
bers Of his tribe In the holy bonds of
matrlmony.
Virginia. Elder Milan ]. TilbUry
president. Box No. 4S9 Roanoke Va
A very successful Christmas entertain
ment was given by the members of the
Sunday school at Mountain Lake in the
little Latter-day Saints chapel located
there. An appropriate program was
very well rendered by the members
OF the school and of the branch and a
very enjoyable time was had by all.