Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-30

1 dred present at the last meeting. &.
| Five meetings were held in and
around Mt. Airy by Elders n, p. Gull
| lor and l.. c. Osborn. There were
IS people present at the meeting held
at Barker's Creek by Elder Sterling
;. Duke and j. a. Rodeback.
Ohio-Thos Jones. president. Box
a. station ID, Columbus, o.
-Four Baptisms have been per-
formed at Toledo. Elder Nor
gan Evans officiating AT
Springfield last week Elders Ernest
Palmer and Clarence Hart met
gentleman who had visited Salt Lake
City and on learning who they were
treated them with unusual Kindness
lemarking that theirs was an excel
lent people. They report their Book
of Mormon sales unusually good.
Elder George Iiusknson and wife
have been transferred from South
Carolina to the Cincinnati branch and
are doing excellent work in their new
field. =. The members OF the Xenia
branch together with Brother and Sis
ter Pugh OF Columbu and Elders Pal
mer and Hart, spent an enjoyable
Fourth at Mn Park. BY request of a
Mormon girl in Utah, the elders
called on a lady in Columbus and
learned of the unusual way in which
she became interested In the gospel.
Belonging to a postcard club she
noticed the name of the western girl.
and exchanged several cards before
she was informed that her correspon-
dent was Mormon. Doctrinal books
followed; a ripe companionship de-
Veloped and the Columbus girl is now
earnestly investigating the claims
made by the Church Of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints.
South Carolina-orlando Barrus,
president Roddy K. r d No.
l.. South Carolna-June 10. a sun
day school was organized at Dacusviile
by Elders Ira Leevitt and Bert
Barrus with the following officers:
Supt J II. Welch, assistants w. +.
Daniels and r. f.. Hunt. Secy. j e.
Deaton, Asst. J A. Oshels. chorister,
Mrs Mamei Welch with Mrs. ].
son and wife and Mrs j. Il. Deaton
The program for the Fourth OF July
at the Indian nation was n most loyal |
one and was the first Of it's kind ever
held there, patriotic songs were sung
and among other speeches was an ex-
cellent one by a very intelligent In
dian. Ben T. Harris. on "The Flag OF
our Nation" Elders H. ]. Elmer
and Miles Greener conducted the fun
eral services OF Lulu NJ. Heaton on
June 90, She was n faithful Latter
day Saint and among the first TO join
I
were more than 200 people I'm atten-
dance at the service. Miss Annie
Pickett. n trained nurse and a very
bright young lady Of Columbus. has
Just returned from Salt Lake CITY and
and although not a member
Of the Church she Is doing a great
service to the cause by giving
truthful account OF the Mormon peo-
pie as she found them. She visited
many homes and partook Of the hos
Titality Of the people and says she
was treated with the greatest courtesy
and consideration. She brands the
urid tales concerning the Mormon
people as false, and says she found
hem an Industrious, vlrtuous and
people.
Nirginia--M J. Tilburv president
Box 4s9. Roanoke Va.-Elders w L.
Shelley and Lewis Fife report good
Iucess In Nelson and AlbemerIe coun-
les. Elder Fife reports one baptism
IN the 2Sth. Patriotic services
we're held at Cool Springs and Noun
ain Lake July and 4. president NJ
7. Tilhurv being the orator Of tho |