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Show - 339 - Dear Brother : Your favor of the 15th inst . dulJ to hand , with order ePcl osed on Bishop's ~gt . Silas s. Smith of the San Luis Stake f or two and one half tons hay , for which you will please accept my sincere thar1k s . President 1v10rgan, at present, is in h,i tchael Co ., :N . c. visitin0 the Elders and will h old a tvvo days conference with them on the 25th and 26th inst . lie is on his return trip from visiting the Elders of the two va=s. We are pleased to state affairs here in the South are in a fairly prosperous condition, a greeter number of' oaptisms be in~ reported the past six rronths than any six rr.ontr s prev :J.ous for some 1 engtr of time . There is also increasing in some locations, a spirit of inquiry after the truth , ·;hi ch brightens the prospects ahead . This is encouraging to the Elders who are hopefully looki ne:, forth for the accomplishment of a greet amount of good this present fall . 'l'here has been a vast ar:1ount of t l• reat enin0 s through the past summer in various lo calities, but a pleasing absence of violence, not one of the Elders having been maltreated up to the preser-'t date, so far as we are advised . Throue,h the rainy season the past summer a limited .Lew of the Elders were .af!'li cted with the chills, but they are r_ow -.: enerally in the enj oyn.ent of good 'health , also in possession of the spirit of their callings and altogether a fine body of 1lders whom we are proud of. \vith deep concerr: f or your safety and that of the brethren, your Brother, John \,organ ~ per K. September 5, 1886 At 8\a . m. he met wi tn the Elders in Priesthood ,)!eeting whi cl'l lasted ur1ti 1 lO~Pa .m. Vvh en (onr erence at:,ain con- Qe.-> iV ~ ~~ vened . 1 t vv as QQ@'.l"S s ~d" oy Elder John V. jjl uth, after which he preached the funeral ser:mon of 01 ster Bric:;l: t t-o e: hott~e f'l!n. O"f-a:tt.entetiv e ~e. 'I'hey had dinner at Brother SimITons and held priesthood meeting between l~pand ~tp . m . Con-ference then convened a~atn at which Elders vvilford fienrJ Hob· i\,son, Elias -imball , and vvilli8m DeJbell spoke. Brother Peirce I Si~:ons, the Branch President also spoke . !mediately after |
