Messages from the Missions

Messages from the Missions. Elder Andrew Funk, of the Aarhus conference, Denmark, gives an account of the annual spring conference held at Aarhus on the first and second of April, at which Mission President Andrew Jenson and twenty- one elders attended. It was reported that 35,108 homes had been visited with tracts, of which 85,008 had been distributed. Of books, 1,469 were sold or given away. There had been 3,637 gospel conversations, 2, 147 re-invitations to homes of non-members, and sixty baptisms, dur- ing the half year just passed. The branch has a splendid choir of forty members, under the leadership of Elder Andrew M. Anderson. The choir gave a fine concert and evening entertainment at the close of the con- ference. "The opposition is using the press to spread the old yarns about us, and a Pastor Thorsen is traveling around with magic lantern lectures for the purpose of 'unveiling' 'Mormonism.' However, in spite of the efforts of the adversary, the work continues to prosper, and the Lord is blessing our labors. The Saints are faithful and show a wonder ful hospitality, the elders all being provided for during the conference, free. We have many friends and the prospect for the future is very bright." The elders, reading from left to right, are, back row: John E. Christensen, Peter Hansen, Chr. Nielsen, Fred C. Mickelsen, J. Lyman Nielsen, Martin Peterson, Niels P. Jensen (visiting) Anton Cramer. Second row: James R. Paystrup, Chr. Jensen, Carl M. Gjettrup, Erastus Rismussen, Erastus J. Christiansen, Anders C. Petersen, Andrew M. Andersen. Third row: August 0. Nielsen, Michael Hansen, Alma Peter- sen, Andrew Jenson (Mission President), Andrew Funk (Conference President), N.Claudius Hoist (Secretary), Andrew P. Nielson. In front: HilmarM. Nielsen, and Eric Ludvigsen.