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T H E moving of the H eadquarters of the European Mission from Liverpool to London w as predicted ninety-three years ago at a v d a meeting of the Council of the Twel e hel in M nchester, follow 14 15 and 16 h ing a Conference held in Preston on April th , th t , 1840, less than three years after the Gospel w as introduced into a a Gre t Brit in . We quote from the minut es of the Council as published in Volume IV o f the H is tory of the Church Minut e s o f the Counc il o f the

Twe e v iz . Y lv , , Brigham oung, e e K m a s H b r C . i b ll , Or on P ratt , d Wo odruif G Wilfor , eorge A . S d R mith , Willar ichards ; al so a a k nd Re e l Hir m Cl r a ub n H e d o ck , P e s s a he s High ri t , t t hou e o f Wil

a d R c a ds N o . 1 l r i h r , Chapman S t e e M c s r t , an he ter ; Brigham Young

pre siding . M e d E de m ov by l r Ki ball , tha t E lde r R i c hards tak e Care o f th e M illennia l S ta r se conde d and car e V t e d a ur ri d. o th t o publishing offi c e b e move d t o London as soon a s ci rc um s tances will perm it ; and that E lde rs H e dlo ck and Curti s g o ' W e e e ease t o a r — h r th y pl l bou . Wil 42 I shn to n l l , e ool , fo i half g p a d R c ds e k l r i har , Cl r a ce ntury he adquarte rs o f the S tar and European M i ssion Circumstances did not per mit this resolution from taking formal effect until the dedi cation of the E uropean Mission Office H a a a 5 e dqu rters t Gordon S quare , London , which occurred on ’ ' ' - 338 LATT E R T) A Y S A IN I S M I LLENN I A L S TAR,

a April ot h , 1933 , as already published in recent issue of the

S tar . It might be interesting to narrate the events leading up to the holding of conference at the home of Will ard Richards in Manches G d a a o . a ter, nearly century g The opening of the ospel oor in Gre t

a 20 h 1837 w . Britain occurred on Thursd y , July t , , hen Heber C Kim d a d a a ball and Orson Hy e , accomp nie by Will rd Rich rds , Joseph aa and S a at Fielding , John Goodson , Is c Russell John nyder l nded d d t w o a a w Liverpool . They procee e to Preston d ys l ter, here 23rd 1837 Elder Kimball on S unday , July , , delivered the first w a Gospel discourse in the Vauxhall Chapel . One eek from th t day the first converts baptized in a foreign land took place in w a a the River Ribble . There ere nine b ptisms ltogether , the first d w a a . w a convert being George D . W t ts The ork spre ith r pidity so that by Christmas time the firs t Conference of the Church in a Great Britain w as held that day at Preston , ttended by over d d d w three hun re members . Over one hundred little chil ren ere a da N a a blessed th t y . ine months fter the pre ching of the first a and w l a Gospel sermon , Elders Kimb ll Hyde ere re e sed to return a III a a h ad a to Americ . th t short sp ce of time there been b ptized Fo r t w o over people and about twenty branches organized .

a w w as d a E . years , mission ry ork prosecute mostly by loc l lders ' a a 1840 a and d Wo o drufi In J nu ry, , Apostles John T ylor Wilfor E arrived in Liverpool and took charge of the Mission . lder d w had a a Taylor st aye in Liverpool , here he soon thriving br nch af of forty , and Elder Woodruff w ent first to the potteries in S t ir and d w a fe w w fo rdsh e thence to Herefor shire , w here ithin eeks a he baptized several hundred , including over forty pre chers . a 1840 a H Three months l ter , in April , , Apostle Brigh m Young , eber a a a a and C . Kimb ll , P rley P . Pr tt , Orson Pr tt , George A . S mith ’ lo w a da Elder Reuben H e d ck arrived in Preston , here three ys as d an d a d a w as a Conference w hel , d El er Will r Rich rds ord ined a an Apostle , m king eight members of the $ uorum of the Twelve w d a present . A report of this Conference sho e membership in

d 1 2 d . the mission of souls , inclu ing 3 hol ing the Priesthood At t his council it w as decided that a monthly periodical should ’ as The L r- d in M il enni l be published , to be known atte ay S a ts l a r a a a S ta , with P rley P . Pr tt s its editor . Ma After the close of the Conference , Elder Pratt went t o n and a a a a t r chester beg n prep r tions for the public tion of the S a . h a all a an a Within a month , he d rrangements completed d w s M able t o issue the first number in the l atter part of ay . The size a w a an a a a of the p ge , eight of p per , d gener l m keup chosen t the h a w as beginning s been continued until the present . It issued as a w - a and first monthly of t enty four p ges , with cover, bore the “ a $ d a ar imprint , M nchester Printe by W . R . Thom s , S pring G 14 d a ad w dens , 9 Ol h m Ro . The next three numbers ere thirty a n - t wo p ges each , a d the next six numbers twenty four pages each , making the number of pages in the whole volume, three d and a hun red t welve . The l st four numbers of the first volume w a n n D n i a Ma ere printed by W . S h ckleton a d S o , u c e Pl ce, n chester . Ma 1 1 as The first number ( y , 84 ) o f the second volume , w printed D a an a by lton d Rigg , 61 S pring Gardens. After th t the numbers a a 47 C$ bore the imprint Printed nd published by P . P . Pr tt, a O fii ford S t reet , Manchester, and for sale at the Emigr tion c e , ’ LATTE R -DAY SAI NTS M I L LE NNI A L STAR

36 a S o Ch pel treet , Liverpo l . Before the volume closed, the pub lishin fi w as d g of ce remove to Liverpool , 36 Chapel S treet , and from that time until the removal of the European Mission Head quarters t o London in a M rch of this year, the S tar had been published a in th t city . Volume II of the Jif il le nnia l S tar consisted of tw elve monthly num a bers , but e ch number contained only sixteen a a p ges , m king one hun dred and ninety-t w o a p ges in the volume . Commencing w ith vol 15 ume VI (June t h , 1845) the S tar w as changed to a - a semi monthly . Th t volume (volume VI) only d covere six months , the last number being dated D 1s 18 5 ecember t , 4 . Vol a ume seven , lso publish

- ed semi monthly, com m e nc e d w ith January 1846 , but like its prede

cessor , only covered six

months . Volume VIII covered the balance of 1846 I$ . Volume com me nc e d w ith January 1st 1847 and , closed w ith D 5 h ecember t , 1847 , and consiste(1of tw enty N ew home ( 1) M I S S I O H and four numbers . Volumes 52523523313$23 $ $ I I a , $ I nd $ III w a d - ere lso publishe regularly as a semi monthly periodical , each a a da a w 1852 volume covering c len r ye r . But ith the beginning of , w a commencing ith J nuary 1st of that year (Volume $ IV ) , the a as a - p per w ch nged from a semi monthly to a w eekly periodical , and as such it has been continued until the present time 1933 The current volume , or the volume covering , will be the -fift h ninety volume in line of publication . S 1852 d al ince , when the paper w as changed to a weekly perio ic ,

- a . has a a a d o a e ch volume ver ged bout eight hundre forty t w p ges , and altogether the ninety -four volumes of the ZlI illennial S tar 1840 1932 a a -t w o published from to inclusive , cont ins bout seventy thousand pages of printed matter all the pages in the volumes an a a being ver ge size octavo . On t w o different occasions the very existence of the JlI illennia l S tar has a a d been thre tened through lack of patron ge . The e itor d t o m intende suspend the publication at the close of volu e II , but a a a and h o upon the urgent ppe l of the S cotch s ints others , w and d d a a aid a d . a promised ren ere fin nci l , it w s continue E rly in 843 a a 1 , gree ble to instructions from the headquarters of the ’ 340 L A T 'm R -IL AY SAINTS M I LL E NNIAL STAR

a S tar was Church in Nauvoo , Illinois , the public tion of the a a stopped temporarily , but only for couple of months , fter and a d a w hich it w as continued, the b ck numbers issue , so th t

a a . there w as practically no bre k in the public t ion In October, tar had a b ut w 1843, the S one thous nd six hundred subscribers , hen a w a the periodical w as changed into eekly public tion , July 1st , a was a a w -t wo a 1850, the circul tion incre sed to bout t enty thous nd , w d and the subscription price lo ere from threepence to one penny . The first office o f the British Mission w as established at 47 w as Oxford S treet , Manchester . When the office removed to a a o f Liverpool in 1847 , quarters for the ccommod tion the mission 1 45 a were secured at 36 Chapel S treet , Liverpool , but in 8 it w s a S moved to the S tanley Buildings , B th treet , Liverpool , since demolished to make a w y fo r a new street .

When Orson Hyde , in 1846 , took charge of the

British Mission , the Mis sion and S tar Office was temporarily located at 1 35 D uke S treet, but was soon afterwards moved t o number 6 a a Goree Pi zz , Liver

pool , where it remained 1847 unt il June , , when it w as removed to 39 T o rb o ck S treet . The next move took place in 18 August , 48 , to num

ber 15 Wilton S treet , where t h e office re a 855 m ined until April , 1 . It w as more permanent ly located at 36 Isling t o n L l y e r o o l num P e s de t dt s e P a a c a s P , p , the r i n Wi o , tri r h W lli , re si b e In a Ma de t D as and ss na e s at D e d ca ber g ch nged y n ougl mi io ri i tory “ 3y d 1855 2 “ S e c e s of E e a M ss ead , , to 4 IS rvi urop n i ion H quarters .

li ngtou . This number a a is a famili r household word , known to tens of thous nds of a -da a and a w L tter y S ints mission ries the orld over . Here it a - a Ma 5t h 1904 rem ined for forty nine ye rs , or until y , , when more convenient and pleasant quarters were purchased by the at 10 ad Fairfie ld t o w a Church Holly Ro , , Liverpool , hich pl ce the headquarters were moved under the direction of President H eber a 3rd 1907 a il J . Grant . Here it rem ined unt il January , , when st l b etter locality and superior premises were chosen and purchased an tar 295 E a for the Mission d S in the adj oining street , dge L ne , “ $ more familiarly known as D urham House , where the office of t he European Mission and M illennial S tar remained unt il March , 1933 w a , when it s removed to 5 Gordon S quare , London , W . C . 1 only a short distance from the headquarters o f the British Mis a 43 a sion t T vistock S quare . 1861 i Until , the M llennia l S tar and other Church publicat ions a o f 61 were printed by v rious firms in England , but in the spring 18 a a a . a a rr ngements were m de by President George $ C nnon , ccord ’ LATTER-DAY SAINTS M ILLENNIAL STAR 341

t o w o f a ing the ishes President Brigh m Young , for the printing and b o f M illennial S tar J ourna l o D iscour pu lishing the , f ses, and other Church works and periodicals at the Latter-day S aint Mis f fi sion O ce in Liverpool . Consequently, a printing press and the a a and a a w a necess ry m chinery , type m teri l s purchased, and t he first number o f the M illennia l S tar w as printed and published 42 from number Islington , Liverpool , commencing with number o f $ $ a 0 h 8 seventeen volume III, d ted April 2 t , 1 61 . The S tar has been printed from its o wn printing department from then until the present time . With the removal o f the European H ead a t o w now qu rters London , it ill be published in that city . The title page o f each complete volume has al w ays borne a scriptural o r other quotation as a w o f mot to . These ere prime int erest , as they were chosen with res pe ct t o the mission of the S tar, as an organ o f an the Church , $ d ex pressed the thought and feeling o f the several e d it o rs with reference to the signs o f the times and the great latter-day a work . They h ve usu ally had some signifi cance relevant t o the contents . After t he eighth v o l ume a motto was chosen a fo r e ch number, but the following quotation ran throughout th e year and w as continued in the succeeding eight vol umes $ H e t hat hath an e ar, le t him hear what the spirit saith un $ t o the churches . With the seventeenth volume and cont inuing unt il t he e ad a t e s o f th e s M ss t wentieth , t he above H qu r r Briti h i ion was used in each num — F ro w J ame s . D as P re sIdent and a ront H ougl , ber , in ddition , “ S s e Rintha P att as R n D D . the following $ Come i t r r ougl ; ulo— o f Ne we , S e c e ar . S e c d R o w L s ut o her my people , ll r t y on oui

G . R s n e s e T . t J that ye may no t be par obi o , L li Nor on, ohn B .

a o f S an S a E . L eR o nde s t kers her ins , d t gg, y A r on , Hugh D . a o f s th t ye receive not Higgin . a her pl gues . From volume t wenty- one mottos i n each number were changed - a fift . a 1 9 ye rly, until volume y nine In volume sixty , ye r 8 8 , the w a d a n number mottos ere ch nge once month , a d this practice c o n l - a 1906 t inned unti volume sixty eight , ye r , when , after the first , - 342 L A T T ILR D AY S AINTS M ILLE N NIAI . STAR

s a d w a w month , t he motto wa ch nge ith e ch number , hich custom r d a was ad at still continues . A fu rthe ep rture m e this time , in m D n selecting quotations from the Book of Mor on , octrine a d h n w n m a Covenants , and ot er w riti gs some from the riti gs of or l w d wh a w ist s and social philosoph e rs of the orl , ose n mes ere some

R d e ead a e s o f th e E r e a M ss T e n Holly oa , Liv rpool , H qu rt r u op n i ion

nd I Mi ll nnia l S tar M a l st 1904 t o J a a l st 190 a e from y , , nu ry , 7

n and d a a a d no times give , often selecte phorisms ppe re with a d authorship named . This pr ctice continue until about the ' - fiv e 1913 middle of volume seventy , since which time the mottoes ha e been taken from the Bible and the sayings o f o ur Church l eazers . The foreman o f the M illennia l S tar Office was from the first or a D a wh very soon after, Mr . Willi m L . vies , o continued in charge a and w w a a a fo r about thirt y ye rs , ith hom P tri rch J mes H . IVallis s a a d 1877 t o D a w as w a ssoci te from August , , April , Mr . vies

d . . a no w I a succeeded by E l er H J H lton , with t h e Z . C . M . S lt h o a Lake City , Utah , w w s with the office fo r more than nine d a fo r Z 7 h 1900 years , taking his ep rture ion , June t , . He w as suc and a a c e e ded by the present efficient f ithful foreman , Mr . J mes

Foggo . a a o f a a a There h ve been number pr ctic l printers , typogr phers a o n and a o f and pressmen c lled missions , it is know n that sever l these have at times served in the publishing department o f the ma f S t r S r. “a a . Among them y be mentioned , Joseph Bull , , lter ’ LATTER -DAY SAIN TS MILLENNIAL STAR 343

w a J . Le is , Joseph Hyrum P rry , Joseph Bull , Jr George C . L am

w . a a . d and S o dah bert , Ed in F P rry , J mes H An erson J . M . j l . d a a d w as a a El er Thom s W r the first ssoci te editor of the S tar ,

a . a o assisting P rley P Pr tt . On the return f Elder Pratt t o the S a 1842 w as ad d - - United t tes in October , , he m e e itor in chief . d H edlo ck a ved N au o o El er Reuben subsequently rri from v , and a d d o f bec me the presi ing El er the Mission , but Elder Ward still d o f and a w fo r S t r continued e itor princip l riter the a , as he did a a d VV o o druff a d a a 18 5 lso fter Apostle Wilfor rrive in J nu ry , 4 , t o

d . w presi e over the Mission In the follo ing June , how ever, Elder IV o o druff a and d a a bec me senior editor , El er W rd ssociate . In a a 1846 d a d t o J nu ry , , El er Woodruff, h ving ecided return home , d a d a a a a El er W r g in bec me the editor . On the rrival o f Apostle and a 1846 Orson Hyde John T ylor in October , to assume the o f a presidency the British Mission , the first n med became editor r d o f the S ta . El er Orson S pencer w as expected from America to d w a relieve El er Hyde , but ne s h ving been received that he was ad a w as S tar o f a a 1 18 de , his obitu ry published in the J nu ry st , 47,

“ and in the next issue Elder Hyde announced his o wn departure fo r a and a o f d a D Americ , the ppointment El er Fr nklin . Richards

a se 295 E d ane e Durh m Hou , ge L , Liv rpool

t o t h e o f and E d o f presidency the Mission itor the S tar . Elder ’ Richards tenure of office w as very brief ; he only remained t o S tar an d edit one number of the , d, indee , his name w as not even as published Editor, but instead appeared the name of Orson S a sa a d d - pencer , for, str nge to y , he l n e in England twenty three da a d a had a and d a ys fter his e th been nnou—nced , enj oye privi lege which most mortals are denied that of reading his o wn

o a . w bitu ry In June follo ing , ow ing to the S ickness of Elder E a D a d d S pencer , lder Fr nklin . Rich r s e ited the S tar for o ne

. d S d as d a number El er pencer continue E itor , with Lym n O . le fie ld as a a 1848 Lit t ssist nt , until August , , when Apostle Orson (Continued on page 3 48) TH E LATTER-DAY SAINTS ’ MILLENNIAL STAR

S D 5 9 THUR AY, MAY 2 , 1 33

E D I T O R I A L

O $ R NEW AP P EARANCE

o M illennia l S ar T H IS issue f the t , in celebrat ion Of it s birt hday

a a a ne w . anniversary, ppe rs in dress We feel sure the change a n Of appearance will be greeted by its re ders . The e w type is a

and a a . has a modern face , e sily re d It been sever l years since the n he d as a ew . S S tar w clothed in dress eserves the present model , a e a a w a nd w predict th t her centenni l number ill be enl rged , in w a - specially designed covers , ell illustr ted , with well written c o n o f an gratulations by some its oldest living editors , d a ne w $ a a w no w and dress w ith l . We t rust th t bet een then there will - a no be a well built up subscription list , embr cing t only members a d d and a Of the Church , but sever l hun re friends investig tors . There is no t and never has been a better and more faithful mission illennia l S tar Ma o ary than the M . y its lustre continue t grow an da an m brighter d brighter unto the perfect y , d ay its field Of usefulness be extended by those interested in the ultimate ’ o he a — t riumph f God s purposes in t e rth JAMES H . WALLIS .

AN AP P EAL TO ALL S AINTS

T o TH E LATTER -DAY S AIN TS T H R O $ G H O $ T T H E B R ITISH MISSI O N Beloved Brethren and S isters Ninety-three years ago this mont h the first issue o f the t a d i e nial S ar w s . a . M ll n printed Its e itor, Elder P rley P Pratt , made the following statement in the first paragraph o f his pros pectus — The long night o f darkness is no w far spent t he Truth re and a - v ived in it s primitive simplicity purity, like the d y st ar Of a a ff the horizon , lights up the d wn Of th t e ulgent morn when the knowledge o f God w ill cover the earth as the w aters cover the h a a d t o an se a . It s ple se the Almighty send forth Holy Angel $ t o restore t o them the faith w hich w as once delivered t o the ’ nd o H is a a a w a saints , a t send serv nts in these l st d ys , ith special f a message t o all the nat ions o the e rth, in order t o prepare all a fo r f who will he rken the S econd Advent O Messiah, which is $ no w at hand . Before the first number of the M illennial S tar w as print ed the Gospel had been preached t hroughout t h e British Isles by cap ’ able represent atives O f the Latter-day S aints Church fo r three h d a a a . years , and thous nds embr ced the Truth As the Gospel d spread and numbers increase , the need Of some means other than tar a f a preaching became evident . The S bec me the O fici l mouth piece O f the Church in the British Mission . a By it many wonderful discourses were printed , much v luable information pertaining t o the growt h and progress o f t he Church ’ LATTER-D AY SAINTS M ILLENNIAL STAR 345

a w a was made known t o the people . Its p ges ere e gerly read a - da S a NO and absorbed by the L tter y ints . member O f the

Church could afford to miss a S ingle issue . Fo r ninety-three years the S tar h as been continuously pub all a lish e d, giving s ints the benefit Of choice discourses from the as a General Authorities o f the Church , well s editorials from o ur most able writers . ar f a a The S t is still the O fici l public tion Of the British Mission , VVidt so e and a a ably edited by President John A . his ssoci te , Bishop

a . James H . W llis The S tar t o - day should be in every Latter-day S aint home in and a o f a the British Mission , re d by every member the f mily . I a o all a -da S a t o a make this appe l t L tter y ints incre se their efforts , a t o S tar a a not only become subscriber the , but ppe l t o every ff investigator t o become a subscriber . Your e orts cannot help a d a a but result in good . Be r in min th t every re der o f the M illennial S tar wh o lives up t o its teachings will be a better a a a a - citizen , better f ther, better mother , better home maker . - a a and a bett er Lat ter d y S int .

S incerely, D O JA M ES H . $ G L AS MIssio n President .

T H E EURO P EAN MIS S ION OFFICE IN LOND ON

H E f o f E a w as a T O fice the urope n Mission moved e rly t his year , had from Liverpool to London . This been in contemplation fo r o a a our some time , owing t ch nged dem nds upon European mis sio nary activities . f a a - l D uring the last ew ye rs , tr ns At ant ic passenger traffic has shifted largely from the fine , modern port o f Liverpool to the d o f and S a more recently eveloped ports Plymouth outh mpton . “ and a The ocean greyhounds , the m j ority o f the large boat s

at t w o . S a a 1928 touch only the southern ports ince J nu ry , , out Of the several t housand Lat t er- day S aint missionaries who during - d that fiv e year perio served in Europe , only about a dozen em

a o r a d . a a t o b rked disemb rke in Liverpool Const nt tr vel London , and as at a large cost of money time , w therefore required to meet and assist coming and returning missionaries and t o conduct a a a a properly the business spects of their oce n tr nsport tion . as Moreover, members Of the Church in Europe w ell know , the organized activities o f the branches have increased considerably a a o f a o since the pr ct ic l prohibition emigr tion t America . All the “ regularly established organizations o f the Church are no w func io nin o r E a t g , more less completely , in the urope n missions . T O a and ff avoid duplic tion confusion Of e ort, the European Mission Office supplies the missions w ith the necessary policies and fo r a a materials the v rious Church ctivities . This has thrown a a much dded responsibility upon the Europe n Mission Office , and has made necessary a larger and more completely Organized office f ne w e sta f . These w responsibilities ill be bett r met by the loca and a z d a o f tion , collections , centr li e n ture London . The European Mission Office is charged by the First Presidency i t t he with superv sory duties in connec ion wi h t missions in Europe . ’ 346 LATTER - D Av S AI N TS MILLE NNIAL STAR

The proper fulfilment O f t ho se duties demand constant close con w all d a nd a tacts ith the missions , by correspon ence tr vel . Head ’ quarters in the w orld s centre makes such contacts easier of at

n . a a a a t aimne t Besides , m tters rise lmost d ily that are handled more effectively by immediate direct consultation with the head ’ w af a as a re quarters of the orld s f irs , such found in London . a a 1840 It is interesting to rec ll th t in , the authorities of the Church in England voted to move the headquarters Of the M il S ar a l ennia l t to London , which re lly meant moving the head O f quarters the mission there . But in those days Liverpool w as ’ the w orld s greatest passenger port and largely as a convenience in handling the ocean transportation of emigrants and mission a ffi a aries , the Europe n Mission O ce rem ined in Liverpool these many years . a w w a - Liverpool is kindly, holesome , for rd looking city . The European Mission Office S taff leave Mersey - side w ith regret and w ith the hope that a changing world will restore to Liverpool its ar a w onted shipping prestige . NV e e gr teful fo r the protection and assistance that Liverpool h as gi ven the Latter - day S aints for a a o f and a a m a ne rly three gener tions time , pr y th t it y be re a d w o n w rde therefor ith blessings from high . D a urh m House , the Liverpool home Of the European Mission and British Mission Office S taffs for more than a quarter Of a h as a a a century, become , by n me t le st , almost an integral part o f a the Church in Europe . Within its w lls , hospitality and good will have garnished intense industry and devotion t o the latter da a D y c use in Europe . But , the mission Of urham House w as a and no finished . In loc tion size it longer met the ne w demands ; and the tooth o f time threatened expenditures which could more a profit bly be expended elsewhere . w o f d an The ork the Lor moves ever onw ard . Men d institutions must stand aside as it progresses o r they must j oyfully j oin in a w a d a are a f r a e its triumph nt on r m rch . We gr teful o the p st w no w look hopefully into the future . This statement is made t o meet the natural and proper interest o f a S a a the Europe n ints in the ch nges , developments and pro — W. gress of the Church .

TO OUR S UB S CRIB ERS

T H E a o f t he M illennia l S tar m iling list is being revised . We w a a all an nt to ret in the present subscribers , d w e solicit their ne help in securing w friends . If in the process o f revision any a d ne w a a n me is omitte from the list of p trons , w e will appreci te o ur a a o a and ttention being c lled t the f ct , we will gladly make the correction . In this connect ion w e direct the attention Of the Elders in the t o a d a a e . field the stirring ppe l Of our Mission Presi ent , J m s H D a ougl s . It is expected Of o ur missionaries that they w ill co a w a o oper te ith us in enl rging ur subscription list . Any Elder w h o neglects to do so is guilt y of failure to improve an opportun t o a a sub sc ri ity c rry the Gospel to the seeker fter truth . One p tion a month for each Elder in the British Mission would sw ell s b w a a our u scription list five hundred copies ithin ye r, besides ’ LATTER - DAY S A IN S S M ILLE NNIAL STAR 347 which w e w ould have that many friends and in vestigators in forming themselves concerning our doctrines . We call upon the D istrict Presidents t o give this m atter their a ar a earnest and prayerful consider tion . There e m ny ways t o an O f accomplish the results desired , d with the help the Elders a d w e ha and branch presidents , thoroughly org nize s ll look to see — I A L I d E S . V d a . L S this much nee ed work ccomplishe JA M H .

IN T H E H O LY LAN D

WO RD reaches the European Mission H eadquarters in London D and S a . that President John A . Widtsoe ister Le h Widtsoe a a a a a o f have arrived safely at H if , P lestine , fter j ourney twelve a w as a a o n a and days . They report th t the trip ple s nt , both l nd a w a all a w a e a and a s w . s , th t their he lth excellent the y The e ther f is very ho t in Palestine at this season o the year . The ceremony o f placing a headstone and tablet over the grave Of President h o a S a D 5 h Joseph W . Booth , w died t Aleppo , yri , on ecember t , 1928 w o n 1st w a a , ill be Observed June , hen the l st resting pl ce Of that noble minister o f righteousness w ill be dedicated by Presi a d a o f dent John A . Widtsoe . Just short while before the e th President Booth the head quart ers Of the Armenian mission w as a an a a o a established in H ifa, d prelimin ry steps w ere t ken t c rry o n a a a w ctive mission ry w ork there . His untimely de th , ho ever , halted the plans and fo r the past four years the Armenian mem bers o f the Church in Palestine and S yria have been governed a by loc l Officers . P iranian a a a and Z Elder B . , n tive Armeni n resident of urich , a ha a f a S witzerl nd , s been ppointed president o the Armeni n w a a a a a a had Mission , ith he dqu rters t H if , P lestine . He gone a a n w he d of President Widtsoe , a d was there t o meet him hen a a a ne w 42 a he re ched th t pl ce . The mission president is ye rs a a fe a a o Of ge . He w s born in Turkey . A w ye rs g President P iranian attempted to gain entrance into the United S tates fo r an a a himself d f mily . His f mily having been born in S witzer land were permitted to go t o S alt Lake City and reside there fo r d P iranian a some time . Presi ent tried unsuccessfully t o rem in a a a d in th t country during t w o visits . When these ttempts f ile , w an a Z a he moved his ife d d ughter to urich . The est blishment o f d irani n f a s Presi ent P a as head o the Armenian Mission , m rk a definite step toward the establishment Of active missionary w a d ork in the Holy L n . President Widtsoe is making his first sit t o the Holy Land during his Presidency o f the European ' $ MI S S IO n . President Widtsoe expects t o be back in London about the f e nd o . a June On his return j ourney he will visit S yri , Beirut D a a an a m scus , Aleppo , Constantinople , Athens d Rome le ving h e a a 5 — t l tter pl ce about June 2 t h . JAMES H . WALLIS .

B E o f and a d full love integrity fo r all people , let hope boun in o u d w and and a w y , be fille ith truth virtue , never llo yourselves t o do a thing y o u w ould be ashamed t o do in the presence of the d o a Lor Almighty, or that y o u would be ashamed o f were He t st nd in a an a o u a — IG YO $ G your p th d c ll y to ccount , BR HAM N , ’ 348 LATTER-E AY SAINTS M ILLENNIAL STAR

T H E S TAR $ AND ITS P RO P H ES IED H EAD$ UARTERS

( Concluded from page 3 43 )

d and . a 8 Pratt arrive relieved him of his duties In M rch , 1 50 , a a a a t o Elder Pratt , h ving occ sion to m ke trip America, called o a a as 9 Elder Eli B . Kelsy t ct tempor rily editor . On the 2 t h o f

m a D . a d who the same onth Apostle Fr nklin Rich r s , , since leaving in a 1847 had S a a Engl and Febru ry , , been to lt L ke City, returned, d a d t o a a . d having been ppointe ssist El er Pr tt El er Kelsy, ho w do a w ever, continued to most Of the editori l ork , until the return

a 1850. d o ld o f Orson Pr tt in July , He resume his position until t o a and the end Of the year, w hen he returned Ut h was succeeded M a D a d . a 1852 E S a by Elder Fr nklin . Rich r s In y , , lder muel W .

a D . a d a Richards , brother to Fr nklin Rich r s , bec me president o f S tar d the Mission and Editor o f the , until relieve by his brother

. w as 1854 . a a in June , Elder J mes A Little Associ te Editor with l w as a a 1856 E d . E . T u lid e a d a him . In J nu ry , , l er W g c lle to ssist w a w . in the editori l ork In July follo ing , Elder Orson Pratt , a d having again arrived in Engl nd , resumed the uties o f the presi O f t r an dent Of the Mission and Editor the S a , d the following Ra o Novem b er he called Elder John A . y t succeed Elder James

1857 d S a . a d A . Little . In October , , El er muel W Rich r s succeeded a w E d a as a Ed Orson Pr tt , ith l er Henry Whitt ll Assist nt itor . In d a a N . an a 1860 d . r si May , , El er V Jones J cob G tes bec me the p e d w d as d ing officers Of the Mission , ith El er Jones E itor . Apostles

a and a . d Amasa M . Lym n Ch rles C Rich succee ed them in August , a 6 60 as E . a 18 1 18 , w ith the former ditor In J nu ry , , Apostle George a E w E a $ . Cannon bec me ditor ith lders Henry Whitt ll , George J .

H e nrio d as a a . Ma 186 Taylor and Eugene ssist nts In y , 2, it became necessary fo r Elder Cannon t o make a brief visit to the United

d a . was a a S tates , and El er J cob G Bigler pl ced in ch rge until his d w S D return , which occurre in the follo ing eptember . In ecem a w as a d a ber , Elder E . L . S lo n ppointe Assist nt Editor , and was

d w a a H . S a succee ed in the follo ing M rch by Elder Willi m he rman . a a w d a 1864 and a Elder John C . Gr h m follo e in M rch , , w s succeeded 1864 a by Joseph G . Romney in June , . President C nnon returned n and d D a home the follow i g S eptember , El er niel H . Wells and d d M Y r . Brigham oung , J , j ointly presi e over the ission , the former 65 d a 18 . . d d as Editor . In Febru ry , , El er J V Hoo succee ed E lder d Romney as Assistant Editor . Presi ent Wells returned home in Y 1865 and a r . a S eptember, , Brigh m oung , J , bec me president and

w d N . . as a Editor , ith El er H Felt Assist nt Edit or, who was d a a D follow e by Aurelius Miner , Orson Pr tt , Fr nklin . Richards d a d and Charles W . Penrose . El er Rich r s succeeded E lder Young and E 1867 a in the presidency ditorship in July , , nd Elder Pen

as a . S 1868 rose continued Assist nt Editor In eptember, , Albert C arrington commenced to preside over the Mission and edit the S a as a d a a tar , h ving Assist nt E itors , Elder George Te sd le and

a . E a afterw ards Elder John J ques lder Hor ce S . Eldredge suc a 1870 w E a c e e de d Albert C rrington in June, , ith lder J que s as 1871 d a assistant . In June , , El er C rrington succeeded Elder d a a w . S . Eldridge , ith El er George Reynolds , J mes G Ble k , S . Jones

and . a a a as a John C Gr h m , in the order n med , Assist nt Editors . a a a t o President C rrington , h ving occ sion return home in October , was a 18 3 . a 7 , Elder Lester J Herrick left in tempor ry ch rge , O he d a Elder Graham still doing most f t e it ori l work . In March ’ LATT E R znAY SAINTS M ILLE NNIAL STAR 349

1874 d S a and , Presi ent Joseph F . mit h bec me Mission President and a da and 1875 w Editor between th t te S eptember, , hen Presi N a and d a d a a . . ent C rrington succeeded him , El ers Gr h m , L J utt ll a Edw ard H anham acted successively as Assistant Editors . The l st 1 77 D a McKe nz ie named w as succeeded in January, 8 , by Elder vid , Na w wh o w as follow ed by Elder Henry W . isbitt the follo ing a a d October . President Carrington g in returne home in June ,

1877 and a d f d . S . , w s succee ed in O fice by Presi ent Joseph F mith 1877 On the death of President Brigham Young in August , . w a a President S mith was called home . It s in this month th t a a a a as a P tri rch J mes H . W llis w c lled in to help in the publishing d S Na w as a a epartment of the tar . Elder isbitt pl ced in tempor ry charge of the Mission and continued as Associate Editor until 1878 d a a d July, , when El er Willi m Budge c me to presi e over the E N E Na S Mission . lder John icholson relieved lder isbitt in eptem 1878 and a a a a 1880 w ber , , l boured in th t c p city until October , , hen d a S a . El er Charles W . t yner succeeded him Albert C rrington d d d 1 0 and succee ed Presi ent Bu ge in November , 88 , Bishop Orson E S a F . Whitney succeeded lder t yner . N 1882 In ovember , , Apostle John Henry S mith succeeded a w Albert Carrington , and Elder George C . L mbert follo ed Bishop

a a d D a H . ar Whitney s Associ te Editor . Presi ent niel Wells rived at midnight on the closing day of 1884 to succeed Apostle a d d e John Henry S mith , nd E l er George Osmond took El er G orge ’ a a S tar a 1885 d C . L mbert s pl ce on the . In M rch , , Presi ent a a a d a tar Ch rles W . Penrose rrived to ssist e itori lly on the S in con ne i n 0 11 N 30t h 1886 E d ct o w ith Elder Osmond . ovember , , l er

George Teasdale arrived t o succeed President D aniel H . Wells , an d a a a d El er B . H . Roberts bec me Associ te Editor in pl ce of d 1888 w Elder Osmon , continuing until October, , in hich time he kb ank d N ew Witne F r d d a . B ro c pro uced the ss o G o . El er Thom s W a N 2 h an a as rrived on ovember 8t , to succeed him , d l boured As a E a 1890 w as w soci te ditor until Febru ry, , when he follo ed by E a as a lder John E . Carlisle . President George Te sdale w rele sed 1 0 a S eptember, 89 , as President of the Mission after four ye rs of

a and d d . ctive service , Apostle Brigham Young succee e him In D b 18 0 ecem er, 9 , Elder Carlisle w as released to return home ,

and E a . a a lder J mes H Anderson w as appointed to fill the v c ncy,

a 1829 d . D a r. his l bours ending October, , when El er W . B oug ll , J , as a E E D a f succeeded him Associ te ditor . lder oug ll su fered ill a and 3 he lth was released to return home May 20t h , 189 . The w follo ing month Apostle Anthon H . Lund arrived to preside over a a Y 1893 the Mission in pl ce of Apostle Brigh m oung . In July, , d n w as El er John V . Bluth , o w president O f the Canadian Mission , a a 18 o n ao ppointed Associ te Editor , but w as released Octo b er , 94 , o f a count ill he lth , and w as succeeded by Elder Alfred L . Booth , a a 18 5 h 9 . 20t J nu ry, He laboured in this capacity until June , 1896 w d a d a , hen El er Edwin F . P rry succee ed him , he h ving a d 17 h rrive April t for that purpose . After presiding over the a a as a Mission for more th n three ye rs , Apostle Lund w rele sed 1896 and a July , , the s me month Elder Rulon S . Wells , one of the F S a irst even Presidents of S eventies , arrived in Liverpool to t ke a a a his pl ce , Elders Joseph W . Mc Murrin and Edwin F . P rry h ving a d E been ppointe by the First Presidency as his counsellors . lder a w as a 1898 P rry rele sed from his labours 0 11 the S tar in June , ,

and E At t ew ell . lder Wootton arrived in July , 1898 , to succeed him . ’ 350 LATTER -D AY SAINTS M ILLENNIAL STAR

and McMurrin a d m D r 98 Presidents Wells s ile for ho e ecembe , 18 , d d w w a and w ere succee e the follo ing eek by Presidents Pl tte D . ld r n Na . E e Lyman and Henry W . isbitt Wootto , active editor as a 1900 and N of the S tar , w rele sed August , , President aisbitt a 6 h 1901 took full charge until his rele se , June t , .

7 1901 F a . a a On May 1 th , , Apostle r ncis M Lym n rrived in Eng d O at w land to presi e ver the Mission , hich time there w ere over

a a a . Eld r 500 mission ries in Gre t Brit in In this month e Joseph J . d D esere t N ews w as a Cannon , no w e itor of the , ppointed Associate S r and a a Editor of the ta , in ddition to his l bours he w rote a a d a brilliant biogr phy of Presi ent Brigh m Young , which ran - and through tw enty one numbers , is one of the best brief b io g ra w phies of the great leader ever ritten . In one of his editorials he states that saints had gathered to Z ion for the period end 1901 ing D ecember . a w as a a 1s 1904 Apostle Lym n succeeded J nu ry t , , by President w 597 a a . a a Heber J . Gr nt There ere mission ries in the field t th t w as a and a . a s time . Elder Joseph J C nnon rele sed iled for home 04 an a d 4 19 d w s a . Janu ary 1 th , , succeeded by El er W lter M Wolfe , Ma 1904 w wh o , however , filled the position only until y , , hen he a d d hi w as released and his pl ce fille by El er Ne p Anderson . He 0 d 19 6 E a . w a s succeeded August , , by l er Willi m A Morton . Apostle a d N 2nd 1906 Charles W . Penrose rrive in Liverpool , ovember , , to

a . a n l succeed President Heber J . Gr nt III his f rew ell a d v a e dic a a d a $ tory , President Gr nt s i , in p rt

T O -day it is thirty -fiv e months sinc e I assumed th e pre side nc y Of the has s d T h e t e a se e a d . I e e e s Europe an Mi ssion. im p v ry r pi ly hav b n bu y Th e ss n and thoroughly e njoyed my labours . mi ion was in spl e ndid c o nd I a e e de a e d t o a nta th e h s a da d se t dition, a h v n vour m i in igh t n r by my n d e d and s $ s e s ss . S c e a a ne n t e e s a pre de c e or in my rriv l , i hu r i n mi ion ri

s e e d e . I J an a 1904 the e at 10 have re gi t r in Liv rpool n u ry , , prop rty Holly I nd im Road was purc hase d as mi ssion he adquarte rs . t was a wo erful l 2 e n e th e O d a e s at 4 I s n t . O n e 21st 1906 provem t ov r qu rt r li g on Novemb r , ,

s d d e at 295 E d e a k w as a se was se c e d. a plen i hom g L ne, no n Durh m Hou , ur h e nt s e d n e e 30 h 190 e a e e e During t e e lev n mo h n i g Nov mb r t , 7 , th re h v b n printe d at th e mi ssion headquarte rs the following tracts and book s Rays t c e s Fa t and e e F s P n Of Living Light, Ar i l Of i h L tt r, ir t ri h e G s e IS a s E sse t a Is e e n c iple s Of t o p l , B pti m n i l , B li f Alo e n G ad T d n s O n T e G s e B a S uffic i e t , l i i g , ly ru o p l , p d s d s tism H o w and By Whom A mini tere , Baptism fo r the R emi S s $ e sa st as Th e O Wa t o b e sion Of in , niv r l Apo y , nly y R e s at o f th e E e ast n G s e e c e ss o f S ave d, tor ion v rl i g o p l , N ity n I s I a ac t e h e a -d S a s R e ve latio , Why t Ch r r Of t L tte r ay int , d R s o f n t M R s Boun ay Livi g Ligh , y ea ons fo r Le aving the n and Was J se n Church Of E gl , o ph S mith S e t o f G o d ’ P s arry ,

1909 E S . N a In April , , lder orm n Lee succeeded Elder Morton as S tar w d associate editor of the , hile Presi ent Penrose w as suc 1910 Rud e r aw c e e de d in June , , by Apostle g Cl son . Elder Hugh Ireland (for many years past editor of the I/iahona) w as called to S ta r w i take the place of Elder Morton on the , hich he d d on May 1 d aw was a a and a 28t h , 191 . Presi ent Cl son honour bly rele sed c lled o n 1l h 1 home by the First Presidency April t , 913 , and Apostle S a d S 30th a a Hyrum M . mith rrive eptember , th t ye r , to preside

a . E a B ro o k an over the mission in his ste d lder Thom s A . b k suc a as a a 0 c e eded Elder Irel nd ssoci te editor, April 2 t h , 1913, and ’ LATTER - D A Y SAINTS M I LLE NNIAL STAR 351

1914 w . . o h served until October , , hen Elder J M S j da l took his 6 19 1 . a a place . In August , Apostle George F Rich rds rrived in Liverpool to preside over the European Mission in place of Apostle

S . a a a d Hyrum M . mith Among the e rly movements in ugur te by President Richards w as to call and set apart over five hundred S isters from the different districts to augment the missionary had f a w ar II w ork , which suf ered severely on ccount of the . I the a d a year 1918 these f ithful sisters distribute tr cts , and had a made calls w hile tr cting .

l 0 h 1919 . a d On April t , , Elder Junius F Wells rrived to succee dahl a w o f tar and Elder J . M . S j o in the editori l ork the S , Apostle a d 25t h 19 19 d George Albert S mith rrive June , , to succee Apostle

a as . George F . Rich rds President of the Mission Apostle Orson w as a d 0 11 1921 F . Whitney ppointed to succee him July, , but his a N 1922 health only permitted him to rem in until ovember , , w hen M Ka a a a 22 D a . c . 19 Apostle vid O y rrived to t ke his pl ce In July, , a a d a a as E lder William A . Morton g in returne to Engl nd to l bour an w a a 1923 Associate Editor , d s succeeded in M rch , , by Elder

d . H o f n M Ka . E e b e ck d D a vid L . O . c y l er George M p took El er ’ a 1923 and 1925 Mc Kay s pl ce in October , , served until April , ,

rt e ll S . when he w as follow ed by Elder F . A mith

24 a . a a a In November , 19 , Apostle J mes E T lm ge rrived to pre side over the European Mission , in succession to Elder D avid O .

McKa wh o was a a . d y , honour bly rele sed to return home El ers

d and a d . a w a James K . Knu son Rich r L Ev ns ere his Associ te

Editors in the editorial department of the S ta r. d d d a a as Apostle John A . Widtsoe succee e El er T lm ge president 1928 and a a in January , , is still f ithfully filling the duties of th t a a at responsible and s cred c lling , being the present time in the

n w . who a Holy Land, establishing the e mission there Those h ve N o rd a w w N . re n assisted him in the editori l ork ere Weston g , 0 a Ma 1928 Ma 193 a D . from November, , to y , ; Willi m C llister, y , 1931 an 1 31 a . a d 1930, t o August , 9 ; J mes H W llis , August , still 1931 a 1932 and acting ; Weldon C . Roberts , August , , to Febru ry , h a 1932 wh o D ennis Mc Cart y , Febru ry , , still continues in the work .

LONDON DIS TRICT CONFERENCE

T H E three sessions of the annual spring conference of the L o n a w a S a Ma 7t h don D istrict , held t Kensington To n H ll , und y , y , afforded both members and friends a splendid opportunity for in struction in the doctrines and principles O f the Gospel . The a an w theme Of the day , Modern Revel tion from God , Ans er to $ a d a the Modern Problems of Men , w s well receive in e ch session , by an average attendance of over t w o hundred members and d frien s . d d and In the morning assembly, divi e into Priesthood Relief a d and a w S ociety groups , reports of br nch con itions ctivities ere a made by the presiding Officers of the br nches , the problems and w a peculiar to each organization w ere discussed , ords of dvice given by the mission authorities . a a D uring the afternoon session , the gener l uthorities Of the Church were sustained by the unanimous vot e O f the attending ’ 352 LATTER$ DAY s AINT S M ILLENNIAL STAR

e and d F a . membership , Presi ent r nk R Miller presented to the c o n ference a report of the condition and activities of the district for a w the past S i$ months . Music l numbers ere contributed by the S a district choir , under the direction of Brother muel Hislop , and ’ E lde rs a by the D istrict $ u rtette , under the supervision of S ister a a Eudora Widtsoe . T lks ddressed to the theme of the conference E a w were given by lder Louis Me do s , Brother Andre K . Anas

t ac io u and Brother George F . Poole . The evening session came as a climax to a day o f spiritual re a and S D a j o ic ing . S ister W llis ister ougl s expressed the happi a had ness th t their mission brought them . President D ouglas w a a recounted his experiences ith the e rly le ders of the Church . a a a a a P tri rch W llis expl ined the necessity of uthority , and the a a - l ck of it in the churches of orthodox Christi nity to day . Musical w d an numbers ere ren ered by the district choir d Mr . Hayden w h a $ a Coffin , o lso spoke brie y of his gre t friendship and respect

for the Church . a and - A be utiful spirit of love good fellowship , draw ing the a a a al members into gre ter unity, ch r cterized l the meetings of the a F w w and a O f d y . riendships ere rene ed , number contacts a f with investig tors e fected . was a D The conference directed by President J mes H . ouglas of and a a the British Mission , the uxili ry meetings by S ister Rint ha h Pratt D ouglas , consulting supervisor of t e auxiliaries and presi O f dent of the Relief S ociety the British Mission . There were in a da a a a and S a a tten nce lso , P tri rch ister J mes H . W llis , S ister d S Was e E w a Ne ttie Woo bury , ister Ileen A . p , lders Ho rd Culli w D Mc Cart h F a a more , Elmo Ells orth , ennis y , r nklin S . H rris and Fre lm e r a fi D Leon of the Europe n Mission Of ce ; Elders Rulon .

N R o . N . ew ell , L e y Anderson , Leslie T orton , Louis G Robinson , and D John B . S tagg Hugh . Higgins of the British Mission Office ;

a . . a w a President Fr nk R Miller, Elders Louis G Me do s , F rron E . D Cutler and Richard S . Bennett of the London istrict President

D aw and a . elwin M . Cl son Elder B rtlett L Christensen of the a Portsmouth D istrict President William H . Cl wson Of the Leeds a a a a D is trict ; President R ph el C . P lfreym n of the S heffield D istrict , and President Jodie J . S mith of the S cot t ish D is

triet .

RI CHARD S . BENNETT , Clerk of Conference .

CO NTENTS

“ Th e S tar and its P rophe si e d The E urope an Mi ssion Offi ce

Headquarte rs in London

E di torial s O ur N e w Appe ar T o O ur S ubscribe rs

ance In th e Holy Land

An Appe al to all S aints 344 London Di stri c t Confere nc e

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