"LAST COMPANY OF THE SEASON. -- On Saturday, Oct. 19th, at 15 minutes to 2 p.m., the S. S. Wyoming set sail for New York, bearing the last emigrating company of Latter-day Saints for the season. A short time before the hour above mentioned a meeting of the elders, by call of President W. Budge, was held in one of the saloons of the vessel. Besides President Budge and the returning missionaries, Elders John Nicholson, Charles W. Nibley, Joseph Bull, senior, Walter J. Beatie, Joseph H. Parry, W. S. Burton and Joseph Bull, junior, were present.
The opening prayer was offered by Elder Daniel S. Macfarlane. President Budge proceeded to organize the company by presenting the following nominations: for president
, Aurelius Miner; first counselor, George Barber; second counselor, Thomas Barratt; clerk, D. S. Macfarlane. The names of these brethren were placed separately before the meeting, the vote to sustain each being unanimous.
President Budge gave some timely instructions, suited to the wants of the brethren returning home. He was followed by remarks of a similar character by Elders Nicholson and Miner. A spirit of undisturbed unanimity and peace pervaded the meeting. The benediction was pronounced by Elder Nicholson.
The company exclusive of the returning elders and Sisters Bull and Carlson, who have been on a visit to England, numbers 132 souls, all from Great Britain excepting three, who are from Denmark.
The following are the elders returning with the company:
Aurelius Miner, who arrived in Liverpool July 28th, 1877. He labored the first six months in the Scottish Conference and the remainder of the time as president of the
Birmingham Conference.
George Barber, who arrived Nov. 26th, 1876, and labored in the Norwich Conference, nearly the whole of the time as the president of that field.
Thomas Barratt, who arrived Nov. 26th, 1876. He labored in the Nottingham Conference until Aug. 28th, 1877, when he was appointed a traveling elder in and subsequently president of the Liverpool Conference.
Daniel S. Macfarlane arrived Jan. 28th, 1877 and, for the first year and a half, labored in the Scottish Conference, where he baptized 27 persons. During the remaining three months of his stay he labored in the Bristol Conference.
Elder A. W. Carlson arrived in Liverpool Sep. 8, 1877, and shortly afterwards proceeded to Scandinavia, where, according to a special mission assigned him by the general authorities of the Church, he translated and published the Book of Mormon into the Swedish language. A detailed account of his labors appears in No. 38 of the current vol. of the Star.
A. F. Macdonald, junior, arrived in Liverpool June 22nd, 1877, and labored in the Scottish Conference, where he baptized about thirty persons.
Joseph W. Taylor arrived Jan. 6th, 1877. He labored in the Welsh Conference until September of the same year and subsequently in the Durham and Newcastle Conference.
William Ashworth arrived Jan. 28th, 1877. He labored in the Liverpool Conference eight months, subsequently a few weeks in the Nottingham Conference and the remainder of the time in the Norwich Conference.
John McCarthy arrived May 27th, 1877. He labored in Jersey fifteen months and in Ireland and England the other portions of the time.
L. D. Bunce arrived May 27th, 1878 and labored in the Liverpool Conference.
D. Milne arrived June 22nd, 1877, and labored in the Scottish Conference. . . ."
MS. 40:42 (Oct. 21, 1878), pp. 665-66
"Sat. 19. [Oct. 1878] -- The steamship Wyoming sailed from Liverpool, England, with 145 Saints, in charge of Aurelius Miner. The company arrived at New York Oct. 29th, and at Salt Lake City Nov. 6th."
CC, p.102
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