The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-03-23
greater proportions OF usefulness and
power than it has ever reeched.-.J c.
II. in the Ne,cs and Courier.
MoRMoNs in NORTH CAROLINA.


MORMONS IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Tho Bsptists OF tho Kings Mountain Sec.
ton Rnided by the Lechcrous isaints"-
Ono Church, Captured Bodily, Including
the Clerk and his Wife.
II cannot be denied that tho veritable
MormOns are laboring with n vim or and
around the illustrious Kings Mountain
battle ground. About four weeks ago
the writer, the Gazette representative. was
ct Garibaldi, in CASTOR County, at the
store of Mr.. A. Stowe, when and where
a very we'll dressed man, apparently
about sixty years old, entered and inquir.
ed Tor raisins. Noticing small rings in
his ears, asked him if he was miner.
mo, sir; | am physician and a
Saint carry in this satchel medicine
to heal the soul. visit the poor and
honest in heart not the high. minded,
aristocratic hypocrites, but hose who are
willing TO hear the truth aud divine
teachings"
What is your profession?
VI am doctor and minister, SIR"
What church?
"The Church Of Christ, sir"
The neAt day heard that the Nor.
mons had established church and were
preaching in the vicinity of Kings
Mountain battle ground other rumors
came to me which confirmed the irst,
and being desirous of finding out all the
particulars, set out IN horseback last
Saturday TO visit the field of their oper-
ations. was directed for good lodging
to Mr.. VIM. Oates, highly respectable
and well.to-do farmer, who lives about
three miles from the battle ground. /
reached MIR. Oates residence abont y.
M, and after having made arrangements
to spend the night, ! set out for Mr.. Oates,
mill, where it was believed that the preach
ers were lodged. This little mill is about
two miles from the battle ground, on
Clark's Fork Creek. The keeper of tho
mill, once member of Kings Mountain
up into his yard and asked him If the
Latter Day Saints" (which they call
themselves) would preach in the neigh
borhood next day.
mo. not in this neighborhood; they
will preach at ]. r. Farris', about six
miles below here. Why do you ask
that"
Well, heard about them, said /, aud
was desirous of hearing them preach at
the battle ground to o.morrow.
"Yes, you can hear all sorts of tales
about us; me and my wife Joined them,
and some folks threatened u.s. but l am
ready to die at the stake for Chiist.
have faith now and believe what I never
did before"
Then you have joined them, have yon7
lies, we were members of Kings
Mountain Baptist Church, but since the
new dispensation has been revealed and
the Holy Ghost poured out upon us, we
were e.baptized and married under
apostolic rites and are now rejoicing over
our new-found Saviour"
The ministers were not there, he in
formed le, but were at or in the neigh.
borhocd of Farris's. 1 also visited
another family the same afternoon, who
where once Batpists, but have turned
from thcir ways and are now following
the doctrines of the Apostles" They
informed me there would be preaching
next day near Enon and Ramah, where
there is now great rejoicing and new. born
saints. Mr.. John II. Farris holds the
Keys Of this now "Holy Receptacle" once
the home Of the Baptist minister, Tay-
lor.
Enon is Baptist church and Ramah
a small Presbyterian church. Antioch
is another Baptist church which is being
attacked. All of these churches are sit.
uated in the wilderness of Kings Noun
tain. reached the spot about 10 O'Clock.
} About fifty people had already assembled,
and ut 1870 A. NJ. the two Elders, w.
G. Burton and ]. M. Easton, as they call
themselves, entered the house, accompa-
MED by band of followers, several OF
whom were unable to gain entrance on
account of the small dimensions of the
room. | presume there were about
seventy-fi7e present.
Burton islight-haired, sandy. whisker-
ed, of medium size, has white. tender
hands, is about 30years old. He has the
appearance OF being native-born.and
, raised North Carolinian-o of those
fellows who is bent on getting O living
, one way If not another. Elder Easton ia
not 80 commanding in looks. He has n
dOwnc cast look, dark skin, round head
black hair and eyes, is heavy built, wears
No. 10 boots and is reluctant to talk when
spoken to- The exercises were opened
by singing hymn from their book, which
; began thus
ado what is right" &c.
. After WIich Burton stood and PRAYED
with moderate voice, eyes half closed
and hands uplifted. 1t is certain they
are not much accustomed to singing IT, ose
. songs, but probably they were handed
) down recently by the Apostles OF
f Saints" After prayer Easton arose and
, without taking any text entered into the
Q subject.
t After Easton had spoken about thirty
minutes they sang another hymn. wher
0 Elder Burton arose and talked with more
9 vim, but pretty much with repetition o
the former except he made some practi
, cal illustrations to convince his hearen
r Of their apostacy. They labor with 6
t vim, travel from house to house and pray
! with the occupants when called upon
s They give out books and tracts Of theil
8 faith, they are kind and obliging to wo
8 men and children, look specially after
@ the ''poor or honest in heart" All con
verts have to pledge themselves to theil
Q doctrine before receiving the Holy Ghost
: They informed me they were succeeding
y finely, had made many converts, but de
: ciined to tell how many. They have
+ captured Kings Mountain Church--tht
@ clerk and his wife first professed, wher
@ soon after thirteen other adults followed
According to the best information, they
/. have between thirty and sixty converts
e Great numbers are hocking to them from
y the regions around and about the noun
l. tail - receive and hear their doctrines
y The secret of their success is their auie
n and earnest manner of turning the peo
5. pie. The Apostles, who are the olde
k and wiser heads, go ahead and privatel
% look out the fields, then put Elders il
y charge to do the work OF bringing in
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