Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-11-26
Returned Missionaries.

Tho following Elders were among
the missionaries who arrived In
This city Saturday, November ~,
returning from the mission neld:
Elder Hymn s. Anderson, Of
Salina, Sewer County. He started
on his mission November 9Th, 1sss,
and labored frat in Jasper, Newton
and Scott counties, Mississippi; the
first four months he Travelled with
Charles G. Bolton and subsequently,
with II. b. Parrish. He wa. After
wards transferred to Clarke County,
Alabama, and htored there until
compelled 10 leave, when he was
removed TO Choctaw County, Ala
bAma, and adjoining counties in
Mississippi.
Elder Jos. II. Carlisle, OF Mill
Creek, left home on November o,
isSS, and has been laboring in West
Virginia Conference the whole
time. He presided over the confer
ence the last year. He spjrts very
good success and friendly treatment.
He has also enjoyed good healih
and feels well 10 the work.
Elder David Follick, Of DiDgle,
Bear Lake Co., Idaho, started on
his mission Nov. 6, lSSS. He has
been laboring In Southern Alabama
ana Mississippi Conference. He
has with q few exceptions Of threats
by the mob, been treated kindly.
He has held a great many meetings.
principally In churches and school
houses. As a remarkable instance
of tolerance Elder Follick mentions
that he had the use Of Methodist
church in Alabama for fifteen
months, free Of charge, and a Bap-
us. church for two months. This,
however, reused a mobocratic spirit,
and the Elders We're compelled ~
leave. In company with Elder
Hyr. Oakley he succeeded in OPEN
ing up a new field in Clarke Co.,
ala. The latter part Of his time,
he employed in endeavoring to
open up new fields, but witAout
much success. He met with indif-
ference rather than opposition.
Elder Samuel Thompson, Of
Charleston, Cache Co., Left on the
lU;h Of October, lsss. He has been
isboring in the Mississippi Confer
ence in the southern part Of that
State and in Alabama. He was q
co-laborcr Of Elder Follick.
Elder Mahoni NJ. Brown, Of
South Bountiful, LEFT on the 5th OF
February, 1859. He labored the
first nine months I'm the Maryland
Conference, principally in West
Virginia, travelling nearly all over
the State. He was successful In
finding opportunities Of bearing his
testimony and made many friends
among the people. He was often
Threatened but was always preserved
from the dangers Of violent mob.
He had numerous proofs Of the
power OF God in healing the sick
and delivering His servants from
the hands OF their enemies He
often observed that n feeling OF Bit
tcrness would soon be aroused when
ever the Elders endeavored to bear
their testimony, wherefore they
could hold only two or three meet
ings in one place. These meetings
were held chiefly in the school
houses. Elder Brown has had good
health during his absence and has
enjoyed his mission very much.
Elder Hidden w. Church, Of Pan
guitch, returned on SATURDAY even
ing from a mission 10 the Southern
States, upon which he started No
vember o, lSSS. During his absence
he labored in Carter and johnson
Counties, Tennessee, and Mitchell,
Ash and Mcdowell Counties, North
Carolina. Although, as Is gen.
orally the case with the Elders, he
found many bigotci aud intolerant
people who were neither willing To
listen to the message he was sent
forth TO bear, themselves, nor allow
other. to DO so, II they could pre-
vent il, he never lacked for friends
aud through their influence was
saved from the violence which the
rabid element ut various times mani
Tested a disposition TO iufiict upon
hiu. ofpi Ouc ocNa,ioh ht ah1
his companion were warned by
a communication from four
teen of the citizens Of
Of Johnson County, Tennessee, to
leave that region within five days
or prepare 10 bear the cons. qiences.
AS il happened they had already
made arrangements TO leave there
for short time, 80 that ti,e threat
ji,l not interfere with their plans
The leader among these would be
mouocrats was n school teacher who
had previously tried TO break up
the meetings Of the Elders, but
who soon lost what influence he
had in the community and after
quarreling with his wife was led TO
leave that part of the State and seek
more congenial quarters. Before
returning home Elder Church
spent about 4 month visiting rela-
tives in Middle Tennessee, who are
very numerous aud by whom he
was cordially received. He did some
also while there and
had the pleasure Of baptizIng one Of
his cousins. On the whole he en-
joyed his labors very much and re-
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