Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-03
THE NORTHERN STATES MS
SION.
Walking. Railroad Travelling ami
Other Experiences.

Other Experiences.
Core-rsaasnss ursEEEr SEvs-l
Travelling at this so=scu Of the
year Is 4 luxury eomplrei win |
what il Is in the RICH, h3; weather.
After ak months OF summer work |
In the states, swel,ering in the in
tuuse heat Of Pennsylvania and In
diana. AMI the still more htlt'y
climate Of Washington and West
Virginia. the ride home was q rest
and pleasure. thought l would
try the accommodations OF a new
route. % Travelled on the New YORK
Central. Which with its cJuDection,
the Michigan Central, forms one #
the smoothls. AID most solid roads
in the country. This Is largely due
- the weight u the Tails-SJ pound
slesl-zs scarcely any vibration J.
experienced In travelling over q ROAD
thus built. The elegance ami COM
fort o. the cars are 2Ut surpassed on
any rad, unless 1t bc the Chicago,
milwaukee, add II. Paul. which
supplies iuciud,<cciit lights n
addition 90 the other Injuries OF
travelling. In these ears you
can sit and Rad by the light Of a
lsnip set in IN aperture cut in the
lsack Of the seat near -is- wall, 80
that a persOn may lie in bs,t aud
read ali night II desired, and turn
Off the incandesceut when weaTi-
mes suggests sleep. l came the
balance Of the way Ou the Union
I paeifc-the veteran gaiiFcad pio-
neer OF the Rocky Mountains, snd
feel a though my tsiP had INFUSED
/ fresh vigOr into my Veins.
In regarl - the Northern states
mission. will say that there is quite
a percepiible improvement IN IL
condition in many ways. While
We must admit the field TO be
ve-y hard one sui the religious
I feeling much colder than In tle
/ south, an many inleilir rent pruple
are investigating the Gospel Tue
/ Elders have in the last six months
held h.tgeru lhree ami four hue
[ dred meetings la s-hoSlhIls-.s aud
other c1nyenieu; places Besides
these public opportunitlcs they have
done -a.s "rffI, '-giioGsh 49, without
fires bat on the Iorches aud
stackysris agd To the iiuuses Of tue
people. They have distributed .5ch
printed matter as they could oStaiu.
, aud have ltil!.-.l speeches OF c1l-
gresslii.n aid siudted rlpess 10 iu-
trOduce the subject OF "Utah ani
the M1Tm9us. There were twenty
seven more tSptis Is this last half
year than during the Previous one,
and quite a numb.r have emlgraied.
The mission cNteuis over tgsuty-
two states aud PARTS ~ States. also
the District 1f Columbia aud E4ss-
efn Clnlia. Fne Srin.s are -,.,.-
isrej Throughout the rn.i.e field,
bull tic ntain bTanchcs nrr in KAN
sas, Wisconsin ami New ICrs.
Nearly thirty il!trs ia the fi-li.
n ID they make quite extensive
,ouis, principally on irOt, n m any
people especially the farming pcpu-
iation-live a distance from the rail-
roads, AMI. might zsy, from any
oiher roads that can De readily
Travelled ,XceP, on foot. We have
been directing s1ms - our cT,r;s
tOwari ml'silg tic mission SELF
sustaining, nud have urganizcI q
mission funi, which, however.
as such mJv.-- must. 49, nieir srld-
uaily, has hitherto cs.l-hed iut a
slender growth. This sic,t>s:t tie. Z
quite private eXg.n ii,uFe on the
part u the Elders. The people ia
the farming districts, while ~ -ee,l- I
thglE hOspiiHhle, are very poor, and I
really unable 10 DO much t1wari |
the expenses continually requirr-l I
20 keep the wsrk rolling. Any al !
the Saints at home who feel dis. |
posed 10 aid in this work by their
means will find their Hbertlity 1
much appreciated by the brethren.
IN the purchase OF tracts. cl1thiug
aud for travelling exuenses on the
ouges' journeys. We have found
some difficulty in obtaining school
houses owing TO the idea which
prevails that the church being dis
Incorporated has no licensed minis
ters entitled 10 preach In public
building. And frequently when
&c can ge. a scho0lh0use for 4 con
ference, the msetiug- have to ~,
held whcu no Siints resile IL
11vs attended two Conferences
Under these circumstances, when
here was not n solitary
sen-on In any OF The meetings who
,-loncel TO the Church, excep. the
Elders. But the halls were toisrlbiy
veil oiled. and 8 BOD attention wa
aid % the adiressss. The friends I
bus gathered t1ok the Elle-s 10 !
heir homes and provided them
With food and lodging. Some have
ince Joined the Church wh1altend-
q those meetings.
We expect to hold orr Fan Con
erences in st. John, EauS-s..
iuthrie, Indiana and Rockville
enter, Long Island; where thsrc Is
nice branch Of the Church whi.h
al been rarely visited ri! Lately,
wing T. distance.
The health Of tire Elders. not with
landing tbs great meat AMI their
lcessant hbOrs, has been re.nart-
bly, god. Only three have been ~
.asei through sickGess, and one
them has Returned 20 his field. y
one have died. None nave hecn +,
lobbed, whipped OF shot at, and
W have had b. sleep without ,
FOR all q which we feel =,
Respectfully, ETC.,
CHAs. W. STAYSER. &
SALT LAKE CRY, L. T., Ociol,er
ID, 1890. -
Ny address Is Box 40 Washing
r, ID. &. G. W. >.