Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-25
The Work in Virginia.

Correspondence Ducrd Neiss
| UNION MILLS, Fluvanna County,
Virginia, April cO.-A fow notes from
this part may DO OF interest to the
readers OF the NEWS, especially those
who are interested In the promulgn.
Ton OF the Gospel, for a. Paul said 10
the Corinthians, "Where one member
suiieEs all the members suffer with III;
or one memler hOnored all tho mem.
bers reioloe with IT,
On my recent visit through tho
several fields Of labor | had cause 10
rejoice with many others In the good
work which II being done in this part
OF the vineyard. On April lst 1 left
my Held OF labor TO visit Elders in
Goochland county. While there we
held several meetings md bapt zed
one Sister Armstrong. Elder u. A,
Smith performed the ordinance. |
then visited the Elders In Louisa
county and found great intorest DO.
ing manifest among the people In the
Gospel. We held u number OF meetings
aud on April 18th we had the
pleasure Of baptising twelve
OF the honest In heart OF that
locality who had thoroughly come TO
u knowledge OF the truth OF the Cos.
pei by diligently seeking and investl.
eating the doctrine. There were
among the number baptized Brother
Sims 10 years, and wife ~ years OF
age, with all their family. IL dl1 look
well to zee the old folks take lead and
set the example and the children fol.
low. IL caused the Elders to think of
the jailer when Paul aud SilaA baptized
him and HES After the baplizing
we held meeting with good attentive
congregation. Elders Smith anu the
writer were the speakers. A very
convincing spirit prevailed. Elders
w. W. Richards and II. W. Findlay
entered that field OF labor on the 28td
OF January, 1898, and have since
labored there. There are many more
in that locality who are ready Tor
baptism and will soon unite themselves
with the Church OF Christ. This field
Is located near the Hanover line nnd
within three miles Of the place where
our Elders were driven out OF Han.
over last summer. IL must be TINT the
Lord has some honest In heart In that
part. II 30 we will try to gather them
out.
then went over into Spottsylyanla
county and visited the Elders there;
but the people there are very much |
opposed to the Latter-day Saints. |
Stlll we have had tho privilege OF |
warning them OF the Gospel require.
ments.
From there ! visited Orange county
where two Eides have labored |
eighteen months with but little success
AZ far rs baptizing Is concerned, but we
have done our duty. We have been
very successful In allaying prejudice
and We ind a much better feeling .x-
sitting among tho people than formerly
and the more the people become nc.
Iuainted with US the better we are
treated. Many Of our worst enemies
become friends when they learn Of our
rus condition. Still we have many
unreasonable charges hurled against
Is which will no doubt, be this case
Until error 10 abolished and righteous
less reigns.
We feel to say TO the young men of
Zion; Prepare yourselves aud come out
md help us warn this generation of
heir condition. We have plenty 10 do
or all the good Elders VIZ can get. Two
ears ago we had six Elders In this
conference and now we have twelve
md room for several more. But we
blink 1t would be good idea for our
elders to study at home and prepare
themselves there for the work, then
hey will not have TO study and drill
TX months before they can assist their
hope those few lines will encourage
no young to inform themselves on the
Gospel. n. q. HARVEY.