Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-22
OYER IN INDIANA.
Interesting "reminiscences Of The
Prophet by az Old CIlIlin.
BROTHER JOSEPH AsArRElcHER.
Missionary Work Of Eldsrs-suuday
school OrganlzAtlou-Crops aud
Prices In the state.

BLOOMFIELD, Green County
Ind, Aug. ~, 1895
Efskor Deserei NeioE
Thinking thatA few lines from this
part OF the lords vineyard would not
BIZ amlss, We subscribe our names TO
the following. hoping that IL will be OF
intsresi to some Of the readers u your
valuable paper.
We isiI Bloomfield, or headquarters
the morning Of July l8.h last, ana
travelled south ward, lsboring some 10
tho southern part OF this county, From
there we loufneyeI on into Davies
county where tho Elders had not
IAbored fer several years. On July
18th we were IN the neighborhood OF
Balnsvllls, and In order T. appoise the
inner man We called on an old gentle
man by the nnme Of Moses Gosbofn'
who kindly invited "a 10 10 parlake Of
his Hospitality. We had oonvefscd
with him but a shor, time when he
told Us tina, he was personally &C
quAInled with the Prophet Joseph
Smith. OF course we were very eager
TO learn what he knew concerning our
beloved Prophet, and he oheeriully
gave ne the iollowingi
"My business called me 70 the city OF
Nauvoo In the carly for1iss, whom the
Temple wss being built aud the city
was In n very prosperous condition. i
remained there ten days, duflug which
time / became personally acquainted
with Joseph Smith, Hyum Smith,
sidney Rigdon and Brigham Young,
the leaders OF the Mormon Church. l
convened with Joseph several times,
and found him 10 be a good oonversa.
flonAllsL lie was JoyiAl always, aud
while he was nj good talkof, was A'wAys
willing to talk ~ any one, and was none
Of your 'hidobound' mon, not a BIT OF u.
The people all called him Brother
Joseph,an began TO call him Brother
Joseph, too. l call him Brother Joseph
yot, and thought well OF him. 4 went
10 hear him preach couple Of times,
the Last time being one Sunday even
ing, when the people were gathered
together up on blum Ia tie open air.
Brother Joseph got upon a stump anu
talked 70 the people n short time, Then
took of his coat, talked some time
longer, then took OIL his vest, laid ~
down, and then SAID, 'Now, brethren,
am going TO talk TO you;' and you
bot he did talk, too.
"rhefe had been n 'doggety (saloon)
established In tho limits OF the corpora.
ton, which was contrary TO the laws
Of the the corporation. The proprietor
Ia MIR. Cole, 1 believe had been noti.
lied several times to close his doors, but
failed 10 take any notice OF the SAME.
Brother Joseph was tho executive
functionary Of the corporation Of that
time, believe. He ordered out ~
many men and or teams NJ would be-
necessary 10 drag the building out OF
town. The next morning early tho
building was surrounded. Some Of tho
weather boarding was taken from
around tho bottom and the chains
fastened ON. Then ths oxen were
hitched to II anu II was unos remoni.
oualy dragged away,
"rhe city was In beautiful location,
mostly built upon tho blulp, which
were "A short distance back from the
Mississippi river. Tho people were
very thrifty and industrious. Al this
time they were engaged In building
a bsAutiiul Temple. They had many
OF teams, which they used for hauling
stones TO the Temple block, some Of the
slones being very large. They had
built y long shed, under which these
stones were dressed. The Temple was
then about six feet above tho ground,
that 10, the mason work. There was a
large cellar dug underneath the build.
ing, In which was a large basin hewn
out Of stone, l think, which rested
upon the backs OF twelve oxen. These
oxen wsrsbeAutiful beyond desc ption,
thelgTandeur OF which shall never for.
ret.
II Was there when thoy used the
font for baptizing (the nrat time II was
ever used, think.) There were a
great many people gathered together
on that occasion. They had aug y
well there for the purpose Of supply Ing
the font with watof, but the pump
would not work, or something wa
wrong; At any rate they had 10 haul the
water from the river. Brother Joseph,
Brigham and Sidney Rigdon were Sll
bnsyi finally Brother Joseph leit, Civ.
Ing Brigham Young charge, aud he
baptized quite number that EVENING"
Mr.. Goshorn also gave us desorip.