Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-15
ELDERS IN MISSOURI.
A Favorable Opening In Putnam Co..
A Friendly Reception,
BLAcKBlRD, Putnam Co; so,

BLAcKBRD, Putnam Co,
no., Nov. II, 1884
Editor Dcscrci NerG
Thinking few lines from this sec
lion OF the county might be ofinters''
to your many readers. we pen ths
following for their perusal: This pat'
Of the LORDS vineyard was opened ~
to the servants OF the Lord last April
Brother Austin kearDs OF Gunnieon
having been called on mission to the
northwestern states, received permit
eion TO come here and visit his many
relatives In this land before entering
upon his labors. Alter arriving here
among his relatives and converting
with them he found an earnest irquiiy
among them for the truth. lie re-
ported the condition TO the rfesi-
dent OF the mission, anu Brother
George A. Boal, o. Richhelu,
was sent here TO assist him in opening
upa new field IN this part. Ihty sue
ceeded In baptlzing i've OF Brother
KsnrnFs relatives and causing many
more 10 stop anu oohsller their hitua'
ton.
Al our conference held on the 22nd
ofSaptember ut Council Bulls BfOiher
BrAi was released 10 return humu o.
bis family an iflendE, alter having
been an earnest, hard worker Ia tue
vineyard for two yoArs, aud was
appointed 10 take his place aud labor
IN connection with Brother kearus in
Putnam county aud vicinity. W.
accordingly lett Council Bluffs on tue
evening oi the .0th OF September, ana
after passing n necpltst night Ia u
crowded car where One o0u Il hard.
~ find Heat VIZ arrived AZ
our present quarters, whofo we Received
n warm weicOme if0m tho Saints Ia
this part, where doors aro always open
10 us when returning from Welt
among the good people OF Missouri.
Since arriving here We have hold
seventeen meetings and havb genor-
ally had full houses and have been
treated with blindness anu respect. We
have had tho doors Of four churches
opened 10 Us, for which we feel very
thankful 10 the good people ofthe coun.
ty ana also TO our Heavenly Father.
that We might deliver our message 10
the people aud disseminate the pfinci.
pies OF the everlasting Gospel among
them.
We ind most OF the people anxioua
to hear us, either through crfi0sity or
other reasons; many VINO nave
never seen a Mormon Elder before
nor heard one speak; aud after they
hear US give our reasons for the hope
we have within us aud got acquainted
with u, they almost universally have
. better opinion OF IA As a people, and
we feel quite sure that the seeds that
we arc now sowing will yel bring forth |
fruit some thirty, some sixty anu s0mu
a hundred fold. While wo have fome
opposition among tue proistsu1
teachers OF Christ, who aometinoa try
TO induce tho people ~ shut The school
houses against ", we fnd generally
on the board VI directors men Of houor
who aay, "doors opon TO all reiisiou
denominations or closed 10 allp
aud many OF thom nfe
now professors OF religion. We
have had the privilege OF listening
TO two Of tho noted politicians Of tbs
state, ono Ex-Governor Crittenien, OF
tho state Of Missouri, n0w United
States consul 10 the CITY OF Mexico;
the other Hon. J. IL. Flanagan, known
A. the silver.tonguod Republican ora.
tor OF the state Of Missouri. Tue latter
paid the Mormon people high COM
pllment In holding them up as au ex.
ample 10 the American people. Sirrly
the Saints are beginning TO be- teen ia
their true light, anu VIZ are led W OK
claim with the psalmist tnAt the aut
time TO favor Zion In GENE.
Inc weather IL dry and Noyom-
beI'a chilly blasts are here.
Ever praying for the wulfaTe OF Z1n
truth, =. a. BuNISEH,
AUSTIN kEAHSEs.