Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-30
PREACHING IN MISSISSIPPI.
Experiences in the Work Of Elder
Axel Nielsen.
MARr1N STATION, Miss,
December "a, 1895.

December "a, 1895.
70 the Editor:
Thinking that few lines from this
part Of the LORDS vineyard would be
of some interest to the readers Of tho
NEWS, a. II is not very often wo hear
ftom the Missifsippi conference, send
this
Elder gtanlham and myself started
house to house canvass Of THE, Clhi-
borne county, the 2lsI day o. Ool1oer'
1894, holding meetings and prvschlns
the Go,pel Of Christ wherever We
ojuld get some one 10 listen 10 u.s.
leaving our literature, tracts No. l anu
4, also tho Voice OF warning with oil
those who would socept Of 1t. AZ hts!
we found considerable pre- udice among
the people and at limes It becamo VERY
hard tot us to get a place TO stop over
night; but alter becoming little
better acquainted aud some Of the psc-
ple began to read tue pamphlets we
soon made tome friends aud had NO
trouble In getting places TO stop a.
must cay that tho Southern people ato
very hospitable. We had no trouble
in procuring private and school houses
TO pfoAcn 10, and In our Efforts 70 90
good we maize many believers luI u
seems hard for tue people TO umbTaor
tho truth for fear that the cay ings OF
Paul Tim. o: l2l might come TO use
Thus We labofed till January 2Olhi
when my companion was released 70
10 home, on account 0i sickness "a me-
family, having filed mission oil
twouiy.two months.
was then TO meet my new com
panion Elder william Mafiini who
mad lust arrived at Pine Bluni
Coprah county, from his home
in Colorado. arrived NJ Pine Bluff on
tue 2lsi, where 1 met Elder J. w.
Walker, then presldent OF .tho Mlsaif-
sippi conference, his companion, Elder
ChiImau, and Elder Martin. We hal
an enjoyable time I'll next day, whom
Elder Martin and myself started Oh
for Claiborne county again 10 take ~
the labor where NY former companion
aud | had left Il. We CONT uod can
vassing ami stopping with tue peoFle,
having Gospel conversations win
them by the Eros'de, tiil va hni Huun
and given them all ohanCo 10 hear
the warning voice VI tbs Gospel, leav-
ing II TO Themselves whether 10 accept
or reject ito Judge Tor th2mselyos.
on April the glh We closed the
county, though before closing " We
baptized two honest souls Into the iDli
OF Christ aud blessed one child.
We then hau a call 10 70 10 Warren
county Joining Claiborne on the mouth
where Elder Martin ami myasll
laborod till the let VI June, when he
received q call 10 go 10 Liucpiu
county and Elder y. NJ. Fadiiog, who
had been labOfIng there i0r short
time, was ass gnUd 10 labor With me Ia
Warren county. There we CIutiuu .l
tn the llth OF July when We left tor
Franklin county, whore We were 90
have conference on the 1871 and IAN
which tho NEWS hal a bIioi account
Of shortly after.
After conference Elder Paddles ami
we're assigned TO visit the Saints anu
friends Ia Claiborne county where We
stayed I'll the 20lh Of September, dur
Ing which time We held meetings anu
MAZE few more irieuds, also baptized
two more Into thu Church.
Leaving Claibotue asai al the ab We
mentioned dale, We arrived In Warren
county the next day ready 10 take up
tho labor where We LETT II In July
canvstsing, hunting out the people
from the cAverns, holes aud hills,
which there ar many Of In Warren
county, especially around the city OF
Vioksburg, thus going over the entire
county all but Nicksburg AZ We ara
10 have a special call before presenting
the Gospel 10 the people there. We
did not hud much prejudice iu War.
rem county 20 far being ne We have
found but very few investig ting the
Gospel, but we hope the gooi sect We
have aown will bear fruit Ia tho
LORDS own due time.
The 18Th inst. We received n call 10
90 20 Nlcksburg aud will be able 90
take up the labor there properly u little
before New Year; 20 We would be
pleased TO have the NEws sent 10 that
place alter this.
1 have enjoyed my labor very well
tho fourteen month"; l have spent IN
the south, and am pleased TO have the
privilege OF bearing the Gospel mts-
sage TO my fellow man, which | think
every Elder In Israel should prepare
himself for, for great work Ia 10 be-
done yet among tho nations Of the
earth.
The News IL welcome visitor and
We read II with the greatost interest,
after which We give II TO Saints Aud
friends who are just ~ eager 10 read
the valuable news from the Ellors
and Rocky Mountains ~ We boys are.
AXEL NIELSEN.