Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-16
IN OKLAHOMA.
An Elder's Rtpoft-Ylsiting NanJ Old
Tlmers-fhc Work Progressing.

Oklahoma mission might be- Of inter.
ct to the Saints "a u lon, take pleas.
uro 10 mailing them 90 yOu. Since
our DEsgBEr NEWS, with NE valuable
roading comes OF to us. ne D mestonger
oflight, We must express our gratitude
Tor IL. Not alone DO we look fIf the
locals, which aye always intcfetilng
10 the travelling Elder aa he giis meath
The shade OF some hugo oak, with
deep Interest reading The happenings
ut home. bat the sermons rom GId's
Inspired sorvauis are Of goat value 20
tho "newly arrived h.dor" who rgaIs
over and over agaiu the words Of
counsel sud Uucouraptmuni he ghtHors
rom tholr long experiences Boo Che
"laiih once delivered 90 the saiuia"
when We puuc,uts tue deepnoss oi
character QUE brethren maintain, tbu
w0igh. Of thuir Inspiring nIy.eo aui
oounto. finds rgpoto in thn heat, Tor
W. huow them g. 1e "iorrs OF the
word aud not hearers only" aud ar1
not deceived In their knowledge OF
GOSPEL truths. Llng Ito aud pr1ap1,-
i.p 10 him Who uOolh the will oi cur
u,cfnnl Father Dor no is "iaying up.
treasures 10 heaven, where mOtl auI |
fst doth not corrupt nor tui1vel |
break through and stah 90
10 give ycu 900 idea Of what o. /
LUitg done lu Oklahoma by The feN- /
crfl Eldufs, 1 submit tho following .
which lea ilir sampl1 on EIiru5 Fr. I
pousi During Jaauary, 1895, Elirr |
J.. N. MeAulur, Ul 80. 0rYrsr. ulu, i
uuu myself Travelled lIi mile, vIsittI I
h2 families, dHtrbut.u 20 tfacJa, hold /
10 meuiiurr, preached TO $3.50 purslus,
ana had fb Gospel c9uvorsttllup. iu
February Elder a. y. Whilsc8 ami
Travelled l3i mile1, yelling is amiIte,
diBirlbutu1 u uluf, held 10 mur'ug.,
bad in attendance il8 rrfalLs. aud !
held Hpaprl c0uvuuauUl with AL
families.
thus the work fnlls surely onward.
Truly the Pr nhtt f1fusaw that the
Lord would "pf1crud 90 DO mai
vclOus work aud w0udefn boz the
last days. Ono In casting an obsrfvunt
eye around him, must nrfu0wltd. 20
that the "mhfvull uA wufku is pf1gfpHs.
Ing and tho heart OF man Ia ,h.a
seems 10 be- ocuieruI ia uAb.
tut l am sorry 10 cay much OF the
attraction IL Duo 10 "btttoflnu bIa
financial or temporal canditlou.p
while his spiritual progression 10 MIN
II VI a secondary confederation. Though
ihis IL true Of many, there ATE some
no seem 10 have the Gospel nt heart.
AND We arc greatly Uuclufared with
utufo pfospoois. Very often we inset
men here who have been Ia Uah.
ana invariably those that know fffDm
Ofa0ual visits 10 our mountain humrl
'nything about the Latttr.dsy saiuts,
live ~ the uamo OF being ga nne
'uoplc." Occasionally We hear elan.
iefs about the Prophet joseph, anu the
ruth no brought forth by direct
uvclaii0n from above. Yet none
'ould desito a gtandur field Of labor
nan Oklahoma.
Several days ago Elder Wallace ani
visited Our friends" some distance
,outh Of Hounesaey. We met one Mr.
J. A. Chadwick Who jeff Utah In 1900.
lie father died In Bpringville, Utah,
about two years ago. Tho gentleman
Il rather feeble, yet he gave IA very
hearty grip" anu seemed 20 be-
happy nj meeting some Thorough.
ifod Mormon boys." We were equally
,lad ~ meet BIT. G N no folateI tbs
Glowing TO ~, In plain anu sincere I
nanueE ~ was one OF the boys who
food on the east stairway Of the Nsu. (
roo Temple, passing buckets VI water
~, while that beautiful stfuetlrr.
cared q lhe namu OF Jehovah, was
turning. Win all the strength Of
mayer and lint, VIZ iaborcd nssid.
lously; finally Hubduing tue flames
WHOM Threatened the Destruction of 7
hat house reared Tor GlIs own
Mighty work Tor tho living and the !
.ead." This gentleman also saw SlH.
~ Decker take water from his falher,s
veil, 10 wash our beloved Josephi.
lOthes, after no had fallen martyr %
he cruel aud relentless mob: 81 9
card tue Prophet say on one
Gays Mi O., "'Brathrpr. ,
would you die for mt2' D-,Yrs.j
nmu she reply IN words Of e1bofuts-.
oseph then said: Il shall do iuf
.ou.'0
For several evenings We held Mept.
ngs Ia the Brighton meeting house, .
nd spent our Tins with "FAtuyfU :
uarph H. Nelson, Our Elders hnvBa
riend indeed, when any OF them come
HE way IN this elderly gentleman,
ifo. N. worked Tor prrsldont Brigham I
iouug IN the '1J's at ChAsu'H min, he y
b a "catderh by profession. No ouf q
ould speah more highly uf our worthy .
ahdcr than GOES Father Nolton. MANY y
old tlmors' Ia Utah are known 10
i'm, among Thorn being President g
moot, of wn0m ho speaks Ia latter. "
ng terms, Sister Lydia A. Nelson / g
vas born IN Rcd Bank, n. j., Ia thp ~
ear 1888. This E00u lady has pnsiuI u
rom this world, her demise having 81
ccurfUt Doc. .s, 1894 Siucs HHItf
-- came BAGS hast she knew an "
maintained that "MITmouisu,u fB I'd
allru, is true, Yet she, as haa ~
irothur Nelson, joined "Auutltr o..
hutch Tor example 90 their chilIIru.u "
ut both have over known Iat Jutpu. VI
'ae The Prophet, Seer auu tryulaior "a
this diBponsatlou. Tho death ofour -
.teomeu mother cor she Waaa mother 81
tho Eldvra alwuyt) has been heavy Ie
low 10 the family. lheru HlFyiv-
lg, thirteen ClIIdton, most VI Thorn %
rouu 10 maturity; Father Nelson hus VIC
We at home. Fifteen children were W
Urn " this happy couple. 10 fem.uIs NJ
lu IN many ways OF coming hamr,D 'l
3 be here, One reason o., Wo have va
'mily prhyor night Aud on rniug, aud al
blessing" az meal times. Sister u'
heeveli OF Provo, 10 Fatirr Nul0u.B 80
slgr d.