Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-25
A MISSISSIPPI MOB.
Turned from Its Purpose 10 DrIT1
Out The MOfmOlS.
MEETING HOUSE WAS BURNED,
Bul That IBID Not Prevent tho Saints
Holding Conference.-The Work
Progressing.

The Elders Of the Mississippi confer.
snoo met ut Homiuy Ridge, In The
nottnssstsru part u FiAuklin cjuuty,
April 1871 ami IAN. The Saints o
the FiaHklin county branch hsd
lsbofed induttriousiy to cree! meet
log house In time for the occasion. II
was blilt OF pine logs md wAs 40 FAT
completed thai tho Saints hai met iu
1t twice. During the night Of July 4,
our enemies took occasion 10 set the
building on fire, thinking no DOUBT 10
siop the holding Of conference IN the
neighb0rhood. The mca,ins house
was almost ruined, only tbs oharrcd
logs remaining, which were tomewha,
green. The 5s.nts then set to work
aud erected n bowory.
Saturday mofaing. the Elders tuen.
ty.ivo In number, met iu this hOwcry
together with a low friend. auI visit.
uts. On account Of sickness Elgcr D..
:. kimDall, PRECEDENT % tho mssIo.,
ttce. TNI meetings Eur held aHd
remarks we're made nr Elder FfaUs
4. fOmvrly It.siluut Ul tAe uOu'vt.
e1cr, AMI luu following ttny hoy
EIdtri =. g. Bya., william n. X IT..
William Martin, 81. u. riou.v, j. W..
Chapman, George -. Cox j., Iuu g.,
WoOlley, David Paddles, John &.
Lowell, II. W. Brown Hud AIel Glsl.
zen. The ltiucipni ~ iecis treated on
were the hist tour principles o. ,au
Gospel.
SUNDAY morning conference cou.
ilnurd with quite n good number %
ia ut' ana yisitou, Elder X mball
was with ", although 10 a somewhat
snieeblej condition, having arrived
the evening previously. Addrosscs
were made by Elders William NJ. Hot,
William w. Buchanan, George +.
shelley, Charlie n. J0hnsou, g. A.
Matthews, Juseph r.. sharp. William
q. Palmer, RiChard h. JatJinr IT,, T..
y. Lrchteaberg, JUhn Il. Astle anu
AXcl Nielsen.
Elder kimhall asked that the Spirit
" Goi rest down upon him. SatI tho
remarks made by the Elder. 10 the Cos.
pei. Tho tigus Of tho Gospel Will 10 %
low the believers. They shall teal the
sick, cast out devils and perform many
miracles. In the days OF Jonah the
people turned to idols u iron Ruu
wood Instead OF woTsniping tue true
anu living God. rhe Lord docth
nothing except iie roynalelh Himself
to His servants, The speaker uil not
come TO speak honeycd words, but TO
declare plain Gospel tfuths. II any
man preach any other Gospel than
that which was taught BY ths Savior
upon the earth, he viii be AccufsUd.
No mao has q right 10 Oilluialu la the
ordinances OF thu Gosuel except he bp
called by some Onc with divine author.
ity. Religious freedom should he given
to all men. II you deprive IA man Of
liberty you deprive him Of the greatest
Kilt thai he has. II you have sons anu
daughters II N your duty 10 walI
rightsOusly before thOm-tO abstain
from nil manner Of evil. IL you DO not
Get this example before your sous aud
daughter, you will DO held aocouuIa.
bio tor II, The speaker referred 70 the
people VI tho South In terms
Of prhise for their hospitality.
On Monday, the 10TH, the Elders ~.
paired 10 the ptayet.gtOunIs anu the
day was very proiltably spent, Many
valuable insttuCtiOnH were given by
Elder kimOall and slroug testimonies
were borne by Ihr EldoFs. a bout I
O'Clock In tho afternoon the unploataut
news was brought that n mub had
gathered together, having as their
object the driving " the Elders from
the county, Ii consisted OF nfty.siA
men armed with shot guns Rud pi-tuls.
They were met by n prominent citizen
Of tue county who warned them agaiur,
tneit unlawful mission aud we're In.
ducUi 10 leave their shot guns behind.
They then proceeded, marching three
abreast under the leadership OF two
Baptist preachers by the name VI MII.
lens aud WeEtherly, When near uu
place Of meeting, Elder kihibAll vent
out u meet them aud was informed
that the mob had come t. notify the
Elders To leave Immediately. Elder
himball addressed them Tor sumu
time with great power, advising thum
10 dieperse, as he Intended 10 appeal
for protection 10 the governor ul the
state. They sUOn after took their Ut-
pattutc, some ~ them minimizing
among themsrlyUp.
Early Tuesday morning the Eliers
met together anu had their photos
takcn anu Immediately Afterwards ~.
der kimbg.l LEFT 10 attend the Slu IA
AlAbama conference, having greatly
improved In health.
Tue Elders IN tho Mississippi confer.
eucs arc all IN gOOl health aud suifits,
nutwi hrtau dlur tho hot weather, aud
their long Journeys In coming 10 con.
ference, SiNCe cur last r0uiaruucs ia
October, 1894 there have been nvc
counties closed, Xix now cuuutits
Opeugi, thiTty.tDur u,pusmr, two
branCh,s Of the Cuuiru Eud one euD,
day school OtgNulArd, tUr E.,rz
having been Increased fum twelve
10 twenty Err tue ulGl nE
weeks or two months Inc El.
ueis are tn travel through Ius
old cuuDtlts anu visit tue saints ana
iFionul iu them, fuT the UurylEs OF oT.
ganizlnS brauou,s Hui SauIay schools
aud ufyinR tue Saints ~ RIthiuIutss,
euieaVufing 10 sir az Uiu iuvrstigatlIs
10 tue acceptance u tIu Gospel trains.
Indications are that % Er.at harvwt
VIII be ruaIo from those llb0rs. A tvI
lnB through these cJuutieg, the
J. urrt VIII return tu their rev hrlus
q. labor
lmmr istrly a ter the departure %
Id'r * mUa,, he ElIufs paired tu
tue tOuu 10 gr.uuIu anu tue lui. W u.
a pUuuJ 'uis were maIo uy E.u,r
PJmuW!:
FayN T.. P0mrr0y nuu George 81.
I H., TO- IN county; Wan. NJ
hoi .na Nm. A. krTI Pear tIv..,
hHhr ct Harrison ruI J,k-lu
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