Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-01

frtngB increased very ripdly. In
vlr0bly wnon we got the opportunity
10 hold meetings % great irAI VI me
prejudice was ailsyed and tue people
'uogad upon W. Ia ulnorunt iishl
tuan before. The people urged upon
us 90 repeat our visits among them,
which maze our work interesting 10
have 10 many WHO arc Eager 70 hear
the Gospel In H. true light aud the
1pirit tn which II Ia glven.
The PEG 10 have become dissatisfied
In a great many instances with the
d ilefeut churches where uuily does
not exist and m0uvy Seems 90 be the
nuu-1ug-rIy am ng tHc pfeachefs.
The m0uey gues lon seems g. cut quite
a ngurr, ut least among toe poorer
class " people where the members are
ClasooI ~ what they fay tue preacher.
Generally 6peAking, The people OF this
section VI toe country are poor AMI
often We axe romiudod Of the saying Il
our savior, "ihe u.9G have inv G4spel
preached 10 Ihem'
Trough tho efforts Of the people
ard tho de8irss u two Bsplitt
pieacbers there waB meeting ~.
ranged 90 IItguas tue merits oi ouf re.
ligion, lt took place on the lGih OF
March, 1895. Great v11r,s were there
used ~ fefIie the doctrine " Jesus
Christ hy other means than the Bible,
tut all was Of nou.rnrct Ain11g the
thinking class NJ 20 pie and only
added 60 our success anu increased our
'tlrndf. On the Jay following, Sun.
Jay, We held meeting and hal quite d
l'fge congregation u attentive lis
tourH; a. the close two applied for
bapIi sm which ordnance was performed
by Elder H0lt in mill pond. The
parties baptized were confined mean.
bers Of tue Church near the banks u
this stream, au1 all went on very
.eAc6ably.
We still continued our work az usual
until tho lat Of Avn when wo cot
notice 10 meet Elders ana change
companions uH April lUih. Our re.
port Tor nix months travel together IA
nu 'oliOwa! Miles WALKED, 800. Write,
90, ttaots distributed, asa; myotingr
hcid, A.; baptized, o; refused entertain.
mrui, L. tlmur.
Ga meeting our now companions IN
n lltllU town called II Ixic, IN FfauEliu
county, We hal an enjoyable time fora
NFN hNAAN NN.NNNN|A NNN'Af ANNNA ~ JUL
respective iulis.oi laburi Elders Hot
auu j. W. ChlpWnu mai buuu assigned
10 labgf iu Ainmi county, AM G, 4.
Malthrws aud / continued the labur va
FauHlin county, which We did ~
ngtvUAbly, but Tor tho short space "
two weeks, whom W. got notice 10 meet
two new Elders from utub. Only thoso
VINO have had thi7 experience know
the pleasure there is iu meeting with
friends aud brethren from home, Al.
th0ugh MT Immediately from cur
wafus ana perhaps never having met
before; but abe bfDthgrly l0v' that h
formed In a true Ln,,or-Iay Saint can
be itll, and We arc No more stranger
but iclIUW.vliizsnl u Unr faith, Our
time was very plrnaantly spent Tor two
days among warm frienIs who treated
~ Wltl all tue honor aud rgs.cC pii-
siblp until we fcCsived appointments
whore 10 travel. Elders Matthews aud
O.. Il. shelley went 10 Jefferson county,
while Elder Suagp sud continued Ia
FAul lin county, / hr5t Introduced
my companion Iu the little town Of
liuNir, whore We uAuvateud from
AUusu TO huuar, AIi ON the following
SUNDAY, having obtained a building,
We hgll meeting and bad an attentive
audience to hear our testimony. We
continued our labor Cauv Ei,ug aud
holding meetiugs, AMI on tue 9TH u
May, alter holding a meeting nj a pti.
waite house, seven OF cur earnest invIs.
tigatOfs applied Tor bnpI.smp which
ordinance was performed iu a clear
creek ClOse by. Having baptized but
one previous " THE on my mtsi0y, u
was an enjoyable time aud Unc1ufa
lug u me. Many we're the lockers on
VINO covered thr bAnis OF the stream.
Tue curiosity OF many was satisfied
no doubt owing 10 the Idea that had
been advanced about the Mofm0ns
doing things secretly AMI In the dark.
Toe Eldets Of tho alJUining county
who we're lahDfiug elise by hAd Joined
US IN our msut.ug and assisted Us ~
confirming tie newly baptized mem.
betu VI the Church, after which we
sang hymns anu all rJJiosd %.
gttheE,
Our lsbots continued very orcjufag.
lugly and the Oh OF June mee,iIg
smn x tue SaiHis WAS held Tor tue
purpose Of organiLlrga branch Of tue
Churuu, having thirleen members,
" AAf WV W. AANNANAH " ~ ~ NNAA
ns bralCh aud have sunday school.
Brother II, 4. w, Leu was sustained
~ tho members aud ordained TO the
ruutps ttllC1 d pfrsIu0 over thom.
lie wa. also chosen 10 be- their IS. 4.
superintendent With BT0thetsThomlson
and Wallace his a,sistanls auu Brother
VIM, GIods9u lucto,aty anu tTehtunT.
Tho brethren aui sisters are all very
earnest In the work Aui everything Il
very favorable ira lively branch OF
earnest workers.
Although tho cauyasslng Of Frank.
lin county IA nearly completed, there
arc many siucofe investilat0fs who
We think will eventually unite them.
selves 10 Ihu Church. The Lord has
surely blessed 10 In our labofs i0f
which WI iepl very thAnkiul ana feel
10 give all hOapr TO Him 10 whom II
Is due. Our desires are Tor the welfare
Of Ion aud her people.
Yours respectfully,
FHipEW2N G.. BEST,
Juslpi T.. SHARP,
MEANWHILE, Ffaukln Co.,, Mlss,