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IN KENTUCKY.
Excellent Report Of the Labors Of
ELDERS Richardson aud Beran.
MURRAY, Galloway Go" Ky,
oniohef ~. 1895.


MURRAY, Galloway Co., kyn
October ~, 1890
To TIE Editor
Thinking that few lines from lhi'
mar, Of the Lords vineyard would be
interesting TO the many readers Of tue
NEWS, and especially those 10 the mus
siopary iislI, submit the folloWins'
Elder A. BsvRn aud myseli started
mouse TO house canvass Of this county
the let OF lsst April, holding meetings
wherever we could procure house TO
preach 10, we being the hrss OF our
faith that had been In this county Tor
upwards OF fifty years. We hm p
great deal OF pteiudioe to meet at nfs,i
hui the peopl. are now becoming bet
ter acquainted with our tosehinss
and arc beginning to invssh-
gate. We now have many
KIND friends and the doors Of sons OF
their churches are open 10 US AZ any
tins anu tho people turn out and MI
the houses. 81,
On the sin OF June Elder Bevan 10y
ma 10 yl,It among the Saints, and !
was IoiueI by Elder J. NJ. Hes.' we
continued our iaburs untl 'ne lo.u !.
August, meeting with muon suYv- ~
making friends. wnen Eiiet hess "
turned home on acc unt OF slcAn.
BeinE among ffirnss l KEEP, ~ Nos
holding mvCtings, tue goOu le,p
iurnishit x me with h1rse ahu s'u'',
10 use NJ my leisure. On iho ao'h "
August three applied TOT oap''ni.''s.
being the bfat thN hAu loih.u
ybufch IN wnut sknoWn a. vac
,on purchase" IL cfeAlcl q'l" s''
1 set tue time fof the bapllsh Ino -
day At 9 O'Clock, aud NJ the hppoines
tune tue people had gslheteu iss.
congregation on the banks OF oesuN
I'M ere, h under the HhAie OF 'ne HhEo
ssE tfees. thought u 700 goou
chance to let pass, 40 calleu .n,n W
order aud talked 10 IN, IN iof one nou''
Perfect order pfevalleuj uurns w.
baltism and confirming thsy Ill kep,
their hats of. AZ tue close mhhy W
the people invited me to thoit houses
and said there would be more 10 pap'
tss 10 the near iutute.
wa compelled 10 leave tnem the
next morning TO NEE, Elder auhelu
Gowsn,b1ro, $50 miles east OF mere,
ami proceed on our way 10 attend our
conference that was held a. ha"e-
vile on tue l4lh andlbIh OF september
On our way we held meetings win
full houses. At conference Eluei
Kimbail appointed Elder H. b' n-oe
ami myself 10 visit the saints Ia Han
cock, Daviers aud ONO counties anu
do what goo1 we could
We I,iI Hawsvilie the evening OF the
Inn OF September and walked three
miles. where we spent two days hold
inv Two meetings, the people taxing
great interest but not having tho moral
courage 10 embrace such an unpopular
doolrine. We babe them farewell and
pr,,oseded on our way 10 DAvlefs
coun,y. where We held one meeting,
bantixed four good, honest souls, anu
,nsnl a few days with thnm, feeding
tb.m tbs bread OF life. In return they
treated Us 10 the fat OF the land anu we
enjoyed our stay with them very much
Leaving them In tears we started on
our vay 10 ohio county, thifty'nve
miles away, taxing the same convey.
.nc, We had been In the nsoit OF ND
Inc on before. We arrived ~ the
hon,e Of Brother Aaron Jewels Dep.
tember 81. and found the Saints In that
LEGALITY enjoying the spirit OF the Goa.
mel and trying TO live tho lives OIL
s.inta. During our stay there We held
eir hi meetipgs, baptized nine good
honest souls and blessed i've children,
organized = branch know n as the West
arfi,Id branch. with twenty.four men,
hers. and ordained Brother Geo. Jewel
n Priest 10 preside over them. We
inslfupted them In their duties And
tsurht them tho Word Of Wisdom and
tbe Lenrfit they would receive In liy'
ing strictly vlrtuous nves' ,
We left Ohio county on the 10Th OF
Octaber, Brothers Barney Miller and
usorQe Russell furnishing = convey
ancs 20 take uB TO Owensooro, 20 miles
dI,tant, where We spent the night with
Bfother Job BaiIess. We left Owens.
boro on the 18th int. and now We are
ready to turn our guns loose In Gallo
way county again.
We fnd the Saints complaining
about returning Elders not writing 70
them according 10 promise. THIS
should not be, as II tends To weaken
their faith, and IL also works n hard
ship on those who remain. EldeTi
could do much good by writing good,
friendly letters to the Saints alter they
return home. The NEWS is sweleoms
visitor and 10 read with much Interest
by the people OF this country.
My address for the present VIII bt
Murray. Galloway Co., kyp where
would be pleased TO hear from my old
friends nj home.
+. ID. RICHARDSON.