Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-26
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GOV. CARR, OF NORTH CAROLINA
Elders In An Interview Secure Ills
Promise OF Protection.

In company with Eldsn King,
Smith and Carter.I visited Gov. Caro-
North Carolina, tho object Of our visit
being TO show his excellonoy threat.
oning document TO which WAS mp
pended some thirty namUs, and AJAX his
protection from mob violence.
Eldera Jorsensen aud procured n
church Mt New Hlil In which 10
preach, and were At that place 10 oil
our appointment, when just beioro the
commencement, OF our service two men
stepped up TO mo aud handed mo a
peculiar document which they called q
petition and which read A. follows
"ro the Mormon Elder. w. the
citizens Of New Hlll anu vicinity,
acting upon our know ledge OF and In.
formation as 10 your religious pfin.
olples, regard you as n nuisance 10 the
oJmmuniiy; therefore we ask you TO
retire from lhe community R quickly
as you came, anu that at oucs.O And
this was signed by about thirty names.
We trusted In tho Lord, however,
and held our meeting and bore cur
humble testimony 10 tho truth VI the
lAtter.day WORK aud preached 10 them
upon the apostasy And restoration.
was appointed spokesman Tor tho
party, ana after the usual greetings /
showed the governor the dooumen Nc
which was given 10 mo NJ New I'm
and asked his protection. told him |
was a citizen OF the United States and
both my gtandiatheTs were; aud from
my Infancy | had been tau ght 10 70.
we're the starry emblem Of liberty aud
10 love the Constitution NJ sacred
document framed by insplrAliOn
by the wisost and most pa
trlOtlo body OF statesmen that
bver met In n political capacity
tbs ultlmatum Of political documents;
under It's wise provisions We wefs
guaranteed religious tolefatiOn-M Al
says "Congress shall make no law re-
specting an establishment OF religion
VI prohibiting he tree exercise there.
Of" anu although we are pfoniu'gat.
Ing an unpopular doclriue, we claim
The hight In this free lAnu ~ preach
tue Gospel without mOlestAtlon from
any source whatever.
Tue governor affirmed that We had
The right Of religious liberation and
promised us protection. he ordered
his secretary 10 taho COPY Of the
document with tho naines appended
And promised 10 look into the matter.
AZ 10 babe us farewell lie requested us
~ call AgRin. Since then long piece
appeared IN the paper Containing n
,0py OF our cards with the Articles OF
Faith and the document shove quoted.
We have at present In this paft Of
Tho L0rd's vineyard fifteen members OF
The Church. We have organized A
sunday school, which has an average
attendance Of from twenty-five 10
ihifiy persons, all Of whom ttom 10 be
earnest seekers Tor truth.
The NEws @ mes regularly 70 hand
ind IN very muoh appreciated by Elders
aud saints.
Al present Elder King aud 1 are
ab ring In Wake county, AMI on the
oaboalh day helping In the Sunday
lchOOl AMI preaching 10 the SAINTS aud
,lhers' We meet with muoh opposition.
)ne map told us we had better lonk
'ut how wudia'rlouted tracts around
lls vicinity. | askod him a. thufe wa,
lol law In the land. "Yps," tsiu
lei "and there IL mutKl law
moo law ~ tou." We are protect.
~, however, from all violence RuH
lhim, Que lady IN the same llsru
MlI sue had been looking anu playing
OF Just such MESA. ut salvation M
We brought, ond she said that now u
lau come she was ready 90 die. GUd's
angels ere on cur M ut hand a Il Oil
'uf lei To shield IA from all harm, an.
hough We travel Without rurs1 AM
GRIP We are provided with euleriniu.
nsnl ana food aud We Acknowledge
nc hand OF the Lord In II. We have
ne consolation Of knowing that truth
WI prevail from the rivers to tut
aus OF tue eatihi AMI that from the