Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-23

spoken with such power thAt the PEG.
pie have Iistene IN breathlees silence.
They have marvelsd and have at
knoHledeed that We spoke with au-
thority and not ns the tofibes.
We nave had, too, our share Of per-
snoution and opposi.ioni all OF which
has helped In Keeping usspurfei up TO
= sense OF our dulles and has added TO
the honor and glory OF God. Where
ever there is IN honest soul there Il
whore his majesty strikes the hardest
blows aud IN PERSISTENT In stirring up
opposition agalnst US and against those
who seeking after truth.
During the month Of september and
part OF October wa hold twelve meet
lngs In ono small neighbOThoDd. by
this time we bad number OF earnest
iuvsstiga,ors and We were rejoicing
over our LAHORE and the bright hopes o 4
the future, when We received an uneH =
pected call TO 70 TO Hanover. We
ObeyeI the summons, leaving all
things 10 heed the cali VI our PRECEDENT.
Elder Kimhall aud | were separated
for y short time, / having ieen
called TO 70 10 Gloucester
county with Elder Thomas to
see Elder Hollingsw0Tth, who at that
time was very sick. While we were
In Gloucester county attending 10 the
sick, Elders Kimball anu Day returned
10 Csgollue TO continue the good work
until our return. II vas then that the
flrst fruits Of our lab1fs IN this county
we're enjoyed. Elder Kimball bap-
tzei Brother and Sister Lewis and
pleased their three youngest children.
The Eldtrs held few more meetings
aud Tsturned 10 Hanover, according ~
previous arrangement
In tho meantime Elder Hollingb.
worth had recovered and, with Elder
Thomas, went 10 Hanover via Wet
Poiut and Richmond, while Elder II.
81. B0hney and myself mHde our way
On foot, visiting some Of our dearest
fgiends and the Saints A. we proceeded,
holding meetings and exhOrting whef-
ever an opportunity was Afforded. On
November llth We reached Golaus-
vile, Caroline county, and put up
with one Of our ffiends, Mr.. John
Carpenter, whom, on tho l8tn inst,
had this privilege u haptizing Sister
Carpenter and her eldest daughter,
LeonoTa.
What n Joy Il l. 10 be enlisted in the
cause OF TRUTH What n comfort to see
ths rejoicing OF honest souls who nave
been In dnfkness and led thereirom
Into Gospel light and TRUTH What n
great testimony II IL 10 see the power OF
God made manifest In behalf Of honest
seekers after truth and 10 see the evil
one give way and dee before the ser
vaults Of Cool
l must mention IN connection with
cur labofs with this family, n predic-
ton made by Sister Carpenter about
two weeks before she was baptized.
She and her daughter were spxioua 10
te baptized when Brother aud Sister
Lewis were, but her husband was OPP
posed to II, aud he, thinking that the
Elders were going 10 leave this section
and wanting TO console his wife aud
daughter, made the following state
mont: 81 think when you are bap.
tizsa Elder File ought TO do it.O They
remarked that nothing would
suit them better aud they prayed
that Elder Fife might soon return.
He had heard that tho Elders were all
going 10 leave this nsighborhood, 40 he
telt lquits safe IN making them the
following promise, not thinking that
| IL would be fulfilled this year, n ever.
TIE promise was this. "If you will
wait until Elder Fife comes back, /
will make dam la the creek that
flows through the pasture back Of tho
house and you can be baptized and
come 10 tue house and change your
clothes by = mics warm firr.n They
were satisfied with the promise aud
began TO rejoice, knowing that God
would open up the way. Sister Car
pentor then turned 10 her husband And
said, "JOhn yuu wont have 10 make a
dam, God will send ralu 90 that II W M
be- deep enough In the creek aud II,
will also send Elder Fife back, In IA,
proper timo.n Hardly Two weeks had
passed when there came a heavy rain,
all one night and the following day
Sunday. On Monday, some tlme Ia
ths forenoon, Sister Carpenter, Will,
on her way 10 one OF her neighbofF
crossed the creek, and remembeTinl
her prediction and the greaiest desiT,
OF her heart TO DO bAptiIed) took par
licular pains 10 measure the water, anC
a. she expected, In hole where beior,
the water was not knee deep, she nov
found IL TO DO waist deep. ReJolcl 4
that God had answered her prayer
thus far, she went 10 the house with !
l
her prediction would como 10 pass
Only = few hours later, Elders FIJI,
and Bohney stood nj the door. YoI
cannot Imagine how delighted they
were ito SEQ us. Sister CArpsnter'l
eyes sparklsd with delight anu hsl
cOuntenancs wore an inspired look
IL was only y short tune after our Arri
val that she related TO me this prsdic
ton and We all witnessed the ful IN
ment OF the same. Her husband
again tried 10 put them OF by
saying, "It IL too cold" and by
making many other excuses, but
they kept him to his promise, and by
the powtr u God made manifest
through His servants ana by the per-
Eiftent pleAdings OF his faithful wlis
and daughter 10 was conustted and
the Ceremony was performed Ne be-
fore stated
On the lilh we departed leaving our
peace anu blessings with them; went
TO brother A, Lewia's and from tnere
10 MI Thomas JOnys' where We had
tho privilege Of holding another meet
Tug ~ the honor and glory OF God anu
10 the edlhoation Of those who were
present. At the close OF the service
We made another appointment at the
house OF Mr., Edward Carnahan, the
next night. AT the appointed hour
We were there and spoke TO nm atten'
live audience Of about forty aOuls. The
Spirit Of God was with Us and We nd
dressed them Tor two hours.
The work Of the Lord 10 progressing
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