Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-29
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OF Warning, or Book OF Mormon for
consideration. furthermore, oar hiera-
ure b. much more eagerly sought after
than Boo previous years. In other words
puuI Gee ElyinE way 10 truth, through
the ID. ugs OF God.
We base he several hundred meet
iuea since Uur last conference 10 was
at tlaJ time that Elder u iHs $, kmp1I,
pfC-i..n. Ui the Southern States Mission
pruuh..lgd that ID We would keep
strictly the Word OF Wisdom, aud
travel without purse or scrip, We would
hold BOO IssH. ten meetings where we had
held one in iSqs The record shows
that un to- Oalg we have slightly cA-
Cccded the ten io'unC marx Du the meet
ing question, and we now have Elders
O.S TAYLOR Of Harusyil.c, Utah, and
H.. &. R0mury oil Colunia IuarCz, Mexico,
rauvassug the city OF lynghoufs with
out purse 90 sCfip,'
This D. an gronoclastIC age aud the
rabylonah idol ol dependence upon the
almighty dollar has been destroyed by
humble servants OF God. Cities have
hitherto been regarded as almost invul.
ucrabIc iorlrcsscs. But understanding
that God has commanded the faithful
from this hour O. take neither purse or
scrip" ior they were to De sent out 60
| try the world, and to proclaim the Cos
| pei OF the Kingdom, We were willing 90
bide the issue and put Him TO the test
The brethren made r. walk OF twenty
| five miles one day and entered the city
/ where they found Kind friend TO give
/ OF his table, The next day, they en-.
| tered ON a last aud prayed 90 the Lord
| TO open the way Tor them TO proclaim
/ Ills word 900 the appointed manner
! Having au appointment with a gentle
% an, whom they had never seen, they
repaired 10 the Central House I'd
await the arrival of their correspondent
| The proprietor OF the hotel was made
aware OF their mission TO bis city and
also their mode Of travelling. His rgp1
was, Gentlemen, you may count on mJ
as a friend Come and stay here as long
as you desire, Ii shall cost you nothing
II YOU have the truth, want H."
From the very FIRST hour friends hay,
been raised up On the right hand and OF
the left They have not wanted ior iood
nor places to sleep, the best OF placcsl
means to dclmy their laundry expense
even arrangements were made VIII
tonsorll artists To- remove unnecessary
hrsute appendices. Whcfgn they iai
10 obtain public buildings in which {,
preach, like Paul will they stand 30 th,
midst Of the strc,ts' and declare Oh,
word OF God.
This proposition has long couirontc,
a., and "who arc We that can staut
against Gud' We know that Coo
lives, and their iulhlImgnt5 Of Ills promi
scs are additional evidences that losCpl
Smith 'apak1 not prgiumpiuHuyly bu
was moved upon by che Holy Ghost
Just one thing more, dear editor
A few days since Sister Williams %
New Plymouth, Lcuvcnburg county, Va.
was suffering from a most roublesom,
disease and for days was not able {,
leave her bed. Let me quote from %,
report 0i Elder John G., liniord, VIII,
baptized her: "A8 soon as she returned
10 the house lbut a lew yards from On.
> s,rgam) she could walk and 10 hcl
| work and Is constantly improving,
! Signs shall follow the believer" Wi
The Reverend b r Clay remember this
| when he pens his next letter to TIC
! Louisville, KY, CHRISTIAN Guidei'
We know tnat God Is with us; lct NO
one be found "hghling against Cod
Il Is now. 800 years since that advice
: was first given IN the great council Of th,
/ Jews.
The health OF the conference, gen
orally, Is good, We receive the NEws
quite regularly and II seems to us 90
grow better and better as lbs years In
crease
append the addresses OF the Elders.
II our friends IN Utah have friends or
relatives here in Virginia, We will be
pleased to call on them d their aidfcssgs
are sent 20 o.. NJ. THOMAS.
President OF conference,
W. Thomas and ]. D-Grey'DNon,
Box Sl7, Petersburg Va.
o. $. Taylor aud Thomas c. RomucY
Lynchbufg Va.
Ezra Bingham and W. Fife, Loving
siou, Nelson county, Va.
| r. J, Blschon and H. ] Adams, Mau'
chester Va.
| II. NJ. Bohney and J. A. Mabey, Bates
VILE, AllrmaTl1 county, Va.
Samuel Jackson ana j. g.. lIn'ord
! EuatburE, Campbell county, Va.
! WV. llul'akgT and IT, b. Amu5sen,
IouuIluu, Southampton county, Va.
IT. w. l'gCEsAud and is G. Butler,
South Boston, Halifax county. va.
NJ Whitney hIubIlI |r and A a,
| Day Washington klppaulnnocE county,
AAdams and James II. Gibbs, STAN
Wl1ylllg, Green county, Va,
! D n, Matthews and ID. Call, CrozeI
! AlbemarIe s0uuly, Va.
| W. * Bunuam and J., b, Kendall
/ Madison. Madison county, Va.
George II Webb and "A, %, Crouch,
| Amherst Amherst county, Va.