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SCRANTON, Pennsylvania,
July 5lh, 1896.
To itc Editor
Always knowing that the readers OF
your valuable paper take great de.
light in reading the Missionary reports
from affair, ! thought would write and
let you know how we are getting along
In this part ol the Eastern States,
Pennsylvania.
Twas called to fll a mission to this
part OF the Lords vineyard, aud started
on April iS,h, 1870. arrived In
Brooklyn, New YORK, on the morning OF
the gard and was appointed 10 Scranton,
Pennsylvania, to take charge Of the
Pennsylvania Conference. arrived IN
Scranton April IS, and met Elders ID. Z.
Edwards, W.. ~. Crockett aud A. "A.
Fuller. also my beloved father who IS
eighty.two years OF age. They took me
to 10 Ackcr Avenue, Scranton. Penn
syly,nia; the place which now has
become tur headquaucr.
am very pleased 10 say the people
are very kind to u Elder Edwards had
been suffering with sickness Tor some
time. We blessed him, aud fchuked
the sickness, ia the name OF Jesus Christ
and the power OF God raised him up
lie has been well ever since, and Is per
forming good mission. A few days
after ny arrival FELT that We should
hold open Uir meetings, so when the
weather permitted vg started, aud /
am pleased to say that we have met
with success, for since that We have
baptized five into the church. ana
thankful to say that my father IS one Of
them. / had the privilege Of bapizing
him into the iold vt Christ. which has
more than paid me tor my mission.
With the blessing Of God, my faith Is
that many yet will come into the church
In this part Of the country. We have now
here eight members aud a prospect Of
about twelve more in the near future,
The way ! travel Is this. | take one
OF the Elders with me, into new set
Element, and 20 and make an acquaint.
ance with some one, tell what We arc,
and that We want a place to stay as we
are going to hold meetings IN the town,
We then get into conversation, they
ask Us questions, and the Lord opens up
ihc.Way before us; for as soon as We 20
to the people like This, they ask u3 to
come IN and TO stay 10 have food.
Since came here ! have had To sgld
for two more Elders aud | am pleased TO
say that President Samuel w, Richards
has sent two, Elders l. 4. Burton aud
George l.. Asper. They arrived Ia
Scranton June 18th, feeling well IN
health and spirits. We welcomed them
with Joy for we always feel glad TO meet
any one from Zion Next day, being
sunday, we thought we would give
Elders Burton ana Asper a treat. We
took them six miles TO a meeting held
In place called Olyphant, In the house
Of Brother John X. Williams one OF
those Brethren we baptized On the
76lh OF May last. This was a sacrament
meeting and az 10 q. M, after We all per.
took, opened the meeting, for all to
take part IN ii.and to speak as they were
moved upon by the Spirit Of God. They
all did so, and the spirit OF prophecy
rested upon Brother ], Il. Williams aud
he said that many souls would come in.
to the church here, and that we, the ser
wants Of God, had come In the right
time, as the hearts OF the people are
prepared to receive the truth. We had
good time together.
After this meeting was over We went
six miles back to place called
Patagonia, to the home OF a Mr.. Joseph
Phelps, who has kindly opened his
house to hold meetings In AZ any time.
Al 2.5o p. m. Elders Burton, and
Asper had the privilege TO speak and
we all had a time OF rejoicing, ioT the
power Of the Lord was with US.
Next day June 18th, myself and Elder
w. w. Crockett went to place called
| Carbondale Tor the purpose OF opening
/ up new field to preach the Gospel
/ Carbondale Is about eighteen miles
from Scranton, and It was about o O'Clock
in the evening when we arrived there,
| We never had been there before, and
| called In the north end OF town. As
soon as the lady Of the house saw us,
she said, Come In, and | will put sup,
| per for you, IN q few minutes, - she did
/ so, and IN 1--WE minutes after we arrived
there we were by the table, We re,
| turned thanks TO our Heavenly Father
and then pertuok. Alter supper we
were invited 10 the sitting room, where
all the family came in. They also had re
| quested their neighbors to come and
several did so
Then we were asked some questions
| answered, and told who We were,
| where we came from, and what we were
| here for, servants OF God to preach the
gospel to them, as It had been restored
to the earth again by a holy Angel, and
that il was the same gospel that wa,
preached by Paul and Peter and the
rest OF the Apostles IN the days OF lesus
the everlasting gospel which Is un
changable. | had to talk and answer
questions ill 10 o'clock that evening
after which they began to consult one
with the other where shall these gentle
men sleep, 1t was arranged in a few
minutes, and some OF the neiphbor5
J that come in, Mr.. and Mrs. Henr,
Wilmington said they had bed and
we should sleep there. Mr.. and Mrs.
! David Jones who gave MS supper, told
US to come and get our breakfast there
IN the morning, Mr.. aud Mrs Whiting
ton thanked God that lie had sent as.
| Mr.. Wilmington asked us TO engage in
prayer with them before going to bed.
aud asked me to take lead In prayer.