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DrSuNVE, Arkansas,
lunc 10th 1895

DrSu,Rk, Arkansas,
lune goth. 1895
To hc Editor
This conference Of the /. T. mission
was first opened iu October 1895, by
Elders $ P.Ghccn and John ". knight.
Previous 10 this time il was almost inn
possible Tor a Mormon TO obtain hear
ing in this State. and on our arrival hero
we found many things to contend Win
We fret interviewed Governor James j.
CLARK, TO ascertain the truth OF the
statement made to Us, that there was a
law In this state prohibiting o Mormon
from preaching here. To our 10y we
found there was no such law and alter
visiting the places Of interest IN aud
about the capital, we proceeded To Clay
county. and obtained headquarters win
the estimablc family OF Squire c. C.
Gates az plggol, the county seat
EIdcr Ghrtn aud myself canvasscd a
large part OF the county, making many
friends aud finding many enemies to the
cause Of truth Much prejudice exists
here on account of the Mountain Mca'
dow massacre, which IS Kept fresh ~
the minds OF the people by the press,
and from the pulpit
Although threatened with violence on
number OF occasions we were not
mo'cstJd aud continued TO sow the seeds
OF nghteousnc.s, leaving uuf literature
at almost every house.
For time itsucucd almost impo Nie
10 obtain places TO preach DO. B'ih
church aud school house w1rl cl sell
against us. We suc..u Igd iu holding
a number OF meetings. in private houses,
and al last with the aid Of some OF our
friends number ui the school houses
were thrown open, 1ni whenever a
meeting was announced we had o
crowded house
About this time small pos was raging
| IN Boydsy.llc. S.yiy.l.ng cases were
reported and soon twenty percent OF
them were laid iu the silent city, Not
desiring to expose ourselves To this
dreadful malady, Elder Ghccn and lcit
Clay county cary DO December 1896
and Wcii into Green county spending
most OF the month UlnyassIng the
houses. Meeting q number OF people
! who mad entertained Elders Holt aud
! hilbert IN 1850. they told rs that by
entertaining those Elders they had made
many enemies Tor themselves and they
would sooner we would not call again.
! We also came ID c0ntaC, with some VINO
| had assisted To- mob Elders Holt aud
Sheppard, while they were laborIns 10
| this county.
Elder Ghecn was taken sick, due TO
exposure, so We returned TO Clay county,
stopping with Dr. James Rouse lot
! twelve GAYS. There we were well cared
Tor. Spending n lovely Christmas at ihei.
| home. Brother GhCCn soon rcglinud
/ his strength aud ON the advent Of the
new year We again resumed our labors
clnvassing Clay county.
Word was received tom President
! Andrew Kimball that two Elders from
| Utah would soon join u.s. giving inslruc'
| ton for as to separate ls soon as they
arrived. January 1l,h, 1893 Elders James
! l.. S1rcusll AMI James l.. Niglson from
| Foun'aiu Green, Utah. arrived 10 lisgutt,
and attr visiting among our friends tuI
a weeks tune. preparations were made
| for Elder Nelson aud io go TO Wood.
| run county. On January am, the
! following telegram arrived, addressed
TO stephen =. Ghecn.
"Esiclla very sick. First Presidency
approves OF your coming home
! This was signed by stephen II. Ghcen
Ia response 70 this our worthy president
is. T.. Ghecn lrit Tor home January lS,h
1905. imm dately informed President
ktmbail aud Secretary BowIing Ut what
had occurred. was instructed 10 assume
the responsibility OF this conference un
al further orders.
| February ialh, 1895, Elder Charles Il,
solomon Joined ui from the ludiar
territory. Leaving him and Ellcl
solomon 90 labor in Clay county, E,del
Nelson aud proceeded 10 Cray.
station. Woodruff county, expecting q
find Brother James ]. Brooks To ou
d.a1no.ntmJut We learned that Bfolbu
Uua.s bad died ON January 18th, 1880
and thar his family had removed q
Tennessee We were told that lrolhg
brooks greatest desire jus, previous q
bis death was TO cmigrate aud 10 hi
work 100 the Temple
' We were indeed strangers Ia a slrang
! land We SET about clnyasalug lh
houses AND after two days work w.
! succeeded 100 making q temporary head
quarters with Mr.. III, b Angus. Their
We lc.t uul trunks and again set out 20
our IabgH 70 was not clear sailing
Small pux broke out simultaneously %
40 sides. aud d became impossible &
get entertainment. Even at the publ
uycras travellers were refused lodging
, | Some OF the towns lost Two per cent {
their population In weeks time, Oh
= scare became general aud ntcgssitate
us leaving Woodruff county aud guin
y into Jackson county
AZ Newport We were held In quarat
tine Tor some three or four hours, an
after promising TO cross the river "
y we're permitted to pass through Nh
= town
q We proceeded to Denmark, Whit
y c0uu.ywUcrewc found Iamily ol men
y blra vi lte ruurRanizcd Church VIII
% received us very Kindly aud az presel
= $3.50 are mailing their home our neaS
70 quarters.
e We held q number IF meetings
- this locality. Measles became pTcyalei
all over White and Jackson county
% many people DIVING from them. IU
Do schools were 40 closed and publ
Do gatherings prohibited Tor a time
Il Anil $50 m.Ie second trip into Woo,
10 mH county. found the people niue
. Interested auI distributed a number
% tracts l.l.. them. Meetings were OF
% OF ln. go ion on account vt sigEu 81
p ao We ua.t ltgd ourselves visiting t
& white families and converting with tacl
10 around tNa Preside, promising TO con
e b rs 1ad hold some meetings duriu
Il lhe suum g.
% We returned 10 Jackson county on,
u NOR and continued our labOrs IN srrua
% iug the GOSPEL truths. aud were aWar.