Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-22
THE WORK IN MONTANA.
Elder Tdwtri Stevenson writes Abou
lis lNp riero on us
Journey.

o. Tuc,day, July . Elder NJ. f.
Cowley and l took the parting hand
with tho little Lima btauch OF about
20 mem bers, IS Of whoa We baptized
ranging from cight to l',een yeafs
Of nRe. We also tebaptald 10, aud
blessed 10 children, after i've weeks
labor, including 10 public ami many
private meeting.
Our labors IN tAis region were much
blessed Of the Lord, and many hearts
were made 10 rejoice in the Lord, We
took n picture or Two 0i this railTa0l
town, No IL IL romuwhnt remarkable
with its sufroundlngs and altitude
Sixteen miles baCK on the railroad ~
the line between Idaho and Montana.
Monlda, In Beaver canyon, IL the line
whore the altitude ~ 6,sO1 lecL
on the divide from Idaho, Beaver
canyon, thirteen miles, VIC nave
climbed up 7Si feet IL IL then eixtoon
miles down 10 LIMA, n step down 10
an altitude Of 0, 2B5 feet, BIZ feet lower
than at Monids. Tho difference be-
tween Salt Lake City and Lima N
zoos feet altitude. The town has o
population Of 800 souls. The noun
tainH lust south look low because OF our
high level. Patches, etronka and piles
Of anow, thus tutefmingled with higher
peAks, aud patches OF brown earth form
u very desirable picture.
Tho little streams hero whore We
have done our baptiEing run into Rcd
Rock stream thence into Wisdom liver,
where n Joins the JctiorsOn fivef,
which FERNS Junction with tho Mad.
leon, which finally omptiee the melt.
ing SHOWS, Hpringa anu mountain
fivuiols into tho mighty Missouri
river; and finally Into the Gulf Of hieA-
leo. Thus they, like unto mankind,
eventually find their end and level,
oven n II be ever 10 low. We, too,
like the melting snow, pass down the
stream VI time, evnpOrate, ami
ascend on high. We steamed
away ono hour late, M Our
steam horre has lost time. We trust
that those who NJ result OF our lhhors
IN Lima, have sot Iout In tho narrow
way may pursue the same uuilinoh'
ingly until they roach the Gnu IN Wow
--otornnl life.
We Travelled about 90 miles through
very nice ranches, some worthless
baTTons and some apringy soepage.
Green. gthfsy vAlos stretched along the
river fistf, with mountains ON either
side, tuaohing ua thc great lehnon that
\ wise Creator has provided world
with great variety for the use Of man
and beast.
. that man, the noble wofkmanhhip
Of His banGs, could appreciate tho
chosen servants Of the Lord, who leave
their homes and traverse mountains,
wales, sea ana land, far away, AZ pil-
gTims, bearing precious gems OF love,
truth aud salvation TO tho mnHsus la
darkness. But whether appreciated or
not they 30 To gather the lost sheep, the
elect, ono OF n city anu two OF n family.
Aud this IL ia accordance with the
prophecy Of jeremiah, 02s sars before
Christ;
Go and proclaim those words toward
tho northi and say,relurn and 4
will not cause mino anger to fall upon
you, for am mercilul, saith tho Lord,
and will not keep anger for ever.
Turn, o backsliding children saith tho
Lord; For am married. unto youi aud
will take you ono Of % city, aud two Of
afamlly, and will bring you To Zion.
Aud l will give you pastors according
10 mine hoar;, which shall food you with
knowledge and understanding.
Neither shall they walk any moro after
the Imagination OF tholr OWL hoaTt.
Return yo backsliding children, aud
will heal your backslidings. Behold We
come unto thee.
Surely IN "a wife troachorously depart
eth from her husband, 30 have yo dealt
treachorously with mo saith tho
Lord.
We stopped of at Dillon, Mont, ana
found some who were baukslidera and
othefB who did not deny the
voice Of tho Shepherd, hut had
became careless, Generally they were
pleased 10 meet ", Some, however,
were 90 much Engaged In runbins
trains or otherwise engtossed In buei.
mess, as 10 prevent them from attend.
Ing meeting.
Dillon Ia very pretty town Of about
300 population. In the evening W.
attended the Salvation Army meeting
and both VI US were invited IN speak
to them and the people. We exhorlod
them TO continue the good work Of
making the dtunkHfd Blber, To treat
his wife and family with kinduess, live
moral lives anu prepare tn receive
greater light-r,memberiug Petur's adj.
vice 10 tins 5000 converts who desired
TO know what 10 10 TO be- saved) after
they were converted. Acts 8rd chapter,
B7-Ss.
All were attentive while we Ad.
dressed them. We lett them some
cards with our Articles OF Faith.
We have been In Butte Guy about
eight dayr, ami nnd II very slow
work 10 md the lost sheen, Many nfp
nero from Utnh, but only few are
real lnIier-dny Saints. Some whose
names We hal wore gone away, Others
were not 10 DO found. However,
we got a few together latt
Sunday aud administered the
Sacrament. We found II difficult u
obtain suitable place 10 hold meet
ings, but hually arranged with the
mayor, Mr.. William Thompson, t0
hold forth IN the Au itorlum on sun.
day, 2bih Inst, NJ y, IA. und d. M,
for $40. Tho regular price 80 s25. The
hall will scat about ! 300 upuuuF. We
felt II our uuiy 10 offer tho GOspul mes-
sage DE We have received Il tO the pun.
pie AMI thus leave Thorn without tx
cusr, one minister alter hearing about
our lectures hyCum0 very much inter.
Gated aud promised a. bio church,
When we presented our CroIontlal.
from Salt Lake, how ypG 40 prluuuuI
quite change. An opportunity wHs
granted al "a Clu1s or prayer matIine Go
speak on tho lrHFUu which was from
Matthew II! 1880, We were auyoT.
tlatd ~ E.geB ram Sal, Lisu nuu De,
licvcd lu speaking 10y dIyinD iusplra.
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