Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-12
FROM VARIOUS MISSIONARY FIELDS.

says Mr.. Hughes; eve have a Mormon
stopping with as who came with US from
sydney" Then the secret was out, and
In almost less time than 1t takes to tell
II, ! was comfortably seated at the table
with Elder Pond, his wife and babies,
parlaking OF supper prepared by a
Mormon missionary woman.
There was nothing OF importance hap.
pened TO interfere with our peace and
quiet Until October 3tst, when my COM
panion and ! took n trip TO a place
called Bismark. We we're permitted TO
hold meeting In the Wesleyan church.
There was n good turn out, and good
spirit prevailed. After hearty shaking
Of hands and the leaving Of some OF our
literature with them, namely Morgan's
tracts to such as would have them;
after thanking the people who had been
SO kind IN entertaining us, MS also those
who Ia taken the trouble to come TO
our meetings, we wendell our way back
TO Hobart, a distance Of twelve miles.
We were gone two days; we got home
about a.. m. We were two happy boys
that night-one OF the most beautiful !
ever saw In my lille; the stars seemed to
dance and sparkle In exquisite splundor
and acknowledge that which had been
done.
We continued tracing from house TO
house until the I7th OF November, when
we took another trip up through the IS
land, visiting Bsgdad, kcmpton Apsley,
Boutwell,, Oauands, parattah. Cam.
painioh, Richmond, and back to Hobart,
making a round Tip tramp Of i3s miles
IN six days. Although We were unsuc'
cessiul In obtaining places to speak IN,
yet III Sc we stopped with aud were so
kind as to give us food and shelter were
much enlightened upon the question OF
Mormonism. We ailayed much preju.
dice during our visit TO these towns, and
were able TO lay firm foundation for
something better the next time we weud
our way In that direction.
My companion, Elder Pond, and fam.
ily left for their home IN Zion March 9th,
and Elder K. A Fcnton and labored
together until May and. when two mis-.
sionaties from Zion arrived, namely. Ell
defs {. A Ofine and William Harvey;
and after two weeks longer stay, Elders
Fenton ana Orine took their departure
for Launeeston, Elder Fenton's former
place Of labor. William Harvey re.
NAMED with your humble servant.
There have been two baptisms per-
formed since my arrival here; and con.
sidefing our being SO far away from cur.
rent news, prejudice Is being allayed
most wonderfully. The only opporlun.
iiy we had Tor a long time In getting the
Gospel before the people successfully,
was by holding meeting on the public
domain on Sunday afternoons, but Tor
about three months back we have had
the privilege OF meeting at the houses OF
several families and explaining TO them
the principles OF the Gospel. We have
loaned them many OF the Church publ.
cations, and expect 10 do some good
work shortly
The people Sith whom we have the
pleasure OF meeting have a treat as well
as we. Tor they get some OF the songs oil
Zion sung TO them, which they enjoy
very much, and they anxiously look Tor
the evenings appointed, as we have sep.
arate evenings for each family, We are
busy every evening Of tho week explain.
ing In our weak way the Gospel princi-
pies. | would advise the young men in
Zion to prepare their voices In singing,
for II has a wonderful effect upon the
people. ANDREW SMITH, IR.