Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-28
NEWS FROM KENTUCKY.
Instances of ENeFcistrE the ana Of
heal ing Honest Hearts ne.
crtying the Gospel.
SANDY HooE, Kentucky,
July 18Th, 1896.

! july io.h, 1896.
10 ,hs Editor
The work Of the Lord is progressing
in this part Of His vineyard, and We beg
leave to inform our many friends
through your valuable paper OF the sue.
cess We are meeting with in the East
Kentucky Hits.
On Dec. mber ist, 1875. myself and
companion, Elder isaac Langst0n, en-.
tered the county OF Elliott The day
/ was cold. as was likewise the reception
We received on making cur first Ca I,
/ buiu. met 90 the door by the gentleman
/ OF the house, who gave the command.
TO the tear march," Without any
ceremony more than thanking the gen.
/ tlcman, the command was executed.
] This was not very encouraging, but
/ remarked to my Compani o. that a poor
beginning sometimes proved good
/ ending so We went on our way hoping
Tor the best
on arriving at the county seat the
/ hrst man We met advised us to leave the
/ county az once and not attempt 10 hold
any meetings, for in so doing we would
/ be endlngpung our lives. Still we did
| Providence, finally succeeded Ia prueuf-
INK the court house to hold meetings In.
We held several and made lew friends.
who were only the bcl inning OF the
| hundreds wc nave met with since then
We then started our house 10 house
canvass through the country, visiting
each family and holding meetings whef.
| ever we could, either IN church, school
or private houses. The Lord was with
us and opened up the way whereby We
have been enabled to present thep 'iu,t.
Piles OF the Gospel to nearly even une
IA the county. Many Manifestations a
the great power VI God have been given
! as evidence OF the tfulhlulncss OF the
message We bear, will mention a few
cases OF miraculous healing, whici was
| the result ui faith and the power Of the
| Priesthood GA The 35lh OF December
we administered to a young man, by the
uamg at Luckcy Bganham, VINO had
| be- n OIL cd with fits for several years,
aud hau 1gel dOc,orel by some vi the
leading physicians OF tue county, but To
no elect. lie was imml diatliy res,
turcu, aud has had no symptoms ui the
dreadful disease since. on the ith OF
January We administered 10 Mr.. Jesse
NdG4lg, who bad been an invalid Tor
years, aud hal not walked any Tor five
years. la about three hours she rose
from her bed and walked across the
room and back. She was soon about
doing her house work, and Is now able
10 attend our meetings held three or
| Tour miles from her house. another
case Is that ui Mrs William lson, who
was afflicted Tor t1lr.y.sIN wears, aud Tor
twenty years could not turn in bed with.
out assistance, thousu a1lg to move
around little when helped to her ieet
She Is now doing her work ana says she
IS stronger than she has been Tor many
a year.
Two OF the above mentioned have
been baptized and bear a strong tc,u
mony 10 the tfuIhlglness OF the Gospel.
The other one would gladly follow their
example were 70 not for her unbcliewng
husband who will not consent after the
great evidence God cOndusccnded to
give him
By early spring there was a marked
change in affairs, aud We could begin to
zee bright prospects before US. on
March 9th We were met by President
VIM T. kydalch aud companion, Elder
Mathew SItiTs, also Elders loseph $.
Campbell and Charles A, Slrecpcr. We
held series of meetings az several OF
the most prominent places 10 the county
and awuke much interest among many
OF the leadlng citizens. While our
worthy president was yet with u we
bapu1td our hbt member, Brother
Lacky Branham ON March 10th the
president and changed companions, he
taking Elder LAHgstun with him to visit
through some OF tnc other counties aud
Elder Spiers remaining with me to con.
iinue the work here.
BY this time Alormonism was the topic
Of discussion ON all sides. and the lead
efs OF the different denominations who
had hitherto been tearing aud hauling 4
each other came 10 the conclusion mat
something would have 10 be done, Tor
tNeu craft was In danger OF being upset
Therefore they united hands to down
the Mormun5, but what failure they
madel The scandals they old, not only
ON our people but on us individually,
only made more friends Tor US and
strengthened those we already had.
One prominent citizen was so anxious
20 get us Out VI the way that he actually
gave an eminent divine whole quart OF
hh best brandy 10 preach as into hell.
a. hHN 'hNN'ANANAa AAlA ANkIhN COUNTY NllE
alorr aid warm place. the brandy had
the desired effect 70, the two Mormon
irmps are still roaming over the hill, VI
Elliott, aud can be seen very often In
some old field ieasiIng on blackbenies
pr perChed up 10 some ones table eating
spring chicken, OF which our friends
hatched an extra quantity to feed what
| they term their preachers.
Since March 18th, on which date the
hrst baptism was performed, our mum.
bgIs have gradually Increased until on
July atn irO'hcr Isaac Sparks made the
seventeenth to accept the glorious prin-
cp.es OF Truth and be baptized by an
| authorized servant o God. MANY
others are earnestly inVesligating, and
We have good reason 20 believe that
many lthyH will acc pf nc ruth IN the
near iuturs, Ths "a c OF those bap
.zed are, LaCgey BUunam and wlie
Arie, Richmond lsOn, hiI wife Martha
aud sou Robert, Samuel K. Fraley and
vile Hannah James HRntham, Ms.
Audgron lsou, Miss Ellen lson, Miss
J. Ilabelh lson, William lsln, his wife
Elizabeth and daughter Melissa, Jerry
Lewis AID wife Lila, and Isaac Sparks
lury are all respected citizens OF the
community 90 which they live, and peo-
& j atr beginning 10 think there NAV be
something ln MOrmOulsm after all, when
aCl influential citizens as some Of the
above named would take up with il.
We are now making ARRANGEMENTS O.,