Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-28

Livingston. Running south through the
central part OF Do Is river called
Ticsaw-o called boy the Indians be-
cause OF ,hs countless millions OF seed
ticks that flourish within the immediate
vicinity OF u.s. banks The western Dor
der OF the parish is TJycrscd by The
Amitc river The two mud a common
resting place for their sluggish waters 10
the beautiful lake Maurtpai not more
than five miles south OF our present
position They arc PARALLEL - cacn
other and about five niles o. part Our
labofs OF a.H have been among the
people dwuIlu. between The rivers and
south OF 81 IiUe joining them at points
ABOUT tx miles from their mouths.
The iucia,n, / am about 10 relate &C
cure in this community 40 a point on
the banks OF the placid IickIaw and
only Two OF three miles from the lake.
Here as iu some other portions OF our
country. "M1mons" are looked upon
by some as being people who are only
little superior to sayagcs. We can
only lay this OF course TO the lack OF
educ uonal progress 10 the South and to
some who have taken e delight in plac.
ing Us before the world as monsters,
promulgating these lies by means Ot
paper.backcd literature Of the yilest
kind. OWiug TO ils chcapucsi the people
have been able Co obtain these, while
correct historic were inaccessible.
We passed through this nuIghborhUOd
moi many day $50, and as usual quietly
distributed our tracts and announced
our mission among the people. Some
had "heard 81 us before and wanted
as consequence oil their knowledge
nothing more Co do with ~. Straight
way all the put upsiOfics Of the should
be dead past we're cut loose and, fud'
dcrless, ilJatcl on the wind that blow
eth where Il iis,gth"
The prince aud power OF the air was
not slow 70 See bis chance and i'm.
mcdiately placed hts might mot miiel
behind the gale Of persecution designed
tot all who are in pcisuit Of, OF are
promuIgators ui principles OF truth and
especially oil religious truth. We were
soon successful in procuring the promise
oil a building iu which to preach, and
left our appointment, iof Sunday June
a.
At the appointed time We were there.
Public c.amur in the meantime had
reached fever heat. Some Of the
peace loving and law.abiln. gettizcns
Ul tIis section Vt our boosted land Of re.
hgi1us liberty secured to Themselves a
number OF disciples alter their Own
kind-each imbued With an ayowcd de-.
termination 10 gct rad OF the Mormon
''lhyy are out here tot no goUd' said
one Another said, They are the false
prophets that arc to come In the last
days
Where they got the latter idea from /
don't know. We we're stranger Ia the
community and ] am quite sure no
pfopngsics bad been uttered, Bot n
such had been the case, they forfeited
their right to knowledge Of the
scripture which teaches "by their fruits
sc shall know them." for we had not
yet been tried.
We held a service in the morning.
which was attended, with the exception
OF two Souls. entirely by mcn ne
thought nothing IT this, however rs the
women are often warned not 20 30 and
hear the 'huumO1s' "as uhCir
doctrine 10 dangerous
10 was bcgw en- our two service that
We received q hlut OF the conspiracy
against Us. Not much attention was
gwen lt even then. But later We found
that the mObugfats meant TO DO some.
thing, We we're appraised Of tie real
iacls In the ease by very kind aud
faithful friend Mr NJ. {. Kemp az whose
home We were stopping. lie had made
our acquaintance some igw days
previous and had been successful Ia
making irisGds Tor us whert we were
unable TO make them Tor ourselves.
All day he had been circulating the news
amOnE our friends to b. there at our
meeting, prepared to defend us. They
were there. Numbered with this
courageous band We made special men.
ton Of Mgssrs NJ {. Kemp. - 4.
Mitchell, Lime" Kench, Gas Kemp
and Shueder. Mr. NJ. c. Kemp made
the emphatic public announcement that
o they run Us away u would be over his
dead body while Mr. Mitchell sloully
declared that ne would spill every drop
Of blood 10 his body Ia our defence
Mr Snoclgrb son had declared himself
in sympathy with the mob, but when
bis aihgr told him In such case De
would have tu fight his father, he wisely
withdrew DOS sympathy aud so also bis
aid.
This news was circulated within hear.
ing of the mob and some well disposed
TREND 10 them, told them that u they
made amy attempt at violence some
OF them would get hur. Il had the
usual effect with this, as al other such
law bra king bands. An was peace and
tranquility, We held our meeting and
] think we succeeded m adding some VI
the would have been moluCRts to our
already long list OF friends, also many
came over 10 Us who before stood on
neutral ground,
Al the close OF cur meeting Messrs