Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-03
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| o'clock and walked to Reverend lohn
! Wa'sega home. lie was very clad to
/ see us, and procured Us a PRESBYTERIAN
] church TO hold meeting in the next day.
/ sunday. We held tine meeting, win
a large congregation. Alter staying
with some Of the Saints three days, We
continued our Journey.
We left Reverend Walkers early In
/ the morning, without cent Of money,
ard walked eight miles. reaching the
largest town OF breckenridge county
Gl1vefpoft-about noon. II Is town
OF about ?, 500 inhabitants, on the Ohio
/ uyer, and has a railroad passing through
We called on the mayor and asked
him u We could hold meetings that after.
noon and night on Grove Hill, near
the high school. lie said we could,
SO We went around to all the
stores IN town and to the principal
houses and informed the people. Then
We called on the editor Of the paper.
and had q pleasant talk with him and
showed HIM views of Utah We had a
nice crowd oi people that afternoon.
AZ night We had another good crowd,
aud during our meeting We explained
that We travelled without purse or scrip.
Aiier meeting a nice gentleman invited
us home with him. lie makes and sells
wagons In the western part OF Ken.
lucky. They had a plano, and &c
played aud sang the sweet songs, q my
Father aud Truth Reflects Upon Our
Senses They we're delighted with them
and wanted Us to get them a copy Of
each, which we promised TO do. The
next morning We had a long convcrsa.
lion with our kind friend aud his wife
A. We were leaving his wife handed as
two packages OF peaches for lunch.
which We much appreciated. Before
leaving the town We called at the Breck.
enndgc News office. aud they gave Us a
paper. II had a nice account Of our
meetings.
That day we walked fifteen miles, and
stopped over night with farmer. Next
day we passed through number Of
small towns, aud after walking thirteen
miles came to the little town OF Custer
Here We went into the first store and
asked 4 there was a church We could
hold meeting In that night They said
there was a church but they wouldn't
allow other denominations TO hold meet,
lng. There were five men In the store.
We gave them pamphlets aud explained
the principles Of truth to them. Then
We went over to large blacksmith
shop. There were a number OF men
gathered around talking. We spoke TO
them, and they began TO ask Us ques.
tons One man suggested meeting.
We said we would preach to them any.
where, so the large blacksmith shop
was cleared, the stores In the place
were closed, and all the men came over
to listen to us. We had congregation
Of about sixty men, aud We spoke to
them for about two hours.
Alter meeting we walked on about
six miles, and began to ask Tor enter.
iainment We asked aud asked, but We
seemed to be In the enemy's camp, Tor
VIC petiiioned Ia vain.
We may sometimes feel discouraged
In our labofs, but with faith to help Us
and hope TO lead Us on, we eau over.
come these feelings.
'llope springs eternal In the human breast.
Man never b, but al~ayi to be ble,t"
The next day we reached the friendly
home Of some OF our good Saints. We
stayed with them three days and were
treated royalty; then We commenced