Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-08
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LAWS HILL, Marshall Co., Mis-,
June gOlh, 1895.
10 the Editor
Thinking perhaps few liues nom
this part Of the Lori'a vineyard WOu''
be OF interest 10 come Of the many
readerp Of the NEWS, especially 'ho'o
uho,e loved ONES are labotins mere
with your permission wo submit 'n'
following;
Three months ngo our worthy pt'b'
dent, who was making a tour OF Tue
respective counties under bis Juii'li''
tion visited ~. Several Interesting
meetings we're held, both In this oohu'
ty and Benton, the adjoining county
on the east. ,,.,
Owing TO certain changes when
had taken place In the clulerehrri ~
was deemed necessary that there sh1uIu
bs "A obAuqe made with ~, anu ~
Marshall and Benton counties we're
partly closed, Elder VIM, faTioei NhO
al that time was lnbofiu1 IN Benton
aud myself having been lab0nng 10
Marshall, were Instructed 10 nuiah
ranvhssing the county. 49,.
Having been blessed with now Ideas
from the president and being muon On
couragod by his visit, We continued
our labofs with renewed diligence, feel.
ing 20 rely upon the Glvef oi all good
10 open up the way before ~, anu "
has teen demonstrated % ue, and u
our testimony that the Elder who 10
tho most pfayeTiul ami the most
humble, VINO places full reliance on
the Llfd, IL the one who Ia pfotpofed
In his iabofp.
10 Benton county we made many
friends, not only among the pohsanuB
but AmOng the clersy NJ we'll. o. one
occasion while In Baplist neighbour
hood W. hsd the pleasure Of Attending
tue examination OF n Sunday school,
and 10 our great astonlshment the
pastor, alter learning that We had been
Sunday school wofkcrs portion Oi our
lives. invited u 60 take charge nuu
organlz, their school. We willingly
offered our assistance, giving them an
outline OF tho way We conduct our
Sabbath schools In Zion. They tX'
pfeaasd great delight with our mOthUJ
Of carrying ON our schools, and ouly
wished they were situated 20 they
could adopt tho same method. Having
closed Benton county, VIZ returned to
Marshall, revisited irlends, holding
meetings with them when Opportunity
afforded; then We resumed our lAbUrs
canvassing.
Marthali county, the county seat Of
which In Holly Syringe, was nj one
timo considered the wcalthlest county
In tho state. IL has q population
~ about $4,000, divided almost equally
between tue whites and oolorcd people.
The land 10 owned priuo pHlly by tue
rich who take up their abode In tho
cities aud lease or rent their planla.
tious 10 tho datkcy and tho poorer
white man. Taking the county M
whole, not more than one.tnifd Of the
population own their own homep, anu
M n natural consequence the pnbtt-
tiobs afo wearing out anu the improve.
monis Are going 10 ruin, ~ tue renter,
unless he IL paid for his labor, viii NOS
take any pride In Improving his place.
The crops here, which are ptinoi.
ralIy cotton ana corn, are looking well.
Ths acreage OF cotton being much
greater than last year. II IL thought
by many that tho price will be much
loss.
Upon entering the nolghborhood
OF Laws Hill some three weeks
ago wa found tho people 20
be- very liberal IN their
religious views, anu rs II seemed 10 u
were waiting Tor us, consequently We
were received with Open arms, and
since that time we have held Twelve
meetings with them, part OF them
Dsisg held In private houses, each
being well attended with an average
VI about thirty.
We nave been greatly blessed OF the
Lord ana have tfied In our humble
way To explain His precious truths Ia
simplicity, anu NJ each meeting more
friends were gained, aud today the
whole noighbofhood Ar. our friends,
with hopes Of some conversions To tue
near future.
We find that singing the songs OF
Zion IA one great help 70 Va IA hllaying
Iroludice anu making friends VI thu
people. Elder PRfdOs having had
some training under Prof. Stephens
Ia the Tabernacle choir, atiotdb
very good singing for our mtOI-
inge; ana II Nv tho mOAua OF
bringing many out who Otherwise
wCuld not come. Our advice 10 the
young men who are expecting calls for
missions ~, learn TO sing tho Latter.
Jay Saints hymns ior you will Nod tia
great help 10 you IN your lab0Tt,
The work Of the Lord IL progressing.
New ntlou are being opened up con.
tinuallJ, mountaiOs OF prejudice are
being removed daily, anu we eau sec
wherein tho prediction VI our beloved
President Woodruff, MADE NJ the dtdl-
cation OF the Salt Lake Temple, 10 be.
Ing iuitillUd.
Your Paper Is highly appreciated BY
the Eldtfs, Saints anu ititntH.
WA PAHpuE,
T.. l.. HAlGuT.