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

MuNCiE, November 27,h, 1896.
To the Editor;
was called on mission to the North.
em states on the 26th OF November,
1895, and was to report at Salt Lake
City January 18th, and leave on the 18th
Tor Marion, Williamson county, Illinois;
but owing to the death OF my father,
which occurred on the 18TH, did not
leave until the 2sth. The 18th of Ian
uary is a noted DAY with me. 1t is my
birthday, | was set apart TOR mission
on that day, and NV father passed away.
| left Salt Lake City the 25th OF Jam
uary in company with Elder Asa klenke
who also had passed through the same
experience as | had. He returned to
lay his mother away, and the 18TH Of
January was his birthday also.
We arrived at Marion on the 18th Of
January. labored there until the last
OF March when we had time of reioic'
ing together as thirty-nne Elders met
here in conference, which we all en-
ioyed very much. was sent to ST.
TO labor with Elder L, NJ. Boyer, OF
Springville. We enjoyed our labors for
a short time together, until the 10th or
bolt arrived with letter OF introduction
10 Elder MAYHEM to 90 out into new
field some place. and take Elder Cab
bolt with me, and they promised 10 send
Elder Boyer one to assist him In the
near future. found place in the ad
joining county. LaPorte, and made our
headquarters with Mr.. Charles Yer
mllyer, who used TO live near Nauvoo
when the Mormons lived there; but
when they were driven out, he did not
like the place any longer so he pulled
up stakes" and got out. 1t was quite
interesting to hear him tell OF how the
people were treated and he considered
unjuslly, for he thought they were as
line lot OF people as he had ever lived
among He says he had seen the Pro-
phet Joseph Smith and heard him
speak. He was little inclined towards
The re-organized church, but was good
to us as could be. until we left on the
10th OF October Tor Crumstown where
our conference convened the I7th and
18Th, when we were all sent out into
new fields OF labor again. Elder Arnold
son OF Moroni. Sanpete county, and
were assigned the city OF Muncie, Della
ware county, Indiana, and we were to
travel without money when we got TO
Our HELD OF labor. But we did not have
money enough TO take us through 50 we
came as far as Tipson on the cars. hav-
ing, our luggage checked 10 Muncie.
90 we walked forty miles TO get to our
held OF labor, and the Lord blessed us
with kind friends to stay with. We ar.
rived here on the 24th OF October about
a. M, with but cent in our pockets
TO hep ourselves with, so we had to
trust IN the Lord Tor His goodness. We
called at one hotel in town but were re-
FUSED, but at the second we were made
welcome and we're told we could bring
our baggage there until we could do
peller. MIR. Marsh, the proprietor OF the
National hotel, has our very best wishes
loi MS klndnes TO us, for we were stran-
gers and he took us in and housed us
here.
we have some friends, and we are
aun making new ones; we also have
sGule mat are the opposite-they seem
Sl rghI at first until their pastor comes
etong and tells them some great story
aoout the Mormons, then we are invited
NV 10 call any more on them as their
pastor gives us hard name. All our
,s' fIends were taken away by the pas
WI OF the New Light church, but we had
sGud Time before he came home to his
"oeN as he was away for week. After
S'a' we were forced TO conclude that IN
case the flock was ali sanetihed,