Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-17
IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
Elder =. u. Robson Relates some Of
His Missionary Experiences.

Silver HILL, Rutherford Co., Tenn,
Aprll IL, 1895.
10 tho Editor
Thinking tuaI a few lines from this
part Will be OF interest 10 the readers
o. your vAluabls paper, will give an
opit0mised review Of my labos since
our conference held on the twenty.
second aud Iwsaly.Ihird OF September
last.
Ansr receiving many valuable In.
structions, anu enjoying ourselves n
Elders do upon occasions Of this kind
when far from home, we took the part
ing hand for another year; ~ go to our
tesp ociiye fislds of labor, To proclaim
precious truths 10 the world.
Elder Archibald anu the writer
were Assigned 10 sumner county 10
labor. 1 lad been some Two months 10
Inis county met spung, buI went Out
to visit Saints aud ifienlu during the
not summer months, On fe-eutvriug
tue county VIZ were met by kind
and hospiIable people, but had poor
success In getting buildings to Pre- ,ch
In. Our labotb were syslemAtic, going
from house to house, leaving pampL-
iet tor tho people 90 real, which sets
iotth IN brief the doctrines " the
Church Of Iesus Christ Of Laitsr.day
Saints.
We failed 10 procure \ building
In GallAiIn, the county seat to mold
meeting In, on account OF 10 much
foIudioS; and the people In that
vicinity being highly car sioerAhe."
Tue southern part vi Summer county
II level aud very fertile, while the
northern part II somewhat trjksn anu
not 90 well adtpted 10 tiilAge. Run.
ming through the cou ~ east and west
laA ridge that IL the dividing line be.
tween the water courses Of the Quo
and Cumberland tiyefs, While isboT-
ina In the northern part VI the county
We had better success in holding meet.
ingp, Where We could hold meetings
we made many friends and hllAyed a
great deal VI prtjudiee.
In the lore pat Of December the
president OF the conference anu his
companion gave US visit and coun.
sslsd us as 10 ouf lasOrs. while to.
Rsthst No suloyei ourselves RTeBtly.
Alter spelaiog three days with us,
they took tnelT leave TO vialt other
Elders In their respective rslds Of
Isbor.
A. Christmas was drawing nigh,
my companion aud | received u letter
from Mr.. q. X. Smith, VINO vas in-
vestigAIing the GOsprl, requesting that
We come and spend ChTislm ~ holidays
with himself aud family. We accept
cd the Invitation, aud on arriving
found the folks anxious 10 see US.
While there We had many satisfactory
Gospel conversations. MIR. smith 10 u
second oOusin TO Elder Berry, who was
Assassi Aled In Louis county In 1854.
December 81, We took leave o. them,
| taking . tour through Wilson Hno
| Rutherford counties, visiting saints
aud friends 10 return by way OF Nash.
wills TO our hsld Of abOr. January 10
We arrived In Nashville, calling upon
| our PRECEDENT. Upon an interview
with him | learned that was
10 travel with Elder h. h. Brown.
On January 10 we reached our nslI ui
abOr. Fridgy, March 3td, W. finished
/ canVAssing tue county, distributing
since conference 2,l7J daols, visiting
., Is families, holding 20 meetings,
aud wslElnE ,l2e miles.
Dunng the paslh,K months 1 have
found OnIy Two families investigating
tho Gospel; hut II 10 hoped that our
lAbOn have been a. bread cast upon
tue water, TO return after many days.
In the early days OF the Church
Elders from Missouri preached In tue
northwestern part OF tue county,
gathering quite 4 number out.
The Middle Tennessee conferences 10
10 a prosperous condition now. We
have 70 aDieIbouied Elders. They diI
great worg proSslylIng lSst year, and
& expected that the fruits OF our
iabUrs Ia the present year will be
greater than ever. r. n. ROLFsOS.