Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-24
Work In Mississippi.
LInER1Y, bepI. Do. lb90.

To the Editor
with pleasure do we peu few llnca
10 your valuable paper concerning
oveots OF interest occurring In the
Mississippi conference. The work Of
Tho L1rd Ia rolling forth grandly In
this portion Of Hs vineyard. Since
conference one year ago In July. we
have had the pleasure Of adding some
eighty.hvs souls 10 tue fold Of Chrisi
through hapllsm, and blessing some
forty children. Snil, we feel that n
mach greater harvest Ia beiore us for
tue next yenr, for never before were the
blders working with greater seal aud
iaith, and never before has cur
Heavenly Father shown greater kind
ness 10 us than at the present. time.
At our conference ak pairs VI FL.
dus were appointed 10 labor ne "me.
teofio" Elders In the closed c5uuties,
with instructions 70 70 At once 10 the
county soAts ana "eaptuto" them,hold.
INK eyEles OF meetiDgs, etc., thofe, tho
PRECEDENT Of the conferences aud com.
panion 10 aocempany them.
1 will recount che experience Of CAP
turing Liberty, tho county seat OF
Amito county 10 which lahor Eldsrs
q. II. Shelley Of American Fork anu
II. .. Sauders u Murray we're a..
signed, We accompanying them. On
entering tho city the mayor aud lead.
Ing tiiicon were dsietently Ap.
preached and our mission slated In
plain, though humble terms, ana
iriends were made OF them, The
editor OF thu county paper received
them kindly and tuAde them n sub.
scrlber without pay. The sheriff, Mr.
Davis, kindly gave ~ the use Of tho
court house, furnishing oil, etc., thuH
opening tho way gloriously for cur
entrance upon our duty OF preaching
20 the people. Ae the shalGs Of evpn-
ing Gpprl ached Me-. Davis and Nj.
tho hotel and lodged " for the blghi.
I'VE SNAIL neither go huugry nor
aihlfsi."
We held y rousing meeting on Sa.
utday night aud three on Sunday our
audience growing each meeting, in- |
tefesl being aroused anu friends made |
nj every turn. sunday We were la.
vl,td 10 the homo Of one OF tho wealth. |
ioit merchants Of tho city, Mt. L. zir,
ard part0ok Of his kind hospitality. |
Sunday night We were again inviled
10 the motel aud lodged by our friend
MT. Hlfatton. Thus has IG0d cared for
and furnished Us with every neudiul
blessing. This morning reporter OF
tho Picayune OF New Orleans aud .
resident OF this city land by the way
AN Elder In the Presbyterian church, |
Interviewed ut, saying no "desired to
report now grandly We were received
In Liberty and how We were travelling
A. apostles OF old without purse OF
scrip" etc. Nov We can see the hand
Of the Lord mAuifesled very plainly In
all tnis, aud can bear our humble
teat monies, that " q servant OF God
Will put His promises 10 the test, God
will net lail 10 fulnl them upon his
heal. And how glorious aro these
promises aud when received by His
humble servants, causes Joy TO well up
Ia their hearts, aud enables them ~
renew their de,eTmination 10 Gravel
without pufse OF scrip" anu with ias,.
log aud prayer, aud with n love anu
year. ing for the people that kn0ws 10
abatement. All the Elders are enjoy.
lug good health and are all earnest,
noble workers In God's vineyard.
Following are the fields and ad-
dteieos Of the Elders OF this confer.
ence.
President II. I. Pomsroy and y. H
Jones, Jackson, Miss.
Elders J. W. Chapman and A. L.
Rose, Williamsburg, Gown gton county,
Miss.
&. HI. Johnson anu q. J. Block,
Paulding, Jasper county, Miss.
q. Is, Cox Jr. and w. w. buchanan,
Raymond, Hlnds county, Misc.
Il. +. shelley anu II. 5. SANDER,
Nat, Amlto county, MisS.
H. w. Brown anu WIN. q. Palmer,
Newton, Newton county, Mlss.
X, u. JArdine aud =. 4. Baker, Me.
ridiaD, LauderdAlo county, Mics.
=. q. Woolley and q. w. Rollins.
Forest, Scott osunty, Mia.
W. L.. Openshaw and ID. wbeelet.
Raleigh, smith olunty, Miss.
ID. NJ. Paddles anu William II
Holmes, PopularsVille, Pearl River
county, Mics.
II. Nebeker aud q. A. Parrish, q ait.
man, Clarke county, Mis-.
A. our conferences We bid adlen L,
our beloved companions, Elders II. g.
Best OF MIL Creek and NJ. IA. Pfeeos
Of COvsville, who hal been eafneat
workers for twenty eight months In
our ranke. Thanking you very muoh
Tor your very Valuablo pAper. ". a.