Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-27

days Journey through va yng scenes oil
mountains and plains arrived at Kansas
City, Missouri. There spent profit
able week in visiting places Of interest,
| one OF which was the Temple lot at
| Independence. In the meantime, while
al Kansas City had the pleasure of
joining with our beloved president,
| Elder Samuel X. Spencer and other
Elders. In holding meetings upon the
street coinars, where the people were
going to and fro in large crowds. When
the Elders would commence their strain
| OF beautiful singing, the people would
forget about their rush, and began TO
| collect to see what was in progress.
| Then, to their surprise, they were listen.
ng 10 discourse on the true and ever
lasting Gospel, which would hold them
| spellbound for upwards OF an hour.
| After meeting closed some would come
and shake hands with the Elders and
ask some questions upon the Gospel OF
truth which has been restored 10 earth.
| These questions we're answered with
satisfaction. On the streets OF Kansas
| City is where first sounded my voice
in defence OF this great and mighty work;
| but can assure you | did not keep
| the people spellbouud very long, for |
| spoke briefly; nevertheless being called
upon. felt 1t my duty to tell them who
|
| | was.
| Alter spending a pleasant week at
| Kansas City with the Elders, | left
there on the tenth oil Augusta company
with Elders Christopher Burton and
| Edward Liddle, the former OF Kaysville
and the latter of Salt Lake City, Utah.
They were to open up new held in
Jefferson city, where | babe them fare
well and continued on my journey to
Salem, Dent county, Missouri, where |
was appointed to labor in company with
Elder Edward w. Laird of Mountain
Dell, Utah. We arrived at Salem at
$50 p. m. made my way to the post
office, expecting to receive a card there
informing me where | would lind my
companion. To my disappointment
there was no mail Tor me | then came
to the conclusion that my companion
had not arrived, felt somewhat lonely
in the word, being alone, but while
studying over what TO 90, the Spirit
said, Retire into the woods and offer up
prayer, and dedicate the city unto
God, which did. Alter prayer was
led to house where | went in and par
took OF a nice COO drink OF water, witch
was offered me by tre lady oil the house
] was then asked to take chair, which
{ | accepted. talked With her ior some
time, telling her who was. l also gave
her tract, which she read. We we're
just getting Interested ia Gospel con
versation. when to my disappointment
she told me she would like to keep me
; over night, but could not on account VI
scarcity of bed room. She directed me
. | to a place where | went and found q
, good supper ready for me, which en-
, JOY ed the best kind; but lol and behold
, they could not keep me all night. The
gentleman of the house took me and in
troduced me to the hotel propr eior, and
told him to find me good bed snj give
me breakfa fast. and he would foot the
bill. felt like all praise belonged &c
, the Lord, for OF myself could do moth
: ing.
r | remained in the city tracing and
. visiting the people for one week. | wa:
i then Joined by Elder Laird, and the
r weather being goodwe started tracing
among the farmers, nj Letting with gooo
5 success; although at times Elder Lairc
, suffered very much from sickness. He
: tried very hard to overcome his illness
$ that he might remain and all his mis-
q sions, but the chi Is and fever cause
/ him to become SO weak that he coulC
not travel. So we were instructed to e
4 TO Kansas City, which we did. Eide
o Laird did not seem TO improve any, sc
v the same day that we arrived in Kansa:
: City he took the train 10 return 10 hi
home in Mountain Dell, Utah.
remained in Kansas City eight days
: tracing. 1 then went 10 Hampton, Iowa
On arriving there, met Elder Ottt
r Johnson, president OF the Iowa confer
i ence. We laboIed together one weel
in Hampton. The Elders Then gathered
at Hampton, that place being appointed
4 Tor the conference. All the Elders cam,
I IN feeling well and enjoying the spirit o
their mission.
i. Conference was held in the Bail,
, opera house, where we all met with GU
: beloved president. Elder Samuel g
+. Spencer. The Spirit Of God was great
q ly manifested throughout our meetings
and we received such Instruction that el
ways will be a comfort to those who
were there present at the conference.
Alter conference We separated TO et
to our new fields of labor. My com
panlon, Elder Conrad j. Smith, and
q came to Waterloo, Iowa. l arrived her,
v at two O'Clock a. m. We remained il
the depot until morning. Alter dedicat
y ing the Cit unto the Lord. we called OIL
: the mayor and the leading papers OF III,
y town, leaving our cards and tracts
|. They received us kindly, and in thei
/ papers they nodiei the people we were
here and told them what our bushes:
h was; also published some OF the Article:
|. of Faith, We were kindly received b,
I some of the leading hotels, which CAV,
J. us the necessary comforts OF life We
have made many good friends and hope
to make some converts before we leave
Elder Smith lei, me eight days ago
He is now laboring with Elder ParIe,
Williams at Fort Dodge. Iowa. was
joined yesterday by Elder Ddniel Z
Z Black, OF Morgan. Utah. We will re-
q main here some time, so il there are
J, any friends in the West who have friend
!, or relatives here, we will be glad TO
i call on them il we can get their address
q The few months that have passed in
. the missionary field have been the hap
D piest of my lie, and would encourage
9 the young men to prepare themselves to
:. preach the Gospel in The world, for it il
? truly great and glorious privilege &c
q become ambassadors Of Christ.
The News is always a welcome visitor
!. bringing, as il does, news from our CO
laboreIs the word over.
T. d. WALLACE,
NEWS PROM MISSOURI.
How normon Elders Are Progres.ins
} In aissionnry work There.
NEVADA, Missouri, March sth, 1907.