Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-13
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EMPoRIuM, cameron County PEN
nsylvania, February 24lb, IS97.-Cam-
eron county, in which we have been as
signed TO labor is in the northern part
OF the old Quaker state and auioiniug
Mexican county, wherein dwelt Colonel
Thomas l.. Kane who is So famous In
the history OF cur people. His grave is
about forty miles from here This part
of the country was at enc time very
heavily limbeted but that is being fast
taken out IN lumber and great deal Is
SO rate down the river III round i'm
bers every spring, while high waters last.
Emporium is the county seat OF Cam.
eron county, md has population OF
about three thousand people, IS b auti-
fully situated in the northern part OF the
county the forks OF the Sinnemahon
ing branch OF the Susq, e anna iiver.
There are tEr Tail-r aas coming INTO
the Town; one OF them aSsing on
through from Erie TO Philadelphia.
There are also two large saw mills IN the
town, one Of them cutting 10000 feet
oil lumber per day; and one furniture
factory. one large tannery and dyna-
mite factory near by
AT the present rate the timber is be-
ing taken out, # there is not oil found or
some other enterprise started up before
long, do not know what all the people
wi do, as this is not a good farming
country. The mouLtiins are steep and
rough and where the timber has been
taken OF. the Hills look pretty much ike
a porcupine back, the stumps represent
ing the qlIlls.
The climate here is cold, with consid-
cradle snow in winter, which is a good
thing ior getting OUT the timber, as they
sometimes slide logs over 4 mile down
the mountains over the snow. On Sum
day January 3Isl, the thermometer was
fifteen degrees below zero, and Monday
it was six below; and some days the
thermometer did not rise more than
three above zero.
We have met with some very good,
kind hearted peop e since arriving here
on the 18th OF October, and quite num-
Der OF people are earnestly investigating
the Gospel. think there will be a
bounlfui harvest here in the future.
Though we may not reap the harvest
some one else may. We have made ihs
acquair lance OF the editors and leading
officials Of the county and city, and have
some very good irlends among them, OF
whom Mr.. William l.. Thomas the
county treasurer, is an excellent Trend.
We had heard before meeting Mr..
Thomas that he was very contentious
man and sinner, but on getting
acquainted with him, to our surprise
we found him quite different. He has
attended several OF our meetings and
we spent the evening OF Saturday, Janu-
ary 10th, and all day Sunday with him
| He seems 10 be very well pleased with
our preaching. We find quite num-
her OF people here who believe in the
| Bible and do not want private interpre.
tations put on the scriptures, and they
have never belonged TO any church.
| Some OF the ministers are feeling bad
| about our being here and say all they
can TO hinder US, and warn their congre-
| cations not TO attend our meetings.
| One minister remarked a few days ago
that he thought it a shame for us to come
here and raise such disturbance i'll the
other churches and breaking them up;
but we tell them we have not come to
call the righteous but sinners to repent.
ance. We do not wish 10 tear down
any PERSONS belief. Our duty is to
preach the Gospel aud build them bet.
ter Gospe-house, and II they do not
wish to accept it we do not want to tear
them down and leave them in worse
condition. Our mission is to help exalt
mankind as much as possible; yet we
find the cleigymen opposing and trying
every plan TO hinder us; but their efforts
are like an advertisement to business
firm, il only causes the people to think
like the Jews did with Paul when they
exclaimed, "But we desire to hear OF
thee what thou thinkest: Tor as conc I'm
iuy THIS sect, we know that everywhere
it is spoken against" So they come out
to hear what we have to say, and then
they find we preach the Gospel, they are
greatly disappointed and Gene again to
see il we teach the same Gospel all the
way through.
We are getting better known all the
time and people are beginning to think
that we are not oui preaching oil our
own accord but that we are called OF
God to preach His Gospel.
Your valuable paper comes regularly
and is read with great interest; and
after we read the papers we give them
10 our lends who are always thankful
for them The people are very kind
and hospitable and the good work is
progres Sing.
IoHN K. CRAWFORD,