Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-13
An Elders Bxp"rislco in West
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VirgiHfa.
RoMNEy HAMPSHIRE Co, w. Va.
March d, 1897.
To the Editor
LETT my home in Emery county
Utah March "a, 1895, to fill mission IN
the Northern states. left Salt Lake
City March 18th to attend conference
that was 10 be neld March 24th and 25th,
at Newberg, Preston county, West Vir-.
ginia, where we met. We had good
time together. was assigned to labor
with Elder A. ]. Allen in Tucker county,
West Virginia. We canvassed large
part OF the county and held lew meet
ings; but it was hard for us TO get any
place to preach in except in private
houses. We labored there till the first
Of September, then we attended con-
ference at Pratt, Allegheny county
MARYLAND. where we had "a splendid
time.
was assigned, with Elder G.. w.
Parrish, to 20 back and finish Tucker
county and we made lots OF friends and
held quite number Of meetings. We
labored there until April II 1896, when
we at ended conference held at La Belle,
Randolph county, West Virginia.
was assigned to labor in Pendle.on
county, West Virginia, Elder Joseph
lIansenpbein g my partner. We went to
the county and found lew Saints there,
but there had been no Elders in that
part tor three years. The people were
ad to se- US. While in that Iunty we
made many friends, and wrie treated
wei all the time we We're there. ! be-
leve there will be some baptized into
the true fold. We held a goodly num-
er ot meetings there in the school
| houses and some who refused to keep
us when we first went into the county
afterwards invited us to come and stay
with them We stayed there until DC.
| iober when we went to conference at
Pratt. Allegheny county MARYLAND n the
| 3 d and 4tn oi October 1896.
Elder p. X Gillespie and were sent
to finish canvassing Hampshire county,
| IVES Virginia Since we have been in
this field we have Jared well. We have
| held quite a number of meetings and
made many friends. In February it was
very muddy but we held meeting in the
| Sandy Rig and the Cold stream school
houses. Ga the 2Ist of February had
the privilege OF leading I. K Homer
into the river and baptized hun. There
were all OF two hundred people
present to witness the ordinance.
Some oil them came a long ways 10 see
him baptized. He is well learned on
the scriptures. and is well thought OF all
through the country. ] think there will
be more who will ne baptized there, if
they Can raise toe courage; Tor there are
many who are convinced that we preach
the Gospel according to the scriptures.
We have been told in some places that
we are the first ones they ever have
heard preach the Gospel. The people
are fast finding out that the Mormon
people have been misrepresented to
them.
We are among good hearted people
as general thing, aud many oil them
are willing to listen to us explain the
Gospel They can see that they are not
doing all ithe Savior has required OF
them 10 gain their salvation.
Last summer in Pendleton county,
August 18th, was, taken i'll, but
since December have been in better
health. Our faith is strengthened every
day by the blessings showered upon us,
and we rejoice in the labor we are en-.
gagged in.
ALFRED J. FREDERICK.