Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-02
THE HOOSIER STATE,
A Place Where the Newspapers warn
against Mormoas-kind Friends
Found.

RusuvILLE, Ind, March 81, 1897.
To the Editor:
In looking through the reports from
the various misslon nary fields, we see
but little from the II losler state, so we
think few lines might be OF interest
to the readers OF your valuable paper,
which to us Elders Is an ever welcome
Visitor.
The opening OF spring seems TO he
about TO lawn upon US in all Its spleu-
dor, and after SO long delay is doubly
welcome. For some time pact we have
had almost ons coItinu Gus rainfall,
anu as consequence the rivers ana
creeks have done vast amount OF
dsmsge to this country, as much OF Il
has been under water and much Injury
has been caused u property and iive
| stock. Railroads were also badly dam
aged. But II looks at the present as II
| spring were here to stay.
What is reported as being In excel.
lent condition, but The acreage Ia light
| US compared with other Seasons.
AS to our lsbors In q spiritual way
as missionaries, there have not been
'as fruitful az we could save wished
| them to have been. This 10 new
fielJ, as were the irst Elders to hav.
the privilege OF opening up the way
for the spread OF the Gospel 10 THE
county. We arrived here on the 8 h
day OF November last. To travel
without purse or scrip as per instruc-
tons given us at our Conference by
our president, Elder Samuel q.
Spencer.
The first thing we did on our arrival
was to hunt up place to store away
our big grips, which We found very
easily. We then filled our hand grips
with tracts and started. We learned
that the court house was torn dow J.
and a new one WINS in course Of erec-
ton. Every available place was tahen
up by the county and city OH cinls.
So we started delivering tracts and
talking to the people whenever an op.
portunity was afforded US. On oui
request to hold meeetings We were
refused on every hand, but kind
friends were raised up to admi mister Il
our com forts. Then on our return e
tho city for mail nnd fresh supply
OF tracts, we were met by tue startling
announcement in The papers that two
Mormon EideTs hal invaded the quiel
county OF Rush for proselytin.
purposes. A. son as the news Of ou
arrival was given we were met by re.
porters DESTROYS OF having an inter
view, which resulted in the priutinl
OF some OF our Articlee oil Faith In tn
morning papers, which also warne,
the people against giving us any en-
couragement In our labOrs In behalf o
a church, (which the Congress Of thu
United States had been cslleu upon II
enact special laws against to brin
them into the line OF modern civiiiza
) ton" But they Were considerAt
enough to state that we should not b
abused or receive bodily harm. Tina
was better than the way some OF tn
citizsns expressed themselves.
Sluce then the pspers have kept
nj; but we are here and are msklnl
some friends, anu the Lord has 0lessl,
] us. We have lot been able TO hOlj
/ any meetings, for We have been IL
1 IueeJ upwards OF thirty houses which
We sought TO secure for that purpose
, During the bad weather we found
necessary to rent room 10 stny an,
a study 10 during the worst OF the win
ter. THIS was much against our viii
We have mad pretty good health
save a case OF the grip which took mol,
, OF Elder Jones. In future "
! hope to be gable to hold
, few meetings n possible, nov
4 that the soho lie have closed. We hAv
. | distributed over Two tnousand Gospe