Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-17

mere, Is the splendid spring water tia
io"s rom lhe mountains 10 abun lance
10 o. serve the Word OF Wisdom anc
rave without purse or scrip, are h,
uleS IN the conference, and 10 thes,
acts may be ascubed some Of the grest
success that is attending the labors o.
On Sunday the 7sth Of March we had
me privilege OF leadiuC down into the
waters 81 baptism Sister Laura Detee
Eeed The hfst person 10 embrace the
Gospel in this country This Is The first
napl'sm mat ha ever taken place n The
| county as lar as We have been able to
earn. Another application for baptism
Is uetn made tut the person haI been
prevented by sickness There are al. o
many DINERS w.o are earnestly Investigate
| nE Tue Gospel and SO W. are hooking
oI a great harvest to be gathered here
| NJ the near future. Again let Us en-.
G urage the voms men VINO arc being
! called u fulfill missions not to faltcr or
! cread the task, cspsc ally II the call is
| 70 the Northern States Mission, for ii we
| 90 our duty no matter where we are
GOD eau open up the way before us and
F'fd riercs wi! &c raised zip 10 take US
I n and provide 70 our wants. These
lhings We can testify 10 when we enter
90 thls state we cid SO with fear and
Trembling, having heard so many times
OF tue The hardnc Of the hearts of the
people and their seIhShness and lack of
hospitality SO IN entering our field of
laooT WIN lasting and prayer we cll ed
upon The Lord to open IN the way be.
re US to prepare the hearts of the
pdop e to rec i've the Gospel. to raise up
lTIenuS 10 US that our temporal wants
may be supplied, and in every way adj.
vance the rk we are engaged in and
y now wonderful and complete has He
answered our humble prayersl Instead
OF fading the people selfish. iuho,pt,
able, and hard hearted, we found them
vel educated kind, considerate hospit.
able aud charitab G. In our travels we
Ind many OF the people who are from
the old Pennsylvania Dutch stock, and
lhey are almost always kind hearted
people
The winter Just past has been a yery
NIL one tor this country. The snow.
iall would be about the same as at Salt
Lake City in any ordinary winter. The
thermometer, however has registered as
low as eighteen degrees below zero,
which IS considered mild weather fjr
tnls country. The last two weeks in
March was typical Utah Spring weather.
Inc grass Is growing the trees are begin.
ming to bud and all indications point TO
an early spring.
1t is quite a sight here now 10 see the |
maple trees running sap to make maple |
sugar. The people generally call the |
trees sugar trees
AT the present time we have but ten |
Elders in this conference but could use |
nifty very easily and still have plenty to |
do. The ministers in this part OF the |
country do considerable talking against |
us, but in very quiet behind our-back. |
way. henever we meet any OF them |
they VII shake hands and appear very |
sociable. but they generally advise their |
people to keep away from our meetings, !
AZ d not TO entertain us. But all this so !
r has mode us more and better friends. |
In some localities we find many of the |
people who are in open rebellion to
such interference by the clergy with
their personal liberties and who declare
they will attend any meeting they |
choose, and entertain whoever they |
like.
So the good work goes on, and
through it all our faith is strengthened, |
and our testimonies proved.
The News comes to our address
regularly. 1t is welcome visitor and is
read with much interest; after reading it
we send the paper to Saints or friends
who are very anxious to read il
JOSHUA SELLEY,
oecretary Pennsylvania Conference.
JOINS X. CRAWFORD.