Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-13
TIE WORK ~ ESaLaND.


PrtRching The Gospel There.
Elder w. L. Stokes, who is laboring
as a travelling L der in The Leeds Con.
ference, gives the Mlllennial Star the fol.
lowing interesting account OF the ex.
perience OF himself and companion
during recent Journey on which they
started without purse or scrip:
On the 9th OF November, 1896, in
company with Elder Joseph G.. Soho.
field, | started from Hull to walk to
Bradford, to attend a district meeting,
going without purse or scrip. Not being
acquainted with any one on the road, we
relied implicitly upon the Lord for the
necessities OF lie.
The first day out, after passing Bruff,
we decided to call at a farm house to
get dinner. | knocked at the door and
a gentlemen came and opened to u.s.
told him we were preaching the Gospel
without purse or scrip, and asked If we
conld take dinner with him
He looked at us and said, "You might
be thieves and robbers Tor what
know"
told him could assure him we were
not.
MAY / ask what denomination you
belong tor" he inquired.
At this Elder Schoheld gave him a
tract.
When he saw we were Latter.day
Saints, he said, Go on; you cannot
stay here "
| asked the gentleman il he knew the
position in which he was placing himself
by refusing to feed us. He answered
that he did not, We then called his at.
tenton to what the Savior said about
those who entertained His disciples and
those who refused TO do so, quoting
from Matthew, chapter rs verses 90 to
90
The farmer scratched his head in
silent thought, and broke the spell by
saying, wait minute" and went in
and ordered dinner for us. He came back
and asked us in. We sat up to the
table, asked blessing aud we com.
menced to eat, The farmer looked on
in silence. Elder Schoheld broke the
silence by asking the gentleman il he
would look at our book Of views.
He answeted, mo eat and get out of
here as soon as you can. You are Nor
mons" he added.
well, what about thatI" we asked.
"Oh," said he, 81 have heard so much
about that people"
"Are you sure all you have heard is
trucl" we asked.
well. no, | am not" said he, "but
there is Brigham Young, who had so
many wives"
"Well, how about Abraham and
Jacob''
Oh" said the farmer, that is differ
ent. Abraham was called to go in the
wilderness, and the Lord wanted his
posterity to become a great people
there"
told him the Latter-day Saints were
driven out from their homes into the
wilderness, and the Lord wanted them
TO become great people there. He
said he had not seen it in that light be-
fore. His prejudice all fled and he
treated us very kindly after that, and we
held short Gospel talk with him which
seemed to make favorable impression.
| We took leave oil him and proceeded on
our way. We took SUPPER with the
postmaster at North Cave and lodged
at house in Newport, seventeen miles
| from Hull. The good people OF the
| house gave us our breakfast and some
| apples next morning. and we went on
our way rejoicing. We took dinner that
| day at farm house near Howden. Each
place OF stopping we presented the
Gospel TO the best OF our ability. We
came across two toll gates and told the
keepers we had no money, but such as
we had we would give. They took our
| tracts and we went on our way, passing
through Selby to Thorp that evening OF
November 10, and started to search for
lodgings. We called at four or FIVE
houses think the sixth one was the
right one. A Mr.. Haywood and his
family were the occupants. We told the
gentleman what we were doing and to
what church we belonged. He said he
could not lodge US, but invited us in to
rest ourselves. Elder Schofield's feet
were sore, owing 10 his boots being a
little small. Mrs. Haywood got us some
water and we washed our feet and felt
much better. The husband directed me
to neighbor whom he thought could
give us lodgings and sent his little boy
a ong with me. and the boy called at
the place, but the folks had gone to bed
We tried three other places. AT the last
house the man said there were six OF
them in the family and they had three
beds. He then called the wife and she
said, "You shall have bed If we have
10 give YOU ours
told her we would not have their
bed, we could sleep on the floor or any
where.
the husband said, so and get your
partner and we will have bed Tor
you"
returned to Mr.. Haywcod's and
found a good supper awaiting me. We
ate supper, thanked them Tor their kind
ness, and took our departure for our
place Of lodging. We talked to the
people ON tue Gospel, to which they
listened with interest. Vollings IS the
name Of the family with whom we
lodged. The next morning we arose
and found our shoes nicely BACKED and
a good breakfast waiting We told the
lady we did not know how we could pay
her for her kindness.
She replied, You are welcome TO all
YOU get here, for we ieel that we are
doing it Tor the Lord.'
We took our leave, called and bid the
Haywoods goodbye, and received an