Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-06

MARsHALLrowN, Iowa, Feb. goth, 1857.
To the Editor;
| left Salt Lake City, August, lst 500,
in company with Elders d. and Thorn
as Wallace, Joseph Smith, John n. less.
and William X DER OF Granger, and
l. Liddle OF Farmers Ward
Alter pleasant journey of two days,
we arrived It Kansas City, where we
met Elders Samuel G. Spencer Eugene
). Hart c. Burton Jr, and William +.
Butt
While there had the pleasure of visit
ing the Temple Lot at Independence
Jackson County, Missouri In walking
over this sacred spot, felt that / was on
holy ground, ami in my soul | prayed
tina may be counted wo thy to assist
IN blu lding here the Temple of the Lord,
which, in the future will proclaim the re-
demption OF Zion
After staying at Kansas City two days,
| went to Hampton. Iowa, arriving there
about II p. m August 9th felt rather
Lonely on going into strange city
at night, as that was the first time ever
had been away rom my friends
Elder Otto Johnson, our conference
president, with whom | had been ap-
pointed to labor, did not arrive until the
day follow ng, so was he first Mormon
Elder in Hampton ipteached my first
sermon I'll such it might be calledl in
the Baily opera house IN Hampton,
on August lob, to an audience of over a
hundred people
My labors Tor the first two months
were with Elder Johnson in FRANKLIN
County. During that time we walked
about fnn~ htHt,iV.N Ga 4
visited about 1900 families We held but
TWO meetings, our opportunities being
lew
In October / went to lama County.
where | labored with Elder Myron 4,
Holgate, OF Orderville Utah, for about
monh We held six OF even meetings
m that county, but they were poorly al
tended
The mayors of both Tama and Chelsea
allowed us the use of the city halls at
those places to meet in
In November | was sent with Elder
Levi A Colvin to labor in Des Moines
This is about the SIZE Of Salt Lake City,
so there is plenty OF room to work
We met with very little opposition in
Des Mone; also very little interest. The
people seemed totally Indifferent except
here and there an olL lady who thought
we Ought 10 be In better business"
Since February 9th. have been lato or
ing in Marsh lltown, a city OF l2.ooo ill.,
habitants, with Elder Henry Bisel OF
W POLAND, Utah.
We have not had much encourage
ment yet but feel like pressing on in
search of those lew honest souls who
are seeking truth.
find great deal OF prejudice ON &C
count OF false ana wicked stories which
have been scattered among the people,
! leading many honest souls a,tray.
Prejudice is being allayed where the
/ people have become acquain ed with the
| Elders and have been willing to hear the
truth.
The ministers are our worst enemies
| One told me yesterday that he intends to
do all IN his power against the work in
this city, / told him MoImonism had
come to stay, and will roll until it fills
the whole earth in spite of he can do.
| He sneered at this. but 1t only showed
him TO be OF the same shirt as the lews
who sneered Christ. This man has been
| TO Utah, but certainly not in search OF
truth for he brings back many false re.
ports, one of which is that in 1885 Salt
Lake City, aud the whole Territory OF
Ula1 was dominated by Mormous to the
extent that gentle scarcely dared call
his soul his own for fear OF his life.
Such stories from minister have great
weight with the people.
About three fourths OF the people
where ! have labored, outside of the
cities, are Germans, honest and hospita-
BILE, but terribly preitridd,n. The
English speaking people are found
mostly among tire wealthy, who think it
beneath their dignity to notice anything
from the humble Elders.
We are, however, getting a few honest
sous TO investigate, and feel that the
seeds we are now sowing in time will
bring forth fruit.
DAEiEL J. MCRAE