Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-09
Borley, Essex, Near sudbury,

Borley, Essex, Near Sudbury,
Suffolk, Aug. 30, 1897.
To the Editor
We think there are quite n few
Elders in Utah and adjoining states
who remember with pleasure the time
spent in this small village with Bro
Their and Sister Theabold, We call
them grandpa and grandma, and think
they have been known by these names
by all the Elders who have been lin this
section of country, The old folks are
well and send kind regards to ali the
Elders who have ever called on them
also Brother Catternell and family
often speak kindly of the Elders, whom
they knew.
l left my home in West Weber on
the 25th of April, 1896 and in connec-
ton with fifteen other Elders. reached
Liverpool May 18th, and was appoint
ed by President Lund to labor in the
London conference. l reached that
great city the next day, stayed a few
days taking some sights, and was then
appointed to labor in the Essex dis
trict, which comprises all of the county
and uesd to be known as the Essex
conference l left London the next
day, journeyed first to Hockey, called
on Sister Gardiner and family, to
whom l had a letter of introduction
from one of their sons living in Salt
Lake City. | was received by the fam
lily Win Kindness ana respect. spent
n few days with them and a few with
other members scattered around the
county, and some not members of the
Church, but who have friends in Utah
and Idaho. Some of them had not re-
ceived any word from their friends for
many years, and were glad to see some
one who knew them. | was made well
come and received invitations to call
mt any time but cautioned not to talk
on religion,
After spending about ten days in this
way, / was Joined by Elder Stoneman
of Salt Lake City. We made our head
quarters at Rayieigh, small town
thirty-two miles from London. No
preaching had been done in this part
for many years and we canvassed the
village with tracts; also held a few
open-air meetings at Hullbridge and
Hanknell and rented place to hold
meetings in at Hockey. After our
first two meetings at Hockey, only
one came to the third, so we conclud-
ed that the people We're not anxious to
hear the Gospel The Gospel was first
preached in this village by Elder
Marchbanks in September, 1858.
In the beginning of July Brother
StOneman was sent to another part
Of the conference. and Elder Harper of
Pleasant Grove Joined me. We con-
tinued our lahors until our conference
| held In London on the 18th of oct.
by this time we had been through
quite a number of towns and villages
in the southeast part of the county,
going from house to house with tracts,
holding open-air meetings and talking
with the people on the Gospel, on mat
ters generally in Utah, After con-
ference we spent n few days in the city
Of London visiting some of our friends.
We then jomneyed to Boiley, where we
found a few members who had not
been visited by Elders for some years.
We were kindly received, and held
| cUttago MEETINGS on Sunday and Bible
class one evening during the week:
We also tracked the village near by
making our headquarters at Ualstead,
nine miles from Borley. We generally
met with the Saints on Sunday, and
continued our labors till the new year
1897. Since that time Elder Gardiner
has been my companion, We have
| followed the same plan as last SUM
mer, only holding quite number more
OF meetings, the most Of them being
being in the open air. The greater
part of them have been well attended
there has been some exceptions We
have made but few converts The
majority OF the people do not want the
Gospel. hut we have borne our tcsti-
mony to thousands who have never
heard the Gospel before, In most of
the towns and villages where we have
preached. Prejudice exists more or less