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

mere Is the splendid spiing water tia
llo"S rom NE mountains Ia abundance
10 o. serve the Word OF Wisdom am
rave without purse or scrip, are III
ultS 10 ME conference, and 10 thes
acts may be ascubgd some OF the sres
The Elders. Wv '''''7 =
On sunday the asth Of March We hac
ne privilege Of leading down into The
| waters 81 baptism Sister Laura Detet
| Neeu me hfst person TO embrace the
gospel IN this country. This Is The frs
| uap'lsm That ha- ever taken place n The
| county as lar as We have been able to
earn. Another application for baptism
as hesn made but the person has b. en-
prevented BY sickness There are al. q
| many olherSwho are earnestly investigate
| NJ tue Gospel, and so We are looking
,or great harvest to be gathered here
III me near future. Again let Us en-.
@ urage the vouns men who are being
cll'ed u fulfill missions not TO fnlter or
Gfeal Tue task, csp5c ally II the call is
70 the Northern States Mission, for ii we
90 our duty no matter where we are
guu can open up the way before us and
N'fd irients Wi! &c raised UP 10 take US
ID and provide toi our wants, Thes.
lhlngs we can testify to when we enter
% this state we did SO with fear aud
trembling, having heard so many times
OF tue The hardncis of the hearts of the
people and their sefishncss and lack Of
hospitality SO in entering our field of
labor with lasting and prayer we csl ed
upon The Lord to open up the way be.
re us to prepare the hearts of the
pdop e to rec i've the Gospel. to raise up
friends to US that our temporal wants
may be supplied, and in every way adj.
vance the W TX we are engaged in and
y now wonderful ana complete has He
answered our humble prayersi Instead
o. iindiny the people selfish, iuho pit
aOle, and hard hearted, we found them
wei educated kind, considerale hospit.
able aud charitab c. 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 very
M ~ one tor thls country. The snow
,ai 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,
winch is cons dered mild weather for
ms country The last two weeks in
March was typical Utah Spring weather.
The grass is growing the trees are begin |
ming to bud and all indications point to
an early spring,
1t is quite sight here now 10 see the |
maple trees running sap to make maple |
sugar. The people generally call ,he |
trees sugar trees
AT the present time we have but ten
Elders in this conference, but could use |
hlty 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 |
.hey viii shake hands and appear yery |
ioclable. but they generally advise their |
people to keep away from our meetings !
nd not TO entertain us. But all this so !
r has mode US more and better friend; |
N some localities we find many of the
itopie who are in open rebellion to |
uch interference by the clergy with
heIr personal liberties and who declare
hey will attend any meeting they
.hoose, and entertain whoever they /
Ike.
So the good work goes on, and
through 1t all our faith is Strengthened, |
md our testimonies proved.
The NEWS comes to our address |
regularly. It's welcome visitor and is |
read with much interest; after reading it
we send the paper to Saints or fiends
who are very anxious to read it
JOSHUA SELLEY
Secretary Pennsylvania Conference.
joins X. CRAWFORD.