Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-10

March 18Th, 1897.
To the Editor
LETT my home at Syracuse, Utah, DC.
tober 1911, 1895, ana travelled in com
pany with Eluer Newell X. Brown. If
Lehl. Our journey 10 Brooklyn, n Y,
the headquarters Of the Eastern States
mission, was pleasant. asked mys L
the question whether was prepared to
preach the Gospel OF Christ and de md
the principles Of ruth as ought 10 do.
| could but answer no; for | remem-
beted how had let the golden oppor-
tunlties pass by, not beedlng The advice
of the servants of God, to store my
mind with useful knowledge. But, like
a great many others, while at home, /
contented myself by thinking | would
not be called on Mission. Since that
time | have been placed in positions
where | wished | had followed the
counsel given; and my advice TO the
youth If Zion would he TO listen to what
the servants OF God say.
spent three weeks, alter arriving in
Brooklyn, in viewing some OF the sights
OF New York and Brooklyn. | was
then appointed to labor in western New
York, in Company with Elder Martin X.
Mcfarland, with whom | labored at or
near Cohocton, Steubsn county, N. Y.
till April, 1896 We held meetings dur
ing the winter. and, through the bless
inss OF God, were permitted TO bapuze
seventeen inlo the fold OF Chris. In
April, Elder James B. Woosey and
William d. Shaw arrived from Uiah, 10
labor with u.s. Brother Shaw and have
labored together since making our
headquarters here. although dong most
OF our lators OF tracing and holding
some few meetings IN the surrounding
country, south and west OF here, ex-
tending our travels into Troga, Potter
and Mexican counties, Pa.
As rule, the people are very much
prejudiced against us as people, but it
is because THEY have heard cur enemies
side OF the story only; and when we can
get them to listen to our side, they in
variably feel better towards us. BY this
means we have made numter of
friends, although, as rule, they do not
want much to do with our doctrine, they
feeling perfectly satisfied with the ianh
OF their fathers. But | trust that we
may. through the blessings o. God,
bring some to knowledge OF the
lruih.
We have been treated well, only be.
ing ordered out Of one house. There
are still lew OF the early day Saints
scattered through this part OF the coun.
try. For some cause or other they
failed to gather, but those we have found
are firm in the ia'th. ! am satisfied we
will be able 10 hold great many more
meetings the coming summer than we
have in the past.
About three months ago there arrived
at Leon lake, near the town of Cohoc-
ton, a missionary of the Reorganized
church, named +. NJ. Sheehy, from Bos
ton. Mass. While there he attended one
Of the meetings OF the Saints. From
what the Elders and Saints told me,
al er meeting he commenced to abuse
the people by throwing out all manner
Of siuTs and insults. bringing up the old
stories OF the Mountain Meadow Mas
sacre. and Bloc Atonement, claiming
that Brigham Young and other leading
men in the Church publicly preached
the latter; that 1t was doctrine OF our
Church. OF course we know his state
mems to be untrue.
Before closing, wish to say to the
Saints in Utah, tnat if they have any
friends or relatives living in this vicinity,
and desire us to Call upon them, We will
be only loo pleased to do so, # they will
forward their names and addresses.
can say that ! am enjoying my lsboTs
in connection with Brother Shaw, and
we are striving, in our weak way, TO
bring the Gospel before the people; and,
as soon as recover from the rheuma.
iism which | have been bothered with
for the past four or FIVE weeks, we in.
tend 10 try and do more in the future
than we have done in the past
DANIEL II. WALKER.