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

Hospifabie Treatment OF mormo"
Elders Preaching ths Gospel
there.

GAYLORD, Mont, February and, 1897
To the Editor;
We were called TO Ill mission II
Montana, and LEFT cur homes respec, lVely'
MILFORD. Snake River Valley and Pralt.
Teton Basin. Fremont County Idaho
We LETT Rexburg December 10Th, 1890
arrived at Lima the morning OF the i7'h'
and made ourselves known 10 Sister
William Purdy, who introduced us to
counselors Burt and Child, presiding
Elder Hopkins being absent from nome
at the time.
In company with Elders Burt and
Child. we made a house to house WISH o.
all the Saints residing at that place. we
held meeting with them, and bad good
turnout and a goodly portion oil The
Shirt of God attending. This is the
town in which Brothers Stevenson and
Cowley baptized thiriy.six persons when
thew came TO open the Montana mission
in iuly. 1906 We have just heard OF
the death oT Elder Stevenson, and his
demise will be sadly mourned by the
Saints OF Montana.
We left our new made friends feeling
that we and they had been strengthened
in the faith. The 2Ist inst, we took the
train for the north, Brother Young going
to Butte and to Anaconda, he TO visit
and labor among friends and relatives,
to labor with Elder p. Tempest in the
Deer Lodge valley. found the SAINTS
oil Anaconda in good faith, and working
diligently for the building up OF the
Lords Kingdom. spent the holidays
with them, having good time.
Brother Willard Johnson, a mission
airy from Rexburg, came New Years
eve; and in company with him, started
down the Deer Lodge valley, towards
Deer Lodge city, visiting every house as
we went. Arriving at Deer Lodge city,
we visited the principal buildings and
streets. Among the notable buildings
is the State penitentiary. On our way
back to Anaconda, we visited the warm
springs where the State asylum Is local
ed, and which contains about four hurd-
red inmates. We arrived in Anaconda
after six days Of hard walking, having
walked seventytwo miles, visited hity'
nine houses, and bore our testimony to
the inmates Of fifty OF them; were re-
jected nine times.
Here found letter from my duly
appointed travelling companion, Elder
George 5, Young, informing me that
he was ready TO start for the Jefferson
valley, which is our appointed held OF
labor. babe goodbye with much re-
Sret to my many new friends III Ana
conda. ! arrived in Butte, January I2th
and LETT, in company with Brother Young
January 18th, Tor White Hall, Jefferson
valley, which Is small railroad town
on the Northern Pacific, Of about fifty
inhabitants, and thirty.two miles from
Butte. After eating dinner we inter
viewed Mr.. Pace, the editor OF little
paper called the White Hall Zephyr,
told him who we were, and asked him II
he knew OF any Latter'day Saints IN
that neighborhood. He did not but re-
ierred us to the post master, Mr., Davies,
an old settler who knew the people
better than he. Mr. Davies said there
we're none in town; but that Mr.. Tudden
ham, general manager OF the large
smelling plant being erected at
Gaylord, by the Parrot Smelling
company, was from Salt Lake City.
Leaving our large valises we started
for GAYLORD foot, distance oil iive
miles. We found Mr.. William Tud.
denham, made ourselves known, and
asked him II we had any friends there.
He said 81 should say you have, one at
least" We found in him friend and
brother. who amply provided for all our
wants. We also met his son William, a
foreman under his father; who also gave
us hearty welcome, and kindly asked
us to make our headquarters with them
which offer we gratefully accepted, on
account oil the central location OF the
camp, as regard this valley. After
spending pleasant evening with Broth
er Tempest and son We retired, thank
tul to our Heavenly Father, for guiding
US to such kind friends. we being
strangers in strange land. We have
also found two other families who be
long to our Church, David Thomson
and Lorenzo s. Pringle, who make US
welcome and do all they can Tor the
cause of truth.
We left Gaylord on the 18th OF January
for house TO house canvass OF the up
per Jefferson valley south of Gaylord
being gone thirteen days, walked los
miles and visited II2 houses; had rejected
testimonies ID. We have met with tan
success, considering the prejudice that
exists against our people; aud nc
wonder, for only few days ago we were
Christian Herald by one John Eaton
tilaL WAS idiSShooa ASih SSbhh'Hb "
end.
We held a meeting here in Gaylord
Sunday January 3Ist, and had good at
tendance, and attention. We believe q
good work can be done here. as there
are some good honest hearts who are
seeking alter the truth, and want to gel
on the right road TO salvation. We fee
well and encouraged IN the work OF the
Lord and trust that ii any of your readers
have friends in this part OF the world
they will kindly let us know. We al
ways enjoy reading the News, but for
some cause we don't see it around here,
often, but hope in the future il will be
numbered among our welcome visitors
c. J. BLACK,
GEoRGE 5. YOUNG
Among thn ChsrokeeA