Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-10
FROM VARIOUS MISSIONARY FIELDS.

| Zion. we nave not tiOuDle ~ IrONutlDR
food and 10 iginss eith'r at hoie s or al
the homes OF the p ope There are 70
special results manifest IS vet but the
prospects are very bright.
! ! also desire the accompanying letter
printed in fall to prove 10 the youth q
Israel that faith is not dead.
Very tuy yours,
]. G. KIMBAfL.
This letter, dated at Bl,on Rouge.
Louisiana, AMI addressed TO Presideat
Eva, Kinball, is as fjlloss.
Dear Brother: At your request We
| feel 10 wri you of our SUCCESS while IN
the CITY OF Baton Rouge. suppose II is
well known to the Elders OF this ate
the difficulties that we had to meet.
We were forbidden by The mayor TO cat-
vass the CITY or disuibu,e our literature
until we should pay The license OF $500
| This of couTss we cou d do nor did
we think that The servants OF the Lord
should be required to pay Tor distribute
ing our pamphlets or preaching tue Cos
| pei OF Oh isi. We NOV concudel TO
read over carefully the insiru tions given
| in regard to work in cities; having dole
J this we proceeded to carry them out 10
| the very letter We called upon the
] tOllDtn D. Ii4A Viz lhhhI ~ AhAt Hhb~'f
] then the Advocate. To SHOW the S3ler-
did effects OF stticly obeying counsel,
/, we feel 10 relate the foilowi circum-
! stance: We had been given fifty cents
| by friend OF ouis the day before, SO
we had money with us. After we had
| finished our conversation Wi h the editor
| of the Advocate, we subscribed for his
| paper for two weeks, thinking possibly
that this would be the length OF our stay
| in the city. He informed Us tnat II
would be 90 cents for the two weeks
Leaving The office, we went out as Paul
of old for secret place in which TO lay
this matter and what W. had done be-
fore the Lord. We did so, and when
| our prayers were over, the Spirit prompi-
| ed us, that we had made a mistake IN
not paying Tor the paper with The money
| we already had, and thus avoid the
chances oil running the Lord into debt.
We at once needed the promptings and
! reiraced our steps 10 the Office and
paid for the Advocate. We now pro-
ceeded to the office Of the Truth and
subscribed Tor that paper for two weeks.
| This paper was 10 be 20 cents. We had
no bsooner paid cur money and got
the receipt, than the editor oil the Truth
stepped up and asked us who we were
and where we were from. We informed
him. and told him we had Just subscribed
! for his paper; whe eupon he refunded to
us the money we had paid Tor his papsr
and the 80 cen we had paid for the
| Advocate, saying as he did so, Now
| YOU are back where you started FROM"
We had given heed to the prompungs
/ OF the Spirit of the LORD and had been
libsrally rewarded. This was great
testimony to u; nor was this the
! only testimony we had while in the city,
Thus far we had obeyed counsel and
had clearly seen the results. The papers
publ he'd very pleasing articles about us,
which gave US very favorable position
in the city. Our next labor was to gain
| favor in the eyes OF the city officers,
who at this time were very much OPP
posed to us We had already been
three or four times 10 them, but the re-
| suit was very unlavorable; so we deter
mined to lay the matter before the Lord,
nth fasting and prayer. YES, several
times we tasted for thirty-six hours, be-
sides the regular Sunday fasts, and laid
the matter in earnest prayer before the
| Lord. After each fast we went to see
the city officers, till we had gone seven
times, and we fingered for over twenty
days before the city. In the meantime
we were not Idle, but walked quietly
about the city holding Gospel CONVEX
sations and making friends wherever an
| opportunity afforded itself. The
| seventh time We went, changed men
stood before us and we were received
with as much kindness as any one could
expect. Our feeling cannot be described
when we made the seventh application
and the mayor kindly told us to go TO
and quietly canvass the city, and every
thing would be all right. Was this a
testimony We say yes, and that the
Lord had worked upon their hearts and
had given the increase" A long story
must now be made short one, The
Lord had delivered the city into our
hands and we were to do our part. Our
faith was greatly tested while we were
canvassing this capital city. From win
dows, doors and carriages we were
pointed out. There go the Nor
mons, "could beheard from all sides. We
quietly went about our business, how
ever, canvassed the city, made friends OF
the officers, and though we were denied
all public buildings, the churches. and
the privilege of speaking on the streets,
still we held fifteen meetings, and sound
ed the. Gospel ia the ears OF some of the
sleepy people oil Baton Rouge. We
gained testimony that we can proclaim
to the world as well as to our brethren
that God lives and that He will listen to
and answer the prayers of those Elders
who are living up 10 their duties. We
left the city few days, after being there
over forty days and making many good
friends, We were never without com
Portable bed to rest upon, plenty OF food
and money for our stamps and paper
When Elder Wood was sick with The
chills doctor was sent to him and til,
medicine that was used was paid for by
friends whom we made. Closing, We
feel to say, hope on, dear brethren, fol-
all is well II we will but do our duty
=. Woop AND CORNWALL.