Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-27

Iidll EblilE ny a NliNlChh iNhNN t1"f'N |
Heber, Clehurne county. Elder Larkin
and were unsuccei siul in getting OPP
purluniiies TO preach between the two
places, but made few friends and so
did some good anyway.
We arrived at Heller about 4:2o p. m.
on Thursday afternoon and called at
the post Office for mail, but there was
none for us. A gentleman asked US II
we were not strangers in town, and we
said we were
Don, you want to stay in town over
night"
Eve shall be pleased to, If we can
find pla ce to stay"
We'll I'm just the fellow that's got
the place"
" bu we have no money, we travel
without purse or scrip"
He laughed, but told us to go down 10
his hotel and look around.
We did so and were hardly seated
when gentlem IN who had overheard !
us steppt d in aud asked us il we were |
not Mormons. We told him we were. |
He said he was the mayor Of tine town, |
and asked il we would not preach Tor
the people "a he though hey would
like to near a Mormon, having never
heard on fore 1t was getting rather
late, hut # we could get a house and
have tine people notfleJ, OF course we
would He told US 20 rem in at the
hotel and get Our suppers and he would
get the court house Tor us In less than
two hours, he had the news spread all
over town, 50 that when meeting tim
arrived we had over sixty people 10
talk to, and they paid us very respectful.
attention. The sheriff toll Us we had
nothing to fear as he would insure us
protection. We gave cut another meet
ing Tor next evening and then went back
to the hotel, where Mr. Moore, One
mayor inroduc d us to some OF the
leading ladies and gentlemen OF the
town. Some young peope were sing
ing and playing IN an adjoining room
and we were taken in to hear them.
Ii was now bedtime and we were
taken to our room-the best in the
hotel Before retiring, two grateful
hearts knelt in humble PRAYER to thank
the Giver oil all good Tor tnis manifesto
ton OF His goodnes IS, and to ask Him to
bless the man who had befnended US
and assisted us IN getting to preach to
so many people
The following evening we had over
one hundred listeners upon whom we
made good impression with our re-
marks. We lodged at the hotel that
night also.
The other Elders did not come, so we
proceeded on our journey next day.
On coming 10 the Red river, We found
young man on tie other side who came
over and rowed us acres in Skin.
We walked on few miles when we aw
q young man working in lltile shop
and we're impressed to 60 and speak to
him. He was an intelligent young man
who had religious IDEAS that were sirik-
ingIy similar to ours We gave him some
tracts and Voice Of Warning. Uron
his kind invitation, we accompanied him
home. His mother and brothers treate 4
us the best they could, and alter supper
we had a pleasant Gospel conversation
Next day was Sunday, and the boy;
invited us to Sunday school. | went
The attendance was very small, it being
a rather out-of the-way place. The su
perintendent asked me 10 read chapte
and open school with prayer. did SO
and at the close OF the exercises, oifere'
: the benedic,ion also The superintend
ent then invited me to preach for then
in the evening, and, Of course accepted
| We had good meeting, and the peopl
appeared much Interested. We ha,
several invitations home, but went wit
the Chrousers, where we stayed tue nigh
previous. In the morning they coul'
. hardly lei US go. They asked Us t,
come back If we could, or send some
one else.
The road from there to Batesville wa
rather lonesome, there being no particu
lar settlements along the way. Whel
, we came to White river, the ferry
man took us across without any hesita
ton.
Al Batesvile we found Elders Brir
; and Copening, staying at the Arlingto
hotel. They had meeting appointe
; for that evening in the court house
There we had another good meeting, an
, gave them ''the law and the testimony.
While walking along the street, one c
the leading merchants, Mr.. q. w. Min
ken, met us, and requested us to call o
him Elder Copening and did SO. IL
was very pleased to talk to us. He sal
he had been 10 Utah in 1873, and wa
somewhat amused when told him tha
was before my day. He had been we
treated while there and wished to retur
the compliment Alter meeting he CAV
Elder LarkIn and each quarter wit
which to go TO a hotel. Next day W
separated to meet again at Blac
u Rock.
n Elder Larl.in and had three vel
II attended meetings IN Sharp county al
n one in Lawrence.
e on Christmas eve we met the olht
Elders at Black Rock, and once NOR
l. found them at hotel. We could hol
+ no meetings there because of the hol
o DAYS. so we all went on. We had gon
h but a short distance when the hotel pre-
prietor caught up to us and gave us eac
n a dime with which to get across Blac
). river. as he feared the ferryman woul
e not take us across Tree.
t. We mad to follow the railroad trac
IS the rest of the way because OF ii
r swamps. We were making cur way ,
d Piggoit, Clay county, for conference
e We arrived there December 2oth, an
4. stopped two days with DIR. Rouse, OF
a OF our friends, and one who had see
S tne Prophet Joseph and other leadir
'e brethren at Nauvoo when it was beat
n uful and prosperous city.
My letter is getting too long,so | wi
d desist. There are SO many interestiu
y things in missionary lite to write abou
L. 1t is M de up OF all kinds OF expel
lr eaces, both pleasant and unpleasant.
e is a school in which our Father teach,
a us some of the best lessons OF life.
j. III. PETERSON.
al Mission Notss.
e Several Elders have left on mission
~ to Europe during the past week.