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

Difficulties Encountered by the thirty
Elders Lrbarine There.
BANKS Of Red River,

BANKS OF Red kiVef,
June 4th, 1897.
To the Editor;
We know that the communications
from various missionary fields are inter
estug to many readers Of the NEWS
We include ourselves among those who
are much interested in them AS me
Louisiana Conference has not been head
from for long time and IS we believe
that not many less than thirty anxious
mothers lat this writing we number
thirty here) are watching your column
icrnews OF il we now have pleasure n
writing your estimable sheet We will
begin by stating that their sons are all
o. X. in very deed
Since our last writing we, until now,
have been laboring in what might be
termed, "French America 1t Is pos
sible to travel among people in South
ern Louisiana for days and not find one
person who can speak the English
Language. Indeed they speak no Ian
ouage. II is only dialect oil the long
forgotten French. The people here are
wont to call 1t Creole Gumbo You
might know without our statement that
such field is not the most desirable.
While this field has not been very pro-
life in its yield, it has afforded great OPP
portunties for work; and tn experience
that has been rolled up here by us we
are sure will rebound, when justice
reigns supreme, to our credit. Had VIC
been hunting encouragement this would
have been a splendid field in which 10
search, for it followed close upon our
every effort and very frequently plead
for admission into our beings. The
breastwork OF fortitude, behind which
the Elders fought, however. was almost
impossible, and each time as the de-
signing thing presented itself to the tire
of indomilabie will 1t was repulsed.
Hope was the brightest thing upon
which our gaze could rest so we looked
steadfastly upon it. 1t promised great
rewards. At the time. we were quite
sanguine but were unableto see wherein
we we're so be benefited. We are about
through with them for season and as
some Of the Elders have already reach
ed fairer fields we know by their weekly
reports that their almost futile efforts
among the French is as bread cast upon
the waters and is returning TO them after
many days. A man of speed wears
weights upon his feet until such time as
he desires a maximum OF momentum
WHICH nc hi~ha INV ~ Ah1SN'
runs the faster. The weight Of past ex-
perience no longer hangs heaviiy upon
US and we hope tor an increase OF speed
with which we will be enabled 10 run
with patience the race that is set before
us" and we hope to run 1t with marked
success.
Elder Cornwall, Joseph A. and John
Wood have just completed canvass Of
Baton Rouge. We travel without purse
or scrip here. At first the privilege Of
canvassing the city was denied them UNI
Ill license OF $500 would be forthcom-
ing. They didn't have a cent but they
believed God; put works with their
faith and after persistent effort and the
seventh call upon the heretofore un-
moved mayor and alderman, succeeded
in gaining consent TO canvass The city
which they did Thus does the Lord
bless the humble efforts Of his servants.
The people here are very much con-
cerned over high water. 1t is still ris-
ing.
The corn and cane crops have been
planted and much of it is up and looking
gree. Cotton will be planted soon.
Spring is out in her best new gown
and Nature smiles.
S. l. SwENsoN,
X. L. CALDWELL.