Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-30
TwENTY-FOURTH OF JULY.
Gel braicd ut irOih'r and sister Shel'
b US in Northern Indiaun.
VrFprn. nuRa. July ae!b. ls97


VEgDERsB July 26.h, 1897.
To tho Editor:
l LETT my homa at MJua, Juab
county, Utah, Juno 29.n, 1856. anu
on the Bird q July took the tram anu
arrived at Kansas City, Missouri, July
18th. Was met by Pfe'I1on. Samuel
q. Spencer aud other Elders. On the
following day we visilei the Temple
Lot at In iepende ce, also held NEE
ings at Brother Pfestor's. July q b
was appointed to labor In Columbus
Grove, Oai5, with Elder 7. 9. Egget
IS my companion. Among the ocne'
violent people Of Ohio 1 wish to make
mention OF Bother and Sister Nor
man. They were always on hand 70
nseiet tho Elders In spreading tue
Gospel trutnt; Elders ATE hiwevs
made welcome o. tholr nome. y
October l7su anu 18Th the Norihero
Indiana coniererce wns held ut CTum,-
town, ct. JoseIh c1unty, Indiana
There we Received kind instructions
from Elder 3. u. Spencer Of the
Northern States miseion aud our CT
terence preiident Il. NJ. Boyer. a
this conference l was assigned to
labor at Angelo, B;euoen county, In
diana, Elder U. q. Miller being my
companion, travelling without pursl
or tctip, receiving much kin noes ~
the hands OF tho people, mnkiug many
warm frIeBd de and tue investigators VI
the Gospel, OF whom come nave ap-
Piled Tor uaptlsm. wish to make
mention OF Sister Rakestraw anu
fnmily OF Meiz, Steubeu county, L.
drama. Their home Ia alwsys reaiy
to receive the Elders anu they So.
much for the cause Of truth.
Our next conference was held nl
Logansport, Cas- c"urty, Indians,
on May LIST and 2nd, 1897, there bein
present Eluer IL. A. Kelsh OF the
Northern States mission, Elder II. nj.
Boyer OF the conference anu niteeu
Elders, At this conference L was as-
signed TO labor ia Fountain county,
Indiana, with Elder John T. Gsboot
as my companion. GA our ARRIVAL 10
the county near Covington, we visitel
Brother anu sister Shelby, VINO kim
ly received us. From them We SION
learned We were not the first Motmo
Elders to labor here. They presented
us with q list OF the "a Elders the
had entertained in times gone by. We
were also asked to Sign the H. aud
were also registered. Elder JOHN
Morgan and Joseph Btandiug'5 nama4
head the LIST. They were here in 1876
Elders have lAborsu In the COuuly
every few yeare Sill CO. Much good his
been accomplished, aud hunDers "
Saints have buen gathered from mere
to the valleys OF the mountain.
We find the people ne rule broad.
minded, willing to live and let live.
Some are earnestly investigating the
Gospel. Many are eager TO hear VI
talk. School houses and Residences
have been thrown open tor us TO speak
In. The city OF Veeuersburg lie our
headquarters. Ii any OF the Saints
have friends in this county whom They
would ike the Elders 70 visit, and VIII
send eheir names and addresses, we
will with pleasure call unon tuem.
On the 24lh OF July, 1897, we were
Invited by Brother Oliver Shelby TO
spend the DAY with mis- family at their
home,and there under his supervision
we had the previe9e OF hosting tht
American nag in honor Of the Pho
neers OF the State OF Utah. As yet
Brother srd Sister Shelby are the only
Saints OF + iuntain county. We have
always been made welcome at theii
home and have been pArtakers oftheii
hospitality. Their home Is always
home for the Elders. The fitieth an
niversnry OF Pioneer Day speut a
Brother Shelby's lie one long 10 be re-
membered by us az Elders in lsrsel.
Your paper comes regularly, ana IL
welcome visitor.
john l.. ELLERTsoN.
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