Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-04
Your brother in the truth.
Il. w. SNjNsBuRy.
IN GEORGIA.
Varied Experiences and Long Journey Of
Two Elders,
Polk CpDnty. Georgia.


~ the Editor:
The past winter We have hesn labor
Tug In Cole;or county. south Carolina
The county WAS eccleslasticeily Ovid
cd Into two sections. Elders Morris
Wilson and George a. Day labored in
West Colleton and Elder John Martin
and myself labured In East Collector.
Each pair NJ Elders met with great sue
"ess Those In Yves. Colleton made
hosts Of dear friends and many nvesti-
gst0rs They had the privilege OF hap
ti2iug nineteen honest souls int the fold
Ut Christ We In East Coneton like
wise made many friends, who are ever
w.llirg "a lend d helping hand for the
spread of truth and were honored of
;he Lord 10 baptize nine Of Hts scat
tered SHEEP.
About the 10th Of March Flderwn-
son and myselt were surprised by re-
ceiving q letter from Pres. elias S.
him5all. informing US thai We were to
take our Journey to Polk county.
Georgia, witch wgs 20 be our res Held
Of labor. According TO instructions We
met on the coast nssr Charleston, and
! held two days fast before starting.
( After visiting tire Saints and friends
% that section, We began our journey
on tbs 3rd Of April for our new field
| os Ia Dor, AZ we passed through our
( old fields, We called on friends and
/ Saints to bid them good hve, They
/ had treated us SO kindly In days gone
| by Il seemed like hi5d!ng home folks
aiieu. When We arrived So hlken
| county. South Carolina, we met Pres.
| 8. p oldham. who presidea over ths
| South Carolina conference. md Elders
| Gen. n. Reeder. Henry Behrnann and
/ branch conference We had an en-
! joysble meeting with the Saints ana
| friends of that section. The time
Hpent with them was an enjoyable one.
but the parting was sad.
From Aiken We went to Augusta
| Ga, where we stopped over night and
| part of day. We viewed the city then
struck Into land unknown TO either
Of us but knowing the Lord would pro-
| vide we continued on our wgy trust
| ing In Him We SOW the power Of the
! Lord made manifest in raising up
| friends to care for US. oil the way
| across the state, as v'e always stopped
where the tables We're spread with the
| Injuries of life and our rooms were
! fitted to give pleasant rest to tNe weary
| body. After long and fatiguira Jour
J ney OF over five hundred miles we
landed in our feld OF labor. We were
tired in body, but II having beer some
tine since we were actively engaged
IN teaching the Gospel, we proceeded
b, at once to work.
The first place we canvasaed they
informed US that Elders had stopped
| there years ago. They then invited
us IN ard we were made comfortable
and for The first time we were made 10
rejoice by being welcomed 70 partake
Of the deiicacies found on the table OF
n kind friend and we'll
:n-do farmer of Polk county.
Since then we have been laboring
among the people OF sprlug1ale, Van
Vert Rockmcrt, Grady and Flsh
Creek We have met many who were
acquainted with the Elders who tray
cled here years ago, and many who
have friends and relatives IN Utah.
Should there be any one in the West
who have friends in this county IL they
will send US their names and addresses
we would be pleased to callupon them.
We have many friends in this county
who are ever willing to lend a helping
hand for the spread OF truth, and have
been feeding two"Mormons" on straw
| berries and cream of late. We are ever
| thankful to our Maker FOR these bless
ings. We are your brethren in the
CAUSE OF truth.
MORRIS WILSON,
| RILEY l.. DIXON, p