Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-12

colfax. Wash, Feb. Z. 1898.


Braley ana myself left Baker City. Ore
gon. for Walla walla, Wash. TO omen
the Washington conference Of the Ore
gon ana Northwestern mission. Rc-
tween August 18th and the 10Th we
We're busy making ourselves acquaiut-
ed with the city Of Wallp Walia and
some of its residents. We visited the
l9rt aud saw the 'boys' parade, and
also paid the state prison visit.
We Were also informed that there was
a "Mormun' colony. or had been one.
located east of Waila Wara. We
traced the matter down, and found
that some of the followers or Joseph
Morris, under the leadership Of w. II.
Dhvis, had located on Russell creek.
east OF Walla Walla. some years ago,
but owing To some dissatisfaction
among themselves had disbanded a
few years ago.
on Sunday August 18th. we visited
the Christian church, when the Rev,
Mr fierold Invited us up to the pulpit
To take pnrt In the services we ac-
ceptod the invitation and took Part
win him. ON August goth we went tn
Diamond ard took walk OF eight
miles and called on Zach Cutler. An
OF cutters people are in the Church
put ne has been away from It so long
ne mas almost forgot that he did belong
TO IL. However, we received "A hearty
welcome from him and his cstlmable
wile. August 25th we bid them good
hSe and left for the Palouse countrv
but were delayed at Colfax for a couple
OF DAYS on account of our mail bong
delayed ut Walla Waln posto1ioe.
We were favorably IMPRESSED with
Walla Walla. but not with coIfax
August 18th We called on Lyman
Chapin and wife. who Were formerly
residents of Pleasant Grove, Utah. hut
now live about four miles south of Pa
louise city. on Sunday. August goth
we made call on Elder Il. Il. Turn.
DOW OIL the "Reorganized" church. who
gaVe us II nearly welcome Elder Turn
row has number Of relatives I'm the
Cburch living In Utah. on August 3ist
We found ourselves back in Walia
Nalla, when we had the pleasure of
meeting sister Burns, wife or Robert
turns, the general agent for the o, II
N. Co. at this point. When we flrs,
came to Walla Walla, sister Burns was
absent, but we met her brother .and
sister. who are also members Of The
Nnurch. we now began to feel snme-
what at home. Sept. 9th We maid a
Vist to Milton, Oregon, and met a mum
peT OF people, and among the number
-, "a. : tpck,tt ana wife, who are MEM
ners or the Jusephite church. ON sent
loth we met Mrs. Ellen Terry Eastman
VINO proved to be daughter OF pste,.
Terry, an old time resident of the sand
kldIe' south of Ogden. She was
PLEASED to meet us. and gave us wei
eoIme TO her home. on Sept % we met
Mrs Wolf. who is daughter of
benjamin Clamp, who was connscte,i
WIN the Church In the early dive
october 9Th to 18th we spent at SIC
Kane visiting the fair, and getting NO
quainted with the city. During o,,r
WISH we met Sister A. j. Charon. n
Iaushter or Albert Angel of Salt Lake
"a.
Spokesman Review press room W.
also met Mrs. f. McDermott. n daurb-
yer OF THOMAS Henderson of Detnpsev
luaho. we also ran across Mrs. Gou,d
daughter of Thos. Ross OF Heb,
Sity' Utah. While we were irving 70
l,n9 some more Mormons, we met Mr.
ana Mrs j. NJ Hooker. Mrs UoniTo,
Is a daughter OF Josiah Fuller ono 90
,mose Killed at Hauns Mil massacre
Ihey both belong to tho Iosarb,+o
Church. We returned to Walla Wall,
oct. 18th. and on the 18th we con,'
,neneed work. tracing. from house 10
Walla, on Mill creek. wan"
Our labors led us amonr n r,,,,
OF those who formerly belonged to The
baVlsltes' the sO-called "Mormonn
eolohy' ana we were well received bv
them, On Sunday. October 2lth W..
neld our first meeting in this part of
the mission at the Blue creek school
mouse. There were twenty-one nersons
present and we had a good time To-
Fether. as the Lord blessed us with His
Holy Spirit We also made an appoInt-
ment for meeting to held at the same
place on October 3lst. During the week
we continued our house to house can
vas. On Sunday. October 3lst. we held
two meetings. and had an audience Of
about eighty people at both meetings.
on Sunday, November 18th, we held
another at the same place, and smoke
to an audience of about thirty people.
During the week ending November
10th Elders George c. Parkinson, Joel
Lewis and Amos Hatch arrived at
Walla Wnlla. November 2lst Elder
Lewis and myself left for Colfax. the
county seat of whitman county, our
Headquarters. Since we came here we
have canvassed large portion of the
county, besides visiting Moscow, Gene
see and Lewiston in Idaho. We have
held meetings In this town as well as
at different places in the county.
Some time ago we we're impressed to
make q trip to Lewiston, going by way
Of Pullman. Moscow and Genesee. We
deemed 1t best TO follow the promptings
of the Spirit. During our stay here
we became acquainted with Mr. C A.
Ross and wife. Mr.. Ross is the county
clerk of whitman county. and he told
us that he had heard that certain
family in Pullman had at one time be-
longed to our Church. At Pullman we
found George Milan and family. Mr..
Milan does not claim n standing In
the Church. but his wife, Nellie Jones
Milan, does. They have n family OF
six children, most OF them being born
in Pullman. We also found Mt the
same place Sister Susy Clowherd Gus
tin and family. The Milan family
formerly lived at Salt Lake City. Sis
ter Gustln and husband came from
around Nephi. Utah. Between Pull
man and Moscow we found William r.
Holden and wife, Pane Il. Gustin
Holden. two of the pioneers who came
to Utah I'm 1si7. The people around
Ncphi will undoubtedly remember
Brother Holden, MS he acted as Indian
Interpreter until he lost his sight about
thirty-five years ago. They are living
with their eldest son. William A. Hol-
den. At Moscow we met their daugh-
ter. Mrs. John Glltrap and about seven
miles east OF Moscow we met their
daughter. and son-in-law, DR., Joseph
Pnrttc and wife. short distance from
them we also met Aunt" Samantha
Holden, widow OF John Holden. She
is also one OF the 1Si1 pioneers.
In addition to the nbove-named peu-
pie, we met part of their families. Be
tween Genesee and Julistn, We met
Brother and Sister Andrew wardrobe
and family, as well rs his step-broth-
err, Robert Gray. Wherever we could |
we held meetings and spoke upon the |
first principles OF the Gospel. Three |
weeks ago we did not know of single |
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