Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-21


and trembling. but dedicating it 90 the
Lord we commenced In the southwest
corner Of the county. our tifst stop
ping place was La Place with ubou.
ESQ inhabitants The bunker ur Ger
man Baptist church and the Christian
or Campbellite churches lead here,
They are good people and show hos
pitality. but the non-religious class
are the most charitable of all From,
La Place we went to Hammond and
stopped a couple of days visiting and
tracing. We were entertained by Il
Mr.. Hart, Methodist Episcopal
preacher. From Hammond we took
our journey north to the county sent.
Monticello. our stays In each place were
short to let the people know that we
were there and let the excitement cool
down and call on them again. We
were busy visiting the people OF Month
cello, calling on almost every house
which kent us occupied for three
weeks. We met much opposition ana
prejudice.
An the people of the $500 population
knew who we Were; also that we were
calling on each family to converse vim
them so some laid wait for u.s. plpr-
ing our hands on gate which led up
TO little house the door of On. hons.
fed open and in n commandmg Voice II
question was asked OF us. the puas-
tibiANi btlilk u laUys Are Won tho Nor
mon preachers?"
Yes. we are,r was the reply.
Well,' said our fair friend don't
take another step into this ward. I
lot" MY
OF course We turned and went on. A
ialr church member at another place
came out TO tell us that she had ma
earthly use for a Mormon, and would
not waste a moments time to talk with
us yet the good people are donating
10 send missionaries to Utah To talk Ia
us. These people love to handle us with
u ten-foot pole. When calling ON an
other family, the lady who appeared nj
the door informed us that she had no
use for Mormon. her mother used IN
i've IN Nauvoo and she knew Of the
uolngs OF the Mo~mons. Again asltjnp
Tor further Information. the lady told
US that the Mormon parents made their
children churn water to get butter ont
nI H. You can imagine that this pro-
sald That her mother had been an eve
witness to these things"
Whlle laboring In Chicago n lady told
us that her mother knew Joseph smith.
mat he was very ugly, had dshgired
IIce as consequence of having eaten
on one occasion rattlesnake.
but To come back to Monticello. the
churches were refused to us. vel ,ve
round few warm friends. who ar, now
town. "''''"ei
When calling Mt large residence
once we were informed by the Indy
mt opened the door that she was not
= member of our belief. Upon telling |
ner mat we were aware of that but that |
we hnd come to tell her what we did |
Know and believed, we were asked tn |
step inside. We found lady friend |
Of the family visiting there and Mi |
joined IN the conversation; the ladies' |
5'eeln'hgiy Were acquainted with scrip |
lufes. our conversation at first was |
rambling, being interrupted by cues |
IONS until we happened to make n re- |
marx that caused establishment on the
'art OF the ladies'. liz th1t in the bible? |
was the question; we answered i'm the
hhrmatve. So Bible was handed TO
Is and we read IT to them This gave
Is an opportunity to explain the Gospel.
After explaining the Gospel and con-
,,ersing with the ladies', the mistress of
ne house said 81 like your reasoning
ma explanation of the Scriptures; il
'hly the name Mormon. was not con-
lected with your belief" She prom
sed us that from henceforth she would
peak of us kindly to all her friends,
This we found to be true. for we met
oine OF their friends and had the doors
opened to us, which otherwise would
ave been closed against us.
AFTER lhborlng three weeks in Month
,ello, we took our Journey south 10
Sement. We arrived there on q Sat
sement We arrived there on satur-
lay evening at O'Clock; took a menl nj
|. restaurant and stayed there over
llsht sunday morning found us visit
ng the Catholic church. We werc NJ
loss as To which church to attend Mt
NehihB SO we stopped at the
lrst we came to, not knowing
o what denomination it was
house Of worship, but we soon
ound out. The meeting appeared 10
e report meeting of general con.
esrence held in this vicinity by the
'resbyterlan church. Some lady lee
urer mad given report on Mormon
IN. The report was read off then Mt
ne church. greatly exaggerated
hishing up with an exhortation for Tho
sople to he prepared to meet these
iormon' missionaries.
When meeting was over we ca1,oa 90,
ne pastor, introducing ourselves 10
I'M. asking him to give us a copv of
ne report, but he told us We had IN
END to some other city to get n conv
= though they could not. COPY i'm this
ny. We then asked tie privilege Of
answering and explaining points men
oi'eu IN mat report. We told him
an W l4bli II meeting "a ]
1eir church when they were NOT ns,t ~.
, so the pastor referred us 10 n NJ
amp. the leading elder of their
hurch. 'ler
MI Camp spoke at the meeting. He
as one or the delegates to the con- !
renee. but he would give us no an-
Ver that night, but Informed nc 70
~ on him during the week We
'iled the following day. He refused i,
give us the use Of the church buiI1. =
Another preacher of the Camnbou- !
es read portions Of an article on Mo-
.nism In the Christian Stamina
Ilhted In Cincinnati, at last s,nd,,, ,
'ening service, at which we w,o,o q
'eseht. There is quite stir amonc =
me or the people on account ~ o,,, i
essence. and If some did not fear tbc i
W they would drive MS ont ~ ~
WI but there are others who are s
Yours in the Gospel. +,
l.. w, CUTLER, i,
CHARLES a. HAACKE n
Southern States Mission, !,