Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-28
MISSION FIELDS.


TO the Editors
In the latter part Of September. 1897.
I received n letter from Iiox II. Salt
Lake city. aud ON the 9Th day OF De-
csmbcr 1897. I bid my wife. children
and friends n fond farewell. With n
prayer for God to be with uH until we
meet again. I loft my home In Snow
fake. Arizona. for the Southern states.
on December 10Th. I was ordained
seventy and Hct apart for mission to
the southern States by Elder George
Tcaadalc Upon arriving at Chattn-
hooga. Tom. / was assigned TO the
Mississippi conference.
In company with ~. l.. Doncy. from
Idaho. ana four Elders bound Tor the
louisiana conference I lcft chatta-
nooga on December 2snd. on the fol-
lowing morning ! met one OF my coun-
inH ON the tfnin, which was a fulfll.
mont OF a,pfimiHe made inc by "a Patri-
arch nftccn years before. This cousin
was OF a branch OF the family We had
not heard u for fifteen years.
commenced my labor In Madison
county. For the first three weeks II
rnincd almost continuously.
ON January 18TH and 10th we held
conference. In Jackson. Elders y. NJ
Lyman. Cowlcy and President Kim.
ball preached the Gospel to the people
but only few awaited themselves Of
the privilege ~ hearing these Gospel
mcsscnEcrs. was then assigned TO
lowndca county with Elder .. H.
Jones' We spent the time until March
bth IN Columbus, the nrirtocrntic city
Of Mississippi We made many fricndn
both In and out Of the city. On April
sth ] commenced travelling with Elder
9. a. Parish. and ON the ssth was re.
lectrd by Elder Y. II. condie nn q coun.
tclor. From then until November LIST
! travelled In thirty counties, lnborinR
with the Elders. holding protrnctcd
meetings and branch conferences with
the Saints. The Lord has greatly
blessed me In all my labors.
My great desire ON leaving home was
70 mud my fathers relatives. my sue
cess has been uoatcr than ! ever nn-
ucipatcd. I have been miracuiouHly
led TO peoples houses To spend III.
night. and during the evening found
that they We're near relatives. I have
seen the hand Of the Lord made manl-
lest many times IN divers wnyr.
We have seen Immediate healing OF the
sick In numerous cases. Hcourgea on
those who turn M from their doors:
towns that rejected Us have burned
20 the ground, ministers lighting IN
have fallen dead In their puipitH:
others have been cursed with n linger-
ms sickness Tor disappearing our God.
There II one case of healing n child
that was born blind. but signs do not
convert the unhclicNcrH: they have be-
come 20 dnrkcncd In their unbeiiof. that
here are but Few who even have re-
Agious desire. except where they think
y VIII aid them Ia their unholy ambi-
tons
During october I was quarantlned
N New orlcnnf. and had a cas-. o. yell
low fever, however. II was very light
ani soon over, Not 20 with Elders
conde and Kent They had severe
case and u was TO walt ON them that
cam" To jackson On October alHt. As
soon uH the quarantine was raised,
ihey We're beginning To Improve and In
has than u month able To go 20 work
ana have now completely recovered.
When Elder Rich visited our confer
ence IN July last. h. advised US 10 cH-
nhhsh headquarters somewhere where
" could have an office. ut which all
NE conference work could be attended
70 and We would be kept In close touch
With each other nniwith the presidency.
Accordingly We established an office In
Jackson, aud We find II IN an excellent
anu INSURED moyc.for everything moves
~ much Smoother than In the old way.
nave been DOING the office work since
november list ana working some In the
Wy IN connection with Elder a. II.
futtnr my companion.
une thing | have learned from OK
pefirnce and am sorry to know II n
,hr cnte' That In this. one Of the clos
vs. years Of the nineteenth century,
hefe should b. places In this broad
anu N liberty whore free speech n
roy allowed, and the officers OF the law
WI refuse any protection To American
NtehH' even when no charge II made
asalnst them. aud mob violence was
spl, sa1ened' Three times have ! been
uuNen out by mobr. The last time We
splenlcd 10 an officer, who refused M
oleclion They threatened To hang ~
We ever put foot In their town again,
he,e experiences. and others OF a sim
~ i hnd. are as nothing compared with
Wy many pleasant experiences with
ahlrh the Elder IN blessed. There arr
many more days OF sunshine than
s sn,w In the experience OF u mission
Alter combating the prejudice and
Nnslnus Ignorance In the city for two
,oh,hH we gladly accepted an invita-
s gn ron brother and Sister Strong "a
snue out 10 their home near Crystal
spnnga and spend New Years. Any
y" VINO has been fortunate enough q
49, These people VIII know at once
pleasant time we had, An APP
nnunent had been given out for a
AZ uhs on sunday. and. though thu
~ mM cold and disnRreeable. some OF
cu'iEhbofH came In To hear the word
roi' a pleasant conversation. last
40 lvf some time, finally gave way q
o,ood meeting. after which we pariook
ny excellent dinner.
IN shold have returned TO the office
h rnonlay, but our friends desired ~
v,mhln ana conduct the funeral ser.
det 39yer the remains OF n child that
Jpll,' sunday morning, "A daughter OF
ps,,is ana Tanner Hood. The case was
ihs,,uihfly distressing from the fact
io-, ms ~, was tho sixth child they had
M mere We're no other ministers In
M ,vountty "a unless we would stay
sn,,,ral services could DO had.
10 soeNNormon' Elder Is always willing
Gees,,ll MEDIATE people. and we gladly
tinorsd the Invitation 10 preach IN,
Rhn morning we went 10 the Pine
avail e,nsiery, eight miles distant, and
nourr lhe arrival Of the company OF
There was a large crowd