Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-09

gether; also Phoenix City, in the South
Alabama conference.
We then returned TO Taylor county,
and ] and companion were confined
10 our room for two weeks with sick
ness
We were IN Taylor about one month
when We were called TO go into Twggs
county, we there met Elder Thos. Mel
son and h. L. Jensen. | and Elder
King separated on the 9Th Of Novem-
ber he going into Wilkinson; ] into
Dodge our labors together We're of the
very happlest / have had in my whole
experience We we're one In all things
Going into Dodge county, and Elder
Jensen had a city OF about 1000 TO la
Dor In. We did not get an opportunity
10 preach there, but we gave away
tracts and made some friends.
We had great success In the county
We were there about two weeks, and
held a great many public and family
meetings. Many came 10 hear US preach,
But the enemy was also at work. a
Baptist preacher took pains 60 send his
son to Eastman, the county seat, with
a paper for The good Christians to
elgn, 10 have Us driven out. He did
not succeed one man told US there
We're two names on The paper when II
was shown him, and they were both ne
groes
But he made a little more success In
the adjoining county. The old gentle
man went around himself, and | was IN
formed by reliable parties, although |
could not get the paper myself that
there were forty SIGNATURES
a meeting was called and sixteen out
OF the forty met at certain
place There were four ministers.
They could not agree as TO what TO
do TO US, or what 20 say.
Our friends were on the alert and one
night after II O'Clock we were aroused
and warned to look out for the mob.
This was the night that the men met 10
discuss the matter, and our friends
fearing, lest we might be hunted up and
harmed. set out to find US themselves
and protect us.
All this was on the 18th Of November
We did not give any heed TO all their
talk and hustle, and were not harmed
In the least
on the 2lst OF November they held
another meeting in school house at
Bee Hive, =, o., to discuss our case.
We were in Eastman at the time look
ing for another Elder in from Laurens
county
We met Elder Bronson on the 22nd
so left Dodge county for Macon.
Our friends in Dodge are many and
very kind. We were given all we could
have desired and the attendance at our
meetings was good God did bless US
wonderfully In preaching the word.
Macon is large railroad center In
fact the largest In Georgia, and a great
cotton market II has a population Of
about 10000 or $4,000.
Myself and companion We're called
here TO prepare place to hold our COM
ing conference, as II is expected that We
will hold It here In Macon soon.
We have obtained the privilege TO
distribute tracts and preach on the
streets, but not TO sell any books In the
town.
We expect to do a good work here,
and we certainly can il God will be
with us. which know He Will II we
seek Hin In faith.
There are about thirty-five Elders
IN Georgia now at work and as far as
know are all doing very good work,
and are in very good health
The Headquarters Of the conference
Is now In Augusta and the Elders are at
work IN there now tracing, holding
meetings, etc. my ex-companion Is
there, lie. Elder Jas. 4. King and he
writes me that they are getting along
very well.
We do appreciate the News al
ways read the editorials first OF all.
Congratulations and success TO the "Old
Pioneer Paper" that always speaks the
truth. Your Brother,
J. 4. BARRETT.