Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-01

the week. setting the time for Friday.
Jan. 18th. We continued ON south |
through the country canvasHing and
holding some family meetings. but CO..
turned 10 Hurricane Branch school
house IN time Tor 10 hll our appoint
mont II was "a very dark night
There were not many out. and those
that were with the exception Of three
or four lndlrl were of the young type
~ manhood who usually 80 90 religious
worship for NO good Tor Themselves or
anybody else. There Fecmd To- Doe %
freezing" spirit manifest that night
After meeting was dismissed we con-
cludcd that the rchoul house was 60 Doe
our lodging place Tor the night Elder
Marston was tifci and prepared 20 re
tire, ! was sitting by the stove think
ing over the scenes 90 the past fow
months, when suddenly a voice seemed
20 say unto me. you Elders should not
stay here tonight and there came over
me q feeling of rcatlrHHncHE. ! spoke
TO my companion nud asked him N be-
was asleep. / told him 10 seemed Co
me that We ought not 90 stay In
that house. There was house some
800 yards distant. where we had
stayed before. and the pru-
PIE thcrv had good spare bed.
We therefore concluded 10 30 there.
We were Invited in and received ns
good lady ~ the house Hot about pre-
pairing uH some supper and having oc-
cusluu 90 go 10 the door she was SUR
prlscd t1 pee lights nc the school house.
She called nor husbands attention To-
the fact and he inquired N we had NE
IRE IN the stove. We told him no,
that We were particular 90 sec that tha
ERE was 40 out before we loft. but
while coming from the school house 90
his place. we had noticed some lights
along the road some distance away
We rat down tu supper and while oat-
lng "Hnllnu'' wnH heard outside. our
host went out ln answer 10 10. and rec
maincd out Tor rumc time. After Dc
came M We heard yollH uH u people
were giving vent Co their feelings by
disturbing the uelEhhorhood / asked
Mt, Morris what u was, but he cVudcd
the question. and said that such noises
were frequently heard on the road
Nothing more was said about a. II
being late we soon retired 60 our beds
Elder MurHton remarked that he could
see why we should not stop az the
school house. We felt that the Lord
had warned ua To- leave there. 90 keep
Us from the hands 0f mob. This AZ
tcrwnrdH proved correct Tor word was
sent 90 "a mot 90 come back 10 that
uolrhhurhoud or we would be
whipped" We were only saved by the
Intervention Of Mr.. Morris.wh1se guests
We Were, ana who would not let them
take uH from his house. We knew the
hand NJ the Lord was over az. We cone
tlnucd on In our labors IN that county
making many friends and spreading
the Gospcl truths. The Lord con-
tinucd 10 open the way for us "a
preach ia many places, nnnlfcsiing
himself to ~ IN various ways thereby
strengthening our testimonies day by
day.
About the first Of March we We're In
formed By our conference president
that two Elders were ON their way 60
Burnwell county, one 90 labor with me
and one with Elder Marston. with in
Htructlons TO divide the county ana la
Dor there until further orders. l re-
ceiyed my companion on March 9Th.
Elder W. /. Burke, OF Arizona. We We're
10 labor Ia the southern portion ~
Barnwcll county until April lat, then 20
go TO Charleston 20 attend council
meeting, which was 10 be held there
April 6th ana 9Th
Again while laborinE with Elder
Burk In Barnwcll county. the Lord
manifested unto as that lie answers
the prayers Of His servants. We were
deslroua of holding meetings In "a small
railroad town in the Southern railway
system called ulmorH. and knowing
the bitter feeling that ~ cngcndcred
towards Mormon" Elders loo those
towns. we repaired 90 the woods, when
we got In sight OF tho town, and asked
the Lord TO bless uH ln our efforts 60
obtain a building 90 hold meetings in.
and 10 pour our HIS Spirit upon uH,
that we might be- enabled by the power
| of the same 10 declare the word OF God
unto them and warn them a. fear Him
and keep His commandment
We then entered the place ana almost
the first man we met was the chairman
OF tho school board, From him We OBJ
taincd permission 10 use tho school
| house Tor one night,
We had about fifteen men ana boys
| present and we explained our mission
/ 10 them. The result was that we re-
/ ccived an Invitation 90 preach on the
| following Sunday evening. ut which the
entire population Of the village seemed
10 be present Yet. some time previous
| TO this threats had been made that the
| Mormon Elders" would be run out of
there. II they ever attempted 20 preach
/ IN Ulmers but IN this case the Lord
worked upon the heart Of the people In
! order TO answer our prayers and that
| they might receive n warning Of the
| judgments he VIII pour out upon them
n they do not repent
After attending our council meeting
ne Charleston | was assigned 20 labor
IN this. brunswick county. y. c.. along
with Elder Thos. Il. Norton. Hero 1
have lnborod In connection with him;
| also with Elder David Hughes my
| present companion. Through ull the
| shifting scenes OF missionary llfr ] have
seen ana felt the power ~ the Lord
| made manifest and know that the work
! that ! am doing viii be "a lasting teatl-
mouy 10 me and TO many others,
Your brother In the Gospel,
SYLVESTER Low JR,