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

gcther. also Phoenix city. In the South
Alabama conference.
We then returned TO Taylor county,
ana | aud companion wctc confined
10 our room for two weeks with sick
ness.
We were In Taylor about one month
when We were called to 10 into TwiEgH
county, We there met Elder Thps. Mel
son and II. l.. Jensen. | and Elder
King separated on the 9Th u Novum-
Der. he going into Wllkinroni | into
Dodge. our iabofs together We're Of the
very happlest | have had In my whole
experience. We were one In all thingn.
Going into Dodse county. and Elder
Jensen had city of about 1000 TO la
Dor In. We did not get nm opportunity
to preach there, but We gave away
tracts and made some friends,
We hnd great success In the county.
We were there about two weeks, and
hold n great many public ana family
meetings Many came to hear Us preach.
but the enemy WAS also at work. \
Baptist preacher took pains 60 send HE
son 10 Eastman. the county seat, with
a paper for THE good Christians" to
elan. TO have u driven out. He did
not succeed. one man told u there
were two names on the paper when u
was shown him. and they were both me-
gfocs.
But he made little more success In
tho adjoining county. The old gentle
man wont around himself. ana I was liz
formed by reliable parties, although ]
could not net the paper myself. that
there were forty signatures,
a meeting was called ana sixteen out
Of the forty met at certain
place. There werc four ministers
They could moi agree nH to what to
do To US. or what to say.
our friends were on the nler, and one
night after ~ O'Clock We were aroused
and warned To look out for the mob. 3"
discuss the matter. and our friends
fearing. lest we might be hunted M and
| harmed, set out to nnd Us themselves
and protect us.
An this wns on the 18th of November.
We did not give any heed 10 all their
talk and hustle, and were not harmed
/ In the least
ON the 2ist Of November they held
another meeting In school house at
! Bee Hive. l.. o., TO discuss our ease.
| We were In Eastman at the time look
ing for another Elder In from Lnurcnr
/ county,
We met Elder bronson on the 22nd
80 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 Mt oui
meetings was good. God did bless ~
wonderfully In preaching the word.
| Macon II n large railroad center. "
fact the largest In Georgia, ana great
cotton market II has a population ol
about $1,000 or $4,000.
Myself and companion were cnllct
here TO prepare place to hold our com
ing conference, na II II expected that w
viii hold II here IN Macon soon.
We have obtained the privilege Il
diatribuic tracts and preach ON tn
streets. but not to sell any books In th'
town
We expect 10 do good work here
and We certainly can II God viii b.
with uH. which ! know He Will " W.
seek Him In faith.
There are about thirty-flvc Elder
IN Georgia now at work and uH far a.
know ARE all doing very good work
and are In very good health.
The Headquarters OF the confcrcnc
~ now In Augusta and the Elders arr n
work In there now tracing, holdinl
meetings, etc; my cN-companion I
there. lie. Elder Jas. y, King. and h
writes me that they are getting alon
| very well.
We do appreciate the News" I al
ways read the editorials FIRST Of AL
Congratulations and success to the "Ol
Pioneer Paper" that always speaks tn
truth. Your llrother
j. II. BAl,ltETT