Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-25
|sE MISSIONARY FIELDS
~ TIRE HANDS OF A MOB.
4, Ilde. Captured but Finally Set Free
unhsrmed.
Shreveport, La, Nov, s, 1899,

Shreveport, La, Nov, s, 1892
be Editor;
r, I'M Iune 18th Of this year We had
! W., 81 about thlrty-hve Elders. But
y, thought wise 20 take all the
4 out but four during the hot
--sf months. Elder d. A. Broad
/, vas also transferred and Elder
Hobson was appointed TO FIJI the
Many,
M weather has been hot and dry,
am health has been excellent, and
I've much 10 thank the Lord for.
/ X. have performed a number OF bap-
4 =, isrlng the summer, and have In
conference about 1870 Saints. About
a This number are members Of
IA Rock branch. which is located
abse and NatchltOches parishes.
M Elder Robson and his companion
lv hssn laboring all summer. They al
| ave a Sunday school that would be
l honor 70 any community. II seems
4, Ne work has been progressing too
h,ily FOR the adversary. He began to
1 ssr bis forces and found assistance
yre Of The leading members Of the
5rthes. On July 22nd, mob Of thir-
m waited on the Elders and asked
ir 70 leave the country, which they
fused to DO. The same day mob
} lid on US and gave US twenty-f0ur
D M 10 leave. We had previously
! iie arrangements to leave that place
trpQariy, 50 We left the following
b.
About the middle Of September We
4 ma lhs other Elders at Red Rock,
are We had a pleasant time for q
N gesks, laborlng among the Saints
D. friends. Meanwhile our enemies
fUi holding meetings against US. We
fin waited on by committees asking us
b savs They finally came out In
~ Seyenly-eight came on to Elder
Frf. as he happened to be alone laid
n With sore foot The lady forbid
Ben catering the house. one, a preach
\ vas allowed 10 come IN, but would
fiys nothing further TO say than 10
Pc hin to leave as soon as he was
b.
few days after Elders Titensor and
pre- vent north 10 meet new Elders
p Elder H0bsOn and myself remained
Victoria. About sunset Oct. 18th,
''siy.hre men armed with sh0tguns
/ q nlskets came on us. We were stay
~ q John 4. Jones. who had been a
~ irieni 10 the Elders ever since they
ElN came IN, Before he could allow
Isn 10 zee US he made them promise
'I hey would do US no violence. All
w had to say was that they would
tt s III Sunday night TO leave. AZ
,,iss looked very gloomy. we deemed
Y NN2ble 10 leave til we could make
W. arrangements. We concluded TO
'et our quarters to Shreveport, so
slsi len days We went back to pack
~ lungs Tor shipment. Before going
. le'ofia, we went TO Bro. Dendy's,
isS niles from Victoria. where we
~ an appointment with some OF the
.s.hien 70 s,raighten up some Of the
',.H q the branch.
W net the brethren. completed our
's1A and started at two o'clock for
,p,e.9tlsl accompanied by Bro. A. c,
,s.ssS We had gone but few rods
7. ~ 1ie house when two men sprang
~ s,l Win sh0tguRs leyeled at us de-
49, " u 10 throw up our hands. We
y " While one Of them searched us
/. !. seapohs The other holding his gun
4 = lhey also examined the contents
". M gfips. They then took us about
.-.E mo the woods where they built
I, ~.pe o. fires. Messengers were sent
!. y. v l9'lIy others. The day broke be-
N many arrived. Several had coffee
!, D.sakiasi sent 10 them. A crowd
! w, 'hirty'hve had gathered about
y, ~ when after much parleying.
I ~ Z, sssciaed 70 let us 80, provided we
I. ~ '. ,sa'e that vicinity for good and
N n "a We train that night at Roberts
W. seIe thankful to get away and
,,1 s..asu me hand Of the Lord In our
/, ~ ,anoe' We left on the night train
. s'oluil any o. the Saints In Zion have
~,a NJ, I, Or friends IN the State, we
an" pleased 10 visit them at their
y ~ Elder Hobson's address will
~ y "a ., shreveport, Ga. Your brother
~ NfTTT-D