The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-03-25
A Letter from the Far Wesi.

Stafford, Arizona, March 20.
Dear Intelligen cer:-This has been a
hard winter in Arizona for those who
came here for the benefit of the climate
to their health. Only two came from
Messrs. Russell and Palmer. and one
from Oconce, James G. Hull, Of Vest
minster. All three have been carried
back for burial. eympathize with
the bereaved in each case.
My health was greatly improved un-
til Ia grippe attacked me about the list
OF February. That set me back and
reduced my weight ten pounds, but l
have recovered from the grippe and
regaincd part of my lost weight, and
rarely cough, and my lungs feel we'll.
1T s sad to see the disappointment of
some Mormon con verts who are brought
here. A man from Alabama came
here with his sons and 15-ycar-OId
daugiiteT-tile wife refusing to embrace
MOrmonism and come A few days af-
ter they landed the father saw how he
had been imposed upon, and became
very dissatisfied. lie wanted to re-
not receive him. AT his request |
wrote q letter, telling how %repentant
he was and how disgusted wifi Nor
monism, and asking that he be forgiv-
en- and taken back. The good Wife
sent him money to come back and
bring the daughter, and they retu rned
and are happy at home again. He
told me his wife had more sense than
he mad, for she could'no bo duped by
these MOrmOns.
Another family from North Carolina
came and found not the land Of "milk
and honey" nor the joys of religion as
1T had been told them. They returned
while they had means.
Another family from eastern South
Carolina is here, disgusted with Nor
monism and the country. / write these
things II a our people may. know not
to believe these men who come to
them in tho .livery of tho saints'' to
serve the devil.
worship. and are making an effort
to raise funds and build. But Chris
tlans are few and our people are poor
and 1t We succeed in our efforts to
build we must have aid from Chris
tians elsewhere. ! am constantly re-
ceiving letters with one dollar or more
In them, and our building fund is
growing. l have asked that one thous-
q people send me one dollar each,
which will secure us q $4,000 house.
MI. Lawrence Thompson, from Leba-
non, writes me that he wants to be one
OF the Thousand and his Sunday School
class took u collection and 80 they
sent me SO. Thank them and God for
that. How 1t makes my heart rejoice
to receive these letters. lido not get
q cent from it, but if the one thousand
respond, land l believe they will,) how
happy our people will bee just n
dollar from each person does not hurt
any one and helps the cause here 80
"IIRn Tho AJ ~ (- fAJ--ALt
have an adobe building, which is the
only church building in town. I sug-
gest and beg that on the Bird day Of
April three hundred people in Ander-
son County mail 800 letters with lust
one dollar in each. This will not hurt
any of thofe who send it and. it will
be O great help to ne.
Dear render, will you be one Of the
5OO ] May God put 1t in your heart to
say Eyes" and send the dollar. As
soon as they are received / will write
you another letter, giving the names OF
those who send adollar or more. There
is only one Baptist Church within 80
miles OF here, except the one here, and
that one is 10 miles down the valley,
w~orshipping in o school house with
about @ dozen members. There are
ten or fifteen thousand souls within
fifteen miles of this place, with not
over $50 members of local Churches.
viii tho brethren help US in trying to
give them thegoepelq
l read with much interest and pride
OF the improvements in my dear old
meme better. Hoy gladly would I
return and make my home there, but
duty and health seem to say l cannot
do 30 just now. But I long for the
time to come when I can see my way
Clear, both as to duty and health, to be
q citizen of South Carolina.
Reader, remember to mail your let
ter to me on April Sd. Don't forget
b date the dollar.
With best wishes to The Intelligent
Q and its readers, I close.
c. Wardlaw.