Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-27


has not nor could not be made known
t0 YOU through our weekly repotta'
as our distribution OF tracts and books
has been comparatively small ana OIL
though n0 haptisms are reported I feel
DO the most Cncctual Uf nu out lahuie.
HSinco getting OF at the Evergreen
stau1n. Aus a. we haven't spent
cent for food or transportation.
and have boon entertained at tho best
hotels and incest of homes in the
land
"Our method has been to arrange
to hold meetings at "a settlement and
announce DO Boo tho schools and pubic
places and take no thought as 90
where we should stay until az the
close Of the meeting, and then am
nounco our methods OF travelling ana
state that an invitation 20 the nome
of any one would Doe thankfully rec
coivpd. aud during our stay. which has
been from two 10 seven days az
place. our time has been spent IN VS.
iting with those who invited as 60
visit them. and by distributing tracts
after the meetings every one had
chance Co read Of Mormonism.
"Ou three different occasions we have
been refused the churches TO speak in,
but O. has resulted each time IN be-
ing "a great benefit to us, and dctti-
mCut to the minister who did g.
First at a place called Nauwyck tho
Baptist minister refused us iu an UNI
christian way, ana the nystandels
non church mcmborsl invited MS to
set ourselves and our grips down 10
rest while they hunted as place to
preach in. After securing us large
hail Co speak iu during the week we
were invited TO go home with one of
the men who said he was a lover ct
fair play and q despiser of opposite
actions.
Next was at Thundre city, where we
were refused both church and school
house by "a man who was the trustee
of both Through the digust OF tho
better part OF the businessmen of the
place at such actions and the charity
of the proprietor Of the Kentucky
Home thotcD we were invited to hold
meetings iu the parlor Of tho hotel
and TO put up there as long as we
wished 60 stay.
Third was here at ola. After got
ting consent OF the trustees Of tho
Methodist Episcopal church on Satur-
day last the minister came and held
meeting on sunday. at which we were
present He ignored the trustees, and
refused us the house. This created
such "a disturbance among the congre-
CATION, nineteenth of whom were In
sympathy with US. that they rustled
lamps and made ready for us TO hold
meetings ln the schoolhouse. The eX-
ira disturbance as in both previous
occasions resulted I'm n large crowd
and tomorrow is our last Of six meet
ugs held here.
we have made many friends and
leave Monday en- route 10 Emmett, 30
miles south, but win tract and hold
meetings on the way and expect 90
reach Boise soon"
From letters and reports o. Elders
Thomas and Jones their success has
beon equally ass good. and they have
just arrived ut Boise, whore they will
do "a little work, visiting newly bap-
tizcd members and Investigators, be-
fore they goo out To complete the Couu-
try work between Nampa and Cald-
wen.
soon after tine above letter w-.
written 10 was thought advisable ..
open up conference with head
quarters at Great Falls, Montana, and
President Moncur ANA Elder Edward
Jones were transferred fom the Boise
conference to Great Falls. Montana,
Elder Moucur to preside.
From letter just received from
Elder Mnncur we give the following
extracts. CAS- our reports show oul
g-pcnses ore pretty high here, but
feel that our expense OF hall rent "a.
accomplished, however. we app.o ..
your generous 0fer mission lucr..t
Co pay hail rent which the elders up
60 this time had paid out Of their
own pockets and 1 hope before an
other year has passed TO see a self
supporting conference here. and then
some. ] think we have fully 40 fam
HES OF friends and investigators, many
of which number are sincere and pro- /
ssiug in their investigation.
on account OF not having "a sufi- |
Client number Of elders ! should not
have opened up the Great Falls con
ference as early as we did IL ID had
not been for the inspiration of Elder
Geo. +. Richards, who upon passing 1
through that city felt the importance F.
Of that move being made and suggest /
ed same to me.
From letter dated az Caldwell. |
Idaho, Feb. 9, written by Conference J
President T.. Thomas, Jr., we learn .
that he and Elder Mathews had been
visiting investigators iu Boise CITY and F.
that they expected TO baptize Eve new 4
members. They had visited Nampa 1
branch and found the people well iu |
healih ana IN a good condition spirit |
uaily with prospects of baptizing a few i
new members. Elder Thomas saws I
that the elders az Wois r md consid- |
cradle sickness I'm that banch and they
report 60 him that tncy have some in |
Nestlgators about ready for baptism.
He reports that the elders IN Weiser
We're happily disappointed as Il had 1
been understood by them that the in- /
habitants Of that town were very bitter /
and full Of prejudice, instead of which |
tneF md them somewhat friendly but /
wholly Indifferent so much SO that Z
the elders can sell no books and can
give away comparatively few tracts 1
They have. however q few very /
earnest Investigators there and havo /
found about "a dozen Saints with ]
whom they have held sacrament meet-
ing every Sunday
Brother Thomas speaks On the letter /
here referred TO OF a couple az small |
towns between Caldwell and Payetta |
on the main railroad line that are iugt |
over the Idaho state line into OREGON /
He says there are a few saints there /
who want the elders 90 stop OF and /
baptize and bless their children and !
he says that the saints think there Id /
a good chance for the elders 10 do /
some successful missionary work /
there. have instructed El6er
Thomas that those towns are WITHIN
the boundaries Of his conference and /
have directed him 90 minister unto /
them ~ his earliest convenience.
] might go on with extracts from, t,c
letters Of other elders from am rart- |
~ the mission showing similar con-
diuons 10 those reclted above ,rer,
10 not that my letter has aIroaiy
grown too lengthy Suffice ID fo e.e,
lhe interest," in the great work of Nor