Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-12

Mormon. is other books and 146 tracts.
and were treated well by everyone
they mot. 49,. While canvasslng In
Northeast Memphis, President Jones
mad The pleasure of meeting the pastor
of one OF the prominent churches there.
That gentleman said he had long had q
desire to read the Book of Mormon and
readily purchased all the books Pres-
dent Jones had with him. Jan. many
strIngers were present at the regular
Sunday service In Memphis.
Mississippi. Geo. j Gray. president.
511 Miss. ST.. Jackson. Miss.-Four cld
crs holding q cottage meeting at Cot
tagc Springs. Marion county. were re-
quested to administer to a Baptist min
lister. He had been studying some lit
craturc of the Latter-day Saints for
some tlme and declared II his belief
that they were nearer correct according
to Scripture than any other church.
Company "a" Is holding street meet
ings and selling many books In the
coast cities. In two meetings held at
Ncwman's logging camp. the people
said that Elders Joseph S. Schoficld and
Peter Hansen preached the best gos-
pei sermons since Elder Grantham was
there IA years ago. . Elder T. B.
Kinghorn met a man in Biloxi who was
Indifferent toward all ministers of re-
li9ion on account. as he said. 'of their
inconsistency and narrowness OF mind
regarding the doctrines OF eternal pun
lshments and mans destiny" On
hearing the Mormon view he was de-
lighted to find 1t accorded with his own
and Immediately accepted several tracts
and purchased a Book of Mormon
Cowley's talks. and Voice of Warning
While c-anVaSgfnp in JnckSon
President Gray sold a set of Church
works to a gentleman who was we'll
acquainted with Sidney Rigdon. hay-
Ing heard him lecture many times
North Carolina. w. d Criddle. presi-
dent, Box 234. Washington. D. C.-Doc-
tor w. T. Sanders. q faithful Latter
day Saint. and Miss V. K. Peel were
married Jan. 4. Elder Thos c. Biggs
performing the ceremony.
Elders C. w. Moss and E E. Burke
had the pleasure of meeting a Spanish
war veteran In Ponder county. He
was In company With tho Utah boys
while en- route to Cuba. and declares
he never met a more exemplary set of
young men. On invita-
ton from the pastor, Elders C. c.
Mortensen and ]. w. Hartley preached
at a Christian (Campbelllte) meeting
dorsed the elders remarks, which were
confined to baptism. and invited them
to remain to the next days services.
This time the elders spoke upon tne
fourth principle of the gospel and the
preacher took Issue with them. How
ever. he appointed another meeting
for them and many in the congrega-
tion We're heard to say that the doc
trine taught by the elders was the
best they had heard in that section.
e.. Elder ]. Harvey Woolf
reports one baptism at INnston. Reg
ular services are now being held In
the little church at Washington which
was recently repaired by the elders
after II had stood Idle and In an un-
finished state for about 10 years In
the absence of the pastor Elders C. w.
Moss and L. E. Burke were requested
to explain the principles of the gospel
at "sanctificd" meeting near Waltha.
The next day the school teacher sent
them word that an evening meeting
had been appointed for them at the
schoolhouse Nhe pupils notified their
parents and a large crowd came out
South Carolina, Robert Andrus,
president Box 276. Columbia. S. c.
Jan. . a splendid open air meeting was
held on the banks of the Edisto river
by Elders II. s. Robinson and Eugene
Cobbey. at which occurred the first
baptism Of the season in thai confer
ence. Elders G. A. Bag
ley and Chas. F. Barnes report having
received splendid treatment In the dis
trict where they are laborIng. They
have obtained the use of the school
house for services and are receiving
many invitations to visit the people in
their homes. The school.
Mutual Improvement association and
religious services conducted by Elder
Orlando Barrus and his wife at Ca
tawba. Indian nation, are being well
attended Sister Barrus is meeting
with good success In teaching instru-
mental music there.
Ohio. c. ID. Gray. president. Box IL.
station ID" Columbus, Ohio-Beforo
going to Utah Austin Mayficld hved l6
years in Ohio and has now returned
as an elder to fill a mission. and his
relatives and friends are welcoming
him into their homes. Little Helen
Mayneld. daughter of Elder Mayfeld.
has made quite a stir at the school
where she attends. When the class
was reading OF Columbus dIcovering
America she asked where the Indian
originated The teacher could not an
swer and The child recited the history
of the Indian according to the Book of
Mormon. AS result ot noon hour
Helen was taken to the principals
Office and when the teachers had gath
cred she WAS again asked to relate to
them the history of the American In
dian, which she did with q conclusion,
"if you don't believe that they came
from Jerusalem my papa has book
YOU can get which will tell you all
about It,"
Sister Agnes Austin of Salt Lake