Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-26

| Elders Samuel L. Smith and Arthur
c. Peterson left three Books OF Nor
mon. 30 small books and 800 tracts In
| the small town OF Greenfield, Weakley
county. Some time ago Elders David
| w. Archibald and Guy b. Davis were
| threatened by a mob In I1auderdaie
county. This week Brother Holngs
head writes. stating that fight took
| place after the elders left between the
| ring leader of the mob and the son of
| Mr.. E. ]. Jones. Mr Jones, who is a
| friend, being a large land owner took
the matter to law and in the trial
mob rule and Mormon rights were
discussed. The county judge George
Young. upheld the law against mob
rule In very strong terms and stated
that Mormon preachers had a perfect
right to preach in that county and
that the law stood back of them. Mr.
Hollingshead writes that Luckett the
mob leader. has since sold out and that
the judges ruling made a lasting I'M
preston upon the people. The elders
have an invitation to return to Lau-
dcrdale county and II Is believed thnt
all will be quiet there from now on.
Conference headquarters has beer
changed from 1874 Poplar avenue. TO 202
Court street. Memphis.
Nortn SufOil1u, W. u CTlQules pres
ident, Box 234, Washington, y. C.-Pres-
ident Crddle is holding branch confer
cnces and visiting the elders through
out the conference. a Free VIII Bap-
tLst minister invited Elders Goodwin
and Payne to spend Sunday with him
and also hold a service at the church,
which they did, the church choir fur
nishing music at the meeting. When
they left the minister subscribed for
4 ,oh l,f
son purchased Book OF Mormon.
These elders are sending in excellent
reports from johnson county and say
that their greatest trouble Is keeping
enough books and tracts on hand.
. Good results are being obtained
by Elders ]. A Mortensen and S. S.
Duke in canvasSlng the small towns In
Duplin county. A hotel proprie-
tor entertained Elders C. w Moss and
E. F.. Burk free of charge while they
canvassed the city of Atkinson, Pendcr
county, and gave them hearty invita-
tion to return at an carly date.
Mississippi. George ]. Gray. preSi-
dent Darbrm, MisS.-Two Christian
(Campbellite) ministers. working on n
church hn Lamar county, purchased
Voco of Warning of Elders Joseph S
Schofield and Peter Hansen. and in
finished they would be welcome to
preach in it. One of them further re-
marked that II the Campbellite church
was not right he believed the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints
was. The Latter-day Saint
chapel at Red Star which was blown
down in a September gale last year,
has just been rebuilt by Elders Osmond
Call and Orris Jerman. At the time OF
~. Al I'll.
were opposed to the cause looked upon
the incident as a mark of divine wrath
against the Mormons, but they are now
somewhat amazed at the progress made
and blessings enjoyed by that same
people. These elders also report one
baptism.
Ohio, C. D. Cray. president. Box Al,
Columbus, O.-ElderS w A. Walker
and j. A. Tanner. In Toledo. report the
death of Mr. James and Mrs. Hurd, two
warm friends of the elders and earnest
Investigators of the gospel
President Gray and Elder Hall have
just completed three weeks trip
through the southern counties and re-
port the saints and friends there glad
to see them Several well attended
meetings were held, On Feb. .. Elders
r. c. Tanner and A. T. Smith of
Cincinnati. went to Middleton, where
they divided time with two of the Re
organte elders; each pair was given
an hour in which to present their re-
spective Views and our elders feel that
much good VIII come from the discus
sion. Brother Alfred Russell. local
member. has recently sold three Books
of Mormon and in many other ways
helped the work along being in a posi-
ton to present the gospel to people
whom the elders cannot reach.
South Carolina. Robert Andrus.
president, Box 276. Columbia. S. c.
on Sunday, Jan. %, Sister Ann Jefcoats
passed away. Aunt Ann, as she was
familiarly known, has been a mother to
many a Mormon elder. She was one
OF the first TO join the Church in
Orangcburg county, and endured much
persecution for the rospers sake. Pres
ident Andrus conducted the funeral
services. and 125 people listened with
rapt attention to his remarks. Brother
Wiley Branham died on Jan. 27. having
suffered from sunstroke since last sum
mer Brother Branham was faithful
member Of the Church and VIII be
greatly missed in the community
where he lived. Because no
pastor appeared at the Advent church
where they were attending. Elders
RoDlnson and CohpleN were lnSSted TO
conduct the services. They ed 80
with pleasure and the good sized con-
greGatIon listened with interest to their
words. and at the close they were as
sured that the house would be subject
to their use at any time, On
seeing Elders Wright and Whitaker
enter 4 certain small town the people
procured the schoolhouse and asked the
elders to preach They did so, and say
tho people seemed hungry for Nor
monism.
Virginia. NJ. j. Tilbury. president.
Box iSa, Roanoke. Va.-Last week IN
Roanoke. iS books were sold and 1S7
tracts distributed by Elder r. b. Ma
tor; 42 books and 210 tracts by Elder
Henry Robinson. Brother
Daniel Beasly OF Hanover county has
just a;ed. He has always been a
stanch friend to the elders. and they
sincerely sympathzo with his family
and friends in their sorrow. b..
Elder Arthur Manning has been trans
ferred to East Tennessee TO teach
school w, II. LARSON.
Mission Secretary.