Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-12
SOUTHERN STATES
MISSION HISTORY
For Two Weeks Ending Jan. 20. 1910.


For Two Weeks Ending Jan. 20. 1910.
Alabamu. Hans C. Peterson. prcsi-
dent. LoX 100, .,lcL.S -mecy, -llA.-Ai
Monroe county. six VIII attended, meet
inGs were ned dr.InS the week g.
Elders Nelson and Banse.tsr- E,1ers
Randall and Thompson were equally
successful In Mobile county, on oun-
day. the 18TH, By request OF the su@er-
intcndent they occupied part OF the
time at u Methodist Sunday school an1
also held n preaching service lnmeoi :
ately after to which all the coaSreSa
ton remnined. Jan one baptism was
performed by Elder Alma Hogan.
Atlanta. J. w Blazzard. president,
29 Connally street, Atlantl, Ga.-Io re-
celve permission of one trustee 10
preach in n schoolhouse. and at the
hour OF meeting be turned out by an
other. and Immediately after 10 sell Il
Book OF Mormon and other works To n
minister and he asked to hold pinyer
with him. is the unique experience or
Elders Obed A. Nelson and ThornS
Hammond I'm Lincoln county
The elders report prospects for book
ceiling now to be muIh better than
year ago. A minister in Jonesboro m
lust exposed" MornoGism aSa'n, and
rehashed that old story of solomon
Spauld!ng's supposed connection w.t1
the Book of Mormon. Most OF MS Goa
grcgation grew weary and left. but
after the meeting. among the few that
remained a bank cashier and a lawyer
came I'D and each purchased n Book
of Mormon from Elders Leonard Bali
and 6. l. Johnson These elders ma
ius. finished canVassing the place and
upon learning OF the meeting remSln2u
to hear the exposure" with the aooNe
results II has since been learned that
the reverend gentleman who deliVcic1
the discourse had previously called ct
the conference home In Atlanta and on
entering the room began to criticize the
Book of Mormon together with the
Mormon God but never thought or re-
moving his hat while in the hous7. The
Atlanta elders are receiving more IN
vltations to visit the people In their
homes than they are we'll able TO ac-
ccpt
East Kentucky. Albert Oldroyd.
president, Box AZ. Lexington. Ky
Boarding houses as religious meeting
places have been In the lime light with
the elders this week. In one at Paris,
Elders F. j. Solomon and O. p. Eagar
were invited into the parlor where they
had the opportunity of singing some
songs and explaining their work to the
proprietor asked all his boardcrs to
remain and hear what Elders r. l..
Cook and W. +. Smith had to say.
They did so anG expressed themselves
as being we'll pleased. Several books
were sold
Florida, L. L. Myers. president. No.
1888 Highway avenue, Jacksonville
Fla--In Tallahassee Elders Edgar
Meacham and John Tout are having
marked success canyasslng and street
preaching They are making many
friends and the people in general treat
them well. . At Altoona. Elder
Carr met a Methodist minister who
treated him fine, telling him that his
home was always open TO the elders
and they were welcome to the best
he had Elders Hyrum Nelson and
Joseph Beeston spent d splendid week
In Vero, and were treated well. There
was one exception. however. the Sun
day school superintendent had rallied
on them but as they left q visitor at
the superintendents house followed
them out and said, Gentlemen. my
home is open To you" They accepted
the proffered hospitality appointed a
meeting in the schoolhousc and are re-
joicing over the bett meeting ever
held In the south The experience OF
having house packed to the doors
VIII honest hearted men and women
who listen attentlvcly to your mes
sage and call for six Books OF Nor
mon and many smaller books at its
close would make any elders heart re-
Joice. Among the listeners was u gem
tleman who had visited the Joseph
Smith memorial monument and who
spoke with words OF praise for that
magnificent work and the people who
erected 1t. Another one gave them 81 for
a Book OF Mormon. refusing TO accept
change. ElGcrs c. II. Wilde and
S II Winters write the past week has
been full of experience to them They
arc travelling entirely without purse
or scrip and received the best OF food
and lodging, on the 18th at Fort
Pierce. Baptist minister. nelghbor TO
the man with whom the Elders wero
stopping, came over to spend the eve
ming and although somewhat bitter at
first ne soon became deeply interested
and full of inquiries concerning Nor
monism. Its origin anG mission. on
the 18th they were given diner by a
man who had never before seen n
Mormon elder After dinner the elders
proceeded TO nearby house in their
regular work OF canyasslng and were
again Joined by their host who had
become quite interested and announced
his home Is always open To such men
Our hrst street mertIng in
Sylvester. Ga, was a success" writes