Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-30

vited out to dinner several times by
leading citizens . . Prest. Chas A.
Calls recently paid the Jacksonville
| branch visit. He also held a priest
hood meeting which was very much
appreciated by those who were pres
ent.
Georgia--Wm. L. Francom. presi-
dent BOX is9. Macon, Ga,-Columbus
| city that has been quite bitter in
years past, is being quite successfully
worked by Elders r. G. Walker ana
| Reece Green. The previously
appointed meeting by Elders j. II
| Humphreys and Ernest l.. Allen at
statesboro June 26. was largely attend
ed, II being the first time many OF
the people had heard Mormonism one
baptism was performed by Elder Allen.
kcntucky--A. Theo Thorup, presi-
dent PA West Chestnut St, Louis
vile, Ky.--Elders j. Alvin Decker ana
Reuben Brasher. laboring in Marion
county report eight well attended meet
ings for the week. Three baptisms are
reported as follows: One by Elders
G. W. Farnsworth and Fred Haynes
IN Holloway county; one in Maceo,
Daviess county, by Elders T. q. Richie
son and Albert Moon: and Elders Neil
NJ stewart and Horace S. Miller report
one at Southville, Shelby county.
Middle TennesSec-S A. Worthen
president, Box 269. Memphis. Tenn.-At
winchester. Elder Arthur q. Peterson
met man. distinguished I'm press and
political circles in Tennessee and the
south, who related a personal expert
cnce about as follows; Twenty years
ago two Mormon Elders preached in
the court house here At the close Of
the meeting they informed the people
of their way OF travelling and requested
entertainment. | invited them to my
home. and we had many conversations
and I can truthfully say that I never
met two more refined sincere and con-
scientious young men In my life. Sew
eral years later while walking through
the temple grounds in salt Lake city
l met at the Information Bureau n very
pleasant trio, two ladies and a gentle
man. As soon as I introduced myself
one OF the ladies' asked. DO you live
in Winchester. Tennessee? Yes l
answered. Then she said, Two of our
elders stopped with you few years
ago, and they told me of the kindly
treatment they received at your hands,
I was treated most courteously while / |
remained in Salt Lake city and was
many times repaid for my Kindness to |
those Mormon elders. | cast my bread |
upon the waters and after many days |
IL returned. increased many fold"
Brother Frank +. Rhodes. Sunday |
sCnOOl OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES at lfdEuft ulfu
June 2S Of sciatic rheumatism. leaving |
a wife and four children. He had been |
a member OF the Church three years |
and will be greatly missed I'm the COM
munty Company "a" met with |
excellent success in Shelbyville, dispos-
ing OF 50 small books. 800 tracts and
holding n well attended street meeting,
Nississippi-L p Green, president.
Darbun, Mlss.-President Green and
Ave elders have Just completed a series
Of spirited meetings at Montrose.
Five meetings I'm one neighborhond is J
the record Of Elders Osmond Cali and
s. A. Kay. At the close OF a cot
tage meeting at Bunkerhill. June is.
the man Of the house applied for bap- |
tsm. Elders Jos. ;. Schoheld and
A. A. Lewis had the privilege Of ad-
dressing the people at a Baptist prayer
meeting on the evening Of June
81, while canvassing about four miles
from Columbus. Elders +, NJ. Morris
and Ernest @. Bates were mistaken for
Jail breakers in Alabama and arrested.
They used their ministers license and
clergy permits in a vain attempt TO
prove their Identity, and were carried
back to Columbus on arriving at |
police headquarters the officers were
quickly informed by the chief that they J
had bagged the wrong parties. The
ELDERS supplied all the blue coats with
literature and were given 81 with which |
% purchase lodging for the night.
Four baptisms were performed at Oar
lun July by Elder Leonard Kingsford |
. After consulting some OF the lead
ng members OF mis- congregation the
minister at GAINESVILLE kindly consented
o the use of his church for services by
elders Jos. :. Schohed and Arthur a. !
evils a nice crowd attended the Z
Meeting and the preacher gave them /
warm invitation to call upon him when
Yer they We're in that section. r
North Carolina-E r. Branch. pres z
dent. 6i0 n. Brevard st, Charlotte. | a
g C.--Elders Andrew Goodwin and ,
Daniel Peterson baptized one at !
DUNN and held several well attended .
meetings Elders G. w. Moss
nd A. r. Hudson held three meet =,
ngs at Avelaon and the crowd grew ,
irger each night, there being one hum .
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