Show I ELDERS IN NORTH H CAROLINA MT Mr AVREY Surry Burry county county N C Aug 80 30 1894 I t thought a word from the old state of North Carolina would world interest the many readers readell of your newsy paper The rhe people of ot this state are a good hospitable people and are kind to our Elders Eldera as a rule We held beld our conference at Sandy Bandy Level Pittsylvania county Virginia on the and of August President E S B Kimball Kirn ball was wa present and we bad had a very good time The congregation was large and all aU seemed to be Interested and listened attentive attentive- attentively attentively attentively ly to what was said After meeting on the all aU assembled at a mill mUl pond baptism and attended to 0 the ordinance of bap bap- I which was performed by one of our Elders and was wae witnessed by many inquisitive people who wanted to see how Mormons initiated a person Into their Church At the council meeting the Elders aU all expressed themselves as feeling well welland welland and enjoying their labors boll There are r laboring b rID In this confer conference enoe ence at the present p time On the morning of the 2 t a a a sober lober look overspread the face of 01 each Elder for the time tUDe had bd come for each to start for tor his hll field of labor Jabor and search for the honest hearts that are scattered throughout hout the world A shaking of hands and God ble bless l you brother f 11 was returned by all aU and each pair of Elders started out with a stronger determination to bear the good tidings to all aU men The fruit and wheat crops in this state were a failure this year but com Dorn comand cornand and tobacco are looking tine line and the people will have bave plenty to do them another year Pray Praying InK God to bless bleu all those that are trying to serve Him I remal your brother in 10 the Gospel T S PRIDAY FB rB Secretary |