| Show missionary work la in Virgi iiii editor enquirer I 1 learn that tho the ENQUIRER is la now a 0 homespun paper throughout and this reminds nie me that I 1 have not writ ten you a word yot yet about my mission mission ary labors my experience is IB that U usual sual to nil all tho the elders traveling in in tho the southern states and whon ono one lias detailed his failures and success es eq tho the story is is told for all while I 1 bavo suffered no violence I 1 hava ro tho the usual amount of threaten ings and mot met with the frown of bigotry C try the finger of scorn tho the sound bound of calumny and tho joers jeers of tho the igmos ant but though a few treat me ina thus by far tho the greater number are so 60 wholly indifferent indi ferent to the principles of re religion ai ig ion that they treat all its advocates with silent contempt the pa people 0 p I 1 0 of this region are generally hos hospitable bitable and inclined to treat tho the stranger to tho the best that can ho be afforded when tho traveler is is from that far famed country tho the groat great west they ply him with all kinds of questions regarding tho the climate productions duct duc tiong ions weather soil boil inhabitants and railroads and I 1 find my knowledge of the resources and other statistical information of tha west acs quite as useful as the principles of the faith I 1 am sent to teach F for or by first gat gaining I 1 ning tho the acquaintance acquaint anco of tho the people confidence is is created and friendship commenced so that the words of tho the gospel of peace con can ho be given to those thosa that at first would not listen to a word up to td tho the present I 1 have hao preached at ten different meetings meeting in in public held bold several fireside meetings and expounded the I 1 principles naci of our faith to scores of individuals have Havo put in circulation hundreds of tracts shown many the tha album views of utah and to many also the stereoscopic views views I 1 brought with me which were selected to give the char actor of utah scenery and tho the architectural tec tural improvements of our people but bufa three have been baptized by me up to date and these wore in men a n who had been investigating for some time and had heard many discourses from missionaries missionaries who had preceded me in in this district so as somo some have gown that I 1 might reap I 1 am owing so ning for others to reap my companion brother JE carlisle of logan has ha been a worthy co laborer in this gold field and together we have shared the fa tigue ti gub of long tramps in the tha scorching sun aud and with much zoal have sought out the honest in heart hearl while many believe the principles of tho the gospel wo we teach they can not gain 1 strength tr en ath of character to repent of the evils to which they have been so EO ion long habituated and tradition and superstition still hold w vay sway where truth strives in vain to gain a lodging tho the details of some future meetings find and the tha method pursued in placing truth before an audience I 1 will I 1 leave ave to some other letter but as a fact most of our missionaries missionaries in in their zeal to show progress in their labors exa esa gerato the possibilities of the future and lead the inexperienced to think that al nil I 1 is prosperous when it is quite the tile reverse by the present laws of this state tho the school houses owned as public school property are arc closed against th the 0 preachers of all societies tho the sectarian churches are united in closing the doors of their chapels to mormon elders and aad of the school houses owned by private parties not one in in a d dozen 0 zen can bo be procured to preach in by one of our belief add to this thia the general apathy regarding religion the insane desire for accumulating the property of this world tho the thirst for political power and the terrible weight of tradition and vice gr growing 0 wing a white and mul latto h harvest ar ve st of bastards and the work of finding an honest heart of the blood of ephraim is like searching for gold in the clay of the back yard lost last friday accompanied by brother asper of salt lake CRY city who is visiting with me while awaiting ft A I 1 went t to the west westen end dot of tho the county in tho the Sin sinking kirg waters Is and put up for the night at the house housa ot of a friend to the work mr jacob hinkles passed the night explaining tho the principles principal pl plea es of the gospel and step by step had bad tho sons gonis 0 of four our host acknowledge the principles of faith ro re pen tanco baptism laying conof hands for the reception 0 the holy chast and the if inability 0 the sectarian pastors to boli to b by authority of I 1 in in the of 0 tho gos VOL pol but when the subject of the restoration of tho the gospel was broached tho idea of tho the administration of angels and a prophet with ad authority thorit I 1 from heaven was bation moat met fo for their minds to accept and digest it became bedtime bed bod time timo very suddenly and I 1 had to stop my teaching on alio tul lowing loining day wo BO left an appointment api ointment to punch preach in m a giovo near this i laco lace on tho the and making tho the return trip trilma via tho the little village mouth of 0 indian camo came towards homo home up tle tha clinch river anor and put up ill with a wealthy stock farmer mr D J gil leppio sunday morning gotting getting pretty well ft ell acquainted acquaint od by conversing conver hing on a hundred subjects ts mr gillespie Gilles pio tendered ton dorod us tho the use of a small email school house honsa belonging to him and wo we mado made an appo appointment ointment for sunday tho the mr gillespie Gilles pio is 13 not a member of any religious christian bigoted society and I 1 thank tho the lord that he is 13 not As he his bag so long escaped the devils nets set by false teachers tea cheis I 1 pray that the tha gospel not net will mil catch him and land him safe and sound Ec turned to our homo home near town by noon after forty three miles tramp tho the afternoon was passed in in a much needed rest whilo while listening to the tha patter of tho the rain upon tho the roof from a storm that commenced j just ns as we no reached shelter this storm passing over it cleared oft off yer cool and breezy and last night camo came tile alio fust first sharp frost of the sea sort son today to day the peculiar mellow blue haze of tho the indian summer of tho the ablog banios ha rests upon the landscape and d the mountains aro are lovely in in the their ir blob r loboa 0 a of scarlet gold and greenw hero the artist jack frost has been tint ing the forests and making gorgeous pictures in in the studio studie of nature the tha apple crop is is now being bar vested by the farmers apples of all sizes sizes shapes and colors but not the fresh bright apples of utah nearly every apelo is is stained with lichens or a fungus growth that covers with an ugly blotch and very many are do bayed at the core and worthless tho the late peaches are about all gath ered and made into peach butter or dried for winter uso use there is is but little grafted fruit in in this co country aryl nearly all trees that I 1 have soon seen bein being 9 seedlings hardly worth their room for shade shada but I 1 must give tho the description of the good find bad farmers of this country in m somo some other letter and wishing the E inquirer success in in its sphere of usefulness I 1 am a as 1 ever I your friend in in tho the covenant of peace J L to Ns jeffersonville Jeffer sonville va oct ill 11 1881 |
