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Show FIIUM Till: SIIUrilKitN STATES. ll-port of Mlnlouary Lnlioru. In a ltalliTsy Accident. I.IJeri N, 1'. Jensen of ilpanlsh Fork, und J, C. Kerrlu of Kdeu, osl'ed at the Nt.'d office last evening, having Just returued from a mission to the Southern slates. LMdor Jcuienleft his home for the mission field May 4th, 1S01. His field of labor lay 111 tbo North Alabama conferoncu whero ho remalnod during hit entire absence Iron) Utah. IIu en-oed en-oed hit iiiImIoii very much aud generally experienced good health. His treatment at the hands of the peo-plo peo-plo waa tho beat aud he mado uumer-oua uumer-oua frlenda nnd succeeded In allaying much prejudice. The following report of hit labors and expsrlencct wat furnished by Uder Ferrlu: I letl my home on May 8rd, 1801, to llll a mltslou to the Southern states, aud on nrrlvlug at Chattanooga, Tone, was assigned to thu Kentucky conference. At tbat tlmu there Mere four LMdert laboring In that state. One was reliuied, having tilled an honorable mlislon of two years, and C. II. Wortheu of Halt Lake City, John T. Ullea, of Heber city, aud mjicll Joined the throu remaining Klders as their traveling companions. With sAtchelt In hutiil we started out in the eudeavorlosowiomeof the leeda uf righteouanesa in the hearts of the good Kentucky people, but It waa with a dlicouraiilngcullnok, bo far as prospective pros-pective baptisms were conoirned at that time. Since then various cbangta have taken place. Flvu l.ldere, Including In-cluding mjtelf, have been releusrd, eaoh having filled a two yotrs' million. Six others have been releuied for various causes, one being transferred lo the Northwiateru slum mliulon. Taking all things Into consideration I think the I'.ldera have done remarkably remark-ably well. Several new countries have been opened up. A groat deal of prejudlcu concerning the Latter-day Saint has been eradicated from the minds of the jieople, and the Ulders have mado many frlenda who will ioug bo remembered liy them. Six pcraoui havo been baptized and three children blessed. Quitu n number of people aro Inveitlgutlng thu Uospul More baptisms nru anticipated soon. Thero linvu been ten Elders at work In this state during the last summer and most of the winter, but owing to sick nut and other cauni several changes have been made, which havo dlmlulahed Ihu minilcr of Hlderiln the conference, thero being only tlx at work at prennt. It It Xctcd, however, how-ever, tbat the vacancies will bo tilled up about the Mill of this month. Soma peoplu ore ttill very much prejudiced against thu Lldera and the ptlnclplet taught by them, whllo many arelni ly liidlfjcrent, paying but very lilllo uttenllon to them In any way. Theru Ij another clait of people lu Kentucky who are worthy of praise, for their houses are open, their tables spread, and tho Kldrrs made wrloomo to them uy time they with to oome. It seems that they lake pleaauruln doing good nnd providing lor the humble servants of (lod when they come In from along and tedious tourney, tour-ney, nnd Iho I.urd will not forget them, I havo onjoycit my labors very much during my alitoncc, although my health has not been as good tho last year at was doilrable; but am glad lo havo tho privilege uf returning home under ai favorable circumstance as I find myself my-self In at thu preient tlmo. I arrived at Ugden City on thu 21st Inst, with a coin! any of Immigrants from the Southern Slates. We had a very plrnsaul Journey with Ihu exception of a slight accident that cccurred while crowing tho divide lu Colorado on thu C. .tc M. It, It. A largu rock of about three tout weight rolled down an em-btnkmentand em-btnkmentand iodgud on ono tide of tin, truck. Wu werucloioto wlieru It fell and the uuglniir, although ho saw It coming waa miable to atop hit train until It had struck the rock, damaging the engine audi mall nnd baggago car to that tiny had lo bo let nun tldu track. Another englnn was sent fur aud took ut talely through. No one wat hurt. Iho Saluli on board nit full to acknowledge ttm hand nf Providence Provi-dence In their reservation. Thu train men expreeied their great astonishment astonish-ment al the wonderful eicajooftlio train and Itt occupants. |
