| Show rtr i V n rr Tl T T T < T V C T WTK T r Off IrifoSIONARY fILDS Auug roUeed hI Colfax Wash Feb 1 IS9S To the Keillor On August 12th 1897 nider n L Uraley unil mynelf left llakei Citv On gon for Walla Walla Wmli lon 1 lla to open the Washington eontVreme or the je gon nld N rt tHI 11 H twen Augusl 13th the 0 WC bUlY making OUt he nClnalnl ed vvlth the city of Walla Walla and some of Its residents We visited the fort and saw the MOJK parade And also paid the state pid prison a visit We We alo IIIne < hnt the a a Mormon olony or hod Incn or located < ast of Wnlla all We traced the matter dunn and found that homo of the followers of Jeseph Morrlx nn < er Ih Iehll 01 H IUvI hid locntcil on llusscll crvfk east ot Walla Walla some j < nrs ngo but owing to some dissatisfaction among llicm > hs MIi disbanded a few years ago On hundaj August Iflh wo vlnlted the ChiMiin chinch when th Ittv Mr le old invited us up I to tie pu pit to take part In the seivices We n > 1 110 > tle Invltutlo and took part with him On AIt 20th we went ti Damil and tixk a walk nf iht miles nnd called on 7nch rmlr 1 01 Cutlr 10110 are II the WiuMi nut ne lina Iron n ma from It tvt leir I > s h iV lnOTt f0re ° l thnt Il dl < 1 I to It However we r celved a hearty w1cme from him nnd I his < estimable P I lld TH lor the w Pllnuoe bhl cSin tlalle Id but I ere dla ed counlr > at Co1x for a couple at dls on Icouol uC our bolng ddaed aV Wnla lt Wnl mal l toK Wr We a th WnVrWnfW nt Illnoed wlh CoSix August 2Slh we cale1 on Lyman ChaloM le ho were formrrlY I residents of Pleasan Orov Utnli huts now llvi > about four nlle hut-s south of Pi lou city On fun < ny Auglt 29h e mad a on Klder II how 01 tho Hruanlzd I n Tu ho gave us a hearty welcome Elder Turn Inw lias 1 a nilmt > r nf relnthea In thn Church living 1 In Utah On August list e rounl ou buck In Walu ala When we h < Ihe ploure ali nwetng flter nnrn wlte of Itobert lurn the lenT1 ngnt lor tho O H N Go at Iolnt When t < we eOh lo Walla Walla Sister nnrns was ahnl but we lot her Iolher an1 Itr who nre 110 mhcr ot tho hlrch W now h gln t 11 om hnt M hcm Ret 6th We pal1 n lsl to llton Oroon nn mt n num Ir 01 I > nle nnd nnong Ih i lumho D I Crockelt nIl wll 11 nr ber tho o Joeethlo hlh On pt 15th WP Iro 111 Ty Elhnn who po to h 01 < I dalchler Torry nn 011 Irter tm reldnl 01 the Slnd Hhlee onth 01 She rlas < tn meet U al aVe n wI WI cOn to her home On Rept 21 we met n Ir Wolt who I a daughter 01 enjmh CION vho w el1 with the hurh In the COln das Oelolr 4th to 1lh we opent nt kale Illn tho talr nnd fno quailted lh the city Dulnl our net flotpr J Chsron dsughtr ot Alhert of City Mr Charon Ang1 Rai oC Iako to fpokmnHelew I We nlo ter 01 mot ThomAs Mr r McIrmott augh 01 lndeol Idaho nIev We nlo n n rauhlor at acn lr OOlhl o Hhee Ioos CI Itnh Whie Wp re tring to In1 ome more Iormo mrt Ir nnd M T r Ho er Irg Mfefsrsjfii I I00ker th ruler one at kied nt Ialls Mi moorre They both SuTchlMtWe1rISdo1ll ehurh We rturlod to JOphle Oct nll Woln 13th nnd on the 15th ttl c n I hOlo In the eounlry t a 1n Wnln on Mi erek Wala lahon Olr us a nnmher at amonl thoo ho lorerly hlonge1 to the I Davlsl tho Mormon cnle1 colony ond we ere thm On Rnndoy 1 rolvd Iy hpld ourn t meeting In this 2th v lt metng part of the mission at the Illuo creek school house There were twentyone persons present l and we had a good time to HolvSnlrlt the lrd hlesd U < 1 tme Jloly Spirit We also made an appoint ment for a meeting to held at the same Ile on October 31st During the w cek wo eontnud our 10nAe to houe can On Sunday Oetoher 1 31st w hhl two meetng ond had nn nudlonco 01 about eighty people at boll meetings metn On Sunday November Hth we held another at the same place and spoke to oudleneo eif about thirty people During the eel ending NOHhr 20th Ildrs Gergo C Pnrklnson Joel Iwl ard Amos Hatch arrived at valla Wntla November 21st Elder Lewis nnd myself lift for mypl hl Colfax the county wnt of Whitman county our Inllquarrr Since we came hrn we hae cnvosd a Inrge porlon 01 tho county besides visiting Moscow One see and Lewlston In Idaho We hav held meetings In this town as well a I at different places In the county Some time ngi we vere Impressed lo 11ke n trll > to Ieu 1Jn golnl hy nx o Pulmon Ioco nnd One Vo deemed t bWt to follow thi > promptings i of the Spirit During our stay here we became acquainted with Mr C A I Hos anll wIt Mr IMs I the cOlnt clerk of Whltman county and ho told us that he had heard that certain 1001 In Pnlman hld st one tme b longed to our church At Pullman we I louml GI tlam and tnmly Mr lam doa not claim a otandlng In the Church but his wife Nellie Jones I Mlom d The ha I lamly ot Ix ehldrn mol ot thom hrln hor In Pulnn We nlso tOln nt tho am place Sister Fusy clow here Ous and lomlv The tamlY ormerly lived nt Salt Lake City SIs ter Gustin nn1 huhon1 eam trom around Nephl Utah Hetween Pull man amI Mocow e lOlnd Wiiam n 10Mon Ind wle I le n Gualn tO 01 the who came to Hah In 187 The poople around Nephl will undoubtedly rmmhr Holden a h oelet s InHon rlher Iohn Interpret intli he lostnisslghtahout thlityllv leant ago They pf nvin with their ldest son Wllilin A Hoi dn At Mocw met tholr laughter laugh-ter Ir John Glrop nnll nhut i n eat ot Ioeow wo met their doughtr nnd snlolow Dr Joseph Pnrtte and II A short let Irom them we nlo l-et Aunt Sni mantha Holden w hlov ot John 10llen fhe Is nlo one ot the 1 pioneers In iddltlon to the nbovenlmI pen pie we mel nrt 01 Ihlr tlml 1 tpn Ornlo aUII Julta wo met Brolher oml f1tr Andrew Wanlrhn ihTsftepi anll loml ns wel AS his tpbrth could er Holiert Gray Wherever we vie hild meetings nnd spoke upon tho first principles of the Gospel Three frt prnelpls Hd nol know ot n Incle friend In that part ot th eouotry nll them nov we alar numhr o nnd they nr so sltuitcrt that they can b ot eonhlersblo nsslptnnre to us In our Ihon her In this district We had thirty elnt wheawe left here but than that we had c ilderablei more when we got back We went out trust ing In our Heavenly rather and ours trt Inl our-s not misplaced Mt ot the people we met nn this trip who ome trom Uah 11 thpre bout twnty oarB ago cOlsquenUy a number o tbelr ehld hov ben horn h ld hI lut hor1 an ot onr ghl utl cum Ine w sc u glt work aluiul of ua among them h v ur all anxious lo havo us hold 11 tings and gt out among the o Our brlhreu nn Ister In Unh nr Who hove rllles or Ieds II thl rhlrlc by eln lh glUnu ua a kter otintroduction to them 0 u Rivinir u their addresses If the wenllur permits we expect to luok nl om uun Ihls ek whoe nome ond addrA re gln 10 u Ile on our 111 The New I I wI ome Isltor nml I nppeentCI Iy u ns wel as b I w lsl JAMUS I SMUUTHWAlTn Oopcl Mrk In A IrKlntn Caddu a Jch I 1898 To the ldllor Elder 1ranklln J Adams of niuft City Utah and mjself left conference hleh WM hld 01 the 2ln 2 th th 9h and 30th ot November IkJJ for Pltt sylvanli county having had that port nKslgneel UH at conference En mute we went through 1loyd county and baptized one lever In the Gospel Ilum thre wo nt Inll our cunly wllh fasting nnd prayer After hold Ing a number of meetings at Mtmivlllo we had the privilege of baptizing nn olher soul We have now thlrtein members In our little nock In this county und we are proud of them for they are Intelligent people Me have held a series ot meetlnga In cverj nelghboiliool wo have gone to so fur and have never lacked for friends After arriving In this present locality WB applied for I Methodist church but the pastor lefused Then we applied tor an Eplcopil church and the pastor objected A gentleman by the n ime of Vales then fixed up hla house and Invited ua to hold meetings there A lirge crowd came out to hear us We were Invited by them to holdmeetings In olher 1llato hou for tew nights The people then llxtd up n larlo nelnt hue here 0 hel forth about I week rrom thee we wee Invited down to a large school I ouse where we are now holding f01 th We have succeeded In selling twenty seven bookn In this neighborhood and among them several Hooks ot Mormon Mor-mon We have friends In any flliec ton we go Yesterday we visited Sunday Sun-day school which was held In the same building 1 wo on using Nearly every nlmlpr 01 the chool wr our trlnl but the superintendent who had Just rceenty roloood AanetQcnlon eun red It I Fin to have an j thing to do lh u On ot the tmehe akl me to teach the Illble class and I glidly accepted the Imitation The lesson a the sixth chapter of Mathew I lurlshd nough matelol lor a good Ion Oopcl coollon I had nt In en talking long when about hal of the school gathered around me Elder Adams hud I crowd around him In an othr I > al 01 the room W eneh I tnlked to them on lolng ond l ar nd trelng llhont pure or erh I happened that we were fasting at the time and the 111 wore very much IntretI W hnd nn nppolntmnt tn hold meeting at the close of the Hun day s chol nnl when th lme em tor u to hold our tng the Ieople Ian to 10ek In Int the boue wos poekd Ind jammd We hd on Olt pourln 01 tbe Spiri 01 tho Id Wo Iel to thank the Lord that we lae the l > hlge o minglng olr uleeo In the dIno 01 trulh We loe the pople at Virginia lor they are n god I > upo ond dAerv the hlesslngs o our havn Fiihe W hlve hld 01 opel wInter 80 tar I but It la I quite cold at present A Brigham C NIILIY I Ciy Uah In North Carolina oln Charlotte N C Teh 3 189S To the Editor < Wo are pleased to report that the healh of the lldera of the Hast Ten nese eonlerence I xcelnt lt pre elt with lew excptons and that olr lahor n amhandor lor Jsu Chrlt are ot the most pleaant and prolLhle eharnter The 1ldrs Saint and our many Irlnd Ind gent plellr In prus Ing the pages of jour valuable I > ape especially the Interesting nnd exceller sermons delivered by the Inspired sr vnnts ot the true und living God The Ijpt I few weeks have been occu pled by the Aiders of this conferenee In I promulgating tho Impel In the vnrlou ounty seats ot western North Carolina I Wih lew excepton tho Ilders have hn traled kindlY b the pole Th preA however oten contnln rtldes about the Klders In I Mormon Im o n mlsrelnntntve ehsreter I sem dlf > I lor Rme wrlen to Ie a lair a Imatnl etatement o the fnlth pi Ices nnd m Ives ot the Chlrch of Jesus C o Latterday an articles seem tn 110 writ i from n prejudiced standpoint rathr than from n Christian one The salor taught holh hy prcpt and exam pl to loe YOlr enemies hi thm that eue you do neOd to them that hate you and pray for them which despltefully ui you We nre nl the nml how er to any peopl hut tre Irlnd hOI n othr I slro In our henr except the Intelclull plrlu1 d fnncal adnneemelt ot Ihe son ad daughters of Adam We a tachlng In our hlmbl wa the Ioetrlnes 01 Ai Christ which mlst h rchd and oheyed In order to enJov ollon W E nOINSO I Xorth rnrollnn Ini > ltnlltr Trenton Jones Co N C January 31 1898 To the Editor Wo hlhly apprclale the news trom Utah and other pars contained In your paper and jesjteclally the good the r ports from lilders 01 Ir1 II thlr re spectlv e fields of lalmr It alv ays eaU our hearts 10 rjoko to hnr 01 the ue ces 01 our eoIaorn In truth We are plas1 t Inlona ou that we have splendll uceess la ourllboa hro In Jone eOlntYI many verj kind Irlnds to entertain us and Anme who aN earnty lnvestlgatlng the glorl ous plan of salvation the Gospel of Jesus Christ Many are converted here but they havent hid the courage to come out and accept It yet because Mormonism la not popliar wih the vvorM Tho dospel hasnever been In eympalhy wih the maorlty at man kloll tor ChrIst sohl John ISth cha 1811 I the world hate you ye know that It hated me IK fore It hate jou 1 ye wer of the world the or1 would love his own but becntse y e not ot tho world thloro the world hateth you We ar pleas1 to f tho nr malY here who good honesl people will sometime In the neir future accept the Gospel nnd enjoy the blessings of tho 00 They nre very kind and hoplt ahl to us Eldrs they gle us thlr bet beds to sleep nn plentj of good toO to eat and everything else neces sary tor our comlort and enjomnt We are doing al In our I > wr to the and trust Bom o ren Gospl the seell swn 1 Inl on good Bun < and tnko Toot and gro and bring forth much fruit I the readen 01 tho News have any relatives or friends they vvlslvui lo eal on In thl seton ot the country w Iddreee will be pleased to receive names und JOHN C HALT JA I 1IANSEN Thn West Irnniitliiiiitii I footrer lalnl bcrn ol lP ° lnted to labor In r I rnnMIn and Cumberland lranlln uiuntkn nt our conlnco hld In G1meron cOlnl Ia Int 1pullum We Immedlnly Eetout for our lel lWJf l I hor Oi November 1 IoU 1 On arh Ing c loun < al the alnl In Ihe coun t llg 1 W hae lallls at three dlaerent villages In 1 thee counles but only i organized Innlch loeat1 nt Tomslown Ia a nale tnmilar nn Iouht tn a great many 01 OUr Jlder brethren they tliJlder having traveled through thl illa mnn tm In hyone das them We also hove a nice Rabhath oehoo here which Is attended falrlj veli It Is I heped tht school n ennnlo I I I cral n this Is I very good way to Intl Into thl mind 01 tbe yuun prloelI oC the OOApl t W hnd tho lrhlege ot leading an othr Into the nhrs 01 Jan bll le 18 n y > ung han hoplsm lunlngton count lo om hele tn Hobur la 10 Isil his eousln who Is n nemhr o Ih Chlreh Last Oetolr Wn thc Irt tme thl man ha1 ever n I hord tel onng Iormon le Wn seekl atel t truth nn1 the Lorl Id 10 him ls ennnl nnl e hld the uo 01 Iho Ilplst thuh lor I IUmllr ot nlghlo fllee thon the church has hen eloed nn1 the 1ldr ha ben gn cop 10 I hlo nole 10 the 1lneo within tWltylour hour The notee was unheded awl 1ldea tho hJu cal led Ilatea a tho lhe work her Is atl n wel as the lll > rer8 a lat oar hll hut ten It < en nnd thl ar Wo ha Ixlen 1 are wcl an1 njo Ilg thfr 101 > fhe ehurehe hr 10 orrlng ahout u We 1h thom oue css II their lahnr hut e eXIect Ior I 1 a I 01 IIlr t hrd preaching tho Ooolel or Ju Christ at Caprlol hy 1 Lmal vlo me nt bdnl aiM to ohtall a houA tn penk In Ihey tonk up qunrt up on tM etreel There ere a grat many out Istellng to their Irngo ehar tes Irom I lar ot countl and Iho Irnge Ioctrile they Were ndmeatnK Amonl the numher Wl a things Then rldl of the Smith nnd his followe resisted them and told them Ihni nt last had found the true Gospel ° ny llme PrTHOMA HrNPY LAliSEN Qunlcy Trnnklln County Pa Vowells Mill Louisiana A few diys ago for the first time since ye old dajs agone two Apostles of the Lord entered the slate of Louls nntf to proclaim the glad tldlnga ot great Joy Ihll alone should make nrv 22nd and 23rd notcworthj Elder a success 1eople nocked to the At tho close of our meeting four ap ally ana spiritual Some one has said that a man consists of body and If this Is so it can be stated 7 soul nnd clothes nnd If this la no It can be stated that also In the latter re Elders are without reproach nd suddenly ns they i nhr ut a Fcoie nnel n hnlf of testimonies testimon-ies to the divinity of the latterday ellspensatlon are ringing In the ears of Blderlng their nditio The nd addresses of our El re as follows A Cornwall and It S Hunt rt T ton II Jno Wood and T J Chlpman Opelousns La J G 1nce Allen Many La J A Edwards and Tltensor Mans feld La A r nrncken nnd Ephralm Jrssop P enton LiOn Li-On > on Haymond and II E Jones Cou hatta JA Thew Palmer and n A noblnson Jno C Ijirscn and Thos Halls Mln den LaW La-W P Pratt and W A Kerr Shreve poit La Tob 1elkln C II Halllday Tarmer vllle LaO La-O U Parkin Elijah Ma j hew Ver D C Iiabbltt and W C Chrlstensen Arcadia La It A Illasdell and Marlon Price JosE steed nnd J L Hobson Win field La J A COItNWAIU Pres It E Caldwell Clerk |
