| Show I FROM 1 NHSSINARV FIELDS oulh oeolno rorn Society Hill 8 C No l Isn To tho ndltor Our nnnuol conference was held last May when on account t Illness Klder Kltnball president of the mission was ht hero A month ago Klder I 1 OldbAtn president of our confetenot rccld mord that Elder Klmball mcmlnl mccl us 11 tonfrence un No 13th and Kth accompanied by Ildci Imnn and Cowley of the Apostles ouodlm We Immediately begat to nnnllh word to all the ll < ers nnd 0 great 1110100 balnts nnd friends Tho confer care Was hold In tho 8mo 1lae an I I Was lot inlay oahnra 1ldr J W IlImln er Ifed us Inlcnd of our mIssion prldnt alns and frlnd rome from flr nl nnr tOloervenmanmiog imp mom from 10rlhcul Goorgla near II 100 miles The largest gathering of ntlerday Saints ecr congregated In the Soulh cnlne 10 e nlo incur one eon ivhom they ha1 1 never sn pot loved nnd teanimmlm Our large COl e cgatlon woO about COO and Hrother Lon oolnrenoar heml 10 Ihem I wO1ler whero you 1 com frml tine woodo ace tall of pus Th hone loot of the week had been tiulto cool I nnd threatening but when 11doy nlghl came Iho heaen 0enO all clean n could bo and ma It wer re muleed until Tuesday evening when we finished our Priesthood meeting then n few clouds hove In sight Tin Spirit of the Lord WO with tnt In pow er anrl nyw nloy cay nlw ro nOKU m rnr henrl nnd nlo made to rejole The Apostles blessed the Mders Oulots awl frleno ami we al hae alth In their Inspired words One of the wealthiest nnd most Influential Inluntlnl mn In this part of South Carolina ok1 I Orson 001 the lsltlng brethren t oclayno Ill him during cnnfrnce o nlrlrh the > did Tho truth Is J growing lough It takes time This winter we all go Into tine low I eOUIUo 011 go wIde them ns thouRh the h fnever anrna Mormon Klder The people lever here nre very liberal nnd wo have been ed on tho fat of the lan Bister Bond wIfe of rider John Bond of Ifebcr City Utah Cly unh wan her lt confironcn rider w I Norton of Nchl came put here while the year Wud very soune brlnRlng slater Nor Ion with him aol recently a visitor rrlvcdn girl All well at vllor lOOm T CAItHITTII HiniiRnT I SMITH Secretaries of the Conference II II 0 10110 1rlnceton N C Nov 21 1897 To the JMItor According to special appointment lhn fortyfour hinders of the North Car oluI confcrlc cnme loelhr nl tat ords Cross Itnnds I In Johnston nno > N C on lie lmrm Saturday and Sundav Nov sIll and 2101 t In conference The wother WM fume nod unuunlly worm jipcclalls on Sunday nm hleh wo nc knotohcdgmml 000aoonrrer ha oar dealers Tho meetings were held In an I nrhor Thlrly Hobble camo from Wnnn count nn1 It Is I eUmnto Hint oearhy 1000 Iopl Were on Iho rout nonrl Sundny hinders Frlnel ° 11 IS man nn1 Matthias r ° Cowley of the C 000db of tho Twelve Apostles accompanied tIller lOan s lmball ptesldenT of line mission to tIne root cn000eaa d ad d ncsoc I iho conUon nt come lnlh Muny of the Iher were illed cold upon to splIk People como n dIe lane or flftv mItes nn1 ecu 10 ollcn 10 nUen1 roof encode toni 10 Incur and so Ihlng AIU of lIme Lr1 Ju Christ Orenl Inlersl oran manifest by the people who 110 tened attentively to nil that ova oulml On loulu lono t Tuloy me mnt nhl rlesthood meeting The Holy Spirit wn Iourod out In rlh moasoeeond our hearts were filled with unspeakable jot The eoun1 I em vcnov Os 10 Iht ffeet that we should Bet the Spirit of ho Inrd and Btrletlj follow Its teach ingn nt nIl ImcTho imp o0000re of Ihe tirIng crueler I wo rmbmhositcml emphoslzeo We were charged I strictly that we hould not teach without tIre aid of the oly Ohoot Omen Junuory thre hnv In Ihe eon frnco Ien tolmpmlnrrI 182 souls nnd nr ganlrcd 14 Sund iv schirols nnd dell ell1 th erarlnner h buildings Another I hUlln I ha I oe0005ec f e aunoelmo tleu 11 Inn mile from lIme plnco here we are holding tire eonferuc bilm eotnaemon f rtnce last AuffU t eon Irnbl work Inos hon lon In no lelh whro host Doemher Iwo of the Klders wee put In prlon The Gopel WM reached I In pnhllr mInd private h 00cc In the capital of tIme dote rII 1101 on1 Oonley und i Klmball left for Virginia on Wedt day momln T7UV C IJOniN < ON Ircldnl Norlh Cat allot ConCrence lilA nAIDI W St IWDUTON Clerlts rlly Work In I Irlto In Ih western part of Florida Is I a portion of land lying Just cast of Hit Ochlochneo liver which Judging fiorr appearance has been plantations sc long that It looks tiled lunlalon name nno her and Ihcrc t fort ore gruw Ing new ho ool varies from the rather mnonoiaoaanoommlIaomordmmmmanilottme pools 10 tIle moro rrslstltiB clay which torture hos cnrvd Into dills the which she Imuc wooded with mugaltcent trees and de ated with moss nlngs Time undulatl of tIm enuntacn are illeil hill Iro nnd upon one of thcsi hills oue of the most Imposing standi the coplul a flip of about 6000 In habitants Its capltol ond churehei nnd other buildings requisite In the makeup of a modest city Such Is I the city of Tall ihnssee cer talnl > nothing striklnB or noted In lit nNenronc 0000 i It b common fw old Spanish races hllll thorn Is omelblug of note I U I this About Iwo heart ocr two or our 1ldr look Up Ihclr lolmomet fn thai city nnd In n cty maid loacolle way proece mmcd to n < boat > to loose < eRns whn truth otm toonolm g Ihy eresm Ized wih draggeii beforo the oIly migistrale After nn unjust and abusive proceed log thej were driven from the city with the alternative of a line of t25o whlrh vIdlaalI mont vlrluul Imprloonmenl Now the tlanbmrl has been proclaimed upon hr cirmots ihm cobra ilng vole hOI been lifted up In teat lens Ion ole rrprore the llnmIObi rranon ml to glImmer rf g outthc l cHVinrsplVfLUThey J r that mar niured have had clmnce to tOOII l anne doctrine lvrry houi has ben eon va rd nnd tin Fume mpog of troll profr1 10 fl Who wnuld rem rlve 1 A vlluryIhonh tamo Ieetioct a lie Ion ni e r1 Ih nr I maIne the trolto ft talIl Imo ahnonrn f It totmmoo t teams It Ia eccolknaa nm ny tIlt Ihe unfoltimatf 1lders lnaatmot throaolu 0 humlllatlnB < uperlonce or Iho sune t thi gO < people w ore n tnunded it our liuMnmi Thee Ik i wn nol 1 crllous nonnam 1 Wa wOlld nrl hwo I 01 think tIll tnoenasa m proite or glory I that belongs ha itIm In mhrm ode are 1 00001mm g to inuab tIe I onto who F lIre ehnuo In the hrnrl or mn COIhl our battle and won the vletorj we struggUd onward by the pOwer of faith upheld by n beloved nnd unll1 land of brethren In faith nn1 I ° ruhrr Thro Iwolny fol wore nlmtceleol h our 0nCrn lrlous 10 tIre wurk 0 netrat fur cloy wmetl geoer 9 ally Ih ororo mmml rur city worl 5 no ith emerIti enUol of Juckonvl the ilui lally for the Ihlrl spoelly work Ju1 ceo plehd 111n Ihoo occulon COI our soalo wr iwnired out to our Ood that druId nlrht b given the people their I heart battened a way prei arcd for U the proclnlmlnr of Ills message and for faith thut vc might dJ our duty On October jell everything being I In I redln SlIder Romu1 Iom and mjeelf set our faces cityward Seek log out ueoola3he ml plooR wo approach ed our heavenly Father ngnln In fast Ing and prayer dedicating our work nnd ourselves to Him Invoking Ills tilesilncs uece and pitltlonlng His aid to We began our task with 1 feeling of ealmncss anmi olulon Govrnor Illoxam treated us with all due cour tesy and seeme pleased to spare I few moments with us He said Oen the men our laws are strictly ngalnst 10b vIolence and Ireneaa ally I nm hosed to a prnctbe demorallilng As I matter 01 Justice 1 shall see that the law Is I enforced regardlesi of tenth mnt or cro If t imeneamen at tIme exact words they contain his sentl mT enl I The mayor Inot the one of two he umnogo I 0 genonlne oman ill > oil mom ill low ho cxpnsslon gave n nI a hearIng enlemon he oald YOU nre nt perfect liberty to preach tlmo Ioclrln hoarboiot 10 ndcnlo upon our sleeet ond 10 elnvo the oIly nn1 whul ace 1II sco that you one IIolcled No unfnvoralle rouro wo toen onlnl os tlocn the P0 pert wr qliel We ould nl hower Oct hol or publIc hUldlns fre the lalcr not hlng 1110101 for rcllous et ThnrlreetonInnomerlmmmlec 111cr I The Hotel Icon OIene1 I itt I In I ueh 0 n u wuy rn nu nvlluo w for lj rone cOlld Sadly 1 token e chlrg mlghl 101 ho brolghl ugalnt us 0 hut Wo n > lIh gel our lou lure Into an mlny lnnmm eccaa Ioplhle fIlm Ironghold wa the stre1 enr ncroa h enowechnen t mich of time The morn In we tool for can olr mlng t hereen log for Imneochlng and eldom did the shades of tight rome wlthou Indlng aa thus rO gad Immlttuentynboe rjeclod our Irnet In I our canvass while we disposed of IhlrtvlhreP Voice of Warnings nnd nburic gourstupo I ten days we held nineteen meetings We ijuletly took our departure from the city feeling that wo had done our duty We closed our work on the ICth of Nom ber berFirst the sacrifice then the Mewing Our fastligs would seem sufficient Indeed the results aro satisfactory for we have l already worked several I cities but not without being put to tho test Jacksonville I cltv of 29000 tho slate was entered by J 7 Brown and comlanlon on the 1st of Jane with fasting and praver In fulfill went of 1 prophecy Imp Hlder r S Klmbnll they were enterttilned nt a adlng hotel the enlerlliled I I 1 nn Imprelve testimony t witness the ioftenlng of n i mon mOunt Wlneplhe m heeceem d bj two Iormon maIn whie set determined In splrl This was experience with the moor A aeanl Ia t000n000ro ml nod preaching and c000alo log lmegnt > vvelve rue eelve nigh paascd vvl Itinealo Kheltcr 5Ieul wre mol rulr timou heI A meal 1 provided was generally Imrov bled every other day YI II eorarlawco t on tiej never faltered The Lord saw their detci nlnatlo und the > were not forsake roam tome proffered by on unknovv frlnd a hooln haute orua thrown open ivllh Invltatlo 10 al ond prenh < Irlnds wre alsed up 00 Ioeeennd pleased In shelter and feed them We know I not the Lord way nl trIpe but Ho la I certain to bless after lie has prove The first great test lade we might look for happv re tolls to follow the work TIre working of Gainesville Flnfol Galnevle lowed In Ulders Samuel Isom and L W Itobblns lIntel were opened to them 000rcemuimnmlu p the streets and une i hnl ooere nt Ihle ncr Core hown while many It courlesl Were The description of the work In Vnl ciosta Cla Is f much like the Nepblte lke historians I ioecrlln tot ot times of peace All the hotels mete proffered as homes court houses nnol opera house were fro on1 street sorceoa I 0mmmncrnlmn The leople tab otmonocom Ilnd 1 neetocd mpressed hs those ould who had ben worked upon by lIme Spirit Tho trothrcn riders f loam nnd W 11 I risher cxpitBpert themselves ns hoe wod lug but to tnjoy the ease of their Cities like counties nre not nil alike jut faith la the Keynote the moving power the full dependence of 10vlno der In nil cases < SolO ordeals are of a trying lilnd In ThomnsUlle On Tldels John X Urown nnd Jules Coat who labored there while holding their first meet Ing on the street were saluted by a volley of eggs tat tIn cheaper klodi With colmo oman d dignity the meet ng was carried on to 1 close without een 1 refnee 10 the ololr thnagl h I an oeeoionol cgg fouml xprclon on Ihe mllng nor Succeeding this were the kindly ex pressions of leading citizens nnd pin IMlon ngalnt uoh Irolmnt At their next ceUno 1 tendIng mill non peuifocnnl III huaso as 0 homo to tIle I IlIrlems A mob that had been Innllsnted by n dlvlno1 to draw tIme Aiders from Madison Fla dispersed nnd danger averted by the power of Ood Cool moden In 1 mtorlon way Ills wonders to perform Wo Igrce with Cowper that The elaudn ye too much decal I Are big with mercy nnd shall brcaK In blessings on sour iliad We rejolco with our coIaborero In our glo Iou opportunities and strive earnestly far tho faith onco delivered to the ancient Saints ii enmoeO italY THANK II CUTLKIt I CUTLEI Tresldeiit of tho riprldu ° Conference 1 mm elrorgln Sparks Ga Nov 23 1807 ToiltrI Editor I < lor We know that repoits are continually coming In from all pari of the molt slonars llleld and that most of tbow report rlolo remnrkable loot aneen of I flh on the parts of Lldcrs or extrn ordinary manifestations of the power of I God Indeed tin was beforo the il ders Is I unfolding nnd happy Is I he who lias n sumelent portion of the Spirit eil 7 tonI to dlcrn ery nvnlog nn1 I 10 scm nnever p opportunity for often time they are allowed to slip by for 0 lock of hinds Spirit as I guide We hvo jut complld th eranvaem of tho mIll of Moultrle the county Beat of Colqultt county Ga although 0 we belong to the Florida conference The conference has carried the mrs goer the lIne 10 the eontemUon or 1 otersary H hi vlnrle Every hotel In the city was open to on Iuw ones ml actonntao rt editonsomeer our friends and our meetings both on the streets and In the court house elicited profound attention lInen tIne street Ramlns were nvv ed Into respectful silence On lenvlntr ib erlly000me nl mot hd Icons Ihe leudleg erchonl tcrnteonlmec tly Invll1 at burl to thc clly and alone I 110 theIr hoorc We hv een in eucttoflee lelted Into friend ship an1 enlecOm whie we pot 1001 1Cor them QUI lalniot have bocolm b adened d nnd we mao more elenrl yore IhelmmnIY of the work of God and how nhjct that peenon Is I In the worht who thinks ho Is preochlnc the Gospel cif the Lamb nnd Is I utterly bereft of Iho Spirit of God nnd many of them Incapable In-capable of divesting themselves hatred nnd our towurol the iron toe vortn of 00 The barUsms Ihl pear In the For ida snot creoccolr Indoor h 300 Many cities are heinB visited aoml the remark I able softenlnc lull 0000na f the Spirit of Ood can be Ineeo every day We expect to meet Elders Iymon and Cowley of tho AIosU boron on Jn 1st nn1 ° nd In gnrl conCernco AllaIct In Zion orenat cUng mash eommenl heT May Cods hlln ret wih those ttIo in ucradart d ulilelons ilk Zion 0 aranldnent Is Sand croon 1305cr co Florida Yoac beethretl DUO NI I LWII IDWARD L ILACK In Jmtlnu TerrlloiT Bt John Kansas Nov 22 1657 To the Tdltor I it l with gratitude to Cod I mak the announcement that another hones BOUI hai been added to the fold of e Christ It Is I no other than the olmI Lady WIt Brother Gambles mother Last evening Sundaj nt C oclock tmvo Elders the servants of tho living hs God could be seen Btandlng under tho I arge railroad bridge on Ihe r onoy imniolt I of 1100 enown1 Arkonl slep rood of lbs nhoukmonl oat nt chicle conllnln n young wemo WIS an1 1 womtn 1 otyert child like the old lady An Inlelnl Ymaog lan wih 1 mIle of ontcnt and happlnes hmonabog over hi open t noanec moms 0011mm a light quick step down the river i hank 1 little In advance of Ihttn hIde to greet his two Mormon broth cr ivltli 1 heart hand shake Tbl wns Illother Gamble Wo hove also mt with succei a In wih II ithc ays hind held twenty mel togs hi-nd bleed four almlldmea during the week hllren hoTh The miles south of thla city wo held ou leUnl In a erloah houoe Ole would in Overdo Ilnaoml preaching here longer but I I was a little trslng on UK to walk Into the city canvass all tiny and walk out every night 1ldr Il oeseon d I nill omonk boon > nillthe nnd hn1 10eUlr foe the hnem uf lIme Elder I the minion nn1 Ihe peopt lmon whom w i are called to labor If Overa ly hove our health will try tit ring thi roof cnene 0 10 Ihe ti-t All the riders at tho last report In this Coot creoecooogo wel and feelIng < much c000ane gui In ler 1011 Ilmather omhle han hcou I ralng ile Irolher Theology nnd caret It Is I tho greatest hol In onvor read It boo hroodned I its understanding wonderfully FllANKL COPHNING In tine norln Ioorrn To the Editor Twenty months ago I left my moun tnln home family nnd friends at Oak ey Idaho I started for the sunns Soulh as nn mlaoodor of Ihe Gospel Gos-pel of Christ On arriving at Salt Lak 0 City I was ECt apart fur I mission U 0 the Southern States 11001 I company will sixteen Kldcrs I went to Chattanooga Tenn There we were met by Eldci bIllIe A Kltnball and others ot the brethren nt tho office To my comprise laos unsigned to labor In the Florid confetcnfe On tho J3th ot Slarct 0 I arrived at Brown Columbia county 0 1 ria 1 and was met bs my future com nnnlon Samuel I Isom of Mountain Dell Utah I labored In tills eounty for nine months part of the time with wih Brother beam nnd tho remainder of th 0 time with Llder W II Summerhay 0 of Salt Lobe CIty During our labo 0 hire thcro woretuelve that yielde obedience to Iho Gospel nnd I think much good seeds were soweo 1 Cur Inoe of that Ihe time Church others have broouoO membor I oroa Ihon elolc1 to nIt rider L W Lund In lime opening of Hrad ford counts Plo and on the Olin of Jan 1897 w e entered our field of labor fast nnd prosing nnd dedicating the county and ourselves to the Lord lontoflle time our Inbori wero rowned with BUCCCPS while at other tImes It seemed as though nil the f orces ot tho adversarj wero against js We never felt to give up or shrink back but pushed to the front and soon the powers of darkness began to fade 00al ns tIme dew heforo the non onr limo mboumlt ut removd d Jut osooe were making an Inroad up the minds of lIme oople my oomlmnlon wos eall1 10 ulher fcl of lobor IlIder It a Igwlck oSlmo had jnl orrin from home nnd I continued the work In the counts On the lIla of April the the Ice was broken and Sister demons obeyed to the Gospel The following Sunday there were thirteen more whom vve led Into the waters of baptism nnd two weeks later there 8 inlay let and 2n1 me mol In eon I Terence hr there was great rejoicing rejoic-ing and we had n spiritual feast rider ri-der Kimball met with us and gave many valuable Instructions Onlj too soon did the tIme come for parting Elder Ln Lewis and I were assigned to labor In the upper end ot Columbia counts Pin We did did lalrar the hnt I hrt time nu1 then 1 WM ruildIl toast nt Ehler nmu1 Iom In tIme openlnVof tIme City of Gainesville 8 accordlnsly vvo entered that rltlmh five thousand Inhabitants fastlne and prayIng nnd without a penny In our pockets AccordlnB to the promises vvo lacked for nothing to make tIn comfortable com-fortable while vvo were In the city IbId wero Ihro n open 10 an a nov00 also private homes and vve Wee able I Od000OsO tho ciy tollhossuraocc from the officers that vve should havo lrotcUon The newpapermon were our friends nu1 onnunce1 our ap far haul omlmlrl on Iteocts mast boil tronmv lIgh 01 of the ° nIN line or lbs t In onnor foantp I C u hId o i and e fromlm lab lInt kl ui Omero Oiled i J d to nau log In il000illra the Punch ° e ron T JIU tooto 000cr flod by m 900 rha000nl roonhoni llvesh II l310t dst onl inIrnh I I a dltutnd i tolmern mt bone nEdol Odelee nI alter e handood mllos I c wamh 1 Imp lIme ooay t 01mm 101 owl kmmlin W Wn a ftrn ° 0 Omonk of tlmo n000yron Lrrej tl5aetut 1emi It la on I < n fold 1 a ocetre I oJ II of honIog ole Occo Oteelictn w 4I1hOll lIme p1 r I Pnouro of that o sul ono of Ih balIlng feur m0 Iloplint pncaclnc d nvI mrmn er f Lode bing Inat 00 tho rLlor 10 h Oethbor 10re hi OOlber Il torI lnml freence wo at IOn nl In rlo lioce o 1 ni i Lhtr n It tho Oalnrs rooan II have 0011110 etlin h bold I okd a a nlr lt Inqulrlns to Ohm 50000n Iheir melt where Ihe Ionor onoy If he 0035 place hrcb loot opr I tIn lId thee hot bUit calind hilt pOled Utoh ore n f lo I I hil thai nenot tIne ho m i Iho tbe Lormi whn 1 Lrl N log OmlIl no no r limo nxi f Inl Eldnet 1 Ild ut wore und nb x nlor e OM J Z n or rant dneoceooos I hrelhln O 0 sue Or omre full of th slIer lbs Ilont I ormo Fld Oh me lhn words i at rt rr I tns plain to the hear Oli aces d Wo returned hi I I i 10 labor with ren 0 < > CUr BfH e or hI nl two more Vldi rs I no i l1T i eotaotein Inn I from home Jiu 1 os loll fflv and Klder JIonMn n ono Olnon I In tils counts aodonmov Soy hv1 lInac sa n series 301 r of Ir tomb01 r otro place nnd vest mIte Ilog 11 itt I I nul 11 to t bed honeit souls into ilfV too baptism A I adi r oh Ohn 0000ret dl 1 church nnd t itavc lIme do rI ohth CIolOalirl hands other cit those pap horn rs i tUPt a ymmpe7 Into 1 soclited vi 1th on and 0 lh n waters f baptism Sli I don lob lb hit other members or Ih ° h melds sri le w a eptoln of riy hmimoop Into I 000r Ormmtlon Oompany 10 lbs on bole of bmlm counl em I 41 d th la u oe 10 lInt lIft ISh to MV Ih It the n Cottoulnle wtome 1101 L W 10nn1X mcnn I Jae o Ca pla p0 12 1697 Fla No |
