Show I IRMA MISSIONARY FIELDS I I Lu m tram retinues Klllls Feb 23 1808 I flit 1741tor 198 IUlo After wllng with our Saint at lie proceeded north on the tit irerranean 9 to Bsyrout The weather Si Pleasant 1p In wo quite enjoyed the the flood wrnlrg the next day In of t Ourselves coasting the bor I the ancient Phoenicians The ut Phoeicans cities of Sldon and > Inat lost Tyre han blt cHj their Importance only I 03 trade is I fE In those o compared to Ian compard Dorout and I tile toQ last named UU ouslness las ramed cities do the 1 urtall and there the large call At Beyrout they all t business while Drout al 3 at whie at Haifa they ao Oil stop ulerctts r 1 have 101 Sldon and 1 14MD bav only a few of the smaller p Xt6asners male I L tt Oers I make no occasional ii If hen I YrOut me called one day lie do t r 10011 Proceeded north to Es i hot Aletandnlte This view n from Uul the sea Is a 1 1luutI 1 sght This high mountain fer 1 be described In tl letter dcclbd tlt 1 de with rablan covered on the West Ier riso no villages and sum rn ot It to various sizes all tend o que i the whole scenery very And le or one llo t once won ad ell One could Ite ouch sell I I i elevations yet thousands do In are apparently bqypy When Based 10ppy ebriBased north the latter Wen br r days In nO J rboPttl the mountains Ily Inn I With a P Vie Be lh snow and te in tOw brisk I Ill quarters e n re In i eerns to ave been ex a We bin rea Snow could be seen I hi of Judea and Sama which must have been very severe I the Olives and other tender t valettea I of fruit gown In this country At Eskenderoon vi e landed safely af ter having one of the most agreeable voyages up tho coast The sea was s calm that not a ripple nor swell was perceptible This was a special favor to us us we are but poor sailors at best and Indeed the whole journey < has been quite pleasant and the sea e but little 1lenlnt At Eskenderoon Ave were taken In hand by the custom officers who first examined our passes which they found nil right then the baggage was looked Into Here they showed Indifference I Indiffer-ence to everything except books They asked for books and when told me had a few harmless arms of that kind they managed to wake gt their I sleepy vigilance and soon our book wee marched art to the book prlonfor i Turks Trk consider books dangerous These were also Indeed dangerous for they consisted of my Bible l In English i I I a dictionary and grammar In Turkish and Brother Lunds Tom ti ment They told us to rest undisturbed The prisoners pris-oners would be taken good care of so wo left and soon found ourselves a la Turk In ft khan Your correspondent made his way back to get the passes which could ud be had all except Brother Haprobs They wanted to see him and find out where he had been and what caused him to leave his fatherland etc The I fritherlapddetc questions were answered 1th dUn culy and through a little mistake 1 I como nor ending In his being put In jail In his excitement fearing he I would bo detained In offend a few 4 pluto In bockshlsk which the police could not receive because he did It before the others this making It an open bribe Now this was one of the few times In a mans history when a backrhlnh Is refused but It hap pened however and poor Brother Hagob was marched off to the govern merit and in a few minutes found himself him-self detained Brother Hagob had been negotiating for our trip to Klllls with a driver and a we were walling for his coming and he did not show uP Ave Wore somewhat anxIous halting In the street a lieutenant of the Turkish army came up arid asked if vve were off for Alntab and when told we were as soon I we could arrange for the trip he asked to have tho privilege to ride with us In our wagon To this we assented He at once volunteered to go and clear Ha gobs case which he did And In the place of receiving a scolding for offering baskshlsh chief of police handed over the parses and sent his bet wishes to some Americans whom he knew at Alntab Thus ended a small ripple upon a otherulso pleasant pleas-ant trip Soon we were Upon our way and an good fortune would have It a captain of 10 who was movIng I some point pint In the Island was In our trin so we er well protected from any attack that might 0 made by any of the roving Kurds Son we found our serves climbing the lmhlng Ieepmounlnln to wards Heylane a small town beauti fully located up In the pass This town Is I very old at least over 1000 years Hut like all these ancient oe places It has lost Its former prestige and pomp and now It look like all other Arabian 1 hovel Located as It Is I a jn a steep gulch one ClO easily Imagine how nice It must have been when the houses wee new and trim and pride taken In I making the town a handsome one Son live found ourselves on the w mit 1CS5 feet above the sea whence we could see the lake of Antioch on the one I other Bide and the Mediterranean on the I In the evening we put up at a place called Kuruk Khan Here wo had our I yrr 13sh first trial In making our beds on the floor In this country We turned a number of times to find the softest place which we found n small task although our companions the flea found no trouble In finding soft spots on us Many were Ihe vain grabs we made but Turklh liens are like Pad dys they are not there when wanted Our journey continued thus quietly and peaceably for two and a half days i until we reached Klllls 1 place situated on a large plutnu Here a curious crowd gathered around our wagon and for a few minutes we were objects of great curiosity The sight was amusing from both sides We could not help smiling at their simplicity and Impudence a molly crowd they were F F IIINTZE Alntab March 28 1808 Editor Deserct Ne ° ws 191 Our arrival here at this city has certainly made a great ttlr crlnly mle gOt str Men of fifty years o age say they have not In all their time seen the ni teir tme like In every direction there Is I Investigation We have been called out night after night to peak upon the Gospel to crowd ranging all the waj from twentyfive to one hundred In all instances In-stances the houses have been well filled and many on the outalde Tills desire on tho part of the people has given usa us-a line opportunity to lay the Gospel plainly before them Of IIanly bfore course many come out of pure curiosity but how hw many of the Latterday Saints an Snt there not today who In nom hay ar a h-ay tint heard the truth little be 0 llevlng Momndom that any good could come from tfovr such a condulou could of I 01111I course not exist without t opposition tthe stforni the Soon the professors from thu Central I Turkish college of Alntttb an Instltu lien belonging to the American sale alan In Turkey raw the danger to their crafts They Immediately Issued live circulars on Mormonlsm al Mormonim purporting to prove by the Bible that Mormonlsm la false and winding off with all the vile stories about the Mormons log mine exploded Poljgamy horribly described des-cribed boo atonement the Mountain Meadow Massacre te They claimed I was neccsasry to Bhow the Bounce of Mormonism In order to prove Its falsity fal-sity also tnt Joseph Smith was a lazy low money digger At first many thought a great weapon weap-on had been found but son Intelligent gent and honestly seeking men began to sea through the scheme and already before we mine away better sIgn were appeasing Tat Is the thick clouds that gathered for a couple of weeks were gradually dispersing and a Influence freer spirit began again to exert Us So severe was 1 onslaught thAt It looked like a cyclone of persecutions On Sundays particularly Morning meeting Was alt wo could hold Thin was held at 7 oclock or halfpast 1 a m This Is I customary aim to avoid the mob Afternoon meeting we had to suspend On the trot we more followed bj curious shouting mobs occasionally stoning us and all the time whistling and yelling Morrr Morrr rolling out the r In a real comical way Now Mor means purple In Turkish s they yelled sovy mavy Morrr yellow blue IVrpelll This ot cqurmtnaL fun for the Alntab hood lum hundreds followed U In the streets Mol women and children In the gates and on the flat house tops taking In the eight afforded Why It Was I real circus to them to see what they thouldit to be the Much inarried Mormons Wbtrever We called If they Wore not admitted the houses were stonedand an attempt was made to break n until me had at lost to call In the police to protect ui This proved quite effectual and Boon the names of many were taken and one or two arrests Were made We also called upon the Knlmaknn the governor gover-nor of the city who promised us all needed protection Thin all had a good effect The Protestants at once began be-gan to give itutice In their churches that the people should be careful about persecutions as the Mormons also had rights to IMS respecled The climax seems to have been reached one Sun day mhen we Wore trying to organize a Sundayschool In a brothers house as It seemed Impossible to go to the meeting house The mob was trying to pound down the door and tonnlnB the house when two of the brethren came hurriedly and told us a large congregation con-gregation had assembled In the third district to hear Mormonism explained and that we would have to come at once or It would seem an though they could not live there One Professor Hohanncs from the college would bo there end he would explain the other side Brother Lu nd decided that Brother Maycock Dr Hagoblan and jour humble servant should go to explain ex-plain to them the Gospel We did the subject chosen being Authority This wu explained from the Bible the Professor Vinswering by explaintrur hit a wicked fellow Joseph Smith Was according to reports from his enemies As You met Imagine this was a complete vindication for us Our new Members became suvriger the honest admitted the weakness of the opposition and altogether we had a good Influence over the people Our last Sunday was spent In con ference hundreds Came to bear us and much good Is being done Invitations to come to other places are gradually coming In and the outlook In general Is fair One Incident U worthy at notice to It I 11I I show how well the Lord works with His people here The first week after 11 Ii in arriving In Alntab a man and his wife i AM desired baptism and 03 It was our rule to send all applicants to Brother Iarkl the presiding Elder he being I now ordained to that office we also sent these He told us that In his judgment they were not just ready jet He said the man was about togo q to-go out Into the village to trade with cheap jewelry to beat the villagers If possible Now he said this Is not becoming I I be-coming a Saint He Instructed the man to work honestly for his living If i he wanted the blessings of God and iI not engage In anything so question able He promised he would take the counsel and work at home ashe had I work and pay his debt Brother Larkls It further aid that If ho failed to do this and went out to the villages he would probably be robbed and hurt besides In a few days vve heard the man had left I for the villages the temptation to I make easy money being too great for I him to withstand Hut how swift the judgments ot Clod The man went and In a few days his wife received a tele gram that her husband was at Marash I a city about ninety miles north robbed 1 and wounded and for her to come at I once 1F A few days ago our brethren from 111 Slvas Elders Deknin ShaJiabUn and Nlshan Sherlnlan arrived they had 14 been more han two weeks on the road How Pleased wo were to see them wa had wilted so long When wo met we embraced and wept with joy the most 1 I Impiesslve being the meeting of Brother Hagob and his cousin Ntshan They embraced and kissed and cried like children Brother Hagob partlcu Urly gave way and cried until he had to be pacified For nearly three years they had not met Brother Hagob had been lit Zion and was now returedulf with the blessing of the servants ot Continued on pace U Flmf MISSIONARY = Z FIELDS Continued from page nine I L God and of Ills holy lIou80 and Brother NIhan had elect ed up his busl ties to come to lIIet us two hundred IIIlIe and to eo an Apostle Of th Lord Ju Christ and to anlt In tire 1m portant IIInvelllnt now being carried oa In thl a land Brother Msha Is I a K nulne Litterday Saint fur Over seven year the Saints In his town have not seen en Elder and all the time nod loa protected t2ltorw111c led them by Ills Spirit I sn tint now the ae nlnelen mmbo and many In letlCatlnlf and lat I malkale they re tree from rale doctrines wlilch have had ollle hold In other parts of this mission Brother Hagoh left Immediately with the returning cvan to Sivas nor Brother NIhan was Invited to go wVth ua and to assist us In our work Our health has been good Brother Lunds excellent The Saint lave treated us well and done all to intake w1 al us comCortahl We had a room whIch they furnished for us IKn we spread our beds upon the floor having good heavy quilts to sleep 1 on Tin food was as good as could be cxpectMl and as we are In a Arrange lan or course we have to have strange things theIr seasoning and preparing seems to be the greatest trouble with the food Kind regards ti all our friends from Brother Lund Brother Ma > cock Brother Larsen Brother Nlshan and from your humble servant r r HINTZE Alntab Asia Minor > April 15 1S03 To the Editor I Our expeilenro at Klllls was comical Hrolhe Lund had a camera along and an the crold hr vias mlxo IndelI made UI lt men omn and chlldron carne1q hurres and donkeys atilt lot forgetting the everlasting dog of Turkey Tur-key the scene seemed perfect for th occaalon and we got the lieutenant togo to-go down on the market whirl was Just under our window to quiet the crowd He succeeded < and after 1 successful attempt to lake their pic lure had been mad we were anton Ished to find In a tw IIIlnut a Inrge crowd at our door wishing to see the pictures We had to explain to them that this was out of the question ques-tion ns I took time to develop them Later on we found one man shivering with rr becaus he was told big pio ture had been taken and would be sent to America and would probably be sold for mono The poor fellow was found by your correspondent In some Uncertainty tie to whether or not 100 I cold beof n prisoner or hat would become of him I wa comforted nolller fellow with a camel loaded with twigs for sale was taken hy sur prime tor he did not observe that his camel and twigs had been photographed photo-graphed When Informed he wa much concerned air he las i not crtaln i that his twig could be sold and a he did not understand the process ho was not right sure but that his twigs J rno mysterMtwar had In some mvsterlous way been Injured In-jured hence to save the situation and be sure that no one would hear of his misfortunes and thus refuse to buy hi load nt the usual I prices he moved 10 another place At nKlins the weather wan very cold and during the night 1 heavy frost roved I quite Injurious In the low places n great many fine olive trees I ere winter killed Olv and grnpes I and figs seem to nourish here nnd In the Immediate neighborhood of this town a great deal of line fruit Is I grown The road from Klllea to Alntah n distance of 30 miles Is I In places quite rough and volcanic The mows having Just melted oft the trail was still sort This piece of road wn 3 made on horseback riding on pack saddles Everything proved that the winter had been very severe llepoits from the high mountains of Asia Minor stated that many had frozen to death Wind that van babl In mon y places had died with cold In the pace Tills seems awful ot course > but It Is I possible as the peo pie hao no slaves Their houses Fare often poor and the cold walls and darnis 0011 noon are never warllled through Be bides the babfes are not dresfsed ai warmly here tie In Europe and AIIIrl ca In the pInce ot n dry warlll cotton runnel wrap they are bedded In fine dry clay for cleanliness In tile I Tadle around lhe body the mother I wrap a cloth and when n change be j I j comes needed the clay la I taken oft aral dried for use again etc It la I I won dt that nanny more do not die from i fuch treatment i At length we reached Atntnb In Bare 1 1 and our Idle whom trip gOIern I nicnt had sent to protect us was data missed JFen dill not refuse his hat I hlih I We ler made welcome at the home of Hiother Serials Nlgoehoslans tile Plehldlnc Priest We had not len hee long before I man nolO around I Olllnl tho Sol tits that we bad arrived Soon they filled the house and made I I us welcome I They Panic tile songs ot Zlon which Brother Vlterlan I hid I either translated or composed of which they have US In Turkish nnd GO In I Armenian In numbei nil wiltlen by hind nnd of theme Ibere are miny copies nod every new Saint taken I right hold to copy the hvmns tint IB the most Important ones Oeorge I Vitter Inn I thourh ail not er member I has been a wonderful worker He still werks In a way and declares his firm conviction that the ilospel Is I rlrht hit he has not vet been rebnptlzed I owing I ome pIullar lrullnnc Tit SaIntm were harry Indeed Many uC them were IIII old acquaintances Mot Of them had Kecu me Many of f them had received their first knowledge f the Gospel from me Moo yonret age I tr t il Ureat wns our Joy at meeting Tonrn I of Joy rolled down our cheeks when we met Your humble servant felt I blesfed ft t 1711 Indeed Nine years ago or more he arrived In this city without a friend or nqunlnlane 10 1011 1011 welcome uM now there was n broach of thirty souls and nbout twenlytl featly for hap tm These f Mun bjptjzd r n teen nt ono making now at this writ Ing a total In the mission ot nbout 101 Our Saints have had many obstacles to contend with In this lind and It Is ienlv I wonder that they have been nhl to hold out as long and well an they have As vet we hnve not n book or pamphlet printed In Turkish Tew Elders have visited them all few have hu able to talk wllh thm except through an Interpreter yt they have preserved the faith nnd many tire the testimonies that show that they have been led bv the same Spirit that has Orolllpanld the Saints uliprer they have hn round We halo hAd much Joy In llstcnnft to them rehfte how and protected them through tile troubles which the Armenians had One man PISS he saved his life by saying he was a Mormon The villain not know Ing what ihit was Pared him The Faints I In Zara fasted nnl Prayed for Seven days vhen they RW the ontarder clouds gather around their town The result was God raised up u few ptaunch friends Jut In time nnd Proved the city Although they now them sharpen their at word and particle tile Streets 11001 Ile lIved God would Have them and ire did < le didMany Many are Investigating It Is I like ly more will be added to the fold of Christ here Apostla Anton I Lunds vl1 10 thin mission bass hn ot a very Brent benefit to the people nnd they recognize It as n special Hearing from pernl 11ln the Lord r r JiiNTznm rlon I Cards < 10310 The following appears In the Scranton Scran-ton liepubllcan or April 9 Mr Jallle R Lewl IS the Monnon missionary now residing on the WestSide West-Side ties had a unique carr and after af-ter over CO years of active work under extraordinary difficulties Is I jet a hearty and hole old noun working with a vIm for the faith he espoused before the Latterday Halnts contemplated the colonizing of Salt Lake Mr Lewis was born In CIdau 1mhrokhl In 1629 and wns the joungcst son of Hhadracl Lewis of Cljdan a veteran of the famous fa-mous battle ot Waterloo He was wounded In that battle and enjoyed a Pension He met his death InVtcrrl lit instiller Wing employed hy Col Colby ot Ftynhonn In 1840 ns gaO keerCr he surprIsNI two Pori In I the preservations Thorn Thomas nM Benjamin Oriniths who brutally killed him with nn a They were afterwards sentenced to be hung but were re prleveel and transported for life to I Ilotnny Biy Ilrlhcolo24y When 24 sears of age Mr Lewis I married Ellrabeth a daughter of William liam Williams of Llanelly then a store keeper for the big Neville coat crpora lon The young couple wore marrted on February 222 15 und decided to take their wedding trip to America and lu cat their lot with the Lateday Saints In far oft Utah They soiled Tey Balod fiom Liverpool two or three days after Ihlr marring a and lit six weeks arrived In New Orln anti Crnlll thence went by a tanlr to the site ot Konn I City J1 ann thif point the commcncell n war marl or three IIInnth a corl the plains to Salt Like City Mr and Mrs Lewis walking the entire ells lance while a tam ot oxen haul1 their goods During the Journey they on Countered herds ot buffalo number Ing their thousands and met hundreds nf ruvinvir Indian h treated Ihon kindly At Fort Lnramle Owy met CUOO Indlins whoa hehavlor wa Must kind Three clays nftrwhrdm the ratne trlbe killed I thlttj pilgrims who Passed Iy Air and Mrs Lewis reached Salt Like Ciy In Ieplemher 1SS and passed through all the adlorII ot proopcrltv ot the Territory and State In September list he was arlidgriecl with OIOIKC Ilrlngerhorf for nllunary work In Max city and Pines that timeline time-line baptized fifteen person In the rlh Mr Lewis has six Children vizt Mrs Sari of lUrrlmnn fall Like City James W John I William W Tall n T-all of Bait Lake City nnd Hubert W of Nevada Ills son T I Lewis Is I Ono of the best known men In the State now holding the ntnce of Internal revenue collector and being the first prison who obtained n degice In the tlnlvernlty of tlluh The gllllman who wrids the nbol clipping to the News Pails llrothcr Lewis feels keenlv the death of Illphop Morrlsa mhom 1 i ho to N doally In speaking i of his iluith j roo o our lII < tog tent the nlrk ot ar fcctlon were visible Elder Henr Cllll area passed through the same or dnl In speaking so kindly of thor 10 l Ivd lhp Filler rwl vaya that tits 1leln 14 I being literally initiated 1ldel Ore nrlnkhofl 01 Thurhr Wayne county Is I his companion 1ldr nl Is 1 tit I rand doing I Is I nw sit Pit artist holding meetings thoie with riders B atilt Perry We hold two meeting every Sabbath Sacrament In the inorninx and reachIng reach-Ing In the evening at a private housed War ail house-d hard times are the talk of oC the mass Our coal mines air woiklng R poorly n great number of our coal hrenkers ore Idle I I Those few working Iont make one fourth time tme One of our largest breakers the Oxford we burled down a few n tire Some of our WelHi I lire t li dots Utah fre eiuentll worked there Five hundred men thrown out lOr lploymut Y1 as ever In the GnI U HQVVEIT 1402 Warlihutn St Peranton Pan Pa-n Is C rn The Elders a the Maryland conference confer-ence over which Elder II T Robertson Robert-son of Spanish Fork presided met In conference on April 20th 1 and May 1st at Baltimore Mel IlcBldes the Elders of the confeience we hael with UD A I Keslcr of Brooklyn J I Wllcot N I Hayes and Frank Louis uf Philadelphia Phil-adelphia The Elders met at 1 a m April 30th and lout no time In carrying Into effect the Injunction eif the president In reports gar1 10 preparing anti Iandlnr In reports re-ports of their respective fields of labor After a deliberate consideration of the reports by Elder A 1 Kesler be reported re-ported the conference 10 he In a pro porous and progressive condition The Elders were commended for their untiring un-tiring efforts durIng their mlrUtcilal career Elder 1 11 Ollle ple of Tuoele City Utah was released with honors from hi labors M a missionary In which he had been engaged ror two years other Elders were assigned flelda ot labor ca Callow T C Vector nnil Arthur Mlnson Cumberland Alleghany county Md I D Hogaii and N D Russ Hn gerstown Washington count Mel S S Florence and George l Ashley Ungerstore Morgan county W Va George M White and Elwln Wright Charleston Jefferson county W Vn I T Robertson P A Hanks M I M Decker L CharI n Nathan JY ruZ Thomas and Charles A Hardy wcie given Hallo City No 323 N Mount tot Tho Marland conference Is I In Its Infancy The Elders laboring In Hal Iil to thilore during lihe jUst winter were I very agreeably surprised one day Incoming In-coming In contact with three of Ulah young mn mho wr attending 1 moo lea college In thefctyf The young doctors were Just on the verge of grad uatlon and as spring opened up they pnd the fins exam I nation I being awarded a gold Ktlll as I wen a high degrees of honor I Is I needless i to ay that they were Mornoops whol I tell 1gre Va tint they presented the 1II1lon notes w till no less than 0 worth of h11salocIld furniture which enabled the Ulders to commence housekeeping Also we Ed wr Invlltd out oand given a ticket tn the comlllencelllent exercises or the graduating class which took place In Fords mno 0 Perm 100 lse on April 14 1808 The mot pleh Sing tea lure ot the exercise 10 us was to seethe see-the only Utah boys in the clAss in 1100 front anki and taking the lead l lit so large a i class a they wen prenld their diplomas i by the dignitary ot the college The names ot the doctors areas are-as follows Oeorge E Robinson Provo Charles Jenon Ephraim and A It Ciltler of Sal Lake City Utah II T 110I1INSON President M Maryland Contne A lnto A01t Plnknej Lawrence County Tenn i 11 April 20 1898 11 rl 4 To the Editor I Doulitle many Elders who have to I I bored In middle Tennessee contemn V and helm acquainted with Brother David I Brown of this place wllj ho I grieved to hear of the rural necident 1 which hippemd to him on Tuesday Aplll 1Jth While engaged In re airing I and tiring an engine at the Plnkney 1 ore banks which had not been used for some time lleh steam guage failed I 10 I glitter correctly I number lt pounds of stout 1 Ttur In were working around the enoritica e more Igr ant of this Met und kept firing to In erenfle1 lh ioui llrolh Ilionn no i tlccd the old boiler lenklnff and called I I the title n t ton eit Mr John HIckelB the tI I engineer 10 It Jut nt this moment 11 til buffer burnt throw hie a piece otlt I that weighed nearly GOO piundx Several I hundred feet In the nlr The hot water 11 anti stejin struck Iliother Mown in I I he foree on the breast and left Arm I lea Ilr film very badly at the same time throwing him point twenty feet Ille his head struck ntalnt u Iolt 1 whloh cut a eaEh the full length of his 3 head his chin struck the fill In which 4 the bolt was driven breaking his lower 11 Jaw I Jawle was taken to Florence Alarhere skilled physlelnns did all the could for i the Injured man After surtulnt the 1i most excruciating pain for nine days he departed this life lit 4 a on Thursday I Thurs-day April Slit The mains were brought back to his home at Pinkney on Friday and burled on Saturday at a the riah Trap cemetery rather Brown has been 1 faithful member of the Church of J sus Christ ef Litterday Saints for about fifteen I years lie line teen a Iood friend to f the Elders ataays making then wel corn B nt his home air long no 1hy de sired to stay with him He has also been an energetic worker with the Saints of this county teaching them their duties and encouraging them to live I up to the requirements of the Gas I pcl He wns always willing and able to explain the principles ct the Gospel Ill tI all who were searching after truth He leaves a dear wife six children I I and a hot lOt friends to mourn his los I Funeral Services were held at Iris 1 hOllle where Ulder Lowe and melt I encouraged the grefstrlcken family all we could nnd explained the resur I ecton to 0 large ongrnton who had met to pay their last rpcl < to 44 the departed Very truly our j JOHN L DENCH Jr |