| Show I t Ta 40r LoctiT MT Tenn May j5th 1897 To Ihe Lclllon a Wo herewith present lou with a list of Ihe I sterols and addresses of the Elders El-ders laboring in the East Tenne < see conference Trom last reports they are all In good health and spirits battling bravely fur I tiu h nnj right which will one day 1 gain a victory In he eirth We nre ihvays glaa to recceivc a copy of the NEWS We can assure you Colply a very weld me visitor It Is I not only reid eigcrly bv us but our many bSo ba nends I in I the South do they are legion It is very gratifying to note the gradual change in sentiment upon the MloruBrehainigelon f i Much t len prejudice Is icing allayed and the people the lIIore nlelligent I classes are beginning to read and investigate the doctrines we advocate advo-cate and sacrifice so much to bring to hem Where they will read and attend our mtellng llh nnpreludiced mind having a eiesire In their heart I lo know the truth the Spirit of God hears rcord to their souls that we are preaching the doctrines of Christ We are sue InS In-S thousands of Ien hS 1 lonesthcarted people in the South who believe In all sincerity we are advocit 1VTolinceritl I ng God word 1 yet they lack the moral courage to stand by their convictions and dare to do right let the consequence lollow It Is a lamentable fact tint there are very many here who are what the world charge us with being namely priest ridden They are afraid or the church lash and their neighbors They dare not read our literature or attend our meetings lest they be turned out of the church and ostracised from society But there are many very many who In spite ot 1 all opposition exercise their freedom anJ reason the heavenborn and idGd given I qualities I ot mankind We are daily making friends of those who have in the past been avowed and bitter enemies it Is not throujh any tict or smartness on our put but through the operation of Gnus Spirit The Lord is I blessing our humble efforts In Ihe spread of truth and the seeds which are being planted are tailing on good ground and BI properly nurtured and cared for will in the near future produce an abundant harvest This year will be a rich harvest of souls Thus lar In this month t twenlv baptisms are reported lor tilt East Ten nee conferellce There are applicants waiting in tile counties 01 Johnson Carter Clear bourne Rhea and Anderson 1 can In the last named county among other applicant ap-plicant is I a gentleman about forty years of age who eight mnlus ago declared that no Mormoo Elder should ever cr lor his < nor By urgent 01 onr friends he was persuaded to attend our meetings Alter listening lo two or three discourse upon the Goipel Ilia ex tended a hearty invitation to go and dine with him Of course it was accepted ac-cepted Who ever heard of a Mormon Elder refusing a gcod dinner except on Fast day The people are beginning to open their eyes to the truth though there are many who are poisoned to the very core through reading such books as Vj rol 1 I ees Confession J II Beadles Works MormonUm Unveiled together with the slanderous reports of those who have uo regard for the truth In some local ties where we travel it is simply wonderful wonder-ful the attention that is given us Schools are dismissed that the students miy gaze upon a living curiosity in the shape of a Mormon Elder We often meet pople who have never seen a Mormon Elder before and it is quite natural that they should look upon us with a searching gaze when they havo an oppirtumty gag lolloping Is the list ol Elders with their addresses I I E Hart and W E Robinson Akvliile Aihsvlllc N C Box 299 r G Warnick and ooren Peterson Asheville N C Box 353 E nUrup and IJ W leOs Knox I vlte Tenn L e K Nceeham and James Dunkley Cleveland Bradley county Tenn A E Uraby and C L Roberts Hunts vllle A W Ensign and A D Clark Jacks hero jr I H Hlnckleyland W J Depnest Sweedville G B Williams and J C Manning Sevirvllle J V 1 Airld 0 tie and W G Nuttall Greeneville J R Terryand W Gailey Elk Park NC J C Bertach and C II Ohlivile 1I M ei it 1aX v fflnouJ J IN Jensen Asheville W II Carter and Alma Stcnscn Ellzabethton Tenn J E HART I President Conference W E ROBINSON |
