| Show MOB VIOLENCE IN TEXAS A Bright Letter Fro p Llnnie Gregory a Young Lady Convert nlhlo nerluo oriloivllrrlullic city Wat Voerlod ill 3for cocl ud a 8UbVqnt31lulkvg r1qnic As perhaps some of jour readers would like to her something more from Iho Ixmo Star state I take great pleasure in I ubmltnl a lew items front this part The uork 01 tho Lord In I progressing nlly here consldoln that Texas him been OIFned UI such n short AIille There ate liar Sunday Schools argon Ned In the totnte hID In southern Texaco and one In north Texiii nt tlii plnce There ore at 11nl h 11 ders Ibollng lit north Texisso but lie 1101m that lit the hour IItlro Poison II be ornnld nto two onrruc all this 1art or live tiij sephis to I ripening for harcot and Ihea Is n glat demand for 1ld We how n loud luldy rhnl nt lI8 Thouish flat ftinta ore ter ealere < points 01 ins IvIng rrum four to six miles talent yet we into n Ilk1 nrae ntld1 V W III nol ikav Il any aeor pcrzc cution 10 contend with at present lluale nr seven II us In tile family counting a mlrlt sister father mathr 10 slol kind a little hlolhr vind myIf Ill hO llae alwycol tile Go JIM 1 land n baby slrl oor lwo ar 11 110 cl 1 mnko a nlr rar on1 thank A ri nicely for thefocid I might prove interesting for tn narrate nar-rate onw or tile stronge eltrUln stanceat COIUocl1 volth our heeomlng mhcr 01 tile Iormon Church We 1t I heard the Gospel near 10uy A rove In Fallil county Tn In Decomler Ik9 And Ilro I I dpolr to Any that thro was n Intake In Sister Thompiims l teller from Austin I van In I 1 844 that she ohe > od the tins pel I She said the did not know who made the mistake hermit or the New NwW VAO were what Its 1 known as Christian Chris-tian Scientists before we heard the true Gospel especially mother and myI nod an their klotrinj van founded by one a womnl wlo claims 10 have lecelved rIUnn atilt to love ben 11111 fillpIrvIll tn writ a bock called Hclnr and lull and as she truly did di many great worki such IIB healing the sick and so faith the Elders found It dllll cult tn coinlnie in of the precious IriHIm of the tlospel In fact It wa not they who con Inod ill hut the many nnl Irnng looor they brought forth W had uln had many tun proofs In favor if Christian Sclonee for we our fam fly had been often healed and we had located others Iothr wn n good hoalr She never ral1 tit cum silly one however low who left off mell clne intlrelj and dlml1 their Play olelll When one tit ll ieevoluse i Mine reer thought 01 staintroorittvC a physi < 101 or taking any meidleiniitualcia the Ialpnt really drain and flint tit tourve wac very sel loin Distinee inside n difference fit giving a we trmd It a treatment though when I ii I convenient Peace llnlI prefer laying hands in Ihn list lent Iom hal through Inllh In the 101 but tile mnJolly 01 heaters hMI toy wi Power While we know thee Wag n got deal oC truth lit Christian letenee we tall becorne r much illnmtiFflid Unit mere eartieptlyi4ociarculng rur Ih luth when the Lord dhct1 II Ire AAnts to oil r I cry door We hId tho lllllo 10 be trite but like five greater number ul people we dl1 Let think It I malt mliat II said Ihroro we gave It four Own Intprpr little nnd I fear we did not lelleio Inn In-n lru a till living I 1 Ood as the Latter day Saint do hut In a and wllhout 1odv or part and I can lesllflv that no line call orohlp lohilkn To tin witiary nod lh ns at ralh I all assurance aR on doe the only true an1 Ih Ing Got hiece italage mn H I 1 am Sure thaI I won In I n verydart aou onoll concerning Iny 1 liffievick views Hut thanks lie I tu Go file rr 01 I humI pn 11 1l N 1 0 filter inI J 1 1 Tom I dinson well answered In my lie half 1 halt not the lath In n Mr pr oonnl Call tn pray for mcl awl 0110 Yiher I mock In n mot miserable state or mInA Sly l sltUr Matt was the flrst n afe1 pt the aospil and on 1101nniA di tr she was baptized b > II n Mlnr and un Chrltnu Eve Ik9G lie perulm the P1UI that m1I hr flol Ire ul Mr William I Huhp to they being o far As 1 can hRrn the tlivt couple ineirled lit Texas by umot croon Ilder lie conllll1 to preach and hnpl In our cannnitanity Irulon gram Ing stronger all the while until eight pouts r brought Inlo the full une young man coming twenly mllis to 1 tie buplizeil The peoplo became enrnginl It wn Just horrid to hear Ihe many false and I scandolous relinis I that Isere hlng circulated ooot hcMormonI nl I h 110 11lel One 1lnnary 10pIt < mlnltr gave n public lorlur agllnt tho Church 01 Jesus Christ 01 Latter day Rlnt I won Present a1votsRhIstrav 1tnr atilt Ileack I In took for ills text i Iok an maill I I rnmbr Mar mOllom UlvIIl oom 1IIpm lie hid gnlhired together for the oecia Ion I IonH H n M IA l > 01 o honest Iteration I that his every Accord as TILL action 01 trust olon as hIlrd Toy hIm ho rebelled aalnt the Javier anti the w1iolt plan n lvRlon lls race ftild eyes fairly glplmd with rage IIder Nilher re lolled to him that night nt our 101 for hp multi nol ohaln thV church II preach In Tile build minister wan very severe on Iyllmy In hill hturo and JIllVr M found II n Very 11illento task in defend that 1lluollI villiel ho ever he did Ion I r humble wny Ile proved the minuter mistakes slavery plainly that tile people had to oey elther UOl hi Illnhh fee it tivolly or relief aolnt tile cause 01 ttutil and thy clooke the latter course I c J On LlOdy night follOwNg Arrll 810 wo mere Itd I Iy I mob oC t wentyfive or thirty masked Rnd WU nr1 mon ooha took Presoldent it e DIIy Ind INder H I Wells vkcton 1 1ro IIII Ac the lalnt8 and Indrn I there anti lllders 31 Tier Still If Of unt WILL them Wllh reopen naklng them promise to hs1 rp tile county or tile ould lie I hantpol l 1 hey nocordlnglv bade hnll Ire till italic following tills hut on April it h Filters Miner and Ionic returned from Ilunt county to get their rurld stammer clonus ond s lorth Ih I elf they hd 11 obliged to leave Tiny ere not vv11 rind found n number 01 the Saint lit Unit as w thought there would lot I n mob that night nnt we noicded hlr aItan vtvy much anti 111s 11cvoled ivst llnj night w1 persuaded tu revisit ra vN fill us trust lint allifout 1 ocloik a met come In Very earnest We kno Uny ere loloill thirsty just n its wr they i k spnki atilt we luout try bl w out tit light II all the rnm hud the 1lle I Quickly onald In a loft an1 i nil e re armed for prottction I RI father took his shotgun ind opened th It Ill Ionr where th y Oil Flood ass It th I wer Irlrl dUIIrunloon1 1 e WOnon n nt out on 11 alerlut father kelt hi poit In th lOor 1 Illy light ut our donianding ill nt to I outs RI I if In 1lonclnf loot nt form th y ordi ro It ut to aI1 tile illera out 10 them but mhell la = c the told them In awful Ion thaI they Nlould not cone out 10 them atilt thut ant 01 them should I enter the house that ho did not ilarat I t Iurt any eno lint wn collig 10 tie rend file hotve and that tile n1 man t to fit otpnte < to enter would be kilTh Th ey knew h so n In earnest le I wn cry quIet anti col Finally after much pleading on our part and 11 they were defeated In thlr wIcked I Iurporor hlh hoy mill one day I lie thankful for 0i hy hd tin ln11n3Zy cent risen blued hy may obtain forgive a They conelted to go after obtaining n pronl fruit the FIde rn mould go nwn tn return in that conlnunlr I mor Thy started nny hold stopped u role yards frornthe houd and calls 101 UI Ihlr gUls nt the house then re lo ided nnd i 1011 them nlaln U sound cry much like our recent cent halltnrmo lint fortunately 1 one Ins hint though Rome of Us had a Very narrow eveopli There wr Several nr the Saints there und It one I person load Wiled Ihe mould I little Ion R regular maaer very likely rather had never oheveJ vr np I 1 nt that lime One u the most ring discares I r-ing the Texas Saints tit the tah or vinalgratat fever They all desire to eralgrntv In elm pin PhVr < there In I I n Htak i r Non We had an nit ck 01 this fFr anti Acre Minot tn evill rt cut I thnuh the adininfictering of Ihe kind and wlo coun1 nl the I I j Bd lie obtained tompurvary 1UI Our 1lno Is I that the Gospel 1 n tourist toy the Utah Mormon JdoN fic 1 trite and a are thankful Tied rejoicF In th happy Jrh lIeg we here bad I lit herlng and obeying the onn We haw 1 regular fast mPllng eocery frt unda and many and strong are thl tPlmnnl let hn on nch Olono Your Ialr Is I it Ivry melcoine visl for In our hm I homeLININIT GREGORY Leonard remain < unt onmnn Aug I 2 1891 |
