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moO mo-O onmf rt As fir you my brother man 01 the nUmml t h i > e ilnud In Ihl 111 t 1 n < ll rou You I crr I trial 1 think rou have joiT BbosTimtriend i anl brother Ood m I be leading yi u Ihrouh Yo < Y Irn r wattn Hut di remen Ih rM wol 01 Jobl rhh II 1 nit 1 wll pul m lrut In 11Im I 1 wlh I uld om onr 11 < 1 help you far a short Ilm Hut m WI I UII ilocke I nnot om Th mt I n do Is I loamllhll lth an Ipriy for all I of > ou I lio > our loilngbrnlhei DIN WALe oh W 11101 c Littleton WI Co WilVa Oct ober Clh 1 > To th IJltor According lo appointment by I Id Wrn 11 I Kmart preildent of tho lai ern Hlatn illnlon th I Ide lab orlmt In tho Northxeit Vlrlnla con 11I1 > In mlnuI ronl on Oelur lot and flld 1 Ih 11v1 hou ou rar IIln tnl elierCo WI a Thir wer In attendance liter Urn II I Smart with ntleen iravellni I Idem and cn Kol I Ider on ncounl of III hoallh f > ur of th I Ider r uld not alien Then ero alio nf enl Halnll anl frlcndi from M rluui parti ot lh tin lIund Ihr publlo lIn > ft hld nd on on 1lundo nlhI whlh er well attended th h < > UM belnx filled to III utmot caiaclty In Ih abwnc of I Ider W II Htark our con Id r 11 I 1 llollnx Th varlou IRk w 11 h h pIIlloMrulh In I Ih aolInr I th claln and triirhinii of the letter day Haln I Ider Wm II Hmart UtlUfre1 an ad dren on th necemlly ot obedlenco to th requirement of th Qoipil from a Illbl itandiHilnl In our 1 rleithood twotlniri on Monday Mon-day ullch totk up Ih creater IRII I of th diy many aluabl 1lruc lion elatlv In oor wok w Icrn 1h > Hplrtt ot h 10 1 waa wllh ua Tlnit leitlmc to orh IIder that Ih Initrutllon ffn If carrle out ill 1 rnult In moh oo 1 for th es tabllhmnl Ih UOIllruth Th 1ld av ncouMIIIIOIl rrporls of their Ubon Ider Thoi 1 wu honorably ro leiieil to relurr hu Un Tueidiy mornlng Iho ridera pln mlln coun1 I wllh Ihe confrrenc I Idnc and further Initructlom n n Ing Ihelr ImnmlUi u U In Ih nlnll nlllalnmnt WOl clvn In whlh 1ld an < l pi h < I n njobl IIn1O I < > ntr and lIallon r wlI nd Th 1 wro nry kln1 and Ifn eroui In entertaining ih I Men Ulcllgia lorrnr Orand IUI Id Mich Oct 3 ll Tn th ndltor Tho I Iden ot tho Michigan con ferenc ilitern In number ammblel In conferenctf meellntf In Muikevun BPI an1 ID Thla confnvnn wa an epoch In Iho mllonary eiwrlenc of ilis ildcr laborln In th III n woll 10 II Hlnt h wr irlvlleife lo nllnd which then w er Mveral both from Muikciton and alanlilr lountlni Ueilde 1 Ider Ih nd IIh tho Nrthrn at 1II10n tld W 1 Celwl Mlu Iluth Hitch olu of Ih 1 ry and 1 Ider Jrnieu 01 tho ChlCOco million were prnL I wa 1 a t prlllollo I > oh br Ih 1ldo and 1111 10 11on 10 Ih Itrucll of 11111 Aponllo and all frit i Ihl1l1 of dlIhI upon irrivplno IU hand and beurlnx lib wholoMulcd nod be you IMbllo inelliir wero held Balurday ovtnlnn H pt 9 and Sunday aflernwi and OTnln Sept 10 At tho tUturday cnlnK mee < ln < < Llden Ny l of Ih Mtchlnn confercntt aid Jenien of Uilraru i jk brlell after which 11 der Kelich Ik ot oin ln th con crrnrna Ih I rlvlleg lh n ijlendwl l lo tilth If lhy kn w that hall Instead ot belli irly plY would nol b onlclonl t hold the P o llu who uld nl to lb Hard at the lord Th ifu of Uaot U prior to Chrlit irromt adent ox d tailed Irn th Ilth chapter r MatUie d11 Ul > on 1 rom Inh IMr Iy Ik al 100h Ih 01 nlnlt lIn TIo Irll 01 Iho I iled powerfully hi I r r 1 n In Ih lul d II glowing tribute to Ihe patriotism cof the Salnl anl bora a powerful testimony testi-mony tn the dlllne minion ot Joseph th rophet A ITteslhooil meeting wai hell Sunday Sun-day morning cvmmem Ing at I clock at which the Sirrament wa administered adminis-tered anl the reporti of the Uder given In The rcpi rta ih < Wet that In pile of Ihe Indifference of Ihe people lo rellglitn In r1 their I reludlee nd mlnlormllon mlnK un In particular Ihe I Idem are nnllng those wh i an friendly l and a few honeit oull have rendered obedience to the Ooiiel Ten baptlimi were reported since the last conference held In May making a lotil ot twenty seven Saint IrI hr T At the close ot the Priesthood meeting meet-ing Ihe oncers of the hurch were uslalneil Uder llllch wa Mis lalned ai secretary ot Ih Northern Slalea minion In r i of I Ider Cordon released an I as 1Mrr Alvln Allen wtio his ben i nil lent ot Ihe Mli hlgan con ferenr tor th last ten month haa been i rostrated with Illness for about 10 k ho U honobl 1104 to hum m a 10 h rooor surnclenlTy Idi Ira II Whitney woi sustained ai prelllent wllh Mder 3 T Srxncer ns nrt counsels anl Ixwils 1 etersen as second counselor llder Sl > enrer arllng as eetetary I Ider Allen has rer > red lunlrlenlly In n to urn hn 110 h n fallhful rncrireile I Ider in I I I h ot Ih Idra will ollow him Th N U a conilant nnl wl 1 NIl vlllor If anyn i frlendi or 11 In Ih 1Ihln I Ih 110 HII I rail upon 1 n1 Ihlr nm and d I lho Your brethren In Chrlit J II WIHTNBT ilient JOII T alFNII II Secretary Ilirtivllle 8 C Oct I 1 lit To tho HJIIor Home Urn In May Init th Ilev I llytema a fre Mpel ndioil < ued a challeng to any lItmon I 1 In nrl nd 10 Jldr W J Mta In parlkular to a debit UIn lho I rlneli In of Ilii Uoi > el of JOI Clull Afte onollin wllh 1IJr 0 ilile ly n th forKrfli I I r VepTember U ll t llrw y N O with th und ndlnx that Ih i rlnclplei if Ih noi I > el wir to t taken ua on by i naebrbon anTi preienlsd befuir tin impl Ib friendly mann 1 Ider W J PIT id myielf left 110 rlely lllll S C wh lal > or Ing W i arII tilrewYy a tow dr befor th dibalr anl Hilled DnonK the Palnli anl frlendi In IIrunlck and Lolumbui countlel W 01 a tended a meeting held In a lIpllll church Th preacher look tor hi li Inl Jolm l I H and exhorted hli hearrri to bellev In I Chrlit no lIor I the llormon h Id do y Ih1 Joph lIh I ChIand hold lilm up ai i hrlil and teath that ho wa Ihrlit Ihui Imi reiilnir It 0 hi n I Uon Ihat Iht Joh Hmllh u lhII Ih oonlrfen lion wo dlml w Ipt up I the lulplt anl Introduced ounlve i Mormon Idera Llder W J Il called Ml attention to trie mlak lit hid mid and aikeil Ihit h1 woutd r tlfy It or allow him to do i UN Ih eopl left th haui Thl waa uwd 1i r I rln were armtrd at Ih Initliall o Ih huh on Thomu ten ly The charae analnit ui w 01 > ruptly aiiaulllng I he I renclii Ihulon nly n < l dllublnK Ih nn lion W Ikn Ior lb Id dcon ho tho Ir nd or lur Irl ut mnt < 10 Kel Ihce fonlln t < o lh d ru w r 11 lor wlln ar mcnt hlh nll u 1 Ih a wh or Ikn or trlt no Ih hol Ihooh1 w blll rly OP to U Wnd I II Smith urnlh1 mony uOlInl lor our ball I Inu our n < l In lft on Thud lIptmr rtl AI Ih ap ulnl n 11m wo w er Ih er ai wer 1 i filendi from Ih djolnlllit county of lrun wlck a w1I a any from different 1 aril of Culoml nty Ou nml Intr 0 mn frlendi w nitonlihed and talk o comprom uer Intulged In but Iho CUM w Jaiied Vepleadnotiumy n1 asksd for a chn of Yrnu wblch w rnn olh JolI wu ublI IUI IInmIIIy anl they were ready ur tII Then we demanded a Jury 1111 whlch necesiltaVeir a puelllOn lOnt unlll Jury ould be drWI lIy ihutlmemorecompremlie wai talked nut and finally they agreed lo dlimlss the case ant pay two thirds of ths costs W gav them to understand that w did not 10 Ihli became we were guilty but to m pcac Thus ended Ihls little cplso i On Trllay September Septem-ber S2nd at 10 clock the discussion Wtwixn I Her W J Ill an I llev H IIKma wno ommnd II II gema making tho opening remarka and giving a punora lo view of the doa trine he was dvocnllng Then hi wnl 0 Ih 0010 Itroun1 In < 11011 I taking fifty ml nutoa thi Ilm agreed upon 1 Ider r replied and setting forth Ihe doctr s of the church of Jesus Christ of Alter day Bilnli for nfly minutes TIn each took ten in Inclosing u 10 um UI To moelln w closing feeling Sun prevailed lay Se and lember a large Mh A crowd goo 1 iv On Ialu 01 Ih dl cuMlonwaa Iht I Ih WOl 110 dlrul Ing I All Wll n courl Th 1101 wu to nn ho would nol omo oulo 1IIn undor an othir clrcumi II the hlp ullh Bllrlt of llwl urh t h boon ompllh Yrlnd have n md bon1 nllcitofi have been auii < In Ihlr m h hod ro wn coldha > nlnfu ed With nw on Tgy and a tenvril goo1 feeling rre 011 a rnull 01 flUr 11 11 1 I Ig I I hld IwnlI Intell rnor IIYL oAW JII W J FIFI1 In Hi Hlilil i CoBfereiiee AcVrmin Choctaw Co Oct 7 IBM To the Ulllor In March IW I m > elvd a cill to a mlulon lo Iho Southom Slalei which I freely I accepted After arranging my tnuuui attain I iUrt 4 la campaoy wllh rider Joseph Hailing W left our homes on ihe lllh of April On th lllh of slay w were let apart for our mission an j left Ball Lake I tty Ihe same omlllOln comlany wllh other 1 tden lo Ih sunny I oulh Wo arrived at Chattanooga m tb 1 n1 on the 14h 1 and I Ider J I lobr I rr Th PI of Iheouh r v ho I kind li > uo g ing but IIlk w hiv n niVrulil Hlm or at Icail enough I huinbl anl dependent on i h W Thla iiimmir hue been vry alckly I her In Mlnliilppl and m f th I 111lpr adjoining Htalen m that rur mlMlon trnldent ha I all th I Urn thai hail liren very lrk traniremM t healthier Staler Thli left ui wllh a imUl bin bul they a all heron In th holT hol-T weather II I moderating connlder ably and li much cooler now than II hll been fnr aom time n hiv lull l that our confrenr will b hn1 an wllh 1 w Ivalr wlom Zio hlh will 10 Th wok of Ih trd I proltnK ery nicely liere Wo hav m ny In 110 a1 w knowihVtii in with ua 0 our leftlmonle grow iironirer dy b d W h 10 Ir not what man can do but fiar Hhn whorl who-rl heh Al lho 1 wn nd hry In Ihl and Ih No 1 wars a welei me visitor Any galnu hiving nlallve or friend In the oulh rn ami 1 central part of Mleslislppl would confer a favor by lending uidr addrceie Tour brother In th cause oiiu v STAPI rr Ackerman Mbia |
