Show Ii FROM VARIOUS MISSIONARY ELBL ILUCII iiiPi ni auur I II II w 4 I1I n t h j Ins Ih ll > l JACKSON Mls 11 Juneind II s Th the Kit lot 1 Ii hi been ome time since I latl I wiote Concerning my labors as a tnlf sionary in the south Aud many change have IIen place and there have occurred oc-curred Items of eupwience whlet no doubt would be of Interetl thus who which Is r read your valuable paper I I much appreciated among the EIder III I the tvoild My association vvllh the good people ol the south for the past twenty five t months has been 1 a source of great pleas tire to me The Lord has been merciful merci-ful to me my time thus far having been spent In the enjoyment of good heallh and through the blessings ol the Spirit ol God I have been able tome II e fill fillment of Ihe promises Dill letvanW upon my brad before leaving hone up My I lot r has been cast i In fruitful I field t where many have been ol led Int j tire I twlh lh of truth Previous to our conference held In New Orleans I had labored t with different companions In franklin I county for tome time and listing coin r plelecllhe i I canvast ol f Mid county Elder t El-der George W Rollins and I I organlud another Similar school a branch ol the I Church and Sunday school having been organlied a year prior and miking lAir into progress the lold we and also blessed baplued hie ihlldien one mote Hsvlng received counsel root our beloved president to close the county I belore leaving as we would have a new field ol labor appoint d us alter conler t enre we did so on the lath ol lebtuary I I lA I Ihe same day we bid our friend roodbyr and with tad counlenincet I I we turned 1 our backs upon the Held wherein IllId 1 labored for fifteen months r On the ijlh of t ebruary I we arrived In New Orleans and had the pleasure 01 meeting our laborers My former companion and I were appointed as traveling Men I through several of the closed counties with theolject of visitIng f t visit-Ing > Saints and friends open up lections where Ilders had previously traveled I and were not nule through rrejudlce t to canvass and make new IlltnJs Our lint purpose t was to visit Ihe Saints and hold meetings among them nnd rndeavor encourage them m their duties and settle 1 any chlhcully that might c i have arisen The Saints were glad I to lee us and seemed I encouraged and lot I spired to go ahead and do better Our eipeilenceln this wotk shooed to us the Importance ol our call to tlut work by those who were Inspired by Ihe ill I vine Spirllol God I f The Saints need leaching and encouraging t en-couraging In the cause they have embraced em-braced toe the spltit I of Satan will creep In where there It I chance the people f leel like sheep without a shepherd w hen I the Elders leave them ice a lime The I cam of thc world draw their minds I I frcm Ihe Gospel we all need stirring unto un-to a remembrance ol our duties or Satan t Is liable lo overcome us fur humanity 0 Is I weak I S Depending upon the Spirit of God we Y were led to a section vvheie the Elder I were but little know We held meet I Ire the first night A fair crowd attended j I at-tended although It had rained ct that evening S eve-ning The following day was spent In I visiting through the settlement tud Kimewhallo our surpilse the people J nr I tent liter us to hold another meeting I at a fnendt house which we did and a good spirit prevailed When leaving vie promised lo return again In a than lime and continued on tn other puts visiting Saints and making friends on our way In traveling among the peo pie we were surprised IIOI II see the change sentiment i toward the Ilders I and the cause which we rcptcwnl friends friends everywhere and on meeting those who had not been visited by the 1 Iders for over two vein we found the truths taught lo them In a good many cases had made lasting mtpretilons upon their minds Ue were called I to return I lo our old county Franklin On our return visit among the Stints having mom appointments appoint-ments ahead we taw mite died uf our hornier visit and f In cases where some f little colons hid shown Itself we were received I with I a hearty welcome and the r II Inspiration I ol the Spirit I was Kit more mutest was taken In our niesrllDgs Ue arrived in I ranklin 1 I county on the i p ijrdofApiil i Ihejbthue fo Ihrce meethiis which were well attended I The lolloping Saturdav and Sunday we held two meetings earn day The people peo-ple teemed hungry lor the lo pcl truths tabs sounded again in their ears some I cal log fifteen miles lo hieras lImo following week theoth and lolhof May Mir president I and I companion met us Wettieid S We held one inciting on Siiurdiy Sandal a large cotiitregaliona mb1cd The house was not Urge enough tu hold the people A thaUy grovewisseleclnl j ilosa ba and teats prepared Two meet I ngt were held The Spirit I ol God was rlcnly olljoe1 hy the speakers and those 1 > rcint Dinner was ltved on Ihe grounds and wan pan 1 ken of during rnceso betoee mm mellllx4 After our velllng minding Iwo pphod or hal hianm rtd il 1 itt P mm l Ike p mmccc balm noel I I tier hatmtoroy vhhuimimng Oiljutintig mob time mvtlemt edge we hiehti a mtircting I ataltttbats itommas spnmittimmg I otis am tIme mtasl I ions dityt 7e Am I vI ant A i mmnps nirotsv hew later mis Iluceeded lu allolher eIu ul Iho I < uuUlVndlhe IIUllln Jlullhy and Satmihoy held nnuthOI nemies ml cllnlll which 110 w1I 1Inded dnllll KIII being serseti mmm thv KuullcI Pevmmrni pphllor halIIII And Munday lIIorn lOa tan auemhkd with the inui n Ihe Lank uUllJclle Fork I and 11 lit Sot IIn bdPIId 10 mOle suIt 11110 mite foul As Elder Iumerol our 1ldonl hd 1ltrmlllt1 10 alto men ii th him amJle some Ihu Saints and Iriolld AnIOtllC j I VIe I to twit mite Saints lu folIum would out lot itt oil mmiibuiutt hueaniog tutu mc again mu tmmt hel1 a ohort 11I1 mug utmuher I the teen antI I kvmo Ihient tip Ietiiittvuiy In his Italims i Url I alIght I I Ihm lur aim lunK and Akod 01 10 hln Iho ople dud lIIcUly my words anlilahurlur Iholr Koud Whnii he IImc calllo lu tin macall mv lien umuttg III hncl wumh a God I kin ttu lmrmulhiret 1 Vie pamied they siyiimmmg to vshn In beep back UdI i llIldllla deu lu III1l lEider Rant Itll mud I ltdmies IIIduded 1 on Ilallod luwrd III Ion with ad hcnrl In mite ensoimig IId I Iu niuuet into Iho I uImmmiub balllm and tmn hlood Ihrea lllIdII At tight cm hhl ullolher well aihetiieii bade adlmmt mmmeehitmihm Iii iranhmhiii ttti I limo sautE and do ni i Illend reluclallh tillunmmgm whim Joy 10 iQuk lbl I ipso I lit d haul I em pink u 1111 I I dust Ile4 alii on I I III III ollclhor 0 11 tminnmmmmgn And arriving ai our destination the und ol My oil wall I IKIII1HIIK C hunt yl lrrirl ll 1 l Ti PHI o tee I County Mississippi June ill 11196 loth doA do-A hew ehanget occurred In our conference con-ference durti g the month ol May Vt c were again I ailed I on ion a mm lo work I In the iflice II ChalU oogn I der I Geonn A Anhcrolt w at liken nit of Ihe I conhitnce to work In the city ol Nashville Nash-ville where It WaS ihought he would I erj J y teller health 1 tour new hldirs have olned us recently I re-cently Their name anil I their home I addresses are Simuel itlin Dayti Onefda County lilaho Jesse Wlittlsr South Cottonwood Salt Ijike County tt f I Mum SjiiliiK tn > Sinpeto County I and Charles A Sperry Salt f = Uke City During Ihe iou l month thin Ihermome ler h has risen tpeeillly In this seen > n ol lounlry So eaccsslvely warm wit the weather it times that we were led lo believe our Elder could make hot little progress However the work ol Ihe month compare favorably with that of months past Western energy is being upended in the south and Its results are mamlett We know thai ten thouiand times In thousand Salem do not pray I f ut in vain The following Is the corrected ol the naniM and addrette ol our Meters Albert Muhexm Rodney Aihby Tupelo I Lee Co Mls Warren W HeaksteaJ Aaron Call Tm5lmmIeCU 1 Mist Trl h O eni Inseph W Bet ons llancevllle Illoiint Co Aabama Erasmus Chrlitiansen hster I Niebon Tupetov I Leo I Co MIM David lltihbard I Adelberl Cranny Helena Shellv Lu Alabama Charles L I J llalght William Iudoe holly I Spttngi Marshall Co Milt John Hancock Arthur I Snith Gun tll bIle Martrall Co Alabama llmer L Illnckley lohnUirlttiamrn i Cullman Cut man Co Alabama laOlcol F I McGregor S J allan Pay i chic I ayelle Co Alabama dward 1 I Stevens lame I llrown < < ulhgent I Cantor Co Alabama I James A Uc U alter Iolton Ken Iron Talladega Alabama George I Vrlde > ChI A Sperrv i Gadsdeii 111 wall Co Alabama O L Mutln LiUard ReId Hamilton I I Hamil-ton Marlon Co Alabama us i I IJo Walter II I I Slack Kustell I vile franklin Co Alabama Thomas Itlch N I Nelton Centers I ville llibb Co Alabama I Earnest Kicks Je nheclerCarroll tOil lic ent Co Aliluma I Ihe riders ore ever lhankful for time I velcome News Irom Home ALIKRT MATitnov l5lslaee IrntH In lssr I NASIIXILLII June ajrd < iTo i-To itn laliior IIn I my mountain home Anti friends In I Zion November last 11195 On arriv legal 1 Chattanooga I was appointed I to t labor In tIme middle Tennessee conference confer-ence to which I took train meeting our beloved Ircsldent O M Sanderson Nashville and from Iliere was appointed appoint-ed lo labor with Llder J II Hale I In Cheatnam county where we worked with good success lor two months nuk ing many kind friends and holding In Hut county some twenty two meetings which proved of Interest lathe peopli as shown by their good atlcndance atu undivided attention One more wadded w-added lo the fold of Christ There Is good prospects ol llrolher G W Wall hole family following In his footsteps ecr long The seeds of truth have alien In gouih soil In tlut locality and II I nurlmd will bring forth roil eer long by Ihose that may be called to visit them Alter laboring there lor two months I won ippoinled lo Lawrence I county where ItUld only one month belnz attacked with chills and fever anti compelled com-pelled lo return back tots more healthy climate Alter one month of ilcknew I was appointed to labor will 1Ilor 1 John Jacklin In Montgomery county where we met with lutln tucceas the people thai locality being very bitter on account ol lalte reports but with the help ol the Lord we made man Irlends and nome earnest Investigators and allayed much prejudice I am attain somewhat under the cllecls 01 lIme thtnnnillsm whi h au a very un welcome companion but nevertheless I let excellent m ipliiti and delay my labors very much I eel prouil lo be honored will a call to help prune this Loida vineyard Ir lIe last lime and lo warn the wicked of their wiys heloi Coil pours out his judgment upon titu oarth I trust limit I may tie able to lul hll my mission In honor and be them the-m an of dulng some good having laltl that I miy be restored 10 health and strength at I 11 f l detlrotii of tilling mi mlisiun jBiieuuii M I llKnvi |