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Show UEl'UKT FROM IKNNcSSKK. Smith vii.i.e, Tennessee, February, 8th, iSyO. To the r.l.for. With the view of expressing our appreciation ap-preciation fur your many columns ol news, also to give our feelings pertaining pertain-ing to the work we are enlisted, we mail the following lines: December aist, iSys, Eider Cullimore and I were appointed by the president of the coherence to mike a revisit among the Saints and fri-nds of ten courin-s. Thus far we have succeeded in getting over seven of them and have found everything moving uite harmoni' usly toKeiher. We have lunJ a few other hungry souls (or the Gospel who e-pressed e-pressed their willinuness lo be baptized soon. We hsve held many meetings in our rounds, with new invitations to preach in other plates. Ity the way, on arriving at one of our appointments, we found a large crowd , assembled, with two Camptel!ite preach 1 rs, who firmly decreed lhatwe should not preach un ess they were privileged to reply each time. We agreed, provided pro-vided they as wll as we should hold strictly to King )ames' version ol the ho.- .n,i ....ihinir rise. This they positively refused, wan ing to ring in the abominable trash published against 1 our people and especially that against Joseph Smith. Wnen we declined meet-mic meet-mic un mien terms, une of the preachers took the p ilpil and spoke very slanderously slander-ously against us as a pepl-, saving th .t we as emissaries were ahtmedol their doctrine, were ashamed of Joseph Smith's revelation with many other line remarks. Hut ere he got through villilving us we were seated behind bun In the pulpit, thmting it would be a good opportunity to preach the ,o-pcl in mat neighborhood- We commenced with the hrst principles. Tri-jinlue was running extremely high, but before we h'd concluded our first speech the iide was turning and all eves were hied upon up-on us, and a piicn ear was opened lo You can re. t assured that it was not lung before they were convinced that we were not ahame! ot the doctrine set up by the In.tnmirnt in Go I's hand In this dispensation, demonstrating be-y.ind be-y.ind controversy that this message was swmded in the ears ol kins, rulers, and man of prominence who have been rocked from infam y 111 the cradle ol orthodoxy, also stating ftrmiy tliat this Gospel was being preached to every individual that it was possible to reach, including every city, village and section of the country. opponent was (airly outdun, ani his rrpartee completely com-pletely vanished. The contest occupied six hours, divided into three meeting, each partly consuming an hour each. 1 lie preacher declined the third meeting meet-ing by saving that tomorrow was Sun day and he did not i'cs re tu hamllea su iect ot this land on the Lord s day. We made mat y Irituds mtt of oppos-ers, oppos-ers, and got the G xpel before oiher-t that we could n it utherwise have done. The weather being very stormy hindered many from heanng It r-mitin still unsettled, un-settled, making it very unpleasant for travel. We discover that the ministers ot sectarianism are lo-ing much of their power tu preach with elleci; we nikht say that many xealuus laborers are for-saking for-saking the cause, and others seem loo I drousy to resurrect themselves to their I former vim. 1 know not the cause save that the true iht is shining among 1 I them, and they are avhamcd ol their 1 I doctrines and methods, invented by the 1 ingenuity of uninspired men. I have been 111 the work over two years; everything has gone pleasantly thus far, and Kider Cullimore who has 1 experienced fjur months in the work, 1 lee! to rejoice all the day long. We (eel Iodine by saying we know this to be the work ol God, that it will save through faith and acceptance. We are 1 spending a lew n these wet days with with Mr. lohn Kilgrow who has fully proved himsell a triend to the Elders. A partol his family are members of the Church and we hope to soon see the remainder looking mure enouly alter their eternal we.lare. 'I hey are not enjoying good health, as a siege of sick ness has lingered upon his daughter for several months. With a fervent prayer that Z on may shine and prosper, we remain your brethren. Jamks S. Fkkhkll. A. L. Ct'LLlMUkk. |