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Show In the Old Nurlh State. rAVtTTEVll.i l, N. C. April a.ud 1896. To the lull tor 1 The glorious Gospel light is continually continual-ly spreading abroad among the people of Cumberland and other counties of North Carolina. While mlsnlea are continually being burled at us from every pulpit and religious press, we move fur ward with a zeal in the cause, for we know by the experience of the past, as well as by the words ol the Angel Moroni to Joseph Smith, lhat "It will increase the moio opposed." "Truth is mighty and will prevail," though the whole world be arrayed against it. Notwithstanding the slanderous articles arti-cles of the prase and the equally teas- ilalous sermons of serlurian leaders, warning llitir followers to shun us as they would the sting of a wasp or trie fangs ol rt nioccsiii, we arc thankiul to say there are seme who are willing l "prove all things'' and let them st nid on ihur own im nts. The prejudice ag mist us is living rapidly alia ed among the masses, und we have thus far received kind treatment Irom the good people of North Carolina. While the great harvest is no doubt pass d, v.e h ive in our gle imng foun t a few ( Vv t-gh tir betwretif who are liibresttd in tne 1 l.i It of a vatioii, Ihvestuatiii;; the principle prin-ciple ot Ihe Gospe, aad perhai s wid connect (Ik inielvts e'er hug Willi the Ch'Tih of Christ. Owing to slanderous reports n'mut our people, many ol the North Caro-linans Caro-linans luve a vague contention ol u. A few week ago, we attended lehgtou services in a country rhunh. '1 o the surprise of thu congregation, we behaved be-haved uurtfK es. e learned alter a aid Irom a friend ih it there was a great talk about our demtiinor, Whv! they aopt nnd like gent.emen, was Hie unparalleled un-paralleled assertion ot many. (June a compliment lor ministers of ihe l-ospel, t me a tier n cm 11, not long sim e, we, w raring rar-ing hold faces and sliintnj shoes prepared pre-pared lor the occasion, entered a small lactury town, made our way to the mayor and learned from him that there is no ordinance against distributing re hgious liana in lhat place. We knew our business and went at il. It was amusing lo see children, yea women, runu.ug through the back yards ironi one tioiite lu another, to apprise their neighbors of Ihe approach ol the Mormon", Mor-mon", as Ihey term it. As we passed the lactuty, the windows were thrown open, and such a dispUy of female hu es we never saw before With curiosity Ihey gazed upon our long omls. the tails of whuh they undotbieoly supposed furnished hand hold for our many wives, ' about wlieiii sume young men. standing ; in the door, wereieinng us. that ; night we held servms in town and gave the uncouth lit- ns the privilege ul be holding two Mormons at short range. My permission ol the manager we ascd through the factory next morning and to our surprise were met at every loom with pea ant 'gol morning gentlemen." gentle-men." (June a Juuge since the night helore! The woods arc green and term with reptiles and insects. Ilntls are siugm sweetly horn the tree b ps Summer is n.-ar. I rom the corn and cotton helds can be heard the shouts of the darkey who is apparently an anu d necessity to the white man of the South. Willi the best ol health we are ei t jvmg our labors and the spirit of God. Th.nkuig you lor your valuable paper whuh conies regularly lo us. We remain respectful!) yours. Jon M AMii kskN. JusSPH P. Ghlih.NE. |
