Show THE WORK IN THE SOUTH Experiences In the tho State of I I I or In 1 a hatter dated county Virginia November 39 30 Elder damn Adam J writes ries During In 10 stay In iii Virginia I have labored Ibort In several ral countIes and Old many good friends end a few lew converts The people as a rull iole art are very or kind anti hospitable About two ago alO we hold our conference In 1 a grovo fOO Our w were re well ell attended In the he audience wu was a minIster Alter After the conference we received several In Invitations to come anti and hold holl meetings In indifferent different parts parta ot of the county Where I 1 and lilY Iii companion Elder W SV l Lar r sen IlIn were assigned to labor W WI went vent over oer to Dig Stolle And held several In iii a ii school houe and imp two persons This Thin made lands minister tell feel ver very tori sorry We next went over to Pembroke where this Ken gen Is lIvIng anti held several logs Ings Sunday we fe were big IuS anti the lie hou house was wal tilled to over oer lowing A preacher anti hIs Ion come to alen i a disturbance When our meeting was over ou they said IBid they were to raise n a mob and drive tie 1111 out or of the count county nut But It seems we liar had nore friends than the they lied had 88 Set eral elal were vere ot of being imp Ont One Iud lady asked for tor baptism end and the husband gave his hili consent hut about on hour before the lie appointed time line lie he changed his mind the fhe lady asked that till lie rite be Performed In how but we toll told liar her that list It wu was against the rules ot of our Church hul h to bup bap a 11 wit wIfe agaInst her husbands will o 0 themi went down to the lie reek creek nod there thero vas a large crowd there anti among them a lady lally who asked for tor baptism We Ve baPtized liar and held A meeting In the evening After Atter meetIng R a man mind And hili wIfe signified their tie de sire for tor After a brief absence from this beauty we 1 anti while we were holding meeting at one lint the gentleman who hlll had stopped his wile from being baptized got his loht gun arid gathered several men evidently to mob moh us but tut the Lord softened 1 their hearte and they left lett the shotgun outside anti came In while I weel all preaching After this the lie he offered his hili dau daughter and her husband a house hoult anti two to acres ot of land lanti it If the they would leave tin They refused the otter offer Ho Io slid Id that there be bloodshed Jilt icy were baptized We have In this county count fiftysix Saints also a Prosperous Sunday school My y an aH a ml missionary lonar ot of the Church ot of Christ t or of Saint bainte hRS has been on very pleasant It in true there Is not always S nt at hand hut but there thore Is Ir if we do our nur dut duty rho fhe News Is III a welcome visitor anti It Is appreciated by the Elders anti friends |