Show r I c i it L rA t I II II oJ t e L I I Ii A L I l M I 1 d II II l OPPOSITION TO TRUTH I Christians Circulating Falsehoods r lods About Abut the Elders I I Out nut They Iho Do Iu Not Succeed In II n 1 Them Av way y from tro rolls the thu City lr ol UI 0 UIL Superior L Elder George Georgo 13 J 1 Hedd writes from tram Superior Neb Nc Augut August 8 as follows I J len left my ny home In Old Od Mexico on thu thur r nd 2nd day of ot April WO 1 00 to 10 a n mis hoLe mission sion elon In tho tha of at Nebraska Wu Wo find that that the people of at this thie and more time the professed Christians are quite qute Indifferent as ne to the tho principles which We se teach There Is le also alao much muck prejudice existing among the tho people i But notwithstanding all al obstacles thu 1 never meer teer feel tee I discouraged Ami Amr tho the jork work of at the thu Lord is km being carried on ont t I And nd the tho people are arc having the tho 4 I leRo lefe or of hearing tho tim true Gospel I Our Oui last mat conference was held heM In inI I Omaha front from the to 10 of at April Apri Si last At that time thue time thu greater part ot of the tl Elders Ehlers were assigned to labor lalor In tho the country ana small emaIl smal towns during the months I J woe was IS d In company with Elder mer D W V to tu toi i labor 1101 In Nuckolls Nuckols county COUlty In the thu ex ox I southern part of ot the mate eLate 1 During the months of at May June Jun ana an July t of pC our time In thu tho thuI I i country Time Tho heat became so cc 10 Intense I that hut We decided to remove to the tho cl of and an take up our labors there there i i Wo W Vi found toun tho time good people hero here quite Interested In missionary work p but but as al a we learned later on not In time the teachings of at the Mormons A few tew days after ator we had ha landed In town I u I prominent lady ia of at the church S It us an un Invitation to attend the tha Christian Christman Endeavor services on onI I Sunday evening We did so and after aCer I the close Iose of ot their meeting wo Wore In Introduced I mu i missionaries of at the Church ChurchS S of ot Jesu Christ of ot Saints We were also nIsI made acquainted with wih the of ot the time church and wife wIe Time The ladles ladies not understanding that wu WI were Mormons ons expressed themselves as ns being pleased Ill to have hae met mut us and also ulso their grets I for tor not lot having heard from tram us ua In their meeting They The wished us ia to 10 attend the time following Sunday During Durin the time w week ek ek Elder woe wax called to go to a different part of at the thu state and I was WUI given as com coin companion cor panion pallon Elder Ezra Walker We con continued continued our labors and when Sunday I Caine cnn wo WU attended the services at ot tho the Presbyterian church but ut found that all aim ni was wag different We were not noticed nor tor molested Early Earl the th following Tuesday we were visited by the city ct He Ito naked asked If IC we were the tle Mormon preachers and was 11 answered In the tho He lie Je then Informed us ims lS he imo had been requested by the mayor maor of ot the time city el to 10 us ue UI a call cal and that we were no n longer permitted to carry cany on Oi our work In II the city ct Wo Vo then Inquired what hat tho the complaints c were us UI He lie saul said that the church people were ero In Iii nn amm ni up uproar uproar uproar roar and Ind that some Home of ot them had com complained to the th mayor to the tho effect ered that we hail ha been bren going from froni house to llou teaching polygamy to tin th people At Jt once tha tl th gentleman was ae Informed that the statements were falCe talle and amid without foundation Ho lie warned us to discontinue our labors labois saying that wo we would avoid trouble by Iyo to so doing We Wo Wethen Wethen then decided to call cal and see cee aN the tue mayor laor Wo Wc found him him to be quite I not a member of oC any an church We Inquired what the time complaints were vert Ha lIe Cold Bald that there were none non In portIco particular lar lor only onh that the church members in were I In nn no UI broar and hud had complained to tho the effect eleC that we were teaching poly polygamy gamy gain gm We at nt once onee Informed him him ot 01 the tho mistake and ald explained to hint that the principle of ot plural I marriage was Wa not being taught nor lor by h time thu th thormon Mormon ormon people I then lien presented to him one one of our tracts tract and ald asked him to please road read the game he hI might Judge for himself what wha WP WI e were tench teach Ing log time the people I 1 told the th gentleman that I also had Imami H v 1 book that he lie might read rend I then left lef to procure the book hk and on my 1 in return to time the found In company compan with time the th mayor maor the city Ily attorney who rimo was the ques question question tion lon They fOe Che both became Inquisitive as asto a asto to our teaching Some Home me time was spent In conversation und and I sold time the lawyer n a Hook look of ot Mormon hall had gaIned the th favor of ot both of at tIme the gentlemen I Ithen Ithen Ithen then left lef the and II was A to return again th the follow Ing day 11 Is On tin doing so o 1 I found that the time mayor maor had bern been read readIng Ing lag the literature and was A In hi favor of ot ofus us s continuing our w rk He lie 11 further raid they the could not not nor did Ild they tle ere are areto to molest us tie as ns long as se w we ve were WUI not violating the time laws la ia ii of the laud land lant and that tha we We had the amne amp tights tight as 11 other church people Now o that our ChristIan friends could not accomplish their designs ant and have us driven Com time the town someone has bas been HO co 10 kind as to misinform the people of Superior through the time columns of the Journal of nf our mIssion With Wih the help holf of the Lord we hope hop to tobe tobe tobe be able to the Limo principle of ot truth and to establish truth The News ew Is IB a welcome visitor We could hardly do without it itIn I In In fit n West Virginia Elder Ilder Iler Ira D I Iafe writing from WInIfrede W V Ya Yn n August I 2 says 18 I started from my m home in Cole Cola on the 2nd of AJI After ter ar or arriving aI riving In Chattanooga fenn fena I 1 Man Wil assigned to labor In the tate state of Vir Virginia 11 tr ginia lnla where I was WM a canvassing KIder lIder for six alx months In Iii the counties of ot Madl Madi ton Eon n and Nelson elson tl on after which we had conference and I was I called ole to labor In Inthe Inthe Inthe the city el of with hider BJor a as We arrive 1 In duo do tOne time and began our labors Our games were soon son known over Ocr Char Clar 1 and amid we like all servants of ot ald WI ikI al Ond GoI were ero Omit hut we wc were de determined determined to do Jo our duty I 1 was sas transferred 10 to West Vest Virginia In April nod I hau hao enjoyed my inborn very sery well wel I have labored my lY iii 1 since my toy 1 transfer I have have a mm I living testimony of ot tho time Gospel In II time Iho British Millennial Star Aug Aus M 1 Tho arriving Thursday last for Cor the British mission have been appointed to the time following fields of ot labor froy Y Cannon London Walter Waiter Walter J 1 Wild Leeds Ll s zo zu J T Durrani and Thomas homas B 11 I DrUy Ireland Zenos of ot the time Norwich conference has haa been leen hon boo to return homo home by b the stoll hl Commonwealth willing from Crom Liverpool August A IS it ISI I following nil ni honorably released to return rot urn homo nailed Hailed from room Liverpool today per ver steamship New NOW B 13 J Armstrong Jacob Jalob Miller ller Samuel J 1 Parrish John it I Dolbert W I rest J 3 Taylor Fred frell H 1 Clarke William H II 1 Ira 1 Jun and George Mr and Mr 11 ant Hobert Howll who mimmi have hac spent the time poet past two months month visiting kinsfolk In England were wee ei e also passengers on the tho name Hale boat boa t o |