| Show A GOOD WORD OF DEFENSE How Ilow Iowa a Regards the Elders In Inthe Inthe n the Field lie l Is IN Glad to 10 und to u lu to lr mind Id Ill Doctrine Mr Ir H II A Drennan writes from Holo Holoway way stay Wilson Co Ca Tenn April I have hn ve hud had a n desire for a long time to 10 write a n tow few t W lines to your valuable pa paper per Pr concerning my mimy m acquaintance with tIme the eo Mormon ormun people I have known them for tor upwards of ot twenty years eara and always found them honest upright and true In iii all nil their dealings with me I have huC been buen investigating Ine their doctrine for a good many years anti amI have read the Book of ot Mormon through no less than thal live times The rIme teachings of ot time the have always s appeared very reasonable und and am scriptural to me ole although ut lit present I am ani a nonmember of oC tho the Church Since Sinco the tho Elders 11 first rat hogan began laboring In this county I 1 have ha 0 formed the time ac acquaintance of ot sixty or more among the earlier ones being Elders I Ford Carver Roberts and anti Snow The Time Elders have havu been persecuted here at times on ac account account acCount count of tIme the prejudice of the people caused by b false reports being circulated hated among them and their falling to understand the true teachings of at the Mormon people But Hut as it was In iii the days ot of our Sn Sa vior so It Is In these theRe days For Por the tho scripture tells us that nil all who live Godly In Christ Tl lB shall suffer softer per Ilet persecution My doors hours have always alla been open o en to the Elders I and could my neigh neighbors bore bors but see feeo I O and understand ns liS I do they would not be so hasty busty In Iii condemn condemning log ing them When the first Elders began their la ha labors bars bors In iii this county they the had more marc op opportunities of ot getting et ln their lr views slews before the people than at present for now most all nil the buildings are closed against them ammil time the people seem very vel Indifferent emit ent nut hut I believe the tho th time will come como when they thy will he be glad Rind to see a n Mor Mormon mon moo Elder J At present plesent Elders A 0 O Haskell and Wilbur Howar lI both of ot Colo Cob are aro laboring In this county and tell me that they expect to finish It In two or three months There Thero are not any nn Saints In this coun county county county ty at present pre ent hut but a great reat many man have moved to the West In times past pastI I enjoy rending reading the tho Deseret News very ety much |
