| Show cherokee mission through li the politeness of elder T it hart we hive have beer been f avord farond with the hie perusal of several iette lette letters s addressed to him by werts ewers labo laboring amon among the ees pes As ag the salis saias are interested in the spread of the gospel artong the tawny sons of t tb eforest at weg wey as a among the more privileged kl 0 th e worlie we rot pox 1 following for their information ebur ee r case white write from creek nation jan san 24 ince inee I 1 wrete wrote you yon hy by br bi scenny I 1 have spent iny my time in te toe Chi cherokee nokee nation verv very agree agreeably abl abi y tho iho arrival of br miller whose brivil privilege e it it j to open the door for the tile inar introduction 0 title of the opel opec 1044 creek creak nation I 1 have six p eight or ten others have si signified sifted their thir intention of being baptized as soon as the weather becomes favorable at present it is extremely cold influential men arel ares are preaching all through the nation and many are be believing ieving leving among those thore we li have ve baptized there are some persons of influence and the leaven leaver is watking well v After relating some come manifestations of tile the power of god cod among them he be continues many are receiving drenis anI ami visions showing them that I 1 his ibis gae lon lord Lor dani dant an ani 1 through this the tiie us kindly and afford 11 q ties of g one man roan who had never invited invited an any preacher to his big hou houe houa c received br miller a anel anil gd with him there is now a home for any mormon n elder the spirit of inquiry is increasing and t tiie tile lie lle I 1 work progress progresses es missionaries who x re and divine for money are raging for fea buiey buley will lose their craft and their locks flocks some of their flock we have already cot got and they rejoice in the truth they say they have learned more in I 1 n one evenin evening chattine chatting with metha me than nall nail all ail they eye eve r learned from their sectarian teachers yes say they we can learn anything now we have men who can teach us things I 1 s both new nev and 0 old oid 5 we can learn about god go mir ourselves selves and our oun forefathers forefather and thus thui hey they rejoice and long foi the book of mormon wherein lle ile they lie may hind find lore more intelligence br bt eyrin and I 1 arrived in this nation last monday he iq going to ae learn arn I 1 the he greek language as the greater portion of the people have no knowledge i of the english the people are andio anxious lis to hear bear what we have to say as the he mi missionaries have spread all manner of reports about us bein baing being thieve and that hat we ought to be hung and we fear nothing there are more for than those who are against us its I 1 feel that the response ability resting upon us is great in this new field of labor and beg the prayers of the saints in oun our behalf A cooj woi wol k has to be done lone here I 1 have some s good boys to help me and with the ble blessings asin i rs of the L lard rd we will endeavor to acco accomplish malish it I 1 by another letter dated saline district 1 jan in loth we have a confirmation of the above we wish our brethren prosperity in the redeemers causa caula and jiray that while they have much satis salis facton barton fac far ton in their labor labors tile the cherokees mav may turn unto the thit lord god of their fathers with full purpose of heart beart to do ilis his will and fulfill fulfil his purposes po in iti the great work of the last days the mormon |
