Show r GALLA GALLATIN tin terin tenn sep 26 1867 editor deseret news thata that a few lines from this locality and coming from one devoted to the same cause as that of yourself and patrons would be interesting I 1 will venture to detail a few items of the few months past ast with the present ai presented me I 1 left your city last may in company with others destined to labor as us a mIs missionary in the southern states nothing beyond the usual incidents of travel across the plains with mule teams was encountered till we reached omaha excepting a little more guarding lug against hostile indians and a nice railroad ride of three hundred and eighty miles from froth omaha I 1 proceeded to southern illinois where I 1 passed most ofay of my youthful days into manhood here I 1 found some relatives and ous old friends by whom I 1 was kindly received after a few days vf visiting my business became generally known and I 1 received several invitations to preach to them which I 1 accepted I 1 was soon joined b by br warren N dusenberry who hag hay had been visiting his friends in the north part of tho state we remained there about two months during which time we held some twelve meetings in seven diffie different rent tho the meetings were well attended and we were listened to with marked attention a good friendly feeling generally prevailing and many seemed much interested te in the doctrines promulgated we bore a faithful testimony on every oe occasion being greatly aided by tile tw gift and power of the holy ghost aid and ald I 1 am satisfied that many deep and lasi lasts ing impressions were made during our stay in that section we met with no prejudice worth naming but we were t treated like gentlemen an idea of the feeling that prevailed may be inferred inferred by the following little incident I 1 had bad an afternoon appointment at a schoolhouse where here a baptist minister was ta tor preach in the forenoon tile the forenoon congregation assembled myself being present and after waiting part of the time for service it was concluded to be a disappointment on the part of the minister A friend of mine present spoke of me to the leading church members telling them who I 1 iwas was ac and inti anti mated that I 1 would preach if invited tho the suggestion was favorably received the invitation extended and of course it was accepted myself filling the tha appointment of the baptist minister and as I 1 believe satisfactorily to all present in the afternoon agreeable to appointment I 1 again preached having the same congregation c I 1 had bad in a the forenoon with as many mapy more I 1 spoke an hour and ul a quarter and bore testimony to the restoration of or the gospel in the last days haying baying the undivided attention of all present during our sojourn in that regi region on we spent the time teching teaching both publicly and privately and are confident that good will result from the same we arrived hero here some somo 9 40 t two wo week weeks s since and this being the place of my birth my parents removing from h here ere when I 1 was nine years old to illinois I 1 was quite anxious to again behold the scenes of my early gouth youth of a large la rge number of rele rell relatives tives formerly living here I 1 find but one cousin and arid an aunt the remainder having spread over the great west our sojourn here thus thua far has been characterized by the tho sime same bame good treat ment we received in illinois illino i s nud and we find that southern hospitality is unimpaired mp m aired alred southern illinois western kentucky nt achy y middle and western tennessee havo have and are still suffering severely from drouth which commenced about the first of august shortening the corn crop the staple stapie produce about one half many of the small streams are dried oried up causin causing g stock in many places to suffer bunner for water this part of tennessee was occupied by the federal army during the ae greater ater part of the war and the people t tell teil us quite a story about their ill treatment by the soldiery wo we tell them that they thep have felt a little of that which was endured by tho the latter day saints in missouri and illinois who not only had their chio chic chickens ons hogs cattle cattie and kut tut horses taken out nut their houses and lands and themselves were driven but a at t the point of tile the bayonet in time of winter this country is politically in a very pec peculiar ullar uliar condition tion the negroes are all enfranchised and the great mass of the whites are ace franchised disfranchised dis consequently the negroes with a few radi eadi cals as leaders have the entire control of the state the whites own about all the land in the state and the blacks have nothing but the right to vote which one half of them know nothing about how to use the ii negroes r e are employed to labor by the w whites ites who say they are in a manner wort worthless less as hired servants many with whom we converse think a war of races resulting in the extermination of the negroes is L 3 inevitable some are advocating vo the doctrine that they do not belong to the human race but hut are a species of beast a little above the aurang boutang or gorilla and many pretend to believe it A pamphlet of considerable size is in circulation written by one ariel arlel 1 pretending to prove this doctrine from scripture trove grove should houd this principle prevail those who accept it aou would 1 d believe as a matter of course that there would be no harm in lulling them oaf off like ilko other useless animals it would be hard indeed for an individual distant from this country to understand the extent of the deep seated hatred and revenge that rests in the minds of people at large from the effects of or the war wan from what we can learn the conduct of ministers and religionists ligion isU ibm during the late conflict has destroyed all c confidence with regard to rel rei religion ion lon in the minds of many resulting ig in infidelity in some somo ins Ing instances tanes so far aa as we have had arcesi access to the people here as yet there has been but little spirit of inquiry manifested in lir relation to the gospel but while wo we find a spirit of seeming indifference we have met with no opposition the weather Is still q quite bite warm ever evor feeling a desire fo for r the spread of truth I 1 am as ever the covenant of peace jonni jow BROWN I 1 we have been favored by E elder eider ider lder wm win clayton with the following extract ofa of a letter fr from froin oin din elder joseph S home horne who is kow now now acting in the capacity capaci tk of or president of the tha swiss and italian mission it WAS dated horgen switzerland sep 4 1667 I 1 am feeling well in my labors ao mo aro arc the brethren who are labori laboring jig with me in this mission inh ink sion in zurich nine aine miles fromherz from here hare the cholera has been the cause of a great deal of suffering during the last month many have been swept away by that awful disease last thursday thero were 54 deaths reported which is the most we have heard of in one day das d according A C to reports yesterday addio and today to da day it is decreasing in th e eity city though there are new cases every day it makes it a little more difficult for us to travel because people do not liko like to receive persons into their houses who have b been e e U in the neighborhood of cholera we ve are cautious and careful and put oui our trust in the lord and feel confident he ha will help us through the work of god moves along quite encouragingly now since pince we have the assistance neo of br r C G maeser and 0 ursenbach |