| Show i f t i fai fit ati atlanta autis anels charlotte T r 5 al of tue tho 1 times ca mei mel 1 eyl eil trent treat treated bridgeport IS N 6 t tl ja january rida i 17 1 ip E editor deseret neina neiva t when ayol your ur valued paper comes to hand band we always read with much interest the tho labors of our brethren in their various fields of iab lab orThey aro ate our friends our brethren and ayi ali ina ita the kingdom of and his hia christ Jh rist their travels and i labors are always interesting ter te to their friends whose continually ascending to the throne of grace in their be half halo we feel it our duty to occasionally find time to send you a few jew lines Ilaw lith that t our friends may realize a are not any more un i eilind ruluf theril them than they are of us by an occasional letter to the news ni ws f comprising ruch such items arree aa v 0 think may be interesting it having baving been manifested where we should go we lett left hickman co tenn tenna fotr far north carolina we atlanta Geor georgia gla gia one of the towns that suffered to 0 o much in the tho war but it has remarkably recuperated cupe rated them there ia is a fine line ballway railway stati ont oft surrounded by good substantial buildings the chief of which are aro thu kimball block blocky r the markhum house houde dodds buildings aud and vank block the hotel and markham houseago Hous house earo are aro two class hotels doing a good bustness busyness there thero aro are aso asu some bome nine fine chu besand aes he sand and private residences dent dem n ng g the wealth of their own era in lit their lhoir fl pine fine ane ine structures here wes we flav lri bloom in gardens that well weil built ind ele eie gant gaut there aro are several minor hotels aiso alao a well built brid bride bridge e over the rall rail railway Way that at tracee the FEt attention of thel visitor Fr fruit frustis is cheap oranges adre were ware awen ty a dozen we vve spent a sabbath at charlotte mecklenburg county north carolina on our arrival on saturday we introduced our OUT ourselves selVes to the city editor of the leading paper finchar in char lotte with whom we had quite an interview bowing showing him bim some views of utah by our friend C A B savage bavage by tho the by thee theo blows are always much admired as works of art they are so superior to the specimens by twe tho local artists we wees expressed a fisli to preach in char lotte add and were vero informed wo we could obtain the town hall wo ve applied to the sheriff who seemed to be rather apprehensive he might be blamed for letting us preach prea elit clit here there and he ho referred u us to another dig rii ril nigary tary who happened to bo be out of town tomi the sheriff finally con eon senti ed the city editor gave us guitel a notice ave vve held two meetings morning and afternoon which were pretty well attended bythe by the genus homo we faithfully bore our testimony and preached preach edthe the first principles of the gospel the reporter we presume not daring to report leport what we had si said sald amused his hh pious readers re aders adera with witha I 1 squib OB on polygamy it is singular how few there are that have the manhood or laro dare to tako take the liber liberty libertito to renord report our testimony as wel vo give it nhe the ehe moren morea a place is prie pric stridden den thole thele tho less ss liberty and the greater the tho darkness I 1 charlotte is ig an old town thau that is is well iino ar in the history bistod bf north carolina Carolin 4 it cla cia claims nims to bt ber the town where the declaration of ence was signed 94 gried also at ut one time cornwallis head quarterma quart erm ert the declaration was signed in 1775 and the centennial was wag held gjere ire lre in 1875 in commemoration of the event they say bay they thes had quite d a grand rand raud time the mint whit its tile tiie prin liln cipal building in this thia town there are arm fi a military lib tele chu churches dehes aud lud and nud a number nulin ber df of very ha handsome iri irl private vate residences we went ceritto to a church in tuo tho evening where the fear of god was taught by the precepts pre apts of men mod bub but it was not nota t he ISs tho the son of god although ba tho le learned arned divine tried rard hard hard to maue make them believe so strange with the bible in ha their lianda they should know knut eo FD little wonder ivila what a glon gion can be to any one we aro are noy hoy 1 preaching plea 4 ching to ibo gospel tron PL in the province provinces 4 in churches schoolhouses c h 0 ol houses and by the th fireside as we nin nih may Y pavo have avo opportunity there therk is one thing we cannot help but observe in bur our travels from place to place that Is the hunny sunny south of the past is not the sun ny south of to today day thosa those who before the war were rich and pros perouse pj the homes of peace arid refinement hav have been broken wand mand there thero eema to bei bo a blight co country DA where here in days daya past bast you would nind find the planter phi ilter titor with his many bands hands and zend hearde hear bear the songs of merriment from his hm well kl kept et ol slaves Alves aives all ail alullo lire liro and bustle now all is ls hushed tho the pil pleasant basant home borrie the out houses bouses the orchards flower and kitchen gardens that once were kept in n such min win and order corder are now neglected and needing repair the people heavily burdened with taxes the scar sear scarcity gity pity of or money no demand in particular stock it or prod pae and the difficulty of obtaining illi iiii means ians to me meet et the heavy beavy takes taxes make maup it very serious times both for planter and farmer firmer the honest laboring man the producer is the ohe dhe who has to suffer nor for the frauds the extravagance in high places and the wickedness that has haa overwhelmed th estates in insect insecurity 1 alfy where is esthe the end to be ve we have no cause fo to complain 0 our treatment we have been most kindly treated wa va improve with our souther southern 11 friends on acquaintance althou although jh there are bonie sonie who do not know anything about bout k wrought we ought to be driven out of the place prejudice against the truth and the tho fi refuge of liekwe lies lles we me meet 11 berea here as elsewhere and d those who wo teach tor for hire hira hire and pho divine for th opey who make match andice of OT the souls of or inen men whose cratt craft is lq in danger warn warp their A H icks against the so called delusion 11 much need of it if we are as badly deluded as they are surely they are to be pitied for fot their ignorance of god goda gods 0 word and their learned imm immaterial ate 1 nonsense surely purely darkness ha has covered 0 ee i d the earth iedith and gross dark dary beathe beb bes less the minds ot the people but bilt oruth truth will prevail and aud the wise shall understand 11 7 I 1 I 1 we are much blessed of our heavenly father in the enjoyment of his hia holy spirit in him do we trust or we should shrink from the task assigned us we know that this tills dishis is his work and are increasing in ahe fhe testimonies to the truth we earnestly hope wo we sh shall allbe be 16 bunted counted worthy of a standing in his kingdom until you hear from us again our address will be toms creek creed neek surrey county north cab Cai carolina olina we ex extend our labors to virginia or georgia should any wish us to com eom communicate mullie ate wit with h their friends 3 we shall be happy to hear from them em brother john B R winden winder P e in kind ilind remembrance ai oli t yours yours vours faithfully tel sdale 1 tylo tia tim Mell meli li 1 odest I 1 V a and iiii their biays stays iby i P tr I 1 il deally delky I 1 vlola viona VIOLA OLA ona richland rich Bich lahd county counts I 1 wis january 1876 president E I 1 dear fear brother lam I iam am pleased tobe tobo to be able to say that my health beaith up to date has been excel excellent tent and I 1 feel to rejoice much in my labors in this ginat groat latter day work the greatest inconvenience I 1 sum suffer mier fier 1 is that at times my voice becomes hoarse I 1 expect on account of so to we bro ostor oster erand jand 1 have held over seventy meetings in this state mo mostly jn vernon vernoll and awford crawford Or counties aud and nd this county so far the spirit has bus suggested to ug that it would be best to centralize our labors as holding id meeting betings once in a place and them then leaving to ito return no bierei more does doea not seem to do much good we ve have now seventeen houses open to preach jn ill in different villages tn in molt most Q places we have rece received lyod fain fair treatment though the prejudice ili lii 1 aws lii iii lil 9 cou country as well vell as is elsewhere ig Is very strong against oun our people the whole country seems flooded hooded with lies and dud misrepresentations wo first came aiu all seemed calm caim f and ud still as a 11 summers morning w usa us a good opp t ity to preach the Gosp eland asdour asadur fri friends enIs we baptize zett dL six or soui semi soven seven it seemed as though far a time arheit wa was waa let loose 3 and the theD beril eril eyll bound found firm supporters in the ci pious plena ious ioui method Is s so 0 much so that one olle night were elix coming ling xing from their prayer meetings they came tow to here where we were holding meeting to givens give kive us ordera pr ders dera to leate the town t wn thon thur thor their I 1 denunciations werd iwand in nd fierce for christiano christiana lot oot jut friends toor took sides side for us and the result wa we had bad more frie friends dds than thau we thought we ye had bad so we simply gave galze nonce that wo would preach there again ohie ofie one week from that time und and went I 1 home with a aMr Crool and mud benj enjoyed oyed I 1 a good nights rest mt for ve e thought if we do right goa is with us ps and anc ho be will protect his saint saints i vve vvo we contin continued ded on filling appointments through tho county till the appointed time came camo when we were sheralon the thero rolon on hand to fill our appointment some of bur weak friends did not know but the methodists might interfere we lve them our trust was in god and we were going to preach gob gab to the room it was po feo deusel densel densely crowded we could scarcely make our way to the stand not a foot bf standing rom left besides a large crowd around the windows outside I 1 spoke for bomb time in the name of jesus dri on iha the restoration 0 n of the gospel and was waT followed in a few new words by bro mao in test testimony moby of the spit spir spirit it of tee lord llord was with us and though weaks in ourselves we felt strong in the lord hiir meeting passed off peacefully the result of the wa waa an increase of liste listeners nersi and so the lord thus far has overruled things tor for our good and we e feel to give thanks and glory i to him at pr present i some rne minister have become agents for anti ami mormon books P and follow us from place to place trying to bell sell their choice Q literature which ch is the means of m making aking M w more noted rioted and increasing cr easing pur congregations all the testimony fre V fr e need to knock such prices of pf infamy in the head is the testimony of those 2306 llo tio nored women of utah now before Coja congress greiss that document is 4 sp speaking L I 1 in n tones pf af ihu thu tb runder rider to the th thinking portion af pf the coin coln community fy and 1 am apa s satisfied ladled will result in un good though 1 I bel bei believe leipe what an int elligant gentleman sald taid to in me P tho other day ig I 1 RL speak speaking ling of uhe the ip itous f ious lous methodists 11 be sald said if it was here and was not nat a methodist they hey would not believe ve a word liehan he had f fo 0 say they and hard heil hell baptists a are i re 0 our ur most bitter OP opponents p for all that gaary wo try ory to 19 do them alithe all ali the we ve ean can and leave tho the result 40 jil the tue hands of 01 the thelford thet thel lord gord jord in most instances we deci decline hige fige to remain and answer quest questions ioni loni after meeting but wt tell tall the we will h e pleased to 16 call anthem on them orthey or they dan san n call on ila iia us and band vio iio we will will answer any question they wish we find bestas it does not give dive the evil one the p power howerto to destroy the effect et of the good spirit as generally it is only the igno ignorant and quarrelsome tho wish to ask questions at the as of the public mee meeting tind tini the gi general Subra 1 tendency of the thet american people especially the young 1 is towards infidelity they leem seem to have god in the slightest degree and when trouble again cumes eumes upon this land mo it will be terrible to hear of oil on sei abi account of the fearful of df the people people now believe that trouble is 19 at haud hand but the blind are leading the blind arid so they are like a skiff caught in a shirll whirl ool circling round and round into in a maelstrom of corruption onward dnard to sure destruction we leave here tomorrow to morrow to preach through grant and dane van de c counties titles and then will return here and probably remain in this vicinity till spring we are traveling among entire strangers to tife the pel pei yel oel and meet with nil all kinds of treatment but thank god gog sa BO far he tie has up friends frienda to gife gild us bed and food 1 your brather it in the gospel P vt 1 11 p i it a 4 fold vew coal coni cp ii U utah tah tab jan jau jaell lutc editor deseret anew abrew 7 we have hate our regular cold winter as usual with a little more snow than thau common mont it being belne boac bouc aboaf fifteen briches deap deepen on in ence ot of the now enow being so deep most of our stock has to be kept up and fed which without economy 0 will hak Lak mece ketE fcc defore before spring we are blessed wath vath mail running twice a week and notwithstanding ot some come very bevere winter If man I 1 crins arins ume every trip this winten winter mith with wa abo exception bt IDE once for a few houra hours storm with the exception f nea ionea in a ergat while the NEWS conic comes regularly to baud band every thursday raday morning lug and the few times it davs chiss aie aio on bri account of theu cheur F trains not coining to fo time at ht ET evanston anston angton BO 0 I 1 am am informed by the mail carrl carri carrier cr troubled noi now nth with considerable t sickness dt kness mostly among and todi 0 ky the first case vase of death that has hap phed foi for many months transpired in the of bro cris bahny lia iia tiby who loo loit jost a babe of gix six etcor or beven seven weeks a old 1 1 by the report or the tc teachers achere f that tha people M this ur ing their religion about as well aa as those of any settlement in utah with the eslep tion alono 0 tho those e where th 0 I 1 i risi nisi S moru more fu fully carried out i 1 1 1 0 oar new meeting aliouse Is BO sa far finar libb that therk thenh biais was ii a dant danl danee dance dIn in it lt last friday v night to raise m means meads eardis to help helo to cancel tho amount of otino clovey ney oey it took to buy ves vis doors nalle ac there was vas a good tul n but bat rand and all seemed to enjoy first rate it will bo be the finest bobben house bow how when hen ben finished in this northeastern north eastern country and a credit to this settlement nd ud to rich co for foi I 1 believe public improvements prove ments are the instigators of industry str that can be gotten mo tip in a newly settled country like this they enhance tho the tallie or of every marivi mans property and pride will not let many tit elt still if they can help belp it sli ail 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