| Show MOBBING IN ALABAMA WE WU have have had the pleasure of perus ing nga a letter Jetter to president john tay lox lor kor lor from elder john morgan in relation to io the southern states mission elder morgan gives a good report of the labors jabors of the missionaries in alabama and georgia seventy baptism shave occurred in the mission a since ince last report and tb thirty airty emigrants have been for forwarded warde d in re lation to the recent difficulties allu aliu allusion to which has been made in the NEWS elder morgan reports in alabama we visited three diffie different rent fields of lab iab lamorand labor orand and found the elders feeling well and enco encouraged tir lir with the prospects before them in st clair clain co we found elders geo T bean and john HouFt houston ton laboring in in a most promising field they accompanied us to the georgia conference and on our way back while filling an appointment a crowd of drunken and infuriated christiana christians urged on by two or three preachers made a rush for the and broke up the meeting we were jerked and thrown about considerably and knives and pistols were flourished uncomfortably near but by the help of the lord we came tame right with no bones broken the next day we continued on down to the vicinity of the saints who live in the lower edge of the county during the he week the local joca pr preachers chers of the neighborhood wem WM busy from irom place to place securing a mob to force us to leave on thursday A baptist deacon at the head bead of 14 men called on us and asked us to leave the state we asked for his authority andie andle and refused fused to go until lie produced it numerous friendly warnings came to us from time to time during the next day or two but after affer duly consulting suid suld sul sui ting ngy it was thought best to go ahead and hold our meetings on sunday as per appointment A goodly crowd was in attendance attend atice atiee to hear us preach but as tile thib opening prayer closed a mob of about 40 men rode rodo into info the meeting scaring the women and children very cueff much and causing CaUS lilg ILIg some excitement among the men seeing that it was their intention to push mat matters teria tersa to the extreme E elders idem bean houston and myself stepped from the tile little bowery into a log house 10 or 12 feet way away where we found a several shot shotguns ung uni hach 4 seemed to exercise a salutary influence on the mobs moby mob for they immediately fell back into the edge of the wood back of the house giving the door the only way to get to us wide berth our friends soon rallied add gathered around the house bouse when a parley was held with their leader with whom we had a long talks talk taik the result was that an agreement was reached to refer the whole matter to the governor of ot the state they were to allow us to go ahead our meeting f and not to moli molest est us until we got a reply from governor cobb af arter after ter some time the mob dispersed and left us in quiet possession of the field but knori g that they would feel sore over being beaten in their effort to get at us we remained on our guard and a number of frie hiis hils stayed with us that night ni lit on the following morning I 1 took train for montgomery and laid the whole matter before the governor he Re talked very fair and promised to take such steps that would lead to our protection but knowing that public prejudice was stronger than th tho the 0 I 1 law a w or th the tho 0 go govermor Gov v emor we advis advised ed the eiders elders to temporarily keep out of the way of the mob and remain quiet until it would be safer to move about they are in perfect safety at present and will remain so rou the time being asking an interest in your faith sad and prayers I 1 remain very truly your brother in the gospel of christ JOHN joun morgan |
