Show THE SUNNY SOUTH away down fouth routh in the landof land of cotton catton persimmon peni reni seeds saada and each bottom bot boi torn loia look isk away eto eio yea indeed look awny away but we boult dond look very far at a time tima from the fact that wo we are sur bur rounded on all sides by denso demo forests broken only by the abe plantations or clearl nga of sometimes five or ten ands nna ana once a faw ev hundred acres of cleared land all in one place the spring here was late an and d very coola cool hence crops are correspondingly backward bug but summer bummer is here now in real earnest the weather is very hot and pros prospects pacts are that it will be still hotter before it is cooler as aa summer proper hab hns just began the fruit crop of MisslE mississippi sippi is generally noted for its scarcity and poor quality nor does this season promise to be an exception to the rule corn and cotton the latter being the stapie staple here all looking finely in fact the tho cotton crop for IM issa is al ready estimated at i the tho most moat destructive cyclones have visited us ua this season that have ever been known in the history of the state by them hundreds of people have been killed a great reat many plantations planta pianta tiona tlona laid waste and thousands of people rendered home fese lesa tongue cannot describe nor pen picture tho the scene as bad as aa it was on the of may we were call ed upon to mourn the sudden departure from this life of brother isaac T hamilton aged 00 who died ai he had lived a faithful latter day saint brother hamil tonya tona latchstring was always to be found on the outside and the elders were ever welcome at his home ss as all ali those who have t traveled testify in thi region can abundantly testily elder B H roberts preached the funeral sermon on ann run Aun un ilsy ilBy june loth under the shade if f the tho trees in front of church near where had apen carefully laid away to await a glorious resurrection be it said to the honor cf tirzah church which by the way is methodist that tb they ey were perfectly willing for the funeral to be preached in the house as brother hamilton was an old clu ciu zen een and respected neighbor but those who bad charge of the church were not willing that tho the sound of a mormon eldera voice should be heard beard within Itse its acred sacred port pott portals ais sis our oar stake conference passed passed off quietly qu etly the meetings being very interesting te and allwoo all ali who were preben presen present t seeming well pleased the elders have now returned to I 1 their various fields of labor and report laport considerable interest f inz luw interest in the the message age they ey are delivering of course we have a fullshire full fuli bhare share of opposition threats of of 11 mobbing and of driving the elders away are of such frequent cc occurrence currence that we grow to look upon I 1 them as a n Ic necessary evil several baptisms have been reported in the last two months with prospects of others in the near future our elders are all enterprising young men determined to du do all they can to spread the gospel and convince the honest in heart of its truth As AH a general thing the health of the brethren Is good and spirits buoyant eight of our eleven elders were born in utah end with one exception all were reared with i in ber her mountain vales tha tho saints sainta hero here seem beom determined to serve tuo tho true and living god and all are striving and toiling to bave save means to tf gather to zion olon 11 your co laborer in tho the cause 0 of truth troth banuel SAMUEL D moone central academy miss june 2 20 noth tb 1883 im |