| Show WORK 11 lin IX N yli ISSIS mia mix sit sli lly liy Gu guve guff vF jasper co miss au aug ath 1884 editor De deseret the mississippi conference is at present r ent in lii it a prosperous condition Y during U eis 1 ilg the last twenty days we have been enabled through tile tiie blessing 11 of the tile lord to record SEVENTEEN BAPTISMS and bless eleven children in this work we greatly beatly rejoice but as aa is generally tae the case cae with our elders we vve have had some som e of the bitter mixed with the sweet brother john AV V gailey of kays ville and joseph morrell Mor reif reli of lowan losan had opened up a new field neld north of hereabout liere about forty five miles and were rejoicing over thil efio prospects of being enabled to spread the cause of truth trute when on the morning morn inc of july the about I 1 a in they were asere by AN ans armed avith blackened faces etc who vrho forced the brethren at the muzzle of pistol and shotgun to go with them about one half mile mlle from the house where the they were staying to where the remainder mader of the crowd were makin making in all about twenty in number after co considerable talking in which the elders tried to reason with them to no enn eff effect beet they gave save the latter two days to get out of their community telling them if they did not they would have to bear the consequences having two 1 appointments about eight miles dis tant lant t alit allt in another country the br ethern thought they would be safe to fill them but in iti this they were nvere mistaken for on the thy morning mornin of july the amb at 3 a in they were ere again awakened awak enea and antl dra draped ed f froin roin the tilo house a quarter of a mlle mile into the woods where they atter alter receiving a considerable bussing cussing and threats of of hanging etc were tied witha rope aul ani each edcil received fifteen or more la ashes ilet ilem liet across the back with avith a hes hez heavy avy avs halter trap strap double and were told to get et out or t they cy would be hanged handed ile rie next at thu Is it possible that we vve are arc livili livick in tit nineteenth century in the land isna of the till free and ana the home of the brave 1 or have the wheels of time turn turned ed back to the lark dark ages although this oel nii is a dark picture we ai e have f friends who always entertain the servants of god wo 10 not com tom complain plain of our general treatment hilt hut tu to the contrary wy we f feel eel well in tina thi glorious work of redemption demp tion n alid anil proud that we have been able to promulgate the principles of eternal life an and aud 1 salvation to the hil hii moan man roan family I 1 JOSEPH joserh F JOLLEY pru president ident of the mississippi conf cont conference er |
