Show IN THE SOUTH elder allen alien and myself arrived here heft on the night of the and stopped at the central hotel tula tats morning we went to see the mayor to get some public place to preach in we met him and the c city ity cou council r 0 I 1 1 alap a all I 1 I 1 wet bete e together we asked them for 8 borne ame put lie lic place to preach in and they granted our request by telling us ua we ciul could hare dhave the city hall we then went to the me hall and arranged the seats beats to suit the occasion notices were subsequently put up tip in conspicuous plaats to the effect tuat there would be p pr reaching rea eachin chine in the city hall at p m during this time it bad been rumored that we were mormons cormons and at pm two officers called onus and demanded our crt credentials denti als which we presented they informed us however that the mayor said we could not have the city hall for our service we went and saw the mayor and council again they said some of the leading citizens objected to us having the city hall because of the reports that wre were abroad about us no we bore auz testimony to them that we were servants of god and aad that it was in their power to lot let the cleople of this olty city bear the gospel if they would no not let us preach reach they would be hold held re for those who would hare hame accepted had they the chance alliance they were v willing filing to risk that and probia cited us from preaching in the briw after a while people learned that we were cormons mormons Mor mons 11 and arwe as we derege were go ing down main street the remark w to made it to them give where ott ice and crusted snow came from all U quarters one piece hitting bitting me tearing my hatto pieces my companion receiver receive several blows we had no time to spare our lives were in danger noa less leas th tb n one bundre d of im ice were thrown at up u we returned at a 4 speedy pace until we found a who escorted us down the street but bat he was not able to keep the mob aul for at as soon as his head was turned they would throw the tee ice the atre street was in an uproar for upward of one half hour the officer escorted us to our booma and promised us protection we fl feel atte but it if we were left with idt wit atje law la and an officers destruction would no doubt overtake these bodies of olay clay before WO we could leave the city respectfully youre youa J T TANNER CITY co jn 20 1893 |