Show IN INDIAN TERRITORY MARSHALL oklahoma territory september 10 1894 it is in a pleasure for us to write you a line setting forth our pleasant journey here after leaving home and loved obes our oar elders numbering ten all left salt late Sept september emter 1 1894 for missionary work in this land four of them elders saunders brown winter and anderson Aude raon took the union onion pacific at pm on the date dale above mentioned while elders kirklian Kirkma sn beesley Be ealey fulmer vincent and bowring 01 01 salt lake and bro newman of ogden left via the he rio grande western on same date at pm our oar journey over the great so scenic e nic rou route to was one of continued pleasure though we found it bard to utter those lonely words good by to so many friends before leaving we had pleasure in the company of president cannon and party on the road as they were en route for the irrigation congress at denver at the latter place too loo we much appreciated seeing bro cannon made temporary chairman of that worthy congress A few hours more with our union pacific elders were spent pleasantly at denver Donver and aDd then WO we said farewell to them as they took thear travel eastward to kausas kaunas city thence south to the indian territory mission where they labor for the salvation and redemption of godi god i sons song and daughter sOur journey via theban ta CA FO fe route was commenced at 1150 pm monday the bid ard anat and our destinations were reached during different hours bourn of ber ath some leaving the train at orlando while others went to chad dick and some to the chickasaw na tiun since they have been joaw has been dune done bros and aton anton being very energetic workers in the lords and qualified for every emergency some borne meetings were hold held and several applications for bartlem handed banded in during the past few days we have had nome home very cold and stormy weather to the north of us on the strip 1 a cyclone unroofed houses and aid great damage to other property water rushed along the ravines filling ailing them hem beyond their capacity one family attempting to cross one of those these streams in a buggy were unfortunately capsized caps izea the mother with babe la in arms a daughter and one niece were taken from this earth to the great beyond where sio sia and sorrow are not known and love forever dwells the mission is a promis eing aing one and the elders are enjoying good health and spirits brother arthur N wallace Is our presiding elder bider he and elder george S ashton met elder john H vincent and myself at the orlando station we then took up our walk for headquarters the home of brother mcmillin and while sitting by the wayside near a ell of good water we finished our salt lake lunch after traveling six miles our destination was reached and we were royally gre treated sited even getting finely fried chicken and rice ace pudding etc eta for supper yet jet we do not expect hect such meals always in the evening we held tit it meeting at brother mcmillen liend ld at which the now new elders elden were allotted some time to speak sing and pray meeting over we had a very pleasant fireside conversation which lasted until twelve we then retired trusting in him who boeth all things well for our sweet repose and our future sua success cess temporally and spiritually we remained at brother me milling until friday the tin inet and then left for marshall marshal twelve miles westward reaching the home of brother holt we were made most welcome and have been so until the present time from here we go two to the southward out hward and two to the east calling on all men to repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand band your brother in ane gospel of peace W D |