Show correspondence FAITH or OF WICKED A letter containing illustrations 0 of it MOUNT ROZELL limestone county ala november 5 1886 editor deseret news the performance perform acce arce of the ordinance of bapty beems to be a forerunner of threats and persecution or perhaps it so enrages the evil one as to cause him to thus break out satan is not always particular in selecting electing ti IMS his material for tile the purpose of terrifying those who are apparently most troubled with our presence are doctors and assumed preachers both of i these agree that there is ii a power with us that means starvation to them if it should increase to any treat great extent in this particular they manifest the first principle of our doctrine taitu faith we tind find the f first principle of the gospel very generally though unintentionally tio nally believed by many ot the people as is very aptly illustrated in various was take for instance a case where a mob is desired to crush us 0 out ut they never think taink of or trusting one or two to execute vengeance but ba the more that can be secured the better the mo moo 6 bers feel and it is a source of great merri merriment went to see the actions of one person who has assumed the task were it not as a sample it would not be worth orth noting to speak of a case of the latter kind afterpe alter we had bad baptized two persons a mr shelton methodist persuasion school teacher and a known swindler in horse trading called on us with what he called a FRIE WARNING 8 to notify us that he was authorized by a meeting of the tae citizens who assembled for the purpose seto to say that if we preached in this neighborhood any more that our lives would suddenly terminate we asked him what was the particular point in our doctrine te which they objected e d he squirmed and whined that t they b y did not like polygamy and the laying n g on in of hands lai the h e former he acknowledged we had bad not nos taught or said anything apy thing about bearding the latter we told fifth t to c fight barding is bible till he got satisfaction he finally took refuge behind haeold the old tale that our doctrines were unconstitutional crawled away and muttered half to himself saying if you preach here any more vou will be introduced to mr brea breakneck aneck or mr st mi egem 7 the next sunday we preace preached at the usual place in that neighborhood and did not hear even the respectable bark of a ding the gres great t bl bluff that shelton carried on by walking and riding back and forth dorthin for thin in front of the house during our services this same person tried to get a negro who occupied part of a house where wo we were accustomed to stay to shoot us telling him to come to him for protection aad pay Acom A comparison of the honor of the two is well Illustrate dl in ia the reply tile the negro gave saying do your own sneaking work they appear to be gentlemen as far aa I 1 have been able to see As to the meeting of citizens that was said to have been held no one knows anything about it hence we are compelled to add to the other accomplishments of mr air S that of lying he vow now hangs bangs his head in shame and is getting that which he be merits the contempt and aad disgust of the friends he once had bad his wife joining in finally to give vent to his bis ed lie ae went up the hollow a short distance near the house where we were staying and made the woods echo with the shots of his pistol that was thirsting for blood ANOTHER illustration of the faith possessed by many of the people is shown by the interest taken in our administrations to the sick no lie matter in what condition they are or how long they have been afflicted the people are free to confess their belief in a speedy recovery frequently frequent y this belief breaks out in cruel nay mu murderous er expressions against those who have been deprived of that great blessing I 1 health for no other reason than that t they have believed the plan of salvation that the elders have presented and for which the sick will forever give thanks to god such is the charity we find among christians that as expressed by themselves it would give them far greater pleasure to beean afflicted person die than restored by the priesthood one is led to exclaim that such a condition is not blindness in part but blindness in whole before leaving the subject of charity is may not be amiss to refer to the case of a mr pugh who has placed himself on record in his heart as one of the last daiy diy PROPHECY FUL fulfillers FILLERS A number were talking about entertaining and offering us the hospitality of their household when the above named being spoke up and said if it came to the test with him and we came to his door he thought he be would be doing god service to take his gun from its rack and shoot us down we referred them to the chapter of john which speaks plainly j ainaly on this point and did not ne kegye neglect gYe ct t to p wake all that we could orthis of this thereby hereby drawing the lines finer than ever between those who were for and aad those who were against ar st us we ate are told by james that the devils believe and tremble bow true tue the same is in our day and how very aptly shown I 1 in all the efforts of our enemies the or who surround a couple of innocent mor ru mons us I 1 the fear that seizes a whole neighborhood in the recovery of the sick when administered to by the elders indicate with no uncertainty the above species of faith even that of af devils believe and tremble W M |