| Show WEST VIRGINIA WORK AMANDA GRANT T co west mia la nov 1886 editor deseret news I 1 I 1 have been a traveling elder for 25 months during which tune I 1 never saw the devil come out in colors as lie he did last sabbath my companion alvin V heaton and I 1 had given out an appointment for baptism on that day clay before which we deemed it advisable to hold loone one meeting in the forenoon und lad one in the afternoon at tte time and place appointed we met a congregation of about 80 among whom were two young men who seemingly had got drunk for the special purpose of breaking up our meeting as it was rumored around during the week that one of these fellows was going to shoot the first one who attempted to baptize ze persons into the mormon I 1 church eburg h they disturbed our meeting roe etine by their grunting hawking and spitting spit tug so much so that the man of the house had to demand order this thia seemed to raise the ire of these two rowdies insomuch that they withdrew themselves and commenced a tirade of abuse on the outside cheu some of the citizens took down their names and told them that aney were going to be indicted for disturbing public worship alanis they ehdy only laughed and L ald that she the law would not hurt them for cursing the mor mons I 1 etc 0 wing owing ow ing to our having mada a place for baptizing about two miles from fro in here we ve were obliged to make tur bur way there as soon as possible after our forenoon meeting leaving these fellows and some of cf oar our friends behind but whom we heard beard not far fai from us ua when we had gone about half a mile by their snouts shouts of ell 1 I have heard beard the methodist doctrine and the baptist doctrine and the dunkard doctrine and the mormon doctrine doety inia but this thia beats all the doctrines that I 1 everl ever heard 11 this reminds me ofa of a saying of the savior to the scribes and pharisees Pharis ees recorded in johm 6 38 and ye lave have not his word abiding in you for whom he has sent him film ve believe not dot search the scriptures scripture s for in them ye think ye have eternal and they are they which testify of me do not think that I 1 will accuse you to the father there is one ong that accuse tb th you even moses in thomye trust farhad ye e believed moses ye would have believed T i eved me lor for he wrote of me m e but if ye believe not his writings how shall ye believe my words finally one of the drunken fellows drew a revolver on one of our friends who before he had time to shoot docked pocked poc ked hini him sprawling to the ground after which a few moments were mere spent in blows frolen some six or eight the insult of which was that those who came for a row were be spattered so badly with blood that they thought it best to take a backtrack back track thus the devil was conquered for this time A young laby showed her faith by her works among the shouts and threats of these latter day devils miss susa susan 11 self made herway to our place of baptizing where wo w meta met a congregation of about awaiting our arrival after the ordinance of baptism had bad been performed we assembled at a house bouse close by where we had bad a good time together the subject of laying on hinds hands being dwelt upon at length we proceeded to the ordinance since this occurrence we have heard threats of different kinds the outcome of which we have not nob the faintest idea of but if ever an elder realized the saying of jeremiah and its full meaning wherein he said 1 I will take you yon one of a city t Y and two of a family and I 1 will bring you to ozion ion ll 11 I 1 think I 1 do the reason is mat fat during a term of over one years preaching in this vicinity there are but three who have as yet become initiated into the fold but we anticipate baptizing several on the next sabbath the lord being our helper may rage slad and howl how and all his imps may dance and sida batby so BO doing doi agthe the work of god will pi progress ogress the faster the trials imprisonments imprisonment s and per that our people are at present called to en encounter will only if we are true and faithful help us to be more perfect and fit subjects for the celestial kingdom of gad ever praying for the nie success of zion I 1 remain your b rother brother in the gospel of peace WMS P CAP |
