| Show REPORT FROM ELDERS yi ur valuable paper is ia received and read with pierre plea cure among the traveling elder alter reading it we dis ambute it amock the saints saima and people where we are laboring and it creates breaf quite an gutert iut ert them to study me lne gospel the of the eide bj k travel isavela are ting to UP uc on rt flu ting over my put ait labors labon my mind goes doeu back to our conference chiou was waa hold held october etu on an jtb 1894 when we all met to be instructed upon our labors labore such occasions aalona are looked upon hilti we the greatest grea leet of ale ure are we tut re received ived our appoint reappoint re wants menta team from our president prea luent to gp lii into to out our ziar william M and i were appointed to labor laboi in franklin Pi Fi anklin county which county bad been partly canvassed can cawed it being opened emed in march 1894 we arrived in our field bold of labor october 10 IO 40 when we launched out with a will to spread the gospel doepel to the people principally visiting in new reo actions tiona of the county and occasionally visiting the investigators who bad tx bome jute interested te during the previous work in a short abort time we baptized fur four f ur into tile the fold 1010 MA many ny came to 10 witness 4 the erdl nance curious were the ideas some bad in agari to our form toe evil one was not asleep but ail went along quietly and we continued our labors quite successfully holding io in the different neigh borno odB ode distributing our tracts and conversing with tie people by their fl reside our friends frienda increased very rapidly rapid ly in ID variably when we got the opportunity to bold meetings ft a great deal of the prejudice was allayed and the people pe ale looked upon us ua lu in a different light than before the people urged apud us to repeat our visits them which maje our work tu have bave so RO many MADY who are eager to bear the gospel gimpel in atit true light and the spirit parit in which it is Iti neveu veri the people have become dissatisfied in a great many Ins instances tancos with wite the different churches where unity does not exist and money beems to be the hubaud bus aud ory cry amig am ing the abe preachers the money queston seems eem to out quite a figure at least among vie tie beirer claw class of people where the member are clawed by what they say ay itie tue preacher generally speaking the people of this of the country we are poor anu ofton we are reminded of the saying ayling nt J our savior the poor have the 0 ippol preached to them through the efforts effort ft of we the people and the desiro of two preachers preacher ariere was a in bating or ar ranged to discuss the merits merite of our religion it took place on the 16 ch of march 1895 gres great efforts effortful fl were there used to refute the doctrine duc irine of joan jeur christ by other means than ban the he bible but all was waa of noti non effect amoia aba thinking class clan of pe pie and only added to our acomb sou anu increased our friends friend on the day suu bun day we hold held meeting and had bau qulie quite a large jarge congregation of attentive lie toneri at the close two wo applied for chien ordinance was waa performer perform eu ou by eider bider holt holl in a mul mill pond too parties baptized were confirmed firmed mem bera bars of we church near the banks banka of the stream and all went on very peaceably we still continued our work a as usual until the lot lit of auril anen we got notice to meet elders and change companions on OB april laih our r re a port for six alx months travel ravel together to la as aa follows follow miles walked 1800 vinitia tia trade tracts distributed m meeting held heid 42 baptized 6 refused entertainment 12 times on meeting our now new companions in a little lUll town utown called A xie iu in franklin county we bail bad an enjoyable time fora for a few hours houra together lefore to oui respective field ejof labor jabor elders holt and J W bad been assign a to labor io in adams adama ot MB ism i U J A matthews and I 1 continued the labor in 10 franklin Fran slin county which we did v ry rj agreeably but for the ibe short bort bace ul of two weeks when we got botlee to meet two no ne eldera from chah only oaly who have had bad this experience know the pleasure there Is IB la in meeting with friends and add brethren from home a al though not immediately from our wards and perhaps never neer having met before but the brotherly love that lr ir formed IQ in a true latter lay jay balot can be felt fell and we are no more str stranger anver but fellow citizens of one faith our time was very spent tor for two days among warm friends who treated us witti all the honor bonor aud and renje respect ot af pf p P sible until we received appointments where to travel eiders matthews and 0 F shelley went to jefferson Jefter oa county while elder bider sharp shari and I 1 continued in franklin county coulty I 1 first introduced uy companion in the little town low a ol of roxie where we canvassed from house bouse to 10 house and on tie the follow following lab sunday dunday having obtained a building w we belu meeting and bad an attentive audience ludi ence to bear our testimony we contina d our labor and holding meetings an I 1 on the eth rf id may after bolding ho lainie a meeting at a ori tate rate house seven even of our earnest integ gators ti applied for baptism ordinance was wa performed in IB a clear creek close by ravine having baptized sed but one previous to this on my mi bllou it ii wail wae an enjoyable time and tog ing to mr me mapy many were the abe lookers ou on who covered blits th banks of the stream the irbe curiosity of many was satie fleo doubt owing to the idea that bad been advanced about the mormons cormons doing things secretly and in the she dark too toe elders elder of the he adjoining count who were laboring close cloae by had joined us in our meeting and assistor assi wed us lu ito confirming cun firming the he newly baptized mom mem tion tiers of the church after which we sang hang hymns and am all rejoiced iced to gether our jabore labon continued very angly and abe ath of june jane a deett bg amo ig g the was waa hold held for forste die purpose of orga nizu g a branch of the church having thirteen members who were ere very desirous deBiro ui to KO go to work as B a branch ww ad havo havera a sunday churl brother H F W lie was natal i ed ea oy the members and ordained to th ahr office t preside over them he was hafl also chosen to be their 8 ta b superintendent ni mud aud wallace b hr is assistants aou brother win 0 odson secretary and treasurer roe rn brethren and sisters arterb are all very estin the work and g ip 10 vry vay favorable f r a lively branch of earnest workers kera Ait although bough the canvassing of franklin 1 IN nearly completed there are many sincere investigators who we think will eventually unite them selve is to the Uti church the lord bap ba julely blet blended seed us ue in our labors labore lot lor which we feel very thankful and feel to give all honor to him to whom it is ia due our are lor for the welfare ot of Z zon on aud atod her p ople yours youra respectfully C BEST JOSEPH P SHARP meadville franklin fran h 11 D co 00 miss |
