Show THE HOOSIER STATE RUSH ind I 1 net march 21 1897 in looking tia rouga the tg from the various missionary fielde we me but little from the hoosier tate state go 0 o we think a few lines linea might b of to the readers ot of your valuable paper which to as elders eldera la Is an ever welcome visitor the opening of spring leeoin to go be about to down upon go u in all its if dor and after so 0 o long a delay la in doubly i welcome por for some ome time pass pan we ba bato bare TO had bad almost almont one continuous rainfall and as a consequence the rivers sall a have done a vast vait amount ot damage to this country as a much of it is ban baa been underwater and much buob injury idary ha ban bees been caused to property sue and live took stock railroads railroad wr vote also alo badly damaged but it looks at the resent present as it if spring were here to stay tay what to la reported RB as being in excellent condition but the acreage I 1 la light an ae compared with other seasons As to our labors labor in ID a spiritual pirl way as missionaries there have not been an aa fruitful as ae we could have aare wished them to have been this is esnow a new field as aa were the first elders to have the privilege ot of opening up the way for the spread of the hapel io in this county we arrived here on the 61 ath th day of november last lait to travel without pores or scrip as a per ier lions given us ua at our om conference forence by our president elder samuel 0 spencer the first thing we did on our arrival was to hunt bunt up a place to tore store away our big grips gripe which we found very easily we then filled our band grips gripe with tracts and started tar ted we learned that the court house was waa torn down and a ad Is a new DOW one ODO was in boune of reo tiam every available place was waa taken up by the county and OISY city official so 80 we started delivering tracts and talking to the people whenever an ep olty was wai afforded u on 0 of request to hold motif tl we we refused on OD every hand but kind were raised railed up to administer to our oar comforts corn forte then on our return to the alty for mall mail and add a fresh supply of tract tracee we were met by be startling announcement iu in the papers that two mormon elders bider had bad invaded the quiet county of rush for purposes Pur DOBes pomes AS soon boon an ai the nw news of our arival was waa given we were met by reporters desirous of having an inter stew which resulted re Bulted in the printing of some of our articles article of faith la in the morning papers whito also warned the tee people against giving us u any on en Urage luent in im our labors labon in behalf of A aoh arob which the be congress Congre aa of the galton states had bail been called upon to at special laws lawa against to bring moo jeaa into to the line of modern civilize uon bug bat ta may were considerate to tate state that we should not be abused bailor or receive bodily harm barm that ww better than the she way some of the class ia premed fremed pr emed themselves sigma hben the papers have kept it up tani but we are here bore and are making lefts re friends leada fr and the ard alro bw ban blamed we have not licit been able to hold any meet ugo for we have been bee te re teu upwards of thirty houses which we sought to secure acure for or that purpose the bad weather we lound found it necessary aary to go rent a room to stay and dody to during the worst of the th winta this was much against our oar will we have bad pretty good food health avo a cow ge of tile atae grip which took look bold bola ot of elder bider jone in future we ne to go be able to bold a tolt meetings meeting it pa 11 bleg now w ah the so bobois bois have hava closed we have d buted over two thousand cepe Q ape afef anda aad a goodly nu number m bar of voice of warning we have sown some bome H but god must melt give the increase may JR me blow blew the noble efforts of the be awers den that the be need eed of the ever last jug ht gospel ao abdel may iny be scattered otaw ot tw ft far and nd au and a bann teona harvest bar veal awis ta be light we are bearing to the may be welcomed by them 11 penetrate the darkness and abw people into the harbor barbar of mind safety W WIT T TAX |