| Show IN NORTH CAROLINA wilmington wn N C march 27 1696 we have been laboring in the city of wilmington for the be past four months wilmington is ia the metropolis metro poll of the state and la is a commercial center of no small importance it is ie a seaport town or port part situated on the atlantic coast near the mouth of the cape fear river laden with cargoes go to and come irom from all parts of the world the principal exports are cotton and resin reain as a a much as 11 bales of the former ve re loaded ou on one ship some kjome mon store of ships are occasionally anchored in this harbor about yards from the place of writing the city has some very beautiful residences and some elegant churches representative of many of the principal denom lna bione tione it to ia the ujust cosmopolitan city of north carolina we have almost finished tracei trading nur the city and have bave called upon a number of the me ministers and have b R to tried to procure their churches chu robea to preach io in but in vain however not to be daunted we hired the beat hall iu in the city paying the handsome sum cum of 10 and held bold two meetings ulle one on sunday afternoon and one in the evening we advertised it in the principal newspapers and one minister was courteous enough to give i notice in his church of the meeting leg f we have tried ane policy of calling upon newspaper editors with very Is a results so that we have not been roasted by any of the journals of the oily city our meetings meeting were rather poorly at tended but in our oar humble bumble way we presented to those who did come out the way of life and salvation we know that in the corrupted currents ot of this world oft error pampered in luxury dwells in the pal palaces ces while truth a poor ahi shivering vering pilgrim wanders over the earth amid the ald scoffs of men in the light ot of this we ato do not wonder that wel we as servants of god sent to call men to repentance are unpopular even as aa all the ser servants vanis of god in every age of too world have been unpopular even our savior was dee plasa a man of borrow and acquainted quain ted with grief 9 elier hugh W dougall late prost deot dent of this coD conference ference left here yes yea berday for his home in salt lake city via atlanta chattanooga and kansas city he ban baa been a very efficient missionary and returns to the bosom ol of the church with a living testimony burning in his bis heart he returns with alder Elder Kimball Kim bali president of the mission from chattanooga elders wm H ingham and J F hiett were also ra leaved at the same game time having zeal boualy defended the truth ruth under all cir cum stances we wash wieh them a speedy and safe return to bozion zion the southern states mission is belog being greatly extended and enlarged improved systems are being inaugurated under the able presidency of ellas eliss S kimball A thorough house bouse to lohouse bouse canvass la Is made wherever the elders travel and meetings are held wherever opportunity af afford lords city work is made a specialty specia Uy and from this on it any other place cannot be procured for holding bottling meetings the people wilt be preached to upon the street corners corner we notice the remarkable fulfillment fulfilment ot of the prediction of the prophet wilfurd wilford woodruff that zion would bei cinto to find favor in the eyes of the world it la Is noticeably ably the case in this land junr brother in the gospel E C ROBINSON |
