| Show WAY DOWN IN ALABAMA GADSDEN alabama april for the last four months in company with elder david hubbard of idaho imsho elder rodney bod ney E F ashby has been laboring in coi county luty situated in the north part of mississippi in that county we found very hospitable ow aa well as intelligent and sincere people many of them are at prayer brayer fully investigating the principles ot of ane doctrine of carlet and by the help of the lord we have been bean able to pro pm out our views to the majority of the people of that county where it is evident reside baoy people of the blood of ler israel sel we were admitted in into many of the best church houses of the different denominations and sh herds as well as their flocks came to ter the ibe explanations we ave to in ft a series of meetings meeting not only were we welcomed in their church houses but bat also into their homes to tables laden with the luxuries as well as an the feces anes of life of the host boat of friends we baverio that part of the lords vineyard we are pleased to mention tile the name of a distinguished highly educated and nd sincere gentleman to in the person lot of judge B F worsham who hold held she he office of county judge for many years in whlor time he be by his honest boneet de and justice gained for almfelt a name which will ever be revered nor Is ft his bin amiable wife behind let iq character and disposition that cause capes 11 aid to bring with it the love lid and esteem which are due the pure in eart at the close of four months cleasur ruble abio labor in that county elder ash by was as called to part with his bis beloved and friends in tippah to abor with elder 0 T ot of pay adov ao 00 who for the same length of time 16 ba beef been in franklin county ala elder W 8 Chip clipman laRDS or of amerl an tan fork they also have met with much luccese suc cese matting making many firm in Vesti gating friends of the truth P 7 we being great lovers of scenery fleet of foot fool and having rome novae friends I 1 between franklin and etowah coun libee lI vw Uee di aided to walk to our new coun II 11 ty According lyon the 2nd and of march yilth ith light bearta and bright hopes for bur future Buc success cels we started for a p pleasant lea sant trip determined to make 1 those we came in contact with our friends Z ends it if possible needless to say may we frere more treated royally I 1 on the I 1 alth I 1 th of march after walking fe aril day through rall rain WO we called at the residence of mr and I 1 hugh carlyle situated situate J two mies F west vest of Gunters guntersville ville they received us X madly kindly and treated us as only refined refi neo nev hospitable well to do people are v able to 0 o do our in the ta parlor alter after the family were floated around the glowing hickory word lire are in the grate was of a lons 1008 nature therefore a good aupito presented itself for us to lay jay t flie before fore them some of our views which L ferg were I 1 laened to with interest yet sonoe some J little surprise at the mormons cormons having 1 1 iso 0 o sure sore a foundation when on the j of leaving the very aimable udy lady of the house bouse gave us the cordial invitation of visiting them whenever convenient major carlyle Is a W wealtny athy and distinguished gentleman W woo honorably won his title in the fa late war between the north and the south he owns large tracts of land kad and much railroad stock arriving at attalla fi five ve miles vest of ganaden Ga gads daden jen we found the two L cities connected by a dining lioe lice the 1 I rolling stock of which is constantly TU fis motion conveying the people to anu aau how from a large cotton factory and car works situated between the two cittee is the county seat best it to is a 0 olty y of about six thousand inhabitants TJ about bout three miles north of this city lon on black creek are the Noc halula falls Is traveling through a beautiful 1 brove prove of alabama pines one comes odder adder ly upon the verge of a cliff that overlooks a gorge feet deep over i hals cliff leaps au an enormous volume of i chnuer aar roaring rearing cian dancing cing and add whir linor P ti skins mariade myriads of colors cliant chanting lag ita in glee and at last headlong into a grave of its own element te sing the spray elray to shoot outward and ii balder isder the cliff over which abe water falls adie under this a person may with villi safety pass by descending an stair from the south side F of F the gorge and go directly under abe ahe roaring cataract out of reach of a all aray aty then ascending ascend ing a natural in the rock on the north side sicie of bf OM be gorge one comes to the level of ahe afe stream above and then for the first time stine since entering the gorge does he find time and words to ex yaws his bis astonishment at the franu apay 1416 play i pay of natures le work so beautifully aown V while s standing anding it ou on the cliff above oozing on the scene one is ie apt to why so BO many pleasure seekers go to foreign climes to gratify their curiosity when such euch master pieces of god cods mighty wisdom and workmanship are in easy reach unexplored while gazing on this wonder rul ful scene one feels how bow insignificant is ie man and how much in need of divine aid and wisdom is he who to Is called upon to be a servant of god your valuable paper irom from far oft off utah to Is read with great i terest here 0 T RODNEY B ASHBY |
