Show written for this paper FROM SOUTH CAROLINA UNION COUNTY south carolina march the many readers of the NEWS may be interested in a few lines from oue otie who has realized the true and everlasting gospel goepel down in union south carolina on about the day of march one year ago I 1 had been to union village and had bad just fuel got back in the rain wet and cold and changed clothing and was waa seated by the fire when someone shouted helli felkl l out in front of the going to the door I 1 saw two finely dressed gentlemen with grips on their shoulders and under one umbrella in the ram rain inquiring the be way to union they intro im reduced themselves as ministers of the aspe Gs G epel pe I 1 said well come in out of the rain they came in and gave their blob were albert haea ha ei and john bond atter after being seated a while they askea what church I 1 belonged to I 1 told tola them I 1 was a baptist and lekeu them what church they belonged to they said they belongea to the church of jesus christ of latter day saints that being the first time I 1 had bad ever heard ot or the mormon church they spoke of going on to union after their malig mail and I 1 told them to stay alt all night if they hey could dut cut up with such fare as wd w could give womb as ap it was late and raining they said they were not out for what they got and so they stayed and bogan began to teach me the goepel Jo I 1 began to investigate with an houett boije rat heart fot for truth as I 1 had bad an hungering and thirsting for neef near sod and had bad told tola my wife often for the post past few years that I 1 felt like I 1 ought to be baptized again sod and that the time would come when the be people would come to a unity of faith faita Os of course I 1 did not know now how it would be brought about I 1 thought that all sects would fall fail but the baptists baptiste at that time I 1 know knew nothing of the church of latter day saints but I 1 could soon see that all sects will fall ana the baptists baptista with them so I 1 invited the he riders elders back irom from time to time until I 1 realized the gospel and that the latter nay saints bad the true church in its fulli falness elis as it was in the days of the Sav SiL glor lor and tt stat at christ established but one plan of salvation which the latter day salute saints have in its falness ful ness vita the authority to teach preach and baptize lor the remis remi slun of vin sin just abt as ane apostles did lu in the days oi 01 we he savior on the first day clay of june my mother inlaw in law el zjr zar aon ann boon was baptized the first one it in this county in the church I 1 realized too gospel was al right at that time but waited tb inking my wife would realize it and we d both be baptized at the canue time then I 1 thought of the saying of the savior when he said that be anat is not willing to forsake father anu mother brother or sister wife or children or of land jana lor for his sake Is in not worthy of klim him during this time brothers haleo halem and bond bona bad been separated and rider elder hales had bad gone over to in lawrence Lawren cB county with elder yates ana rider elder phillips was wae left with elder bund bond on the day of the some same month at my mother molher ln in lawla I 1 was waa baptized june 1895 oo on sunday morning orning ui I 1 wool wem with the elders and ft 9 few more of my kindred and friends down into the water and I 1 became a dembei of the church of jesus christ 01 01 latter day salute you dout know how happy I 1 aielt after brother bonu baptized me and brother phillips with brother bord laid falu hands on my head for the gift of the holy ghost I 1 felt like my hunger and thirst hao bar been rod and that I 1 had fulfilled a dream that I 1 bad showing that I 1 gui above all the sects of the day but I 1 have had bad more hungering bun gering find and thirsting that those ofey own house may soon eoon realize the gospel as I 1 ao aou anu that we as a family may BOOL gather from babylon to where w here leoan u e can mure more fully learn ot of ziona ways anu walkin walk in her pathe I 1 can testify that we latter day saints have the he true church and that jseph J seph smith was a true prophet ot of gud also that thai the elders are the tru servants berv eer auts of the lord lora I 1 have bad the pleasure plea eure of entertaining about twelve altiere the petit past year one time and another and any elder or saint passing through here at at ai y time is at liberty and 1 would be glau to have them call at any time tbs abs eiders in this county are getting along aling finely in their labure labors they seem 0 to o meet with friends most every day there to is not as much prejudice alt gether as there here was wae but yet the saints will be persecuted says saya the scripture and they get some ot of it occasionally but the good work goes foes on E T |