Show IN NORTH CAROLINA april Tb thinking InkIng perhaps a brief article in regard to our missionary lobo labors remay may prove of interest to the many readers lenaers of spur esteemed paper I 1 make bold to ask you to insert this in your columns we are often reminded of the prophecy of our beloved president wilford woodruff iff at the dedication of the temple I 1 in the tops top of the mountains ta inso that zion should begin to find favor la in the eyer of the world slowly but surely the dark clouds of poeju dice that have overshadowed the true history and character oter of the lat ter day saints are being dispelled by the sunlight of truth though dark as erebus those clouds are melting is ia thin air men begin to recognize the integrity and industry that through the blessings of god have converted the barren wastes into fruitful fields they begin to see aee a mighty commonwealth springing up as if by magic in III the chambers chain bera of the west went they see power manifest though they may not recognize DISS goda god a hand in it all MOD men recognize consummate achievements in art and wonder at these things among a people that have been driven beyond the confines of civilization and a people that have been called ignorant and these things are not the products of ignorance and stagnation in talking with governor carr of north carolina he be gave expression to bis bin great wonder a at t these theme things said he be how strange it to is that your people have shown such skill in architecture as to construct that vast dome shaped tabernacle with its col pipe organ and your magnificent temple at a time when they were shut out from access with the rest of the world thus as the mists are clearing away the nations are beginning to see the glory of zion in the south the spirit of investigation to is taking hold of tle people as never before and the lord to Is opening up the way for the gathering out of the honest in heart be blood of irsael ini that is sprinkled among the Gen gentiles elder B R M smith and myself have been up in duplin county assisting elders kolter and taiford in holding a number of meetings for the past two weeks among a great many friends sod and investigators we we hold held twenty meetings and baptize three persone among our friends are some of the most prominent men of the county where we were warmly entertained one gentleman gent lemah a bible lecturer who has the reputation of successfully tying up most moat of the ministers with whom be cornea in contact had bad no stumbling block wha whatever ever to cast in our way but wished us loud loudis guda IS speed 2 one preacher that came twelve or of fifteen miles to hear us preach after meeting said that he could bear testimony to tle tie truth of the gospel that time we had bad spoken upon the ulvin authenticity of the book boak of mormon and bad borne testimony that it was the word of god we expect a in umber cumber of converts in those parts in the near future yet it to Is not all smooth sailing there is an occasional cloud to obscure the be sunlight now and then the waves writhe angrily about trat prow of the vessel while dark clouds lower over the copious seas wherever the priesthood of god is there we always find the powers of evil ready to assail blander to Is the demills dev ills most moat effectual weapon he is a professional mudslinger ali figer he spreads lies concerning goda servants to poison the minds of the people against them and to retard the work and thus we almost in varla bly find that some gross misrepresentations me or falsehood goes before up ue As we were on burway our way one night to fill au appointment we witnessed a scene that made a deep lui impression upon our minds minde A woman and her sister and three children were t turned U r n a d out of doors door a and their household bouee hoid goods were dumped upon the public road As an we came up the be woman exclaimed children of god tell me has god turned his back on oa mt what shall I 1 dc d she said I 1 that she was going to our meeting it all her things were stolen some one said if fit she had bad oot not tied bad anything to do with those mormons cormons she would crould not have been turned out and this is a christian lane 1 1 I 1 felt something like mephistopheles says to faust fausi grasp the thun doi well for you poor mortals that atis is not dot yours to wie lulls I 1 thought well that the of gods justice notice are not mine to wield while chii speaking is meeting I 1 promised her bar in we the name of the lord that she should and a home the next morning fired thing she found two places to go to and to is now a mom mem ber of the church at the last conference president kimball we in this conference would hold ten meetings this year where we hold held one last art year this is being wonderfully fulfilled elders harrington and carter hold held twenty seven meetings in marob so far in april they have held twenty meeting mee tinge many of the other elders are dodig doit g likewise last weeks week Is report for meeting held is thirty six and not all reports to in yet for that week E C ROBINSON |