Show MIDDLE TENNESSEE 1005 N market st nashville tenn may ath 2896 I 1 take pleasure in once more reporting our conference in first class condition and the elders all enjoying good health beach you will find enclosed the names and addresses ot our noble band ot of mission aries they are all out in their va various fields adds hard at work and enjoying enio ying their tam labors may god bless them I 1 have just returned from a very beasant feasant fea sant trip ahr through ough dickson hick atau 1101 maury ury gil giles es and lawrence coun adir wad and had a most enjoyable time with owr saints sain sod friends yes friends and some of which were once enemies at shady grove hickman co I 1 met with pleasure the venerable president of the branch there isaac E church and his brothers all of whom are members of the church it was a pleasure indeed to be entertained under the same roof that had given like shelter to many dear old friends george teasdale henry G boyle 1 argyle J W sharp william calder martin garns james W eardley and many others too numerous to mention here I 1 found the old mission records just as they were left by elder john H gibbs the conference clerk a few days before that terrible day when we lost our beloved gibbs and berry like our stephen of old for the gospels sake cane creek is not far from here and brother church and our friends are somewhat apprehensive concerning our elders who are again laboring in these parts we have returned again after a long absence of ten or twelve years to find saints stronger in the faith friends more zealous and the enemy almost vanquished rumor brings to our ears ho however wiver an occasional threat but I 1 apprehend no further trouble times and seasons have changed and those that would dare not we have strong and valiant E ders laboring near lewis co elders ogden and ses sessions on the north elders and on the east elders archibald and cullimore on the south and elders anderson and greenwood on the west all are well wel liked by the peo people peoples pleas as I 1 very soon found out whenever I 1 suggested any changes now president do not make any changes at present we cant get along without elder so and so he is doing i so much good these were the words I 1 would hear on all sides in regard to the most of our elders that is certainly a good recommend in the records I 1 read the following in the neighborhood ot of chisholm creek lawrence co the prospects are very favorable written in 1879 well a few days after reading this I 1 visited visited this locality and found a flourishing branch here presided over by an energetic young man by the name of david brown and met several who had just been baptized and many more who are getting ready to follow their ex ample brother brown told me that he was once a member of a mob that formed to drive out the elders and that i he was elected the scribe to write the notice paul planted apollos watered but god gave the increase while we are laboring hard to spread the gospel and to allay prejudice abroad it is discouraging to hear of the strife and bitterness that is once more in your midst at home will the lion and the lamb never lie down together we know who is at the helm and if we cannot all see as far ahead as we would like we do know that the ship will find her course allright albright all right whether we stay on board or not I 1 would like to give you a long account of all my travels in robertson county the old home of our townsman honorable john W judd udd they have been very interesting roq ro Q to me but might not be to your readers your valuable paper comes regularly to hand and is the source of much information and joy we all appreciate its good offices and ever pray for the prosperity I 1 of the NEWS and the welfare of I 1 zion both at home and abroad I 1 am yours in the gospel josrph JOSEPH DON C YOUNG president middle tenn conference names and addresses of ti traveling aveling elders in the middle tennessee conference of the southern states mission joseph don C young john D mcintosh 1005 N market street nashville E S larsen walter J sloan 1005 N market street nashville J H hale oley C olson 1005 N market street nashville wm win T ogden jos sessions center ville hickman co F B rolfson S S sanderson 1005 N A market arket street nashville john jacklin J M brown clarks ville montgomery co W H Kem chas L robinson box 13 camden benton co henry A grover M B olsen waverly humphreys co john A wootton alonzo gowans pulaski giles co ray V wentz E E brown dover stewart co geo A huntington orson H hew lett waynesboro wayne co 1 al 41 R G archibald A L cullimore lawrenceburg Lawrenc eburg lawrence co chas A J W columbia maury co W 0 christenson J J A 1005 N market street nashville 4 A F anderson W S greenwood linden perry co |