| Show or OF ELDERS LN IN THE SOUTH driven out ont by nebo mobs to prevent them preaching WHITE CLOUD P 0 talladega co ala april 1887 editor deseret news I 1 left home in spring cit city e county utah on the 0 of october for a mission to the southern states I 1 left salt lake city on the loth in company with twelve other elders for chattanooga where wear we arrived on the I 1 received revived instructions to go to clay county ala where I 1 met elders J 0 de la mere here and A T angell I 1 took up my labors with the former aud and traveled with him about one month in talladega calhoun andl and clay counties I 1 afterwards traveled with elder thomas davies from the of november to february ath and subsequently with elder redick B R allred fur a little over one year in talladega calhoun and clay counties V e assisted in baptizing quite a number and organizing a branch of the church we had bad many friends and the prospects looked bright for a good work to be done when all at once our hopes were dashed to the ground by the ACTIONS OF A MOB of fifty men who drove us out we then tried in different parts to make an opening ope Hine the result being long tasting lasting and tedious might eight walks till on the uh of january 1887 when the snow was on the ground we started for bluff springs in the lower part of clay county Count yand and found friends who were willing to receive us as the servants of god we remained there a short titue time when my companion was called to go to cullman county to labor I 1 remained three weeks alone and then received a letter leiter from president woodbury that I 1 was to go to HS H S harrisons a distance of forty miles to meet a new elder who was to be my compani companions ouis I 1 started and arrived in due time stid and found my companion brother A M rich klch 0 of f idaho we remained there a short time and then returned to bluff springs where we continued our labors going about quietly among the people and holding meetings whenever an opportunity presented itself we made an appointment to preach at a schoolhouse on sunday march but when whence we got there we found that an enemy bad been there there and locked the doors doers we I 1 then west went to the house of mr J J jones and held our meeting and had a good time after that things seemed to move on quietly till on the night of april eth while seated around the fire are at the home of mr AW jones at ten at night with bible in hand we were WAITED UPON BY A MOB pi of from sixteen to eighteen el eteen men who gave us five do days 8 to beave leave the county with a threat that if we were not away by that time they would help us away I 1 aaen them by what authority tiey gave such orders and their only answer was that if we were not away in the specified time we would see by what authority they were acting our friends wanted us to stay and said they would do the best they could to protect us so we agreed to do so but as the time agreed was near that they had given us to leave there had bad been so much talk add aad so many threats made as to what would be done on that night it if we were not aw ayour friends thought it best for us ds to go the gone would be a hundred and fifty men out to bo hunt for us this did not frighten fright ea us one bit but our friends insisted on our going so we concluded to take the advice of of the savior when they persecute you in one city flee ye into another we did not leave any too soon for the mob 16 15 in number bad 0 gathered near by where we could see them two of our friends kindly offered their services to help us off they went with M w about ten miles and then left us to pursue our journey alone we traveled all night and arrived the next day at the home of mr osiah josiah gunter where we found a hearty welcome we have a one of our friends at bluff sp springs ng since informing us that about abou D sixty men meet at the school schoolhouse hou about yards from where vere we a start r t fio from and remained amoling aMBo ting an and h adl lowing all ali night but did not go to any of the houses bouses the ie reason being that I 1 they saw us when we started to leave I 1 have been in many perils since I 1 arrived in the south but out of all of them has the lord delivered me I 1 do not feet feel to complain but have great I 1 cause for rejoicing to think that 1 I 1 am counted worthy to suffer for the gose goa Is sake and can caa say as the apostle paul sul has said 1 I lam am not ashamed oi of the gospel of christ for it is ia the pow er of god u unto 13 to salvation to every one that bell eveth 11 hoping that the blessings of heaven will rest upon all who are striving to do right i 1 subscribe myself your brot brother lier la in tae gospel of christ REUBEN W |
