Show LABORING IN GEORGIA lu an the south AUGUSTA georgia may editor deseret news for the benefit of those who may wish to know of missionary labors in tee sunny south 1 take the liverty of giving you a briel brief synopsis ayn of my journey U ey I 1 in a new foeldi on the ath day of april 1887 1 I was joined by elder david bennion Benni oo of vernon utah while elder john M browning of ogden joined elder ballantyne odthe of the same city who had bad been beem my co laborer tor for the receding rece six months on the we bid lumpkin county adieu and started for this ibis place augusta intending int endine to preach in tle the efty caty but when we arrived at blair a station ten miles west of augusta the spirit said unto us stop here hare I 1 this seemed to be contrary to what we had bad prearranged we had bought our tickets through to augusts augusta but we felt positive was the spirit that had bad spoken and wo we quickly obeyed next morning we were on our way and by enquiry found that there was a METHODIST CHAPEL in the vicinity which belonged to the methodists north and had not beem 0 occupied C aupied to any extent since the war we were further informed that a mr lewis reid could give us permission to preach there we called upon mr reid where he be was teaching school and calling him to the door requested a conversation he dismissed school and upon le learning arving our request best said there be no objection to our pr preach lne in the chapel as no one had bad s H r right to object he told us MS to go home to his house and inform his bis folks who we were and they would get we thanked him and gave ve out notice for a meeting for sunday cyl april letb the children were to tell their parents and they did wil tell their parents too and their parents TOLD THE and they commenced to howl in every corner our meeting was well weli attended t e nd ed on sunday Sunda yand and we gave out an other appointment for bues tues tuesday adly night after meeting meet ing we accompanied lewis reid to dinner and if was no sooner eaten than in came a methodist preacher on a run exclaiming 1 I have a abone to pick with you just then he be entered the door and nolle ing us excitedly gave vent to oh I 1 suppose you are the 9 gentlemen who preached at goodwins chapel this morning we are the gentleman I 1 answered dont you know that trines brines won wont t take in this coun country he yelled 0 ait it will take the hon honest st in heart out of this country sir air I 1 replied this abominable doctrine you teach of a man having several wives well sir we do not preach that trin principle ciple any more than jesus did and iv ald r unto them verily I 1 say unto tt there is no manthai man that hath left lef I 1 IA ue or parents or brethren or wilk wife or children for the kingdom of gois hAke who shall not receive receive man if ifrid old more in this present time and in world to come life everlasting luke IS 18 29 30 well I 1 see there is no use trying to te show you your error but 1 I would advise you to aai quit V preaching such doctrine and go home you had better be careful or the people will not stand to have you 0 around and utheria uttering those words hl he popped out oat of the house as if he had been shot out he found that it was no BO use to argue as tie he stated fated s so he determined to try another plan violence he went around and informed the ruffians of the vicinity that he would bej responsible if they would BREAK UP OUR MEETING and run rua us off when one dog barks barki all the abe rust rest in hearing follow not k knowing what wha t they are barking king at so t the he augusta evening news ta takes kesup bp t the he cry of break up theirl meetings in go I 1 send you a clipping from that pa per the good 0 men of this place did command come and break up our meeting on sunday night april 24 as the NEWS suggested A 1 mob came and ordered us to not hot 11 preach reach any more m ore in that branch berther neither in the county we asked them if we had preached an any y thing unscriptural no they replied but we just dont want you to preach all we tried fried to re reason aso n with them but to no avail every eiery man left the building but us and we lad had NO PLACE TO 00 80 TO and as we were meditating upon the saviors words 1 I send you yon forth as lambs among wolves etc a mr columbus anderson stepped to the i do to p atay ant wilen when he found Q that we atad none be kindly invited as togo to go home with him since then behave we have beon very k bialy ente enter tamed b by a bumber wad nd a mr far farrier kindly mod T y preferred that we should preach in his bis bouse we have held one mei eting there already with i a larse large attendance he arose after our services ano and testified to the truth of what we hi had d preached and aird told the people they ought to give us a chance and hear bear what we had to hayand say and then if we proved to be impostors turn us off not beffre ore these seemed to have a very good effect and anaf our friends increased rev robert maddox a baptist preacher after he had read our pam icam wet phiet and us as preach would woula not fill 11 his bis appointment to preach and acknowledged that the reason why the bles blessings ceased was became the church was corrupted and thus cousee you see our prospects bid fair for the gospel in its purity to be proclaimed in vicinity in spite of the exertions eions to hinder us our health Is good add we feel well veil in our labors learning day by day more of the glories and grandeur of the plan of salvation S |