| Show successful LABORS ten persons persona baptized in the state of georgia georgia may 1887 editor deseret news burfield our field of labor consists of the polk county branch where aur our elders have been bean laboring lor for several years in the early part of th this Is year we opened a field in the western part of this county and near the line of af alabama but in this section met with but little success the people appearing very indifferent to religion of any kind kina true or false about two mont months lis we labored here energetically to get the gospel before the people visiting and distributing tracts among them alter which we felt impressed to leave them for a short period and seek for more genial influences for the reception of the gospel message returning act to whereto rewo had he held id meetings occasionally during the winter we found a number of people very anxious to hear bear religious revivals being fashionable at this season of the year wp fell into line and und have been making NO SMALL STIR of late I 1 during daring our revival we were favored with a visit by our conference president wm spry and four of our co laboring elders and bad a season of rejoicing which can only be appreciated by those tho se similarly situ situated abed or by those who have experienced the saying of the proverb iron sharp emeth iron so a mau man shar feneth the countenance of his bis friend I 1 I 1 during daring our series of meetings which were well attended ten persons came forward expressing themselves ready to lay down their burdens of sin and take upon themselves the armor ol of christ and accordingly were baptized and continued confirmed members member of the church of jesua christ of latter day saints they are now rejoicing in the liberty and light of the gospel to make the time one of pleasure to all we were called upon pon to unite in welock wedlock a couple of our newly made saints and the marriage was duly celebrated the people of this region at present tire are GREATLY ELATED over the sam jones revival which has bas been in session tor for the past two weeks at rome home ga reduced rates were given over all railroads to that point which we took advantage spent a few days there last week we went several times to bear the big gun but it sound to us atthe at the best beatt it is a very muddy pool but we thought we saw money at the bottom of it and a deep political plot in favor of prohibition yours in the cause of truth A B R SMITH H C C RICH |
