Show AN ELDER IN NEW ENGLAND perversity of toe the people the hoo sac Tunnel Xann fJ SARATOGA SPRINGS N ya Y august 19 1887 editor edcor deseret news having been requested to visit some same p parties arties in this and also in the new england states I 1 left pittsburg Pitts bure pa on the ath of july via washington D 0 baltimore sud ard philadelphia and chate caine to new york where I 1 hal had the pleasure 0 of meeting elder der james ames hart art jr and ana a fw f w saints aft after r spending a few days in gotham I 1 went from there to tarrington arrington cunn conn where I 1 had relatives who made me welcome but my religion they chev did not want the people in these eastern states are VERY BITTER in their feelings against anything mormon as tho following will show I 1 was making short sabbath day puruey on day of july when I 1 fell in company cora pany with two gentlemen and as it was vas very warm we walk walked slowly conversing on various things aud in the courbe churbe of a few in miu utes atea we came in sight of a beau bean ifal church in the town of conn coan I 1 learned from the gentle gentlemen Wn that it was a gift to the th e people peo pie of that town from fr 0 in a man who was born born aud a id raised there but bet had became rich in railroading railroad ioa etc but said one of my companions 41 we may as well have no church only for the ornament as we have have no preached prea chei ll 11 I 1 inquired the reason and found out that their minister had bad left them for better pastures a greater salary and they had been unsuccessful in getting another well said A I 1 preaching is my business and I 1 will preach the gospel for them is as cheap as anybody they can get s aw what h at will you charge asked aney the gospel should be free to kill all and I 1 would be glad to preach to yuu you free fox for a f few e W evenings at least and it if we are all agreed I 1 will preach to you ou oil tile the game same terms terina while I 1 am in these parts tiey they thought it a flae fine chance and they would see the trustees aud and have the arrangements made but they began beean to think that the people would like to know what denomination or sect I 1 belonged to As soon as I 1 had told them THEIR MANNER CHANGED and one said if you should preach in this town you would not get anybody to come and hear bear you chyr I 1 ask because we have had so many men and women lecturing against your peo people did thy they abet lily any one to come and hear bear them yes crowded houses did they charge you a large lare admission fee and make lots of money imaney out of their lectures yes to be sure they did ji after they had bad related to me some of the old newspaper stories that they had heard I 1 pointed out oat to them the inconsistency of i he whole trash and said to them you have been deceived these lecturers have taken your money for lies while I 1 propose to tell you the truth free they finally promised to try and get me the position or a caauwe for at least one we eting and write me when to come but bat I 1 nave have heard beard nd more irom from them during the next two days I 1 was refused FIVE SCHOOL imd and several other places one man said I 1 could preach in his house nyut his bis wife immediately said that it sho should uld not be and of course that settled the business from here after visiting with wit in my relatives in various parts pans ot of connecticut I 1 went over into the state ot ok massachusetts where I 1 found the same and if possible a more bitter hatred a against imbt the name A mormon lormon 11 I 1 went to springfield thence to fit stitch ch burp burg thence via the HOOSAC TUNNEL to pittsfield mass this tunnel Is the largest in the united states being feet or 4 miles long it was birst proposed in 1819 chartered in 1848 commenced ln in 1851 completed in 1875 the birnest summit under which it runs is 1718 feet there were excavated tons of rock from soo to men were employed in its construction it is feet above the tide there were brick used in arching it cost coat and lives were lost in its construction this great tunnel is 13 36 miles from boston I 1 find many persons earnestly engaged in getting u up genealogies of families and I 1 have 1 fouad audd I this rather moreon more of a pleasing and satisfactory labor aban I 1 had supposed there is no trouble to get access to the oldest records in these ancient towns although thou the records were very imper kept yet those that are of the new augland Eu gland stock of one hundred years agu ago can find valuable records in the ibe new england states I 1 am enjoying enjoy ing my labors very much and altho although uga not holding any me t tins in public li balls alls for the reaboun reasa ous above aboa e stated I 1 am preaching to small audiences in private houses and trust that some good is being done and some prejudice laid your brother in the gospel I 1 P W I 1 |