Show THE SPIRITS SPIRIT'S CONINGS Gilmer GUmer Co W Va Sept 1894 The 1894 The NEWS NEwe is la a welcome I visitor and read rea by many who are in- in investigating in investigating the Gospel MS lIa taught bythe by bythe the Elders in these thele parts Thinking these few lines linel may encourage them and also alia be a source of ot pleasure to those who are connected familiar with the circumstances I submit them J S Morgan n of Col water Doddridge Dodd county West Virginia some months ago beard heard two sermons preached by o 0 A Robinson and Emuel Bach Bach- Bachman man Bach man traveling Elders of ot the tile Pennsyl vania vania conference The result was aa that Mr Morgan sent lent and got the Book of Mormon Voice of ot Warning and the Elders Elden have bave furnished tracts etc all aH aHot ot of which he be ha bas baa read with great care He lost loet track of the Elders but as West Virginia is la fi divided partly in the Southern States Slates and part in the North North- N Northern Northern orth- orth ern States mission he met two Elders from the former part and they gave him bim the name of Elias Kimball pres pres- presIdent president president ident of 01 the Southern States mission The letter was was forwarded to David F Stout president of ot the Northern States mission miNIon and then to this thin confer conter- conference conference ence communicated I to Elders EMers Bach Bach- man Bach Bachman man maU and aDd PerILea as aa it U wa was In their field tI oI ot Jabor or ana and they el vi visited 4 Mr Morgan o ln hold held Jd two wo moe more and aDd Mr obe be at atour atour atour Morgan concluded to tobe baptized our conference October The Elders left his bis house on Wednesday and came here and on Friday following we had bad been out vis vis- visiting visiting visiting and talking with the people and came calDe tack back to William Krester B when to our cur ur happy surprise Mr Morgan was wal there havi g come sixteen mile miles he that when the Spirit prompt prompt- prompted prompted ed it wa was time to act The word was given out and at 4 p m a large crowd gathered on the bank to witness the first Mormon baptism their eyes had ever beheld The The people were orderly and paid strict attention to what wa was said I pray that those that are convinced as Mr Morgan was may have bave the stamina to act as ae he be did there are hundreds of people that are convinced in this thie conference and they acknowledge acknowledge acknowledge edge it to the Elders Eldera Your brother W J HENDERSON |