Show IN GEORGIA A mob accomplished nothing WAHOO bumpkin county ga sept 5 1887 editor deseret news I 1 I 1 left my home in baden sept 1886 for the southern states and was assigned to the georgia conference most of the time until about six months ago when I 1 was joined by elder john M browning of the junction city I 1 labored in this county with elder S 3 G spencer of pleasant green until lately our field hasteen has been very quiet but the baptism of brother wm win K R evans and wife aroused the spirit of persecution saturday night august a mob of from 25 to 50 men waited on us and gave us notice to leave the county before the next monday night we asked them if we had done anything worthy of such treatment it if so to LET TECH LAW TAKE ITS COURSE they could find and nothing against our 1 X 4 character but they did not want our doctrine taught to their children we tried to reason with them but it was like talking to a lot of angry wolves for they did not come here to argue C the subject we finally got them to despe disperse telling it I 1 them we would think ab about ge ut leaving and if we felt like it we would go but if rot we felt like trusting the consequences to a superior power monday night when the time for our departure had expired they organized again and started out for their two red foxes as they termed us brother paynes payne I 1 s was their first place to visit on learning learnine we were not there they went up to mr barnetts a methodist where we had bad tte been accustomed to stop part of the time and began beating the house and asking if we were there the old gentleman gent lemae 73 3 years of age told them that was for him to know and aad them to find out and invited them to come in and see they refused to do this and aid still kept beating the house bouse when our friend Ft thought hought they had hammered long enough he ran out with the axe and told them to hold on and he would help them as soon as they saw him coming they began to scatter one of the crowd was so excited in making makin good his escape that he be stumbled over some benches in khz the yard and GOT BRUISED as bad as he tried to bruise the house bouse and next day when asked how bow he be got hurt he said bis horse threw him after emptying their guns nothing more was heard beard of them until toe the next thursday night when they visited the same place as before but they were careful not net to go inside mr barnetts fence for fear their horses might throw them again they walked the road till 8 3 in the morning and being discouraged in their pursuit I 1 went home without catching thell their I 1 little red foxes this has ended their otheir chase thus far and we think they will let us alone as work is at band and 11 distracted str acted meetings m breaking breakie up bo they cant gt goo atou on ou another hundred pound strut of religion as a gentleman remarked rema r ked to me the other day they never made their appearance around the residence of our new saints we supposed oseI they knew too much m aeh about brother bro ther evans his fierce looking eye and well known determination were nere more than they could bear THERE WAS A PIECE PUBLISHED in the dahlonega signal stating that we ate bad been bousted rousted out of the county but they missed it tor for we are here yet and expect to remain till conference time which is the 1st ast and ad of october the elders are looking fo forward r to this event with happy an anticipations bici pat ions and I 1 think they will not be disappointed there are only two families of saints in this locality and it if all is well they will join the emigration in november and settle dawn in colorado where they can enjoy the society 0 of f the saints and also worship god wilhort being molested by mobs and other pests ever praying for the welfare of zion 1 remain your brother in the gospel of peace JEDEDIAH ballantyne |