Show in illinois elder ernest S penrose of this city now laboring in Il illinois livols on OB a mission writes from du quoin that state december bod giving an account of et his bis travels he states that there is a small branch of the church at du quoin and a few members in jackson county bount and that many are investigating on october elder penrose and companion rider elder 0 A terry started out having havin been appointed to labor abor in perry and 11 jackson ackson eo counties unties and up ta date of lof writing bad held thirty one meetings and baptized five persons this field isa is a goodone good one for the elders to labor in as the people are hospitable and houses bouses can be had bad in which to ad hold meetings elder penrose states that a severe drouth has prevailed it in that section this season and that great inconvenience ven veni lence ence has been occasioned by scarcity of water the peo plein some places having been compelled to haul it twenty miles |