Show missionary LETTER hellblom Heil Hell brom A ni sept 24 1910 editor news klews I 1 am now in receipt ot of your reach day edition and wish to extend my thanks and appreciation to you for the same it is tile the best one that has been given out and talk about a bis big success it has been one over in this part of the world how tar far in the world it has gone who cau can tell there js this one thing that we do know that it is speaking very highly of the people in fit charge and it is one of the greatest boosters boasters bo tor for the county and her people these are only a few of tire the compliments which have been given to me about your paper I 1 do riot not know it if I 1 can say anything more that would cause the people to appreciate more fully than to be hway away from home and receive such a welcome visitor ps as your peach day edition I 1 have been away from home now almost two years which seem to me only a few months find and it will not be long before I 1 will be with the good people of utah the land inu d of the tree free one does not know hat a great country we have until be gets in a land here he Is ri not ot free to do as he NN wishes to be done by the old fatherland is most dear to me and I 1 am now beginning to see more of the advantages of our land of the freed free no doubt you would like to hear what I 1 am doing over her here e in this par part t of the world so I 1 will try and give you yon a little of the last two or three weeks of my experience so you can see what we have to meet in this part of gods work nork one thinks that all is going well one minute and the next nest you are in the arms of the courts on the ath of september we held a meeting in n our hall and everything moved very peaceful rid hd after the ln meeting my companion and I 1 were invited to the home of one of the dear sisters aisters for dinner all the time our meeting was going on oil a police and i a detective were waiting on the street to take us but as it happened our dinner was in the same house honse where we had our ine meeting eting so we did not come out after we all were seated at dinner in came the detective and bantel to know where that american elder was v as and wanted to get his bis name and address lie ile started to talk to the man of the house while hile I 1 was trying to find someway to leave lie be detected that I 1 was the man he wanted so he came to me and I 1 gave ave him my name and address ther then lie he left and I 1 wa to call at the police station next day these men have no right to take aej any one to jail and lie he did not have the warrant var rant tor for my arrest and not being a law breaker and having nothing to tear fear I 1 replied to his request and the following monday morning called on an chief of police he treated us very kindly I 1 had about one hour and a half to talk with him and gave him my plans and showed we could help his people and give him a better class of people in a few years ile he said that we could stay but as the city is under the hands pastors of the bandich Lan dich kirche be was helpless it was two weeks later that wo we heard from the aberant Obe rantA rant on the of september we bere ere asked to call on him we called to see our cig chief and the only thing we could get from him was that we must leave the land in 24 hours I 1 then asked him upon what grounds he had this right as there was no law 01 0 ol o the effect that we must go so soon after a while hile he said will you leavel leave then on your own free x will ill I 1 answered it aou ou will give us time lime to get my work ai ranged arranged I 1 would I 1 then asked for 30 90 days not thirty in jail but time enough to get all in voi king order which he would riot not give me I 1 but was given 25 days to close my work well many thanks for your poach day paper and it will not be long before I 1 will join you in peach day boosting I 1 best regards from your brother j MELVIN |