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Show Bernard, G. Webb T9)1b of His Exporiencos iu the 4 Miaaionary PieUI. Lehi, Jan. I, 100(1. KltlTUK llAN.NKlt; I Jiavlng spent n llltlo over twenty-live twenty-live mouths In n Slitfn where our people peo-ple were driven from, thought It would be Interesting (o somo to report through The llanncr about my travels and how (he people (rent (lie Mormon elders I know all the cider llku to read of each others experience, nud Tito Railner la priceless on that iicemtulf especially when one la 1iwnj' from home. ' I spent, Homo time In (bo Windy City, or Chicago; seen many things that Interested In-terested mc; hud a great clmuco to study human nature; it Is with tho Mormon elder tho same s a fcchool teacher, they both learn to road tho human soul. In Psorhi I noticed tho making of whiskey. They pay tblriy-llve million dollars to the-government each year for tax. This city paya tnoro (o tho government than any oilier city in tho world. . I visited the John Deero manufacturing manufactur-ing establishment nt Moliuo. They turn out about one thousand Implements Imple-ments u day when running in full blast. Another place of interest is tbe penitentiary peni-tentiary at Ft. Madison, just across; the river In Iowa Wo gel hundred of garden tools nud farm tools that are mado at this placo. The people, us a rule, (real tho ebJer with respect and aro anxious to learn what they tench. Many nra prejudiced at first because they have licydfo many bad stories about tho Mormons. I found lliu people Ju Nnttvoo very friendly. The, find. Hum 1 vfUv.tllliire they took me, with my two conipan,-loH.totlio conipan,-loH.totlio hole nud tfil'd iw.tp.l !" long.as watitwl, It. wim tfyite. ttlllK'it' In Cnrlhagt, wo bad to renrclt iiultcTu ' while Iwforu wo could Ilnd n placo tti slay. Wo llnally found n doctor that would let us stay with him. The two (lint elders to do work in (hls.clly bud eggs given Ilium at one time, but with all llio opposition they baptized noli(i honest souls, twt being bapllxcd otib ' year ago on Clirlslmns day. Tlicfeu wero tho flint to bo baptized in Han-' cock county since our people left, buC wo havo mnuy in llmt county, ns tbo work is growing faster hi Unit county than any other nt present. AVii. huve four elders working In tills county find nil report doing well. In Niittvnu; whcro.I canio from, (liu work is grow lug very fast and tho people wulcoinq us back to build tho city tip ngaln. Many would sing, "Come, Conio Vo Halnts, No Toll Nor Labor Fear," 'it wo would return ngaln. We 'nil know the saints sang tills song when thoy wcro leaving that beautiful city. One mini who was out to Salt Lnko in tho littles told us bo would buy us n church In tbo town. Another tillered four acres, to btllld on In (bo center of Nauvoo. I havo rode across front Nauvoo' to Montrose many times for nothing, mid when I left tbo liacknian, Mr. Clias. J5, Rldaniou, a son ot Eimiiit, tbu Prophet's'ilrst wife, look mo down to the boat for nothing. On our way down bo told mo that tho people wcro glad to sco us start a branch In tho city. Wo havo a lino Sunday Sohqoj and several teachers who help us. llKKKAUD G. Wehij |