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Show MISSIONARY CXPCHlCNCe rt.le.led by Elder Moree.1 .Ichlne. new Leborlna In Weal Vltllnle. Cm-hi ao.W. Va., Kb. IH.1H03. Kiiitob Time- lm arriving at ihe hea.lquarleit ol the ea.tern italu inlaalnn I wai aiignrd 10 ialK.1 in north Weal Vl'ginla conference, confer-ence, w ith hradiitiarleriBt lirallon. Our atav In Ihii city wat very brief. A conference con-ference a Wing held In a nelghlinrlrg tnwn and went lo alteod It. At we wrre walking over 'he mountaim lo Ihe vll-1 lege our enrlnaity wai aronaed by teeing M much tlnilier thai we iniiilred ol our leader where Ihe farming land wei. lie aaid: "Yuri are In the renter of a farm now ; ai toon at the tnow nielte the faruirrt will lie out here tilling lha lull." Wa were mine what aatonlilird at we iiippoeed it wat ao ateep that the loote anil would mil to the bottom ol the) declivity. de-clivity. Aller our conference I wat aarigned to ti, labor In one ol the lck mnn'l'a lill apriug. The tuuiuirr wat tpenl very pleaaantly. ecept when we would gel Into wncre the Ileal were celebrating. The people we labo-ed among were innetly Adventiita. who will lung be remembered re-membered for their hoipltallty and g"in erotlty. Aller our fall conlerenre, which wat held at I'arkabnrg, I'er. 10th and llth, I wai aaalgued to lalHir In I'arkerthurg. a town ol about 12,000 Inhabitant!, with three other elden, my companion being Elder Jaiuet E. 1'aca ol Snydervllle. We have labored diligently the pait two monthi, trading the town, and liB.e louod lha eonle, In general, conruoui. The laat hoot I vltHed while trading, I iniaired for the nan of Ihe houte, hut wat Informed that ha waa tick and could not entertain vltitorf. I Inquired lar the lady bat the waa Bui home. It being onr Intlruclloni to leave tract 1 with the tervautt If they would accept, 1 took the liberty to offer ber 00a. Jual then a man ttepped down the ttaira and out of the door. I reeog tilled blm, aa wa bad attended hit cburob lha previoot Hun-day Hun-day evening. The lady deliberately refuted re-futed lo take lha tract, and told ma to give It to the gentleman Ha heard bar and Hopped and 1 Introduced mjlell. He aloud fur a moment and then ei-claimed ei-claimed : "I am repreaentlng that denomination de-nomination uiyielf." Jlul he afterward aid, "I tin repreaentlng thechnrcbol Chrlal." I aaked blm II he bad aver read any ol the literature of our church, ami hit amwer wai: "I have, lo my orry. It it loo bad that thera it tucb a low, degraded tect In tliii beautiful land ol Ireedoui." He gave ma one ol hie toornlul lookt and exclaimed : "(lo away Irou) me; three Mormom are too far In heathenltm for anyone to bother with," Ilia parting aordi were: "You uii-lil to be diitiu out ol the Hutu, tea, mora than that, you ought lo be ban-lihed ban-lihed Irom the union." i One evening we felt Itupreiaed lo viail a certain family where we bad told a Voice of Warning. Wa had an enjoyable enjoy-able etlme. The lamlly teemed lobe I very I11U retted and when we aroae 10 j leave thty e 1 tended their courleay by ! iniiiting that we take money lo delray I our riBvnirt. The people leeni to I I greatly aitonlihed when they flud out that ae receive no remaneratlon for our Intiort. The toothing wordt of one of our ! bymna very olten cornea toour tninda: "Ood uiovta in a myiterout way, Ilia I wondera to perlorin." Many timet Hie ! Klden are piacod In moet trying rlrcum-tlancea, rlrcum-tlancea, but by offering up a humnle I nippliralion the Ixird bleitel them and ' makea I lie accouiplithment of their wark p .atlbla. IYourt In tba cauie of truth, MoHONI Kit IIINK. |