Show MISSI missionary MESSAGES news from front elder nathan hawkes anisur the Hoo sleM rom a letter written to elder mark hall in this city by elder nathan hawkes who is at present on a mission iu in the state of indi learn a few items concerning the thee spread pread of the gospel amon among the Hoo hoosier E elder ider hawkes au and his companion elder noble have been laboring in greene and knox counties tho the peo people peoples pleas as a rule turned out in good numbers to hear the elders proclaim the glad tidings of salvation but that was eeme some times all the extent of the hospital ity of the natives and the elders had not to sleep L eel in the schoolhouses school housea in which they had bad been preaching while in the southern portion of knox nox county both missionaries were at af flirted with severe attacks of chills and fever making their situation among strangers in a stran strange age I land and doubly uncomfortable still the they were not quite forsaken but fauni faund kind couls souls and true friends at john sonville warren co where the saints administered to their wants during three e we weeks e lis of severe illness from which they at last recovered thanks to the brace grace of almighty god and the faithful nursing f their hosts the saints at the place last mentioned held a conference on sept and oct 1st ast when they experienced a goodly outpouring of the spirit of truth and adent an instructive and plea pleasant ant ti time me at a coun counsel I ine meeting eting after the conference i i was deemed best that as a there hut but five mi missionaries four should go i and visit parts of the state of indi indiana an a where the sound of the gospel had not yet been heard while elder hawked himself remained around in warren and fountain counties in which region there are several families obeyed the gospel and joi joined tied the church of jesus christ of latter day saints among these elder hawkes is laboring as diligently and earnestly as hia his health admits eJoy enjoying ing a goodly dodl x portion of that spirit which fe readeth yh into all truth elder hawkes sends fiends his kind regards to his old friends in weber ind and cache counties and desires to be remembered by them |