Show i air j A couple of utah elders 1 escape n in south A arolina aro llna m J A model preacher abiton lcara through th at the news of a friendly visit of twenty five of our christian citi dojny ion and I 1 while in the heart of a very extensive forest has reached my mountain home and thinking probably it might be rumored borso than it really wasi thought I 1 would give you tho facts and trusi you will find room in your aper publish to them on the of may while traveling to see a man to get permission to hold a meeting in a schoolhouse verl which ho had charge we were suddenly overtaken by eight men on ack we recognized sa abbing men who biad attended our meeting on P previous sunday they info ruid therow cre bome ampre behind and wanted us to til they came up on le arrival ot their companions they eur rounded ns and their spokesman dr J H hague who is preacher said gentlemen we have come to your motives to this country wo told him we had previously tried to make everything clear and if there was any point not understood we would be pleased to explain it was evident he had not coma for the purpose mentioned for he continued wo have come to inform you that you and your labors are no longer needed in this to broms proms ise us that you will leave and never again attempt to teach or preach the doctrine commonly known as mormonism to any ot the inhabitants of this country ve told him that we ahad been called aswad aaron and until we were released by the same authority we could not desert our post they rode a few yards from us and began to curse and swear saying they would see whether we would prom ise or not and div of the most enraged dismounted and began to cut their switches evidently for tho purpose of whipping us bat this crisis three of the party returned to us and aard you see the disposition of the crowd they are determined to answer the question yea or nay we old him our answer they returned to tho infuriated crowd and we thinking it not wise to torment them with our presence started back down the road which fortunately for a slight turn and when out of sight of part of the crowd we darted into the thick woods my companion afterwards stated I 1 was fleet for on e of my build for I 1 had howait several times for him our countenances were something eom ething similar to chozo of the villains val lains chomet the warm reception ai the heroine belsons nelsons Nel sons recently in your city what became of our christian friends ws did noti inquire but after running about a mile we took refuge andera undera fallen log and pa waited for the friendly shades of inget and when darkness reigned we emerged from our cozy deny walked 16 miles corded forded a biyer which required ais to strip off our clothing and arrived at amat the bouse of a friend all K and feeling thankful for our deliverance and an additional testimony to the truth of the work of god times here are rather warm right af present but dehope to be able to hold out ever praying for the welfare of zion I 1 broth eE inthe a 3 w gospel covenant WEIGHT PARIS spartanburg oo 00 S 0 july |