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FROM ILLINOIS interra tinto R E S OF SALT LAKE CITY I 1 am very much pleased to hear that rob is in going oil a 1 l mission and I 1 assure andhiv and liim also alao that it il will be the happiest tinie time of his hia life I 1 never knew what chat real joy auy until I 1 came out to this placer place to be one of gods swift messengers ers is the greatest honor bonor that can he be bestowed upon any young man mail of course mi nry uto life is not all sunshine lout but lifter after the Liar darkest keer clouds the sun suit shines bhines the brightest if a person is humble and prayerful erful his heavenly father will guide him in the paths of truth and righteousness and give ghe him bim power to overcome his opponents many a t tm me I 1 have liten hi en in a friendly discussion with people of other denominations and for a minute they have had the better of me but the spirit of god has brought certain passages pas to memory so that I 1 have been able to prove the correctness con eel ness of and them wl where acre they were in error Althou although ah a man may know a great deal of the bible he be can accomplish nothing dunles he lus iraq the spirit of his mission the way I 1 keep the spirit of god with me is by fasting and priller lyer we fast berv sunday and on tile first thursday of every month and I 1 aldave feel better afterwards tell rob kob to go isit without hout any fear for lie he has the truth on his side to be ba humble and alwi always remember re his heavenly fattier father and the evil spirit will have no liolion hold on him I 1 have been perfectly contented every day since I 1 came out here and as long as I 1 to do the will of my father in hem en I 1 know I 1 shall be happy I 1 have gained seventeen pounds since I 1 left home hoine when I 1 left led home I 1 weighed now I 1 beigh i how is that for missionary fat I 1 have walked almost a thousand miles have baptized two honest souls and confirmed the third one so eo 1 ou may s e that I 1 havo done some gool wo we tire are having very nice weather r at present but we had some few little st storma ottris last week the political storms were the most frequent fren we have finished tr trading acting this county and next nest week wo are to move farther south into the next county then we shall be right in the southern part of illinois our headquarters wll will be in a little town on oil tile banks of the ohio river so BO I 1 shall be able to cross over to the old kentucky shore this place pulaski county has a population of about nearly of whom are negroes degroes 0 but that makes no difference as the bible says the gospel must be preached proa clied to every kindred nation tongue and people therefore the Dark darkey eyll has the same privilege of accepting or rejecting it as has the white man mail I 1 wish that they would call moro more of the young men to promulgate the gospel G os and then they aliey would see the real leal value of our doA doi rines the saying is you must taste the sour four before you can appreciate the sweet art ami it is tile same pame with our gospel E S sheets Slice ts mound city pulaska co III nov 0 |
