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Show ( In ·. se days of missio:cary labors . it \vas Cl.lstomary for elders to travel without purse or scrip; in other words , th y traveled without money and relie upon the hospitality and g ... n e;rosity o:t the cottntry fol <to whom they were, preaching and teach in t he principle s of the go pe , for food and lodging . . On o ne occasion, when Pr~ s ident Morgan was olding a conncil meeting with a group of traveling m.i ssionaries, in. ~+1e ba c c ood s collntry of Tennessee, a n~rpb~r of elders ha d reported very poor re s ult£: in ittteresting the people anlOng whom tfi'~;~ e're laboring. In au. endeavor to ascertain the reason for . thi s lack of inte r est on the part of the people, P r esident Morgan inquired of the elcle:rs reporting negligible results , ii they h a.d had suffi cient r.noney to purchase the food they had ne ded and lodging v1hene e r it was nece ssary. The elders stated they had - that they had ne V €~r missed a m eal and that they hac! been pa.ying regularly fo:r their lodging , and so far aa their travels were con• cerned, they we r e enjoying them greatly. ThEf '!ollowtng morning. President Mor ga n directed Elder James Ford of Ce nter~ ille , Uta h . and hi!>: companion , two of the elders reporting unsatis-factory :results . to start on. tl.teir journey by foot t h:t:ou.gh a hitherto t.tnvi sited se c t~on o£ the .country and to travel without purse or s crip. It was early when. they started,. and they walked b riskly until dark , without meeting anyone or eeing any habitation where food ol~ l odging might be ob- · tained. Nece s sa:tily, they continued on their journey. Sho;rtly after dusk, very dark clouds developed in the "'ky , and there was much thundE:Lring and {" '\ .. ~- . lightning. The two mis sionaries quickened their pace, but still the entire I countryside seemed uninhabited. It stal'"ted to rain; raining lightly at first, then very heavily. Coming to a trail that led through some heavy timber, they ~ ~ ' -, l • ' |
