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Show buring the early months of the present year a strong branch of the Church was built up at Cane ~reek, mainly through the labors of Elder Gibbs, and a log meeting house was built by the Saints. Ever since the work of the gospel began to g et a foothold here, the Elders have at frequent intervals been threatened with violence or death by mobocratic spirits in the vicinity. On the llth day of ~ay last an armed mob destroyed by fire the Saints• meeting house, and it is understood that they intended at that time to kill or drive out of that region the Elders who were l aboring there. This they did not accomplish, however, as the Saints had so many friends, among whom was the sheriff of the county , who was present when the meeting house was burned. David Hinson, one of the mobbers who was killed, was a local preacher, of the Methodist persuasion Brother Westbrook thinks, and it may hence be inferred that he was a leader of the mob . He lived on Brushy Fork of Cane Creek, about seven miles from the Condor farm, and was about thirty years of age. Brother James Condor, the father, was baptized about five years ago, by Elder Argyle, so Brother Westbrook thinks. All his family were friendly to the Elders, but none of them were baptized until the 31st of last January, when his wife, Sister Melinda Condor, his Gldest daughter Rachel Ann, aged eighteen years and Sister Condor;s oldest son, named John Riley Hudson, aged twenty-seven lby a former husband) were baptized. An account of Brother Condor's son Martin, who was aged twenty years on the 3rd of last March, is given in a letter from Brother Gibbs. His daughter Lovisa Jane, aged about fourteen, was baptized in May. J:.a-st. Brother Condor's son Martin and his step-son John Riley Hudson had always been devoted in their friendship for the Elders, had often armed them-selves and traveled with the missi onaries to protect them, and had always shown a disposition and desire to stand between them and all harm {rom their mobocratic enemies. 'I'hese two young men were dreaded by the mobocrats of the vicinity. 'l'he latter had often made threats of violence towards the Elders, and in order to be prepared for them Marti n and his half-brother John Riley, each always kept a loaded double-barrelled gun hanging over the two doors of the Condor farm house, ready for instant use. There was a branch of thirty-one members at Cane Creek before these three were killed. Of these, twent ytwo have been baptized by Elder Uibbs since the first day of .last January. The other nine were baptized at various a times within the last five years by different Elders who have,., traveled and labored in that region. I.T. Garrett, at whose house the mob found an Elder, as stated in the first press dispatch, is spoken of by Brother Westbrook in high terms. He et Elders Argyle and Garnes at Indian Creek, five miles (~e 222) . ~ |
