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Show evening. A good spirit preva iled. On the morning o+ the 13th, they waited until noon to baptize Bailey Moyers , but he , not arriving , the two El ders drove back to \., Haywood Valley . october 14 th was Sunday and meetings were held a t 11 a .m. and 3 p .m. in the Haywood Church. That night they stayed a t the home of John J . Barbank . 'fhe next day was spent in visiting with t he Will i am H. Harshall and Ge orge w. Wilson i'amilies . on october 17th, according to appointment , El der Morgan and Lisenbee met at a ba.ptizm location and baptized the i'ollowing : ~ . H. .larshall - v James Keel¢ Slnai · t awr ·ence · Elizabeth Keel nap tized by John Morgan " 11 J.Jisonbee " 11 John Mor gan IT II IT n - Conf irmed by Lisenbee IT 11 J . Morgan IT IT Lisenbee II IT " AI'ter d.inner , the two Elders crossed Lookou t Mountain and stayed at the Hailey Moye r home i n Beech Creek . The success that was being attained by the f\;lormon I<aders in worth Georgia and Alabama was causing consternation among the various pre achers in these communities . w:my threats were made against :Dl ders Horgan ana. IJisonbee by the Y.:l u Klux Kl an as well as by tne various ~i nisters . It was a t this time that the f ollowing ano~mous f. let"'Ger was delivered to John Mor gan : everena. Mr . Morgan : Sir: We want to do right in the sight or God , and to abstain f r om every appearance OI evil . We. love and i'ear the Lord; we mourn ; we thirst after righteousness; we believe in the Lord , our God . we believe we have charity , but i'allable is our na ture . We want to getfto Heaven d>n the terms OI the .Bible . v-1e entertain strangers; we pray Ior our enemies; we live as best we can--illitera te but honest , I hope . |
