| 120 in being under "the painful necessity" of keeping his nose on that grindstone.
The following is a Herald editorial regarding a visit to, and incidents regarding Lamoni, Iowa:
A party from the conference lately held at Council Bluffs, visited Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa, on their return east. The party consisted of Brn. I. L. Rogers, David Dancer, E. Banta, H. A. Stabbing, W. W. Blair, D. H. Smith, Duncan Campbell, Samuel Bailey, N. W. Smith, Stephen Stone, A. Hayer, Ole Elifson, and Joseph Smith, all of whom went to view the country, see the people, and attend the Decatur District conference. It was a very enjoyable trip, and resulted in satisfying the excursionists that the land was excellent, the crops this year good, the people agreeable, the conference a pleasant one, and the country a delightful one to live in. Everybody, myself included, had a strong attack of the farming and pastoral fever. Now don't rush into that region all at once, but go cautiously, carefully, and with all things prepared before you; as the law directs. . . .
There are a hundred fifty-three members in the Lamoni Branch this fall, with a constant prospect of increase, as an interest is awakened all over the district. At their last conference it was resolved to build a chapel for worship, and a building committees was appointed, with instructions to proceed at once to the completion of the work. From the character of the committee we are safe in assuring those interested that a strong effort will be put forth to make it a success.
We are also authorized to say that no one, be he Saint or otherwise, who will not consent to the righteousness of God and the rules of right dealing between man and man, is wanted there-nor will such be welcome there, either to those in or out of the church. But men-honest men-true men and women will find warm hearts and good neighbors. There is neither justice of the peace nor constable in the township where the Saints are settled; neither has there been a law-suit there during the five years of their settling there; so says rumor.--The Saints' Herald, vol. 22, pp. 625, 626.
The following from the pen of Elder M. Fyrando gives an idea of the trials and discouragements met by the missionaries in Scandinavia:
We now have the tracts printed; that is, the "Rejection of the Church;" the "Successor to the Prophetic Office and Presidency of the Church," and the "Plan of Salvation." We have printed one thousand of each kind, and distributed a good many of each of the first two among the Brighamites. Some read them with interest; others are more careless. Bro. Hansen is still in Copenhagen, but will soon go into the interior of Sjeland, thence to Jutland, where I think of meeting with him again. I have, since my last letter to you, traveled a great deal in Sweden; have been to Gothenborg. I stayed there two weeks; found a good many friends; distributed a good many tracts, then went to Stockholm to get
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