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History of the LDS Southern States Mission, 1875-1898 Brigham Young University BYU ScholarsArchive Theses and Dissertations 1996 History of the LDS Southern States Mission, 1875-1898 Heather M. Seferovich Brigham Young University - Provo Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd Part of the History Commons, Missions and World Christianity Commons, and the Mormon Studies Commons BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Seferovich, Heather M., "History of the LDS Southern States Mission, 1875-1898" (1996). Theses and Dissertations. 5100. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/5100 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. 12 history of the LDS southern states mission 187518981875 1898 A thesis presented to the department of history brigham young university in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree master of arts by heather M seferovich august 1996 M is accepted in its form by this thesis by heather seferovich is 1 in its present the department of history of brigham young university as satisfying the thesis requirement for the degree of master of arts MOA mor91 a77r6kum cjwjfccianl mary stovalfichardsstovall richards committee chair f4fajaj4 gahgbh steven epperson committee member T aboa0o C fdardo david J wittaker committee member 01 770 o stamM tam date kendall W brown department chair 11 TABLE OF CONTENTS acknowledgments vi LIST OF illustrations viii CHAPTER 1 INTROintroductorintroductonintroductldnDUCTON THE SOUTHERN STATES 1 MISSION 186718981867 1898 LDS missionary work in the nineteenth 3 century south review of literature 6 conclusion 11 2 PROLOGUE THE SOUTHERN STATES MISSION 13 186718741867 1874 the southern political and social climate 14 LDS missionaries reenter the south 17 southern states missionaries 18 convert baptisms 20 discovering isolated church members 24 mild persecution 25 polygamy 26 SSM president john brown 29 conclusion 31 3 statistical PROFILE OF SOUTHERN STATES 33 missionaries 186718981867 1898 sources 35 birthplaces 36 baptism 38 priesthood office and quorums 43 residence at time of call 45 age of missionaries 46 ordination 48 conferences 50 baptisms within conferences 51 releases 53 early releases 53 release dates 55 age at release 55 length of missions 55 priesthood office and length of mission 56 marriage 58 summary 58 4 missionary LIFE 60 the call 61 setting apart and ordination 64 traveling to the mission field 66 arrival in mission 68 geography and climate 69 traveling without purse or scrip 75 LDS missionaries curiosities and novelties 85 prejudice and persecution 87 conclusion 93 5 persecution IN THE SOUTHERN STATES MISSION 96 persecution defined 97 hierarchies of persecution and violence loo100 written notices loo100 verbal harassment and threats 103 physical abuse 106log attempted murder and murder liollo110 violence between 1875 and 1898 116 missionaries reaction to violence 117 violent seasons 121 persecutors 122 ku klux klan 123 clergy 125 newspaper editors 126 persecutors motives 129 southern violence 131 southern religion 135 conclusion 139 6 conclusion 142 APPENDIX 1 map of southern states mission boundaries 146 2 statistical tables 147 bibliography 155 acknowledgments As every author knows works such as this are the product of endless hours of research and writing in the process writers require and receive extensive assistance from others my committee chair dr mary stovall richards has freely shared her academic expertise as well as her time I1 appreciate the countless hours she spent reading and carefully evaluating drafts of chapters her helpful suggestions and exceptionally high standards have sharpened my analytical skills and improved the quality of this thesis on every level dr steven epperson and dr david whittaker committee members added numerous insights their thorough and thoughtprovokingthought provoking comments have contributed to the depth and clarity of this work the staff at the LDS church archives particularly ron watt and chad orton were extremely helpful and supportive stan larsen at the university of utahs marriott library directed me to important collections and assisted me greatly dr david boone from the BYU religious education department offered many valuable insights into southern missionary activity as well as pertinent sources I1 truly appreciate all the time we spent discussing the mission and the various elders who served there acknowledgment must also to be paid to suzanne maughan for helping process all my statistical data in chapter 3 I1 would not have been able to complete this portion of the thesis without her assistance VI I1 wish to thank my friends who made sure I1 played as hard as I1 worked jana hill steven mcnutt mark and cherrylee morgan and stephanie revell my mother sara S harper deserves a final thank you she taught me the value of education when I1 was young and she has created many opportunities for me to continue my schooling her constant encouragement helped me accomplish what seemed at times to be an impossible task viivilvn LIST OF illustrations TABLES 313.1 birthplaces of southern states missionaries by mission president 186718981867 1898 323.2 frequency of baptism day for southern states missionaries 186718981867 1898 333.3 frequency of baptism days for southern states missionaries 186718981867 1898 343.4 frequency of baptism months for southern states missionaries 186718981867 1898 353.5 baptismal age of southern states missionaries by mission president 186718981867 1898 363.6 age of southern states missionaries by priesthood office 186718981867 1898 373.7 age of priesthood office by southern states mission president 186718981867 1898 383.8 cross tabulations of priesthood office of southern states missionaries by mission president 186718981867 1898 393.9 mean ages of southern states missionaries arranged by birthplaces 186718981867 1898 3103.10 age at ordination to a southern states mission by mission president 186718981867 1898 3113.11 frequency of ordination day for southern states missionaries 186718981867 1898 3123.12 frequency of ordination day for southern states missionaries 186718981867 1898 3133.13 frequency of ordination month for southern states missionaries 186718981867 1898 3143.14 number of missionaries who served in each state within the southern states mission 187718981877 1898 viii 3153.15 mean length of service in each state for southern states missionaries 187718981877 1898 3163.16 baptismal statistics for conferences within the southern states mission 188718891887 188918911896 1891 1896 3173.17 frequency of notations for early releases in the southern states mission 187718981877 1898 3183.18 frequency of notations for early release from the southern states mission according to priesthood office 187718981877 1898 3193.19 release day of southern states missionaries 186718981867 1898 3203.20 frequency of release days for southern states missionaries 186718981867 1898 3213.21 frequency of release months for southern states missionaries 186718981867 1898 3223.22 age of southern states missionaries at release by mission president 186718981867 1898 3233.23 length of southern states mission by mission president 186718981867 1898 APPENDIX 3243.24 frequency of birthdays for southern states missionaries 186718981867 1898 3253.25 frequency of birth months for southern states missionaries 186718981867 1898 3263.26 frequency of birthplaces for southern states missionaries 186718981867 1898 3273.27 number of LDS missionaries set apart each year between 1867 and 1897 3283.28 frequency of days for being set apart for southern states missionaries 186718741867 1874 IX 3293.29 frequency of release days for southern states missionaries 186718741867 1874 3303.30 frequency of days for being set apart for southern states missionaries 187518791875 1879 3313.31 frequency of release days for southern states missionaries 187518791875 1879 3323.32 frequency of days for being set apart for southern states missionaries 188018841880 1884 3333.33 frequency of release days for southern states missionaries 188018841880 1884 3343.34 frequency of days for being set apart for southern states missionaries 188518891885 1889 3353.35 frequency of release days for southern states missionaries 188518891885 1889 3363.36 frequency of days for being set apart for southern states missionaries 189018941890 1894 3373.37 frequency of release days for southern states missionaries 189018941890 1894 3383.38 frequency of days for being set apart for southern states missionaries 189518981895 1898 i 3393.39 frequency of release days for southern states missionalmissionanmissionariesMissionanes 189418981894 1898 x CHAPTER 1 introduction THE SOUTHERN STATES MISSION 186718981867 1898 missionary activity has been a staple feature of the church of jesus christ of latterlatterdayday saints LDS since its organization over 160 years ago 1 from its inception church members have felt themselves obligated and have been exhorted to proclaim the restored gospel to every nation kindred tongue and people 2 As joseph smith recorded the voicevolceof warning shall be unto all people by the joseph smith organized the church of jesus christ of latterlatterdayday saints on 6 april 1830 for more information on the origins of the LDS church and surveys of LDS church history see james B alienailenand glen M leonard the story of the latterlatterdayday saints ad2d ed saksaitsahsalt
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