St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-18


In the evening addresses were made
at st. Johns and Augustana churches.
There was a small attendance at ST.
Johns church, but those present were
we'll entertained. Rev. Nechling was
the first speaker and took foreign
missions for his subject. The following
is a brief abstract of his address:
''What do we mean by foreign missions?
1t is the work of the church in teaching
the Gospel to the heather in countries
where the word of God has never en-
tered. This is Gods work, and there
fore the work of the church. Christ
commanded His disciples to go forth
and teach the word, and it is now
our work, who are His disciples.
Is it worth our while to undertake the
work? 1t was only 1,S00 years ago that
twelve men began this work. and as a
result there are at present millions of
followers. All history proves that it is
worth the while. Without this religion
life would not be worth the living. If
we should not undertake to teach it to
those who have never heard it. we
would show the basest ingratitude.
We must take hold of this
work. and that most literally.
We must pray God to assist us and send
US labOrers. God can do this work with
out our prayers. yet he demands our
prayers and we must give them. But
we must do something besides offering
prayerS-we must work. We cannot all
of us 90 to foreign countries. but we can
give. and when the contribution box
comes round we should not ask chow
little can | give?' What good will it
do? Give literally. trusting in God. and
lie will reward YOU.
THE MORMON QUESTION.
Rev. Mi. KrantZ. who is doing mis-
siOnary work among the Mormons.
spoke next. He said every year the
MOrmons are increased from 500 to
l 200 from the Lutheran church. More
than a fourth of the Mormons are of
Lutheran parpntage. Had it not been
for the slackness of the Christian church
there would be no such thing as Nor
monism. The Mormons. as a whole.
are not ignorant. and while many have
taken ND this religion with true faith.
vet most of them have adopted it from
impure motives. especially among the
leaders. This church is a camp of
treason. They are taught to
hate our government, and every
thing of Republican nature.
They can never be stamped out by the
governments d4Oilt. DuI Ii llluSl De NOllH
by the Christian church. The founda-
ton of their faith is skepticism They
are kept poor by taxation. and as a peO-
pie endure great sufferings. especially
the women. Language cannot describe
their sufferings. The Mormons are
brutes, and nothing is so disgusting
as to hear the leaders called saints.
Nothing gives them so much pleasure
as to have Christian ministers come
among them. although they are slow
to acknowledge it. The Augustana
synod was the first to begin the mis-
sionary work there. There are over
$4,000 there who have been Lutheran.
and it is. therefore. pre-eminentlv
Lutheran field. There is no doubt that
we shall have large following there
soon. We will redeem them. not only
from MOrmOnism. but from a hell on
earth. for it is nothing more or less
than that.
A contribution was taken M at the
end of the service for the benefit of the
Mormon mission.
There was a good attendance at the
Angustana church. Rev B. NJ. Schu-
maeher. of Pottstowkn, Pa. delivered
an address in English on missionary
work in India. and gave the statistics of
last years work. s. p. 4. Lindahi.
president of the Augustana synod. took
as his subject the privilege which the
church enjoys in doing missionary
work
DR.. I. n. HasSelquist spoke upon the
duty of doing missionary work.
To-moTrawsevening a reception will
be given the council at AuguStana
church