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LETTER FROM ELDER HINTzE.
Some Account OF the Progress OF
the Turkish Mission.

IL I III NA1h
4 By courtesy of President An.
gus NJ" Cannon, We are |
!. permitted b. make extracts
= from a lettg addressed to him
by Elder F. 7. Hintze, dated Con-
t stantinople, September 10th, 1889.
1 The writer reers to tue difficulties
: ne and his fellow Iaoorers have had
! to contend with, but says:
: or course. 1 ,elieve in our ultimate
triumph in plating the Gospel here.
! For this Ihavt Of course, my reasons,
! which are oasir told vocally than ex-
! pressed on palsr; and by being here
and becoming thoroughly interested
they are still essier understood. Suf-
fee i 10 say, tnre are many good peo-
pie here. butIthey are children in
their ways, nough mentally very
bright and ipgiisitive, so that to keep
them from searhing into the higher
branches of ne revealed plan OF sal
Walton Is sometimes quite a science.
They are kindand apt and willing 10
! learn, but tbs examples set before
them are 50 Inferior aud yet so bind
ing by priestcafts In various forms
that words car have but little effect
upon them. Newspapers have no cir
culation to sttlsk OF in Turkey, hence
the people are but poorly informed.
| or course, Ulaiy would say. why do
they not acee1t liberty through tho
Gospel Of Chist! This question is
easily solved f,om our point Of view
aud our idcas md practicesof liber ty.
But hero it is different. hence differ
ent view must Re taken. People hero
investigate, they fiEd our doctrines arc
true, and they sayg what shall We
do to be sstredir We tell them, Of
course, - Peter did the Jews.
Then the qeesiions arise, 'Are
you recognized by the gov
eminent? Can YOU tell how
We may te protected from
the ravishes Of wicked men?. Where
shall we bury or dead?'' Many moro
similar questions are asked which we
can only answerby saying, ale that
trusts in God VIII find deliyerance,"
OF course we have found some that
10 feel, and act accordingly. but they
ere few, and froui my experience with
the people ses they will continue TO
be Few, becauss the strain II very
heavy. True Turkey I, in many
respects free country; but Il is mono
The less under despo,ic form OF gov-
All churches in the empire
mus. be recognized by the govern
nen., otherwise they are put TO end
less Inconvenience. even in the bury
ing Of : dead person, which is all done
inder chJtrch direction. II mans
.hurch be not recognized he finds no
,N6 for his dead easily.
True we have not me. any snags Of
hat kind yet, but the people see tho
prospects all the same. Then. one
would say, let them emigrate to Zion.
les, but first o. do so they must have
means. We cannot offer them that,
nd II they find means they must steal
.ut Of the country, as emigFafing to
america is strictly prohibited cxcep. q.
or merchants. a.
We desired to print a few tracts. I'll
language, the fret obstacle, we have l.
ow overcome. We have an intelli- IL
ent young medical student at Aintab in
Tho understands both English and III
urkish well. aid who Is apparently 4 ia
Iithful member But we have failed
obtain government permission, the NJ
ljection being that we are not vet
cognized
There is still another way: We could
epare our translaiions here and
int elsewhere. but to do this the way
also not clear just vet.
aiely nothing Tor me ne to DO except :. Sal
yernmsnt business, and printing.
which causes wu are bound to hold =
for n while when We must break up
4 go into the country where we are
.uted. True the Elders are all thore =
cept myself, but they do not know u
, language Hence the work will
practically at a standstill for year
Ill they have learned the language
II my trip through Asia Minor, OF -
iitiI you are undoubtedly more or
5 informed from ether sources. has
en- Of much practical value As well
the work here as 10 myself rcrSOn-
v. The Elders are now among
ends. Of which we have many, and
me Saints. At Ainiab is Brother
zirian, n native who understands
glish and is vory jealous in the Cos =
!, hence great help to Elders Smart
i Simmons who are there. At Sivas.
IA Brother Shahabian, Elder Stauf- -
finds good home. / had several II :
'ects in sending he Elders into the
intry before learning the Language.
Oi1c which are: They live cheaper
re; thoy Learn faster by being
long the natives: and ihev learn the
toms and ways 4 the people, and
y-the people-l5Irn ours so much
mel; and then. as there are Saints -
re now who will e OF assistance to
Elders, the Elders Will also DO 81
Doii NJ sIt t,n,,,r,. We L,o,. h,,., Viii
you know }, quicker than we can.
egraphic news seldom permitted
c published in tbs dailies therefore
known 70 yog before IL is to US.
provemeDts ar slowly forcing
ir way. The past simmer the water
tenn was improved by proper water
Ks, bu, II Is extensive. The rail-
] = here now bui Is not appreciate
The lack OF APPRECIATION lies, so
IS ] understand, in the fact tina. Eora
rlilroad h undermining the Turks
{, IL brings weakness which they
not keep OF, no, having the expe-
GO nor strength: .econdly, all i'm
and thsr government or
mat necessarily 10
ie hands offoresners, the natives, f,,,
icularly the Mohapmedans. being Hi
pahle. llH