The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-04
MORMON RL5SPHENY,
a SAMPLE GIVEN BY BRIGHAM
YOUNu'S SUCCESSOR.
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racpt Of :;rv;ls 10 His Fellow Men.
New Yoci. Times.
Il the children Of Utah believe The
teachings O.. NTilior} Woodruff: tie
successor 20 brigham Young and John
Taylor in the presidency o. the Nor
mon church, life must prcscnta gloomy
outlook 10 their youthful eyes, with
small hope Of salvation az the end;
for il is the deliberate calculation Of
this aged teacher ttat each person now
upon the earth IS individually beset
by 100 devils. whose mission it is to
betray him into torment. 1t is mat
terof simple arithmetic; 10000, ,000,-
0G0 devils fell to the earth W ith Luci-
fer: there are 1,o0o,000,000 people
UPON the earth. which gives 100 imps
to every man, woman aad child.
"Now, l want all our boys and
girls" said President Woodruff re-
Gently to the Mormon children, ''to
reflect upon this AID see what danger
they are in and the warfare theys have
| to pass through"
President Woodruff has abiding be-
lief that the agents Of satan have an
actual form aud can appear in the
body, before tie eyes Of men, for he
! has ssen them aud battled with them
more than ccce in his eventful career.
When in Liverpool, in 1910, engaged
in missionary work for the Mormon
church. he was called upon 70 labor
over a woman VINO was in terrible
rage, tearing her clothes, and requir-
ing The strength Of three men to hold
her in her bed. He laid hands upon
her and commanded the devil to de-
part, which it did, and the woman fell
into sleep and awoke restored. But
the devil who had lost lodging re-
NAMED about the neighborhood and
soon took up his quarters in the body
of a little child. ,"he missionary was
again appealed to.
Il found it," he relates, lin great
distress, writhing in its mothers arms,
laid hands upon it and cast the devil
out Of it, and the evil spirits had no
power over the household afterward." !"
The same dark agents attempted to
break up the first Mormon mission in
London, which Elders Woodruff,
Heoer C. kimbail and George a:
Smith established in the winter Of that
year. They had no sooner begun
wolk than they found ''the devil was
manifest The evil spirits gathered
about the4, in great numt ers, and at
times exhibited great power.
On one occasion Elders Smith and
Woodruff had retired to rest upon two
cots about three feet apart: They had
hardly stretched out when legion Of
devils made war upon them, seeking
their des.ructionwith venom and fury,
until, as Mr.. Woodruff says, I'VE were
nearly choked to DEATH" But sud
denly three angelic visitors, dressed
in white aad encircled by light, enter
ed the room, and at that instant the
imps disappeared and were seen by
them in London 70 more.
According to President woodruff S
own declarations. his life in the early
days Of eldership and apostleship was
one continual round OF miracle work
ing and supernatural deliverance. He
was baptized in the Mormon church III
1888, went straight up to Kirkland,
met Joseph Smith, and was ordered to
Join the G4ormon army that was pre-
pairing to march to the lelief OF the
persecuted saints in Missouri. His
first lesson was tnat CT obedience; he
gave the prophet a sword he had
brought with him. and received from
Brigham Young butchers knife IN
its stead.
Overpowercd by desire to preach
the new gospel, he was ordained
priest and sent upon g mission with
another into the wilds Of. Arkansas
and Tennessee. Ee had experiences
that proved his mettle and showed the
church authorities that he was a will
inc servant of the church. His first
sermon was preached in q tavern: and
il the midst CT his discourse the laod-
lord opened the door and the storm
blew the snow into the room. I IL
ouired the object Of having the door
opencd in snow ssorm," Mr.. Wood
ruff confesses, land he informed me
that he wanted some light on the su2-
iect. I found that it WAS the custom
Of the country"
MANY adventures befell them upon
this mission. 3 black bear came out
Of the forest, sat upon his launches,
locked at them, and then ran away.
Woices followed them by night but
did them 20 harm. When Woodruff
was sent by spiritual guidance to warn
a certain scotler to repent, he was or
dered cut Of the house, and as the
scofer followed to the road he fell
dead. The missionary remained and
preached the funeral sermon.
When, upon :: long Journey. his leg
gaze out. be ireit in the mud, prayed,
and was Immediately made whole.
On his return TO kirkland he was
made al elder, anG afterward one OF
me Twelve aoGoLi2 a&Is uudl1S III
these modern Utah days, president OF
the church.
We nave the labors Of bis first mis-
sion year summed Up ii these words
from his own pen:
During this time had Travelled
3,2:2 niles, held 170 meetings, bap-
| tize2 .t33 persons, confirmed 80, crg&-
n;zeii 3 branches, ordained > teachers
and l deacon, procured 30 subscribers
for TIC Messenger a,lt; AdVccate, LIS
s:gners % tic "etiticn 20 the Governor
Of Missouri tor redress Of wrongs done
the saints in Jackson county, had )
moGs rise a:g3aias5 me, but Was not
harmed: u.go,o IS letters, received 10,
and finally closed the laoors Of toe
year 1883 by eating Johnny cake, but
te. ard hoaey a. Brother :. 0.
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