Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-09-18

Elder Andrew Jensen, OF Sait
Lake City, spoke OF the circum-
stances surrounding the Church in
, the mountains in the fall Of 1919,
when Erastus Snow aud fellow
missionaries were called to open
the Gospel door in different couu-
tries, aud how the hand OF Provi-
, dence in n most marvellous manner
shielded them from the winds and
storms while crossing the noun
tains and plains almost in the dead
OF winter. Arriving in England,
the Apostles and co-laborers pro-
ceeded to tn cir respective fields Of
labor, Erastus Snow going t.
country then comparatively I'M
known TO the Elders. But the Lord
opened up the way, and prospered
the lsbors Of the Elders In the
North; Tor Of all the missions
opened about the same time, 10 one
has furnished more material for the
Kingdom Of God than the Scandi-
uAvian Mission, and no civilized
country in the world has given up
80 large a percentage Of Its sons
and daughters 10 the cause
OF Christ as has Denmark, Sweden
and Norway. Since the iutrOduc-
ton Of the fulness Of the Gospel
into Scandinavia s0,l souls have
been added TO the Church there by
baptism, Of which number 81 ,655
were In Denmark, Is, 65S in Sweden
and ISIS in Norway. Out Of the
total number u, 533 have emigrated
10 Zion, TO which may be added
about one-thiri more by reckoning
the unbaptized children who have
accompanied or been parts Of the
different emigrant companies, thus
mixing a grand total Of nearly
$1,000 Saints who have emigrated 10
1 Utah from 900
frOm Denmark, 10000 from Sweden
and 1000 from Norway. This result
Is most gratifying indeed 10 all, and
especially 10 those who were the in
strumeuts in the hands Of the Lord
20 lay the foundation Of the work.
Il
sion OF 50 many veterans and faithful
members, Of both sexes, who have
borne the burden Of the day during
the past forty years, aud their
strong and powerful testimonies |
borne in these meetings, ought TO |
almost in and Of itself convince |
every honest soul present Of the
Divinity Of the great work intro
iuced by the Prophet Joseph Snith |
In this Last dispensation.
Elder Peter +. AIaIsen, Of Brig
ham City, who had labOred as a
missionary in Denmark several |
yeans ago, bore a faithful testimony /
% the truth OF the latter-day work
aud exhOrted the Saints TO continue
faiihfulness aud diligence.
Elder Fredrik Petersen Of Salt
Lake City, who emigrated 10 Utah
With the first company Of Scandina-
Wan Saints In ls52, bore testimony TO
the literal fulfilment Of a prediction
made 10y Apostle Lund when the
company len their native land. Ii
was 10 the effect that il they all
would obey counsel and keep the
commandments VI God, not one Of
them should lose his life on the
journey. Although cholera Rge,i
terribly in the companies they
Travelled with and scores Of other
emigants died, not one Of the little
company, consisting Of Is souls.
from Denmark, persisted by the
way.
Elder II. q. MagIeby, Of Monroe.
who at an early day labored "a
missionary In Norway, where he
was imprisoned several times for the
Gospels sake, related some Of his
experience in an interesting and
spirited manner. He had suffered
many haniships AMI passed through
considerable persecution, bat felt
thankful that the Lord had pre-
-erved him in the faith through II ,
all.
Elder Z. A. Carlquist, Of salt Lake
City, who had spent some time In
lie ministry in Sweden previous 10
-migraung, expressed his desire 10 |
levoung the remainder OF his life
10 doing Gods service. He bore Fl,
TO the fresh impetus given {
y the work Of God in Sweden by I
The publishing Of the Book Of Nor ,
mon In the Swedish language sever I
Al years ago. :
Elder Martin Christophersen, OF ;
SAT- Lake County, related how the I
Lord had blessed and preservedEhim !
Snile laOOring rs n missionary i'm 4
Norway, when be, through the 4
mercy OF God, had initiated about n
me hundred persons into the d
church by baptism, and spent many G
happy days in spreading the GOsueI. | r
Elder Christian Andersen, Of 4
Ogden, lately returned from a mis- o
ion TO Norway, rejoiced in being 0
me Of the fruits Of The. Gospel from
hat land, and bore powerful testi-
nony 70 the truth Of "MormOnisnl, > h
which he had embraced mauy years I
Igo, and ever since loved IL with his a!
whole heart. oI
A punse Of Ss52-means donated 7;
y the Saints in different parts OF 5,
he TerritOry-was then formaIIy T
resented by President Petersen 10 ~
.lder +. o. Hansen, who Is moor cl
nd feeble in health. Elder Han q
EN- expressed his gratitude in an h
little speech. q
The choir sang, "imea, rda6e NJ
uor en- Ttnlge, etc., "
Benediction by Jens Thomson r.
'llle, one Of the first I.atter.dav IN
ANTS in Aaborg, Denmark. 10
FOURTH MEETING. =;
The Spring City choir sang aNu +
.phraim's N@gt're synger,'' etc. siI
Elyer by Elder John Larsen. Of an
pring City, one OF the first mem wi
ms OF the Church IN southern 6u
Itland, Denmark. vi
The Spring City choir sang. NJ
Fredens Budsksb nu fra Zion IN. III
sr." etc. Oh
Elder Jens Hansen, Of Spanish m.
ork, who has been n member Of ca
lie Church since 1851. was the first an
eaker. He embraced the G1sDsI Al
ter serving in the Danish army
here he was honored with the
oSs o. "D1nebrog." He related
instance when he was miracu- We
Isly healed under the hands OF the lie
Iders, and then told Of the pense- vel
tions he had suffered in endeav- ary
ing 70 introduce the Gospel on tar
zen, his native land. Since the arr
ne he first embraced the truth he Co
5 never for one moment doubted for
divinity. dor
President Knud Petersen, in his mo
lal happy way, delivered an in Da
'esting discourse in which he mar Tn.
ed many important incidents arr,
injected with the first INTRODUCE ing
n OF the Gospel TO the Scandi- tais
Wan race in La Sale county, 7
inois, in 1872, the experience Of wa.
nrsf E.lhers In nnnn =. - | -