Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-17


he was then but child. lie grew up
to be young mau Of superior gift,
and extraordinary promise. His ngc
was q years. bis birthday being IN,
iith OF April, 1871 a liile over
Ave month"; ago--in the latter part Of
Apdl-hese set out upon ths mission 10
which he hal bren called, auh I'm
moiialely began his h0ors 10 the
nJfthcrn part VI On, German Empire.
From the very outset he evlnced un.
common zealj anu a. resuii
Of n persistent striving for tho
spirit that aiorotime characterized
the labors Of the Eldura, he
resolved 10 travel without purse and
scrip. Whiting home, lie declared that
ho felt he would b. under condempa'
ton II he did not thus place his trust In
God; he doubted not ths power OF HE
Heavenly Father to supply his needs.
After much prayer, and In spite OF tue
Encouraging advice given him by
rome OF his associates, he roa)lute'y
entered upon this line Of action
this, too, before no had mastered or even
had euiiiolent time to partially master
the language. lie gave TO the poor all
hiB clothes save those In which he
stood, ana to the same purpose devoted
MI his rocket mony. Even with this
lac WAS not content. lie wrote home
requesting his father TO cause that the
money coming to him here bo given In
the same way and that the family, in.
stead Of sending means 70 him, ex'
pend 1t in the manner suggested. This
much Of explanation Is necessary to
an understanding OF the last letter re-
colyed from him, which we aro por.
mi,ttd to publish. IL was to his father,
aud was written, as will be seen, eight.
cen days before his deaths
sEirEnsponF, September %, 1902
My Dear Father and Brothers ANA Sis
tore;
will address this letter 10 father but
my feelings aud desires you canal know,
and this perhaps you will uccopt ~ an
answer 10 your Letters.
cannot describe my ioolings-i have
had NO much JOY In my labOr. In the
last week tho Lord has oporei tho hearts
of Ave persons, and they have come to
mo aud asked to DO baptized, and tho
prospects arc, II II II tho viii OF tho Lord,
that at least that many moro will be
added TO tho branch la q short lime.
Whom angels could feel happier than /
have felt AZ timos, their 10y must DO very.
very creation 10 has seemed to me, once or
twice, that could scarcely rgfnnin ON The
earth. My heart IS nllcd with lovo and
gratitude TO my Heavenly Father, aud
words cannot express to HIM my thanks-
giving but lilo can read my heart aud
thoughts, and has shown inc thai am IA
His hands.
My food comes 10 me day alior dav
without asking. have noy0r yet asked
Tor food, and place TO sleep in Is always
given % me. because ! have done 30
much travelling my shoes arc worn 80
that | have walked tho last week with q
little corner Of the bottom OF my foct on
tho ground. But that matterod not.
could walk just ~ we'll, aud had no
money TO buy another pair. asked the
Lord la His own due timo IN glvo mo
another pair, aud yesterday I was led
into shoe shop and measured for a pair
| OF shoes, and | go today TO got Thorn, tho
person who took mo there being RESPONSE
bio for tho pay.
could relate many instances whore
/ hf had direct answer 20 my
prayers, and will mention one last week
found myself, about dark, walking In tho
woods with my hat OIL, pnlsing tho
Lord and thinking ovor His wonderful
/ ways, and I fnlt that tho very troe4 and
| grass could understand my fcollngs--th
were all created by Him a. Wa. I. Hut
darkness soon overlook me, aud had
no place to cat or sleep, nor, moro i'm
| poriant than all, to speak. | kncolo1 /
down aud asked tho Lord to opun tho
way aud give mo what was necessary,
aud then proceeded on my WAY. Scarcely
was out Of the woods when ! met some
women coming FROM tho folds. had
met two before, aud they were anxious TO
know my success. / was invited Ia tho
house TO wait until tho mon came from
| work, a. they had heard Of me aud
wanted TO know what had 10 say. Amer
ealing supper, during which | was talk
ing and explaining our doctrines, they In.
Nllod the people to como together and
spoke to about ten or twelve for some
| time. ono man stood up and said he be-
lieved In nothing beyond this lie aud
laughed and snoorod %, my words; bus /
told him his laughing and su0oring
| words would stand against him and con-
| denim him II he did not repent and sock
| forgiveness from the Lord, Tor all that
| occurred In our meeting, our speaking
and thoughts, would bu remembered
when we stood before tho Judgment bar
| ofHod. | told him | tremhlod for him
to hear him SAY that "lho Lord, II thoro
was such Being, was unjust,h Tor tho
| time would come when all would nc-
| knowledge that His Judgments were
| lust, but q tho wicked IL would be to
their eternal damnallon. I told him tho
| Lord had giv0n him, as He had 10 uic, u
soul which We could not dostroyi that lie
had given us tho opportunity here on tho
earth 10 choose eternal lie or eternal
dnmnation, and that whom we throw away
the opportunity here, Il was gone never
| 10 TOtprn, but that Il was our own
thoughts, words and actions that would
| condemn Us. told him that people
wished to live now, and feared DEATH but
tho tmO would como that tho wicked
would sock {, destroy their souls, but
could not do II; that tho death OF the
| righteous was as q sleep, and Is some.
thing thoy do not dread, for by II they
are freed from Satan, but tho life aud
death OF the wicked ami dnbeliovors are
bitter, Tor they do not understand The OBJ
iect the Lord had whom lie placed them
ON the earth-lhey are In darkness and
! imagine all others are like them; that
when they die the servant OF darkness
they cannot expect 10 live through
| eternity with those whose souls are en-
lightenod here on the Garth with the
spirit ~ the Lord. | said much more To
| him which 10 IN not necessary tn write
and II had a very good effect upon the
listeners, aud before | retired Tor tho
| people Insisted on my remaining over
night tho man Of the honsc told mo that