Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-25
DEsrREr EVENING NEWS. MONDAY, JANUARY 60 1899.

Paris anu other elites OF note ON tI'
way, and gaining much iulormnlion'
Elder Stuart ha. Joinci Thorn at NV
erp01l anu accompanied thom 70 Con-
siautin0pic, which was reached on
June 0ih. When they found them
selves rmong = strange people, VINO
were IN darkness 20 lar A. the d1slt
Truth is concerned, they 10 some eA'
teut realized the fesp0nlibilliy of iheif
position.
There were various classes In the
Orient, and II was Therefore hard Tor
the kijem at nui, on meeting Win
sO many uatlOuaiities,w who's" ways' Gus
toms aud teller were 10 adverse 10 the
true principles % light, 70 carry on
their labor. But through the cncour-
agemcnt NJ the Elders who had PIE
cvded them in that land, and by faith
aud constant payer they were en-
nblrd itO 8Iccom ully study the TURK.
ish language, which was almost uni
vcrsally spoken there.
Alter a0J0utning some two and hall
months IN CDnstsntin0ple, oNpouud-
ing the principles " tue Gospel, 10 fell
~ biz lot 90 go INTO the interior Of Asia
Minor Duriug the fill AMI winter oi
iasg.0O he was engaged Ia the study Of
tho Turkish language, ami whenever
the opportunity offered he bore his
testimony to the truths Of the Gospel
Tho people, especially IN the northern
part ~ Asia Minor, were anxious u
hear the Gospel, ami IA many places
quito crowd would gather 10 hear
iham. rhcy were not NJ present, how.
ever, permitted to bold public meet
iur-.
the speaker next referred 10 his
work In central Assn Minor, where he
began to travel In the spring Of 1880.
Though hundreds heard, and
greatly desired 20 hear, the tc,tl-
monies u the Elders, It seemed
that none Of the people had the courage
10 embrace the Gospel. Indeed much
opposition was met with Ia nearly
every town aud village. Everywhere
the missionaries were confronted by
false statements made against the
Prophet Joseph Smith aud bis follow
ere. After three months had elapsed
he proceeded into the southern portion
OF Asia Minor 10 place known rs
Aiutab, where some hapiisms took
place. Dcspiie opposition from the Pro-
testant aud Armenian churches, and
their efforts 10 have the "Mormon"
Elders bnuished from the country,
they succeeded Ia Ave months Ia Us-
tablishinga small branch oftho Church
there.
Elder Stgullrr next spoke Of bis
journey N Cuustantinupie--whpro he
landed on May lOih--with the object
u trying 20 obtain the sanction OF the
authorities 20 the publication Of tho
Church wOrks,ns being er,irely without
such printed matter tho labors Of the
Elders were greatly impedcd. He
called ut Palestine nud syria while on
route Tor COnsthntiuOple, aud found
much 10 Interest him. Ho referred To
the gradual Influx of the Jews 10
Palestinr, aud said that about $1,000
were now located Ia Jerusalem alone.
IL was worry Interesting aud cuc0urag-
lug 20 marx the progress Of the
Jews In thnL land. His experience
among that lace, however, con
y'ncct him that they were no.
luohing 30 much for the Gospel, hut
their mtiu object seemed TO bee 10 have
an heartily Kingdom te tUfed unto them.
,still, he believed there were many Jews
VINO would hu found roudy 10 receive tho
Gospel, ana his belief also was that
~ Time many Of the MahUmmedans
would likewise. 1ho labofs OF the
missionaries up TO now had been
chiefly among the ArAeninue; they
hat likewise laborod among the
Greeks.
Tho speaker related various interest,"
Ing incidents IN the course Of his
travels, ana concluded by rucltlng
Few lines IN the Turkish language.
The congregation Joined with the
choir In singing the hymn;
We thank Thee o God. Tor a Prophet,
To guide a. Ia iheso latter days.
BOncdlotign was pronounced by
Counselor Charles W. penroeu.