Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-16
MEETING AN ANTAGONIST.
An Old Field 1ratcr,cd by PRECEDENT
Woodruff Public Discussion
Held.

l fAhNI ffHffff Nf.nH
| LrpruHy, HeTuiordahi,c, England,
nov. 8, 1885, tAiuisug low liuus
regarding the pr1gt,ss Of tue cause oi
truth In THE part Nigh, prove Interest.
ipg 10 somu Of your many readers, e..
/ p,ciAliy 10 iho'o of my brethren who,
Us !, urc trying iu their weak anu
humble way TO spread tho Gospol "
peace and warn tnuir fcllDw.uuings ~
tho predicted Judgments that viii ere
long be p.ured OUT upon the inhal.
iiau,s OF the earth, submit the fs!.
loving;
Ludbufy isa small though very M.
| client town, rituaitd some forty mites
from the uig manufacturing Guy uf
! birmingham, nud ~ llctuI ia one u
! the fich cUuuilUl Uf England, which
| county IS noted tor Be- mnuy large
/ apple orchards from tho iruit OF
which thUusaud- Of gallons of
/ elder are madr. Hc!u also nfB grown
large quantities Of hops. which
are Ia great demau1 Ia this county,
/ on account OF thtlr being n necessary
article In thU mauuingiuro VI beer.
| which, agyuu know, lB drank ~ an
alarming extent, Rlu Whilt with the
other intOAicanis IL the main cause of
I sU much poverty AMI crinr existing
/ here. Much valuable hardwood TIM
| Der o. pro iucUd and las, uut NOT least, 1
| must mention the famous bfuvd OF cat.
uu when tahu their uuur rom the
shire Ia qschtiOn, AMI when are nOtuI
Tor their exec lent beef qualities.
lrhrH ago, thUre were % fow Latter.
day 5siuts heft; now, however, there
ufu none except myself auI me
pani3n. oar beloved President, brother
Woodruff, iab5rud iu Ills vicinity
many yonts ago, We meet with some
few VINO vel rumrmurr hin. Ono
elderly lady la particular, whom wu
met, says sbc Is GLAD 10 nave hHd the
honor oi meeting our worthy President
and hearing his testimony to the
divinity " the ducttinu taught by the
Lattef.day Saint. Though at tue
Time convinced Of the truth uf the
Gospel, on account Of the business Of
hrf PARENTS she was prevented FROM
uniting herself with the Churuh. She
says the testimony OF tho ruth has ]
never lui. her Sue Is glad TO again |
shake the hand Oi Mormon Elder |
uuu tNFfrtstH n desire 60 comply with |
0
ton iutO the Church OF Christ.
Wvfinl much bitter feeling existing /
in HE hearts Of some uguins, tie 80.
called Murmuus. IL h. Almost unuecrs.
tary 10 slate that this IL caused by /
tue many ial-o frpuTta circulated about |
our People unu the lack OF investigation |
on the pert 10 those whu huAT anu reni
them. / viii muutiOn low recent
events which trust will result in nj.
laying some " tue prejudice against
The people Ina gurstiUu. A 6hoft time
Bincr, ~ my mpuui1u, III .or Page.
VI B0uutiiul, aud 1 wore returning /
home from holding a meeting ia one oil
the utighbOrug villages, We noticed
crowd assembled near the old town
hail, and, naturally, stepped up 10 a..
certain the cause OF the gathering.
We lear ed 10 WIS meeting Of the
"Out nud Out Mission Baud" Hav.
Ing decided 10 listen short time,
Judge our surprise when cue OF the
leaders began his address by reading
from Matthew 7, "Judge not, tuat We
be not Judged ETC." anu thou adding
that there were two u.en Ia their mlust
who were going around teaching tho
people tho necessity VI complying !
with the ordinance OF baptism, n they
desired salvation. t,gid hH mark nov
nicely he yet sn example 90 MS listen.
crsG "lhchC men are deuulvtf-, wolves
IN Hneep's clothing, and | warn you
TO have nothing 90 uu with lhuin.D
Though mnHy UyrH wore turned ON
us, We sgid nothing but Btcppud near.
or the front. SOON another OF the
speakers advised the assembled multi.
tudn % beware OF us, and closed his ,
WI d these word: 81 bear my
Testimony 10 you IN the nnmu Ol GOI, :
That baptism is not essential to saliva
tiuH.O ,
This was more than We could stand,
10 SEQ Que ~ the GrIiuAuCtb instituted '
by our Savior for thCBalvati0n Of man !
treated 10 lightly auu cast lue rs u
50 aNUt toe meeting my Z
OmIaui0u called he attention of | \
the crowd 10 the Remarks tuut had
been made, and asked them % kindly v
read our llt.lu IuC,s, c0munro them q
with tue Scriptures and Judge for d
,hv msulvUs wnU were the duuuivuIs. u
This rather surprised aud excited our
leiamefs, who Immediately chal. a
ungoJ Ne TO prove that baptism Is b
essential 10 salvation. They sucoHugly a
brigham Young doctrine" l
We told them Jesus Christ was the "a
AulNuf OF tue NllalHt We were tA= 4
consequently 10 was true o.
ind would stand any tcst brought @
igainst n. We informed them tist at 4
my time anu place suitable 10 them g
W. would be- on hand 10 defend the O.,
,rdinauCo r,fsrfoI 10.
To maze the matter brief, / viii say g.
lur opponents secured the town han II
OF rhu evening Of October 25ih. We NJ
were on hand t the lime appointed, 4
'nd were greeted win n large ami d
esptclable audience; many people, / Il
earn, were unable ~ gain admission a
IA account OF the large number present. | Is
Perhaps Il Is needless 10 say the aTgu- h
neut Of our opponents was very d
weak one, gs II naturally would be "
Win the vast array oil evidence SGT l.
orth In the Scriptures proving the Il
necessity OF compliance with the h
ordinance In question in order 20 90. v
ain salvation Ia the Kingdom Of Q
iod. Almost perfect order prevailed ! 81