Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-25

calamities will come, and this pe1ple
are responsive Tor tho testimony which
has 10 be- borne g. mankind. / DO not
despair; have not iu the past, aud L
do not In the present; but have
prayed earnestly that wo might he
united together sufficiently that
God would accept the sacrifice
we have made and not permit our
enemies 10 shed our blood. THO Lat.
ter.day Saints to-day have only 10 read
up the history OF the prosecutions Of
early days, aud then look into their
comfortable homes, their pleasant suf.
roundings, the beautiful vallcye, cities
and towns, aud the abundance that
surrounds them, 10 be perfectly ats.
fed that the kingdom Is growing.
There is a fact connected with send.
ing Elders forth 30 the nations 90 tue
earth that has struck inc as very
strange. 1 have met hundreds " incn
who have been sent from Zion 90
strengthen our hands In the oil couu.
try, and would question them when
they arrived 10 this Gle e "Brethfen,
are there any present who have per
formed n missi0u buinrl2" The
~ variable answer has been, "ND
we have never bcsn on preach
ing missions befotc.n passed
five years In the ministry In the Old
world, from 1859 to 1867, aud the c1un.
Try was filled with our mitsiouarica.
Not on, OF those men has appeared IN
the years that have been there thiH
last time; ana very rarely have ]
found "A man who has ever been upon n
mission before or had amy experience
IN the ministry. Young M II IN silly
some old; hut never been Oh mlsaiunH
before. This Ia very singular, aud
cannot account for II. but Will cay
this: the spirit, the power, the ability
manifested by the young men VINO
have been sent out to the nations OF
the earth IL not inferior to that enjoyed
hy any that were sent from 1859 TO
1867, when wab there. They have
preached tho Gospel with n power
quite equal to any Uf the Elders that
have ever heard speak. fouug men
who had never preached the Gospel
have prepared themselves 70 that
within two or three months they were
more than n match Tor the ministers
who have b en- trained 10 preach n
came into the country who had never
even attended meetings at home, as far
a. could learn; but he had the STAN.
ina 10 nccept the appointment aud 10
come 10 England on n mission. He
was there about year, or n little more,
when he was challenged by the most
intelligent Of the ministers that were
In that part Of the country (ntar
q "a a a V..a a
accepted, and their champion was
sustained by score or more OF minis.
tors, who came In TO witness his
triumph over this "Mormon" Elder.
| will say, to my surprise and astOnish-
mont, the young man delivered mn
argument In favor OF baptism which
put hls opponent entirely % u ght. He
did not advance one IDEA mat could
be- compared with the light, intclli.
gence aud strong argument OF this In
experienced young man. The minls-
tiers claimed that they had not been
iaifly represented. They chose an.
other champion, and asked that they
might have another evening to test
this question. "ls baptism essential ~
snlvatiOn?" Their second champion
was worsled like the other.
experience, trusting in the Spirit OF
God, have placed the Gospel before the
people Ia "a manner that has pleased
ihoso who are experienced. II has
been astonishing to me. hut can
say that the Kingdom is growing, and
the hearts OF the people are enlari;ing.
eee also that the training OF more
than sixty years In the principles OF
the Gospel has brought Us 10 such
coalition OF aiialfs that We are 10 DC
educated In things pertaining 10 the
kingdom Of God ia well Us the Church
OF Christ. look upon IL that II "A
young man can lay foundation OF
iaith in Jesus Christ, faith In the
principles OF the Gospel and IN
the revelations, he Is in the proper
way, having received tho Church OF
Christ, 10 prepare himself Tor tho king.
uom OF God which will be ushered In
upon the earth.
Brethren aud sisters, | rejoice 20
meet with you. hope | have boen able
to make myself hoard In tue few re
marks which have made, and | foei
In my heart TO say, God bless the Latter
day Saints; God blees those who ARE
friendly to them and are honest enough
to accord them the praise which In
their due.
Everything that see and hear en-.
courages. me In the cause In which |
am lenguged. have not been dis.
heartoned for moment, nor hal one
shadow cast upon my mind In relation
to this glorious work which God has |
instituted. pray that He may give |
us faith and union sufficient that our
enemies may not prevail over us to
any extent-only sufficient TO keep US
in the line of our duty; and that tri.
umph and success may come unto us
In the due tim of the Lord, IL my |
prayer, In the name Of Jesus. Amen. |