Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-07
RECEIVING The ELDERS.


gna letter received by David Me.
Keuz.o, E.q,, Of this city, tom Elder
!Iobpr G. lyer.on, dated Pollard,
White county, Tcunessto, the writer
tayt;
Tho work Of tbs Lard Ia progressing
iaVnrably Ia this part ui our Aiastcf'a
vineyard. We hnd, almost universal
Iy, that tue hearts Of the people arr he.
ing BOitenvd toward u. TIE ola pftJu'
dice IL inst disappearing and people are
now, a. uover before, becoming dcsir.
Gus 0f hearing us, aud la tho mpIOrity
Of cases that IN all that ~ necessary, for
they Invariably change their opinions
NJ the M1fmous amer listening 90 the
humble testimonies Of the servants OF
Goa VINO aTu inspired boy Hts Split.
1 viii relate an experience which
we had tOgive you an idea AZ to how
we have been getting along In the
work since | arrived here, ON the l2ih
dpy of july, 1913. We have held some
fifteen Ot sixteen meetings. In many
nUighb0fhuodb it II almUut impoealhie
10 hold meetings enough TO satisfy the
people, Tor, % tucy ray when
the MOrmOus preach, they near
Foniethiug new. Solomon Hayh
"rheru Is nothing new under tho
Hut;D but 10 them II ie new Tor they
have never before heard II preached.
frequently We hear such expressions
~, tie following which an old gentle.
man, over ~ yeats old, gave vent 20
hflcr one Of cur meetings. Said nj!
"l have heard more scripture taught
during the tow minutes have liz
tened 10 these MoIm0ns than have
heard 10 all tho iuat OF my lie put
together"
Now for the one experience that
was about 10 relate. Elder Bosu nud |
hat Left an appointment at Holmes
Creek school hDuso tor the first sunny
- August. GA tho morning Of tic
iirat Saturday In August, ~ we wrfr
preparing TO leave Smithville Tor
Holmes Creek, our postmaster iu-
formed ua thht a card nAl Just arrived
Tor Elder Bean which conveyed tht
news that those who had chai.e u the
school house On Holmes Creek hAu
ugoided 10 shut their doors against the
Mormoua. We had received letter
from Elders Duke anu Gardner, N
which they stated that they hEu twO
appointments Tor sunday. lmmrdi.
'Icly upon nnding Ourselves without
hu appointment, through this iniur-
mntiUu from Holmes Creek, we con.
clulgd to iuiu ElIers Duke aud Gari-
ucs In filing their appointments.
Alter our meeting Sunuay morning
re distributed all our tracts ami ft.
cgiveu no many invitations tor enter.
uiument tnat we hardly knew which
way or with whom ~ 10. This was
repeated nftur cur meeting IA the
afternoon, aui We were urgently re-
qucsted TO mold mt least turee more
meetings IN that vicinity before leay.
Ing, which Ne did.
Tue most remarkable aud plainly
demUnstrativo inlurpOsitlUn VI The
hand OF God was In this
were here, before our visit, which
was about six years ago, the people
were 80 bitterly opposed to them that
they were ready TO mob them aud
would not Rlteud the meetings held by
the Elders, NJ they "knew enough VI
MOmDnisLn.D rho same inuividuals
VINO were ut lhat time hrst Rnd mos,
eager Ia their desires 70 mou tbs Elders
We're now In attendance and found thai
prior 10 that time they hal known
nothing about Mormonism. Many loI
these were most determined that W.
should 90 home with them. Alter we
had spoken 10 these once bitter enemies
Of truth, In public, anu c1nversed
with them for hours In their homes
upon the plan Of salvation hs revealed
from heaven in these the latter days,
we found their feelings, Ouce 10 hard
melted by the calm, gentle rays thai
come from tue sun OF righteousness,
iusomuGn that they were frequently
moved to tears, ami when We took 0ui
departure 10 MI other appointments
they wept like children parting with
their Ouly friend. From place TO place
Of meeting We were followed for mnny
miles. one gentleman over seventy
Years VI age followed US one evening
toa meeting ok miles distant from hI-
hOut, to which ne returned after u
O'CLOCK at night, anu over the Foughoa'
kind Of road.
Ia all these thinga we acknowledge
the hanl OF our Gou. We are enjoying
ouTselvtB In our Lahore, anu are, genuf
hlly speaking, provided g.. 10 all OUT
Wante through tho s.udness OF ala all
Wise Father.