Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-28
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interesting and Sit5i'ci'y RTCri
FlOn The Fer h5iib.
PROGRESS or ThE WORK.
Il. ptle Oresuud is Five F'et Thick
and U.ei ~ Bridge Balw'en
sweden and Denmark.
ruoenrss OF rnE WORK.



tbe Aarhus conference, where hai
s,a.,led sixteen months, came TO
rorepbaecn to scquaint myself with
mo ,6,lrs OF the mission office, which
loupd In very Satisfactory condition.
The dates for the fall conference had
han lxed, aud we held our gatherings
4, sesoidancr Herewith, IN the three
scandinavian countries, Visiting first
the Aalborg conference, IN northern
nsnmark. From this portion Of The
p,s,.h peninsula, many Of the early
salnh, now leading oitlasns In our
r,rfi,ory. have emlgrated To Utah.
Notwithstanding the length Of time
the gosp,l has teen preached hcre, We
arc We, meeting with striking success,
tnce many are Joining the Church,
aud the prospects for progress Tor the
minre ME bright. Meetings are well
siiepdsi, and there Is nut little oppOsi.
tion. Occasionally au Elder ~ c1ilcI,
Int this IN II done not 50 much from the
t,rluiice OF the people rs from the
Isiousy aud hatred OF the priests.
Three tEldors have thus been eXilod
ium Denmark during ia past year.
In the AaThus conference, umbrac-
ing the southern portion Of the cpun-
tfy. We have seventeen Elders gualOusly
laboying TO proclaim the word Of God,
and their Efforts arc succesaiul. The
large hall was crowded win people
who listened respectfully to our tcsti.
monies. New fields have been Dpaued
inlhis distfict, no that during the yenr
many have heard tho dospel Tor the
hlst time.
schleswig, az far south as Flenshorg,
was added % this conference early In !
1899, and we have made some efforts |
% Introduce thu Gospel there, IL |
HedUiliey we had two Elders working |
ora time, but, NJ their influence grew, |
rafs were entertained by The OtilCHfn I
bat the citizens would join the SaintH, |
I'D the Elders were invited 30 leave |
BE- county within twenty.iour houu. |
here are many honest Ia heart. good |
toplc, IN ScAlCSwig, and We hops 10
tgy the privilege Of proclRimlng the
Stu 10 thOn, but with present sur
nldiugs Il must be done undor dilh-
tlIes.
The Copenhagen conference en-
hea the remaining portion Oi Dem
All. We have good Sunday school
a. The pupils occupied the time Of
aDnierence meeting, showing that
tlenIable prugEess IL made Ia
EALING the children the principles Of
q faith. Quiie n number attend
sbse paT.nts are not Leiter.lny
Ats, by which means the Gospel ~
liohed 10 many who would not
GirWise hear. The hall was
ovterowjed at conference, many
lot being able to iiud room,
nnt " must be- said that the
Colnhageu branch particularly, II in
NsperOus condition. The rlrging
ailNts many who are thus led 10 hear
The lteftimony OF the llieia. A
touthiug Relief Society renders
maAAl ard 10 the poor, ana is a source
Oteaioftand assistance to the Hiliictod
anu growing.
lnlweden there are three confer.
eneeN MalmO, Goteborg aud Stock.
holm In the Htst named there uru
loutiA Elders laboting;in the second,
lWelY and Ia the lest, twcnty.sevtn.
me st embraces southern Swe.
DEC, and, Notwithstanding Il
a Y oldest field IN the
hnui y work IL progressing favor.
abbi ttiy.clght new members having
Doen akd ~ the Church since ths
tfsing inference. a new field has
Teen oNrd In the lialmstau branch,
10 Nhi9maLy have heard the wOsd
10y lhe W time.
IN doburg conference forty.'hree
new mtbcrs wcro added during six
month"; 4 n new branch wa organ
neii WitAoadquhrters In halmar, on
ha bal,iQHsi.
rue SlahOlln conference includes
me whole northern Sweden, stretch.
l1g nvfthgr hundreds Of miles, aud
N''lm Nguy. Cut VI thH twenty.
HNeh Elrs Ia this region, ak
Hs nat'N, Since last conference
tNehiy'nll new members had
.een hapus. Tho prospects are
sooli anu the Elders arc tx.
wnlins the, Lahore north into new
nelus alongle bay Ot Bo'hnis, as
Aplly as W limited numIur viii
Mnlll' ~ win field they have borne
AlnIhi ,tstiiny 10 thousands who
nave never bFe heard tne tr, q plan
0fsalvAllon. F'''
Tue whole Norway IL included In
le onhltfenrN ith headquarters In
,uthlAllh' We all che Elders AZ.
nleu cur gnltlDgH. pleased 10 meet
hlA mOnV lonely tramp among
s aillA ana dN. We havo eighteen
Il'hhIlts n, In this field, and
sa the frsubf their lGbors, as far
wv uaptla NEE concerned, are NOT
HaAIylhg asa OtnVr pRTts OF the
urAou, lhty hE certainly been tho
Nus ol hrlngiGhe word of God To
S,nS hoIntS Tor y nrst time, anu we ,
aI,tta.I pou ieaaohp hope that theig !
m,n,a gu oiW " bear iruit In the :
irvl, ~ W Aedeu, we are here
hI Nh, mead ldinls to the
labarat iwo pur brethren had i
d,r,s.a ~ iiOh city lying ~ \
nottn q, ~ l"le, over 300 miles
mer ,n, n''esihnl during tue sum.
blt al "" u'hepore sent thither
,esr@''., Au'te alGO months OF the
shine a., Huluh sun does no.
thlnss ~ ~ " place, while II
sesPon ~, uu'Iy png the summer u
Souilng to tue epticon,a,,,,,,,,'s., ,... d
Ga Iian..NPeV' 70 pa as Tar north
efpnrs, t,os'' lhworld's north. a
INT rutorstion mha G"y p,
sua Chrlst. CONSTR, thsPsi
lnIs's, deep SHOWS, tIsno,mi.,,n" ru !,
uSytl among The Ndaa aI,uui , OF
sins' the scattered Cil,,ann ..ouh'
licked eonniY,' "nuly sfhsa Of pine i
sslgo, they are rsm.t io ru'Is
u willing Ia the peri1"SS e"uet'ui !.
ga,ed. "n'eh Wy are on I
must saw TINT, Lo u