Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-01
PREACHING THE GOSPEL.
some of the Routine of Missionary Life in Europe
Thirty one Years Ago.

found il 10 be the case that where
difficulties exist they have arisen from
iostcred iealousIes.
At zurich met Elder j. Huber and
with Uim took q ifip through East
Switzerland found him wide awake
aud filled with the good Spirit often
when walking side by side nave
asked ARE we alone and not likely 10 DC
disturbed" and turning from the pain @
few rods we have knclt ani poured out
our hearts to our Father together, when
we would proceed Ou our way fresh lot
the long walk before u5, and unmlndiul
of our biistercI feet. or rain or cold.
in September. ON Sunday The FIRST
met with ab0u nty Saints at l-andslack,
at the house Of Brother Nlgclie, fisher
man. one end ul his house rested
in the waters OF Lake Constance, or
| Baden Sea. Often, when arriving here,
| / have had occasion 10 occupy SKIN Tor
an hour or two before ] could reach my
| lodging undismrbcd. Many times we
have attended 20 the ordinance OF
baptism about midnight here. our
meetings at this place we're generally
well attended. numbers being there
/ who had walked twenty miles 10 be pre-.
sent and they often declared they had
been fully paid for 20 doing.
Upon my return TO our Office in Basic
found "a table lull OF letters, among
them one stating that Elder J. I. Jef1er
was In the DuHach prison for selling
| books without liCcuce. DE having been
fined Eve guden or five days impr.sou'
meni Upon having his passport &c
turned with a large black seal, with the
statement OF imprisonment given him,
he was set at liberty ! wrote him to
come to Basic.
on September the 77ih We removed
| our Office to no. 8 on the same street.
| Nearly opposite our door was the police
f, station. and little farther on e line sem
/ iry box between France and Swlizcr.
land.
October. is6t.-li seems quite essen
dial TO- the progress Of the Gospel 10
these lands that we keep an office where
receive reports, enquiries and 10 an'
gwcr que ,uon8 and give needed iustruc-
tions by letter 90 every part. Brother >
J.. HalliH twas quick writer and foil olthe
good Spirit. 80 concluded it best 10
keep one Of us mostly at No. s.
called ]. Huber from East Switzerland 10
spend a week with me at Basic, my eyes
being very sore and be being a good pen'
man, aud endowed with the spirit OF the
Gospel. After spending several days
with me at No. 8, be returned to East
Switzerland,
on Sunday November 3rd, 1851, lmet
IN conference with the Saints at Rcas-
bach, near Zurich. There were about
sixty present; we had splendid time,
preached myself holne; the good
Spirit relieved me. / made arrange
ment for printing a circular letter in
German to be distributed among the
Saints.
I visited the Saints in Geneva and
recognized the branch. Some OF the
old members who had been diSielluw'
shipped requested tebaptism. Brother
portman was ordained an Elder aud
placed as assistant branch president to
brother ll.aderman, while / ovcrhauled
old books and marked lower prices
upon them, and sent of several packets
to different conferences.
Sunday. the 2lth, / metlwithithc Saints
40 ST. Inter, and NJ the hour OF meeting
arose and said, Father In heaven,
arise aud will open my mouth, u Thou
wilt give out to speak, ] will speak
iearlcssly, otherwise ] must sit down"
hearing this, became very quiet. ] con-
tinued for one hour and a quarter as
fast as ! could talk, and that too with no
lack of words.
on the ss,h. felt anxious 10 remaina
few days. but that spirit which leads
said to me, go 20 Basic" Scat o pm.
found myself at No. 81; twenty letters
were ON my desk awaiting answers,
each from different localities. on Sltur.
day, the 5oth, went TO Zurich, where
many Of the Saints received good news
from Utah.
on Sunday December Ist. / spent
two hours IN Priesthood meeting, and at
the evening meeting OF the Saints we
had au excellent time. / returned TO
Basic, S. T. Blllin arrived from Badish
Ny few word printed for the Latter day
Saints seem ln Doe doing good
President O.. q. Cannon writes us CON
corning the course taken in distributing
printed interchangeable Saints. Brother
s, l. Ballili went 20 Zurich. On Sunday,
the Slh, we held meeting In Basic. /
wrote S. l.. Ballh at Zurich 10 return as
soon as he could conveniently. as he
would have to 20 10 81 lmicr, and com.
meuce the trimming we had made cal.
culation upon when together. Some oil
the dtanected portions among the
Saints were improving, while others
were getting NO better fast sent
brother Goss TO ST. lmigr fora time.
could not see 10 write OF read the neces.
sary amount Of letters r,qu0rgd / issued
notices iu the Priesthood that our con.
ference OF Elders would be held boo Basic,
on the iIlh of January, 1902.
]. l.. SMITH,