Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-26
Rold statement
Ed.tor Descre, AswE


Edtor Desoret AsUG
clip the following manly statement
testimony OF the truth, ami a relu'a.
ton OF one out OF tho many falte fs'
ports which some people delight ~
circulating about that class Of men o
which the writer speaks. Such report
have but little effect upon the minus
hone.t.nearied peJpe VIII are Away
on hand 10 defeud those who bfinR tht
Truth to them RLd boldly stand -
their bot est convictions. 5ucu stOfiet,
with tefsecutiuu anu the snCrhte VI .
puod name, ale only ca culaleu Tor th'
protection Of tue Gppe, OF which nU
oueis worthy except tho'e VINO cAh
realize It's value aid prize u, ABOVE
ali else, even their own lives u nee ea'
cary.
The present outlook Ter the mission.
ary cause seems brighter than ever
before IN these paft. The harvest IL
fast m enlng anu thefe 80, ms to be
some wheat scattered among tie tatte
vet. evidenced by tbs TACT that we are
still gathering some ootasiOnaiy. We
are all looking forward with ioud
authorizations 10 the Misunderstanding anu
greeting OF the little baud VI ishets
aud hunters who will meet In confer
snoe on the ION and ION Of 5 eptem.
Der, 1894, WHEN We hope to have
profitable time ami " rejoicing T..
ssther. The health Of the Elders aud
saiuu In this conference IL good with
slight exceptions.
Your Brother, +. G.. JOHNSON.
BUFORD, Ohio County, kenIuoky,
Sept 7, 1884
NOTICE..
To nc God People N Ohm County,
A. there have been many false 70.
ports circulated about thu Mormon
Elders who have been travelling Ia this
part OF the vineyard, there is one
especially which 1 wish TO correct,
which relates TO myself IL Il fepUrt,d
that tried 10 drive them from my
place and they would not 10, saying
the Lord had sent them This, like
many other stories which have been
told, I declare " be false. IL IL true
that / have at various times enter.
tanned them during the last thirteen
months anu can truly say that 1 have
been blessed for 10 doing, NJ every
other man will be- who administers 10
the servants Of God, for the Savior has
said that whosoever received those
whom lie sent, received Him. 1hrn
II we receive not those who bring the
Gospel peace, we would net receive
Him. Therefore, 1 wish II understood
that ns understand the Scripture
would be- doing M great wrong In
turning one OF them ifom my door n
1 would toe Savior Himself, whose
Il A.ll 10. A.. ar
them came 10 my house little over a
year ago aud gave them their din.
mere, aud ~ they were going 10 preach
~ our schoolhouse that night, gave
them some papers 10 read, telling them
10 ait aud reat while I went about my
work, thinking about the fun W. were
going TO have At tho meeting, as /, like
n great many others OF this c1mmun.
ity, thought there was but iittie II any
good IN M0fmouisn as II IL called.
Ga going TO nesting | was gladly
disappointed, for instead VI hearing !
tue nonsense that expected 10 hear, | |
hrAru tue gospel preached, and IL wa
plair w brought 10 my mind that IN
iuinhment OF tho prophecy Of Daniel,
% chapter, anu the vision Of John tue
Rev, iaioT, " nile ON the isle oi Patmor,
M recorded Ia the IAN chapter, that
w. gospel taught by our Savior aui
His Apostles had been restored 10 tho
earth, TO gather thu honest IN heart,
preparing Tor His second coming, anu
Hs several Of my family were members
OF uifiensDt churches, while l myself
being man past 6S years OF age, have
not been able to nHd IA any OF them
the Gospel ~ | understand the holy
scripture, Therefore, having a desire to
n Nas. "a. a
read tue Bible with greater Interest
than ever before. After being
thoroughly convinced OF the truth,
was very anxious 10 boy the Gospel,
which did, anu am proud TO be able
to cay with y good conscience that /
sm = IN, mber Of tho Church Of Jesus
Chtist " LAttcr,dAy Saints, and wiau
II understoud that / am anu always viii
be glad TO serve the LORI and entertain
hls servants. Rtspy,
q. ", JLwELL,