Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-13
TIE MISSIONARY FIELD.
A Happy Labor, Though Not Always
Visible In It's Results.
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corrs,poHa,nss DEsEHrr NUwA.
LONDON, England, Jan. -, 1885,
The past twenty months have been the
most pleasant part Of my life. During
this time 1 have devoted my entire
attention TO tho work u the Lord
Still, at tho same time, we DO not nni
the rslurna Of our labor % encouraging
a. our fathers did some few yoam back,
whom one Gospel sermon would con-
vert one hundred; now We ere thank
ful n BY ono hundred sermons We can
start one 10 investigate. How thank.
ful we are 10 $50 stranger come In 70
our meetinesl But when wu declare
unto them that We have tnu only tfuu
9ospel, we soon find ourselves against
stumbling block. Those who pro ess
10 be Christians nAttsr themselves
with the idea that they are members OF
the tfueC hfistian church. They suppose
that true Christian ministry AMI the
Installations aud blessings Of Chfihu.
Anily have been perpetuated. IL ~
very difficult Tor The great mass Of
mankind 10 Tree themselves from thelr
fslso traditions and nweryo from thu
old path which has been 20 long lroi
by their f0rofalhors. We ind today
that II requires an honest heart, an
independent mint and firm reliance
on Jehovah TO embraces an unpopular
truth and stand up boldly ana light
against the mighty torrent u lies
and prosecutions which continually
threaten 10 overwhelm AMI destroy.
But VIZ are thankful 10 say that We Hfo
finding few who have integrity aud
moral courage enough 10 detect tho
errors OF ages and expose the religions
Of priestcfait which arc NJ falsely
called Christlaniiyi aud We find that
those who are ready and willing to
sacrifice all GU need bc) for the
Gospels sake, ana Whose oharao'
tor IL we'll known among their
respective Boghbofh0odf, can do
more In allsying ptJudlos
aud finding Investigators than the
travelling Elders, for We nnd II very
difficult matter 70 make acquaintance.
am now stationed IN connection
with Brother II. q. Ovenon, from
Arizona, como thirty miles from Lon.
don, at New Brompton, which Is stu.
ated on tho MidWay river, near the
Chatham dock yards, which IL one OF
the largest plants Ia the world. There
are nomo ten thousand people employed
here; beeidva this there ID government
port, and W the people whom VIZ are
iaboring with are soldiers, dock men
and sailors. The majority u thcso
PEOPLE do not uocm ~ DO overly reli-
glous, aud II Htema like labor Ia vain
20 preach TO them. But as We are told
10 cast our bread upon tie waters, We
cast n few crumbs upon these siagnant
ponds and live Ia hopes OF their being
seen alter many days. At least there
viii be- this comfort about It, N those
among whom we labor grow no better
from our efforts, We shall ut least be
nouo the worse for having
warned ihcmj " they will NOT
take cheap advice, they will
have 10 buy dear repentance
anu thus VIZ will keep on pounding on
the rock realizing that our reward will
DO the same whether We break II OK
not.
During my labors while In the Not
uugham conference, 1 met win host
Of friends both Ia aud out OF the
Church, and the experience which 1
have gained IN well worth the price
paid for II. While 1 was lAbofing IA
connection with two other Elders nj
AaNAltnNtN We ANhAA AAAk kAN sAAAAAf
nt home had Its effect upon US here
anu at the same time ono Of my GO.
laborefs received card from thu ptes-
ident OF the conference 10 come In Hnd
take up his LAHORE Ia another district.
At this time We were unable 10 assist
him snly by cur faith and prayers.
The brother felt rather downoast,
realizing that ho was penniiesu anu
unable 10 walk a distance VI twenty.
nve milos and carry hls grip. Hut just
~ WI were about 10 phrtaku Of break
last knock was heard Hnd "a strange
gentleman came Ia. Hu desired O.
nave conversation and tho
brother lwho was iAsting) took him
Ia the room aud entertained him.
lie did not stay but n few minutes but
on leaving he placed half.sOvsfeigu
IN the bfUtheT'H hand ana thus cGusti
him 10 20 ON his way rejoicing, al thu
HAme time pTai6ing u0d for hsnding an
immediate answer 10 prayer. We
rralizs that the hand VI aod IN
stretched out over His people ana th0te
who will may pArtako VI His bless-
ings.
tnd during my travels among the
Saints that probably through thought.
lessneas some injury Is being done.
We NJ Elders soon gain the oOBfidento
Of the people and pattako OF their
hospitality, and they place euch oOn.
fdenco IN uB that they would stake
upon lour worn all that they pOsHess.
Now eometlnies there hro promises
made on leaving thom, which Feem BY
many Elders 70 DO tOrRotteu- when
their release comes, they seem 10 think
that they are also Tnl0uAed from their
promises made 10 their lrienda Ia these
lands. IL those who have maize these
lromisss could but realize how few
comforting lines would buoy tho
people up, l am sure they would
not bogtudgo the time anu fuW
cents spent IN sending them. No
ufense 10 meant, but N anything IN
these liuts should come home 10 any
reader lot him not send II 10 the mex
door, but got pen and ink aud relieve
his own conscience OF tho promises
made and thus regain the confidence
ones delivered TO the Saints.
There are now fourteen Eldots In
this conference, all OF whom are well iu
body and spirit. The weather Ia very
mild and pleasant and everything has
the appearance OF spring. England IL
indeed a nice country-the only Oh
lection Ii that II 10 oyor.populaIed.
q, W, WRIGHT