Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-07-03

in Sweden, only from the number
Of those who have been baptized
and are members Of the denomina-
ton. II must be remembered that inc
Mormon missionaries unfold an ener.
getio activity a. Distributors OF tracts
and not seldom appeaf A. speakers be-
fore lsrse audience. ltistfue that In
the winter time they sometimes mud
II difficult 10 procure balls. Yet MI
a. J. Hoglund last Christmas Ri'
dressed $50 persons 10 a hall Of the
Good remplats ~. N0rsopIng, and In
the hall belonging to the same order In
Moiala he haJ an opportunity OF spe'k-
Ing to more than 800 potsons, while on
The other hand au attempt to
secure the Good romilar hall
IN Kslmar failed. But the audi
lOrum Of the Good Templnrs In
sundsvall, the hall oi the Labor Unlon
IN Westerns aud the assembly hall
Of the society j.. aud v. in Esailsiunh
have been opened to the Mormon
missionaries. La the summer tins
there ia no trouble about places Ia
which 10 hold meetings, Tor u Is genor-
ally practicable 90 gather large audi
enccs with nothing but the ky over
head md on several occasions they
have addressed congregations Of seven
Or eigh. hundred persons"
Az au Illustration Of the Influence
exercised by the missionaries au inci'
Jeut Is related which ls rather anus
INK. Two u the brethren travelled
a few months ago through Her
lcialen. Olc Saturday they sold
quite few uoohs aud tracis in a Ger.
tain parish. The following Sunday
they called at the hou'v u one Of the
members Of tho school board Ia order
to zee u they could not get the school
building to preach In. The gentle
man was not at home, but had gone 10
q plsce where the people used to con-
gfegAte To listen 10 the reading Of ser.
none. Tue Missionaries went there
TO. On their arrival they found a
man reading to large audience q
dissertation ON a prophecy by Isaiah
about n "bannef" to BIO raised up
to the Genllles The language seemed
strangely familiar TO them, aud a, last
II dawned on them that the audiences
was being entertained by extracts from
the we'll known "Voice OF Warning"
which they had sold the previous day,
the people enjoying the reading, not
knowing that they were listening to
famous extracts Of Mormon literature.
IL Ia noticeable that the whole article
In this Golheuburg paper Is free from
bitterness and aims at giving iRcts on
a subject which people sometimes seem
unablB TO approach with fairness. IL
augurs well for the future Of Sweden
that doors arc being opened
Tor the Gospel Of Jesus Christ.
That country has n glorious past rs the
successful champion Of Protestant
principles on the European continent,
at time when the work Of Luther
seemed doomed 10 destruction, when
reformed Germany tIembled before the
ravaging hosA OF lilly and wAllon.
stein. But IL future viii more than
equal ita past, II the religious liberty
b,qnoAihed the people shall be Jealous
ly guarded, and the truth a. revealed
through the Inspired reformefs OF this
Hgo be accepted aud defended ~ II
was IN ages gone by. Sweden has
In late years been the scene Of many
religious movements, all OF which have
contributed their share towards the
education Of the people. They are now
placed IN u position to Judge intelli.
gently about the merits Of the Gospel
OF Christ and the opportunity Ia amply
given them by the humble mission
aries On their choice not only thoif
own future but the happiness OF the
country depen.s. To accept the Cos.
pei 10 salvation; to reject 1t Is to draw
away from light and grope about in
darkness, ana that In time when, II
ever, heavenly light Ia needed for the
gu dance Of the nations.