Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-21

navla. Many a pleasant flghi Ct
mountain scenery was enjoyed while
travelling upon the ID. q II. q. rail-
way. will not sttemp. 20 enter into
details 90 the Journey pI0baulr Dos
been described many times. SUM b.
Go say that our journey was very Cleo.
ant both by land and seu, aud that
I arrived In tho lebutiiui city ui
Copenhagen on June 2l,h, 1892
I was appointed TO labor iu Aafhus
conference. From there ] was sent iU
Siusvir, Quo OF the province iakgu
from the Danes In the war Of 1854. and
now belonging 20 Germany,
According to our Instructions Elder
German Rismusaou, Co. m Euhuiu,
aud myself reported Ourselves 10 tae
authorities OF la Iufsluv, aching per.
mission TO labor as missionaries f1f the
Chufch OF Jesus Christ oi Lnltar.iny
Saints aud obtained permission with
tho exception OF holding public meet
inpa. Brother Rlemussuu was cni.eI
away mud Elder u. &. Han.
sen was called 20 tako De place.
Up0n our rUp0fiiug tho change
they had learned that W. were
Mofmons and asked why We hal not
told that when we were hero before.
After considering the matter Two weeks
We were summoned tp appear ai tho
police station at @ p. m., which we dii,
aud % our surprise We learned that QUO
stay IN Germany would DO limited 10
20 hours. Upon iuquiriug what The
accusation nfninHt us whs, We were
answered, nothing; only they diI not
want that sect there. Before lravinF
We gave each 10 she 1iilCora tfaCt ami
lore our testimony 90 them, triliuE
them they were fighting against tho
WORK u God. We were given o.
uniruttnt that they meant business
30 We consented Ia leave, which uu
did tho following day, Sept, let, 1872
AZ the timo cholera wis usilg iu
Hamburg aud tubs was the last dnv
people were allowed % pass from Cor.
many 81 Denmark.
Since then have labofed in Hufseus
and Skivo until November, 1893, whuu
! ! wrs appointed 10 labor Ina AaluOW
conference. fhs work ~ the Lord is
slowly tut steadily progressing hcuri
pref udiCo ~ being removed last and In
places where, fow years ago, Eldura
were peprcutu1 aud hauishUd they
can huiu meetings how.
For Instance In tho city OF Nlbc,
where tho Elders q low years ago
scarcely escaped having their meetings
broken up anu being "bapt zedn az
they called ~, we have holt two large
mCoilnra. We succeeded in getting
hall on the largest hotel in the city aud
held meetings without tho slightest
disturbance. Several people seemed
pleased 10 hear ~. Such remarks a.
these were heard among the crowd:
"Ihat u the best meeting / ever ~.
tcndcd" "thcy told tho truth" "rau
Do be- possible that ~ Mom0ulsm2'i
and many others. In 6aby our Eliafs
have also been hauithed, but there
also have We held meetings lately,
aud thus great deal ui tho clergy.
meme power IL gone. The old tales 10
not take 20 well ne formerly.
There u ono very great drawback d.
preaching tho Gospel here. Times
nave advanced, but We are -tlll Ga Oug
Old nails. The conference b. too poor
10 hire good, suitable halls-nnd tnt
Elders have almost more than they
can do 70 keep Themselves Tie Oh
way Of preaching the Gospel without
purse or script seems 10 become more
ami more uliiicult. The EIdufa are
seldom offered a place 10 stop, or any.
thing 10 eat, except they can ray Tor
H. IL We could afford 20 hire suitable
halls 1 think We could briug tho Gif.
pol 10 people that scarcely have heard
H.
A. regarding myself have enjoyed
tho best oil health. 1 have never been
engaged In Anything that has given
mo no muCn true pleasure Ms the
spreading Of truth hnd light among my
iellowmun. 1 feel that G0d has gfoatiy
blUssed mo during my mission. 1 am
agtiiiled 10 fomaln here until tue
servants Of God call mo 10 return
home. Then ! shall with pleasure
turn my thoughts towards "Utah, tue
Queen Of tho Wcst.n
The weather hero Il beautiful, we
have scarcely had any winter. saw
men piOughiug In January.
Tho DEsEREr NEWS gives tho
Elders much comfort.
KIND regards 10 oil 0fmy old fiisnjs
In Unh. Yours Ia the cause of truth,
T.. &, GEEHlBrS, JR.