Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-06-21
LETTER FROM SCOTLAND.
Progress Of the WORK Ihcre.-A Word
10 Returning Elders.
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Glasgow, SCotland, june =, l5vl'
Editor Dcserct NeUG
We will iorpgo the prolimlnafIea s1
common to the amateur correspondent
by Offering o. az apology Tor our pre-.
sumption that We think there ore
many among the host Of feaaers of
your invaluable paper who cherish q
warm spot In thair hearts Tor the lani
OF their BIRTH and The homo Of their
childhood, and who have am abiding
intorest IN The progfts, Of tho great
latter.dny work both OF home and IN
this little green spoi in the ocean. To
those we would say that there u a
steady, onward progress Of toe work 90
this the Scottish conference The
nine Elders labOfinR uuIrr the difct-
tlon of Elder 5. T.. Dmny prssldento of
the conference, are working uniioIly
Tor the sufthd OF the puuripie' OF
filhtsuuHuUsH. Aud their 90 Iils are
crowned with degree oi success.
While the hardy SC0tCnmAu has
been ever ACCREDITED with having "a
mind nnI Wi Of his UWu, which Do
decidedly ma ilnai Chnrac,erislic, yet
he also ha- tue courage Of his clnvic-
lions, and when convinced tuAt lao hhH
not dchosen ih better paTi," lac huH
the stamina 90 come come out bold.
ly and face the upp4altiUn anu CTIfri-
sion with an uunuchisg determine
ton not met with iu every iHuI.
10 lsau old saying, "Ii S0Clhmiu
tall in the river, Alwnys ~ up HTr on
g. fiud him." the inference bring that
he Is too contrary 10 float Witu tn
current but rather choosing 10 aium tuU
toe. In our travels We dud many
woo are atiil atemm ng the tide Of pIlt-
lar opinion. Ail Iuithtui mnmtUfa 900
whom the Glsl 81 spark bufns as bright
ly us when mrs, implanted There,
which in some cases il more than
u quarter of century ug;
who ARE never tnltoung In thcir
testimonies a. TO the divinity VI the
mission 0i our mauytcd Prophet ana
the efficacy Of the Gospel plau g. which
they have yielded 0UUdiclc ,tnd have
proven the scripture ~ any nlu will
10 His viii, he shall know VI the
duc.tilr."
We meet the same complaint here
tlat greeted Uug ears tn every Il y,
county, iowa Ani shire mat We have
visited in England AMI Scotland, aui
that IL that returning Elders viii nog
keep their promises ~ write. How
often IL II the caae thHt Elders come
aud ~ a good honorable mission,
work hard { scatter 8eslH Of kiuduels,
and disseminate the principles OF
righteousness with nil this power they
are blessed with; WhO have pAriakeu
freely Of the hOspitalties OF both Saints
and stfangeft, who nave made friends
hud Aitnirsra among tn1s-
where they were callel 10 LABOR,
when they were starting for that
"ianu over there" nave said, II not
always by word, nj least Uy implich.
ton, "Oh, yrs, | Will write 10 my
Rood kind friends over horc as soon aa
/ get home" but weeks tun into
months, aud mlntus ado Themselves
together anu no tidings comes from
him whom the people had learned 10
honor anu resIeei; and by thus failing
O. keep their Ituulsr, or " not
lrOmlts, 10 per orm he common civili.
ties TO those lot tuui.u, wDJ have d
hight 10 gxpec. n token OF respect sEd
gratitude from him VINO has placed
himself under obligations Tor kind
nesssH received while here, but appat.
hnly forgotten, IN too many cases, a.
soon a. he IL released 10 return hOnlc II
IL oncn the cas- that he destroys much
" the itil luuce he might have had
for gOou; And entails hardship
on others who follow. IL
Il any wonder then that We
inset the not very ohestlng but
feeling remark, "Wili you also 10 away
aud forget w, as w many have done
befofe2"
Returned Elders, DO you ever think
OF tue position you place your cx-50m.
pauious in, VINO have ~ Apologies ~
ueat they eau Tor your negligence, and
which ut times almost assumes the
thape OF ingfAtiludc2 DJu't you thins
you place yuufselvuA very much Ia the
uHmo position as that OF thu oIw who
Eives n good pail Of milk anu then
steps In the bucket, and kicks the
Wliker thus coming Ia for knock
with the stool, instead u n pat on the
tauR Were We tower thgTon We
might with our retutied brethren
think this hard criticism, but We feel
afeufed that every travelling Elder In
BRUSH mission viii JOIN with us To-
saying that Il IL sufficiently mid, aud
ali whom the cap viii Nc are welcome
20 wear n.
am yours for right,