Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-11
OKLAHOMA HOsPlTAblrlEs.


Edtor DCsctoi NCBG
Three months ago today, severa
ELDERS leii home for the purpose O.
iurihering CODE work IN the Oslahomi
mission. We can irnthfully say that
without eHooption, these young men
In connection with the older Elders 10
the field, have worked very faithfully
and arc eth determined to adj thcii
mite In presenting before the bunighled
world those precious truths which Paul
was pleased 90 torn "lhe Gospel" OF
"iho power OF God unto salvation to
every one that btlievotn."
AS Brother Arthur n. wallace aud
have nad some peculiar encIuuiers
with our opponents, we thought 10
would DO OF Interest 10 some N the
many Of the readers " the NEWS 10
hear from uH. In this country We hnd
many traditions existing among the
people respecting Joseph the Prophet
himself and als0 % the great Gospel
work he brought forth in this dispense
ti0u through the Divine will. Most Of
the suttlcfs here are rom Missouri,
Kansas and Illinois, anu naturally
have listened o. the FChndnlOu8 uu-
truths circulated about The Lattor-day
Saints generally, and are ever ready o.
insult even tho memory o. our beloved
Prophet. They speak Of him ~ sold
Joe smith, We are abs 90 refutu
many Of their wicked assertions by
placing boldly before the tcople
JOsoph's prophecy Of the war, land
many Others which cannot be
denied or dlaprovon a. 10 their
entire fulhlmunt Occasionally we
meet ministers who claim that "By
grace are ye saved, by faith, aud that
not Of yourselves, 10 10 a gut OF COD,
not Of workt, lost any man should
boast" Eph. ~, 8, o. We sometimes
remind those guntlumou OF thuir hnv-
ing loft out a verse or tive; VA the 10Th
verse Of the same chapter, tue follow.
Ing Il pfo.omiuently bughE "For we
nro His wOtkmnnahip, created in Christ
Jesus unto good wOtkr, which God
hath before ordained, that We should
walk In them.n Many there are, too,
who believe God 10 be an "uucfcated
npiriij" but we take pleasure Ia bring
Ing 10 their notice, tho Eternal Father,
with "a body, paris aud passions.n
Well, we held meeting last night,
In n cosy little school house, three
miles south Of Honnessoy. The sky
looked black Indeed about Injecting
time" aud the wind blew a heavy
gale, while rain seemed TO be- incv. |
table. Notwithstanding the threaten. |
ing storm, our house was well filled, |
meeting called 10 order, anu good /
disoourte delivered upon the essential. |
Ivy of baptism, he mode and blusslngs
Tho Holy Ghost was
SPOKEN upon At some length also. We
iolt during the evening that our "task"
would be- expected at tho close " meet. /
Ing, for numerous New rrstnmunts |
were scattered among the congregation,
and many "notos" taken. In this We
were not disappointed IN the least. Our
due hymn, o My Father, was sung,
and after benUdiction, number Of
kind friends waited 10 offer Nv their
hospitality for the night. From ono
Hide OF the house warm feeling gave
~ courage and iortitudc, while
rom the other coliness roigned
.upreme. Now comes tho sequel. One
ME- IL commenced by yelling out,
- The old law has been entirely done |
~ ay, ana We have tho perfect law Of |
Sletly' Ia the new, and l can prove |
H." Another Mr.. o., chimes In, |
Aud 1 am here 10 refule old Joe /
Smith'H dogmaa." by this time Mo.
IL had regained his breath and
commenced charging again, longer
anu louder. Spectators crmo closer
and closer 10 Us, boys yelled and lights
began 10 DO douled, while our oppou-
ints wound up and run down alter
"rhese signs shall
ollow them that believo,0 etc, coming
10 In -
AXE up abrpents, aud AZ they drink any |
deadly thing" ETC., the climax was
reached, for these gentlemen claim to |
sake up acIpents"and are not harmed |
by them. The acct calls itself "rha |
true followers OF Chfiat,D while their |
neighborh cali them "suake onters.p |
However, they place great stress ON
the words "hhAll take up horpentan |
claiming Tito bo commandment Of |
tho LORD Jesus 90 tue world. OF course
We are c0uuhUllud 10 hold Ourselves
above these public controversies, uul
IN THIS momuntOuH hour we maniully
did 10 until forced 10 the Issue. Then
We calmly assured our friends Of God's
laws respecting these matters, AMI
gave the correct Interpretation Of
them. These brethren have no organ
iEation, anu yet they claim ~ have
Apostles, Prophets aud Elders. one
OF these gentlemen, Mr.. o., IL an
Elder. Ho speaks In tongues and
lntefprets his own sermons. Tho "tfuu
followers" dispose OF the Old
Testament entirely; they believed
the now verbatim, until they were
referred 10 "PrOphoCies yet fulure,O
Rnd their attention drawn 10 the book
OF Revelation, when they stated, ave |
are not supposed 10 understand that la |
thin generations" 80 YOU sec they
deny one NJ tho mogt essential parts u |
thelr "pcrieUt law OF llUttty.1
Eleven O'Clock found uB leaving the |
tchuulhuuFu, uu tuuto through the |
"blhoElnckb" 90 the home Ut Mr. h..
While on the way MI o. drew atton. |
tion 10 Johu's writing, "lfuuy come |
among you preaching another p.sBpl. |
take MIN not into your house, nor ufi |
him God speed" Again our uarty |
halted, The lantern brought closer. and |
the Scripture Turn MOI "a straugrr |
from your door, lost yU turn away np
angel unawarUs, "WUs vlyidIy plarfu |
before tue little group, ls thoy stood |
near Mt. BE home ia the cool OH of |
the dark night while angels lowered |
around Salient notes takiug."
IT'S now nearly midnight. The |
moon failed To suuI her light, aud the |
stars seemed Co grow dim, while thr
whisper s. Of tue leaves la Ihb gale. |
once 10 tvrUulg, now 30 oaim, was tho |
only sou Il which broke the rtllIutsHUl |
night Hgfg Wu were, one gentleman |
having HtGvl Is hUme with him, hiR |
oo-"ofEpr refusing him tho usulUf |
cor rtlNhI., lft..HIug before u|m tho !
great condemnation lfha entertained !