Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-05-22
THE MISSIONARY FIELD.
or. A'sc Experiences In and About
Manchester, England.

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pATmCRoFr, Manchester, England
ApriI "a, ls9L-Now thai the noe
weathsr has cot In the Elders have
commenced tracing Villages, towns
and cities. Recently, In company
with one OF our young Elders, lately
arrived, we wentto Barton, distributing
tracts from door To door II was my
COMMANDERS fret attempt to SOW seeds
of the Gospel 10 dark and bonightsd
world. soon obtained permisslon for
an interview in one house. There
vera were two or three ladies present.
one who resided there told me sho was
saved. Asking II she would receive
Gospel tract she replied;
"Oh, yes, am always pleased TO
read anything about the Gospel"
She then showed me bundle OF
religious matter. Pointing out TO mo
Two kinds Of religious publications,
che said!
"rhesc are for believers, and these
for unbelisvers."
We conversod upon repentance
whom three other ladies entored ne
visitors. then asked II could have
their attention for few moments, AMI
received 40 affirmative reply. 30 l
proceeded:
81 was speaking to the good lady OF
tho house concerning what Peter said
on the day Of Pontecost. A powerful
discourse had been preached by that
Apostle 10 n large multitude OF people,
'dsvout meu Of every nation under
heaven aud NJ the close Of hie sermon
three thousand souls were converter
they then exclaimed; Men ana btelh'
rem, what shall We do2 or In other
words, what should they DO TO Dc
tnvod.b
By this time our number had IN
crossed 90 about oighi, and great in-
tofest was being manifested by lh0so
present, smiles buamlnL on tho coun'
touancss OF a few. one OF the audi.
ence, however, interrupted by making
some inappllcablc remark, when the
lady Of the house, swinging her hand
said 20 her:
oLlsten 10 the man"
Rusuming, 1 continued: "rhe an-
swer which Peter gavelwas, 'ltcpont
aud be baptized, every one OF you, In
tho name OF Jesus Christ, for tho
ronlaslOn OF Hlns, ami yo shall
receive the gift OF tho Holy Ghost
Let mo refer you 10 ths baptism Of
Jesus, which Ia 10 be- found the third
charter Of Matthew. lie came 10 the
river Jordan unto John and applied Tor
baptism. john did not consider him.
self worthy 10 baptite the Savior, mud
said that ho had need 10 be- baptized
by Him. Jesus said, 'suiier u 10 be
40 now, for thus IL brcOmoth us 10
fulfil all righteousness; how much
more necessary IN II fOT Us, who have
slnned, TO 20 down Into the waters OF
bapllsm2 Jesus, when baptized, was
born Of the water; aud what follower
The Spirit OF GUd descended like a
dove aud rested upon Him; hence
lie was bora Of the spirit After
that what TRANSPARENT 'L0 a voice
from heaven, saying, This In My
Beloved Bon, In whom l am vol
pirAsed.' God Himself was well pleased
because His bon Jesu. Christ had been
down IN the waters OF baptism, born OF
the water aud OF tho spirit. jesus set
pattern whereby all who believed In
His name should follow Ia His foot
steps. During His ministry did Jesus
teach baptism? Yes; In the Gospel OF
IL, John II states that Jesus and Hls
disciples baptized more than John"
Al this Junclure smiles could be- oh.
served on tile oOuntvnaDres OF several,
mAnifesting the approval OF the 70.
mATks that were made.
Continuing my subject, / said; ave
Learn that Nic0demus, u ruler OF the
Jews, came to Jesus by night and had
An interview with Him concerning tue
way IN eternal life. Jesus told him;
Except man be born again he cannot
zee tine Kingdom OF GOd.' Nicodomus
did not thoroughly understand this
important cOmmand-it was not eX-
plioit enough. 10 Jesus again an
awefod him, Except man be born
Of water, and of tho spirit, he cannot
enter the Kingdom OF GOd.' Jesus
was only asking him % pass through
the same form w. Ho Himself had done
He had been baptized - born Of
the water tho Holy Spirit hal
rested upon Him, aud lilo was
born Of the sp'rit. Tho pattern
which Jesus had act ~ an example lie
expected all 10 follow In order 10 gain
eternal life.
An old man,s2 years Of age, entered.
The lady Of the house drew my atten'
lion 10 him; said they had tried TO
convert him, but had failed to do 30.
Addressing the octogrnaTlan, tho lady
saldi "Sit down anu listen 10 the
man, Poor old follow, he was very
deaf, and although 1 spoke loud, he
could not distinctly hear me. Rssum.
ing my remarks; "You are acquainted
with the sutfshugs OF Jesus Christ
how He shed gtoat'droVs u blood IN
the garden Of Gethsemane, was be-
.rayed by a supposed bosom friend
arrested, stripped OF His clothing, a
scarlet robe put upon Him. Ho wa