Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-02-15
THE MISSIONARY FIELD,
Trials and Triumphs Of tho Gospel
Of Christ.
IAbors Of Eidersin Denmark -rtieuds
ana Encmies Hear tho
Testimony.
AARuus, January si,b. 1896

AANhusi January 2lih, 1895.
Editor DeseTct NoWG
Twas called to 90 on mission Ian roth
1894, to start for Scandinavia March the
ard. In obedience to the call. now
find myself in the beautiful city Of
Aarhus. Denmark
on November izlh. (, together with
Brother William Sorcns1n. from Glen.
wood, Sewer county. was called by our
worthy president, Theodore Petersen
from Logan, Cache county, TO 70 down
ON what they call West Iut.aud and hold
meeting. We have a family of Saints
who recently moved down there and
they made arrangements Tor q meeting
20 be held az their home. The time and
place OF the meeting was publicly
made known, but nothing was said
about who were 20 be tile preachers.
AZ the appointed time the house was
packed ani many were compelled 90
return home; an opportunity OF preach.
iug the Gospel was thus given.
After meeting We gave au opportunity
TO all present 20 ask us any questions
That might Doe proper pertaining to our
INIAIIt fAANA ANAHANN ANNH advantage NI NII.H
privilege. Az twelve O'Clock mt night
some were still inquirIug into the truths
of the Gospel, and then stated before
leaving us that It the Bible Is true. SO IS
Mormonism. The next evening the
house was again packed. We spoke
upon the restoration of the Gosnel and
the first principles pertaining thercuuio;
also bore our testimony that losenh
Smith was q Prophet OF the living God.
The name seemed TO star,le them Tor
they had heard everything but GOOD
about Joseph Smith. After meeting wc
continued, as the night before. in au.
swering questions pertaining 90 the plan
OF life and salvation. ] could not help
hu. rejoice IN the privilege which we had,
lu bearing our testimony to So many
people who had never heard the Gospel.
We now had to return to Aafhus as
we had other appointments 20 meet
Six weeks later we learned that the
power Of the evil one had been 90 work.
a priest had been sent TO the place 70
warn the people against us, trying to
prove that we were false prophets, Tie
advised bis hearers not TO open their
doors for as, blsing such inh0spilaIity
on the Lords prayer. Lead as not into
temptation But the seed we had spWu
did not all fall upon stony paths, By
request OF many we returned and held
meetings again The clergymln's efforts
against US made the people all the more
anxious 10 hear us. When we arrived
1t the home OF Brother Knudsun we
were agrucahly surprised to find many
smiling faces there, People had come
as lar as eight miles through the drifting
snow, aud an heartily welcomed as.
-Four meetings had been appointed Tor
us. We felt that the Spirit Of God was
with us. In our meeting we explained
the principles Of the Gospel as we were
led by the Spirit In our remarks we
bore testimony that God would reward
every man according to his works, and
that the angel spoken OF by John had
visited the earth. No sooner had we
closed the meeting before a man In the
audience arose and said in substance:
IN standing before you Tie up my
voice against the false Mormon priests
and their dCvilish doctrine, / can take
the Bible aud prove toyou all that every
word they have uttered here this even
ing Is without foundation, Andersen
referred to the Revelation OF John, tlth
chapter, o W, which he had no right to
do; that chapter belongs to those that
Christ, which he thanked God he was.'
The speaker then cited the three FIRST
verses OF said chapter. lie then re-
marked that he belonged 10 the hundred
forty and four thousand that would
stand upon Mount Zion with the Lamb
OF God. lie continued calling God 10
witness that we were liars and dgCuivers
and VI we were not So he said the Al.
mighty might iuilictall sorts OI touuTCs
upon him, as for instance: cut him up IN
pieces. aud grind him into powder; or
run red hot IRONS through his flesh and
burn him TO ashes. AZ this point he
turned white as the new fallen snow,
and quivering, and trembling he fell to
his seat. The Bible was immediately
handed TO him, but he refused TO open
Il.
Alter few remarks In our defense
had been made, another man IN the
audience arose; said we had no right TO
say that God will reward every man
according to his works. We proved our
right TO do 50, with quotations from the
Sculptures. Another gentleman then
stepped forward and said' .MY friends,
belong to no sect, but can bear my
testimony that what those Mormons
have said Is the TRUTH and they have
proven their doctrine from the Bible. "
Another said, 81 have learned more in
hearing those Mormon Elders one night
than : have learned In all my life gong
70 hear our priest
The result OF all Is that some have
already asked to be baptized, and many
are Investigating the Gospel Our
meetings are well attended by strangers
as wl n as Saints, and a good spirit pre-
vailslamong the Saints, who feel to con
tnue in surviving to do the will OF our
Hel4 ,nly Father and hold sacred the
toyeSanis which they have made
T,grutr u ANnEugEE.