Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-24
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Prospects Of the Work 1here.-.Words
to Young Men.

Egil0y DS.0si Mass
CAurnELL p. o., Cherokee Nation
Thinking that O. few words from the
land oftnc Limante5 would be OF 100.
terest to the readers OF your interesting
and valuable paper who are also 900.
fsres,eI 300 On. cause of salvation, w.'l
,u,asor To- my humble way 20 give 90
DTS lellcu some facts concerning che
progress OF the Elders, llbo .nr in
this part Of the Vineyard. The naa.'h
oitha Elders generally is good Some
have had a little spell Of sickness, but
not OF long duration, and, not OF char
actcr to confnc them long from their
labofs, although a, this time oil year. We
are unable to do much travelling ON &C..
count Of the hot weather We put ln
our time visiting our friends and con.
yersing on the principles Of lie and sale
walton, a subject, which is Of the great.
est importance to the present genera
ton. Our labofs In earnest will
commence about the first OF September
aud we look for good results thcrcifom
this coming winter for We expect a
good supply Of Elders from Zion about
the first Of September
Elder Ghccn and myself are visiting
the Copplc settlement where We have
about thirty l.at,cr.day Saints who are
firm Ia their faith and are trying 10 live
o b
promised 10 those who serve God ~
spirit and In truth. The more educated
class of people iu this country are be-
ginning TO see the position they hold To-
this lie, and alter we can get them TO
read the roth chapter Matt, from the
iJth 10 the 20 verses, they can see that
there Is something wrong, and out OF
the one thousand aud six denominations
that now exist In the world. one thou
sand and five must be wrong. We have
more calls for our reading matter, and
the people generally give more at
tcntiOn to our meetings than they have
m the past There seems 10 be spirit
OF investigation among the people.
The condition OF the people IN this
country, In religious sense Is FAR
good. They have been carried about
by every wind Of doctrine, until many
do not believe therci Is a Supreme Being
They have become hardened inhdes,
aud nothing but patient labor and the
Spirit Of the Almighlywill break through
the cloud Of darkness that IS slowly but
surely covering them. The majority OF
the people Ia this country are IN dark
ness concerning the Scriptures. In ask.
ing some as 10 whether the Bible ls a
good book OF false book or
is II Gods book or mans book, they |
will tell you thatit is good book, but |
there are Others Just as good; that Is the |
condition IN this wild aud unsettled |
country. | sometimes think our young |
folks at home do not realize the ian. |
portance OF aCquainting themselves with |
the Scriptures, especially our young |
men who are living with a view OF filling |
a mission. From experience, | ind they |
have the same old excuse, lack OF tine. /
but u they chance to pick up a novel, |
they will generally find time to look At |
the first two or three chapters to find out |
who Is the hero, then run through to |
the last chapter and learn who was
killed, who was hung, and who was
married, and then they eau pretty well
guess the rest, for there Is usually about
so'nuch siwdust put In the middle for
s,uillng; why will they no, do that much
Tor the Btblc' In that book. God de.
clates the beginning to the end. II is
not only a chart which guides each
weary pilgrim towards eternal rest, but
Is a record OF the great plan and pur
pose OF the Almighty concerning the
world which lie has made and the
Church which lie has redeemed. ltun-
folds Gods everlasting purpose as man.
Tested In Jesus Christ. II my young
brethren will read the first three chap.
tiers OF the Bible, then turn and read the
three closing chapters. they will be
struck with the correspondence which
there exists, and when we get the
plan OF this Holy book, We will find that
Il is more than a book Of detached sen,
fences, good maNims, comforting words.
II Is a book which upholds the dcyine
purpose. and not only reveals the way
Of salvation, but II marks the pathway
through this world OF trouble, revealing
into the destiny Of the world which God
has made, and the Church which he has
redeemed. This book comes not from
the empty heart. but springs from the
eternal depths Of divine wisdom, love
and grace. PiuLiP II. MARGIrTs.