Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-02
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changes and peculiar experiences In
my mnsiouary LAHORE, I can sty that 10
the same ler gtl Of time never have
had 90 much 10y and sntieiactiOu,
though % | were 90 ny aud describe
every event have met with / would
speak OF Jays dark and gloomy, " days
happy and PEACEFUL Oi times when II
would seem Ike murmuring would not
be counted a ain, aud u tines when
all the powers OF heaven were favotilg
the Ambassadors II our isicUmef. Yes,
IL lisa lie u varied conditions, anu
after all i,H pleasures iar outweigh lis
woes.
Tho conference II In prospecting
/ condition, 40 presume most all have
undorsiO0i ofr this, with nlxtton young
/ Elders carrying ths message from
| houru 10 house ami from city 10 city,
/ continually opening up new fields hnd
/ getting entertainment among the
/ prominent and influential, having
houses opened 10 Us which few years
| pact Eldefu would not have thought Of
applying for. Prejudice Is fast uying
away and many Of the old weapons
AMI romantic stories once Tesorted 70
a. means Of destroying Mofmonism's
ELECTS are falling on every hand
| " men rosOfted o.. The people arc last
| becoming tifel VI tho raviug songs Of
| seCtRfianlsm. 10 ia becoming toe
| shbd1wy and faint A. the people are
becoming wiser. They are uegiuning
| 10 zee tuht their views have beon
altogether too narrow, ard they now
see the folly ia prjulico aud are
/ dcsirOus Of obtaining s9methlug
moro powerful sud substantial.
Ihuy arc beginning 10 tealizs Inat
thcy arc hviug In the time the Savior,
Paul Bud others spoke q, who say lu
speaking OF the last days that the lear
towards God will bB taught ny the pre-
cUpts VI men, having form Of gOiH.
ntss, but denying toe po wer thereof.
Perhaps un experience Of opposition,
which W. had at "a Methodist meeting,
would not DO out VI place, a. Eldtfu OF
other fields meet with similar col
u uis. Not long isluce we had taken
rip Ia a now neighbJrhgOd IN order 10
canvass that portion u our allotted
field u labor. We were getting along
nicely; had many requesting ua 10 hold
meulings Tor them. Among the nun
Der was steward n tue SAID chut6hi
who invited ua 10 attend their meeting
the sunday fllowiug, anu there they
would takp vote upon II, the
steward having consulted with his
pastor on the matter anu found him
bitterly opposed, which he the pastor,
stated ~ the people, saying
there weto reasons beat known 10 him-
self. The steward then made n little
talk, stating that lac iutunutd doing HE
own thinking, and hoped that the rest
OF the memters would look nt II In the
same way aud not vote against IL Sim.
I Hsss
took vote aud decided against 10,
. whvToupon ,he pastor took tue stand
aud related something OF the massacre
. In Lewis county, IN which Elders
GibuB anu Berry were killed, making
/ n scaudaltui picture Of It's broad 4
1 contrast from IL reality ~ day IL from
= night. When he had done he
hcsitaiod u moment, then said; "l
. know t1ls 10 be fact Tor | was an eye
witness on the occasion" He then
/ stopped again.
% Your correspondent tleu arose, after
b. seeing anu hearing 10 much, and asked
Z | permission ust 10 state our object Ia
I their midst, also cur detife OF
{ stating the truth In TegaTdiito the
I | blood Of innocence resting upon some
b VI the ciligaua VI Lewis county, The
= answ0r from the pastor was, "if ths
q congregation dUalies 10 hear your slate,
D ment, you are at liberty" Iho steward
: was ~ the point OF putting Il TO a yot,
3 ui the people, but tIe pastor, soeinl
. the chance was favorable tor us TO CIV,
. a reply and knowing he had made a.
untrue statement, arose TO hia feet,
d called upon this congregation TO arls,
% anu receive the bensdicti0n, thus leay
o ing the steward talking.
9 We fumHIaui aiior meeting n foa
moments, douitOu1 Of speaking 10 thi
pastor In regard TO what had been said
but lac gave US no opportunity. There
fore We lett, leaving tho poypl,
10 draw their own conclusions a
A 10 the ialeu statements. Ate
we had gone tho steward toll,
tho pastor he had made grsa
i mistake and IA bad blundor hu
/, he said; "YOu have not only tTuate,
a those young men with dlsrtspcot o
. strangers, but you have shown mo M
/ respect In setting ~ and discussing TIA
meeting while l was yet talking" a
this one OF the leading members took
4 up aud the result was almost Fight
= this would have boon, had not IA
4, membtTs separated them hnd draw
- them away AMI got them started ~
- their homes.
Asallwill be rewarded according {
their works aud deeds done In the ilpsh
there must necessarily be One Tuliu
on high who notes all such c0nduC
Ia aud holds II i0f men 10 meet, eKoUp
they repent anu serve Him. We 70
gard lt asa victory Tor MUfmonism; 10
tue course thus pursued made man
friends for NJ; a. 10 tho oastor, the Wel
pOu hu used % XIII Mormonism, she
the wrong way. am OF tho impTe,
zion that much good will bs done Il
this portion, thut the Gospel seed beln
li sOwn will yet taau root In rich soil, an
!. that the iTuit ToAptd will be lie eve
IL lasting,
With q constant prayer Ir the I'D
vGuComent Of truth and rights5usnei
d upon the earth, / am your brother
10 tue Gospel, Jos. s. FERRELL.
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