Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-26
GOOD TIMES IN BERLls.
Elders LnnG aud Maggie visit the Saints
Of that lIrancb.
BERLIN, Germany,
Sept, I, 1885,.

i
Not often are tho Elders Of the Swiss
and Uermsn mission blessed with this
presence Of AZ Apostle. or OF the
president Of the mission; nor arc they
often privileged 10 feel lhe good spirit
which these men pesiess aud whose
influence IL 90 desirable TO those who
are lending thoir time aud the talents
COD has sivon them for tho bulldog
up OF tho kingdom and the establish
m.nt Of poAce ON earth.
The Elders and Saints Of Berlin were
made glad by the presence OF Elder
Anthou III. Lund, president OF the
European mission, and Elder Geo. q.
Maggie OF the Swi,s and German
mission. accompanied by his wife.
The object OF this pleasart visit was TO
learn the condition OF the branch, 10
encourage Elders and members BY
holding meetings with them, and iot
the purpose VI impsrilng such insiiuc.
iions ~ are necessary 70 BRING ABOUT
the desired results. The good 5aints
had decorated the pleasant hall at 7O7
Drtsdenef strsvt. aui previous 10 the
opening OF tho messing tho honofed
guests Tsfe pfossatsd with beautiful
bouquets In proiuslon.
Al three o'clock tho hall was filled
TO OVERLOOKING, when Elder Ed. X.
Fret called IN. assembly 10 order.
Elders A. II. Lund, Geo. q. Maggie,
I'D. II. Frei, Oscar wilkins aud A. q.
Woodruff represented the Priesthood
from Zion. There were also present
Elder q. II. HaIle who ~ here aa n
| aNt af MI ~ a. A.A a
Nasgls accompanying her husband
through tue mission.
Elder Woodruff was called upon to
explain the object OF the Sacrament
ana after tho naturalization, Elder
Maggie expressed his Joy at meet
Ing with the Saints aud irienus
Of tho Gospel; said ho had n pleasant
visit through the mission from Geneva
to Berlin; was glau 10 note the Increase
Of membership sinos his last visit AMI
that the seed Of the Gospel sown by
the Elders had borne good fruit; he 10.
marked that We arc 10 promulgAte tn,
7 doctrine Of Jesus Christ aud TO do the
: will OF our Heavenly Father; spoke OF
y, tho limited amount OF llbefiy which
J exists In Bavaria and other paris of
! this empire aud was thankful for the
almost perfect degree which We enjoy
In Berlin; said that religious litefiy
was increasing for US. People ask Why
We should CONS 40 many thousand
miles TO preach the Gospel when the
! people already have pastors and tho
Scriptures. Asked II such pastors,
pretending 10 be the servants Of the
, Lord, had told us that God had restored
! tue everlasting dospel--ii they called
! the people to repent and be baptiEsd
.. from ons having authority Tor the
remission OF Aini-ii they taught that
God hsd established His k'ngdom on
sarth with Apostles, Prophets, etc., ac-
coriing 10 the prophecies Of tie auoien,
Prophets? We ate sent out with A..
thOflty from GOd 10 administer In his
: nams-ws arc laboriag for ths love W.
; have for our fellow men and tho estab-
, lisnmeut Of peace anu righteousness ou
: oAflh-not Tor an sarthly reward. We
must live ~ Baints--pe saints not oniy
ln word but In deeJ. We believe Il q
. Gospel must DO proclaimed In all Ian I
bsiofs the coming OF the Son OF Man.
Let " be true TO God and His king
. dom-in this way alone can We gsiu
! true hAppines. And this crown OF ever
] lasting lie. The Prophet Joseph said
"rherc are three things We NUT over
0 come 10 insure salvation, Sstan, the fissh
aud tho worlJ." Closeu with words Of
encouragement to keep the CONN nd
monts OF Col, and thanked the EldsTi
for their truly fulflllsd duties, and
prayed God 10 bless them and the
Saints for their noble work OF lovo FOL
!. the children VI men.
Elder iIund said he wished h. wa,
In condition 10 speak tho German
language nuentlyi was very pleased Ia
% DO In our midst and wisltd TO beai
= testimony 10 the truth Of the Gospel ~
T. revealed 10 the Prophet Jo,eph smith.
4 We do not believe a. tao maiotity Of
" the so-named Christians that God hal
u reveslsd oil that Is necessary for oui
s guilance In the Billie, but we believ,
20 IN continued revelation iron
God, without which His Church
eau not exist ~ II did II
i tho days Of our Lord and Savior
= Aportles and the same organization
"a mus. remain In the true Church unit
IL ~ men shall come 10 unity Of tn,
. isitn, which h AT tho presar' time mol
J, he case. We hnd mani religion,
/, sya,ems Ia the world which DO uo
+. contain ths necessary functions 4
e constitute the Church Of Christ. II,
+. eXhofted tho people to do the win a
u cur heavenly FAtheTand played Godi
= bltssings on the branch oi BE lin anu
G. those VINO preside over the sane.
:. Elder Ell. II. Fei bore testimony IA
j. what had bsen bald, aud In n few
n words expressed his warm love for the
q cause OF Curis, hu announc 4 that
% there would be a chance fos questions
+. directly after meeting, anu ether
n gathering al 7 y. N.
d In tho eyoJing The hail was again
l. Oiled. rho mrtting wss called to uriel
q by Elder A. o. woodruff. anu after
% sidging anu prayer Elder Lund spo 10.
T. The assertion hau been made thu
u Joseph smith was lalss Prophet;
L NJ sea tells Us how We may know !
X false or o true prophtt--it The proph, .
10 oies which no speaks bo fulfilled he
ID must be sent Of God. Tho spealer
II showed from The ID ctfinr aud Cover.
~ suits that the Prophet Joseph through
j. the inspiration II Gld mai toll
., Of events which were TO take
place many years before they
" happened and that his prediction,
l. nave heeu literally iunllot. The
10 prenhst snnhG OF tho catherine ri