Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-03
A LETTER FROM ENGLAND.
Experiences Of a Missionary 10 shef.
MIA.


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E2i9y DucJri Meas.
Having many relatives and friends IN
Zion, now take the time TO write to the
readers Of your valuable paper that they
may be informed concerning the labofs
OF the Elders in the Sheffield conference
which is held at is7 Beniuch street,
Doucaser We are 40 possessed with
the Spirit OF unity aud love The Saints
all seem 90 have this same Spirit and
they all try to live their religion as we'll
as they can although il Is hard tor some
Of them to get labor when the people
know that they are Munons This
causes some 20 ucgIec, their duties IN
order TO keep their work. We have one
young man that accepted the Gospel
las, sprug and Is now ont Of work. The
parlic, De- vl, working Tor turned him
away because he bad Joined those wick.
ed Nlomou..
10 seems els though the devil Is at
large, ON the alert to dlrken the minds
OF the people. but ] think the Elders IN
This part Of the vineyard are doing
good work no getting the Gospel mes
sage before them. There are Elders
John Bauy aud Alexander Street and
myself lluurng here in the Slciir d
branch aud wr have distributed 5000
tracts during the month OF June We
find that b. 90. best way TO ggt the Cos.
pei before the people. When We make
the first visit We E.nGly J,k them to
please read our tract and We WilI call
again loo few days with another one
and will be pleased 90 answer 40 gues.
tons they wish to ask.
have been IN England eighteen
month, and have labofed in this part
ui the conference nearly one year now.
II Is q very dark and smoky place and IS
very unhealthy Tor us Elder, who are
used 10 the pure mountain air. My
hCd ih has been very poor here but not
SO bad but that | could get out and do
my duty as servant of God, There are
great many people living 10 this place.
The population Is sl5 900 greater than
that OF Utah. Il lisa great mluuilclur.
ing place for iron and steel such los cut.
lCry and file cutting and plates for war
ships. Other things are also mlnuiaC.
tufcd. There are about 900 saloons 90
Sheffield and a person can see more
drunkenness IN one week here than he
would In some parts OF Utah during his
whole life, The people drink even
though their children have to go hungry
Men and women can be seen in saloons
on Sundays just the same COS ON other
days, IN TACT more 80 because they are
at work during the week aud spend
most Of their earnings on sunday This
Is true though there may be some who
read this that may doubt DO. still the
people tell Ms that they are saved and
cannot sin. They say that an they have
TO do Is to believe IN the Lord Jesus
Christ and they will be saved.
The children have so much tradition
drilled into them while they are young
that It Is hard to get them TO listen TO
the truth alter they become older They
are getting farther away from the Gospel
OF lrsus Christ every day, and yet they
cry unto the Lord to save them instead
OF fepcuiing and being baptized ior the
remission Of their sins that they will be
1T subjects Tor salvation.
Jesus plainly tells Us that unless we
are born again we cannot even sec the
kingdom Of God. When We tell them
this they say tHat their ministers do not
teach them that kind OF doctrine We
tell them that Do Is because they have
not got the authority to act In the name
OF lesus Christ and administer In the
ordnance OF the Gospel When they
claim this authority We ask them d they
have been called OF God els was Aaron;
and again why does not the Lord reveal
Ills mind and will TO men now as lie did
In former DAYS, why does lie not talk to
men as lie did to Abraham, Moses and
other inspired prophets, why does not
the Lord call men directly by Ills voice
rs lie did Moses, Samuel and Paul why
does lie not send angels 10 deliver hgIy.
culy messages to men now as lie did 20
Gideon, LICh5ria, and Cornelius,
why should not the Lord cnlightgu men
90 tell OF Heavenly visions now Is he
did Jacob. Peter Paul aud John, why
does he not nov inspire prophets to
lead and guide the people IN these the
last days and 20 perform miracles and
show signs of coming events, and 10
declare his vii. anu interpret dreams and
visions aud unknown languages as did
Daniel. When We ask the people these
questions they say that they are ell done
away with now and that they are no
longer needed Tor the people have be-
come so intelligent that they can get
along without the assistance OF the
Lord.
They say that the Gospel has never
been taken rom the earth; but then II
II ha, always been on the earth why
does John say IN Rev 10. o, and /
saw "anolher angel tly IN the midst Of
Heaven having the everlasting Gospel
20 preach unto them that dwell ON the
earth, and 10 every nation, and kindred,
and tongue, and people. Now when
we quote this they say that the angel
John saw has not flown set and that
there Is no need OF ms message In these
days, aud II they read the Bible and
believe IN Jesus Christ they will b,
saved. Now when We tell the people
that the Gospel has been restored To the