Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-21
IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Elders HAVING Interesting "nubs'
WIN ministers OF Other Denomi.
nations.

Of your valuable paper are expecting 10
see something more about the work OF
the Lord In this part Of His vineyard.
Since my last writing OF July 5th. we
have been very DESTROYS OF spreading
the word Of God among the people by
tracing aud preaching and In CONVEX.
salion. After the resolutions referred to
In my last letter were passed It did not
stop US, In the work We were sent out TO
perform, but aroused In US that feeling
10 never give up In a righteous cause.
We went to the Mayor Of the city and
asked Tor permission to preach In the
streets ofCarbondale. lie told Elders w,
w. Crockett, ID r. Edwards, A. a.
Fuller and myself that we could. but We
were not TO 10 on the main streets. We
thanked him, promised him we would
keep on the main streets and preached
In the streets where there was no traffic.
But we we're doing too well there, so the
ministers had US stopped. We are now
holding our meetings IN lots, where the
people will let us, and also In houses.
Some OF the other denominations com.
meneed TO hold their meetings on the
streets, but they were stopped also.
They wanted to know why they we're
stopped and the chief Of police informed
them that Il he stopped one he would
stop all. "Yes" said they, "but we are
Christians. we arc not Mormons."
/ am very pleased to say we are get
ting more friends, and the work OF the
Lord Is going to prosper here In Carbon
dale. There are four Elders In Carbon.
dale now, Elders d. r, Edwards, L. +.
Burton, George l., Asper and Thomas
blackburn.
On July sist, we began our outdoor
meetings IN town called Olyphant,
where Elders w. w. Crockett and A. A.
Fuller are laboring. and every Tuesday
evening since the above date, we have
held our meetings there. am very
pleased that. with the blessings OF the
Lord, the eyes Of many people are
beginning to be opened to the true plan
Of Salvation am also glad to state
that since my last writing, there have
been six more Elders arrive here to
assist In the spreading OF the Gospel in
this part Of the country. They are
Epers Hyram Wight Hubbard futile,
as. II. Stevenson, Thomas Blackburn,
John II. Bess and William r. Defr
have made a little change. as you
can see above, so that Elders Aspcr aud
Blackburn are appointed to labor In
Carbonate Elders Hyram Wight and
Hubbard futile 10 labor In Peckville.
a small town about eight miles from
Scranton, and Elders II. Bess and
William r. Deer, 10 labor In Taylor.
vile, which Is on the south side Of
Scranton, and Elder las. II. Stevenson
has been appointed TO labor In Scranton
with the writer.
This makes twelve Elders now labor.
Ing In this part Of the Lords vineyard,
aud there Is room for twelve more.
The little town Of ELEPHANT, where
we have been holding our meetings In
peace for the past three weeks, seems 10
be moved a little and Il put me In mind
Of the parable OF the Savior, OF the wo.
man that hid little leaven in three
measures OF meal, and Il leavened the
whole. So II Is In the town Of Olyphant.
II Is moved from one end to the other.
On Tuesday evening, August II, Elder
Stevenson aud myself went to ELEPHANT,
where We met Elders W. w. Crockett
aud A. A, Fuller, who are laboring
there. also Elders Hytum Wight and
Hubbard Tuttle, who came down from
| Peckville, and att p. m. we began a
meeting previously appointed ior that
time in front OF the house Of MI. Richard
Evans, who has been SO kind to US, In
permitting US to hold meetings there.
There were from $50 to 200 people as.
sembled, and after the opening exercises
Elder futile spoke for a short time on
faith aud works. The writer then spoke
on the general principles Of the Gospel.
| After our meeting was closed two
ministers called the people 10 order and
the Reverend d. i. Hammond spoke in
the most abusive language OF the Noun.
tain Meadow massacre, and the blood
aionement. and OF the people OF Utah,
as being low. degraded, blood.,hirs,y
| class Of people,
This was more than could stand and
| spoke short time In defence OF the
people OF Utah and on the admission OF
Utah into the sisterhood OF states, as a
state that the nation is proud OF.
Then the Reverend r.. Ellis stepped
forward and said that he was not going
to speak on the character OF the Nor
mons but would attack their doctrines.
lie said Lam a Baptis, minister and am
one OF the first to defend the principles
OF baptism, but say unto YOU all. that
baptism Is not essential to salvation y
Asprooi OF Il, he referred TO the promise
OF esus TO the thief on the cross "this
day shalt thou be with me In Paradise, {"
| lie said that there were no signs to FOL.
low the believers, and no need OF
Apostles and Prophets, that nothing but
bishops and Deaeons were necessary TO
carry on the church OF Christ. There
are no gifts oil tongues or interpretations
OF tongues, only by learning, and no
revelation Is needed In this enlightened
age OF the world. At the same time he
declared that there was no other gospel
except that which Paul preached.
lie also referred TO adding to or taking
from the Scriptures.
Because oil the late hour OF the night
| announced that we would hold another
meeting In the same place on Tuesday
evening, August 18th, and that would
answer the points OF doctrine referred to
by the Reverend Ellis.
Elders Wight and futile returned to
peckyille and Elder Stevenson and my
self returned TO Scranton.
In the ELEPHANT record Of Thursday,
August 18TH, 1896, was an article entitled
"Mormons In Town" and signed u. L.
Hammond. During the week, excite.
ment was very high, the ministers work
ing very diligently, doing all in their
power against us In public meetings and
In private local Papers and papers
OF other cities took the matter up, and
Il seemed as though Satan had turned
his whole force loose against us; but we
were as diligent as our enemies, Never
,vere there more earnest DTayeTs offered