Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-10

Eot' swtttsuugiter! How few there
sf,, however, who July comprehend
tho grlhc7rcs 90 tue wOFds, uf reaIlzs
low iuiiy thy a.Ilg Co. 'ho work Of tue
LIri VA the latte, anItl
whils oonte., lsulg this subject We
tsks a Retrospective view Of tue past.
Our thoughts waudet bscg again. We
re.cross the broai = ciG' aud visit IA,
tropical regions OF q ieenslanJ, where
Tor many years a low VI our Elders
have been laboriug tsiiuous y,sptesd.
lug the truths OF the everlasting G1t-
pei. We remember standing upon the
chores Of the ocean, our faces turned
eastward, and watching the fret irults
OF the Queensland mission plungoi
beneath tue s1Tglng waves immorsul
Tor the remission Of thor Gins
by an authorized servant Of Cos.
Subsequently, On bright sabbath
mltniug, about O'Clock, n little @ M
pauy woud theiT WY 10 the Bflsbauu
liver, anu from ~ piAciI watofe come
forth another band oil rsgenvfaicl tOulti
thus adding TO tie told OF Christ.
We can almost hear the songs OF re-.
joicing yet, though eighteen months
have passed away sluce then. II ms
be inttfestinr w note now this GLORIOUS
wUrk was accom- pllshed. heufs OF
earnest larof had Dtenapeni, tracts had
been distributed, houses were visited,
etc., but most Important factor was
"OEr Own Sunday School" The
littls ones were gathettd In, Hnd
sabbath after Sabbath, Lessons were
TAUGHT by tue Elders, aud who shall
say that these dear chiidrou did not
carry the simple message ami The spirit
Of the Gospel 10 ihsit homel Wben
tho writer first visllei the Sunday
school In Quesntlaud about thir,y
scholars were Ia Attendance, all non.
MofmUns. since October, 1894, tho
work has progressed rapidly.
The above thoughts were suggested
by Interesting letters lutt received if'm
Elders Daniel 81. Livingston IN D
Wiiliam +. Armstrong, both VI this
city, now lsb0ting IN that conference.
Tue iofmtr IA sOn Of Mi, Jhatlss
Livingston, Ons Of cur muuicipal
officers, aud the latter 10 SOP Of our &C.
tetmsd eN-mayOt Hon, Francis Arm
strong. A lew items from their lsiiefs
will euAb % the reausTa Ui the NEWS TO
undtrstaud how the Lord 10 olUssing
these faithful young mou.
Elder Llyings,sn Wfitet; "Although
not feeling we'll 81 late, | have hAd
much cause 10 rejoice. On January
25fd We had the privilege u admins
tstinE The sacred rite Of baptism unto
fourteen good, honost-heArled souls.
Ia. % 49, a..
TivtT, near the osmstery, where We
also baptized company when you
were here. The sacred OrJiuauee was
cnbtHctetEeu like previous once, with
rich 0utpOuTiug " the spirit VI Goa.
We blssssu Bvo children NJ our comic.
nation meeting In tho evenlgg,
thu. adding iineteen souls Hs n com.
mencemsnt for the new year. Ger
tainly Gud IL with Us anu GROWING
our IabUTs with success. 'fHul msy
rDW, Apollts may water, but GUu
Riyeth toe increase All our new
members seem 10 have entered into
the W,Tk In the right spirit. | wish
YOU could have attended our testimony
Meeting this mouth. IL WOulu have
done tho heart Of any Latter.day Saint
good to have listened 10 the new Saints
gs well As she I'D ~ Q a., bear powerful
tOflm0nitB 10 the tTutuiuluTas - the
IiOslel message, the Attondancv ht
our meetings has wonderfully iu.
creased. The large hall IL pretty we'll
nIle every SUNDAY night, aud there l.
lively Interest teinR taken In the
message We bear. Our sunday School
hns increased 90 that our room Will not
hold b.. We have now styenty four
SCHOLARS enrolled, aud have been com.
relied 60 secure lHtgrr 10 m { Z our
classes ami sacrament meetings."
Elder Armstrong writes, later 70.
feTuug 10 the recent bApIlsms, etc.l.
1--WE ate all 80 happy. Hut tnis II not
all. We have i've m 70 applications
Iot baptism next Saturday, 5 there
hreAie few more here VINO are not AFRAID
TO live godiy IN JhIitt Jesus even II
they 40 have 10 tuher persecution
THIS IL indeed tine OF rejoicing. W.
have Gown the seed; We nave seen II
take root, anu now We are rrSplng tue
harvest. God Is truly blessing our
lAUort. Elder Afgyle and ME now
Gated at West End, "a suburb Of
BusUaus,) about three mile from tue
CoUIpaiJb branch, au We are Upenil q
up ~ new nslI. IL seems M though
u ere ate people Ia the locality
waiting iOt tie Gospel, and the cir.
cumatances connected with our locat-
iug theru T. another strong test mony
that Gnl Il with ~, anu uvertulir x
every Thing Tor the beet. Tue pugwv
are very kiud ana hIspilHble. Al
hUuK almost stTAugtIs, nearly every
rsy some KIM myud viii Orin
uaa nicely cooked diuuer | nm rn-
4 wing my lsuOrs AMI NV greatest ds.
sife N, Ike raufH lEphnslaus VI, ~,
gD. 'And Tor mt tuut W rance muy 10
given unto me, that / may opuu my
mouth boldly % matu known the
,mysttfy Of the Gospel, Tor which am
M amUa,sa Tor In bond; that therein
may sneak boldly 10 ought 10 sposk X, '"
lhtsr are enc uTHgiug words from
the Autlp0der. Surely the Lord has
q mmeuCgd ga marvellous work
nm npst the Ieopl D" How few OF
Ztlu,s f. dtTs today arc ufssei with
such tNVeTieuCUs No tho q feirffBl To
Hb,ve. In theso days ui cleaning few
ga cay win Elder A'm,trung, owe
have slwn the see We nave seen II
ttkrf1 Z, auu NV We are rsapiug tn
huTy ,i" May Guu continue 10 bless
",ho uoy -
rue mail that brought this good
news also conveyed the fai IN FL !.
pepce VI fearful uHtastTnI he, Seen
ifom the summit Of one NJ tuv nils 4
the vicinity, tho besuulul Burul g
rlyor appears like % wiudiu tlr aI
Ufsliyer, tho sunlight glaEcins from