Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-26

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VIVA, man among US can reflect upon
che work OF God that is being accom-
riisbed in the missionary field today aud
~ shout hosanual to Him who prom
~. "With YOU, saith the Lord Al.
mighty. | will reDd their Kingdoms.
iii moi only shave the earth, but the
starry heavens shall tfemble"
p-fhaps a few ideas Of what is being
dome In the South by way OF spreading
ne Gospel will not he uniniefesiing to
your readers. Recently the writer, in
sompany with Elder Elias 5. Kimball,
President Of the mission. visited the
Ead Tennessee conference, which con
vened at the base Oi the Blue Ridge
mountains, Ia Cherokee county, North
Carolina. The twentvsiN Elders oil that
ronlefeuce, presided over by Elder
lanes T. Hart, had met to enjoy spf.
itual feast. and more splendid repast
nom the cupboards Of heaven could
hardly be desired.
AS the Elders met one another a
hearty hand shaking occurred and many
ateaf forced It's way into daylight. Ex.
pressions Of JOY lighted their counte.
Ianccs. Truly the spirit OF love and
unioh fcigned supreme In their hearts.
In retired spot in the woods, shell.
tered by q beautiful chestnut tree and
hidden from the view Of pedestrians by
NATURES curtains, a retreat was selected
t.r the holding OF council meetings. II
vas on that dedicated spot that Elder
Kimball taught the Elders what would
be expected OF them IN the future.
Hereafter. explained he Elders will
conhne their preaching TO the first pfin.
clip Is Of the Gospel, teaching all people
tht efficacy IN prayer and urging them
10 observe the word oi wisdom Every
Elder should be qualified to preach
three or four good sermons in one
neighborhood on each OF those pfinci.
ples.
Elders are restrained altogether from
debating with men. The Gospel must
not be used as an incubator Of bad feel.
ings and strife; instead, we should meet
The people with charity. and never tire
in explaining to them the Gospel truths
Ordinary conditions prevailing, each
pair OF Elders should hold among the
people from seven to twenty meetings
each week, distributing nifty tracts and
SIS copies Of the Voice OF Warning, and
hold no less than forty Gospel CONVEX.
satons.
II Elders would be successful, they
must be prayenul-praying oft In secret
rs well as IN public. never ceasing to
call upon the Lord In their hearts Their
every action should be characterized by
the spiut OF love, patience, charity, hu.
mility, devotion and hrmness. They
must never speak unexpectedly Of the
Priesthood OF God, but with the zeal OF
an Apostle seek TO build Mp and sustain
those chosen men whom lie has selected
to preside over Us.
The strong Elder is 10 take the waek
that both may become strong. Like the
Apostles oil old, they are to take those
holding the lesser Priesthood and send
them out TO make appointments and
prepare the way Tor the preaching OF the
Gospel.
Elders always have been advised not
TO establish headquarters In their fields
OF labor-a rendezvous Tor stormy
days" Rather should they launch out
into grcencr pastures where true intcg.
nty will not be stiiled. Pretty generally
this counsel has been needed. Now
each Elder In the mission is urged to
send his afge valise home. tn ereby saw.
ing much unnecessary expense sn1
trouble occasioned by its being moved
70 often, besides removing from him the
last temptation TO return to what might
be termed ''hea quarters" Hence
forth we will pitch our tents where night
overiakes us and pull stakes on the
morrow.
There have been appointed In each
conference several pairs OF 'meteoric"
Elders, whose duty IL IS to travel from
settlement TO settlement, from village to
village, and from city TO city In all closed
counties, continuing the cry OF repeat.
ance. They will make friends on the
right hand and on the left. An Elder Is
no longer considered a successful Elder
In this mission unless he can make
friends oi enemies, In this lies the key OF
success.
travelling with money In his pocket, lor
the Lord says; let no man among
you from this hour take purse or scrip,
that goeih forth 10 proclaim this Gospel
OF the kingdom; Tor this commandment,
is unto all the iaithiul.v The Lord also
says: Whose ireceiveih you receiveIh
me. and the same will feed you, and
cloihe you and give you money" In
pursuance oil that promise an army oi
Elders have gone forth TO "reprove the
W lhNNkhk1Oun hNtdhf
and to teach them OF Judgment which
Is to come"
For many months past 1t has been
considered easy TO lcanvass country dis
tricts without the use Of money, bu,
large cities seemed TO present front Of
afistocratic GOODNESS aud Indifference
impenetrable. II was not until Elders
Taylor aud Romney thoroughly and
successfully worked the city OF Lynch.
burg, Virginia, containing about 25,ooo
people, without purse and scrip, that all
the Elders could reconcile themselves to
the wisdom OF such a course. Now
cities are being captured" on all sides.
Say Elders Daley aud Miner, who are
now canyassing Austin, Texas This
morning we were walking down Main
Street wondering where our stamps
we're coming from this week, when. TO
our astonishment, a negro came out oil a
store and said. Come here, | want to
do something's. aud In going m he
handed us the amount OF money to a
cent that We needed" I'VE are hon.
ored guests at the hotels OF this coun
ty," writes Elder Sloan, and an Elder
OF the Louisiana conference states that
II Is difficult Tor him TO travel without
having money with HIM as he no sooner
spends II than friends insist upon giving
him more.
refer only to few Of the hundreds
OF such testimonies In my possession TO
show the spirit in which our Elders have
taken hold OF this work, and the deter.
mlnauon which characterizes their ell
fDftQ a uhtla hnsl 400. fhnuUhI th Al tuf.