Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-13
IN The NORTHERN STATES
Elder Joshua R. Clark on Tho Work
10 that Mission.
All T. Rsporisd In Prosperous Condi
ton rtaiLsd bs Kansas
ws.hsut aud storm.

Wednesday we had the pleasure Of
Elder Joshua 5. Clark ofTooele county
Who has been president Of the Northern
States mission for some time and Is now
released from his labors n that section
Of the country. lie arrived in this city
Tuesday. On his way hilher the train
he was ON was delayed nine hours in
Kansas. AZ Junction. IN that state, the
trouble was caused by big washout.
During the rainslorm there on Sunday
the rain came down in a perfect CLOUD
burst,v and n swale across the country
about quarter OF a mile vide, had
with an hour ten feet OF water in It, then
washing away about hundred yards Of
railway track, the Hood subsidized al
most as rapidly as itaroso, and the pas
seugers came along. To a NEWs repre-
sentative Elder Clark said:
"Owiug to the pro,racted illness OF
| my wife have been released from the
presidency Of the Northern States ms.
| sion ana on retiring from the response
| bic position ! lcul impressed TO say a
| little concerning my laboTs aud those Of
| the Elders over whom ! was called to
| preside. Early In the month OF January,
| 1895, / was called to preside ever the
| mission, Elder ID. L, Stout whom ! sue.
cccdei, had been compelled 10 retire ON
| account OF sickness lie had outlined a
work that have no doubt would have
resulted IN great good to the mission u
he had been permitted to carry Il out, !
took up the work where he left II on,
and by the help Of the Lord aud the val.
liable assistance OF the Elders, our num-
bcTs increased from thirty six to uinety-
tour, which Is q strong evidence that tie
Spirit OF the Lord Is working with the
people. In some OF the old fields where
the Gospel has been preached az inter
walls for the last forty years and II was
thought that they were ready to close
up; today some OF these fields are the
best IN the mission. The seeds Of truth
thar were sowu many years ago have been
lying Ia dry and parchcd soil, waiting for
repetition OF the Gospel shower to
moisjen the soil, and the noble sons OF
God are today enjoying the great priy.'
lcgc OF re1plng the harvest.
In other places where no nuggets VI
I
| servants Of God are gathering shclves,
and the great cloud OF prejudice that has
enyeluped the minds vi the people Is
being scattered by the brilliant rays OF
the Gospel Even the most preiudiced
are led TO exc aim alter hearing the ~.
dcrs explain them SO simply. rs that
MomOnism2 YOU Momons preach
Bible doctrine, We never hear that
kind Of dCcuiue from our ministers.
They tell Us that the Bible Is not to be
understood, but you Mormons make il
So plain that any bodv eau understand H.
"Such expressions are common, and
while the crop OF souls that IS being
gathered la our mission is nothing near
, us great as we would ike, yet We feel
that gieat good is being done. Much
good seed Is being sown, and a vast
d amount Of prejudice Is being removed
aud our true position Is beng better
! Understood. As a rule the Elders are
| treated with the greatest respect, and
many letters OF inquiry come In ask
| ing about the doctrines OF the Latter.
day Saints. and asking that Elders may
I be sent Verify the harvest is great bul
, the laborers are few
"a marked change has come over the
people IN the last eighteen months. IN
| many instances the interest that Is mani
/ tested To hear the Elders cXpound the
, principles Of the gospel IS very gratiiy
: ing indeed, another grand feature OF IN,
work Is that the spirit Of prosecutor
that prevailed TO a great extent a few
years ago Ia many parts OF the eartl
1 shows Itself but little today.
, "Wtfr ituut TOR the sgap'bubblu doc
: trincs that the people have been tradi
, donated in for centuries by the Learned
divines ct ChTIstendom, many NOR,
than do now would embrace the gospel
/. / feel to say that the lime Is near a
/ hand when the proud and naughty vii
3 be humbgd, iOr the judgements OF Goo
have commenced. The time is nea
when the ITuthy doctrines OF men an,
the manmade systems OF religions viii
= be scattered by the shafts OF truth like
~ misls before the morning sun. Thu
% Apostle Paul could not have painted
70 tTuer picture Of the condition OF thl
. people Of today had he been living q
' this uIe than he did Ia his second epistl,
TO Timothy third chapter Paul drew
/ true picture OF the last days, also IN the
. fourth chapter and third verse.
. 'Whle travelling in the east recently
/. / Wa told that the inhabitants Of a small
= town thought that they would ike {,
Z have q certain eloquent divine come am,
4 preach them a sermon, he Nls asked [,
. do so, aud tgpI.l lrat 'he would COM
Q 10 they would insure him $500, The
B. tried to tase the amount but could NO
y and the result was that they were de
prived the privilege OF hearing TIT
i learned doctor This isnot the only case
u but will serve tl how how that man
4 preach for hire aud divine for money.
/. 81 have enjoyed my labors exlremel
y well and consider that ! have bee
highly favored u the Lord to be pei