Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-02

Temple 'Hn tho toys u the noun.
iaius" tu1t u on ~. uld begin 10 fnu
.nvot Boo The eyer 81 the w0rlj. Slowly
but surely IN. dark clluiu ot pteiu'
dice that have cvUfahtdowod thu
tue history aud character of the Lat
ist.uny saints ore being utspollcd by
The sunlight OF Truth. Though "dafk
u9 Errbus," those cl1u'anf meliinR ~
thiu sir. Mru tpgin 10 recognize the
Integrity aud industry that, through
the blessings 90 Coz, have converted
,hu barren wastes into fruitful fields;
they tugin 20 see mighty common.
wealth aptlngiug up ~ ~ by magic len
the chambers OF tho Wesi; they zoe
puvuf manifest, though they may not
recognize GIi's hand m ~ all. Meu
recognize CUusummato achievements
In art and wonder at these tuiugs
among people that have been driven
beyond tho confines Of clvitzallOn,an
people that have been called
Ignorant aud nou.ptogtessive. These
things are not the products OF ig-
nofanco and stasnatiUn. In talking
with Governor Carr u North Carolina
he gave expression to his great wonder
at these thlngs. said he. "How
strange 70 is that your people nave
NANN u NNNN NhNNN ~ MNNhlNNNhNNN - ~
/ construct that vast domo.shapod labCf.
nuClc with H. col oasal pipe organ aud
/ your magnificent Temple al time
when they were shut out from access
| with the rest u tue wofld.h Thua, a.
the mlsis utu clearing away, the nations
/ arc beginning 90 see tue glory OF n On.
Ia tue 5lutu tho rpiut ~ investiga.
/ ton IL taking hold u the people ~
/ never before, AMI the LORD is opening
up tho way Tor the gathering nut Of tie
honest "a heart tho blood Of
ltsnui that 10 sprluklcd nmong
tue Genultl. Elder r. NJ. Smith
aud myself have been up IN Duphu
county assisting Elders k1itcr anu
| To1fd M holding "a number u meet
| ingH iur the past two weeks among
great many friends aud Investigators.
We held twenty meetings aud Tap.
| uz.s three pulHIns.
| Among our friends arc some VI the
| moot prominent men % the county,
| where We were warmly entertained.
One gentleman, a bible lecturer, who
has the reputation Of succunsiuliy w..
lug up most ~ tho ministers with
whom hu clmCs iu contact, had no
| stumbling block Whatever IN cast IN
] our way uut WlthuI uB "GUd'i aprud.n
Ouu preacher that came twelve %
fifteen miles TO hear us preach, after
! meeting snli thht hu could bear testl.
| muuy 10 tue truth VI the Gospel; that
time We hal spoken upon tue uiyinu
authenticity ~ the Book u Mormon
aud nAd borne testimony that II was
tho word VI God. We expect mum.
Der Of converts Ia those paris Ia tue
near future,
Yet ~ IL not all smoolh sailing.
There IL an occasional cloud 10 obscure
the sunlight, now aul then the waves
wfiihe Hngriiy about tue prov OF tbs
vessel, while dark clouds lower over
tue copi0us Fcas. Wherever tho Priest.
huoI u' Goa it, thoge We always find
tho powers NJ evil rsaly o. afsaii,
Islander IN the dovi's most yfiuctual
weapou-he b. "A professional mud
sliuger, lie spreads lies concerning
Hld's servants 10 pOis0n the minds ~
tue people against them aud 10 fulat,
the work, aud thus we hlulout invArlu
! bly, finh thhl some -idsa mlsfoprtgonts
. lions OF falschuUd goes before M.
Aswr were on our way Que night ~ M
( hu appointment, We witnessed a seen,
b that made "a deep Impression uUuu 0ul
minds. A woman aud her sister AM
three children were turned uut OF door
and their household gOOis weft
dumped upon the public road. As ",
came up the woman exclaimed.
"Childien OF God, tell me has God
turned His back 1u me? What shGl
1 dUg" Bhu said that bhe was going u
our meeting u oil her thlags woT,
stolen. some tno said: "li she had
not had anything ~ DO with tho',
M0fm0na she soul not nave beer
turned out" Ana this Ia q Chris
uau lam! iolt something like
MephistupuCits says 10 IauBl:
"Wouldtt gasp the thunder Wei
for you poor mOTtals that 'lis not your
10 WE'LL" / thought 'iis we'll that "a,
thuudctDllts OF d0l'a Justice are mol
mine 10 WELD. While speaking 10
meeting 1 promised her Ia tue name o
the Lord that she should nnd home
! Tho g0Gt morning fifst thing she iounJ
} two places b 70 10, and h now a mem
: Der Of tho Church.
At the last conference Pfo8iden
Kimball predic,edlthat We In this con
ference would hold ton meetings thil
year whore We held one last year. Thi
IL LolAg wonderfully fultilled. Ellen
Harrington anu Carer held twenty
seven meetings Ia March; 30 far u
April they have held twenty meetings
Many Oi the other Elders are dol !
likewise. Last weeks report Tor meet
ing held N thiriy.siX, and not all r.
ports IN yet for that week.
Your Brother In the Gosrel,
h. e. RODlSs2H
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