Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-12

'GCuilemcnl ! desire To say "a few
words TO the people hire assembled. I
have been pleased with much that has
been said ON the present rcca5ion, and
being missionary. sent TO preach .hc
Gospel Of Jesus Christ / would like to
have the privilege Of speaking to the
people,
he was then asked from whence he
came. and alter telling that hc hailed
from America, some little feeling was
manifested, which. however soon sub
sided. Having asked Tor place TO
preach in the Primitive Meihodits
preacher, Mt. Moss. cnuured 10 what
denomination he belonged, and was
answered, the Church Of Jesus Christ of
Latter day Saints. 20 @ Mormon, chN'
was the response, aud the preacher
looked rather aghast at the fact, aud
promptly informed Elder Murdoch that
lie could not let him have place TO
preach In, that he himself occupied the
ground they were now standing on every
Sunday, aud that the place belonged to
him for preaching purposes. The
preacher then FASTENED away.
The assembly nov called Tor dcclara.
ton OF principles. when Elder Murdoch
briefly but very fofcibly. laid down the
FIRST principles OF the Gospel, explaining
also the order Of the Organization OF the
Church Of Christ, aud the nature Of the
blessings enjoyed by saints in ancient
times.
lie was listened to with considerable
attention, with the exception OF being
asked once OF twice as to whence he re-.
ceivcd his commission and authority.
Among the assembly were several per
sons to whom the Lord had minated.
by vision or dream. that something i'm.
porlant was on hand, one man had
had vision Of the kingdom Of God
established IN the centre ui the world,
continuing TO Increase until 10 oyercamc
the world, aud the spirit testified TO
him, when Elder Murdoch was speak.
INK, that the cause he represented was
the work OF God. John ZONES, another
VI the assembly, who afterwards be
came prominent Elder IN the mission,
received q similar manifestation, and
was under the same influence.
At the close OF the address. sew
Crsl questions were asked, such as,
do you profess to be able to perform
miraClesP Have you ever seen the sicl,
healcdf' etc. Mt Jones asked, docs
your Church profess TO receive reyela.
AlAAtN NAAANh W AlN lAfNfIN ANNAlAlNN anu
character Of man'p Elder Mufduck am
swcred boldly, I'VE do" An appoint
ment was then made for preaching on
the race course the next Sunday after.
noon.
On Sunday, November 9th, Elder
Murdoch was ON the ground AZ the time
appointed, and preached an excellent
discourse upon the principles OF the
a lie "A.
NAL reign OF Christ on the earth with
He SAINTS, etc. Elder Waudgll was
with him, and an appointment was
made 10 preach In the evening at the
Old Assembly Room, when Elder Wan
dell delivered discourse on the minis.
trations OF angels TO the Prophet loseph
Smith. Atthc close OF the meeting, the
proprietor said he should not let them
nave the room again.
After this house was rented on Pitt
street, were services were held every
Sunday morning and evening, and pub.
lie speaking on the race course every
| afternoon. The meetings continued for
some time to excite an increasing inter.
est, and hundreds, as a rule, attended
| the outdoor meetings. The brethren
also applied all the means they could
muster for the printing Of books and
| pamphlets, Thus two thousand copies
Of Farley T. MISUNDERSTANDING were
published, and two thousand copies
OF Onon Pratps Remarkable Visions. 4"
Soon afterwards five hundred hymn
books and two thousand History OF
the Persecution Of the Saintsp were pub.
Iishcd.
In the latter part OF November Elder
Murdoch went to parramaiia, town
| lying about twelve miles inland from
sydney. lie went there by steamer and
returned on foot down the road, distnb.
utIng such tracts as had already been
| published,
December 5rd, 1881, the FIRST person
| was baptized into the Church; an even.
ing meeting, attended only by q few,
vas held and a gO0dly portion Of the
Holy Spirit was present, Elder Murdoch
| spoke with great force and power, max.
ing plain the principles OF truth.
On the following day December 9TH,
| Elder Murdoch left Sydney Tor Mel,
bourne, In the colony OF Victoria, about
six hundred miles south west OF Sydney,
bu, he found the people generally gone
to the gold diggings aud the whole
country Ia perfect excitement The
people were gathering In from (he
neighboring cities and ISLES to dig gold,
II being about the time that gold was
| first discovered IN the colony OF Vic,
toria, Elder Murdoch spent two days
in the city Of Melbourne, but could lind
no shelter Tor himself and what few arti
cles he brought with him, Consequently
after spending about ten days ~ Mel
bourne and vicinity, under extreme dit
iiCulty he found Il advisable to leave
that part Of the country and return C
Sydney, where he arrived January 5lh
1889,
On Sunday morning, January 4th
1859, the day before Elder MufdocEi
return from Melbourne, the Sydne,
branch OF the Church OF Jesus Christ o
Latterday Saints was organized, consist
ing OF twelve member, including tive
Priests, one Teacher and one Deacon
who were ordained On the same occa
sion. These first members had all beer
baptized by Elder Wandel, who hal
been very unweariedly engaged b
spreading the truth, both by spreadn,
the printed word and By preaching OF
the race course and other places tina
could be obtained for the purpose, boil
out and indoors. Elder Murducki
health was poor aud as his lungs wer,
weak and his nerves trembling, he iounI
Il very difficult to preach out OF doors
The principal part OF bis preaching wa
consequently done indoors. BY TIN
time the Elders had come to the concu
sion that the best way to plant the Cos
pei Ia any city or part OF Australia wa
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