Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-31
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interesting Notes from nissisnArit'
Preaching tho Gospel IN Aus
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MELBOURNE. Victoria, Australia,
Sentembef 18th. 1896.

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MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia,
September 18th, 1890.
To the Editor
In looking over the NEws. which comes
to hand regularly like MESSENGER OF
Rlad tidings, / notice contributions
from various parts OF the Lords vine
yard; and considering that your readers
so seldom hear OF read anything about
this section Of the earth, thought u
would not be without Interest to tell you
how We are progressing
We are located In the extreme south
OF Australia whetc occasionally the
chilly blasts OF winter remind one ihat
good warm clothing would not be amiss.
We are labofing In the city OF Mel.
bourne, which, BY Nictorans, vs. claimed
TO be the principal city IN Australia, but
lis claims arc disputed BY Sydney, the
capital ol New South Wales There -
a sor oi continual luminosity existing
between the people Of the two ciuea,anu
ID II said even TO extend SO Tar that
citizen Of Melbourne would stand about
a. much chance Of getting Job In
Sydney as he would II he were out In
the middlc OF the Sahara desert. Mel.
bourne Is dotted with church buildings
where people swarm on Sunday with
their prayer books In their hands. And
Il can be said TO Mehourne's credit that
Sunday closing is put into effect and a
walk down the principal streets OF a
Sunday morning will sec them deserted
aud all the shop windows hid by great
wooden shutters.
The people will accept our tracts, but
a great majority Of them do not seem 10
be inclined to investigate lot themselves
Occasionally, however, We meet with
one who Is willing to argue with US.
Some two months ago, while out tract
ing, made the Acquaintance OF q ser.
geant OF the palice, who, with two or
three other men, held Bible class every
Tuesday evening TO study the work VI
God as he informed me, and he invited
me to come down on the following Tues.
day. Accordingly. when Tuesday even
ing came. Brother Stephenson aud my
sell belo.k ourselves TO the sefgeanrs
house and found the whole class con
sisting OF the sergeant. his wife and two
daughters, and two gentlemen, one oi
them OF the Plymouth brethren, ready
To begin. Alter We were made acquaint'
ed with each other, we all seated our
selves around the table with a Bible
each.
The scripture chosen Tor the evening
was ST. Marx, 10 chapter q verse TO the
end OF chapter and second chapter Ct
Acts. The sergeant and one OF the
other gentlemen made a few remarks on
the most unimpofiant part Of the sub
jects and then asked me to say a few
words. took the IS verse Of 10 Marx
Tor text, aud lectuted to them tor
about half an hour on the principles ui
the Gospel as laid down BY Christ, and
concluded by showing that an aposiacy
had taken place aud that Il was ueces.
saTy Tor a restoration TO be brought
about Then Brother Stephenson con
tinued the subject from where ! dropped
Il, and showed them that angels had
again visited the earth and restored the
Gospel In all It's beauty concluding by
bearing his testimony to the truth Of the
work. Alter we were through the gen
tleman OF the Plymouth brethren sect
asked US II we claimed the power a.
confer the gifts OF the Holy Ghost
We replied that we did, whefeupon he
took ID upon himself TO inform us that
any persons who would dare make such
pfetrutons were impostefs. We eN'
planned TO them our position bu, w
could not change their minds.
A week later we again took part in
the Bible class. Upon this occasion We
were there before the other two gentle
men. In a short time, however, they put
IN appearance, and completely ignoring
Brother Stephenson and myself they
shook hands with everybody else IN the
house, after which We sat down 10 the
table with our Bibles, The sergeant ex
planned that Il was agreed between them
that Mt, { (lhe gentleman Of the ply
mouth bTethfcn) would take chlrEe anu
together with another gentleman would
DO all the talking anu the rest Of a,
would be the audience. This, u seemed
TO meHwa q hint that they had heard
enough from rs. Mr. G., began by read.
ing The isih Chgpicr Oi Exodus aul
then proceeded by means Of a strange
twisting OF scripture 10 heap abuse up,
ON Us, But, as Ia all OF er Instances
where men Calumniatv us, u turned iu
our favor instead ui against US Since
That time the sergeant aud his family
have been ifirnus 20 US, Thus We see
no" the Lord works % bring about Az,
pWpose5.
Trusting that this may tend to uncour,
age some Elder as nave been entour
agel through reading similar t1pruen,
ecs, l am youTs Tor "AiOHADslsM.p