Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-10
LEITERs FROM ASIA MINOR.


particularly interesting They were
translated for publication in the
"News"by Elder #. i. Hintze of Holl-
day. in this county. who labored as a
missionary in Turkey some years ago;
cara. state Of Livas. Asia Minor,
July 18th, 1897
To Mr.. F.. i. HintEe;
My dear Rrother in Christ, and all
the Saints over there.
with great Joy obtained your let
ter this week which | had been hope
fully and Wlahfuly expecting Al
though the three tracts you had sent.
mentioned in your letter, have arrived
here MS / told you In my former letter
dated May 18Th Uhis letter has not
arrived they are still held securely by
the pCstuillce officials and they Will
not give Thorn to me. owing tu enemies
lying to the government and acting
hypucrite to me, who say to the gov
ernmcnt that | am by my letters to
America. Alepo and other places. COM
municuting hurtful political informa-
ton. therefore they are determined to
open and examine all letters and pack
ages addressed 10 me.
When they opened the tracts they
did not find any temporal or political
affairs but all was spiritual, and OF
course they also understood they are
spiritual. But for the purpose of
torturing and affecting me. or to re-
ceive bribes. they said: 1T seems TO
us that they arc harmful writings,
hence we will send you to the COVER
nor with your lettors and you must
take your punishment according to
the decision which they render.
| answered them and suid. 'BrnG
them forth. If there be any political
information in them l am ready to be
furnished with n good viii. We have
no temporal tciNiD or political reln-
tons with any people ana all our writ
ings are of the word Of God, and the
tracts are entirely spiritual. But II
yuu MISUNDERSTANDING give the
spiritual words TEMPORAL TRANSACTIONS
meaning something clac you VIII re-
main sinners. | am ready. DO as You
Ike with me for the sake of the word
OF Coz" When | used this style OF
language they said! If it is so, let us
sound the letters only; If they find
them harmful YOU must 60 later on
So they sent them without showing
them to me, and UP to the present time
they have sent no Information. Nc-
curding to my idea they couId hnd
nothing wrong. therefore they have
thrown them into "A corner ana ihey
are lost and the officials rave said
nothing about the matter In the same
way my letters have also failed TO
reach you, but now 1 am happy mat
"uu have proposed TO write again to
lind out what was the matter
Nevertheless YOU write ana ! don't
answer apparently--and / am waiting
and my eyes are turned toward Zion
for little sweet news. then Won
der. shall ever again obtain yours
and our beloved Prophets writings
and good eNhOrtutlons any more; or
are you veNed ut me and VIII write no
more?
Excuse melt liz needless to again
mention that they never as much as
showed me. When | asked who had
signed the letters they would only re-
Fly: They are from America. But now
/ comprehend they are f.Om you ana
our beloved Prophet. This filled me
with great joy for now ! understand
that you do not forget even poor
brother but viii remember and con-
sole him.
My beloved. II 1t is good in your
sight, for Christ's sake console again
your fellow laborer and give my best
respects to our beloved Prophet and
Apostles, and ! ask you to advise ms
as you feel directed.
Now, dear brother, we sent our
brother Hagob Gagusian to you and
hope that you will receive him witt
pleasure. Indeed, you know that h,
left his home two years ago and 10y
faith took his journey to Zion. Beini
very poor he labored and Travelled
hut last week / received letter from
him dated London, June 20. in which
he said: How blessed. for in clever
days my eyes shall see Zion. Thi!
ends my journey TO Zion, and Will
tears of joy in my eyes | say to you
'Goodby, and pray God TO grant vol
also to see it. "
When l read this. 7 could not reat
a., 70 hn f,,t- of
which is in my heart. My dear
brethren, truly he is lucky; his eyel
win see the promised land. the congre
cation of the Saints and the holy
Temple. He will be happy in meeting
with you and all the Saints, and live
there in liberty. And not only he, bu
blessed are all those who come to Hior
in faith, At least all of you who live
there are In easy circumstances, hay
ing the blessings OF the living God
though we have consultations Of thu
Lord. and through your advices to II,
and through the Gospel which has
been sent to us in these latter days
we have liberty and mercy IN Chris
through His Holy Spirit which dwell'
in us. Yet any plant growing on The
mountains, cannot grow AZ high MOI
give as good and well favored fruit
ms those which are planted in tn,
garden. because the latter has 4
=
i'm due season. But what can | do
The former has not only no one to til
and water IL, but stripped by wild
beasts and men, its branches otter
break down; and sometimes they are
destroyed entirely.
But this faith is always with VI
that: He who commenced goot
work among us viii. OF course. finisl
1t, And we hope that the Lord will
ere long gather us to Zion when ",
shall succeed to see you and be happ,
with you. Nevertheless, the suffer
ings which we undergo purify us
and We possess the experience lest W,
also are consumed on the journey fol
our unbelief as Were the children o
| Israel who had the promise.
Give my best regards to Brothe
Stsuffer and ask him TO write an,
| mention his address. And 1 ask yul
| also to answer me speedily. Yol
know all about us, you have heau
| and seen with your eyes. MAY Co
| deliver us from Babylon because GU
| patience is nearly exhausted. Come
o Lord, come soonl our propertIe
and our honor even nre not ours; w
| are Knocked and prosecuted as captlyes
| We have more tribulations which
| cannot state here.
Your brother and fellow-laborer fl
Christ and in the Gospel
| NlSEIAN SHERMAN.
Following is a letter addressed I,
| Brother I-evon Abraham, received n
the same time:
My Dear Brother Levon Abraham,
Though we do not know one another