The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-15
AT THE TABERNACLE
Discourse by Elder Penrose and
Elder Maggie.
RETURNED MISSIONARY TELLS
OF HIS EXPERIENCE.
Announcement That the Church Now
Has Over Thirteen Hundred Mis-
sionaries In the Field.

Customary afternoon services were
held yesterday in the tabernacle. Elder
Charles w. Penrose and Elder George
{. Maggie preached the sermons.
Elder Naeele. late president of the
Swiss and German mission, reported his
evangelical labors. The elders, he said,
were more successful in Germany than in
Switzerland and the parts of Italy to
which their attention was devoted.
AS 10 the custom of doing missionary
work without purse or scrip, he said that
this was impossible in Germany. the
laws in this particular were very string
enC In some sections, every one had APP
parentiy had the privilege of hearing the
gospel, but new fields were being opened
ard the harvest of souls was consider
able
Popular prejudice was gradually disap-
bearing. The elders received visits from
distinguished Germans, and recently in
the leading paper of Berne, Switzerland,
favorable comments were made upon the
Saints. The work there, he said in con-
clusion, is prosperous and glorious.
Elder Charles w. Penrose then ad-
dressed the audience. He said that, from
the encouraging reports coming from
missionary fields this was time to put
IN the scythe and reaper. over LOO
elders were now out working for the sal
VI-I-on of the world.
1t was desirable, he continued. to travel
where the laws did not forbid, without
purse or scrip. The Lord has promised
that if the elders would do this he would
guard them and feed them and clothe
them. This system prevails in many
lacds. and is now prevalent IN parts or
TIA United States, where it was hitherto
thought impossible.
From all lands the reports were full OF
encouragement. Elders come back in
spired and burning with testimony of the
truth. No elder ever came back from a
mission. barren or unfruitful or without
knowing that God had restored the truth
The gospel was for all people. 1t never
varied. 1t was the same straight, narrow
Wa, which Christ came to the world to
point out.
But il IS not to be inferred he con-
tiaued that simple faith is all that Is
required by the plan of Christ Inc
theory that faith alone is necessary Is
based upon the NaZareneS exclamation
It is finished This is taken TO mean
that Christ's work was over ana no
further effort for salvation was necessary
What Christ really meant was that ms
earthly probation, his agony ana SuiIer-
ing We're finished.
Christ's spirit did not go. into the
tomb. Peter says that. while his BODY
v-as in the Sepulchre his spirit was in
another world, preaching deliverance in
the spirit world. After concentrating MS
earthly work he opened the great lapor
beyond.
upon this continent. in accordance with
his prediction that he had other sheep or
another fold whom he must visit me
Book of Mormon explicitly eAolalhS IiS
-.s.t to this land. He preached here the
same principles and the same ordinances
that he proclaimed there; he conferred
the same priesthood which he impaired
to certain chosen ones at Palestine.
Christs mission was universal and al
mighty His dominion is without end
and all the myriads who have IN
labited the world must hear his truth;
The elders are his ambassadors and
his gospel will be proclaimed by them
II al tribes and peoples. There will be
an intense desire among the true flock to
gather to one place, in order that they
may prepare for the second coming OF
the Lord.