Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-27

Last summer Elder Rulon s. Wells.
president of the European mission, in
company with Elders Loutensock and
Jos. w. McMurrin, made tour of this
mission. holding public meetings in all
the large cities. Most of these meet
ings IL not all, were well advertised,
so that the people of Germany had
good opportunity to hear something OF
Mormonsm from the Mormons them
selves of course comparatively few
awaited themselves of the opportunity.
but most all of the newspapers had
something to say Some were as usual
antagonistic, unfair and prejudlced.
while others We're very fair, indeed,
The tour was made more for an eX-
pertinent Each meeting had to be
registered, which Is about the same as
being licensed The presidency of the
mission, in view Of the fact that Ger
many has ever been "A hard field to
spread the Gospel in. on account of the
strlngency of the laws. especially in
regard to religion and foreign elements.
thought they would try this method
and see II there was not an improve
ment here as In other parts OF inc
world The results We're very gratiiy-
ing In most of the conferences. Here,
we can not claim so much.
on the 25th of July we held n public
meeting in n hall which had been hired
for the purpose. and had large audi
many standing In the entrance and an
adjacent apartment The meeting had
been previously advertised in the city
newspaper, SO that II was pretty wen
known. The results have not been en-
roura cling. shortly after the confer
once meeting, Elder Freeze ana the
writer and also our host. Brother
poitz We're notified that we We're want
ed at the court house. Elder Freeze had,
in the meantime. been appointed
Ia, ffbaspuity that he could
not 20 with the other two of us. AZ
Ter waiting for some time in the nail.
wondering what they wanted OF us, we
were finally ushered into the presence
of subordinate officer. who IN.
formed us that we had been summoned
by order of the "minsterium," which
Is the highest court OF justice in Sax
ony We were Informed that II ter
tain law WAS in existence in the
statute books. dating back many
years, which prohibited the Morinons
from admitting any members OF the
state church Uutheran- evangelicaD to
their meetings or in other words, from
preaching to such. This law he read
TO us, and asked us IL we understood
IT, The penalty of its violation would
be a fine of $50 marks. Having un-
derstood 1t, we We're required to sign
our names, testifying to the same
As Elder Freeze did not appear, the
papers were sent to him, and he went
through the same formality in Chem
nltz. We paid no attention to the
matter here in Dresden. In Chemnitz
however, n policeman was sent to at
tend one of our meetings on the IND
of September and he reported that
Elder Freeze preached on that occa-
sion, which, however, was not the case
Later, he received summons, which
gave him ten days to appear ana pay
fine of $50 marks.
Elder Hickman, presiding Elder at
Chemnitz, wrote at once to brother
l.outensock. and 1t was decided not to
pay the money, as Brother Freeze had
not committed any offense, even ac-
cordlng to their own Interpretation OF
the law II would have been useless
however, to have fought the case, as
II was evidently a one-sided affair SO
he escaped both by leaving for another
part of the mission
The manner in which the laws are
executed is n mere farce. The officers
can construe them to. suit their own
convenience, so 1t liz useless to raise
any objection. The enemy of all
righteousness seems to be directing his
hardest blows in Chemnitz. whion
makes us believe there must be many
souls there ready for the Gospel Al
ready, there is thriving branch
there
A short time previous to the above,
all the Saints were summoned before
as to their membership, and now
where. by whom, etc, they had been
baptized They told the truth. OF
course, and soon after. tafter Elder
Freezes departure). Elder Hickmhn
was sent for, and he was also rlgidly
questioned in regard to the matter. He
was then forbidden to baptize anyone,
and, IL he did, he would be fined lou
marks, or receive 10 days imprison-
ment and for the second oitense ne
would be banished. Nothing iurther
has been heard from that quarter.
A police inspector visited our meet
ing here In Dresden last Sabbath, but
we do not expect anything VIII come OF
It, as he is very friendly TOWARDS US
SIN, we are prepared for anything.
ON the 9Th of october, large pun
Tic meeting was held in Breslau. which
will Doubtless result in much good.
ELDERS Cragun and Derrick are work
Ing very energepcally there, and the
prospects are bright. In Prussia, es-
peclally the large cities, the thev aes s
and the same may be said of some
other parts of Germany. But In Sax
ony and Bavaria especially, the laws
are very strict. and we have very little
freedom.
celying four new Elders into this con-
ference. They are Geo. Jensen OF Lo-
gan. r. s. Derrick and NJ. c. Steven
son of Salt Lake City, ana w. n. Ier-
nv. who has already labored in an
other part of the mission. Elder Erick-
son was released to finish his mission
in Sweden, the former home or MS
parents.
The following nre the addresses OF
the Elders in this conference;
II. NJ. Warner, William Bun, Geo
Jensen Hecht Str, 49b 2, Dresden
Saxony.
b. A. Perkins. n. Y. Taylor, Brenn-
hausgrasse l /, Freiberg,' SaNony.
Geo. f. Hickman Birnsbach Str ~
2, Chemniz, SaXony
w. u. Terry, Read r. Cannon, NJ c,
Stevenson, Albert Str, 3, 3, Leipzig,
SaxOny.
Enoch N. Maggie. Waid str. $. Muhi-
hansen Thr.
Francis salzner. bei Paul Preuss'
J.eifersdorf, Kr., Soran MI" Prus-
hia.
Wallace Cragun, y. S. Derrick, Grab
schener Str, 40, l. Breslau, 40 Prus-
sin.
Friends would confer favor by
sending to any of the above addresses
the addresses of their friends living
In this locality. A letter of introduce
ton would be preferable.
Dresden, Germany, Nov. o. 1897.
Conference in Samoa.
Malacla, Upilu. Soma,