Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-13
ON BOARD THE MIOMERA,
Scene As tha Snip Dtplrted from The
Port Of Honolulu.
Episcopal services ON Sunday at Sen
Evening M erting Addressed
Ey Mormons.
OGDEN, May IL, 1897.

pOIk Ol hoDOlulu, IlNWAilAu ielh uu I,
four returning miUslonasies, Elders
Mondenhail, Farrell, Hatch ID. Moss,
myself with daughter, sixteen
Bawsiisns, and hun lr1ds OF other
passengers were standing on deck
listening 10 sweet strains Of music by
the excellent brass band of Honolulu.
The vessel being ono Of the royal mail
steamers of Great Britain. The band
closed its serepsde witt GOD Save the
Queen. While the band was playing
hundreds Of native Latter.dAy Saints
gathered at the docks alOngside the
snip, and rs boon ae the playing
eesJeu the choir struck up their lovely
native song Aloha, with the cb ofus In
English, 9TH we ali meet again"
All the passengers thronged the deck
on the side O. the vessel next the
singers, and hundred. Of spectators
from the town jlleG the dock yard to
its full capacity, apparently spell
bound while they listened with breath.
less attention to the sweet songs and
thrilling harmony rendered by this
most excellent choir. AS soon as
Aloha was fl oished the natives on
deck sang nice response and the
siDging alternately continued by the
two choiTs until the ship began to nave.
Then the choir ON shore we're render
Ing most charming piece and ss we
drifted out towards tue ocean we cast
a lingering look behind anu listened
TO the sweet strains that fiosted in the
air, anu we gazsd intently upon tho
lovely island OF Oahu until IL was lost
to view, anu we could see nothing but
the surgipg waves of the boun1lsss
Pacific ocean. Som the Ell jnolulu
passengers were sea sick aud initiated
each other in leaning over the side Of
the vessel to give their suppers to the
fishes.
Sunday, May god, the day was fine.
Al 10 o. IN. the bell rang to call the
| passengers to religious services OF the
Church OF England, conducted by
Captain Charles William Hay. The
returning Elders were present. Cap
tain Hay ,quested that we hold ser.
vice al s p. M, AMI Offered TO have the
bell rupg to announce the meeting.
AT the ringing Of the tell we repaired
| to the social ball and found il crowded
with the first class passengers, many
OF whom were wealthy and nighly
| educated.
a lady very proficient In music
played the piano for us and some OF
| the officers and passengers assisted In
the singing. Elder Mendeuhill Of
fered the opening prayer, ami after
singing again Elder William w. Bur.
ton addressed the audience for about
an hour, in response to a request that
we would speak on the revelations
given to the Lstter.day Saints. The
apostasy from the faith OF the
primitive church was clearly show N,
| also that the condition of the
religious world wac much the same
when the Savior came In person to
minister among the children of men,
as wnen God raised up the Prophet
Joseph Smith to open this last dispen.
sation. Their prophets and seers had
been cursed, the angels had ceased to
minister to man. The heavens had
been closed and all that was lett them
were the writings OF Moses and the
prophets and revelation to them was
neither known nor believed In. The
humiiies Of the church OF England
snd John Wesley's 9itn sermon were
quoted, in which 1t Ia stated that al
me religious world, men, women and
children, CLERGY and laity, were en-.
veIoped In idolatry for $40 nyears
PauPs third chapter OF nis second
eplstie to Timothy was referred to, set
ting forth that a falling away would
come whom men would be lovers Of
pleasure more than lovers OF God,
having ouly form of goodness, hui
denying the power thereof, and al
Christian denominations having re-
Jected revelation, aud no man, accord
ing to Scripture, being authorized to
|
nances of the Gospel unless called o
God as was Aaron; 1t was therefore
evident that no man In all the earth
had authority TO act in the name OF the
Lord until some one should be called Of
God as was Aaron. The first vision of tn
Prophet Joseph was related; quotations
were read from Isaiah, chapter 20 anu
Ezekiel 37th chapter foretelling the
coming forth OF the Book OF Mormon.
The testimony OF the three witnesses
was read.
Elder William q. Farrell folio wed,
bearing testimony to what Elder Bur,
ton had said, and testified that God
had spoken from the heavens In this
Gay and that men again had been
called by direct revelation to sdminis.
ter to the children OF men In the
name of the Lord.
} When Brother Farrell closed his Ie.
marks gentleman rose to his feet in
an excited manner anu SAID tn at we
were very uncharitable In claiming
that all the Christian scots OF the Jay
were acting without authority. He
knew OF good men who are minis ers
In different Christian denominations
that have done great deal OF good
He hId heard a great many very bad
reports about our People anu one in.
stance he would Relate. Some very
particular friends vi mis- III 9th er Joined
the Latterday SaiDts' Church and
although his mJther pie idsd with
II EN- against leaving their good home
and emigrating with the people 30
much spoken against, they went of
with the Eldtra VINO got ali thslI
money from them.
Eluer Burton then stated that
he had al uncle In the
town OF Bradford, Yorkshire, Eng.
land, that Iwned the house tina. lit
lived in anu good stock Of msrcbau.
disc and the store that he WAS uciug
business in. Hes ! / out, emigrated ~
Nauvu0, aud invesled In lands there
AMI maue hiul u comfortable nome ana
thon lost al, bus the Elders diu moi
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