Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-17
FROM VARIOUS MISSIONARY FIELDS

less It is because so many Of our peopl.
have been gathered from this state. aud
ihey have come 10 the Inclusion thai
! ms pat Of the country has been wei
thteshed over 1t is rue a great many
oil our best Saints cams from this state,
ana that hlty OF sixty years ago great
! woik was cone here; but at the pr, IS nj
uine we Ind that new generation hai
| grown up who have never heard tn G =
/ pei me Of them are rrtiudlced
| against our people namely, because oil
the so-called histories, novels and other
| eVil aud false books which have been
circulated to injuic our people; but a
great many OF the rev generation know
little or nothing about our doctrine or
people, and so we find this state almos
virgin soil in which to plant the seeds Of
the everlasting Gospel.
In accord1n with the instructions
gwen US by our late pres dent. Elder
Samuel Spencer, also our present
president, T. der Lewis a K.lsch. an 3
our conference president. Elder Came
'luo Richardson, we have been confning
our preaching to the frs principles OF
NE Gospel, although, 10 the Elders.
III Sc principles seem so easy TO com
pfehend, yet, 10 TIL peoglc. they are ap-
ptfenlly hard TO be undss God; and we
hnd that The hrst principles OF the Cos.
PEI are strong emo gh iooi + r the p o.
pie generally. Once in a while we fin
some honest-heatted person who is able
10 comprehend some of the more adj
vanced principl-s but, in most cases. A
solid foundation of first principles must
be laid; so we have fuun il 10 our adj
vantage 10 p each from five tn ten ser.
mons on each subject whenever we have
Z opportunity to sp FAX TO the people.
w TO the. present time we have had no
dllhcully IN securing places in VIII Oh to
prea h, or people to attend our meet
inss.
Although we have held some seventy
nVe meetings in this small county. we
have not been over o1e-ha ( OF the conn
" yet. AT no lime have we been dis.
turbed at any OF our meetings, or have
been irt atei in anyway but with the
greatest respect. We have kind friends
on every hand who are ready and willing
10 minlsier TO our wants. Too much
praise cannot be given TO the people OF
tHiS state loo their kindness and hospi-
tall!y Some psople who at first were
prJudlced against us and ht stated TO
I CtlNe us, are now our best frients
flefe let me state, that the singing OF
our hlmns has attracted The attention
OF many people who Otherwise wuuId
not listen to US. The pr ople are great
lovers OF singing, and will 90 miles TO
attend our meetings some of them drawn
by The hymns we sing We have copied
many OF our besl hymns To- ople who
wished to learn them. In some local
tics where we ho.d meetings, we have
good as stance with our singing. II an.
pears that the Elder who can prep,re
himself az home 10 be able to read mn.
SIC and sing The same properly. has a |
double advantage in making friends and !
mus being able 10 spread the Gospel. |
Our advice 10 all cur young men al home |
VINO have not yet fulfilled missions. and |
are connected with no ward choir is TO |
learn to sing at the EARL, st posi- lie mo. |
Intnt, and when they get out mo the |
field they will be able to an. /,
preciaie This advice. II il is not possible
10 learn the muse, then 90 the next best
learn the tunes to as many good hymns
as possible.
Among the Elders it is a well.knovn
TACT, that the T. der Who can sing vii |
mas more success n making friends Than
enc VINO cannot sing, or one who has
the voice but has not improved The o,.
pc tunltes that are amply provided for
an our young men at home. But, to our
young men we would saw, do not be dis. !
outraged il you think you cannot sing.
because, when you get in the miss onafv
'oon be developed
We have enjoyed the very best of
ieaitn WINE lab ring in this county.