Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-24

many uluRS WHICH utseINc tuc dNNchiio'
OF the Elders, and which might be
spoken upon during the Conference and
will be probably, to the edification oil the
Saints and in the interest oil the ad'
vancement OF the work of the Lord 1t
is very gratifying to hear the report
which has been given this morning by
President Cannon concerning the labor
of the Elders that are preaching the
Gospel in the nations OF the earth, and
especially to notice the one leading
feature to which reference has been
made, namely, the mode OF preaching
the Gospel by the Elders in the United
States and in some other parts OF The
world without purse and scrip.
The idea has prevailed for some time
past, to a certain extent, uni little
while ago, that it was necessary that the
Elders should, in going out to preach
the Gospel, provide themselves with
money, in order that they might not SUI
fer Tor the necessaries OF life. In con-
sequence OF the prevalence OF this idea,
for many years past the Elders generally
have provided themselves with means as
far as they could, and then their kindred
and friends and the various quorums Of
the Seventies have furnished them
means, to enable them to prosecute their
missionary labors. To Brother Elias S.
Kimball now presiding over the
Southern States Mission, is due the
credit perhaps, as much or more than to
any OF the Elders who are presiding
over missionary fields, for reinaugurat-
ing the former practice OF preaching the
Gospel among the people without purse
or scrip. II is gratifying TO know that in
the Southern States, in the Northern
States, in the Eastern States, and in the
Cali. rnia Missions, and upon the islands
of the sea- in fact, wherever this practice
is observed, the work OF the Lord is
more pro porous, if possible, than it is
anywhere else. The hearts of the
people are reached, their sympathy is
aroused, and they receive the Elders
with greater kindness, and administer to
them more literally than they were wont
to do when the Elders were depending
for their support upon the means in their
own pockets. have always advocated
the. principle OF preaching the Gospel
without purse or scrip" i recoliect
making some remarks on this subject
several years ago in this house, wnen
my words seemed to recoil OH my own
head, for they did not meet with favor.
In the course oil my remarks at that
time | advanced the idea that those men
who posses ed wealth whose sons were
called out into the missionary field. and
who were furnishing them abundance OF
meaus, were doing their sons irreparable
wrong. We have evidences that the
young men whose par, MS furnished them
all the means they needed while they
were out attempting TO preach the Cos
pei are to-day without the testimony OF
the TRUTH and some OF them have fallen
away; whereas those who have gone
out depending upon the Lord, having
faith in the provilences OF the Almighty,
have had developed within them a tes-
timony OF the truth and a knowledge of
the principles of the Gospel which will
enable them to stand firm and faithful in
the Gospel so long as they continue to
DO their duty as members OF the Church.
i have a son on mission, and have adj
vised him to put his trust in the Lord,
and as far as possible exert an influence
with his associates TO do the same, and |
not to depend upon me for means, nut |
to depend upon the Lord and the people |
among whom he labors. ] would advise |
all those who have sons out in the |
world preaching the Gospel to exhort |
them not to put their trust in money,
but rather in the Lord, and thereby |
prove the world, and labor wholly AND |
solely for the salvation OF men, having
that thought uppermost in their minds, |
and not the thought that they have been
sent out into the world 10 see the sights.
| have lsbored in England on missions,
and my experience while abroad proved
TO me that among The most useless mis-.
scenarios sent out into the field we're
those who depended upon the means IN
their pockets for their support. They
did / feel humble; they did not seem
to put their trust in the Lord; they did |
not seek unto Him earnestly and dill
gently to obtain His Spirit they did not
feel in their hearts that burning desire
for the salvation of the children of men
that those did who were wholly depend
ent upon the Lord. attribute tie i'm
provement that is observed in the various
missionary fields to the spirit that has
been awak ened in the minds OF the
Elders to put their trust in the Lord, and
to rely upon His kindness and PROV.
dence while they are in the world
have heard words OF criticism, amount
ing almost to censure, OF the rigid way
in which Brother Elias S. Klmball had
required Elders to put their money away
and to put their trust in the Lord, aud
have not felt to endorse tlat sentiment,
for have believed 1t was right. do
not believe there is any great blessing
without some sacrihce-not the sacrifice
OF principle, but the sacrifice OF cur own
desirss. 1t is a comparatively easy thing
for a man with his pockets full Of money
10 travel in the world. 1t requires no
sacrifice to do this, no exercise of
thought, no faith, no earnestness o! pur
pose, no ardent desire in the soul for the
salvation OF mankind But to go oul
among strangers, without mems, de
p sndent only upon the LORD, requires
faith humility, perseverance, and
earnest desire IN man, and it has ten
dency 10 develop in them all these noble
and excellent qualities which are es
sential TO stability in the kingdom OF
God.
In conversation last evening with some
br ethr,n, some remarks were made
those who came in cary Gays
TO this country pulling and pushing the
and a cpmnarepn WAS drawn |