Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-24
SARAH e. PEARSON
The Work in Missouri.

Nevada, Dec IT, 1897.
To the Editor:
The work of the Lord is progressing
in this part of His vineyard and many
are investigating the all-important
message that God has sent us with
being surprised and astonished to find
us so unlike what they had always
heard of us. One lady in particular
that / have in mind, who lives in the
country, where we have been holding
meetings, said. after attending five OF
our meetings, that she wished the peo-
pie would turn out and we could con-
tinue our meetings for another week.
for II know that II anybody will only
live up to what you have said they will
be saved" Thus the honest in heart
receive with joy the message of glad
tidlngs, while the wicked tremble with
rage and fear.
We attended Methodist revival In
town not long ago. The minister. dur
ing his remarks, took occasion to
cast very unjust reflections upon the
name of Joseph Smith and the Nor
mons. so as soon as he dismissed his
meeting, we stepped up to him and
asked him for the privilege of making
few remarks. but he said, mo,
don't want you In this house" We
asked him II he was Christian. He
braced up and said: Yes, SIR" We
then asked him II he believed in theBible
He replied, Yes. sir; do" We then
reminded him that that book said:
Prove all things and hold fast to that
which is good.' and asked him as n
Christian to let us have the use of his
house one night to present the testi-
mony which we said we had to bear to
him. But, no, he would not have us
In hAt NJ oil 10 a,.n
invited us to come and see him and
bring the Book of Mormon. We accord
ingly called at his house the next day.
He met us on the porch, but would not
let US in. He said that he had Book
of Mormon, but failed to produce 1t
when asked to do so, but proceeded to
read from notebook the names
of the books in the Book
OF Mormon. He said that he
didn't recognize US as forming any
part of Christianity and showed us the
gate. We plead with him as n Chris
tian and being much older man than
ourselves, to show us the error of our
way, If we were wrong, as we desired
to be in the right, and stated that II he
would prove one point of our doctrine
wrong from the Bible, we would give
up. But, no; he preferred showing us
the gate.
Not long ago we called on a man by
tne name OF Brlcker, VINO nVeS about
ten miles southeast OF town. He said
that he had been in the Mormon War"
and had helped to drive the Mormons
from Nauvoo. He could not tell why
they We're driven from their homes. al
though he helped to do it. He said he
had no doubt that n great deal of
stealing was done on their credit, also
that there was just as much stealing
and plundering and lawlessness in gem
eral carried on after they were driven
out as before. He was very nervous all
the while we were there and answered
our questions very briefly. ell also said
that he bought some furniture from
Saints when they were driven out, for
almost nothing. We gave him some
tracts and n Voice of Warning and in
vited him TO read them and see what
the Mormons really did believe.
We are having considerable winter
here for this section of the country,
but we are feeling well and enjoying
our labors. May heaven ever prosper
and bless the cause OF truth.
CHAS. II. OWEN.
JESSE l.. MORTENSON,