Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-05
VISITING IN GREAT BRITAIN
Elder Andrew JelSOn Writes of What
He See and Hears.
An Interesting Letter from LiyerpGoi
to Piier franklin u, Richards,
,he church Historian.
az lsLINGToN, L. verpool,
ApIil "a. 1897.

April "a, 1897.
Historian franklin ID. Rcnards.
Dear Brother-Siuce writing to you
from Holland In February last have
visited eight Out OF the thirteen con-
ieronoes in the British mission, and
have been successful In all except one
in obtaining tuch historical informa-
lion us VIII be- needed In preparing the
history OF the mission hereafter. L
have also gathered g large numoer Of
old records In the different conferences,
which have been packed up IN boxes
aud bundles, as n rule, and addressed
t. yOu, ready TO he shipped to the
HistoriAn'e office at the first oppor'
tunity with returning Elders. | find
that great many Of the old British
mission records nave already been
gathered up and sent home. The
conferences Visited by me up to date
Ia the British mission are the Man
chester, Liverpool, Nottingham, Nor
wich. L0ndGn, Welsh, Cheltenham
anu Birmingham. l have attended
conference meetiugs III the Man
chester. NOtliI CHAM, Norwich, ami
London conferences. can spsagiin the
highest terms OF most OF the Elders |
have met IN my travels SO far, both in
this anu In other Missions. La the
mlust Of opposition, bigotry and hatred
on the part OF tue people, they are
laboring with commendable energy
anu Zeal, and do not allow themselves
to become discouraged because they do
not see mucn airect or Immediate FRUIT
as a result OF their efforts. OulIuor
preaching IL being encouraged very
much at present by this presidency oil
tne m ssiou; anu In several places the
ElusTs have mud the privilege OF
preaching TO large assemblages Of
Interested hearers, while 10 other
places groups OF little children, whose
curiosity leaus them to the spot where
tue Elders hold forth, have cJnstituL.
cd tue major part OF the congregatlo u.
The change OF public opinion Ia our
favor, wIlcn 10 gradually taxing place
the Unlied States, Is also r aching
Great Britain ana other European
countries, but only slowly. The Eng
iisn newspapers, except In very few
isOlatvu cases, age not willing to give
une OF their stan ing watch words
lair play. They still insist in giving
the OLD Spaulding story In connection
with the coming forth OF the Book oil
Mormon, anu reprint the old les
which have been refuted again anc
again. But |, Tor one, feel confident
that a radical change viii soon take
place ana that the reaction In REGARD
MAR nnlnInn MI Ia.
Latter.uHy Saints will soon find its
way ACROSS the Atlantic uceau, md the
people OF Britain and also continental
Europe be made to understand that
they have done us injustice, that they
have accused us wrongiuliy and thai
they have nIislu lged our intentions.
And instead OF saying Scan anything
good come out OF Nazirsth?" or Can
anything good come from tue Nor
mont? tney Will adopt other ssnti.
menIs and arrive al different conclu.
sious, ald as the Christian world at
large now willingly aeknowle ige that
the Greatest OF all came from Nazareth,
he place where nothing good was
supposed to hall from, 80 also will IL
become an ledged fact that the
grand truths OF Christs everlasting
GOspel-tbe true plan OF salvation
mas come from the Latter-dsy Saints,
whom many hitherto have refused TO
accord even the common APP
pellations OF Christians, An old
adage saye, Everything comes TO him
hat waits. Our Elders in
these lands have certainly waited very
patiently for many years for the Cos
pei seed which they have been plant
lug to take root anu bear iIuit. We
may consistently expect that the time
Is drawing near when their hopes VIII
be realized; Tor believe that there are
tens OF thousands OF sincere and hon.
est people in old Europe who wouia
receive the Gospel as We preach IL with
10y AMI thanksgiving, II they knew II
10 be true; but mauy Of them, allow
Ing themselves to be influenced by the
popular feeling which condemns us.
honestly think that we have been
weighed In the balance and iound
wanting, wnen the opposite is the case,
as regards our doctrines, If they only
knew 1t.
In visiting the different places In
England associated with the LAHORE OF
cur Elders in early days, have
learned and seen many thiugs OF great
Interest TO me. La Preston, Lanca.
shire, visited the ruins OF the oil
C1ck pil--a temperance hall-whefe
tbs Latter.daY Saiot missionaries first