The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-10
AT THE TABERNACLE.
ADDRESSES BY A NUMBER OF
RETURNED MISSIONARIES.
Elders George D. Piper. B. H. Rob
erts, Fred Nichols, Peter sAnder-
son, and President Angus M. Can
non.

Several sermons were preached al
! the tabernacle, principally by returned
elders of the church. Among these was
/ panied Elder Roberts on his eastern
evangelical tour. The concluding adj
dress was delivered by Stake Presi-
/ dent Angus NJ. Cannon.
Elder Pyper. who has returned tenn
porarily from a mission in the eastern
states. preached the first sermon. He
said that his labors in the east had
been full of enjoyment and had made
him stronger and better in the faith.
In speaking of his missionary labors.
Elder Piper said that many diverse
experiences and much success had
been met with.
Elder Fred Nichols, who until lately
was president of the Mormon confer
ence at London, was the next speaker
He described his travels near the
great English metropolis and said that
several converts had joined the church
within. a short time after his arrival
The name 'Mormonism" itself. he said,
keeps many people out of the church,
but this barrier is gradually being
overcome.
NO task" he continued, lis too great
to perform when we are working for
salvation and for Christ The elders
in the world are working industriously
and conscientiously. People here should
be proud of their sons abroad. One
thing hampers them in their labors,
and this is the lack of adequate meet
ing houses. If we were better equipped
in this way the results of our work
would be more encouraging and ap-
parent"
Elder Peter Anderson. president until
recently of the Norway mission, ad-
dressed the audience. 1t was % years
ago, he said, since he first met the
Latter-day Saints in the tabernacle.
The Cody influence which prevailed
had given him a testimony that the
gospel was true. The testimony then
obtained had never left him.
The Norwegians," he said. ARE
good and faithful people. They are
very strongly devoted to the faith
The time was when the Saints there
were prosecuted and even sent to
prison on account of their religion. but
there is more liberty now and much
less inconvenience than formerly
Our labors have been very success
full. During 1896 we held 1400 meet
ings, and distributed $1,000 books and
tracts. and during the last two years
nave baptized 273 persons. 1t is no.
ticeable that our converts now are
mostly among the middle classes, in
stead of the poorer ones as it was for
merry. There are now II branches
established among the Saints of the
conferences. Political contentious be-
tween the Swedes and Norwegians
have prevailed. but this has been large
~ assuaged of late, and the religious
work progresses better on this account.
Morally there is a change there of late
and this change has by no means been
Tor the better. The elders are looked
upon by the people as examples of NOR
aiity This is an influence in our
favor.
In Christiania we have a meeting
house with a seating capacity of 30O
and it is filed almost every Sunday
Besides this there are relief societies,
Mutual Improvement associat tons and
Sunday schools. People pay their tith-
ing also, and everything connected with