Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-19
FROM MISSIONARY FIELDS,


Christ OF Latter-day Saints. better
known MS Mormon Elders, al tho sar,,.
time looking him directly in tho eve
Well" said he. there is much preiu-
dice In this town against you people.
but You both appear to be gentlemen
and think you have done right in pre-
senting the matter before me" We
told him we were to do no harm hut
good and thought that prejudice was
no part or portion OF ChrlstianItv
I'VE do not wish the Preaching of
polygamy,' said he. We replied that
we were not preaching that doctrine
today. We here presented the distln-
guished gentleman with a tract and
Voice OF Warning requesting him to
give the same very careful scrlptural
and reasonable test. We'll gentle
men" said he, "call at o'clock this
evening and | viii let you know about
this matterafter consultation with our
attorney" We returned at the APP
pointed time and were treated very
kindly. lie took time to tell us that this
was land of free huught. free
speech and free press and to go ahead
and do all the good we could. We
kindly thanked him and left rejoicing
We were entertained (after several re-
fusals) the first night at one Of the
leading boarding houses. the proprietor
being magistrate Of the city. We
took trouble TO make ourselves well
known among the boarders and freely
distributed our literature. Next morn
ing we called upon the editor of the
News who received us kindly and gave
us favorable Introduction to the peo-
pie through the columns of his paper.
We explained to him that we preached
the Gospel as the Prophets of old and
would feel very grateful to him for the
use of his paper gratis which favor he
literally granted. We now commenced
a systematic house to house canvass of
the city. We met with very little OPP
position in distributing our tracts. The
Lord raised up n friend almost every
day while canvassing who, without
solicitation, kindly entertained us dur
ing the night. When such invitations
were not received we applied for enter
tainment at boarding houses and hotels.
In our canvassing we always accepted
invitations into the homes of the peo-
Pile and while there we made every
minute count in explaining the Gospel.
Before leaving we asked the privilege
of singing a hymn, reading chapter
and holding prayer and would offer the
Voice of Warning for sale, after our
explanation. BY taking advantage OF
our opportunities we made few good
friends In various parts of the city who
would say on leaving Come again gem
tlemen." When this Invitation was eX-
tended we suggested that a few OF the
neighbors be invited In to listen to our
explanations of the Scriptures. This
was done by our newly made friends.
on meeting together we would sing
several hymns to attract the attention
OF the people toward the Gospel Then
we would speak upon the Gospel and
emphasize particularly the duties one
towards another as the children of God
and that envy, strife, evllspeaking and
persecution do not belong TO the Gospel.
our acquaintance was thus extended.
The people who heard us talk invited
us to call upon them. We did so and
proposed the same program. As our
acquaintance and friends increased we
made 1t a special point to call on each
one every day for n few minutes to
clinch the acqua tntance and counterfeit
all influences brought TO bear against
us by our enemies. Our friends now
became immovable and assisted us In
the spread of truth. People who per-
secuted them for entertaining us were
loaned the Voice of Warning to read
and after reading. their home was open
to us. We would make engagements
several nights ahead to explain the
Gospel and sing hymns. The way to
make lasting friends is to show you are
more interested in their salvation than
their bread and butter and purse. After
a days canvass. and call upon our
friends, we would make a visit to the
homes OF ministers and trustees of
churches to obtain permission to use
the church building TO hold services in.
Along this line OF work we We're not
successful because OF hate and preju-
dice towards us. After we made many
friends and they began to investigate
the Gospel many disappearing ar
ticles appeared in the press which
caused greater interest to be manifest
ed in the reading Of our pamphlets by
the people. Persecution only makes the
work OF he Lord advance more rapidly
in the earth. The two powers, good
and evil, can then be contrasted by the
populace. We always took pleasure
while In this city to visit the variety of
churches and Sunday schools that we
might acquaint ourselves with their
teachings and members. Our visits
were interesting and profitable. Being
interested in education, we solicited
Prof. Graham, the superintendent OF
public instruction, permission to visit
the public school. We found the pro-
fessor to be n gentleman In every res
pect. He gave us an Introduction to
the many teachers and scholars and
explained to us the work OF each de-
kindly escorted us through large cot
ton factory, making us acquainted with
the superintendent and some of the la
borers. This was another school to us
full of study and contemplation. While
laboring in this city the BARRIERS have
kindly trimmed our hair: the laundry
man washed our shirts for which We
feel to thank the Lord tfor whom we
are laboring) and the hospitable people
OF Charlotte for our excellent treatment
while In their midst MS ambassadors of
righteousness. Your brethren.
w. r. ROBINSON, Prest.