Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-23

Lane, Hunt Co, Tex, April il. 1898.
To the Editor:
We do feel to rejoice in the precious
Gospel that has been restored in these
last days. We like many others have
often read of the glorious blessings
and privileges enjoyed by others both
In ancient and modern times, but II
only increased our desire to taste the
same. and we can truly say that the
Lord has for the last three months
and especially within the last month,
blessed us all with an outpouring OF
the Holy Spirit to far excel any prevl-
ous experience.
Not long since the pastor OF the NJ.
y. church at Lane, publicly announced
his intention OF delivering a series of
lectures exposing Mormonism, begin>
ming on Sunday. April 10th. 1t seems
that tn Lord has been preparing US for
this. for the Elders have been SUCCESS
full in the meetings held with us, for
the purpose of giving the counsel that
We needed, and especially on one oc-
casion was the Holy Spirit poured out
upon us all and / am pleased to say
that there has been Il great reforma-
tion among US all, and we are striv-
Ing to keep all the commandments of
God. Our last fast meeting, held on
the sunday previous to the opening OF
the lectures above referred to, de-
serves special mention. Nearly all
the saints We're present besides Elder
j. w. Hess, and several friends. our
hearts and souls were overwhelmed
with JOY throughout the meeting. and
every one present had his testimony
strengthened, and our joy was great.
At last our funeral day" arrived,
so we held our Sunday school at o o.
m and then went to hear the sermon
preached. 1t is useless to mention
that the minister scarcely uttered a
sentence of truth during the talk. He
abused the Elders and accused them OF
misrepresenting themselves In order to
get entertainment. He found fault
with the way the Elders travel, ana
said that the difference between HIM
self and them was that he received his
money, bought his own groceries and
slept with his own wife" His whole
course of lectures was rehearsal OF
the often repeated false accusations
against the Mormons.
When he had dismissed the con-
gregation sunday, Elders Hess, Lee
and Conlam, and some OF the brethren.
sought an Introduction to him, but he
positively refused to allow them to re-
ply to him in the church. SO they
went and got Into wagon. began sing
ing: The Cause Of Truth. Elder Con-
lam spoke a short while also Elder
Hess, but some of the crowd left at
once. The people were considerably
divided, and many prominent citizens
were boldly defending the Mormons.
while others We're bitter. There are
several honest people who are
seriously investigating the Gospel.
which probably accounts for Satan be-
ing up and in arms. 1t seemed by ac-
cident that large crowd of different
classes gathered at the house of one
OF the Saints who lives near the NJ. f.
church, and the Elders were invited to
speak. They laid the principles OF
the Gospel before them very plain, bore
their testimonies. and offered to COM
pare their records with Mr.. Smiths
| (the pastors nance. and referred them
| to Forth Worth, especially the hotels
, and restaurants, to see II they mis-
| represented themselves there.
LINNlE GREGORY,
| ia.l4, Leonard, Texas.