Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-09
Maryland conference.
Bath city. Maryland.
June 20. 1895.

June ~. lh'a'
rb" siapS that have been takcn un-
H. no auspices OF Elder ~. T. lton'I
.r I'd tho Maryland conference
i. tWrr and advancing N" cause VI
|,-pih In ~ utmost rapidly. ma. 49,.
.tisbiy appreciated by all the hlu'ls
49, M control. lie having spent
,rerty.six months Of hard labor ~ INC
i.,.trfn States mission. was rclehHgu ="
II .itrn home ON the ist Of June lNsh.
-. Tidarr feel the loss % hin, 90 ne
FL. man well thought of ana hhl
] b. spirit Of his missi0n. and worker
Iiursntly for the salvation % souls liut
4 ~ Elders rejoice In having hlu't ~,
IN Decker succeed him, az ne " tiklht
1 delightful course for the advancement
III mo Maryland conference SN ~
Ia were called 20 labor IN TINS clty
y ,bs president during the winter
3,5niha ON account ~ the inclomency
ID Inc weather and the diHndVanthgrh
.hsy met with In the country, KNOW
I'm that health IL a great hlcHslhk 20
H. Elder. who desires to iill an honor
/ NJ were warned BY our leader what
.yls we would be surrounded win
4 h.ie laboring In the city. ana 70 Az
Iisln and ahun everything that mas w
! appearance Of evil ne al,n ssas.u -
\ would b. prnyeriul ana huiiip
Il. uod lie would guide ana direct
\ v.h.rT We would be able 10 40 W,
80 v.oA. hy 80 doing escape nv
,hat might be atrewcd IN our
100 Wv Tur snrmicH. After a Tow
xnvs' vurk In the city. the ncwt hpIcAu
NJ nrs upon a dsrCrt that hiN MOT
nous were In town. The fcpolVta
0prked 10 the hotel for Information ~
q N.aH NHMHN o. enc
Al to do. stc. And for sX weeks the
most Interesting features ~ the news
tha Mormoua In town, MotinpuA IN
fowu. Doubtless you are AN aware
that six Mormon Elders are In town.
rhry carried on nH though We mao
horns. ne many people believe, Never
iheleaa We continued on In the Wolh'
Knowing az the same time an thht
fllght he said would result IN good.
a. time rolled By the papers became
tiale for want ~ nCwH, until the war
70. out. and then everything was
NM war; wnri Everything seemed
Al h., very encouraging. although we
be- with great deal OF opposition IN
fIany ways; many people were very
4 faiudiced towards uu, some W9ulu
! lut their doors IN our face. proNihihH
| dld not hold my foot In the door way
nm ! bore my testimony 60 them, nth'fh
\ ould throw up their hands ana De-
jln 10 back on, saying We don't want
1 nything 90 do with you, go away IN
Iatt we are always rprctaclva IN tho
! yes NJ the people, but are willlng 10
b rdlculed and scoffed nt In many
<gayH for the sake OF the Gospel ~
)asl the Women'H Homo Missionary
t0clety thought Il necessary 20 take
clormonism In hand, appealing 20 the
rople ~ Battle. through the different
aperH, as watchmen upon the walls u
;l0n, for whose warning cry our PEG,
4 De- listen In every time OF dangerto ald
D. In nrouslng public sentiment nse!hst
b. evil In our land trcferring 20 Nor
J n0nlsm) lest the dhufhtvra Of the peo-
! e be carried away cnptiYon and their
ood be required at our hands, etc.
Amidst ali this clnmur appears Rev
~. II. Campbell Of salt Lake city, rep
scnting himself ~ "a Prcabyterian
minister. but one would take him 10
j. a farmer right from the country.
'rhs Momen'H society warned him ana
iso lnslstod upon him 20 lecture upon
eformonism, which he ana nt the
.oundnry avenue Presbyterian church,
Ind distributed tracts headed; why
Ihristihns Cannot Fellowship tho Nor
mon church" Hut Il only had ten-
Iioncy 20 cause the people On scrutln-
ze the tencts of our faith, and resulted
~ good.
The Elders ARE an well at present,
Their names are az follows; NJ. NJ.
Decker, T. O, Hanks. Nathan Thomas,
T.. a. Hardy, William a. Williams ana
myself
The News" Is a welcome visitor ana
J. highly appreciated by all who read
H.
SAMUEL u. BROWN,