The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-19
SCANDINAVIAN WORK.


The enabling act'' of the last gen.
eraI conference, whereby The Scandi-
navian work l. Utah might be placed
under English speaking supervision,
has been consummated since our last
annual meeting. Brother Mork, the
presiding elder, will report to this body.
BENEVOLENCES.
Most of the brethren are active, some
of them enthusiastic concerning the
benevolences. Especial emphasis is
given to the missionary and the churca
extension societies, growing out OF the
fact that we are the recipients OF their
generous appropriations. However, We
desire TO make our collections faith
fully and represent to our people on
every charge the facts, that they may
give inteiligently.
MINISTERIAL SUPPORT.
We are confronted by conditions that
hinder. self-support in Titan, OUTSIDE VI
q few anpoiutments, next 10 Impossible.
Generally, however, Where the ccndi-
t:ogs gre l.. the least Ia|orab'@, tne
members and friends are WilllnG ana
liberal supporters OF our pfeacne4 :.
A hout 81 0t,0 has been paid the past
wear on ministerial support, Eat heaity
81 coo of this amount has been colltlp-
uted By three churches First cnurcn,
Salt Lake. First church, Ogden ana
Iuff church, Salt Lake Many of the
charges have given less man S1VO' 'li1d
some less than $50.
SITUATION. IN UTAH GEN idIs-t1-l<z.
The situation in Utah, religlousiy, Pc
HticaHy, educatiOaally ard socl21tv, 10
NOT cutie like that of any other state.
For q years 1 have been in touch Win
the peculiar condition Of affairs IN
Utah. Often people say to me, you
are, or ought to be, authority IN taese
matters Wei, it seems to me that l
Ilnow .ess o.. some lines now than
+hought I did q quarter OF century
ago. Anyhow, some Of these Cuesllons
relatine TO Utah are sti4 SUBJECT 10
Interrogation points; some are IN tne
shuttle of politics, others must -un the
gauntlet OF prejudice and slperSutioh'
of one thing, however, have net 50
much as a shadow Of DOUBT, namely
the GOSPEL Of Jesus Christ has Deen
winning its way and will finally con-
o,Ier MANY agencies have been and
are at work, and God has found place
to rest this fulcrum. The sp!eAdld
public school system adopted and large
" accepted throughout the state IS
slowly but surely doing its work Inc
school house and the spelling DOCK are
powerful allies to Christian clVlllza-
ton. Add to these a mighty reverence
for the stars and stripes, and you can
begin to build an American state on a
union of hearts. and a union of hands,
and the flag and the Union forever.
Utah is showing love and loyalty 10
these great pillars of safety. Ihe pest
of her sons are now at Manila, and
more hurrying to Porto Rico and Cupa
till peace called halt. Nelther
church nor politics we're supreme
in shaking their action; but how ana
where can l best serve my country
Young and Grant, one Mormon, the
other a Methodist, led our brave Utah
bows to victory in about the last battle
of the war On their return home they
will be welcomed, not as Mormons or
Methudists. but as patriots who fought
side bv side; and when these heroes
are again scattered throughout our
state. their presence and bearing Will
inspire the people with love OF coun-
try and humanity that will make us
all better Americans, truer in our sym
pathies for each other, ana more ac-
ceptable to God.
NEW WORK.
The General committee made pro-
visionai appropriation Of S1,oee for new
work in the Uintah and Uncompahgre
,.a5ions congress having thrown open
tneee reservations, and the committees
now completing the work Of adjusting
the lands, we should arrange at once
to supply these fields. A missionary
ebo1,Id he sent to Vernel, the principal
town of Uintah county, ana anotner 70
price as soon as the right man can
he found. with instructions to follow
the people into the regions beyond.
SOME IMMEDIATE NEEDS.
A very. special need is the immediate
nranaration and distribution OF the
right sort of tracts. Two KINDS are
wanted: First, those setting forth the
doctrines of the Mormon church. These
should be made up largely OF quota
tons from standard works of the Nor
mon church, and put in the hands OF
every Methodist preacher IN the
United States. A thousand Mormon
missionaries are now at work all over
the land. visiting from house to house
and scattering such of their literature
sc * most catching. We are Appealed
to by our preachers to supply them
with eilch information as will enable
them TO enlighten their people concern
ing Mormonism. The preachers ana
adherents of the Mormon church can
NOT consistently object to our circu-
lating their 4Nali5 OCOA, liz
or page, and the precise language me
Methodist church would be glad TO
have ANYBODY spread broadcast every
doctrine it holds or ever did hold. The
other tracts should be prepared with
the view of reaching the Mormon peo-
ple. This is by far the most difficult
task. / might prepare tract suitable
for general distribution among non
Mornons. but it is not easy for an
outsider to write anything CRITICS.
ingly of their faith and have it gener-
ally read by the Mormon people. Be
sides, it is sure to be construed as an
attack upon them, and result in preju-
dice and opposition to the writer. If
he is a missionary, it salienates from
him the very people he wants TO reach,
especially in the outlying districts.
Nevertheless, here is a great need TO
be met. and it should have careful at
tention.
OUR NEEDS.
More money to carry forward the
work; consecrated workers in the pull
pits; preachers who are willing to do
and dare and die for Christ's sake;
preachers who never fail, who never
complain, and who carry about with
them every day the sunshine of God
and the JOY Of heaven. Likewise should
the preachers wives, deaconesses and
mission teachers be similarly endowed
Besides, and additional, we need God
need him all the time; need him when
no other need is felt or known May
he equip US all especially for this Utah