Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-07
IN THE TURKISH MISSION.
Elder Anthem II. Lund Reports Results In
That Section of Country.

That Section of Country.
Apostle Anthem II. Lund writes the
following interesting letter to the Mil
lsanlal star from Aleppo. Syria, under
date Of March 81, 1898:
Since wrote you from Haifa l have
had very interesting visit with the
Saints at Alntab. We succeeded in
getting our Armenian brother who
Travelled with US landed at Alexandret-
ia. Afmenians who have left the
@Enay are not permitted to land ex-
aDi they have their passports in good
a good work among his friends at
home. He seems to be a man OF great
fab. and. having visited Zion, he will
" able to refute the scandalous re-
pNs which have been circulated con-
ttning our people.
You would think that In this far-off
land our Elders would have the chance
to present the Gospel as we believe 1t
without having TO meet the baseless
tabrlcations which have been the
weapons VI Jul ODDDHtHlS III
northern Europe and America but not
50, Here our missionaries are met by
the old stories, re-hashed and served
Up la Jarman. While this is not
peasant for our brethren, still the
LORD overrules 1t for good, and many,
Who otherwise would have been in
dlnerent In regard to us, have come to
US 10 ind out the truth concerning our
iath, and have become deeply inter-
tsted In the Gospel.
we arrived at Aintab on the first of
Mateh we We're made quite welcome
Dy the Saints. They had not been WIS.,
lied by an Elder for years, and hence
ney had looked anxiously forward to
me time when they should have mis-
sohary IN their midst again. 1t was
peasant to see their happy faces and
near their hearty "Hosh geldlnis,"
,welcome).
a, There We're some thirty members of
se church in Aintab, who had Priest
y preside over them. No one else had
t zen ordained to the Priesthood. We
,gahd hve members who had been ban
VIZ VIZ, put on account OF there being no
.ney mad longed to receive the bless
NJ, Ms Oh laying on OF hands, and rejoiced
tar rs 'ne ordinance could now be per-
AZ II is remarkable fact and
.a eviuencc OF how the Saints are nc
Ma,ed by the same Spirit wherever
Nv. s IN Whatever circumstances they
~ found. that this little flock had
~ la'.iiul and had correct concep-
s, ,r w. the Gospel; and this, notwith-
bsinn tneir isolation and their not
lions a. "',e 10 read any Of our publlca-
tsw " any OF our Church works. A
h IN tracts have been printed In TurtN
Sn m. , nha that is all they have read OF
dsr, literature. They are dillgent stu
Coa OF The Bible. and the Shirt Of
pnS nus enlightened their minds 10
,,,,.s stand many OF the glorious
ss ,'ns j contains. They had not hid
s.s,n .nur light under a bushel. but in
,.ason' anu perhaps. sometimes ont ~
tiplss - 'ney had proclaimed the prin-
g Tso OF the Gospel.
he bss, had not forgotten, however.
pei, namei, e'hod or preaching the Cos
ars,.,a minister who was railinp
asked me sins Of the Mormons, was
10 polr, me president of the branch
he haa uut who We're guilty of what
piled. snarged against them. He re-
bers h.,o h, l do not mean your mem
and 49, Tor they are exemplary men
Utah" "eh' but refer to those in |
branch aner VINO presides over the
by IN seems to have been raised M
Durlng Lord specially for that Mace
,hrourh me trials and hardsbips
he has (Which which the Saints have passed
unWs S eyer been staunch and true 1 and
an Ibsnl,ilng in his faith, and has beer
ful Tph,p r'ion 70 the saints to be faItbn
Brothseyy had fun confidence in him
preach .t Hintze was the frst one r.
Of the me- ,"e Gospel In Aintab. and some
that time members remembered him f from
hearty i1he, and many outsiders w lroa
Our ra a welcoming him back.
Ing i'm room was crowded frnn, r,o
wanted ~ night with people who , eitbar
US thai =, NO learn our principles or shnw
fashion sigh, to see them Sit Tas Tu ar I'm
many A. ~ the carpet, sometlmas n's sa
him wiz n the middle. They wo nr1'n n,r
answers questions, and listen ~ ny ny
mated -" ~ when this became vor a,se Gus
the lsn f no me Who did not un pssy AM,
quarrel u wl II almost SOUNDED deders'a a.
was going on; but that n was "