Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-18
Elder Philip Maycock Returns Home
and Talks of Palestine.
TURKISH MISSION PROSPERS
Apostle Grant speak. on Prophecy
The Law OF Titbing Also spoken
of-rsat Of the Addresses.

Opening hymn:
Jesus once Of humble birth.
Now ln glory comes 90 earth"
prayer BY Elder Louis NJ. Cannon.
Anthem
Lot the mountains shout Tor ioy"
Elder Phillip Maycork. who recently
returned from tho Holy Land. waa the
nut speaker.
He had hut recently returned from
Aasyfla or turkey About two yeara urp
h. had been called 90 gafmany and
Switzerland, and subsequently was sent
90 Turkey and tho Holy Land. &C. B-
loud IN connection with ELDER John
Nelson. Laburing as they were among
HirnnFUtr. who spoke strange tongue.
they learned 60 ryly upon God, while at
times they folt lonely but the lessons
they learned were the bot NJ their lives.
for they learned 10 rely upon the sus-
tanning arm NJ God Tho people OF th.
Orient are o. HlurrlHh people. thDy Tack
what tho American calls push They
have that spirit uf fatplluaHH pvorythInr
~ nHorlbod 90 God. Whatever lH done I'd
u uul who Wills ", not only the good
that they DO. but the things they leave
NtNNAN'AsNH ANIHN wv 10 N'NANNH NMNM MNH
skilled in polemlcH, and one who cu.
gngcs them IN controversy must be well
fuftlnod or he will be- used up.
Those who look nt that country to-
DAY must acknowledge that there b. e.
GOD ~ heaven. Every word of prophecy
that had been spoken in condemnation
~ that country has been fulnllu1 90 the
very letter. The speaker dwclt upon
tho prophecies relating tu tho destftir.
Ton N tho magnificent cities N this
lana, and tho present condition of that
land, Inspires reverence or God and
those men who spoke uH hH inspired
them. liut Il would be- rebuilt aud nI
Of ~ glory would return for God had
said 20.
The people Of Palestine are the mos,
povcriy-HtrICkon in the world Ths
speaker thought h. know whnt poverty
was h. thought he had seen it even nj
homo, ana when he visited Europe hr
thought surely there could be- mo- moro
misery than existed over there. but In
tho Holy Land tho condition on Tho pao.
PIE was more AFFECT than any no had
seem no one could conceive uf tHs
depth N misery ana poverty that oNiHts
IN that land. The work in that land
was being prosecuted under great aim
cultes. but the Elders were learning
valuable lessons. ana were going ahead.
The speaker had learned what humility
was; he had received many te8timani.a.
When the crisis came. uH u comes tn
ihe hNes ~ all missionaries. he had
prayed God Tor chnHto thoughts and
pure motives. and God had come 10 ILL.,
rescue The speaker closed with ID
strong testimony After sitting down
President Cannon requested Elder May.
cock 70 speak q fow minutes IN tho
turkish language, which he ana.
APOSTLE HEnER J. GRANT
had becn interested In tho remarks OF
Elder Mnycpck lie know OF nothing
more Interesting than tho report NJ tho
Elders who have been lAburlnF abroad.
and know OF nothing which be- ryFrsttci /
more than 70 sceEldsru come homo Hilrd
with the Spirit of the Gospel. lay on
Tho harness, drift Into sinful WAYS and
entirely lose the testimony " the Gos-
one OF the strongest testimonies 10
hin was, that az mon become ylrtuUus
high minded and honest. tho stronger
h,comcs thoir testimonies. and ON the
ieEliENnoc, In tlu and vice the
flinmer becomes their trstlmuniss.
" he had discovered that aH men grow
~ virtue. Ia charity ana honor. thuy
lost their testimonies ~ the Gospel ID
" ould msks him stagger. but thank Goa
W W WhH npt inc case. The speaker Toe
lltod an Incident nf his early llfr. whom
he was employed In "a b1okHnrs
IN salt Lake city. OF how % man had
attempted 20 Halter him. into leaving
NE Church u Jesus Christ Of Latter
lay halnu, but a. his Christian friondH
had nothing batter 20 oner he hold tu
what he had, This same man who hnb
nttemped Ia Feduce him from tho Gna.
pei, he had proven 10 be n falalnsr. and
promoter q liboluuH literature. hut tho
Saints had become go accustomed to
helng misreprosentod, TO have words nut
Into their mouths. which they never
slll' mat they foll on them like water
On ducks back, u runs on and hurt
notalng. ApoHtl. Grant read extensive.
" from the Doctrine and Covenants
ma commented at length from 10. 10
near the enemies " tho Inttor.dly
Saints talk, you would think that Ii |
was ne Saints particular business To |
,9innlt Sun ~ every description n |
mist had been guilty uf the thlnu
~ which he was charged. those who /
klucd Him would have been hia friend |
ana " the Saints were guilty OF mo /
'rimo7 their enemies charge them with I
.hey would De one with their cnomlrs
'nd one with the world. The speaker .
SPOKE with much emphasis upln tho ]
iootriur Of repentance, urging the pgu- /
pc very earnestly tu cease from thslr |
'nlqultlgH and oyll dolurH. The speaker /
referred TO tho prophecy or Joa.ph !
smith, relating 90 the exodus of thp .
.NNNa! NNhlt August o. lhll. lilo also ]
,Hlatyi meeting between Iu..pb B
smith aud stephen 4. Douglas whgr.H /
ne former said 90 Mr., Douglas that ha /
pouglnsl would aspire On hH President |
lf the United States. hut 10 hu yv.r .
raised his voice or hig arm against ihp .
'tntH D" would Boz defeated lu hI ann.
billion and die disappointed puWN. .
Ian, Douglas. who nj that tmr va.
M obscure country lawyer. gradually
lro7e until hla election 10 the prHaIlau
" seemed assured, hut hn sut ua|Ia tho
words NJ the boy Prophet hn uf-.I
~ voice against the SulutH ana wont
Down in defeat and died re- short Tim.
ulH'Qu~nt f1 Tho election. 90 IIaln-
nnlwnl politician The sn.lkar r.4I
from Tho thlrl section of tho Doctrine
mo Covenants relating 90 ths mission
NJ ENiuh, 40 come and turn tho hearts !
or inc children to mo fathers urH Ono /
h'nris Of tho fHtnyr4 tp tho children
l'ff God Hmlto tho earth with mighty ]
clr.n Tho speaker testified thlt thlt ]
mission had been fulfilled unl thousands /
or pgnplo Wero working In tha t.mpIa4
I'm tulnllmont of that prophecy.
Lord" F"'
henedieiiou hy Elder e.. w. pruroso.