The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-09
Great Audience at the Services Yes
terday Afternoon.
A NUMBER OF ADDRESSES
RETURNED MISSIONARIES TELL
OF THEIR WORK ABROAD.
Rulon S. Wells Describes the Work
In the European Mission, of
Which He Was President-The
Gospel Being Spread As Far East
as Turkey-other Speakers.

The attendance at the tabernacle SER
vices yesterday was larger than upon
any day since the October conference,
the body of the house and the choir
seats being entirely filed. President a.
NJ. Cannon presided.
The choir sang, We're not ashamed
to own our Lord, and worship him on
EARTH and Elder n. V. Jones offered
prayer. The anthem, Again we meet
around the board of Jesus, our redeem
ing Lord" was rendered superbly by
the choir, under Professor Evan Ste
phens.
The first speaker was Elder Horace
Jenkins, returned from Germany. He
recited the labOrs attendant upon prep
aration for a foreign mission, and bore
his testimony that the elders We're
making friends and converts in Eu-
rope, and that Gods work is going
steadily forward.
Fred c. Graham, counselor to Apos
tie John w. Taylor of the Colorado
mission reported the work Of his fell
low missionaries in a most encourage
ing manner. He defined his CONVEX
sion to the faith, and spoke of many
manifestations he had received since
that time.
Elder Edwin S. Sheets brought most
favorable reports of the work in the
middle and northern states.
I'm southern Illinois, he said, 'in the
very places where, a few years ago, our
fathers and mothers were prosecuted,
the hearts of the people are softening.
Tn residents there, my brethren and
sisters, are coming to a knowledge of
the truth We We're received kindly
upon every hand. Not only did the
people-once our enemies-find places
fer US to hold our meetings in, but they
gathered together congregations for us.
1t is a wonderful transformation, my
friends, and is in fulfillment of the
words of our beloved prophets"
In Minnesota the mission is also in a
prosperous condition. The speaker re-
lated how the elders preached upon
street corners in Minneapolis, much as
the Salvation Army does. The elders
had the privilege of preaching to some
of the wealthiest men of Minnesota,
and made favorable impressions in
every case.
Elder Rulon S. Wells was next in
PRODUCED. The text Of his remarks was
missionary work, and what is should
be. The Latter-day Saints have an
opportunity to demonstrate by their
works, their worthinesS of Christ Our
young men go into the world TO preach
the gospel, not for any monetary con-
sideration, but purely for the love of
God They have not been hired to
preach, they are not even trained for
the ministry, yet they viii convert
more of the honest in heart than the
silver tongued ministers of the various
sects. It is because of the spirit of the
Lord which is continually lowering over
the elder, and what a satisfaction it is
for us to think of these things when
we hear. week after week. the power
full testimonies of the returned mis-
Sionaries.
The gospel is prospecting in the Euro
pean mission. BY this it is not meant
that thousands are coming into the fold,
but the gospel is being published to the
people, not only in Great Britain or
Germany, but as far east as Turkey,
and in the Netherlands This is the
prosperity which the work has met; the
word is being proclaimed in many
tongues.
Whenever the Lord has wished to
perform a great work, he has done it
by raising up a great man, mission
airy. in the midst Of the yleOple, and we
find on every hand evidences of the
work accomplished by the missionary in
every age.
Elder Wells delivered some interest
ing remarks on the principle of faith,
and detailed further the treatment the
elders receive in European cities. Il
believe said the speaker that the
German people are becoming mere toll
Grant and will, before many years,
throw open their national gates to all
religions. AS many of you know. some
of our elders have been banished from
cities in Germany. but we are gaining
a fccthold in the land, and will push to
a successful termination the preaching
of the word of God" In closing, Elder
Wells invoked q blessing upon the con-
sregation. The choir sang Song of the
Redeemed.' Benediction by Elder
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