Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-20
Returned Missionaries Occupy All
the Time on Sunday Last
INTERESTING FACTS GIVEN.
EIder. from Germany aud from the
southern state. Relate Their
Experiences.

At the Tabernacle ecrficei ON '""
day. Counselor Charles W. Penrose
presided. The choir sang the hymn on
page n;
Were not ashamed 10 own our Lord
And worship him on earth
We love 20 learn his holy word.
And know what souls are worth"
Prayer was offered by Elder J. II.
Paul.
The choir sang the hymn on page sos'
Jesus once u humble birth.
Now In glory comes to earth.
Once he suffered grief and pain.
Now he comes on earth 70 reign.
Elder c. w. Pcnroac announced that
three missionaries lately returned from
Germany and one from the Southern
States. would address the congregation
and as they had not been accustomed
TO speak 60 such large audiences as
those that attended the Tabernacle SER
Vices. while II wan necessary that they
should speak distinctly. II was also
ncctfui that the congregation should
he as rtiii ns possible. because every
noise. however slight. waH heard IN
that building and made II more difficult
for tho speakers lie introduced as q
returned missionary from Germany.
ELDER LIE RoI c. SNOW.
Elder IL Rol G. Snow raidi ! esteem
II great privilege 10 stand before this
congregation. stiangcr may wonder
that Elders arise 10 speak without hav-
Ing discourse prepared. ~ l. the case
IN the world. We depend upon The
faith Of the people and the help % the
spirit of God TO aid Va In our speaking
II IL almost needless 60 say that have
enjoyed myself for all Elders enjoy
themselves. Not that all our expert
encen are pleasant. for We have some
unpleasant i''fgs 10 put up with. yet
II Ia iargcly inrough unpleasant expert
onccn that know that the Gifts Of the
Holy Ghost are with the Elders. About
three years ago IN this Tabernacle. !
arose and asked the people 20 pray for
me. feel that this has been done. aud
that through the prayers In our behalf
we have becnf cnabled TO MI good mis-.
alonn. The Joy We have experienced
amonr those who live up "a the priv
ilrGcn Of the Gospel l. something that
strengthens my faith In this work.
Th~-. IL a spirit with the Elders That
have labofcd at home IN the church
but have never had any duties To pvr-
form wherein l felt the pleasure aud
contcntmcnt I felt when doing my fun
duty In the mission ncid. While away
met several persons % rcnown. one
of these was the leader of the Reot.
ganiEcd church. l went TO klrtinud |
TO attend the conference ~ the Joseph |
ties three years ago. met thcTc Jo.
neph Smith. the president 81 that
church. heard him giye his ,c.ti.
mony as TO why he II president Of that
organization. He said u had
feeling that should accept this post
ton. that I ought To be the president
~ the church" lie also said Had |
had the same feeling that ! should
No 90 Utah and Join tho Mormon
church there. ] would have done 90"
lie did not claim that h. had received
any authority by revelation. but had
yielded obedience 10 certain feeling.
Now. have We not better foundation
than thln7 We have received the word
~ the Lord by revelation. uod has
spoken TO ua. This IN our claim. and
onr testimony.
1 also met Col Robert a, ingcrsoll.
and bore my testimony a. him ~ the
truth 81 the Gospel lie said be- would
not say that there n no God, but only
that he did not know that thcrc Il and
that he did not believe any one could
know such u thing. ! testified Ia him
that there N u way by which We can
know that God cNintr-hy obedience 10
Ills commandments. know that
there IL an influence by which We can
gain knowledge Independently ot our
I'VE nenacH. for I have experienced u.
By this influence We may gain tosti-
mony, such ar Peter had. which cannot
be gained through flesh and blood, but
comes from uOi our Father.
Ia every place where | laborcd, l
studied the doctrines and attended IN.
meetings OF other churches ana I
came To the conclusion that no other
church stands on the same foundation
NJ that on which We stand, namely, that
we have received revelation, that we
have the doctrines, the Organization,
aud the Gifts " the Gospel. ny reason.
by experience, We can prove much, but
u H. only through rcceivlng the Spirit
Of the Lord that we can Know Tor our
selves that this II the truth Let ua
prove by our acts that we arr Saints
indeed. let ~ not 30 live a. 10 dlscour-
nFo by our acts the newly converted
Saints that come here.
ELDER CAMPBELL ~, BROWN.
Elder Campbell N. Brown said For
She last two years and "A half ! have
,aborcd In the empire 1T Germany,
thrive months of my mission were spent
~ Switzerland; one year WA Va Ham.
burg. thcn l was sent into the city ~
ins a small branch Of the Church.
enjoyed my labor. which We're the
happicrt OF my life. The SAintu IN Ger
many are true l.atter-day Saints.
saw what faith they have Ia the SER
wants OF God. They wcrc glad and re-
Joiccd when they met us They look up
10 nH ns the people OF God; when they
come here they expect to iind uH unit.
ed, ana when they mud Us divided aud
fault nnding. they say they had more
81 Zion In Germany than here. have
seen the power God mani
Tested. one instance was when
Elder Frank W. penrnae and
l were called TO visit a family In Han
over. In which the grandmother, 20
years old, was very ~ for she was
paralyEed and unable TO speak The
doctors said she would never speak
again. We administered 90 her aud
she spoke Immediately ana soon entire
~ recovered. The speaker closed with
testimony 10 the truth Of the Gospel,
ELDER FRANK W. PENRosE,
Elder Frank w Penrose said. / was
called IN 1886 90 go 60 Switzerland and
Germany When I arrived there With
brother Frank Freeze, We were like
two dumb chifl.en, 've could not speak
word Of the language I was sent 10