Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-09
SERVICES AT TABERNACLE.
We're Of an Interesting and Impressive Chnrac-
Ter Sunday Afternoon.
Remarks by Returned Missionaries
Including Elder n. = Wells who
Reports Conditions In Europe.


dent OF the stake. presiding. The
speakers were Elders II. Il. Jenkins
y. c. Graham. Il. =. Sheets and Iulon
=. Wells. all Of whom reportcl their
missionary laburs, the latter having
returned two weeks ago from prcsidins
over the European inifalOn.
ihe choir SANK the hymn
Were not ashamed to own our Lord,
And worship Him on earth.
Prayer was offered b. Eldr y. v
Jones.
The choir further sang:
Again we meet around the board
OF Jesus, our rcdccmlng Lord.
Elder Harrison r. jenkins. a returned
missionary from Germany. was the
first speaker. Hc oppressed natinfac-
ton Mt the privilege nnordcl MIN ~
ADDRESSING the saints at home, after a
two years aojourn uniOng stranger
people In strange iVnl Ills hrst ~
eignmcnt was IN the lily of Mannheim,
Baden. GermIny. wh.ic he expert
cnced the help u the i.ord ~ lrai 'i'iis
the language. ScNt he laborcd In
Prussia with good degree OF salts
faction, after which he was called IN
10 Switzerland where he lnhOfcd sew
crnl months Ia the Office nt Bernc. In
this position h. had the privilege OF
noting the movements ~ the work In
that section Of country and was
pleased 10 report that ~ was prosper
ing. and that the Lord was with His
servants In the ministry. Elder Jcn-
hnn had received a testimony of the
work and could confidently assert that
he was not ashamed Of the Gospel ~
Jesus Christ, IA he had learned to
know that II was the power OF God
unto salvation.
Elder Fred e. Graham reported his
laborr In the Colorado mission. WHERE.
he said. the Elders were meeting with
gratifying success. Elder Graham was
iirnt assigned to Colorado springs con.
ference whore he preached the Gospel
for some time. lie was nftorwnrd
called Co be counselor TO President
John w. Taylor IN that mission, In
which capacity he travelled consldcra-
bly, holding meetings with the Saints
wherever and Whenever opportunity
Afforded. The speaker bore testimony
90 the healing power Of God manifested
through the Elders ana 60 the many
blcnHinFa that the Lord would pour
out upon Ills people n they would
elcavc unto Him
Elder EdEar \. Sheets. from the
Northern States mission nrld, report.
cd great success In the promulgaU,n
Of the Gospel among the people ~
Illinois and vicinity. whore he had
lnborcd for upwards Of thirty months.
The speaker testified that the feeling
against "Mormonirm" was fast sub
siding In that section. and the mis-
rionnflcs wcf" sowing seed which thry
believed would result In rich harvst
IN the due time OF the Lord. Elder
Sheets related instances ~ tho work
ingn ~ tho Lord among the people NJ
southern Illinois. showing that the
Elders had been led 10 persons who
had seen them IN dreams and were
seeking after the truth. and were de-
rifuns OF embracing the Gospel. Tho
speaker had inborcd IN the Minnesota
conference. over which he presided for
several months. and IN this section he
niHo reported encouraging success In
the dissemination " the Gospel prin-
cipicn.
Elder Ruion 4. Wells. the president
OF the European mission. and one OF
the Frat Seven presidents ~ Seventies.
was the last speaker. lie prcfnccd
his remarks By referring 90 his travels
In the old World. which had taken
him into nearly every conference of
the Church throughout Europe. lie
could tcatify aA the preceding speak
efr had done. that the Lord was
Win Ills servants In the ministry. and
that the Elders engaged In spreading
the principles OF rightcouaness, we're
full OF zeal and went forth with de-
W W. ANN'AA NNNN NANNH
The sending out of missionaries TO
preach the Gospel. was an object lesson
10 the world, said the speaker They
could not understand how u WAS that
young men could be- Induced 10 leave
their homca 10 carry the Gospel 20 pco-
pie In foreign lands without monetary
CompenHntion.
Elder Wells was pleased to report tho
work progressing In the European mis-.
sion. lnu Grcat britain. he said. there
We're thirteen conferences 90 the
Nhnfch. and about 500 ltidefh. In
other parts ~ the mission there we're
numerous organized branches, and
from all % them come good reports.
the work pronpcring Ia very section and
even extending into Turkey. The sue
cess OF the work did not necessarily
mean that hundreds and thousands
were being added to the fold. II was
manifested IN the good feeling existing
among the people In place OF former
hostility and the gratifying manner
~ which the way was being opened up
Tor the spread OF Gospel principles.
many OF the people were willing 10 give
the Elders entertainment, ana by this
they had been led to investigate the
truth with true ana honest purpose.
The speaker referred Ia the blessings
~ God In behalf ~ His servants la
the ministry, The acquisition of for.
oign languages was "a distinctive fea-
ture " those blessings Thuy had been
10 assisted by the spirit Of the Lord
NJ 10 De able To preach In foreign ton-
cues after being hut "A very short time
away from home, and IN many other
ways the promises unto tho servants of
III. Lord had been fulfilled In their be-
half
The missionaries throughout the
world, the speaker said, were declaring
that the Gospel had been restored 10
earth In these latter days They were
testifying OF IT, divinity, and took
pleasue In calling upon an mankind
10 embrace IT. principles ana thus place
themselves IN "a position to receive the
hlenhingn In store for them. Yet many
We're ready 10 reject Il without hear
inE prcfprrinE 90 remain In darkness
rather than 10 enter into the light.
Faith, he argued. was living. prnc.
teal principle, and one which had 20
be applied daily In order to produce
good results, Some people confused this
principle with that OF crcdulity, and
had been led To call Il a humbug nnd
70 east u out nH being non-efieotive.
The speaker showed the difference be-
tween the two. Faith was u saving
principle. but without works a was
dead ana 81 no avail
Elder Wells bore strong testimony
90 the truthfulneas and divinity of the
Gospel. n was indeed tho power OF God
unto salvation tn all those who bo-
iieved and oheycd Il, ana In lbs prnctl-
cal application n brought IN people
Joy and satisfaction, aud gave unto
them a testimony which time could not
efface, nor tho Influence Of Satan Grad
icnte. The Savior Himself encountered
opposition In tho ministry. Ile had
many obstacles 60 surmount. many on
10 In oil a