Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-20

much about the food We would have TO
eat In Germany, but I never ate better
] food than got there. and never met a
more hospitublc Kind aud loving poo
/ pie than / found In Germany
In Switzerland. we organized u
| quartet and went about with President
I.outensock holding open air meetings.
He aid the preaching and we the Sing
Ing. ~ some ~ the meetings we were
listened to with attention, at others.
we were opposed. We also went 90
Hamburg with our quartet when the
German mission was separated rom
the Swiss mission. We made many
friends there. especially among the po-
liccmcn. but complaint was made
against the Elders by priest who
charged M with preaching false doc
trinp and cnticlnr young girls 70 ~ 90
Utah. Altogether the police treated ua
well half dozen ~ ~ were bnnlahed
from Hamburg I was sent 20 Lubbock.
where I inborcd for while aud then
was appointed a. Hanover. where
greatly enjoyed my lnborH. The Amor
lean consul treated o. very Kindly, de-
clhrinE h. would extend protection 10
Americans Irrespective ~ their To-
ligloua faith. he acted ua true Amer
lean citizen. without fear or favor
The speaker horo n strong testimony
10 the work of the Lord. and by request
made u brief address In the German
language.
ELDER EDWIN c. PENRosE
Elder Edwin G. Penrose said. I
earnestly trust that the spirit which
has nctuated my brethren this after
noon may be given 10 me. When left
my homo tWonty-acvcn months ago.
believed that this was the work ~ God,
and that Joseph Hmth was a Prophet.
when I got 10 my field ~ labor and
experienced the spirit which the Elders
have there. my belief grew into a
knowledge Every time arueo 10 bear
witness 10 the divinity " these pfin-
clpics my testimony was strengthened.
have seen the brethren go forth and
declare the truth IN the dcmonstra-
ton " the spirit u God. And have
seen Others. who having yielded obcdi-
oncc to the word u God by being bap-
tiSed. have received knowledge that
these principles are true. We have r..
coived revelations while on our mis-.
aions. A. Jesus said. III any man VIII Z
do the Will ~ the Father. he shall know /
~ the doctrine. whether II BE- ~ God /
or whether | speak ~ myself" II u /
thus that we become convinced anc our |
faith grOwH into knowledge. I have /
seen the sick healed Instantly. time ana /
again. once whom visiting IN the |
northwestern part Of Mississippi. there |
was family With a boy three years /
old. who was thin. emaciatcd and |
Hiukiy ana who looked AZ " he could |
not live. His mother was not In the |
Church but hln parents both asked ua
90 administer 10 him. and We did 10,
rcbuking the disease IN the name Of |
the Lord. lie WIS healed. Three |
months later. when ! went back therr. |
I hardly knew the boy. he was 30 we'll |
and strung The work ~ the Lord u |
IN the Southern Statcai |
brinF you good news from the South. |
Some opposition N manifested. but |
wherever theru II opposition there Il |
also success. We have many Htaunch |
friends who would lay down their lives /
for u.s. once when my companion and /
! were threatened with mob violence. /
ma old man who had been through tho |
rlyil war at out all niiht watching tho
road on which the mob WERE tn come.
rifle IN hand. To- protect ". guarding
The building where We slept Thus arr
friends raised M O. protect ~.
know that J0rcph Smith was diyineiy |
Inspired and that his Hucccsfofn are
Prophets u uod, ana that " we viii
1--we according 60 their teachings We
Viii be- blessed ~ God In this world and
'aycd and exalted In the world Ia come
A solo. Angel OF Hope Ever lis Near
Me-" was rendered by Air Hairy Davis.
4 the Grau Opera company.
The choir sang the anthem Let the
Shout for JOY" after which
he congregation. standing. sang the
DoSology.
The bcnedlc,ion was pronounced by
Elder James T. flanhman.