Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-02
DANIEL MAtkAlt.
MARTIN CHRlsTENsON JlI


kuAf't texas aug ~ an'''
To the Editor.
At Lane. Hunt county Tex1s there ia
u small branch Of the church. AZ
their sunday school March l3ih there
appeared young preacher, lie took
part in the exercises ana ht the close
made few rrmutka VI approval ana
yxprefsad surprise Co learn that Nor
mons" were really "ChrlsuauH.' He
,yus much Impressed, hv said, with the
simplicity and purity Of Mormon
telChlugH. and at once began inycsti-
eating. From that time on he be-
came regular attendant az our sum
day school ana meetings. on one oc-
ga sion he Acknowledged 20 the writer
tbnt he know tho Methodist church was
not in harmony with the Bible, but he
knew none better After four weeks
of careful and pruycrful investigation
he saw the truth and was baptized on
April 10th.
rhll young man had been lett 10 look
after a small flock while the pastor was
absent I Imagine the feelings of the
purson when he returned to md tho
wolf had carried away the shepherd.
10 get oven he announced that ON "a
certain date he would expose Mormon
ism" This awakened Interest In the
entire community We embraced every
opportunity 90 distribute our literature
among the people prior TO tho time OF
his meeting and "a SPECIAL fast day
was observed Ia behalf OF the people
That memorable day arrived, At tho
Amounted time the school house was
throngod. The pastor arrived, but M
sto1d OF q Bible ho had for text book
Ia dime novel For two hours he apOk,
of Mormon" horrors. But many OF
hla ATTACHMENTS were too inconsistent
for rgaaonlug people 10 believe, He
failed ON that account 10 awaken much
interest I'm his audience.
A dozen Saints and three Elders
listened patiently to the mislnformed
and ml4guilcd man, without being az
fectud. except with pity ana symphthy
for his ignorant and unWlHc efforts, 10
had never read Mormon doctrine, nor
heard II preached.
Al the CLOSE OF hls meeting. he an
nounccd that he would hold forth again
mat night. We then called the people
together ana talked to them for an
hour uolntlng out the ubaurdluca OF
rnany M his assertions. and giving the
,ther eide OF the question, IhD more
reasonable portion ~ the peop' could
gee the nbsurdlty Of tue mans Htlon
at once, ,.,... .,.,
home. and the Eldere were lnNll,l 20
dine with two families OF prominent
people NV NANh hi'"
After dinner the Elders returned to
mo schonl house and listened 60 a b1p-
tist deliver a very sound 'ermon ON
r.ligion la general. when he hhd mn
isb'd. he invited Elder Clarke 10 talk'
REV smell. our defamer was present.
and 10 his great discontinue ana
AGAINST HE morning vow, he was com
PEELED To listen 10 Mormon Elael
rrs,rh He could not stand n long
for he coon Withdrew, For some cause
hotter known tn himself but eurmlred
nv ali. he failed 10 appear az the nlEht
service. We learned that ne rr'urhou
home. soveral miles away before night
NJ beiiove he learned one Lesson AT
lonst' that he would have gained more
friends by following one OF mo tehee
of Inc mormon" creed: Mind your
In my observations while travelling
among the people. I hnd there arc
many who would like to do right v
they had any encouragement Thsy