Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-16
'' Mrs, MARY ROBERTSON.
Leading Copenhagen Newspaper Corr
respondent Visits the once.
Copeuhnpon. Aur "a ts6Q

"''t HNAHHf 80 A'''f
TO tho Editor;
The current uf events connected with
tho spread Of truth have Tor the last
week run out Of their usual channel lu
those parts ON the i1th NJ August "a
IRE broke out In the upparmost part OF
this building, -. paulHEudr, No. H.
where We have our office ON the second
llo9r and before tho ire was under cun-
troll tho roof or the back aud side build
INK was q total wreck. ana among tho
property destroyed were ull of our UNI
bound books and many tracts. which.
had they not been lu part covered by
Insurance. would have been "a very
serious loss TO che mission, We hope 90
be able 10 replace most Of the tracts
ere long.
The papers have all mentioned tho
iirn, and IN connection herewith the
'MurmouH," thus Informing the people
that We nro still here ana have books
and tracts TO spread,
Here ia translation Of n newspaper
article which may be of interest 10
many Of your readers. II win readily
be seen that "pulitkNen" has done as IA
great favor by printing ana circulating
10000 copies % our articles OF faith
among a class OF people. most OF whom
We could not reach with common
tract. We appreciate the favor. ana Inc
puctH words force their way 20 the
'front.' God moves IA "a mysterious
way lila wonders 10 perform"
Here Is the article In tho politkSen
of Aug 23rd, 1899
THE fire ln 49, paulsgadc No. u the
other day which destroyed the greater
part Of TIN books and tracts bclougIug
To the 'MurmunH' who reside In this city
tcopunhuEuul has again called the at
tcnuon Of the people 70 this peculiar
scot.
nut Few NJ our readers have been
ID that tNNATHHnNHH aH..f o..
this country and fewer FtIll have as
yet had any knowledge about their
activity and other conditions, but now
the late frr has nt least mnde known
that they yrt exist and In order 10 mud
out more about them. we paid "a visit
yesterday 20 tho place N the fro In
ST. Puulfenia No., and riug the bell on
the second floor where tho 'Mormons'
have their central office, We ask Tor
the presiding officer u tho scnndlna-
Wan mission and editor Of It's organ.
SkaudlnavlOnH stjorne, Mr. Andrcus
Peterson, and couple OF polite clerks
lead us through two moderately well
furnished rooms into the inner office,
whore Mr., Peterson resides.
"Mr Peterson, who ~ a graceful gem
tlcmnn about MY years OF age, re-
c"iyoH US in most friendly manner.
Before DO has yet found out who We
are ne takes our hat ana cane places
"a chair by the side OF his writing desk
and asks as 10 VT down, We intro
duuc ourselves and Mr.. Peterson does
the same. handing us his card. on the
back of which are very appropriately
printed the nrticles ~ tho Mormon
faith
owe have before tried IN vain TO un-
dcrHtnni the peculiar doctrines OF
'Mormonlsm' and as We realize oven
now, after looking through the thirteen
articles Of faith that such things as
dlsoernmont Of spirits, Interpretation
OF tongues and laying on OF hands for
the reception " the Holy Ghost are
above our comprehension, we refrain
from entering into any discussion with
Mr. Peterson about his faith. but we
ask him 10 furnish Us with some OF the
facts as relating 10 the statistics as well
as progress OF 'Mormonlsm' IN this