Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-30
SERVICES IN
THE TABERNACLE.
Jos. W. McMurrin Tells Of the
Condition Of European Mission.
LADY MISSIONARY WORK.


The Tabernacle services opened by
the congregation singing the hymn on
page 2i2
Redeemor OF Israel, our only delight
on whom for a blessing We call.
Prayer was offered BY Elder Edwin
q. woollcy.
singing by the choir. hymn on page
ss.
Captain ~ isfaei's host and Guide
or all who seek the land above.
President Angus M.Cannon. presiding.
introduced to the congregation. which
was 20 large as to IN the floor Of the
Tabernacle. Elder Joseph W. McMur-
rim 81 the First Council OF Seventies.
lately from Europe. where he was cuun
selor IN the presidency OF the European
mission.
ELDER JOSEPH W. MMuiiitlN.
Elder McMurfln said. I rejoice. my
brethren and ristcru. In the opportuni
" OF meeting with you IN this great
building, und In listening to the music
OF the choir. feel this to- be very
responsible position. to ftnnd up IN
defense OF the GoHrcl. ana " the time
l occupy n TO be profitable, u VIII D.
because I am sustained by the Spirit
OF the Lord. who can speak through
His servants. words Of eternal truth.
have recently returned from a mis-
sion TO Europe. whcv l have lnbored
for the past two and a half years.
My experiences thcrc have brought
events which have strengthened my
testimony In this work ~ tho toapvl
OF the Lord,
There IL steady Increase IN the
number OF persons who are brought In
to the Church. There are not 10 many
haptsmn ns the missionaries would
like to SECS but good rucCcau " never.
thelcaa attending their lnhora.
The European mission has iiH head
ounitrfn nt Liverpool. England. and
coinpriEcr a mission IN the neither
lands. IN Germany. Ia scandinavia. Ia
Switzerland nnd 10 Turkey.
The missionaries wouid rejoice "
mofu people would hearkcn 10 their
testimony. not bccauH. Il would be- OF
advantage to them personally, but be-
cause they desire to bcncnt thg!r fcl-
low men.
II W. compare what II now being
done with the condition OF the Eu-
ropcan mi Islon In former Year,,
We have rcnnDn 10 feel cncour-
AGED. was there on two
previous missions. and feel
thnt steady progress has been made
since then T'horr have been about
900 baptlhmr during the year ia.si
about coo ~ this number ore In Great
Britain. Perhaps the greater number
OF the hnptiAmn on the continent w
proportion 10 tho sizc ~ the mission
TIRE M the Netherlands. whore about
twenty-five Elders arc laburinR. The,
Ing the past year. They travel Ia that
part without purse or scrip. aud are
well received among the people Sue.
cess also ~ attending the lAborH Of the
Elders In Scandinavia. Numbers. ~
you know. have been gathered To- Zlor
from those countries In the past and
very many Of them now are coming Z,
knowledge OF the truth u the oonpcl
No n IN In Germany, whore Tellpiuul
liberty does not abound and We hny,
had some difficulty with the officers ri
the law. During the ycnr 1877. public
conferences were held In Germany, witt
many public meetings. for the nrr
time. and a marked measure OF sue
cess has attended these efforts. NJ
though our Eldcra In that country hav,
been baninhcd FROM Hanover. Ham,
burg and PruHrla,yet I know that not
withstanding these facts. the work ol
the Lord In that country has beer
steadily advancing.
I an glad 10 be- able TO give this tcT
tmony, Years ugo, IL seemed uH N thI
days Of missionary cftort al icaft 10
Great Britain were past n was
common occurrence years ago. Tor ~
20 be mobbed NJ our oprn-uir mcotinul
ana TO be driven from the streets. iiu
the las, year or two, there has boon
spirit OF greater kindness toward tn
missionaries, and they are listened 4
with Interest by many people Ia place
where, n few years since. they Wouil
scarcely tolerate Us. feel that Their
are no better missionaries In the world
no better mon anywhere. than IN
brethren who ARE lnboring In the lsu
ropean mission.
II would be a God-scnd to the peopl
n NJ home the people would give N
same heed To the Instructions ~ IN
servants Of the Lord NJ do the brcth
rcn In the missionary Held. II w "a rnr
thing for any missionary 60 object l.
any labor assigned to him or 20 rcfuH
90 perform any duty whatever to whic
he II called.
Missionaries In Great Britain do ma
travel without purse or Hcrip. Condl
tiona there are not favorable Go that
People In that country ARE not within
10 receive strangers, aa they do In som
parts Of our country; but they tren
them well when once they become nc
quainted with them. II II dincult. and
II attended with some danger, to tray,
In some parts OF that country withou
money for their enemies might ~
them into trouble. charging them wit
being Migrants. And these brcthrc
need some aid from the people In Ziof
They need II tu buy tracts, 10 rrn
their halls, aud TO hire lodgings
know Of no better purpose To whic
-. 10 :
these brethren. II VIII not hurt then
The" ARE careful with II ana expend
tudiciouHly with the utmost cc0nom
ana care.
have found people In the world IN
Of intelligence and fun NJ faith In do
and IN Jesus Christ AZ the Savior d
the world, Notwithstanding all THU
they are IN perishing condition. IN
they do not think II necessary tu prac
tice the Gospel Of Christ. NJ lie laugh
II and as u was practiced by those VIII
accepted Il In His day. They quot
from John 3; II, 10, this passage;
For God 80 loved the world that h
gave his only hegotten Son, that wh0
Focvor belioYeth In him should not PET
iFh, but have everlasting lie. For do
sent not hlH son into the world 10 con
denim Tho world but that through hii
the world might be- saved"
This passage IN frequently quoted b
the people To show that they will h
saved simply by believing and by at
ceptlng Jesus na their savior WIN
we have to do IN TO convince the worl
that they must keep His command
menta also. "Why call We me Loit
Lord. and do not the things whlS
snyl" Were the words OF Christ. An
the Apostle James declared that "a
The body without the spirit N dead. q
MIN Without Mnrlla b dnAd nlan." nm