Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-18

IN very shabby condition Brother
y. A. Hammond. who now presides
over the san Juan stake remarked "a
number OF times that ] needed some
new clothes, and he did not know what
] was going 90 do N / dld not get some
soon Well, / did not notice 10 very
much. ] said 20 him that the clothes
would come an right, though l ala not
know where they would come from for
the people were very poor I prayed 20
the Lord about 10 for IN an my minis
try ] never called upon the people for
anything except 10 entertain me-
could not ask them FOR money on for
clothing. and the Lord spared me In
that respect But ] prayed TO the Lord
most earnestly. At last, when 1t seemed
as though something had 20 be done, ]
received a present of "a suit Of clothes.
II it had come from heaven. Il would
not have been more surprising and
welcome than II was.
FAITH OF THE ELDERS TESTED.
I might enumerate numbers Of cases
of this kind What effect does this have
on Elders2 II tests their faith They
have 20 exercise faith before the Lord
90 furnish them with the things they
need This whole afternoon and even
Ing could be occupied boy Elders In Zee
latlng instances of the wonderful man-
ner iu which the Lord has opened their
way and furnished them means. At one
time % was deemed necessary on the
Sandwich Islands 10 buy a press, paper,
and an the material necessary 10 run
printing office, for the purpose OF
printing the Hawaiian translation OF
the Book of Mormon II seemed I'M
possible 20 raise the means among
people who were so poor that ihey
would 90 TO law over the price OF q
chicken but the Lord opened the way
before u.s. and we succeeded IN accom-
plishIng what was desired. When IL
came TO returning from our missions
the Lord was sought for and 10 was
marvellous how the Elders We're fur.
nished means with which TO return
home The Elders OF this Church IN
the early days had no other way Of
travelling and preaching the Gospel
MANY GREAT NATIONS YETI TO BE
WARNED
We have a large portion OF the
world yet 10 warn Instead Of crowd
ing into speaking countries. II
seems To- me that our Elders must begin
to crowd into lands whore the English
language Is not spoken, and 20 exercise
faith for the gift Of tongues and for
the gift Of Interpretation. These gifts
have been given for this purpose Elders
win have 20 exercise faith before God
IN acquiring foreign languages so
that they can 90 and warn the people
90 shs a oil.
OF salvation TO them. because God has
said that from every land under heaven
there shall be people gathered 10 swell
the hosts OF Zion. Every nationality
must be visited. and when we can
not 90, as the Lord has told us. we
must send His word. and not have it
as IL is now. Lands famous In history.
people the most elevated, according 20
civilized standards. have never heard
the Gospel in their own tongue. God
has commanded us that we must
preach the Gospel 20 every land. TO ev-
cry people; and where we have men
Join the Church belonging 10 a foreign
nation. as soon as they are able and
qualified they should be sent 70 their
land To- bear testimony OF what God has
revealed 10 them Az the Lord has said.
let every man be warned and warn his
neighbOr. Il is incumbent upon every
man 20 warn his neighbor. and In this
manner 20 spread the knowledge Of the
Gospel. Think Of the lands that at
present have no Elders laborng IN
them, while IN other lands
the Elders are crowded. with
out, however accomplishing much.
True, they are warning the people but
the people can be warned far quicker
II we Will follow the command Of God.
and our garments win be clean from the
blood OF this generation, which IS very
Important thing for an OF us. And lib
arty VIII follow us. You know how it
was IN Germany when our Elders first
went there They We're rejected. and
had 10 work by stealth. Brother Maeser
Brother Schoenfeld and others who
were baptized there. had 10 be baptized
secretly The Elders were scarcely
known. II they had been they would |
probably have been expelled AZ II was |
many suffered imprisonment, and others
we're banIshed But the preaching OF |
he Gospel and the appearance Of the |
Elders in that land. and their willing. |
less 10 suffer Imprisonment have had /
he effect to increase liberty there The |
Elders have more liberty now than they |
'Vcr had II imprisonment has 10 be |
10. why let the Elders 20 and /
,e imprisoned trusting IN God TO defend /
md save them, and to open the way be-
ore them that they may gather out /
wen though 10 be but a few souls from /
ach nation. The preaching Of the Cos
pei now IL like the cleaning Of grapes
.fter the vintage Is over That Is the /
used by the prophet. and a
most striking one 10 u.s. Brother Barker /
las told as about their lab0rs IN Aus
ralia. The bulk OF the people reject the
Gospel but they find a few honest
ouls. That is our position. We do not
Xpect to convert all the inhabitants OF
he earth but we expect 70 warn them
Ne expect 20 gather out every honest
ouh and the Lord VIII deal with the
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