Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-23
In Regents Park, London.

London, May a. 1917.
To the Editor:
A lovely warm morning In London,
and the sabbath day After the Bible
class held at 80 Penton street presided
over by Elder Hndley, we made a rapid
walk to Regents park, for cur open air
meeting.
The park is lovely, dressed In its
dainty green dress, with beds of beautl-
ful flowers. The hard. smooth walks
are all nicely sprlnkled, and many pco-
pie are walking around In the happy
sunshine, enjoying a beautiful spell
from the close, dusty streets Of Lon
don
Elder Hlndley leads the way and we
walk along TO the place chosen for the
meeting. We had met Elder r. T..
Stevenson and l.. Holbrook returning
missionaries from New Zealand. anden-
gagged In conversation. The two and a
half miles are soon gotten over, and we
take our place IN a circle, In a pretty
spot under the trees, where two other
meetings Just a short distance away
are In progress AS soon as we COM
mence the first hymn q man who
proved TO be the redOubtable Schaler
stood up IN a chair almost close TO us.
and began his harangue Of abuse In
a few minutes one OF the park guards
went up 10 him and told him 20 move
farther away which he Immediately
did Still we could hear much Of what
he said. The people began to crowd
around both us and him.
All were respectful who were listen
ing 10 us but one man, who occasionally
interrupted by sneers, and 20 Is that
so: What did the government do to
your Ambassador Of Christ. q, my"
and such calculations. Elder Purdy
was the first speaker followed by Elder
Stevenson. then Senator Frank Can
non, who by his testimony and feryent
remarks. drew the most Of the listeners
from the Jarman camp Schaler was
telling about Jarman how he lived In
Utah twelve years. but asked TO have
his name taken on the books when he
found what a wicked community they
were. etc Seeing his listeners leaving,
he shouted out. yes they come with a
pretty Gospel and sweet singing. but
underneath they are raying wolves. de-
coyers OF women who live In worse
than prostitution"
There were FIVE ladies from Utah
standing In that circle, who would have
been glad OF the opportunity TO tell the
people who were listening TO him that
he was a falslfier and the truth not In
him. He has never been to Utah him
self; only tells what somebody told him
the old rehash against "Mormonism."
Some Of the sisters wanted TO answer,
but the missionaries who have had 10
stand similar treatment ever since en-
gaging in the work realized II would
be as useless as breathing out on the
summer air. Wherever Christ Is being
preached and His Gospel there Satan
is by their side. Elder Hindley closed
with forclble proof Of the restoration Of
the Gospel, and warning the people to
repent and be baptized. We stood
few minutes listening to the closing OF
one OF the other meetings. and could
hear Schaler tell about the "Mormons"
killing the women in Utah in cold blood.
AS we turned 10 leave, he tauntingly
cried out, "Will you come again next
Sunday" One lady from Utah indig-
nantly said. "Why don't you go and hit
him?' But that Is not the province Of
the missionary.
This is Schaler's first appearance for
the summer. but from now on truth
and error win stand side by side. the
one meek and lowly, the other bold and
defiant. even as It was in the morning
Of creation,
Your Sister in the cause Of truth,
l.. ID. ALDER