Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-08
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set apart for this field on the llh q
June, 1891 He was first appointed IA
labor In Liege and Serang Belgium
and when the mission was divided Ia
conferences he was made president b
the Liege conferences After tIrn
months In this place. ne was called 10
preside over the Rotterdam c0nferarg
where De remained until released obj tis
3lst Of July last while ia ROTTERDAM
he spent much time IN trausIauug fg
the mission periodical The star" ana
other literary work He says the Meth.
erlands mission Is in very prosperous
condition. and and has been SO f0r he
last few years.
Elder James II. Bruce, Of Alton
Wye. was set apart on the Eth q
June. 1895, for a mission 10 the NORTH.
ern States He was assigned 10 Ne
Michigan conference whore DE- abotsl
the entire term. He returned home q
the lth Of this month. He reports ,f.
mission as progressing we'll Himself
and companion baptized nine persons
and he had an enjoyable mission.
-
Elder Edwin W Fineld u Weston
Ida. returned on the 3rd Of this morh
from the Hawaiian mission He We,
set apart on the 3rd OF Dec 1896 ami
has consequently been absent neatly
four years. Mrs Fiheld. who has been
IN the same mission for about tVo
years. returned home In company With
her husband Elder Fifed acted al
clerk Of the mission for nearly tt-4
years. A large portion OF the time be
acted as bOokkeeper and storekeeper al
headquarters. He says he had a eo1
time and enjoyed moderate health. The
mission Is prosperous, over q 900 per-
sons have been baptized during ih'
time he has been IN the field and ab0l,
tho same number OF children blessed
The Mormon" mission IN the ISLANDS
Is numerically che second strong , tM
Catholic occupying the first place as %
numbers. There are nearly 5000 Saints
now IN the mission Temporarily th
mission Is prosperous too. The cane
crop on the plantation Is fine, pc.
duclng a yield Of about 1000 tons Of
sugar Many Improvements have been
made lately. about $4,000 having been
spent for this purpose,
Elder Andrew Peterson. Of Waushr
Summit county, Utah. returned on SEPT
/, from q mission 20 Scandinavia. We
was set apart for this call on Aug is,
1898. and was appointed Co labor %
Denmark Until the past three months
his health was quite good, but l7ttery
he was not so well. For nearly two
years he presided over the Aarhus con
ference. Elder Peterson gives a mos,
account Of the progress o.
the GOSPEL In the Aarhus conference
where there have been many members
added TO the Church during the past
year. on Sept 4. Elder Peterson let
Salt Lake City for his home IN wan
ship,
When IN Kansas City. No. Elder
Peterson was interviewed by reporter
lf the Kansas city Times, and ihat
paper published the following concern.
Ing the company with which Elder
Peterson travcled
"Thirty-siX converts 60 M1rm0nlsm
were az the Travellers European ho'd
last night. arrived from the east over
The Chicago and Alton railroad. Ihe{
cave this morning over the Missouri
Pacific for Salt Lake city. The party
made up Of Danes, Swedes, Germans
and a few English. Most Of them aIs
and have children. They WeI,
converted In their native countries ana
are going through direct from there
salt Lake In charge OF Andrew Pelsf'
zen. q Dane, A. A. Larson, sWede. W
Is an American. having been born ~
.'tah,l and Z. j. Peay an Engllsiill ..,o
Nd Mormon missionaries. fl'E'tNv
were In the party when II landed pu'
'Ome Of them went to Canada 1865,
Elder Petersen, when asked II W.
would be allowed 10 practice polyEAI'
70 Utah was most emphatic IN me- pa
lial that polygamy Is being prae ug.e
81 the Mormons. "The church hent'S
% polygamy as Il always did he s.u
but we are obeyIng the law OF lns
ana aud not resisting u. True w.
estod the c0nstltutlonallty OF tht az,
# Congress through all the courts ~
my body OF American citizens or ~,
american citizen has a Right 70 dl, w..
when we lost IN the supreme o1ll' Ma
umlttod The nation must iaN, \,
esponslhillty for not permltthk VI
10 what God ordains I'm
"The common belief that we nc ~,
polygamy Is due 20 ihe " "
hat those who had more than one i,.
.hen the law was passed are ma.lii,t' t,,
ng an Of them. though living VIZ rs
be first one married. Why no,' nj
oyes them all and q IL no, righ. Wa, VA
e should turn them out on me N..n9
Some day the people will uhdeI ,..,.cb
he Mormons and the Mormon ,,-ss
etter and realize that they are =
OF good as citizens and law maN..ss.
Among the missionaries Wno uu,son
he return Journey with Elder fe,.n
'as Bishop Nielsen. Of Lem eosn.
iillard county, who has hesn ih So
inavla several months.