Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-09

I story OF his religious labors and his
| sufferings. at the hands Of mobs as well
as OF officers Of the law. The Elders,
4 IN turn told him 0f the work OF the
| Lord In America. and explained to him
| the nature Of their message. They as
| sured him that they had not come TO
| undo what the Lord had done through
/ him. but 10 aid him and his people to
| still greater perfection The Interview
was a pleasant one
on Tuesday. June rs. Elders Erastus
Snow and George y. Dykes paid a visit
90 Walter Forward. the u. S minister
1 In Copenhagen He welcomed them
| cordially and made many Inquiries
! about the "Morm0ns' and their religion.
tie denounced the spirit Of persecution
/ that had been rampant I'm the United
States. and promised the missionaries
every assistance he could render
on the 18th Elders Dykes and Hansen
visited Rev p. O. Monster and impaired
TO him much instruction They also
visited other families and bore
their testimony wherever they
found an opportunity 10 do
so. The result was that they very
soon found themselves surrounded by
circle OF friends some Of whom were
earnestly investigating the Gospel on
the 2lst Of July the first public meet
ing was held at the house OF Peter
Beckstrom. Store KOngens Gade quite
a number Of Baptists We're present and
a spirit Of investigation was manifest.
The Lord was opening the way for a
great and marvellous work.
II the brethren had entertained the
hope that Rev Monster would be among
those who received the Gospel, they
We're doomed 20 disappointment As
soon as he realized that the work of the
missionaries OF necessity would result
in the establishment of a church separ-
ate and apart from the Baptist denom-
ination. he retreated and warned his
flock from having friendly associations
with the Elders. Il costs much self-ab-
negatlOD for man IN Mr. Monsters
position, 10 embrace the truth. He had
left the Lutheran church. undoubtedly
after a long mental struggle. and iden-
titled himself with a people. despised
and prosecuted. Was he 10 take an
other step and incur still greater per-
secutions? lie concluded not to do this
But some Of his flock had already ac-
cepted the Gospel. and decided TO ask
for baptism at the hands of the Elders
Elder Snow rather held them back. urg-
ing them to investigate fully the prin-
cipes taught At last however. he
was shown In dream. that II would
be acceptable 20 the Lord, 10 grant
baptism 10 those who had applied for
the ordinance. and he concluded not to
postpone the matter any longer
on Monday the 18th ~ August. 1850.
The holy ordinance was performed in
the waters Of Oresund. by Elder Eras-
tus Snow. He had learnt some Danish
by this time. and uttered the impress
siye words. "Ole Ulrich Christian Mon
ster. Med Fuldmagt fra Jesum Christ.
UNI d0ber ieg I Faderens. Sonnens og
den Helllgaands Navn. Amen"
o. u. c. Monster mot the previously
mentioned Rev MONASTERY was the first
one baptized in this dlspensatlon in
Denmark. There were fourteen others
baptized at the same time. They were:
Marie Monster. the wife OF O. z. g.
Monster. Hans L arsen. and wife, Eline
Dorthea; Andreas O. s. Hansen, and
wife. Anna; Johan b. Forster and wife
Henrietta, Andreas Aagren; Anna
Beckstrom, Johanne Anderson: Marie
Nelson, Jacobsen. Langstorff, and a
man whose name is not on the records.
Il was a beautiful Danish summer
evening, when the holy rite was per-
formed Anna Beckstrom. the first wO-
man baptized. afterwards became the
wife Of Elder Erastus Snow. She Is
sill living and residing In Salt Lake
City. on the following Wednesday. the
18th OF August, the ordinance Of the
laying on Of hands FOR the reception Of
the Holy Ghost was attended 20 in the
house Of Peter Beckstrom. and those
who had been baptized were confirmed
members OF the Church.
The corner stone had been laid Tor a