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

4 .n..s of he cross We're s'hl i"' ~
.1 me banner Of the Gospel to
-,paaons Of the earth.
y. ..5,s pioneers. escaped from the
i robs. had barely had time to
~. themselves and their families
o,l,iye huts for shelter and to
some extent, for existence In
..n,cs and then their hrst
VAS OF reaching their fellow
IN the message entrusted to
i r God They were not in a
4 "a form missionary societies
! m,,,blv or annual. contributions;
,3po facilities for rearing col
4 "a universities IN which TO equip
i ,,ses Tor the work Of the minis
4 ...orBlpg TO the pattern OF the
4 ibsy were separated from civil
By a stretch Of desert one
4 ,8 miles wide, and risked their
untold perils, whenever they
"a cross this eXpanse. But the
4 ibe Lord had come TO them:
vdly the sound must go forth
i a., Mace into all the world, and
j "a, uttermost parts Of the earth
i .vsl must be preached unto every
-rr with signs following them
,asye. And behold the Son OF
4 rnsth Doe. and Gov. 5S; Ga, IS.
new thar the Lord never gives
rsnd without lmparting power TO
Nm With 10. and therefore, not
i riiiing their poverty and all
advantages, they offered them
On the altar. The following
am were called 10 leave the val
gMelen missions:
Egland-Apostle Franklin ID,
'ris and Elders Joseph w John
lt.ph W. Young, Haden w
A George B. Wallace and John
Htes
, Pance-Apostle John Taylor and
i b Curtis +. Bolton and John Pack
lRly.-Ap0stle, now President
-n Snow and Elder Joseph To-
Z lnmark-Apostle Erastus Snow
Per D. Hansen.
Srelen-Eder John r. Forsgren.
: be Society lslands-Elders Add
f1u. James Brown aud Hiram
kgrl.
Do scandinavian Countries-Den-
5 md SWeden-were thus among
,ai 20 BE- selected TO receive the
1im 10 the marriage feast OF
Lmb" Undoubtedly among the
znis Of northern Europe the seed
us 8 abundant.
y Missionary zeal manifested az
1fiy period of the history OF the
|aak better appreciated. II Il Is re-
-Aisd that az this time the Saints
/ ih numbered only about 5000
They were battling against the
lr end the countless insects, as
drought, The situation here
.srIbol 10 the general eplstle by
4 M. Presidency, issued In the
,gG 1872 In the former part OF
PAN he Bishops took an inven-
q The breadstuf in the valley,
o VAS reported that there was
noe than three-f0urths of a
laf day for each soul, until the
y July; and considerable was
mo exist which was not reported.
: niuml consequence some We're
Destitute. while others had
A.iige The common price Of corn
harvest has been 81. some have
Ai v, al present there is none
Market 90 any price. Wheat has
" .ion u 10 -, and potatoes from
~ p7r bushel, and though not
"lght 40 any price at present.
alfciei there win be a good sup
Y ~el by another year.
WI give am idea OF the temporal
-1ll OF The Saints at the time the
-latlan mission was founded. Did
wa ever present a more striking
" OF that implicit faith I'm God.
s,nquers on difficulties aud OBJ
n 0c,1y2
THE WAY PREPARED.
STUDENT Of history can clearly
w llat the scandinavian coun-
. uis Time We're being specially
~ 70 receive the Gospel of Jesus.
,''-A.ik The ancient spirit Of lib
.i' h.d c'Tliye IN the ngr.
-.alsIn 0t the state-church.c Om-
I, + " Ufelk ite chains. Ne viii
.lon me eloquent plea for re-
a.'Hly by Dr. A. G.. Rudelbach
lconoc'astlc thunderbolts
Il. wv uhtr1ng precision by Or.
HlIk'gaard. Such efforts were
WY elect They prepared the
\, .yi me light that was TO break
! ~. to'g an entirely new direc-
IL Lle religious life And their
~ ~ leard far beyond the boun.
~, denmark They re-echoed
. Is valleys and mountains OF |
.sTvl llo'iau peninsula. on both |
y ~. NpefIy and liberty OF the
4. ,' 'slht Two of the characteristics
eai.N,luon framed for the king
l. ,ss...'.idl * ln iSi9-the year when
-,,5 (. ,'l..'ian mission was decided
Z No. signed by King Frederik
~ ,Noll These concessions. il Is
~ ,9,,5 now the standard OF the |
'sr,,,i 'l nave been planted Ia the |
u, .'utin countries.
\ e,.l' zoe Lord undertakes 70
a ~, among Ills children sonia-
}. fs',,, me ordinary. something
.fu..p preparatory for the cd |
.srr'..' son, He always raises up |
as r,i 90 prepare the way. And |
~" sDl ne various preachers of |
) u " NE scandinavian ,oun- |
gh eo,, uIsi half OF this centu-y |
ol.ba, s.'ol5,Iea In Hamburg. Pas !
.,s III y , nag succeeded In gathering |
By irs m,slas Who believed in bap- !
~ sr 55'',islon. as taught by the |
R,mt,.Nai american Baptists. And |
B r.r 5.ls lhis spark of Scripture |
q d., "vlsht TO COPENHAGEN Nv |
q Als,,. ana 10 Go,he7hurg ~ |
IA M A. q sailor The latter en-
iai isi-' ,,lIli's OF the Bapusts IN |
lnt.rt,l ana gained some felends /
-1H frn,s put he was promptly |
youe'.' ,n Sweden. In H. year
A Fbs-rI ulleran clergyman, Pas
iie1 ~ wrote against the cs-
a r,,,a,lIch and was susnendss |
Ai ,lur's But he never -etu~nsd |
~ Bsb,is, He embraced the faith |
.t,ipsr b, ana was baptized In
/ b bsn,o Mr Nilsson who wss
:, maj reI '',5nL Mr. viberg un-
tsrilnv .,gNslous activity and was
iirl, W. gessiul Through him
i''hlrcb ~. liawn away from lhc
'liollor.'aill The path he had broF
1latons y q number Of various
''igarps IN Norway the work
'Ds way for the Gospel