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

at q place called Rod. on the 10Th Of
November he baptized Peter Adamsen
adm John Olsen. and then the clouds
| Of persecution that had been gathering
I for some time broke over the few Saints.
| mob gathered determined 20 do vlo-
/ lence 10 Brother Petersen They did
| not find him. though a careful search
was made OF the house IN which he was.
! The gathering OF the mob continued and
/ he appealed TO the authorities for pro-
! lection. He was then summoned to APP
| pear before the mayor and explain why
| he had administered the odlnance Of
| baptism without having authority TO
| dc so. He produced his Church creden-
/ tails which were sent to the amtmand,
or governor, al Arendal but that OIL
| clal refused TO recognize those creden-
| tials. and he was prohibited from OIL
ciating in any ecclesiastical acts.
He now decided TO leave Osterrisor
but before he could do 50, on the even
Ing OF the 18th OF December 1851, the
house where he was staying was for
chilly entered by a crowd which de-
manded that the Mormon priest be
turned over 20 them. They ransacked
the house In vain. They could not ind
him. IL was as II their eyes had been
stricken with blindness. The mobbers
were dispersed By the police.
on the l4th OF December Elder Peter
sen had a pleasant Interview with
Svend Peter Larsen from Frederikstad,
who came from that place 10 see him.
lie was on his way to Bergen, and
Elder Petersen decided 20 accompany
him. Larsen was the commander OF a
little coasting vessel Their first stop
ping place was Arendal. and here the
missionary bore his testimony 10 many
souls. On January 4. 1862 they landed
In Mandal. where they remained one
week. preaching the Gospel. on ono
occasion they found large audience
In house where hey had been 20 din
ner and IN the audience was Pastor
Vogt. an influential clergyman and
member Of the parliament. This gen
tleman said Elder Petersen had not
spoken the truth. and was promptly
challenged TO prove his assertion, lie
failed TO accept the challenge, ana
Brother Petersen made many friends
in the audience.
on the 18th Of January they
arrived In Bergen, one Of the
most ancient and important
cities Of the kingdom Of Nor
way. and here Elder Petersen spent the
winter He went from house 20 house
and bore his testimony 90 the people
He labored faithfully under many difi-
culties and deDrlyatiOns until early In
April, when he left for Copenhagen in
company with his friend Larsen. The
Lord had opened up the way fOr him t0
preach the Gospel In several OF the
principal cities OF the kingdom
Brother Svend Larsen and other
Saints In OsterrisOr continued 10 hold
meetings and 10 spread Gospel tracts.
They also sent a petition 90 the govern
men- ~ bt permitted 90 form d church
ia accordance with the provisions of the
Dissenter law, but their petition was
not granted the theological faculty In
Chrlstiania having ruled that the
members OF the Church OF Jesus Christ
Of Latter-day Saints are not Chris
tians" They were thus deprived OF the
religious liberty granted by law 10 9th
er dissenters
On the 10th Of June. 1852, Elders Hans
Peter Jensen and Johan A. Ahmansgn
landed In Brevlg where they held
meetings and distributed tracts They
found bitter opponents In a newspaper
editor. a clergyman and a school teach
en- Elder Jensen proceeded to Osterri-
sor. where he ordained Brother Svend
Larsen an Elder and blessed his chill
dren. on the 25th he baptized six per-
sons. Then he went 10 Arendal.
Chrlstiansand and Mandal He had a
remarkable experience on this journey.
On his arrival In Mandal. his feet were
so badly bllstered that he was unable
TO proceed any further. But he was
unable TO secure shelter here. 20 he de-
cided 70 trust I'm the Lord, and return
TO Osterrisor a distance OF about 80
miles Strange 20 say, as he proceeded
on his weary journey. his feet grew bet
ter. and when he arrived at his destina-
ton, he was free from sores and felt as
strong as ever In one place he met a
bear, and the two eyed one another
with mutual suspicious for q moment
Then the bear took another course and
left the traveler 10 ponder over the
goodness OF the Lord.
Brother Jensen arrived In Osterrisor
on the Sth Of July, and about that time
the first branch Of the Church in Nor
way was organized In that city, with
eighteen members and John Olsen as
presiding Elder
On she 18th ~ July Jensen returned
In company with Brother Svend Larsen
TO Brevig. Here they hired a hall and
preached the Gospel Clergymen fire.
quented their meetings.
In the month Of August a small yes
sci was bought. and named The Lion
OF Zion II was 20 be al the service of |
the Elders in travelling from place no
place along the coast. II became very
useful both In Norway and In Denmark |
At Frederikstad a branch was soon or
ganized.
Elder Jensen returned 20 Denmark IN |
July, 1852, In their little mission vessel |
having appointed Elder John A. All |
mansen 10 preside over the Norwegian |
on the voyage they encouu- |
tered "a terrific storm and were driven |
toward the Swedish coast However.
they were rescued by am English |
friCate. and, the storm having abated. |
steered for Denmark The next day |
they arrived az Aaiborg,
The work was continued IN Norway |
by Elder Johan A. Ahmausen and |
Ieppe q. Folkmau. They organized the /
third branch IN Brevis with about m |
teen members. In August OF The year /
1852 the Church numbered about fifty /
members In Norway. The foundation |
had been laid FOR the work that was
continued by the many faithful labor
ers that In after years preached the
Gospel and suffered persecution and
The Midnight sun.
THE OPPOSING FORCES MEET
The difficulties attending the intro
duction Of the Gospel IN the Scaudl-
navian countries are best understood
from the experiences OF the Elders who
suffered persecution In various ways
The following statement OF Elder
Dykes Is but a sample of many. He
wrote
ION the 9th OF June, 1851. ] landed
IN Hamburg, and proceeded Immediate
~ on my journey over land, and by
travelling day and night ! was enabled
10 reach the city OF Aalborg. my former
Held Of labor; but indeed. too late 90
save the little flock from a very heavy
blow. The spirit OF persecution had
arisen, and the mob had assembled and
broken the windows OF the Saints
meeting house. and demolished an the
furniture within; and thence. proceed
ng from house 10 house thew had
broken the windows Of nearly an the !