Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-20
IN CAMP OF THE ENEMY.
A Mormon" Elder al the Meeting Of SeCti.
rian Minister,
His Appearance There IL said 10 Have
About the Same Eject NJ the
Bursting of Bomb.

Denver. Colo. oct. 10, 1900.
To the Editor:
For some time past ] have read with
a great deal Of pleasure the columns Of
the News" especially the Church in
telligence. | have read the many ex-
perienoes and testimonies Of the Elders
while In their field Of labor and wish
90 add mine,
have but recently been transferred
10 this mission my labors heretofore
having been the North Carolina confer
ence. About a week prior 20 my de-
parture for my new field Of labor |
was visiting friends IN the vicinity Of
Eureka, Wayne county. y. G. ! heard
of a protracted meeting that was going
on and desired TO attend one before
leaving the South. | decided to attend
this one And accordingly, with some
Of my friends / found the place where
they were holding forth The preach
Ing was going on under a large tent,
and II was filed 10 overlooking. There
were present probably four hundred
people. OF course the appearance u
a Mormon Elder I'm meeting OF this
kind caused quite a stir The preacher
dwelt az some length upon the beauties
=
should make everyone. He exhorted
those present 10 always exercise chart
~ unto all mankind-do unto others as
you would have them do unto you. He
said that N they would only Join the
church, the good "old time religion"
woull make them love everybody. He
finally concluded by saying, III there
are any Christians present who wish
20 testify they We're al perfect liberty
10 do SO. no matter what creed or de-
nomination they professed." / imme.
diately arose and asked for the privilege
and was asked. what denomination 90
Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day
Saints was the reply II a bomb
shell had burst IN their midst Il would
not have created greater excitement
Some Of those good Christians
shrank from me as n | had been a rat
tesnake. Some said Does that hor.
rlble Mormon want to speak in our
meeting? The idea" Then the rev.
erend gentleman arose cleared his
throat and gave out some Of the COR
ruption his soul seemed 20 be overflow
ing with, He charged us with being
adulterers fornicators, false prophets,
etc
When he had concluded again asked
for chance to reply 20 his false accu-
sations. and was again refused. I
then appealed 20 the crowd for an OPP
portunity TO defend our side OF the
question. and said that / would preach
In the streets II they would procure a
light. A lantern was brought and
then with the crowd following walked
up the street 90 a suitable place and
there In the open air. in the dusty road
surrounded by three or four hundred
people. most Of them very bitter and
prejudiced, the clergymans TRADE was
answered The first principles were
treated upon 20 some extent At the
close Of the meeting I received several
invitations TO visit people who had
hitherto been In the dark regarding the
mission Of the Mormon" Elders T
appointed three meetings Tor the follow
ing day ana AN We're well attended.
II Is now about nine months since 7
LEFT home for the sake Of the Gosuel.
and not once have I regretted Il. The
Lord has blessed me beyond all expec-