Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-24

highest type Of good man engaged In
divine calling. far above that which
could ever hope 10 aspire
The writer here details his experience
among the orthodox churches and ex-
poses their yagaries and contradictions;
he then proceeds TO say;
In my search for truth ] came in con-
tact with such good men. called inf
dels, as George Jacob Hollydek, Joseph
Barker, ThOs. Cooper Charles Watts.
and | stood shoulder to shoulder In
Hyde Park for nine consecutive Sun
days with charles Bradlaugh, when his
lectures there caused what was called
the "Garbaldl riots" many heads were
broken. but ours came out all right.
| mention all these things to show that
my experience ought 70 have taught me
that the moon was not made Of green
cheese" and after this | became a
Mormon"
Here follows an account Of the man
ner In which the writer through the ar
guments OF Elder orson Pratt, became
convinced OF the truth OF the Gospel,
and defying opposition and ridlcule, en-
hraced II and was baptized. He goes
on TO say:
was now in the Church and after
while was ordained TO the office Of an
while was ordained to the Of
flee OF an Elder And shortly
after this Elder n. II. Felt came
TO the Wadsworth branch and a sick
woman's friend, came requesting him to
go and administer to her. Elder Felt In
vited me to 90 with him TO visit Sister
Studer (she has children living at or
near Ogden today. In an upper room
we found the slckest locking woman |
had ever seen. She seemed 10 be burn
ing up with fever and helpless Elder
Felt quietly anointed her with oil, l
stood on as far as | could get away
from the bed feeling an empty, helpless,
wondering being: but l had seen and
realized sufficient 20 give me faith that
the Lord could cure that sick woman.
| was startled when Elder Felt said,
calling me by name, step up here and
place your hand on the sick" | timidly
went, feeling that was q simple auto
matOn. | listened 10 his few calm words
rebuking the disease and blessing her
with health, by virtue OF the authority
OF the Holy Priesthood restored TO earth
through the Prophet Joseph Smith. All
was peace and quiet. aud | stepped
back from the bed for a moment. Then,
without the slightest treDidatlon, |
stepped up and said, SISTER Studer,
you will get well right away" We then
went TO evening meeting A message
came, "Sifter Studer is much better"
and on the following Wednesday even
ing. she was there and quietly declared
before US ali that she had been healed
by the power OF God
Now, why had the temerity 10 make
this bold assertion? What had brought
ebout this great change in my feelingsY
/ would ask the Christian denler OF the
power accompanying the true Gospel OF
Jesus Christ 70 read the sth chapter OF
Luke, 1916 verses, also Mark. q 1884
verses; also Luke, G; ~. II is there
shown that Jesus being 'thronged" put
strange question 10 those about Him.
the reply was, Master. the multitude
throng thee and press thee and sayest
though who touched me?' Such pro-
ceeding today would subject the editor
Of the Deseret News or any other Elder
Of the Church to much -idicule. and
would DE used as proof Of mental
alteration. And Jesus said somebody
hath touched me, for / perceive that
virtue hath gone out OF me-"
"Ahl' says the modern Christian.
that was Jesus and all that sort OF
thing Is done away with. and there il
no need Of II now We say that a re-
ligion which would not retain the very
potent and convincing evidences OF Its
truth more than a century or so must
necessarily lead 10 confusion and doubt 4
In a growing world, and It's author |
would be unreliable when ne said: |
Verify, verify 7 say unto you, He that |
belieyeth on me. the works that | do |
shall he do also. and greater works
than these shall he do; because | 20 10 |
my Father"
Now am a believer In the doctrines
OF Christ. have never done any very |
great thing. but am going 10 testify |
IN The face OF all who viii hear H. ana |
IN the name OF Jesus Christ, that when
my humble hands were upon the head |
OF MIS- Studer and man holding the
Holy Priesthood was speaking by lis
authority, I felt virtue 20 out OF mel