Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-12


, aid he, Brother Olson, ! would like
| you 20 90 up to Sundsyal and see
| II you can put some life into that
| branch and prepare to hold good con-
| ference there this fall"
Aug 4 the conference books were
| turned over, and the Sth | left Gehe
| for Sundsyall. I found two faithful
! Elders. A. B. Helquist and j. NJ Len,
| located in poor quarters. but better
ones were being looked up Elder r..
| q. Hales was called here to start o
choir, depending on getting those not
/ yet of our faith to join II, as there
| were only two members who would be
| able TO assist.
oct, ] we moved into our present ex-
celient quarters, but got the one room
used as hail Sept. 10, and at once
commenced advertising meetings
through the papers, and at our first
public meeting, held Sept. 20, we had
very good attendance, A priest of
tho state church was also present. He
carried home with him q Book of Nor
mon To be returned In two weeks II
was returned In fifteen days, when he
Drought another priest with him TO
our room, and In a two hours con =
Versation, they both received consider
able more light, which they did not
appreciate.
oct. l6 the cergymen had engaged
the Goodtemplar hall here and adver-
'lsed public meeting. wherein Nor
monism' was to be exposed" and
apparently 1t was. got fifteen min
ntes IN which to answer, but announced
that next evening at the same time
and place complete answers would be
given TO their forty-six charges against
US.
Next evening the han was again
crowded. Many could not get admit
lance. There were twelve clergymen.
Thelr charges We're answered to the full
satisfaction Of those present excepting
me clcFBymen, They swarmed round
IKE Wasps In disturbed hive, fire.
quently calling out You lie! You lei"
even while we read from the Bible
me clergymen called another meet
ms a continuation Of their first, for
October goth, and continuation il
surely was, but on IN 23rd we held the
closing meeting Of the series The same
nan was again full Of interested and
attentive listeners, but no priests. The
LORD was with us and II was peace
full victory for truth.
our conference was advertised to be
held here October 81 to November A.
20. bN ilallo III inherent parts or
the city had been engaged and this is
what the priests are trying to stop.
october 30 we were summoned 10 meet
tho church council, and there we four
Elders laborng here were forbidden,
by said council, to hold meetings or
preach IN this community, after which
one or them sneerngly asked. Now
VIII you hold your conference?' He
received answer: Yes, cir" They
tried every conceivable means of get
ting halls closed on us after we had
engaged, and partly paid for them. aud
IN one case ! was called to meet the
board of directors to see II there WAC
no possibility of canceIing the engage
ment, but there was no Tu1h posslbiuty
] had previously received letter stat.
ing that the !. II would be closed on
us, TO which we sent answer that we
intended holding our meeting there and
II the hall was not opened we would
resort TO the law, and In that hall the
conference opened October II at .. IN,
with full house.
IL was the Temple hall on Sodermam.
Next day, II am, we held Sacrament
meeting In our own hall and D. m.
public meeting in No. 1876 b. rs han,
the largest public hall In the city, s |
p. M in Good Tempar hall on Oster- |
main, the scene Of the past conflict. |
and next day at p, m, In No, 1876 &. |
rs hall again. The attendance rangel |
from 300 to $50, and Mission President |
Anthem l.. Shanchy said II was the |
largest and best attended conference
he had attended in Scandinavia,