Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-19
PREACHING "MORMoNISM."
An Adversary Helps the Elders
49, The Sign lie Got.

Elder J.. c. King, Jr., writes from
Hanford, King county, Cal, Nov. "a;
At our late conference, which con-
vened at Los Angeles, Oct. Is, Elder
VIM. Holmes and | were assigned to
labor in Kern, Lulan and Kings coun-
ties. TO open up a new field of labor.
Since that time we have been laboring
in Bakersfield. Kern county, city of
5000 people. When we first arrived and
started to canvass we found few that
were entirely ignorant of the name
Mormon" while the greater part or
the popuace was ready to reject our
testimonies. We labored In Bakers
field about four weeks and made many
friends and found few who were will
ing to investigate both sides, others
would say, 81 don't care anything
about religion or heaven. California Is
good enough for me-" We held few
street meetings which were we'll at
tended Our meetings at first met with
interest and we seemed to have the
good will Of all the hearers. But the
hand of opposition was soon raised and
the work of SANDER and msrepresenta-
ton began. one night after one of our
meetings a gentleman said, II am go
ing TO kill "Mormonism" right here"
After rehearsing the "old stories" about
the "Mormons," which almost every Ell
der has to meet he began to explain
the second coming Of Christ, the mill
lenniai reign and the Godhead. After
he had finished his attack,we stepped up
to him and congratulated him on his
wonderful Interpretation OF the Scrip
lures, and said, you have been preach
ing 'Mormonism."
on the following Tuesday evening we
walked down town, and came 10 the
conclusion that II was almost too disa-
greeable TO hold meetings. While we
were yet talking the gentleman appear
ed. "Are you going to hold meetng?' he
asked, We told him we thought It al
most too cold. He had come out 10 at
tack us he said, and he was so eager
10 fight that he could not refrain from
stepping out In the street and making
the announcement that he had come
out TO attack the Mormons" Soon a
large crowd had gathered around him.
He first read from one Of our tracts,
Then he said: "They believe I'm signs
following the believers" He continued;
There is drugstore on the corner; 1
will buy the poison and II they will take
It and Il does not hurt them, they Will
succeed in converting this whole crowd
20 Mormonism." We told him what the
Savior said to the devil: Thou shalt
not tempt the Lord, thy God" There"
said he II told you they were liars"
He had not said much when he received
what he was so eager to received
sign. He closed his remarks by saying:
81 have n severe pain In my side and
will have to quit, but II the Mormons
are out tomorrow night | shall be out
10 continue the attack" We held two
meetings the following night which
were well attended. No doubt the peo-
pie were anxious TO hear the continual
tion Of she attack, but were disappont-
ed or surprised by not seeing our ag-
gresSlvc opponent. ! am satisfied his
doubt has changed into knowledge His
attack on "Mormonism" has resulted
In much good and has added n bright
page Of evidence TO our testimony OF
the Gospel
The News" is appreciated very
much by us,