Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-14
IN THE SWISS MISSION.
Basel Branch as Reported by the
Elders There.


The following report Is sent from Bas-
el, by Elder Daniel Il. Harding.
This Is a large city of 10000 people.
our branch is larger containing more
investigators. than before known i'm its
history of ~ years. our meetings av-
orage with the best wards In the stakes
OF Zion We have worked and strug-
glod Tor organization. unity, and the
bringing forth OF the best plans which
would bring our Sunday schools meet
iugs. Bible classes aud singing schools
oh a solid basis Our present Sunday
sthool has an attendance Of 100 pupils.
bCludlng the theological class II is
divided into three departments name
ly theological, intermediate and pri-
mary
Subjects handled at present are Life
Of Lehi," Life OF Joseph Smith, - Lie
OF Moses" Life OF Christ" Monday
evenings are devoted 20 choir practise
our average attendance being "a. All
four voices are strong.
Wednesday evenings finds In our
Westinghouse an average attendance
OF IS, ready TO proceed with the les-
sons in Bible class that were given out
one week before time in Photographed
copies. In this class Of late many from
other denominations have attended and
have tried their best 10 hold their argu-
mcnt for the evening good, but their
foundations are always undermined by
the Elderc.
our Sunday schools commence
promptly nc 10 a. m, and close at ll:lO
q. m We have held over q sunday
evening meetings, having an average
attendance Of between "a and 100.
one new feature we have introduced
in our afternoon and evening meetings
Is 3j-minute sermons Of two for a
session. each followed by a song or an
them appropriate to the delivered dis
course.
Monday. Tuesday Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday afternoons are spent In
visiting strangers houses with tracts,
explaining wherever there Is a
chance, the Gospel Of Christ or as the
preachers oall %, sneakIng into the
houses for the purpose Of capturing the
Young ladies, carrying them into slay-
cry into Mormon land or Utah.
Basel Is called the religious center
OF this nation but still we find bOl
large saloons collecting the purses Of
the working men and women, not a
Single bad house, because all are cons
bined, SO different religious denomlna-
lions In a 'tiourishing' condition. The
Christianity, we might say, Is unkonwn,
because when we converse with people
| who have attended churches regularly
! for 40 years we must as with children
teach them to worship the God Of heav-
| en-. For example, an Elder finds fam
| nv who wish 10 investigate. he be-
! gins with the first principle Of the Cos
pei. the second. the third In order, now
their preacher hearing OF this enters
! the house. relates past childIen's anec-
dotes for two hours. The Elder re-
turns They treat him little cold. He
explains the fourth and hfth principles.
| and finds that the seeds we're sown in
good soil and can through questions
see the roots developing Their preach
en- comes again, but his second preach
! ing does not draw the roots out but in
stead place a hard pan over them so
they must 20 deeper This preacher
says. II viii bring our president with
me next time he Will straighten every
thing out The Protestant, Catholic or
Methodist preacher returns once more
he knocks. knocks knocks, no one am
! sWers. That seed took root and bore
the fruit. IAN everlasting life
While Ia the Smithield school
taught NY pupils the difference between
q chemical and physical change. In do
nestle science. In the chemical change
we would start with a match but could
get no match back only ashes, In a
physical change we could use water
could have snow. ice hail. steam, rain
and at last we would have our water as
We started,
Now last week Brother Hangg and
had an invitation to visit well learned
preacher, age IS. We entered his housl
at the appointed time OF meeting witl
our weapons. two Bibles Immediately
entered q young man OF 26well dressed
who gave o. the trembling hand an'
introduced himself The reason for gu
appointed visit was given, and al ono
through parliamentary rules am
manners wo gave him The Aoor tn
time was utilized but how2
Tie would start with wood like m
pupils, but after an hours explanation
ht would have the chemical change.
ashes.
Mc commenced our conyersauon,use
water. led Oh, preacher TO the Jorda
b 10 salem tO the flood DAY of Peutt
. cost through the RED Sea, 10 Acts q
b the Apostles, Mark. Mathew Hebrew
. showed him clouds rain, hall, SNOW icI
' / but when wa finished $50 had the sam
thing AIS when We started -Nairl- bag
D I usm or physical change. the result a
f. wavs OF Mormon Elders sprmo.
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