Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-23

NsaNTNEE&SSc 49, =
FROM FOREIGN MISSION FIELD.
The following notes of the European
mission field ARE taken from the MIL
onnial Star OF Feb rs
BAPTIsMs,
A well attended baptismal service
was conducted al Tibberton Suuait
Baths, London on Sunday. Feb " l'u',
when II persons received the ordltlsulS'
of baptism ~ the hands 81 h.ut1 ~
.Soren Peterson Frederick IsanstOu' -
W. Jarvis. and l.. G.. Blood, y
frrnation service was held Suhuay el
yernnon al 81 Far1eivh Road. Both sell
vices We're attended by ~ soouiS "u'''
Der OF Vestigators, ,,,a,,,..
on sunday Feb. "a another mem.
her was added to the snurrn ~
Sunderland The bapttsnlai serves MaN
were performed In the Iu1 k, 81. "S go
by Elder John T. spencer 1T, IA
clcrland bra nch Is reporter as pVii.s ~
n good condition, and quite a NUMBER VI
people are investigating the eospe,,
President Joseph $. Fife OF the lrlsll
conference, reports nine naP,sn'S r ~
Belfast on Saturday evening iast' ~
ordinance was perfprileu All VIC -
mean baths by Elders Thomas H. Burt
ana Ed,vir II Harper. A meeting was
MA ,,ys,-to,ts 10 the baptism at when
prastaent charles w. Penrose spoke IN
a most earnest and Impressive nlalitlelt
exhortine those present 10 keep sacred
the holy covenants which they mao
,nadr and were about to make with the
\ cd The converts were confirmed at
tLn first meeting of the conference held
lie fnlIowfnE morning. Other baptisrns
arc expected In that city In the near
future.
THE WORK IN HUDDERSF1ELD.
on Wednesday evening. the 18th inst.-
m social and concert WAS given ny the
Iatter-day Saints and their friends In
their. meelingroolu, No. 8 Buxton Road,
Huddersheld. The entertainment WAS
given in honor on Elders Jensen ana
lClawson, who had been appointed To
70 10 HaIrowgate, 10 try to introduce
The gospel to the Inhabitants OF thAS
town Six months ago these elders
commenced their labors in Hndders-
field. The conditions at that time were
far from favorable, They had two
friends and a host OF enemies. The
ministers warned their congregations
against taking the elders into their
homes. and advised them to drive them
out OF the city AS result of these
Warnings, they found much difficulty
IN ,ratinp q nlare 10 lodge They final.
Nv sycneeJed in renting a large, un-
Furnished roon,. and Al small one ad-
ininimp The FORMER they lifted up
3nr meeting, ntYrposes. while the latter
served az kitchen sinineroom parlor
and bedroom A bale of straw was
yna de 10 serve for 81 Ned and "A nan.
I'M which m make norridse WAS their
ntlv rookinsr mtensiI Notwithstanding
utese adverse conditions they pre-.
served A cheerful disposItihn- They
proved to the ord continually 10 grant
mem favor in the eyes of The neonle
.hot tha,, n,i1hr hs his to make fr-Iends
among them They commenced holding
n,aetIDrs the ronuraeasson consisting
nj first Of two elders thA orranist and
t,vo friends After "A time they sue
r.eded in allaving considerable preiu-
dice and in n,akInp friends a NUM-
her lsecame Interested in their M essace.
and now the han with its 40 chairs. ia
NOT large enough 10 a cconmodnte thos,,
,rho come to hear tha word az the / ord.
Two persnns we're baptized a week ago,
and about a dozen more have Expressed
a desire to follow their exa,nne
,.r. r,.
SWlSS AMI GEhIhAN MlSSloN'
4 letter received a few DAVIS ago from
President Serp. = Balllf brings good
tidines from the swiss and German
mission The branches throu eho,lt th.
,nissIon are in n most satisfactory CON-
dition. A great change has come over
mnny of The neonIe In these countries
.rhsiy heorts ana minds havn heeS,
cleared of the prejudice and lI-feeIing
Xvh5cb tbev entertnin Cd arsinst the T,ai.