Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-21

A Gof land In Vermont G. Angling u IRON
A a barren waste3on q mountain top, into
4 IA palatial estate suitable for the HONS
OF a king.
4 On the whole the article is very IA
vorable and admits that tho New Eng
landers are brushing aside their old
time prejudice against he 6 Mormons.'
and feel disposed to judge them by their
fruits
Recently we have had the privilege
Sof perusing letters from the Eastern
States Mission, and many quotations
from Elders, letters who are travelling
Without purse and scrip. worthy Of re-
production not only as words OF en-
coursgenent to ttssiose Elders. but as
words 81 ef,coufa cement to Elders III
other missions, as well by way of Great
ing faith in their hearts to rely upon the
promise Of God In travelling as the an, \
Client Seventies and Elders travelled. and
as the Elders In the early days of this
$dlsrensation traveied,a and thereby light;
sening the financial burden which is pa
stiently BY their loved ones at
home IN sending them the necessary
means With which to pay their actual
and needed expenses. s
For many years in the Eastern States
Mission it has been deemed hard work
for Elders to attempt to 30 without
even the necessary money to buy their
lodging, but according to letters we
have had the privilege of perusing. six
6tN per cent of all the Elders In that
mission are now SO travelling Enough
Elders are still laboring in the various
cities, holding their, regular meetings
among the Saints. distributing tracts
and books. and carrying the Gospel
wherever opportunity affords, including
street meetings. All the rest of the FL
5ders are travelling through the country
districts placing their faith In God. who
sends His Spirit before them to raise
up friends to aid them in every hour Of
need It is interesting indeed to read.
of the joy experienced by these Elders
and Of the many demonstrations COM
ing to them Of our Fathers kindness.
s Elsewhere on this page Will be found
extracts from letters by Elders in the
field and received mt the mission head
quarters. The quotations are verbatim
but the names are omitted. Over a
hundred l,ifltl more similar testimonies could
be reproduced These are given to show
what the Elders can accomplish when,
they hey sc. out full Of faith and relying
upon the promises of their Heavenly
Father. The letters are from Elders
laboring in Maine. New Hampshire, Yer
mont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, \
Connecticut, New York, New j ersey..
Pennsylvania Maryland, Delaware. 4
West Virginia, and some portions Of
Cana da.
Elder Ben =. Rich, who is in the City
at present, gives a very encouraging
report of missionary la bors in the Mis-
sion over which he presides. The al
ders are faithful and true and preju-
dices are giving way, Similar en- cour-
aging reports come from other parts Of
the world. *. !l53
Perhaps word about the tern,
scrip would not be out Of place here.
Some have the impression that scrip"
means peace of paper, the equivalent
OF. money But that is not the sense
IN Which2our Lord used the word When
He enjoined His disciples to go out as
mi without money Sin your
purses. nor scrip for your Journey,
scripshere means a pouch or bag used
TO carry needful articles in. David
when going to fight Goliath put five
stones in a scrip. q Sam. II: 4O) Our
Lord told His disciples not to take two
coats, nor shoes with them on their
journey. They had, then, no need for
a "scrip" in which to carry such articles
but could go on their journey perfectly
free and untrameled. To travel with
out purse and scrip means, If literally
understood, to travel without money
end baggage.