Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-02
CENTRAL STATES
MISSION ACTIVITIES
A LIBERAL INTIDEL

A LIBERAL lNFIDEL
Elders Joseph f. McKeen and Rich
ard Cook while travelling I'm the vicin-
itv of Kernes. Missouri, took occasion
10 call upon one Of the school trustees
seeking permission 10 hold meeting I'D
the schoolhouse They had been niade
aware many times, as they approach
ed town. OF the fact that said trustee
was an inhdel. His influence and pres
tige seemed TO have spread over "a con-
siderable radius, and 10 was Thought
that all efforts TO secure MS consent
for religious services ln the schlol-
house would he futile. on approaching
him. however the elders We're liedtel
very kindly and invited TO stay with
him over night He told them that Pie
thought "a meeting in the schoolhpn-e
would bee useless and preferred that t
bo not held. A little later. going TO the
phone DE appraised an his neighbors
around that meeting would DE heid-
The result was good audience as
scmbIcd TO listen 20 the message nf
Mormonism The principles Of me
gospel in their plainness and SIM
pucitv appeal strongly 10 many who
are commonly called 'inhdels.'
A MINISTER OPPOSES
Elders william T.. Tnslcy and r. n
Andrus. OF the North Texas confer
they had previously held meetings,
we're invited by a friend to hold meyt-
ing at his home. on arriving there
they found that a minister Of the Bap-
fist faith was also there awaiting them.
At the close of the meeting II wa
asked that the minister be given few
minutes TO speak and i'm that few
minutes he gave vent TO all the yitu-
peraton that his command of language
would allow. The elders calmly ape
pointed a meeting for the following
evening. and when the time arrived 10
was seen that the house was too small
bv half Their friend Of tho sectariau
| faith had also made an appointment
! In opposition very near by, but ms
| audience was very meager
PREACHING BY EXAMPLE.
To-day we met a lady froos whom
] the elders had rented rooms seven
! years ago Their conduct LETT "a last
! ing impression. She spoke uf their
! humble Christ-uke lives and their dc
! votiou to their convictions. She made
! spcciaI mention Of their honesty. Some
/ one loft "a notice on their door one
! night telling them To- leave town .u-
/ mediatoly. and as they had no money
! at the time. on her advice, they went
| away owing her, but walked from
| Aurora back 90 Monet 90 settle the
/
! The above is from Elders Christcn-
| sen and Murray lahoring nj Monvtt
! Missouri, and is Indicative OF the .n-
nucnce Of right living.
SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS
Elders Thomas T.. Kerr and Joseph
/ W Nuttal. Of the Missouri confer
| cnco. have been holding "a series ~
| meetings with pleasing results Their
| attendance has varied from 55 10 -2j.
| They were strongly opposed by mIu-
! lister OF one Of the sectarian donOmiul-
! tous. who solcnnly warned the people
! against them. but 10 was thought that
| much good was done and the people
! were left feeling very friendly ari
much exercised over the new doctrine
taught.
/ President W f. Plppcn ~ the Louis
/ lana conference reports tho pleasure
| Of having admitted another member o.
/ the church by baptism.
! President RCuniOu has returned nom
| another visit 20 tho southern part ~
/ the mission, calling upon the elders
| wherever opportunity presented ITSELF
! sunday March l3. funeral services
| were held over the remains OF Mr.
/ Isaac Lang. of Kansas city, Kan
/ Brother Lang during his Illness 7csm-
| ed 10 very much enjoy the visits ~
! the elders and although not being a
/ member ~ the church, his request was
| that the Lattor-day Saints conduct the
| funeral services. Many friends wcrH
! I'm attendance 90 pay their last respects
| 90 the deceased.
! March H. besides being ST. Pat
| rick's day. is the anniversary ~ tho
| organization Of the Relief societies 90
| the Church The event was celebrated
| at the mission home in fitting manner
RELEASES AND TRANSFERS
| Elders Thomas n Humphreys and
! Thomas T. Silcocks have been honor
| ably released 10 return 90 their homes
/ Elder Humphreys has spent % months
or more In the North Texas confor-
| once Elder Silcocks has been laborng
| I'M the East Kansas conference.
Elder j W Knapp has been called
| to assist In tho work Of the branch al
| Jay East Kansas Elder Conrad @.
Hintze, who has been laborlng in the