| Show ENGLISH missionary WORK ELDER ERNEST BRAMWELL OF PLAIN CITY WRITES AN interesting ARTICLE tells of defense of missionaries made by james mace the noted heavyweight pugilist an interesting article appears in the fast star by eldy ernest bramwell of plain city who is doing missionary work in england As two other ogdan men elders herbert foulger and edwin mentioned it is 0 especial interest here tho article is aa follows in company with elders henry bolingbroke ing broke and herbert foulger I 1 was assigned in may last to open up a new field in clapham london S W we arc favorably impressed with our district the entire surroundings having an atmosphere of comfort culture and progress if I 1 mistake not it will prove that the lord has much people in this neighborhood on sunday afternoon last ably assisted by president Pre aident blood elders tracy Y cannon david S thomas john da axis and brother edwin tout we inaugurated augu rated an open air campaign on the famous clapham common to this common large and beautiful as it is thousands of people flock on sabbath afternoons expressly for religious work at convenient distances iho corporation has thrown up little mounds for alie benefit of speakers with our knees almost knocking each other through fear our little party ascended one 0 these mounds the singing led by tout beoh attracted a tremendous crowd at the request of president blood I 1 spoke first being the first mormon elder of late years at least to raise hia voice on this common arci ident blood and elder davig followed during the progress of the meeting a priest manifested a roin spirit of religious intolerance by frequent and unwarranted interference he exhibited a deep seated atred for everything that savors of mormon ism at each interference murmurs of disapproval arose from the assembled crowd finally a tall hungry looking preacher joined forces with alio priest these two thus united continued their inter the result was several true Britis hers volunteered to protect us in ourt aa freemen and this they did their indignation thoroughly aroused they finally silenced our appon ants but only after a sharp altercation chief among our champions was a large heavyset heavy set man about sixty five tears old with a commanding physique at hie conclusion of our service he us e ended the little mound with the alertness of youth and began to speak from the first it wa evident that he was popular having the unbounded confidence of his hearers then too he proved a most fluent forceful speaker and was conversant with scripture ho spoke in unbalance as follows these gentlemen are americans As such I 1 welcome them to england years ago I 1 spent much time in america and the people treated me well they are my brothers in fact not only in free government but in free religion for in america ahey have the gospel of jesus christ a well as we have these young men call the latter day saints I 1 deny it they are not latter day saints they are early day saints for they preach the pure compel contained in alie bible the ame christ taught it refer taught it aa anul taught it I 1 believe in alio goabel taught by cheso young men because it i true now you dont persecute the salvation army tha methodists the baptists or tho cat holier then why persecute these I 1 men be fairs give them a hearing i treat them as you would be treated now theres old pete preaching just over the dav I 1 would bo afraid to interfere with his meeting lest rod should simo nie for he ia sincere therefore boya dont interfere with anybody who it preaching what lie believes to be the gospel of christ again these latter day sainta dont ask you for money they dont ask you to throw coppers into alie ring alesa them for it the gospel of jeaba christ ia free to nil men it it for all regard leai of wealth or station in afe it ia tor the rich it h for all the old washer women in the land and pointing to the priest nearby it ia for an old priest if he wants to come with this our friend withdrew imagine our astonishment if you can achen at the conclusion of our ti ervice a wem gentleman pent leman informed m that the speaker was none other alian jimmie mace alie preat english pugilist in his time timmie as he wax Hn glands lipavr w and has many of noted tor twenty is acar now ir ilace lia been an active ardent christian worker and neemi to be profoundly sincere in hh work durina ilio our eldera carried themselves themi elves with ahle diff anity their n alie wan with w in ww I 1 le product iro of lucli |
