| Show THE OF COD itis steadily spreading the world we have received the following communication from one of the brethren who has received the gospel in asia jt is dated at october 1888 and was written in the armenian language this is tho interpretation president george teasdale dear brother thanks be to god for restoring the gospel through joseph smith and thanks be to the prophets and apostles and all the saints that the goabel which has been committed to them has been preached free of charge in all th world being testified of to all the gentiles and nations abid they are gathering the people israel and the to zion J am thankful and happy hintze also came and preached the gospel to us and baptized us and that he has borao strong testimony both here and at zara and that it has been believed we that have believed and been baptized have received divine monies and we have also to bear testimony times have been that brother hintze has preached till two in the night and now dear brother I 1 pray yon to bless us and those of ours and pray for us your children that are bom in the gospel that we in every way may be made strong amen we family like kiss your hands i and kindly greet all our brethren and sisters firm prayers for one another it doas cot matter wherever this gospel of tho kingdom is preached all who honestly embrace it hare the same testimony that it is from god our asiatic brother expresses the thankfulness of god we all feel that he has restored hs gospel through hia faithful servant joseph smith the world hava failed to disprove alie anat prophet and beer of these last days on the other hand all who seek wisdom of god and investigate the principles taught become convinced of the truth of the message when they obey this form of doctrine they do most assuredly obtain the gift of the holy ghost and rejoice in the knowledge that it imparts the turkish mission has been a hard ono to establish we have beba interested inter eted in it ever since our arrival and wells our predecessor was equally so wo have constantly helped to sustain the work there waiting for the recompense of reward and it has come elder hiatte has mastered the turkish language and this is a source of joy to all cf us now he is able to preach the gospel to the people in their own several converts have been baatz ed somo tima ago elder informed us that the lord had drawn into his fold representatives of four a servian an armenian a bulgarian and a syrian of the old syrian race and remarked surely this gospel net is gathering from all nations this ia its mission and it quietly extending liitle by little ful filling the never failing purposes of the almighty millennial Mil lenneal star nov 19 |
