Show TWO ELDERS Will Endeavor to Establish a Branch of Their Church In Houston A reporter of the Houston Tex Post met Elders Levi J Taylor of Utah and J W Mattice of Arizona two Mormon missionaries who are doing I missionary work in the city of Houston Hous-ton at the Hutchins House and asked I them a number of questions with reference refer-ence to their church the object of their I 1 labors in the city their mode of travel I etc with the following results The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat terday Saints of which we are representatives repre-sentatives commonly called Mormons Mor-mons was established mere properly reestablished upon earth by the direct command of Jesus Christ through the visitation of a heavenly messenger who visited Joseph Smith who was then a young man living in New York state The same principles and ordinances that were taught by the Devine Mast rand r-and his disciples have been restored with authority to preach and officiate in them This restored gospel contemn all the principles of truth that are found among the present systems of i religion besides many important truths that God made known by direct di-rect revelation We have been called by prophecy and given authority to represent Jesus Christ in this work of salvation When called we leave our homes and go into the ministry traveling without purse or scrip depending upon the hospitality hos-pitality of the people for support pleading without pay or reward believing be-lieving that the gospel is and should be preached without money We travel tvo by two going into cities towns and country preaching teaching and distributing literature bearing upon the gospel We preach and teach the same truths as those taught in the Bible that is faith repentance re-pentance baptism by immersion for the remission of sins and the conferring con-ferring of the Holy Ghost by the laying lay-ing on of hands and especially calling mankind to repentance that a righteous people may be prepared to meet the Savior when he comes to earth the second time I Our labor is one of love to benefit I I the people We are greatly misunderstood misunder-stood Our church and people have been misrepresented by wicked unscrupulous un-scrupulous people who do not regard the truth Prejudice exists where people are ignorant of our principles and motives Notwithstanding these things thousands of honesthearted people are accepting themessage we bring and are becoming true followers follow-ers of Jesus We have received generous and fair treatment from the people of Texas I They are kind and hospitable Yes we hope to be aide to establish a branch of the church here as we i have done in other parts of the state Texas is included in the southwestern states mission along with Kansas Arkansas Ar-kansas Oklahoma and Indian Territory Terri-tory We have seven such divisions i In the United States with 1000 elders laboring therein Our force of 1700 elders el-ders upon the two hemispheres are all working without pay in the common j cause After we deliver our message and j warn the people of the judgment that I will shortly come upon the wicked we baptize all the believers and go to the next city or village |