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Show A I.ETTKIt FKtIM DKXJiARK. Needs of a Vllseliinary. I'rrsrriilloni In hercral ronferrnces. l.xbor- tatloui lo t'iiltlifulucii. Of a letter, dated Aarhua, Denmark, A f r 1 1 10, ISO.', and addressed tu tbe Huventlea' quorum, Lvvau, an extraut Is here glvou by Itlud permission. The writer, Uller Martin Nielsen, otter thanking tbo quorum for pecuniary a-ilstacce a-ilstacce rcudere d, say: It Is not so easy to get along without m nry here for n missionary unler tho I resent e Ircu instance.. Not that I doubt lln.'Iionl I slug able to lake caro of III servants, but si all feel that we cau llo i much mere In spreading the Uospl s and warning lh people when wr have ume money; that Is, If we ate willing Ion. II In that direction. I will try and explain my reasons for this. First, There are not many Maintain thl country now, and what lew there are, are very or, Hccund. In order to make the penile familiar with nur doctrine, tlu.v must have liook and trails to rea I. Hut the law of the land will not pt rm 1 1 us to ae.ll them, o we must irlvo Ihem nv. ay, and of courre wv must payfortbvm ou tie I ve. Third, We are not allowed to beg. If wo do, w run the risk of arrest which always result lu Laulshmeiit from the country. Jonrth. For the last three or four month a chnnge eem to have taken place, at hast lu thl ( AarhiK) confer-c'licr. confer-c'licr. Missionary labor around In the couutry ha mostly been atniidoned, and the attention I turned toward the clllc. There I nobody that will open their door for u to hold meeting In the country, but In the cities, a a general rule, we can rent balls. In niauycltle regular meeting aro now held In rented halli. Thlltexnslvi', nnd (he conference cannot tud the expense. Bu here again, the mlrilon-nrle mlrilon-nrle have to belpotie another to pay, and If we havu no mousy, even Ibis oprartunlly would t closed to us. Flflb. A our labor la mostly In tha cllle, wn have tc dnu will and ap-Iar ap-Iar respectable. Hlxth. Aa thero are town where hall lanuol be hired for money, by "Mormons" we take the last reaourse we have, which la advertising tho ,rlnclp!esof Ihuaospcl lu the news-papers. news-papers. Thu wo have alvcrtlsrtl In lour newspti era here In Jylland, foro-tnc-tho people to receive or reject the (ioeixl plan of salvation. Hut thl I n very txpcnilvn way of proclaiming the truth, aud hrrr, agalu, It fall on the mlishnarlr' purse. My wife writes ta me that the pen-pleof pen-pleof Irfivanarevery good I o helphir In nisuy nay. Hucu act are praiseworthy, praise-worthy, and accept of my sincere thanks. Your kindness In that regard will always bo rememlcred by.me. I feel tint tbepeoploor Levari arolndted my friends. There seems ef late to be a general hatred atlrred un sgalnst the Latter-day Latter-day Halm In fJeiimirk. Heveral of our inlsalotiarle have been banished. They aro given but a few day to get out of Hie country. The newspapers hava given ma rough game and the priests are delivering leclutea against the Mormnii twice a week here In Aarhu. It seems to mo tbat there will aeon bo something else coming upon this country, but there I yet Mine honest tout lo be gathered out from here and a loojr a there la ny that will receive the Uospel tho Lord will hold back the destruction Hist turely await the wicked. We have added lourleen lo tbe Church hero In town tbe last two moulh, all of whom are gued, Intelligent reoplc, nd more are exacted lu Ihu near future. In regard to myself 1 can say that I feel encouraged, and my mlnu la ou my talma. I am enjojlng good health; the Lord has l.lv.std me In Hist regard. I have not had a slrk dayilncul left Levan, with Hie excel ex-cel lion of n fear clay of Influenza, an II mmtsay that I enjoy my mission. mis-sion. I fstl tbat It It a great privilege to be a priacherof rUhtcoutnesastid to teach those who know not Uod nor the plan of salvntlon, nnl to cry re-pentauce re-pentauce to a wicked and corrupt world. I have seen great maulfesta tlona of the (rawer of (lod. 1 have een the lck healed Instantly, evil spirit and devils rebuked. Not to our honor but to the honors of Almighty Ood lie this said. I have seen much wlckedursa and sin, inl.-rr, poverty, ellsgracei and shame. I have learned that It Is good to live lu Zlon. I cau tell you, ray bre thren and ilsler, that I now appreciate my home In Ulah. Bomellroe, when I reflect en the con-dltlon con-dltlon of the world, I ahd teals of Joy aud feel that I csunot be thank-fill thank-fill enoiKli to my heavenly Father for His bhsslnra toward me, that I have a home and family among the Halals of Uod. I feci that! cannot Le thankful enouirh to my parent! for bringing ma i.ut of this terrible land of misery and terror. I am thaukful for the opportunity I have of galulng exrerlonce and seelner tba couultloniof thu wotld. II Is u good school for a man logo through. I havelrorued to depend upon (Jot and He has not deserted me, but has blessed bless-ed me Iwjond my expectation both spiritually and lanierlly,and 1 feel to praise Him and hope that I may con. tlnue to labor for Hit cause sua fulfil my mission In honor and to returu liomoreJilcIrK over what lltllo I have dona In bringing the Uoapl to the honest In heart. I feel to say lo tbe brethren of tbe Bevecillet, bedrllieut at home, I will . admit that when 1 was at homo, I did not fully rollzo or comprehend what good I could have done at home In tailoring for the causa of truth, but I have learned this lesson now, and If tbe Lord will permit I will try and redeem the pail when I return home again. I have a word to ay to my young brethren nnd sisters wllh whom I have grown up, who havu been my play, male. My thought often wander to you, and I wish you could get some of tbe experience thai I have had since I left you. Thank Uod that you have the privilege to live lu Zlon. I wish you oould appreciate what your ' parent Imvo clone for joulu bringing you out from a terribly evlcked world, and that you livu among tba people of (lod, where you ran be taught true aud correct principle. If I were with you I would I lead earnestly with you, lo t e grateful to your Creator tbat you have been permitted to bu boru lu Zlou, of LatterdayHalut. I did not p tcclate my home In Utah a I thouldlhavo done before I cxme hore. Now, my youn friends, llvoyour religion, for I know as sure aa I know that I live, that Morraonlsm I true. He honest aud upright, Above all, Ihei live of virtue. Study the principle eif thu(Uosie), that when you ate called to go and preach you may m preiared. Try to cu III-vatealnglng. III-vatealnglng. It la hard, many limes, fore missionary when he cannoning. Head good book. Improvo your mind aud you will become men of much value In the King Ion of Ood. |
