Show OB GOSPEL IN GERMANY fery Little Freedom Allowed the Elders El-ders In Many Cities Prevalence of Inlld lllj trims howd clue 01hillididithowPsk Own Thai llnut DRESDEN Juno 15 1597 Io the Editor Thinking a few Herat from Ibis pori it the land ot tour maul and heel might be ot Interest to some of your reader I sharpen my pencil and begin BInce the New Year President Inn tenjoufc has divined the minion Into conferences in condition which liar J not existed In Germany heretofore Topographleally the Dresden confer coco fence of the larged though Us branches ate somewhat imUoleJ There are four of them Breslaii In northcast Prutila li I the rant eastern branch of too entire uilnl u recently opened and presided over by Elder llrlnham r CanuoL Atout half way toUreslau and somewhat I some-what to the north I the Borau branch I presided over by Elder Francis Balgner Hero li I where Ell DavM Cannon died foe Dresden branch contains also the iul branches Frelberz and Cbetnmtz Elders lrl hem Th Potklui end He d r Cannon labor In Jrclberk and Elders George F Hlcemati and VII Ham I Bull In Chemnlli jibe Ltslplo branch Includes aim the little city of Mublusuioj At present E liters Albert H JLrlckion and Nephl T Iylr are laboring 10 Lelp Plo and EWers Wello OrsRunnuJ Enacts N Naenle lu ilublnsuieii Jilaer Frank Freeze and the wilier are looting alter th loterists of the branch here lu Drrtdsu Thus the I a ate but twelve Idelib 1 the coniei once though from Breilnu In 1rusila 00 Ibo test to Mublhausen lu Timer tniten I on the well ll I mole than a Uayj ride on the c arm t Dresden belug about tbe center Tb wiltor wai appointed Io preside over Ibis cunfetenm As IB well known very little re religious freedom li I enjoyed lu Germany Ger-many and when the Elders hero tuna nl ilia reception 01 some of The ElJors Incur native land they cannot belt but with and pray lor the day when tbe binds of Lppretalon and darkness may bo broken and Ibo servants ol the Lord be allowed to travel here also without pur e and Scrip But we leallie that the Lord ttuowi btst and In I His own Hue limo the wy will be opened for every houtsl heart to boar Dd receive the Utxpsl But at I reveal there is l Hill Prospect 0 the jLUers traveling be sin At erics 10 many placed they are not neD allowed to KJ from home to house to KIT Out trACLAO ODd they are tilt 1 loblddo 10 hold I publo metDa Should they travel ao do most 01 the Elders 10 the United ttate eta many hours they Would be I I taken onto 011 the GlAtcle expositor with tleeplnu apartments whose win dow ro huI > r proof This DDavorblepllo bower i li i not utilvereal On the contrary there seems to be n marked Damage fur the better Judging Iron the rupuu of the etbreu front various prlo Wt bUntb leavening spirit 01 religious tolerance I working and bop I will sooo bring about a piopllloua Damon for these engaged In pruning Ibo vineyard vine-yard for this feet lime Ot the maven cities where Elders are laoorlog In this conference lu lour we have the privilege of holding tubllo meetings In one of The three other we have alsu comparative friedoni Ir IhOlber Iwo Chemulu and Bursa We are totbJden 10 hold ra also Inelng and me bretiin B welola II they were deagrou characters But In those very place 1 where the greatest success la I achieved ID the lail month lucre were four baptized In each plate und there are many others investlgat Irg tbe liulb Oa the whole tbe prospects for the coming season are very favorable I Upon entering a city In Germany to I sI I remain any length ot time Due must be registered telllnu fits age occupation time and plae ol I butts time of arrival present Duimtsi how long be expense t remain etc This ousts usually pieunlgi or auout 12 cents This Is I u ureal country lur red lare Yu con scarcely sceezii but some cfllcul I > there to record It location and lime of day violent or olbwl probable cauio direction of win elc arh1cal 612 ramstsy ni In moit mon arohlcil governments there la a vi ry wide gUll belnton the rich and the poor Wo will not mention the ultra rich the I nobility the mere millionaires are olunmare boyBetween haughty and proud than Between tbeee two extremes tire numerous grades from tile wealthy I monopolist or retired merchant elby 1 roor uld woman whu ttudges along I 01001 Ibe street wltu a monstrous load on her back on her way t > her fourth or fifth story altio chamber where I Olson alone sbeslru gle beneath ell a multitude of career to keep I it the grim wolf from Ibo door 4 anlOFgtbocoLnmon Poop a especially Il the women are viry little reelected In this laud 1 I corumou to htar ol r men beating their wlvep and Ills I not looked uron with much disrespect I What the poor children sutler 10 Noon I fsmlllea can better he Imagined Ibun dtccrlbed Theta 1 not that tender and loving respect nhleb Is so ogrninoi mug the I t srdoy Bilute Ol 1 coulee there are mDY noble oxcv tioue lu I The youth ol Zion may be lauklul that their 111 Is e1 on The best spot and among she belt poop Ie on Ibo earth flili cannot b culled over enlhuilasm nor prejudice either Ills Ihe IS purlnce 1 of every ilder when he omlln I contact wltb the people ul the World Qua the lanour nit rnniAlnK with them Jae a missionary uotwllt ttindluir ho becomes Bomiwhat laac alienated Ibe mar be Is I convinced that there In DO spot to the worlj cam Parable to Ills dear old mountain It area 8 There are some poor people among the salute but as a whole we are quite tree I from tbe wants poverty am wretchedness which stalks like a I phantom emUI Ibo lower classes In Ibis I and many other landr When we tell such that moO Itmlllea In dial own their own bouita and cardena they can hardly grasp II and apeakOI I I I a dream too goal to be true AI Ibo people even In moderately slzaj cllle > except like lury rich have rented nrlmenta with scarcely room tu turn artuud Among the cornraou ejple there I I I IU Ir 10 COLOr Bud the children I I I 4 unit up In the tun at o h l > eu lull i 111C61 lovsr y w nr r 1 1 or UK To Ihe ycung Mormon mid mi-d OUY who his btcri im I ail Ihmaored banner of Gs el rhlnd I Ibe humble fireside uumni IUIO ul noble virtues tilt very fl Moo p flora 01 II yld ciety Is I shocking A hint at the test moral 1 condition of jroptan society Is sufllolonl I IB euouKU to eay vliruoln Us spcolllo derives I I hut a foritutton worl yet thero ale many virtual even In the suuKou > o clely of modem Lurjpe Tango oro may lefty spirits who can n1 be 1 firmly drawn Into that whirlpool ol Alf I though there saulj are olio blodod by the aDu 01 mooD moo-D cannot understand tie slJile truths of Ibo Ujipol Here and Ibo 1 oro whom the Gospel inessage reaches but tne Kreotr portof those who leud an attentive air as In Ibo days 0 ir st Is too honest poor As a country Uerminy Is very beautiful DruJD Ibe Capital or Saxony Is perbais one of the most I beautiful clues ol Europe There are many tinjtnlllcont and alto reuowneJ bullJln < here The royal opera house Is I among tin tleot In Ibo world the royal art cillery I 1 said contains con-tains aodloct oa of pulitlnua Baud 10 none lu the world The original woild renowned Undonna and child byllipbael it a tuft 01r7 Joe colkctl u b uiiht lu Italy In 17J3 lor 10 OJI ducats or aboUt S60UUU II Is now held beyond price WIlUI I A tourist Ihrw 01 tiroup groins kirgd castle aDd the renowned oU Citboh n lurch all near the skinks of the E be which flovIstolorgAbittiecontrAl start 01 the city This JR l one of plesianlisl featuies of Dresden The river t spanned Iy I lour magnificent bridges 111 a grind blight u Iud on a Plans ant summer evening on one or them the Cerise ana lojRIiii at Ibo than sands ol various ojljrcj lights with their sblinmetlui reflection in Ihe water loaeath bear Ibo ruih suj to Air of n great citys life Surround IIIK the city Is timi pretty etanery bll a covered with denae luretts and many placed of Interest Broaden Is I made dutly Inlerettlng to Like wilier become 1 was here that Stingiest Old good man Ir Karl G MIB tr first near4 the Utirisl aul where he received II and woo baptitoJ lie was the tint etson I hi I llzid In this kingdom laax iiy ard for aught I know ill I strminy II tjok P Bell Oat 1 bI soinedlitinoadown the river Ua tile same oollou wets bplzd Hn Edward ricbwnfsld and EJwad Martin ad fitiverl others were bId b-Id a IW days later The conversion ol Bro Maeser O a remaik ble title He coveuanteu wltb the Ld that I Ho would reveal re-veal to him that this was The IILO Ujapel come ugaln with all Its el t and bleating no woulJ huncelor 09 toIn iluvotu his lllo In the service of Ibo Lord The Lord granted till hearts desire Walklit along tbe street In company with Elder William Budge Jind Apostle I r cUIIa D lllrhardi tuougii the taller bd not learned Uormo and Brother Mouser Could not unuureiaud Logllib they were ab e to cauveisj with bach Sillier nnilded by Elder Bulge ai luterpre I er Shortly l alter they were unable Ib understand eicn other at all In those times the Ciders found very little freedom In preaching the Goipel In this ImJ Dud conjllloni have not chanced eu very much The king ol Baxony I Cathullc tnougb tile miss of the people prJle tile LutboranEvis ussiolical fall b Uillglou dcmluntei In everything and the church audgovernmauteraabjut the value thing Hojt ol 1 the missionary work done In Uvrmauy Is I In a print way lue oppurluuliy ot hold JUK open uullo rneulinica being very few From a stationary pot tIn t-In the city the Elders travel about ai d seek Io gel acquainted with the pt pie 1llog Sad tilkluz on the Got > ol Now and Ibo we lake a trip uti a neighboring village or tu the auto r as Vows however will listen > 0 Italia as filmy dud we art > orb o-rb prejudice against us IB very Slope rooted audit will lake muca labor to dialogs I Outdoor meetings here AID on liupo mblllly aro unknown BuoulJ we even get thii privilege o I holding one thro people would think we were crazy ur clanks Wo would doubt have a large audience but U would bo one racially to riJlojIo lillilelliy has taken hold of the German people much mare than la I generally realized Tne social democrats demo-crats who are mostly unbelievers aio now a great power In the Und On May flits a Pnesluojd mauling ol this conference was held In irelberp at which were present ten Elders 1 was n time I do to J lining 1 aud Spiritual I feasting and was doubtless I the largest mpany of Elders ever prefigured to gather In Ibe kingdom of Bisiuy Below are the addruibea of the Elders of this comerem0 for the pies 01 I 10 earDly ooluld LIac piesHll readers who bae nl1 < or relatives Ill these oititHo vlciuily send their addresses to this least l KlCeo wfo will I be glad ot Ibo privilege ef visiting them 1 a letter or Introduction I could he pout all the boltI 1 M Wartime Frank Irtize oar Iliier Btrsitr 21 I Urnde eaxm Brigham A 1rikios call t Itself r Cannon BronubauigaMii 1 1 Frel bent Saxony Gsor a F UlaNmnti find Wllllsm lull nuibibai Strain CO I chain nitz Saxony Albeit H Etlok on noid l Mephl y Taylor Koruor dar 00 I Lolpslc Saxony tnay Wallace Ora < iii and iotch N Naegle V tau kilt 8 Munlhauieii IhlIDg81 Francis HBlgner bel Kl I Emit Dioskau ICrelsHorsu N L > Promote Ililnhaiu fanninlUralooarneaci Btr 49 I Ilr slsu A O frussln 10 out next we hop4 10 tell metric IhlM 01 out conference 10 be held 00 July 25 President WI Dad Ite dent Luutuok will be prouent II 1 1 WAIINCR |