| Show I C NT rc SI f SIn n J i r i 4 JJ A 1 II f HI 22 a l I EXPERIENCE IN HUNGARY Blessings Attending the Efforts of ci the Eldens k oneA Out i J l nr L and II It I I mid uLI II The subjoined communication la Is 3 from Elder H U 0 G Mathis who writes from train Berlin Sept 21 2 About n i 1 year ago aG Brother Markov Marko Lau LOU begun began their missionary laborn I In Hungary They were 1 quite successful rul and In sit h I months had hati I convinced about 80 30 souls louIs ou of ot the tho truth of or the Gospel who were baptised and a branch of or the tio Church organized Th I not agreeable to the Scribes and r Pharisees of or that nation and an conso f 4 they were banished from tram the tho tholand land Before leaving however hower howe r they thoP thor or ordain dain da d a couple of ot o local nail put them In charge Then J I chosen to go 0 and take talco charge chargo of or the branch branchI i I left letl Frankfort on tho Main on the I of ol April for tor or the purpose of or carry carrying lag ing out Instructions given ghen to mo me l 1 I visited the several brunches where op opportunity I afforded on my way WilY through I Gl Germany I 1 ed In the tho city of ot Vienna on the tho t h 0 t th of at May I spent apont days duys In ha tho the I J y city visiting public building We park larks museums etc Here hero I J got cot my first night lIght of ot tho Danube river and decided I to take a ride on It The main river rIv I docs doce not piss es close cloce cose to the city but bot is I I large largo channel channI has been Leen made matl It I Is he sa d dat I A at a n coet cost of ot florin that convoys conveys a I portion of ot the tho stream through the city allowing small I steamers to pass through h Tho The I morning moring of QC o the 7 found I mo ale llo on 01 hoard the steamer bound for tor Budapest tho the capital of at Hungary It I II was WIS Wa a 1 beautiful day da a n little cool coo but bul t te 1 C the ride wan vas Wa a n delightful one It I was wet e 1 I dark when we arrived In Budapest ant I he city cl lighted up u a both sides of ot th presented n a beautiful Right Budapest Is IB ht the pride of ot every eury ever Hun Hungarian garian garhan anti and they will wi oil nil oi tell tel you OU that she ithe he outdoes Vienna In lii II beauty I only Dily spent pelt one aie day da there but from what I saw of the tho city they cnn can Justly Justy be proud rud of ot her Ler ler beauty Several largo large j bridges over oer the tho river connect the tho two sections of or the tho city A ten hours houra rido through a level leel productive fanning termIng country took me to my field feld l of or labor laborThe The Tho To little branch of Saints were j I looking and waiting for tor me and were overjoyed on my arrival They l i furnished hell a I neat little toom room outside Thy of the city elt limits with wih mother earth for tor a n f floor lor In hi which I took up my quarters t The two local Elders Elde Brothers Mat tnt 4 thale and Frant Kortje had lied C conducted the tho affairs of ot Kortt the branch t very el nicely nice holding regular Sun dun day and Bible l week clans chas twice a t My labors were of ot the t kind hint with lh the tho Saints and among the r friends I was n always I very kindly by all the Saints and my m labors t and visits among them Rave 11 eve me H a great deal of or satisfaction We Ve continued to make friends among the honest honet In hoart and those for tor tho the truth A great rat many Jany of or them bern readily lee eec that I I true Is ha not to be round found I among theIr ranks Very often ofen tho the so called advocates of at caled Christianity are I poor por examples for tor the i people to follow tallow About of tho the poorer florer clauses here herl never neer merry marry but live he together and raise rn families by b mutual agreement nr ment Our Oar missionary labors IdlerS labor have hae In bringing three thre or four our with tho the prom ise le that more wilt will follow I My M labors laboca had wi tolo t what hlll to be b carried arll on nn sonic some cautiously The of ot the tho country seem to think thy they have hare no need heed of at reformers there ther less leu results resul resit had ball begun to in show them selves Relves he to th the extent that two persons had been baptized i others had bed I other ex ox pressed a n to be b we WO lied hall quite quie a number of earnest ors on or Besides these there therl won were a n groat groit grot I many who vho were sere friendly to tho the work Hut But ns as enthusiasm began to show choir Itself the protectors tara tou of at the commonwealth Itel lied their Attention antI and It J was W reported that a n wolf volt was WI among Amon tho the A sheep cheep One of ot their officer was given a n private phate suit lull of t clothes cothes end and Ind Wn a bicycle to run me e down dowl The evening of the nd of August U about 8 I ncik Just ater we had begun our HIM I 4 clees ex Irl In a little private room the man with wih hi his wheel wh el cam up rom ond dp di sired I I rd to hl hat nine c a n little talk with that 11 I stranger I stepped outside and nd an IIer a I few fen questions QU llon ri my m business and work here heia her when Mn h he broke out In tho thic name Ime of or the kingdom of ot Hungary Hungar I place lace you OU under arrest I aft was taken direct to the police station I where I had the Ih privilege of or let a associating I prUell l with lh the protector of or the law lal for a couple or of las days da and studying some Ime of lIt If the noble fet feats of nt a R police 4 man Inca They The brought In the rags old and young male and Ild female one 11 after another and ond placed pla I them them In two I are f C rooms one ont for males mala and the thi th other for tor females A largi low table Ibl without anything on It I place In each leb room served servet for tor their ld and sad at rm II t ft a of bread I bluke rut out In was I passed n se ground around arund and ami parti one ww vM al I 1 on WI 10 lowed wo to take tl a pl 11 MT I h opinion pink of tho the noble nolle trait of f t pos es ed U Set to a climax when a ft 1 couple CouDle Cuple of or IRd about It 1 1 Mt Pat oW oh ok were rr brought In chained together thEr b by tb t wrists One On of t f the Ihl superiors p ta th l n a kind of d r willow lash lain they have ha In tn that country cunto called ealM the ralf Ull I rod r and began beran h on beating them ov Or r the ts f head hUd The Tho boys hoy threw up u their hands liand handl I end and nd began beran hran to cry t Ul he lit I I Rot got Jot through with Wih them hera he bp toll told tal them I to go Into the th They r Int ot went wet tag InK past ut lome ome more mor maN oO of ol them hitting or nt at ft them as RI RI r they her II l in the he office omee one of ot the tho t n told them hem to MM hiM were hoth tt I i wih tIM bed ard tetus Fh m ho h j crab cra V b up this hll Spanish rotI r they thoy tb f obeyed r I 1 I They T all al had hod n a good over oCr It I It I was cas i fun run for them This hll wan wua repeated several everal s times for tho the amusement of ot the policemen p When the tho chain was tuk tak taken en e n oil off of there wore were ere great rnea prints In their wrists I asked the boys bOYI what they had but h ad done One said Jio io o had bad boon leati out of at o f work for tor about n a week and was wan found f on tho the street treet hunting work The rite Theother other ther oth o r said Hald he ho was on hut his bil WiY wity to nth another er cr e r town to where liln his undo uncle lived and happened h to be found In company with tho hin t other They ouch each ltd Imd n a loaf loaff of o f bread brend which they said they had Imd ob ought bought bought b I J was wait wal considered a special prisoner and a nd was wan not compelled to take up my quarters q qa with the common s but Iut slept a In the tho rooms along with tho the po policemen 0 Icemen h off ott or duty The Tie meets insects penned Bell to have hae h are a I special pick nt at me Perhaps It I I t was because I watt a n stronger stranger and had h ad no business bushiest lu there or pr per haps lups h I wee was 18 considered r c fresh meat At any a ny rate I did Iki not get Jet any ny sleep to speak peak s of at I was wan wo taken the judge J and asked a what Iwas I wan WaB gutting getting for to f or I Inducing thole thOe people pelile to go 10 to tl America I assured a them that I was wot al not nul n ut after atter emigrants but was WS preaching tp the t he Gospel of repentance to the tho peo 1160 e pl p tn hi and sins S getting absolutely nothing n How do you live lve I J Iwas Iwas was asked Hating when wh n I 1 can enn get gett It I i t but bUI I have not nt had 1111 anything now nol for f or about 18 S hours hour He lie le said lule I could get g et anything that wag w l to be bo had If I I would pay for tOl It I 1 I Bent HonL for sonic some something thing hing t to eat cut anti and paid palt for It I A hack Mck was Wat WI hired to go to room roam anti and ant search It I t and get my trunk My street cur curare lr fare f are In going from ono one office OmO to another was WI all ni charged to mo me fO find and had to bj hi b paid i out of ot tho tin mono money 1 I had In my pocket i I was wea told that his tile honor would woul Investigate i further Ind tuti tko take tho the matter mater under u advisement and ana the tho next day I would know my fate When the time cacao I was lod bet be before tore fore f ore lila his hi honor nail sentenced to a 1 tine line of or o f 30 krone for not having registered toNII and a nd to be b h jd d from the country countr for preaching After JUer n a I consideration ion tion ton l he la did not think I 1 was such a n bad had character The Tho tine fine was remitted and I was given a n free tree pass pase pal on the railroad over ver o tho the border of at Hungary The Th hour of was set let for tor my toy departure and at that hat t time I was wal escorted to the tie ant rail railroad rol rood road r depot by nn an officer There Ther 1 J was n mot mat by about 25 2 or 30 O taints anti friends f who hind had hol come como to bid bil me fare farewell farewell well wel and ro sue ee me off of The way wy 1 they crowded c around me ma to 10 shako shake my 1 hand attracted a good deal of ot attention and the tho t himself gave my hand beau n a hearty earty henrt h shako eunice h when wo we Je separated sellar tel Sume lume of o f tho the friends I had hall only met two or three thre t times It I wax was a n real rel satisfaction to t o me to know that I hal had so 80 ninny friends f I had hod n ii strong strone desire to stay tny eta with wih the little band of ot heroes who had hiatt hal been brave enough to stand by hy convictions In spite of hate hato anti and perse perec persecutions pere heaped upon them They The may ma banish myself Isel or any other Elder from tram their country but they will II never be he beable beable able oble to 10 banish battish la the Gospel seeds that lols have hlo been on sown gown 1011 In their land and |
