| Show THE MISSIONARIES IN GERMANY Elder W M Leonard Tells How Some of Them Have Been Ben Abused and Giles Cites Cies His Own Case Cas For Im un Imprisoned Imprisoned and Treated Like Luke a Dog The Outlook There I IIII i iH II H H t i 4 lt lI H HI HV r t j f m l j A Ai Ar i I r t I V Jl i J Ji fr I t 1 1 r I f n J I l 1 r rr 1 r 1 C j Cj r I I 2 j rj t I II Itt I tt A i I r T E H I i H I it II i Ut i H iii t I ELDER W V M LEONARD Mormon Missionary to Germany Germony who was Wi east cast 1011 Into prison and nd fed on boiled balle wheat and black bread brad Time Tile expulsion of the Mormon El HI Elder H der tiers from Prussian Germany while something of ot a I surprise to people gen generally at home was at all al unexpected by those who have ho kept In t ch with wih conditions In that section Ever since Inco the Gospel Gosel ws was Wn Introduced In northern Germany Germony there have been rumblings of discontent dl content among the clergy and more than once have hal the Elders Eders been be n compelled to leave and od In II some seine instances thrown Into Inlo prison tor for forno torno torno no other reason than that they th were era ero missionaries of the Mormon Church Chief among those culled called to suffer suter such humiliation Is Elder Eder W V M Leonatti of ot this thil city Cly who vimo returned but a day or two ago ng after having spent In time tho neighbor neighborhood neighborhood hood bood of three years in the German mis mh mission sion slon Elder Leonard was 11 banished the the city o felt i 44 vl b re is returning turning later lter of the American consul was waa arrested and cast CUt Into Inta prison where ho he remained for li 15 1 days on a 0 1 diet of boiled wheat and salt Bait alt with an occasional occa lonal piece lec of ot black bread thrown In This hl was wal served with nu no ceremony whatever being simply cast Into Inlo a hole as though thou h he were little Ile bet better better ter than thon a 1 dog do Relating his hil experiences encel Elder Eider Leonard said sid Our Cur troubles In started with wih the conversion to our faith of the building Inspector of ot that town This gentleman genteman was wo quite quie prominent there and his hie hi conversion so I enraged the cler clergy clergy gy g that thaI they the Immediately set Het to work vork to have hoe us driven out of the thc country One minister even een went so 80 far tar ns as lS tu to say 0 that If It he knew knel the tIme Gospel of the Mormons was tue he lie would fight It tilt till his hili last Insl drop of ot blood was 11 In InJune InJun InJune June Jun 1903 1902 19 I J was banished from Ille hide feld feid and Immediately compiled with wih the Ihl law Jaw On reporting conditions to Frost President dent Cannon he ho nt at once onlo held h Jd a consul consultation lotion tation with the American ambassador who ho said sold they thy had no right t to 10 banish baths American citizens unless they hud hul ha broken the law He lie therefore advised that the be sent ent back again oGuin and andI I 1 was Immediately dispatched to my old field neld but had not been there long until I wo 1 tL HI arrested retted and placed In lit jail Jail I remonstrated with the tell tel lag ing theta them the n on whose hoe advice I had re returned reo returned turned III hut but It was wn it If no avail aati they the sim simply imn ply I replied that tim the American consul cnut had hUll no tight right 11 lt to Interfere re in II such muSt mat matters ma und amid that as 11 I 1 had tailed failed to comply with wih the order OrdEl made some omo time before I t must II t suiTor the consequences No u particular charge charre was wo mado rondo against t me but despite this I was east cast ClUI Into prison where I J was Mas al kept for Ir 19 days on fowl food that was not nt lit It for n it 1 wheat wilt suit and black bread My cun CUI Riders Elders and Zundel did all they could to 10 assist me but thu the al ocer were to t determined determine to punish me ml that they would Shot not even een permit I rul them to bring me food foo declaring to them that they were able ble lo to II look lok after r the by b which title Ille I J was wal addres addressed ed At the end endot of ot 1 iV IG days ays T r was vae wal brought before be for the for tOl trial found guilty Ju I I of at I disregarding the time law und and sentenced to two tO weeks Imprisonment In view slew I of oft t Hil the fuel fact that hut I J hail had already alred served itt 1 days tas I J was IrI allowed allowed to 11 go 10 and left It the city at t once onre In n the tIme town of I Iv It v 11 t as US also Imprisoned for lOt eight days daYI anti and aMI renditions I were e becoming such that tint President Cannon deemed dele It I advisable to 10 make mine maine a n test teet vaSe case en and therefore hod the matter brought bru ht before the multi min Icier Mer of foreign affairs for final adjudication cation nUon The he result was the Iho decision nr ar lived at nt to 10 expel the Mormon Elders from Prussia and ond the duchy of Meek Meck Mecklenburg ek lenburg which I 1 confidently believe blee will wIl shortly remit 1011 In tint tho withdrawal of nil alt al the this missionaries ml now laboring In Oer ler Germon that unless the Emperor many mon is II thE rings brings his power to hear boar on these gay gov governments g If such mich luch Is the result we will 11 likely establish In Swit and leave the time German O rmon branches which are ore quite strong In some seme local tl tt ties s to 10 look after aler themselves Ih Elder Eider 1 Leonard says the missionaries ore are aN not at nil RI li disheartened Rather do tie doi 10 i they lucy tle feel reel encouraged enl urGe tar fur labor laborI laborin lab I In Germany have 1 been bron crowned with I n and the time fact that the tho opposition they have hae met dl vet from the time olem Is II ii a I testimony n tin un tinI unI I I to te them thom that they the have hae time the truth and andI I that It Is II being bing opposed by men wh know knol letter better bel r but who thought I their bitterness have hal become hc om so BO 11 to 10 nil all ni s sense nr nH of justice ju tc that they thu thur I scruple r rul not to punishment on all al who ho do tim not nOI see St and all believe bello as they do |
