| Show f 1 I II I I 41 1 j jL I i L Ii iLL rtE Lc I lt IN I THE 1 III 15 it A Visit Vit of Heber J Grant 1 I To 10 11 that Mission Jacob II H writes from froni J Rotterdam Holland I Fet Feb 18 President lre Heber J Grunt accompanied by daughters and arrived 1 In Rotterdam un on the tte morning I or of the ot or o February liere they were met mat by Willard T A 1 Cannon Cu II 11 II Hugh HUB I of or orthe o oI J Cannon anil Levi l Young Toting Netherlands and 1111 1 the I mIP also lder 1 V Y Cannon Raymond II 1 Clayton Tracy and SIster Mister of ot the tho mission Alter a IJ brief stop stol in hil Hotter notter dam iam tho tim party to Amator where In itt the evening a meeting of or Saints and arni friends was as held Tho fhe meeting was van va attended by I Tho Thet lh speakers s uru 1 lder Ider Wll Wil Willard lard T r Cannon ot of the lands mis t J 1 blon 1011 who u In III Dutch Hugh who In n t J Grant Gi atit who ho spoke In English 1 with ti J Abels Abets an 1111 Interpreter L and Levi K 1 Young who spoke In Ocr man manOn manOn r On Saturday morning the return was wall r made to Rotterdam where a II meeting WOH hell held ut lit which each Elder I lied had an opportunity to speak and brief briefly ly lip report his labors Tho rho presidents df dt tho the Netherlands German and nOlI Swiss SwisH missions minion also loke and anti gave RAVO good re ro reports ports of or their thol respective dent Grant Irant then occupied the UIO balance of ot the tho giving InstructIons Instruction and en encouraging encouraging i worth words to 0 tho thU missionaries in addition to tho the above mentioned there them were present 33 missionaries of ot I the tho ml On Sunday tim three pub public I lie lic of ot the tho semiannual general t conference of at mission ml Slon w were rc held nt at 10 a U ni m 1 2 und 7 II I in ni In the tha huh hall Ex AH A there thero are arc about tat bap baptized members In the tho Rotterdam con conference conI ference alone all al meetings m were vero very I well there thure belli bIng also nho present from other branches Tho rho speak era In the tho morning meeting were Elders Willard T 1 Cannon Belier J Grunt Grant Herbert Van jam Dam Jr president of ot the tho I Rotterdam conference and Christian F FK I K 1 Jr In the afternoon meeting nine nino per lIeI were confirmed members rs ot of tho the Church and the tho local mission minIon and gell gen ural unit H wera ser The Tho speakers were vere 1 of ot tho the and Heber J 3 Grant of or the ha Euro luro European I uro mission Through tho the kindness of ot tho the local Saints the thu 1 ami visitors I were permitted to partake of ot a lunch luncheon eon con on nerved In Itt tho the hall ball after tho the after aCter afternoon noon meeting In ho evening meeting we e had hall the tM largest t attendance ot or nil all there being bout MO roO 00 persons present Gel Ger Gerard ard urd J 8 H Abels of or the Arnhem confer inco was Waft the tho he speaker followed follo NI by 1 Elder J Iler Hugh J Cannon who Willi In a 1 Gospel Kormon In tn German ran cAn be generally understood by the tho Hollander President Grant was the tho then next n speaker In all nil his hll ho spoke In II J und employed un an In III Interpreter Interpreter Abets Abels bels and nd lemko Koo acting In so 80 a n con congregation one must sleak In abort SPIN sen sentences III unit and while elleh sentence U Is translated and ond at best beet this Is III a II L very manner maimer of or speaking lI standing sandin thoRO thoo mentioned Ln In n his cloning sermon nt or some 30 O min mm duration President Grant was wa en to deliver a II powerful testimony almost t without any feeling of ot hind hindrance hindrance rance mace from Interpretation The Tho lIon sian made mado upon those present was WAR s as very Cry marked Eider T Cannon was sas the closing elo speaker Ile the van as ono one ot of tho the most Interested and In Intelligent that he has hall hail the tho pleasure of ot addressing anywhere In III the tha mission missionfield field either In III J u or America In n II addition to tho singing of ot the re n nUon I lIon Uon and anil branch choir coIr J Grant sang lIanA n a solo 1010 at nt each of ot tho the servIces Her He renditions were greatly enjoyed by h nil all Monday Mondo the President Grant Orant held a 1 council nicotine meeting with th the I presidents ot of German and Swiss mis Faders Cannon and Young h hll hia Ing In jo 10 0 Rotterdam fOr t r thO express purpose of or with their new president In Jn the thu evening nn an entertain entertainment ment nt wIn an given RIVen In Excelsior I hall halt for Cor forthe forthe the visitors President Pre Irani Irant end and laughters left loft for Cor London und and Liver IIer Liverpool pool paul at 10 the same evening greatly pleased pleaded with their Visit Wo Wl Vt note tho th arrival In this field neldor of I Serge ere P 1 and Laurence Y Thatcher of or Logan This Is I Elder nit Hal lits second mission He will slIt take up his labors In Belgium where the tha thoI French I language l Is b s Elder Thatcher will wilt labor In the tha Nether Netherlands land lands ft nn nl AT IT Ih ITHe He tic I Ic Preaches an un Discourse lit Ut it o III It hll In n a letter lettel dated Omaha Nell Neb Feb Jeb 29 und signed shIned by b Elders Ciders Eugene Item Ham Win bun mid and James E I F Stevens Stev ns the writer says The fhe Elders 1 laboring Inhering In Omaha n no noticed In the a II paper per of or this place of the of or Feb leb n a notice that lint Dr E B S H of ot Suit Salt Lake city would lecture on Tho Tue Mormon Question Quo In the First Presbyterian church Two ro of or us attended the lee Ice 1 tOre turc On arriving nt at the church wo we asked askell permission of at tho the usher luher to occupy a aroOt troUt roOt seat scat which was wa granted us liS The church ch which I should Judge would 0 I hI seat lie at about GOO COO was wall well tilled hued After Arter the usual exercises the tho doctor proceeded to unfold the tho message which hlll lie he had lied brought Ills His text was las us II 11 Peter leter 2 In hh his hi opening remarks he that all nil the tho truth could not lot be bo told us as U it would not be lie proper coming coining from tho the lips of ot n a minister of ot the gospel of or Jesus Christ ChristIn In speaking of ot the Church he ho said It Is ii I the lie roost most perfect compact organisation on the tho earth or that ever was on the tho earth carth Ho lie spoke at nt length on the receiving of ot revelation by b the tho head of or Tho The Mormon Hierarchy und and a u number of ot other othor The Tho doctor nan IlL ery sery clever In III striking lug ing an nn once In a while and n a smothered laugh could be lio heard com coni coming COllIn hug ing In from tho the listeners liniment After fter lingering on polygamy for tor some sone sometime time ho he sold said that every Presbyterian ought to have 0 a n Doctrine and ant Covo Cove Covenants nants and Hook of ot Mormon nt at which statement Iller ElIer put In I Ament with a n loUd voice It rather rathar startled the doctor and It was ns sonic some sometime time thue before ha ho could gather his thoughts thought We learned I tho the Mormon hierarchy claimed to rulo the tho whole world Ho lie said The Thu Mormons claim that It Is the In Inthe inthe the world t There was WIll a younk man nan frou Brig Url Brigham ham hom City ha Ii io stud said t I was ns rejected r troll train going on cm n a 1 mission because lift he wanted to run mu hh hits ht own and this was all against the tho will wili of ot the tho author auth r tiles The Tha people even have hl 0 no 10 right to their own minds I Ho then thou went on to state that our re ro religion ligion and Ind politics were svere combined Mr dr ho said so Id Is nil all right personally but hu he In is n it member of ot that organization which If It It could gain power would wo ld tako possession of ot tho the United States tates government I know these sentiments stir the American blood hut It Is in the tM facts an as they exist In III closing ho he said The Tue Mormons are aro doing n a good work ork for Cor their poor imor pee pea people pie pl and nt as far for as IS the tho common people are concerned we ve w have no quarrel n nt at atall all nil with them then but It Ilia Is their principles Let Iet us 1111 pray for tor the tho Mormon lormon people that they tile might be brought out trout from the bondage they the are under and show them the true light We Wo stand there thero almost alone meaning the tho th Ministerial association but hut with the tho help of ot God Godo WO we o hope liono to conquer After closing Eider naked asked permission to give RIe our of ot tho the quell goes question tion but It t was denied und and tho the doctor Hald I In Ii all tho the 16 vear 1 have been In Utah 1 I have novel never been naked asked to preach In any ntH Mormon church Hut But whoa ln n asked If it ho he was ever refused ho hoBA said BA 11 No NoI I 1 hope hOllo that some ame of ot the good Bishops will kindly pen open their church doors to the tue doctor and Ile him hlll a n chance to explain himself In III his hili Held of ot labor lie Ho claimed not to be ho an nn enemy of ot the tho Mormons but wh i h Is 18 he lie out hero trying to tu unison polion the tho minds of ot the tha veo Ileo plo ide them Tho Iho work IH is going on as well n nil as cnn can cantie bo tie expected In this part mitt and all ho the Elders are aro enjoying good health STATUS Agitation j It Is I Onuses Causes Many lIn to Investigate tc The rIte subjoined communication atlon Is signed by h Belie Hollo end lAura Bole It IH Is I Kansas City Mo M March 4 1 1904 Tho rhu Missionaries of the tho Southwest Southwestern ern em mission r lon laboring In Mis MIsS Missouri held their t Ii ci r sent I confer con for alice enco nt Kansas City Saturday and Sunday Feb Fell 27 7 iii 28 All li 11 tho FI El dern unit mid lady Icily lall missionaries cc 28 In i a num lIum a inn her were Ie In attendance We wore thankful tot for to I this thin an us on some former sonic romu had been deprived of ot this privilege on account of or Illness Th rhu rho nr t public session was held nl nt Missouri headquarters HOB 1405 I Locust It isas M well lIell lI NI tl Elder l James II It akins V spoke upon the meaning of or orTruth Truth Elder l Ion Don 1 on C Clayton then by b examples e how to lead lend fi n Christian life lite Elder IIller Orson H IL lUck hick looper gave I sonic some practical suggestions suggestions ns nil to how to live lIethe the Gospel hider 1 I BlaIr spoke upon the tho apes apos apostasy tasy and 1111 the tho restoration ot or tho the After n a selection Detection by b n a quartet Sister Sl ter Mary Mury spoke upon the elty sit of ur teaching the revelations of at the Lord The Tho meeting convened In III the Academy of or Music hail at 11 U a n in m anti anil 7 30 p In Simeon II H Sterritt president of ot Missouri conference was wan the t speaker nt at the morning see tilon H A quartet rendered a 1 selection after aCler which HIMer hister Belle Hello the tue audience e erill The rill again lignin favored tho the con cnn by hy singing Away with our fears and Elder lder 1 GlIber Thatcher was lIa tailed upon to speak In tim the evening after aCter th opening preliminaries Eider Weier t Jr recited Oh My I Father Ither I ther anti corn com commented on tho the slate state of ot man tHan A solo loJo was wits sung aung by 11 Elder John W Shurtliff accompanied by lIy Eider V 0 r end Elder EllOt l James 0 O 1 president of the tho Southwestern States mission lon then thell spoke poke upon the Problems of ot Mormon MormonIsm Ism IsmA A 4 pleasant feature of ot the conference wits was the lie singing led by Eider Walter niter W Morrison oll accompanied by Samuel T P 1 Whitaker 1 Priesthood meetings were held lurIng during tho th conference The Tho missionaries gave reports of ot their labors for the past six months mouths It Is evident that there Is I a n decided change In the tho opinion of ot the thc people of this state regarding the Mormon religion Progressive methods for getting the Gospel before the tho people hove have beet been lJ en with gratifying results The public agitations against tim the work of or orthe the Lord have the effect affect of causing canning ninny Intelligent persons to Investigate to I the Issues from tho the Mormon point of ot otI view I Opposition arouses nn tin Interest In III the public publia mind to know something about this sect seel sec that Is III everywhere spoken against And maul many who do donot donot donot not have 1110 to accept the truth be become become become come friendly to the tIme work vork The Tho missionaries go O forth In III the tho power of humility and faith timid and carry with them theta a it 1 spirit of ot brotherly love loe peace and amid a 1 knowledge Into the homes of or the people The Elders 1 have hae returned to 10 their fields nelds determined to labor more zeal zealously for tor the cause of oC truth IN TUB Tim STATUS S 4 J nh Missionary labor in that Held Field 1 C writes t s from CI I Jo March It 11 1 W f JUst now no Chicago clit go 1 a n brief respite front from thu th severity of or time the weather weal her heror of or the thu winter months The Time winter has been an on Jl lOll and cold one ono tl m if of tho return of ot vc nant lS with delight Tho rho Inclemency ot of the tho passing sea lien season season son has lion ever placed little or no check upon the tho progress of ot the time work ork of ot tim the Lord 1011 In Inthe these part hurts It tb In Is forging slowly but surely ahead Much activity Ill ity It hits has been be n displayed dl by the Elders Iders In Inhouse inhouse house to house work even evem In the face faca facen n It the coldest weather so that a 1 gen lien general eral good feeling prevails all During the tIme past three weeks wo K Elder Ehler Asahl Asahel H n Woodruff biLe Inta been engaged In holding conferences conference In itt Southern 1111 nol Indiana and Michigan and re returns returns turns wIth encouraging reports front from nil those thore e N of oC labor Through the tho he untiring efforts of oC a aunt num her bel of oC friends defile who ore also people In these states many once pro lire people mire Ire beginning to see tho the senselessness of ot the tho crusade le against United States Senator and the Saints In tItle this city recent recently ly n it 1 W C T I U 15 lecturer Mrs Weed voluntarily gave 1113 up lip slandering tho time Mormons because she sho not lIot get gel the people to come conic to hear her hel though of ot tim the largest churches were at lit ather lither ather her disposal T r Te remaining spring conferences will wilt bo be hold on Saturday cud and Sunday of ot tour four consecutive weeks In Us ha Milwaukee 1111 aukee Chicago and Iowa be beginning begInning ginning Saturday March 5 G Ivery Iery ef of effort fort Cart Is IR being b lIlg made mado mailolo to o make these with gath cringe a n great gre t success Our conference for tor Northern Illinois will wili convene conone In 11 this city un ott the time and last anti and time the endeavors of or the th Elders end resi dent ile to make It an un event of the year will wi I be he ably seconded by h our Utah oC whom ishon there ore are about 30 In Inthe the time city engaged e In the study of oC art music medicine law lat etc tc sister Lizzie Thomas who has hns rendered services to tho the h during the winter inter by b her artistic singing will also bo be with us liS remaining until alto sho he complete her nt at tho the Chicago Music college On O Sunday the nit lilt we ie e had tho the of or a visit from Apostle A 0 Woodruff and Dr J M 1 Tanner both bothof bothof of ot whom addressed ell our congregation allon owning c Th following slay day dR the Elders I met In Priesthood me mc t Ing IlIg and reported their labors and aal 11 us toned t 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