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Show -- - - 71.Mourimmlimmumm171111PMNIMMUMIUMUMMIMMOMMUMIMMUUMIMIMM,..MUMmustaumitoommommommummummumk.u., . , , ... ii t " ti .: .',' - , .. I! MUMM.M.M.,,,mumetatM, . .. l' 43 : AI L - emu , ''.: num....- -. . -- .Lgir - - ' -- '''''..--- . , 4.1 II 7-- 1 - - ' t - - :- t - -- um., 4 t ' ..., ' .. , . ''" ..:. , ' 0, , ' ''l THE DESERET NEWS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1936. ' i I' yvt-t- Y I e honi a grew to early WAS not terllay Saint. lh snanhood with! I out knowing there woks such an or.. ganbtation. 1 was born In Pike Co. 141114 Ien. AA, 180b1 I joined the btathodist Church 10140 I was II years old and left that church to becoma a Baptist at age of IS. hoot super- I served aoIA Sunday both ch hes. But In Intendant neither chtirch was' I satisfied with the doctrines jaugbt 'Both taught. things porta tne, to life bore and bareatter,ithat did not men reasonable to ma. ithenevm a new preecher came to the commun. him Sty. I always went to hear somefind , hoping always I would one who preached at I believed, One day neighbor palming our born. calkd to me, ,44Jint did youa know the Mormons ,are holding ' at Antio&"11 I said "Mora. ' meeting moos? Who are they'? Never heard oU them, Are they a Church?" miles away. "Well," Antio was aix wit& Move supper said to my we will gear up and tonight early and the hors. Sod buggy andcallgo'Norpeople ihey hearth...; roorue." After supper as I started to the lot.: to eatgb the horse. I looked down tho road and saw two toes toward thei house, Thor , Walking woo thrill In my heart as I saw thorn and aomething said to me allwoo aril servant of God, hear bridle them'', I stood still With the rivited , In my hands and my ed walk ; upon my kisttork, wee ios heads looking right un,l, was at them. as straight at me themselves as Sohn and Introduced s. , 4 ' L t . . gl Abe ! Church Deportment , ' a , , , 1 e ..,,:;,......... . ' AM A 'MORMON A. Call of Bountiful. 'Utah and ,C. M. Chandler of North Ogden. Utah. of the Gospel., of the Latter-da- y Church of Jesus Christ of Saints, commonly called "Mormons." "and." they said 'We would like to stay over night with you." Nothing could have suited me bettor for while I was about to drhre. 12 mike to and from Amino hear them preach. I could now have them in ,my home for the and Ask item questions nyht the about things that were bothing I preened that thought and they replied that they would be glad to answer all the question they could after supper. Tomy many questióna- - they gave me answers that fit perfectly with my' own belief. I had now found with whom at felt wmicherit I home..khidered in thought and doctrine. We talked until 'mid- night and on through the days that followed, for they were in the neighborhood a week, I asked for baptism but they advised riot "This doctrine and church are une popular." they said, "there is not a member within 150 mile. When you join the Church, you wilt be hated and persecuted. You should be very sure of yourself and able to defend your belief; wait and study and pray." After that I went to my farm work with my Bible in my pocket. When tired I Would sit down and read. Six Months later the elders returned and 1 was baptized. Be- fore baptism. I was perfectly utia. lied in mind as to the things I bad beard and read and thought I knew the teachings were of God, but if. ter confirmation in the Church there came a far greater flood of 11.0t and strength of testimony. The hatred and persecution dieted by the elders came. The churches to which I had been at. rs tached east me off and my friends and kinsmen turned against me. People of the neighborhood tried to disrupt our meetings by throw. Mg rocks and rotten eggs, whooping and yelling, and shooting Mil-t- o lets into our meeting place, some of which, narrowly missing us, lodged in the Inner wall of the room-me- . Now things have changed. Per. secution has ceased. My facquain. Unice' are all interested In the meisage of the restored Gospel; but in a spirit of indifference say, "per. haps one Church le as good es an. other." I don't know but I like the Old times better. I am very thankful I have had opportunity of studying genealogy and going through the temple for the salvation of some of my rola. tires who are dead. Think you I could have been mis. taken in the conviction that came to me when first I met the "Mormow &clergy After sa yearn of ' Church membership and Gospel study, living much of the time far removed from other members of the Church, meeting the opposition of opposing laymen and ors, facing persecution aM derision,, I am happy in my testimony of the Gospel. I am glad that all the religious questions that both'. ered me in my youth have been cleared away. I know that God is good; that he is- a glorified person. el beingmy- Father in 'leaven; that Jesus Christ ix his Son and that Joseph Smith is his Prophet. (J. A. L.in the Liohona) mission vrocire sses Despite National Customs ' 4 ' I , - : . (Contineed Troll Page Two) have bee& caused by tuberculosis. This demise is very prevalent in the the entire country. I am of no. to the opinion that itinIs due of much filch sanitary way For example.n the food hi bandied4I from five gal-Iomilk is distributed cans. Each pint is dipped up to same every the With pint cup customer Without any attention beor milk of tog paid to splashing at the dipper, until the washing mIlk Is all deli "Many of the peeple have rheutnatlima witdclu no doubt, is mostly due to damp cold homes and public, buildings. 'lhere IS very little pro-vision made for heating. Therefore, wearing apparel are bedding and damp for t days at a time during the winter' months. When making on the traits it is necessary a to trip dress In woolens. and heavy clothes. ark) then Odd an overcoat and a traveling biaiMet, Madosial thesionse "Tea is t the national drink and Is served fermiediately after arising each Morning. then again at break. y fast. Time off for tea at Ant. is ordered by law at all embevployment establishments. Thenoon with the erage is also used meal, and lime off is taken again at the princifour pm. At "the pal meal el the day is called. tee." Just before retiring the ketone more boiled for antle is on farms, other this. Laborers r work carry roads, or tiny and their Pelle with them. end stop boll tea at the appointed time. ern often amused when on the train to note bow fussy people are if they do Aot get their tea at the regular time. 5Pubs4 that dispense alcoholic drinks are located everywhere. The most ',important place in hotels are filled:Jwith torpor bars. driakers are not welcome in most hotels. Tobacco is also used In enortneus quantities. The last few Months there has been puhflahel in Some of the lead. by ing papers articlest written that the end doctors stating use of tobacco is net to be considerIs ed harmful because it only a habit. pleasing and coMfortable not to :telling the readers conTiny are listen to tellitious bigotry that man!s boat demns one of pleasures. Cause Of Small Population "If the Commonwealth would investigatesome of ,these conditions they would learn: why, after one hundred end fifty years of settle-men- u that there lire only six and r millien people in this abungreat land filled with an over dimes of 'food and, other wealth. ten-thirt- y out-doo- ;, Non-liqu- , min-litte- oem, three-qumle- - there "According to statistics-thousand were about twenty-fivmore births than deaths, and four thousand more emigrants than migrants last year, "The people as a rule are a fine class, and are polite and cultured. conThey give our Elders every must sideration. so that our boys courthe to return on the alert be tesies extended them. Good Health "At this writing our missioneries are in good berdth, and to my knowledge they are living up to the standards required. Not once have I had to call their attention to unworthy conduct. They are an as they manifest Inspiration to me to duti and their ther faithfidness testimcmy of the Gospel. are to be cont. members "Our mended for their faithfulness in . their efforts to live the Gospel. Most of the Saints have work. Food is cheap, especially meat, which. Is e ' y grief. This man was Horatio Bottomley, Address (Continued From Page Pour) borne with no ability to face an audience or to defend his beliefs; and in two or three short years has returneda polished speaker. bright of countenance, well poised: eager ready and well prepared to expound the principles of his re. ligion or to converse intelligently on any subject. This experience fits him for greater and leadership in anyresponsibility vocation he may choose, and brings back to his community the desirable customs and culture of the outside world. At the present time, great prog resit Is being made in missionary methods. In addition to the long established method of calling from door to door, baseball, basketball. tennis and other sports are engag. ed in by the missionaries, in their work of making friends. Recently the Church has been providing the missionaries with Mustrated books. entitled, "A Picture Story of dor. Monism," and also a splendid set lea of lantern slides and films, de. picting historical and other scenes, which are used with great success. of the missionaries 1, 1t.,,rondy singing voices and vocal quartets have been organised in a num., ber of the missions. These singers, are frequently in demand for con. certs and other entertainment In the British Mission, a male chorus of,I7 missionaries has been making marked progress since May of this year. This organization, known as the Millennial Chorus, recently appeared on a regular radio pro. gram sponsored by the Irish government Broadcasting Colvoration. In Dublin, and later was presented by the British Broadcasting Corpor. ation, from a government-ownesta. tion in Detest Ireland. These young men were also entertained in Dublin by the American minister, Mr. Alvin M. Owsley, and sang for his guests, including the ministers of France, Germany and Bel. glum, besides several officials of the Irish Free State and their ladies. The Mormon Missionary System Is organized to carry Out two of the great purpose's of the Church, first, the perfecting of the Individual, and second the of the truths of the promulgation Gospel of Jesus Christ, to others. The foregoing account of the organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of tAtterslay Saints, is and fragmentary. skeleton ized Time will not permit telling of the Intricate detail of the functional structure in this Church of every man is at the samewhereby time his brother's keeper and master of his own destiny. Indeed the organization of the Church of Jesus Christ reflects the whole spirit and philosophy of the Gospel of Jesus Christ; that every man is a free agent; that every man is a child of God; that every man must make his own choices: that every man shall be rewarded according to his own acts; and, further, that men may grow and develop and serve self Only by serving others. Thus the good of each becomes the good of all, and thus the functions of religion, in which every. one may and should be equally interested and active, become a mat. ter of both individual and corn. munity concern rather than the business of a private or clerical class. Men clergyman work out their own salvation. Such is the genius of the organ. ization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints, commonly called the Mormon Church, The world frankly marvels at it, believing it to be of human devising. But the members of this Church, and many thoughtful men not of this faith. explain its perfection only in terms of divine ,t d from ten to eighteen cents a pound for the beat. Some of our older members are receiving pension from the government, provision which is necessary because most of our city members are common laborers, clerks. etc., and are laid off by labor regulations when they reach the age of sixty or sixty-fivMoney to pay this pension is de ducted from each wage earner's pay check before it is handed to deduction is about four rn7e- cent-o- f the wage: while the pension amounts to three or four dollars a week. The people are far more inter-ested in sports than religion. It is claimed timt seventy per cent do not attend church. "Our members are to be commended for their faithful observance of the principles of the Gos- these national pal in the face customs." a Unhappy Ending For An Enemy of the Truth T Ia a strange fact that misery and defeat invariably follow those who raise their hand against the the truth, who wilfully opposemine. work of God. 'Judgment is of word the I will repay." This is God and it fails not. Attempts have been made by men to overthrow the Church of Saints. Jesus Christ of Latterday to thwart the purpose of God en. They have trusted to this Church. been futile and the instigators have been brought low. The cage of Stephen Arnold Dougof las, aspirant to the presidency inthe United States, is ti classic to rise mans stance of impotency on an appeal to prejudice. intolerance and, falsehood. As warned Joseph &filth. Dougby the ProPhot las' chances of election to the presi. were doomed when be dency tacked the character of the Prophet Saints in his and the Latter-daelection appeal. He went down to defeat before the great Lincoln and today is merely a memmy, a figure scene flitting acme the potial in a crucial period of America' history. Easteadrs Diasteldloa Great Britain. too, furnishes us an illustration of the demagogue who viciously attacked the Church and its people and who in the end reaped only poverty, Misery and Radio one time editor of "John Butt" of London. a' widely circulated tab. laid. Through his paper Bottom-lea man of distinctive the masses by his pen and swayed on the political platform. The peomany ple sent him to Parliament. looked upon the fearless Bottom ley as another Cromwell. He chamand bitpioned this cause and that assailed others. Mormonism terly was singled out for attack and for a time "John Bull' thundered relentlessly at the Church and its policies. It was a popular war, this war on the Mormons. A Change Then there came a change. The "hero" of the mob yesterday became the object of its rage today. Certain sensational swindles were traced to Bottom ley and he was sent to jail. There he languished forlorn and forgotten, a crushed and disappointed man. The pitiful end is pictured in Beverley Baster's fascinating new book. "Strange Street." Baxter, who became the chief executive of Lord Bearerbrook on the editorial staff of the powerful London Daily Express. gives us glimpses of the interesting personalities who drifted into his office. Among these' was Horatio Bat. tomley, who held out a putty-lik- e hand and gated out of lustreless eye as he proffered to writ attkles for Baxter end the Express, even "hack writing" would do. Baxter declined all offers except pets y. ?, y origin. baps his "confessions." That story Horatio Bottom ley, poor and tarok. en though he was, refused to write even for a thousand pounds! Dia. appointed and weary, he left the editor's office to mingle once more In London's throngs and later to die in loneliness where he nue was acclaimed. Such was the exit of Horatio Hot. tomely, enemy of the truth. While In that same city of London there goes forward in its strength Mors monism which he thought, to de. atroy. ; i afro:gook sO roads . pstg.:en tAnsmit atm soy ravorlsol S. I 11 hi. out learn |
