Show opposition TO ELDERS IN DENMARK THE following are extracts froma from a letter dated march slat from frakl president E H anderson anderaon of the scandinavian mission I 1 two of our elders who have been laboring on the islands falater and moon moen etc elders N 8 hendriksen Vend hendriksen and ole sorensen jr have been banished from the kingdom of denmark b by y order of the police authorities it appears that foreigners have no right to hold meetings in this country where anything I 1 is said that tends to oppose prevailing religious or civil conditions since new year our brethren had succeeded in holding a number of meetings and in baptizing several persons persona this annoyed the priests who complained and ana asked that the elders whom they designated as dangerous foreigners with false and misleading doctrines they have decided that we are not christiana be made to answer the law elders hendricksen and sorensen were therefore brought before the authorities who gave them two weeks to get out of the country we have lately had meetings in hil derod and To tolstrup a few miles north of copenhagen Copen bagen and the brethren came near being mobbed by the assembled crowds by advice of the police who had promised assistance they decided not to hold meetings in the first named place last sunday evening march as it was learned that the priest had bad worked up the opposition to such an extent that they would have been maltreated mal treated at tolstrup at the saturday evening meeting meeting the brethren were threatened t the e lamps put out and the windows broken the elders alter after receiving ceivia some a severe knocks finally escaped by the assistance of a friend finalle leaving v the mob to fight among themselves this crowd was also led bys by a priest afe nothing but the power of god saved raved the elders from severe injury in both places there were quite a number of respectable peo people tle who were disgusted with the pro cee ings of the moba mob and the elders re opportunities to bear their testimonies notwithstanding the tumult ap the two elders banished from denmark have been sent sect to norway to labor in that country |