Show THE california MISSION the san francisco ca aa of june io 10 hiss ba an article with refe reference reace to the th latter day saints sainta and the missionaries I 1 in california toe tho headlines are as ae follows follo wv to redeem the gentzler Gen tiler mormonism making its ita first fint effort to go plant itself here many ale at work not gray whisk aired red fellows but nice young business and professional men man the article proceeds thus the rhe mormon church in IB engaged in the interesting work of its if feet by the go den gate and drawing to the true told old and the true bod agod 1 the gentiles Oen of california it to la now since aiace the second goepel contained in the miraculously revealed book of mormon haa ban been read by many of the faithful in california now for the first time in the history of the church an active and a considerable effort to establish the church here has baa been begun this Is not the reorganized Reorganize dO church which has been heard beard of in oakland but the true due and original church founded by joseph smith recently twelve gentiles have been baptized here and in oakland twelve more have applied for admission and a number dumber are investigating that way may not seem to be very rapid work but it is ie planting the seed aeed and be abe first presidency and the apostles Apostle ii at salt aft lake are encouraged occasional mormon missionaries have struggled along in california before without adding more thau than one or two to the or so numbered in the told old of the mormon church but the present missionary effort to is weli organized and is carriou carried on by twelve or eldr Eldis ro who are under the direction of houry heury B S tanner president of the california mise missions lons ot ol the ibe church of jesus christ of atter day saints these theme missionaries are surprising people to the average ge gentile atlle who tee sees one or several of them for the be first time the general cotic conception eption ut of a mormon that of an old gray whis follow fellow who may properly be sue out peeled of a sensual nature well 1 all wrong the mormon missionaries now here are a lot of nice young t busi nabs and professional men of intellectual appearance gentlemanly tle manly manner and pleasant sa address dress they look and act like anybody else and could easily be mistaken lor a lot of native soar they are men of the world yet devoted to the church and willing to sacrifice themselves a little for a time for her glory and the redemption demp tion of the gentile 11 f me he mormon church has a way of its ow own 0 it looks about and calls this and that man to leave home and business and go forth it generally calla men of money who can pay their own expense the twelve california mis slon sion aries are not costi costina zur the charou a cent ceni the president henry d tan ner is in a school teacher by profession and a bright cultured young man he BEG was run out oat of a place in south carolina by a mob once and came here last fall imort most of the others have come recently one to is W M woodland a young attorney of bannock coun county tyll idaho another la Is parley T wright of wright does a large and well known dry goods firm of ogden wll lard is in a partner in abs tbs ogden firm of john ft sons J john smith has a real estate bui business liness at dalt lake the others are all young business men each has left lefi nr his business for a year or two and each pays his bis own expenses entirely and all onn can afford arturd to live pretty well these missionaries are not utter buffer lug log any privations or martyrdom here bre they take lift life pretty easy frons from three to five hours a day they ibey put in golue from bouce to hourie bouse and speaking 0 to o people who will talk with them any where A card bearing the articles of faith and some tracts are offered with the suggestion it would be interesting to investigate mormonism without prejudice the are ready to lead books and encourage any aay disposition to so look into the asmous lamou and much reviled faith thus thu they go quickly but per about their work in the fees face of almost universal indifference differ encle but without any particular opposition there to is no hurrah iho no fire hardly noticeable earnestness fifty people heard elder tanner tell of the miss of mormonism F 1 id ida a bail of pythian castle last evening evenly Ag the ser a were simple three elders offered me a many brief prayers with uplifted hand bands and a few to in the congregation ung aang from the psalmody as B many hymas the words and atragna of which were conc conceived elied by fal faithful ones in the promised land of utah two missionaries are working in oakland two wo are to in los alos angeles An galef two wo la in sacramento two to in freano county and two will soon oon go to san diego toe tas vail call also gave an account of 61 a meeting of the he salute saints held on evening june 2 in which it said 61 rho rhe principles principle anu and articles of faith upon which the church of jadus carloa co riat of latter day saluta familiarly known as the mormon church were expounded by elder eider H 6 Tan bs t georgea leor gea as hall market street last evening elder eider tanner Is ia preshious pre aident of the california mission of af tue church and has been here since ince last augusa ula arrival he be has baa in build ing up quite a flourishing local coloby in behalf of tile the church which he be represents the first services were held at 29 eleventh streak treat siad and then the quarters qua riera were located at mission street As the congregation grow grew in numbers it was found necessary neceia ary to have more commodious quarters qu artera and the move was waa made to market street the first services were hold held yesterday yea and the new ball was crowd crowded td there are seventy everty five members of the con gregat ioD but there were many oiher attendants drawn thither by curiosity in the mora morning lug at 1080 the dunday school chool was waa called together with about twenty pupils present at 2 la in the afternoon anu ago at 7 in 94 the evening the regular services ervio ec were held bold 11 11 what la Is mormonism was wae the subject of the hedera evening sermon he began by explaining where the news of mormon came from the name as applied to so she he ceuron was waa a misnomer it was wae not net the name it at he abe church but the members believed in the book of bey hold bold was wa the work of el a moon mac demo d mormon who lived jived on this thia can 1600 1500 years year ago the speaker contented himself with stating his hie belief in mormon and big hi book and wan then proceeded to enlighten such of bis big bearers as were not cot already enlightened as an to the articles of falta of we the mormon church the church of latter day saints was organized in F betie county N Y april 6 1830 it was waa coiled too toe of jesus christ oi of latter day saints in order to aguish it irom the early church founded by jesus christ in jerusalem I 1 will read our articles of falta y the articles of faith are given in a full ful and the account continue the elsler edeo to slab elaborate orale d explain tae in aik conclusion be spoke regarding aply it ai out not and i ever was waa d to teach aoh a great extent in ID the church as aa la Is believed ahe be said laid now it to in not auctioned at all because of the proclamation of 0 four years yeara uga our church its members not to practice 14 sad and enjo liis guem to obey thit the laws law of the country when the jaw estai was vaa passed the be subject was submitted to a congregation of people in ID bait lake city it was waa unanimously decided to sustain the jaw and we ve have bave since luce it 6 As an to the resurrection which we believe behave in ID we bold bola wat bat when albe earth receives Us ita glory the saluta saints will be resurrected at the corning ot of the savior aud and all w raby asad will be resurrected and will dwell 1000 ina a reign atter alter that period has ha elapsed ela peed all the dead who have bave not been resurrected will be budged according to their works work in ID their heir earthly career we do not no be i alevo in any eternal damnation each one will tie te judged according to his bia merits merl to writing from sau gnu francisco Frano laoo under dote date of june 11 elder tanner says elders aso she befit beat of health aad ot theford the lord we are endeavoring to got get the gospel before the people and thousands are finding anding lut wat that we are in town the beat beai quarters quarter of f tho caiolfo nix nia mission la Is van sees new avenue san ban |