| Show THE GOSPEL IN GERN GERMANY kNY DRESDEN J june u ne 15 1897 thinking a low lew items from this ibis part of the land ot of kraut araut anil and beet beer might be ot of inter interest to some of your readers I 1 sharpen my pencil and biegi U since the abe new year president lao lan has the mission into conferences conference a a condition which has oot not existed in ia germany heretofore topographically the dresden conference is one of the larget large t though Us its branches are somewhat scattered soa tiered J anere nore are four of them breslau in northeast north east prussia is the mst eastern branch of the entire mission recently opened and pres presided idea over by elder brigham T cannon about A boat halt half way to breslau and somewhat to the abe north to ie the borau branch presided over by elder francis laigner Sal Sa igner gner here Is where elder david cannon died toe dresden branch contains siso aiso the sub branches brano hes freiberg Fr elbers and chemnitz elders eldera brigham T perkins and read bead r cannon labor in freiberg and elders george F hickman and william bull in chemnitz chemni ts the branon branch includes also the little city of at present elders albert S erickson and nephi Y taylor are laboring in belp etc aio and ana elvers wallaces cragun aej knoob N casals nasals in muhlhausen usen elder frank freeze and the writer are looking after the interests of the branch here in dresden thus there are but twelve elders in the conference though from breslau in prussia on the sast east to useD in ingen hinged on the west is more than a days dayis ride on the cars drol deu being about the center the wlter witter was appointed to preside over this conference As to is well known very little re religious freedom is enjoyed in germany and when the eiders here read of the reception of some of the elders in our oar native land they cannot help wish and pray for the day when bands band 8 of oppreSS oppression IOD and darkness 9 be broken and add the servants eer vanta of the allowed to travel here also wal be and scrip but we thouc bout puree 1401 se that the lord knows baat ano ts babii his own due I 1 ime the way will be every honest heart beart to bear stoned ned for att receive the gospel but at present prospect proe of the elders ater sra is ia little here bore lie B in america in ID many joke stiem they are not dot even allowed to go ibm house to house to give out tracts also alao forbidden to baoju athey are should they travel a ma meetings mee p tinge in the unitta aa 40 imort boat of the elders ea aaa ore ere many hours they would be wen taken care are of at the statts static s expense bleeding bleeping ble ade apartments chobe aln we are burglar proof this tal on an adorable able aspect Is r however universal on the contrary there marked lor for the th te enlis to be a from the reports of the ater after judging various parts parte we on from leave leavening qing spirit of religious and it win working hope rance la is bring about a propitious season those engaged in pruning the vine vard ra ler for the baat time r iho seven anven cities where elders eldera are tills conference con terence in lour we abor 1 ag in aade the privilege of holding public t nog in one of the three other comparative if freedom ir ii ft have also chemnitz and borau ibis other two to hold MEet meeting we WM we arbi forbidden tor bidden aden gad the brei uren are watched as ae I 1 li dangerous danger oui characters but they ey were is where the places very a those success la Is achieved in ID month there were the 00 last S ifor baptized in each aoh alace t d there are many others othera ape be treib on oa the whole the lor for the coming are C wy favorable upon entering a city to in germany to of time must length one r fralo any r bd a tell telling ing his hie C jjr N occupations occupation time and place ol of arth tt tto time of arrival present business buBl F wow long be to remain etc tl dusts ousts usuff usually ily 60 50 gs or soo about ut 12 ata this thia to ie a great country for W you can scarcely sneeze but r a otee goo 00 la Is there to record it Joe tion atlon and time of day or of probable cause direction ul of wink etc eta in germany as ai in moat MOR mob sa chloal governments there Is 0 very tory wide gulf bull between the abe hob and the poor we will nog hot mention the urra ultra rich th in the mere marc millionaires are often tare haughty and proud than IT between those theae two wo extremes are Ao meroa grades grade from the wealthy or retired meroba ot int to toe ta poor ula la woman who grudges along gis aroot altu aitu a monstrous load on 00 Urb her way to hot her fourth or autu story lory AWO attic chambers chamber where boiten alone hea rui glee beneath a multitude of car carera erb to keep the grim wolf from the acor amo g the common people especially the women are very little reslo otea Is in this land it IS la 18 common to bear of 0 men mea beating their wivel and it lie la not looked upon tipon with much disrespect W abat battee the poor children suffer to in such can better be imagined than jibed there Is not that teoder tender r aad loving respect which li is so common among the latter day sainte of course there are many noble excel eions tione the youth of zion may be VIRD thankful kaul that their lot la is cast on the best beat snot and among the best people on the earth this cannot be called nor prejudice either it JE is the t experience of every elder when he cornea comes in contact with the people 01 ahe world and the longer he remal remah a with thew them jas as a missionary notwithstanding ho he becomes acclimated cli mated 93 the abe more he be to ie convinced that bat there la Is no spot in the world comparable to his bia dear old mountain home v there are some poor people among the saints but butac as a whole we are quite tree free from the abe want poverty and wretchedness which stalks like a phantom among the lower classes in ID his bis and many other olber lands land when we tell such euch that most moat families miliea fa in lutat i wn their own houses and eardene ear star dens deris they can hardly grasp graep it and speak ot of it as a dream too good to be true all the people even in moderately elded cities except the very rich friob have rented apartments with scarcely room to turn arc arcand jund among the common people there to is little or no comfort and the childred ohl chi loreD grow up in the midst of baleful indu ances poverty wretchedness sin ain anu ano crime to the young mormon missionary sio ai who has baa been reared under the sacred banner of gospel tru theand by the humble bumble fireside among pure and nd noble virtues virtue the very at phera of the worlds society to ie shocking ebo oking A hint blot at the real moral condition of european dockety no do clety Is sufficient it is enough to say bay vitrue in its specific sense is all but a for gutton word yet there are many virtues even in the sunken society of modera europe toure there are many lofty spirits who can not be entirely drawn into aiato that whirlpool oi 01 si ria though these souls are ollen often li blinded by the craftiness of moo meo and cannot understand abe simple truths of we goaper here and there la Is ole whom the gospel rea but tue greater port part of those who lend an attentive ear as aa la in the days of carbet to Is the honest poor aa a country germany la Is very beautiful dresden we he capital of saxony to perhaps one of the most beautiful cities ol of europe there are many magnificent and also alao renow renowned nefa here the royal opera houss is among the finiest in the world the ro yal aal art gallery it is is said oon con gains a collect on of paintings painting second to none in the world the original world renowned madonna and by raphael 1 la ft a part of the a bought in it italy IS in 1768 1758 for dubats ducats or about 50 it is ia now hold held beyond price within a atone tb auw of those are the kluga kings castle and the he renowned old catholic all i near the banks of the eibe ei be which fluda the ne central part of t e city this thi to te one of e abe features of Dro dreiden iden the river is ie spanned by tour four magnificent briales bri agee ages it la Is a fraud to stand on a pleno plea ant summer evening on one ot them the carola and looking at the thou aandy of various colored lights lighta with their shimmering reflection in the he water beneath hear beer the rubb sou anu oar foar of a great cites life surround ing the city is some eoma pretty scenery enery eo bills covered with dense forests and many places of interest dresden is ia made doubly interesting to the writer because it was here that the great and good maris man dr karl 0 mae maeer er first board beard the gaspe and where he be received it and ana was baptized lis he was the first person baptized to in this thin kingdom daddy dax ny Dy and for aught I 1 know la in germany it took plaue oct down the river on the same occasion aelon were baptized bro edward dolic enfeld and edward martin and several others were dap bap t zed a tow lew days later the conversion or ol bro masser maeser was waa a rema remarkable reable one he covenanted with the lord that if he would re veal to him that this was the he true come aga again with all its gifts and baesel dap he would henceforth devote his bis life lif fe in the service of the lord the lord granted his bla hearts desire walking along we street in company with elder william budge and apostle franklin D richards the latter had not learned german and brother maesar could not understand english they were able to con converse versa waldbach wildbach wild toach bach other unaided by elder budge as aa interpret Inter pre ter shortly alter after they were unable th understand eaon other at all in those times the i elders found very little freedom in p preaching nj the gospel in this land aud and have not changed so very much the king ot of saxony is ia catholic though we mass of the people the lutheran evangelical faith religion dominates in everything end and the church and government ar are about the same thing most of the missionary work done in germany is in to a private way the opportunity of hold ina open public meetings being very few from a stationary point in toe the oily city the elders travel ravel about and seek to got get acquainted with the peoples people ann elking on the goa pol pel now and wan ben we take lake a trip into a neighboring village or to la the mo su suburbs buros pew few however will listen 90 an hey find we are Mx j orm mun aft the prejudice aga inist us uis B very deep tooted rooted and it will take much labor A to dialo ige ih if outdoor meetings meeting here bere are an impossibility are unknown should we even got get the privilege ot of holding one fine people would think we were crazy or cranks we would doubtless have a large audience but it would be one mainly to ritA loule 1 I fidelity ban baa taken hold of the german people much more than to Is generally realized rean zed too social demo orate orals who aie mostly unbelievers believers un wis aie now a great power to in the land on may un a priesthood meeting of this pon conference terence was waa hold held in freiberg at which were present ton tea elderts it was a time of re loing icing and spiritual feasting and was doubtless the he largest company of elders ever gathered Ka together in the ibe kingdom of below are me addresses of the elders of this ibis conference co for the pros cut it is earnestly solicited sol cited that all readers who havo have or relatives in these cities or vicinity send their addre addresses asell to LO the local Elc tere who will be glad ot 01 the lake of visiting them it if a letter of introduction Intro auction conlu be sent all thu the bertei H M warner frank fretze gorlitzer 24 dresden Dro saco dohony brigham A berki perking no and read T cannon Can noD I 1 1 1 I freiberg saxony george F hickman and william bull R strasse 60 11 II cheor chem altz saxony albert 8 erickson and nephi Y taylor romer korner stir 86 1 leipsic saxony wallace cragun and enoch N la egle waid str 8 Thu Thun ringen ngen francis laigner Sal Sa Igner gner bet bel E 1 ernst Drook drookas Dro akau au krels borau N L prussia brigham str 49 1 brodau br blau olau A 0 prussia la in our next we hope to tell something of our conference to be held on july 25 president wells and president loutensock will be present H M |
