Show IN THE TURKISH MISSION elder anthon H lund of the council ot of apostles writes as follows to the millennial star from Halt aSyria under date of april 19 1898 we arrived here last laist sunday evening after having had a very pleasant journey from aleppo overland to damascus and from there by railroad to beyrodt Bey rout I 1 believe I 1 wrote to you from last we organized the church there and it is now in good running order I 1 think it will be well for president maycock to make the headquarters of the mission as there is now a branch in that city of some sixty adult members A sunday school has been organized there and perhaps we will have a day school s v established there also the children are attending the protestant schools taut they are exposed to persecution from the other children and what is worse these schools are sectarian and the children are taught doctrines that are not in accord with the scriptures it will therefore be a necessity for us to get a school of our own we have a brother in the branch who is a qualified school teacher on account of becoming a latter day saint he was discharged from his position he will be able to take our children and teach them it if we can obtain permission of the government go to start a school we had a nice visit with the saints at aleppo and ordained several of the breth brethren Ten to the priesthood after our morning meeting last fast day dar I 1 was as requested to baptize three ladles four carriages were hired and we went some three miles out of the city to a beautiful spring where the sacred ordinance was performed several persons not of our church witnessed the proceedings in the afternoon the new members were confirmed and we had an enjoyable time on our way from aleppo to damascus we stopped at a a place called ham ath which was once the northernmost of the kingdom of solomon we felt we were now entering upon historical ground sacred to us demor and d all bible students from the many memories which each name calls to mind we learned that there was a protestant church in the place and aind a nd brother hintze and one of the brethren tried to find the pastor but he had left the city tor for a few days A young doctor docter called on us and seemed quite pleased to hear thu that we were preachers he invited ua to attend their meeting in the evening ingine and proffered to interpret tor for us into arabic he invited the brethren topo out ut with him to see the city and waa wa very kind to them 4 I 1 t 14 what religion do you belong to heB ked we W are latter day saints was wa the reply J oh wor said he 1 after this he did not seem so hearty wa afe met with his congregation in the eff evening ng he led in singing and prayer aid read ead one of the psalms of david t thena he be asbed brother hintz it if h he would woul take that for blo hl text brother ikla hintze did not understand his bis request bo bui saad fald h he 0 was willing to preach the I 1 to them this he did setting forth pur pr bellef belief in great platani ess esa az the I 1 doat doctor ar I 1 belie believe translated his fi on correctly only once I 1 noticed ho h took some time to give his own opinion etwas it was w when en BI brother rother hintze I 1 j infant baptism and showed it was not a biblical doctrine the woo very minoh interested and thanked us for visiting them larson kjan are traveling with us this mke us ft of five it does virt 4 1 t and it 4 h have iu roba ni he ais W i bedouin HI la n not onvy e entirely safe the govern govean ment Is willing to furnish us ua a soldier from one place to another and in one case se going through a district which our guidebook guide book said as subject to raids by the bedouins Bedou ins the commander in the place where we had stayed over night sent a soldier without our making the request tomorrow Tom we are going south of oarmel carmel to examine several places which it is thought wo id make nice homes for our saints the great drawback to the richest portions of the land is the climate but he who placed this curse on the land on account of the disobedience of the people is able to lift it when his time comes |