Show MESSAGES 9 elder it W 8 geddes preaching tit the gospel in lii fl lasgow district president W WS S geddes writes t to 0 the millennial star from glasgow feb 21 1884 as follows having been engaged of late visiting the districts throughout this conference I 1 have been prevented fro from in giving i i you any particulars aa tollow to how we are moving alon and of the progress being made i in G n the laud of the scots commencing wi wath fth the glasgow district I 1 am ani pleased to report the wor work k in u a flourishing condition our meetings meeting a in the halls and private houses being well attended A good hare share of strangers meet with us who in most in lances teem seem to be interested while others go away quite the reverse having predetermined in their minds that the they y were not coming to hear any truths but to have it to say that they had find heard that people and had hall a square look at a salt lake mormon the tile saints are greatly rejoicing in the fruits of the eipel in powerful testimonies tongues the inter interpretation p re cation of tongues healing g of the infirm prophecies dr dreams e ins and vision which cause great interest iu in our meeting meetings and tend to unite gifts in the love that is and find al awaya ways lias has been characteristic of the saints of god I 1 can truly eay say that I 1 a more enjoyable winter in my life the local brethren and sisters are deserving of great credit lor for their indefatigable labors in distributing the printed word and in soliciting the people to attend our meetings we also have three mutual improvement associations which are ina in a thriving condition and resulting in great good to the members greg according cording to tos your instructions we are taking up an active labor with the pruning hook but at the same time we are laboring with pa fienco and long suffering and I 1 am ba happy to eay say that wo have been apy ab able 0 to arouse some from their spell of I 1 lethargy thang y who are now bearing good fruit again gain to their joy and satisfaction I 1 have had great pleasure in my travels thus far through the conference I 1 have found each of the elders eiders laboring with great zeal and patience and to their credit be it said they are conducting them selves self 3 as men of god caring not for the Ille opposition that sometimes re aulta its in persecution against them there is considerable inquiry in some localities baptisms being quite frequent t and among the numer wo we have had bad the pleasure of baptizing robert E easton aston brother cousin who you will ivill remember attended our meetings elder A angus mckay writing born the island of sk skye te states that lis his health is good again and that ie is meeting with consider considerably considerable abl opposition from hia ilia highland fri friends le nus or ministers of the gospel iio ho lad had the promise of the uni united ted pres terian rian church to preach in but on their learning that ho lie wag a mormon elder he was informed y the minister that they could not lave their church polluted with buch such doctrines ile has hopes bopes of bringing ring ng some of his ilia folks folk e into the church soon I 1 the health of the E elders iders is excellent and arid they feel happy lappy and contented among their new made friends elder Ephra ephtalia Eph ralia lull it ante sends word from london loudon conference 1 elder joseph A west kindly permitted ermit ted us to peruse a letter ad to him hini from elder ephraim 11 1 I nyc nye dated london feb frontu rom ii which bich we make a few extracts extrac ts which will interest not only the frienda friend ii and acquaintances of the ab sent brother but the saints in general A few dava jaya before the date of elder na aca es letter elder lund wa was invited to a discussion disc with two of the open plymouth brethren at the hall 42 paxton street at elder lunds bunds request elder N nye a went along and they met filet a mr bashen and mr king and their brother in law bro warne who joined the mor bouc mou Church to the great displeasure of his reN relatives tives much tuch time was spent open t in skirmishing for ft a start the reverend gentlemen claiming that th they cy were sa saved ved whereas the utah elders showed convincingly frem from the scriptures that a man must be baptized or he lie cannot be saved they further showed the necessity of authority from jesus christ in in order to net act and pointed out to them the signs following the believers they asked their opponents t do you believe they answered yes yea assure assuredly dlF do the signs i foll follow 0 w no where then was the trouble did jesus lie or were they not true believers believer such undesirable dilemmas greatly pe r the reverends reverend who felt themselves cornered at every point their excitement finally grew so violent as to cau cause 0 them to forget themselves vei i and to insult the 31 mormon ormon elders by denouncing their statements as lies whereupon reubon elders nyc nye and lund intimated they had better withdraw if they could not behave as gentlemen it appears they did not feel able for the latter tak taik for they left having been badly routed in th their air theo 10 esy go ia 1 sunday arguments cbeth feb vill Th elder nyc nye and others succeeded in organizing a branch bran chat at westerham kedit placing brother fred lord ford ot of ill n rig e a at the head lend as president th they Y ordained rd in c d thrpo three elder elders one teacher and laud one ono deacon there are 16 officers and mem members berso with a good prospect for a number others obeying the gospel in the near future these favorable fayo rable result of hia his labors in the ministry naturally arc are very comforting to elder N nye e as he be had bad had the privilege of baptizing baptizing every member in iu that branch being assisted in its organization by elder 11 obert braby who with wi ali elders harris and an gel ia is now laboring in kent and Essex thia this being the liveliest district of the london conference outside of the metropolis itself things are moving along pleasantly throughout the conference elder john bench has been poorly but the other elders from utah 9 are in good health the week previous to the date of elder nyes ayes fetter letter brother george atkin was wits mobbed while adm administering iuis the ordinance of baptism at dansworth worth the crowd of persecutors threw throw at him none however hit him and when he lie got out ut of the water he slipped off and no it w im was done him th there cro were about fifty roughs boughs who followed up and and kind Fur surrounded rounded bro harding Ilar dings a house where the fulks folks had gathered and continued hoots boot ing and yelling like tho the very demons till about 10 pm two young lady strangers who were in the house bouse at the time have caused au an official investigation into the riot eder elder nye sends his hij kind kindest regards u to all his friends and acquaintances quain who will certainly ful hi fil his wish to remember him |