MORE MISSIONARIES ARRIVE
Dec. 26th. The "Colimo" arrived at midnight. I received word at 8:30 A.M. and started at once for the harbor, three miles, to find the vessel had discharged its passengers. I went to Brother Nichols. As the Brethren had not arrived, I went to Brother Peg's. As they had not arrived there, I went back to Brother Nichols and from there to the hotel, then to meeting and there met them. All but two reached Brother Peg's soon after I left the second time. Isaac Groo, who supersedes Job Welling as President, Mark Croxall, and David Cluff, his Counselors, Edward Hoagland, John M. Young, Douglas Swan and Charles Burton were the new arrivals.
We had a very good Sacrament and testimony meeting. Each of the new arrivals except Brother Burton spoke. Brothers Platt and Speight and Sister Peg also spoke. At the evening meeting there were about nine strangers present. Branch President Nichols spoke a short time. He was followed by Brother Groo, who spoke well. The gist of his discourse was to allay prejudice and to represent Utah as it is. He said we are a peculiar people. Our peculiarities are such that we are not understood, but are sadly misrepresented. He believes in short prayers and short sermons.
I followed and said we cannot get a person's true character from his enemies. They will misrepresent him. To understand our doctrine, people must lay prejudice to one side and investigate. One of our peculiarities is, we believe the Bible as it reads and, consequently, believe the Gospel as taught by the Savior and his Apostles, with its laws, ordinances, organizations, signs and gifts.
The new Brethren went back to their hotels as they will have to pay for their rooms.
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