Gems of Reminiscence Seventeenth Book of the Faith Promoting Series, Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-day Saints

Catholic Priests Jealous of his Success--Arrested on a Trumped-up Charge--Tried Before Governor's Aid-de-Camp--Frightful Scene Among a School of Whales--Farce of a Trial before the Governor of the Protectorate--Inspired to Plead his Own Cause--Impression Made Upon the Governor--American Consul's Friendly Act--Banished from Tahiti--Befriended by a Queen.

Land Among Cannibals--Denounced as the American Plant--His Destruction Demanded--Sentenced to be Roasted and Eaten--Fire Prepared--His Defiance of the Rabid Host--Effect Upon the Wild Horde Who Were Eager to Roast and Devour Him--Fierce Fight Among His Opponents.

PARKIN REMINISCENCE.

Ashamed to Pay Tithing--Loss of Crop--Lesson He Learned By It--Potatoes Purchased to Pay Delinquent Tithing--No Loss of Potato Crop Since.

Farming on Shares--A New Vocation--Future Home Shown in Vision--Home Recognized When First Seen in Utah--Reputation Gained as a Faithful and Thorough Worker--Providential Fulfillment of Vision--Home Viewed as a Sacred Heritage.

Ambitious to Work in a Goal Mine--Day Spent in Mine as a Spectator--Fatal Accident--His Narrow Escape from Being a Victim.

Resort to Mining--Caught in a Snowslide--Carried a Mile Down the Mountain As If Fired From a Catapult--Miraculous Escape--Fails to Find Companion--Return to Mine and Then Home--Companion's Subsequent Escape.

Father John Parkin a Pugilist--Defends a Mormon Elder--Shelters Him From a Storm and Learns Something of Mormonism--Whole Family Embrace the Gospel.

E. R. S. Schnelle's Belief in a Providence Over His Life--Birth and Succession of Accidents--Goes to Sea as Cabin Boy--Gruel Treatment--Pumping Sugar and Water--Ship Crushed Against Breakwater--Reckless Jump--Woes as a Cook.

Embarks as Ordinary Seaman--Captain's Premonition and Sailors' Fear--Amazone Wrecked--Dying Sailor's Vision--Grewsome Seat--a Typhoon--Ship Seized by French--Travel in Russia--Finds A Wife--Converted to "Mormonism."

Sent to Hospital--Blue Jacket Converted--Warned by Spirit to Leave Ship--Disobeys Warning--Narrow Escape When Ship Founders--A Dangerous Fall--Led by Inspiration--Inspired Promise Fulfilled--Work in Temple--Departure for Mission.

OBTAINING GENEALOGIES.

At Solicitation of Saints in Utah, Engages in Genealogical Research While Serving as a Missionary--Takes a Special Mission for Such Work--Impression That He Was Receiving Help from the Spirit World--Search for Williams' Genealogies--A Sign and a Mutual Impression--Valuable Data Obtained form a Stranger, Who Was Evidently inspired--Research of Chamberlain Family Record Helped by a Stranger Who Was Also Evidently Inspired to Do So--Valuable Records Providentially Found in Unexpected Place.

WARNED BY THE SPIRIT.

Chauncey W. West Sent on a Mission to Asia--Dreams of the Wreck of a Vessel Upon Which He had Engaged Passage--Left the Ship, and Afterwards Learned From the Grew of the Vessel Being Wrecked Just as He Had Dreamed that it Would be--While Awaiting Another Opportunity to Ship to California was Prompted to Vacate a House Where He and Companion Elder Were Staying--House Immediately Afterwards Crushed by Large Stone Rolling Down From Side of Mountain.

Elder James Lawson Inspired to Quit a Steamboat on Which he was a Passenger--Jumped on a Flatboat--A Few moments later the Steamboat Sank, and most of the Passengers were Drowned.

Comforting Assurance Experienced by A. O. Smoot During a Storm at Sea--His Narrow Escape from being a Victim of the Saluda Disaster--His Account of the Explosion.

Series of Escapes Experienced by President Woodruff Through Heeding the Spirit's Warnings--Instance of Failing to do so.

RECALLED BY ELDER HEBER J. GRANT.

Excerpts from Discourse Delivered in the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, April 26,1914--Methodist Episcopal Minister Converted to Mormonism--Goes to England as a Mormon Missionary--Calls Upon His Former Minister--His Undignified Reception--Anti "Mormon" Assertion Disproved by Facts--A Minister's Confession--Puzzling Questions Propounded to Ministers, Unanswered--Attitude of Latter-Day Saints Thereon--Unseen Evidence of Power--A Prediction by the Gift of Tongues that was Literally Fulfilled--Truth Only Strengthened by Attempts to Overthrow it--Karl G. Maeser's Conversion--His Pledge and its Fulfillment--Ben Butler's Advice.

Anson Call's Birth and Character--Investigated "Mormonism" to Disprove it, and Became Converted--Impediment in His Speech Cured When Administered to--An Anti-"Mormon" Missourian--Buy Farms in Caldwell County--The Prophet Visits Missouri--Advises Abandonment of Homes--Mob Tries to Prevent their Removal--Flee by Night--Adam-Ondi-Ahman and Far West Besieged.

Suffering from Gold Weather--Anson Visits Elk Horn--Captured and Ill-Treated by a Mob--Treats the Mob to Whiskey, and Escapes--Tiresome Journey to Far West--Visits His Farm Contrary to Counsel--Finds his Property in Possession of Mobocrats, who Assault Him--Apostates Try to Use Anson to Discredit the Prophet--Anson's Fidelity.

Removal to Illinois--A Perilous Journey--Overtaken by the Prophet While Escaping from Missouri Prison--Anson and Wife Visit in Ohio--Locate in Macedonia--Remove to Nauvoo--Mission to Ohio--Prophet's Vision and Prediction as to Saints Locating in West--Judge Thomas' Advice--Service as a Delegate.

Judge Thomas' Willingness to Sacrifice the Prophet--Vain Efforts to See and Report to the Prophet--Perfidy of Reynolds Cahoon and Alpheus Cutler--Prophet's Last Speech--News of the Martyrdom--Its Effect--Atrocities of Mob.

Preparations for Abandonment of Nauvoo--Journey Westward--Winter Near Indian Camp--Test of Fealty--Westward Journey Temporarily Abandoned--Employment in Missouri--Journey to Utah--Choice of Home--Mission to Colonize Parowan--Mission to Colonize Fillmore--Massacre of Gunnison Party.

Call's Fort Established--Acts as Deputy U. S. Marshal--Mission to Colonize Carson Valley--Prepares to Burn Home--The "Move" South--Brother Killed by Indians--Call's Landing Established--His Last Days.

Elder Brown's Experience

Frigid Trip on Lonely Road--Team Exhausted--Agony of Freezing--Prayer for Deliverance--Friend Inspired to Go to His Relief--Sheep Herder Inspired to Move Camp--Effects of Freezing on Feet.

Sent on a Mission--Stricken with Chills and Fever--President of Mission Proffers to Release Him--Unwilling to be Released--Instantly Healed when Administered to--Twin Boys Healed in Answer to Elder Brown's Prayer--Elder Brown Has a Relapse--Instantly Healed when Again Administered to--Again Urged to Accept His Release--Field of Labor Changed--Health Fails, and He is Sent Home--Reproved by President Woodruff--Victim of a Street Car Accident--Healed in Answer to Prayer.

REMARKABLE PATRIARCHAL BLESSING.

Dr. Gledhill's Wife Operated Upon Repeatedly for Internal Tumor--Blessed by a Patriarch--Promised that She Should Recover and Give Birth to More Children--Scientific Opinions Upset by Fulfillment of Inspired Promise.

LAMBERT REMINISCENCE.

Applies for Work Upon Nauvoo Temple--Accepts Work Without Prospect of Pay--His Hat Stoned--Offered Work by Lucifer, who Displays Abundance of Gold--Journey Westward--Money Providentially Furnished for Completion of Wagon--Money for Medicine Obtained in Like Mysterious Way--Arrival in Winter Quarters--Ambition to Go West With Pioneers--Plan Foiled by Indians Killing Team Animals--President Young's Confidence--New Shoes Providentially Found--Dislocated Arm Providentially Restored to Use.

A TIMELY WARNING.

Visit to a Volcano--Madam Pele's Hair--Narrow Escape from Falling into Volcano.

ONE OF NATURE'S GENTLEMEN.

Fine Specimen of Maori--Effect of the Gospel Upon Him--His Excellent Family.

PRAYING TO DEATH.

Attempt of Hawaiian Priest to Pray Mormon Elder to Death--His Failure and Hawaiian Discomfiture.

The late Elder James S. Brown, who for many years was a resident of the 17th Ward of this city, (and who died in 1902) had a most interesting and eventful life, and a few incidents therefrom, in which a special providence was manifest, are here given, the facts being mainly culled from his autobiography published under the title of "Life of a Pioneer."