Show Comon flena it f WESTVILLE montcalm co michigan nii All chlian july mth fth 1881 editor deret newe 1 lr after ivri writing ting you under april 1 I in com oom company pany with ra G bunnel went to decosta mecosta county wherte where we be held heid i ld a number of meetings while there elders si S B i warner and D zundel being an their way to a llew liew ne ir field stayed at this thia place leaving their heir valise vali vall see ses and came to sylvester cooee to see bee ua us there bro E L roots roos house houpe was burned with all its contents tho th 0 faintly barely escabi escaping f inh ind w t thein their pir lives the result was the loss of my trunk and most of my thin gans gaas also those of the elders n amm named bro nto booths loss placed him a ed circumstances the elders eiders iders arriving eving iving from home about this time e turned in with some already her a and id helped A 9 good nala nain many maya r neighbors threw in their mites for bro root ia is highly esteemed amon among 9 most t of his neigh oel lei bors bora S still t ill lii til the burning hurning is believed to have been done by a religious bigott bigotry by the name of lowe 0 on n the of may Y I 1 took alta ath mcelder me elder eider J 0 stephens and went on a trip prospecting for nw new fl elds we wenc t to q ottawa Coi col county onty anty held heid 4 two meetings next to allegsa IV county where we labored A albut three weeks baptizing five pen per I 1 sops I 1 had bad labored there before benore we ve axt ii x but t could fiad no opening we visited t tho the insane asylum they li have ave pat oat aeilts asbur males male and females this is Js loo riot it more than h half alf of the insane of bf tle tie the state stale we then went easi easa eastop 1 ping at lack jacklon jackson 46 where we yvo visited lh tat prison which contains c convict onvil s 60 0 of f whom h or 4 are arch for life we the cels cells dining roomi room kitchen a and lid iid tali lalk al the manufacturing dep departments artmen ign they make mabe gagon brooms bro oma owA hoes beat heat cradles cr idies idles knaths 61 faals atals copper wares shoes and a great many other things they in make aag ang 35 5 edgo a day dozen b brooms rooms pairs aha aki p of f w om e hys shoes shoed barrels e etc c thebe bb are only about hait half OF of the e convicts wt as they have hive bomea bome some at detroit ludlonia and aud jonia lonia lu u 1 we next went to dexter where 5 bacq a number of relative I 1 bit but however we cound get no cb chance ana to pra preach isch while e at 01 one ono of or my wor gor tusia 1 houke houie house ifie ihie the baptist uston pastor paston tente entered y we sooil got into at I 1 when I 1 awed bim him afe a pew new quest questions referring him bim I 1 tb the th e scriptures r ie e soon got mad jumped up nil ail and t aid cli 1 I attl time M a to taik talk do ir wl wali h to for I 1 hate you and our heathi heathenish olish religion and I 1 I 1 you kealing it to these ladies and I 1 think you had b better ater leave this house at once fon for qu re not wanted wan here 11 Hest hesi ee stoa vod pod in int the doorway whilst a adf me thus I 1 reminded him wl what lat it took to cons constitute titu ek a gentleman much more a I 1 servant of god after h he e was gone the ladies informed me he be was ut authority from them we went next to milford and niland rila riia d gak pak I 1 gik land and county and visited theSal nr encouraging them etc but could kat et no chance to preach we jhen then came to lansing could make mako n no 0 0 opening pening erom from there we came ame to this place where we found elders eldera D stephens andS and fJ jensen ensen waiting for us elders J 0 and bstephens DS were sent pent ent to labor at the north end of ot ahli this state I 1 intend starring before long for minnesota to 6 hold hoid conference icv poth with the eiders elders and sa saints rita lita in thau otate and arid wisconsin the elders in minnesota the of 12 in hi the jast jaal two tivo months month elders hanis hants aad and murdock laboring at af orl oil I 1 in this state report the ba baptism ti t m 0 of f five persons making a toof total of 22 touts bouw within the ast last two two twe ai onta and in bome gome 0 i tn e fields the prospects r are more favorable thap has ha been bethh apparent for fok a long lone time some bome eiert tirso persons no hav egone to 6 ulah utah tb this Is from this missi mission on an and d 25 or 0 expect it togo to go in a short time from t this his state the tho eiders elders of this misi j T 1 n q y cit cir lit li cao luo iao fad ash L b 3 a i sioni sion 18 in ali alf ir from groin mah utah feel well in their la express themselves determined to spread the trull trupi lat all ba hazards they often bay hay lils it is ty vee eee wisdom of wie avi 1 none of the learned pries from the scriptures although we are bal but school boys raised in zion the hand band of or th pi loes ides troy er is in at w work ork diphtheria havoc in jn many pars parts especially jn thoe those parts pants where taft the moat most preached at sylvester whole famil families lef lei alave havn bee been neut dut cut off more wore a prop propof czopor of wheat graser gras pr fruit in ip ibis state ron aon to the hard bard winte winter there jsn considerable demable ciuc IM tok the political pal cal pf af anything else talked df jot where crowds gather gathor when we holdau meeting before A opens UJ 44 politico polita and after the close dose a few ihen iben it run siinto sinto pl iti the tho icat gat igat hertog bertog Is f nearly dearly over oyer in ith ecie parts and ohp jares are bound in bundles and their bandi bands aie are are behig beang strengthened by secret oatha of assoria as socia ef A barelo careless indifference jn r regard to religion to bo b tho the predo ml nan non nant t feeling af the majority which ls harder barder to renetra ing eise else all are Jook engfor ing log to take lake place they know known n i i e of truth lip 1 r ren red t tift tilt w fi ria rid fla oll q J tn at r boy oya 1 T rak rma t aa i 14 OL L ditl ua sw 10 1 isi pr 18 8 1 editor deseret neme jt was wah th at ye fp ih q 13 jh bt aarli eliat we ew jabor labor aa bon bor ja in tbt aud and arter after spit spending a visiting reAt relatives lies lyes and friends ast dst we proceed eded etl eil thour old oid eld 0 of labor we at ing boap hoap sp pointed us inqui J ct biljo jn each other therefore ther eXore 11 V ate aye been ir av ell eil n g W most of the time 4 ana and during tb tho tw maths that athas th has bas passed aitay havi lavi beld held fo 1 jee lee tings twenty nive five of e bau in thedra air we edve discarded disc aided most moat of rhe oli old elden elder have bee bey preaching ao or r yea yeats yeata ts t s past bast finaly that tue tb people eople P two iwo beir I 1 ft gospe 1184 enill ene eue whether wt wj viii other de akl andi addi d we fildie ln ansome bome some ot our oun our bew place placa that at tle tie gospel lla bia rig dig twenty t arsand ye then en is a n new iw genera i up yh vii know ail oil sain odly khit whit thes they sicre beet bea to tod by 1 prejudiced min minds 6 terefon the ther 3 r mi na to ve wes discan ilisco affy of the acred afe live lave I 1 thi beleny deny the efel efficacy oacy cacy of f thel albod alt ait i i our out redeemer 0 biet by y th the helpa of removed 6 tha eeling ii put pui 0 of the minds of til 5 people who have gathe reil th to 0 bear us di dilate te oti on the IV of in c lylea a tha t hali hayi bl hav a been revealed jo to al fallen human lt fon fot ue pa ju i r 2 laj ink ahem n kingdom f 0 g god y J at the present n r e plaes where we bodif apa air meeting dafid andrit at haa 19 has of ruie to two visit wait each e 41 h place K ce bacer bli m I 1 two weeks wa webar have haie e had hid very go goi attendance an and d the people bs paid id m marked arkid attention atten ana and not a aft hayo haye ale bee followed uis ua through h our oud d courses yel ta unhand Jn In hano hand hanc jsn and papermaking nd eci tu tul tui ral nal proofs alid thom ke are as asic asid dished to find that the bible preach from akia w with ith theirs theira every particular 1 0 albod ith iab amb ame 0 ion one a fir pir some prejudice dl penson person open f path feelings of ahe a an dabouL u SQ of f tuf p 2 t up m at ces santi howl w I 1 during pt ng th were preaching jn i and on 0 0 I 1 gar gen ger boys bays aad alid about 15 y year ars soi boi was con fi rinKo bjane bridges after goey tol for n a paile teve the thein their ll 11 at fl treet ti songs At Another ilace liace we iiii were acal hya byn bya preacher abda who gif to to agil know enow tit fit atil was wasl aurin pur ten ion iod duIng do doctrines destroy jafe tb I 1 heade neighborhood wytold we told bifi 6 our bur d U ty to preach ix the ih e 2 princ nim rim alva alYa tIon 66 all ali in y an r 4 A 1 J cju ful ifal pani M jilb si I 1 t boe boj t ame to awaken his neighborhood up he letha ietha lethargy i agy they lidd had fallen into and W warn am them of impending dangers and indue them juto into th the true fold fod 0 christ he raved and anil tod mod the people that bur doctrines were damnable heresies her esies and that they would pk all those who followed d them theme d down awn to heil hejl vvo coffier ea to reason reasons the matter with hm allm from the thet bible which he professed ski to bell beli believe belleve e ye in but he wohld noir nd we therefore showed the people t that ba their baptist preacher r had llad accused tab lord of being wing the author of bf damnable ahlo able heresies her ber esies esles a nv we proved to ito satisfaction the of the people that i v e Q might wight ta nothing for doc doe trineL i oaly what had been commanded by the lord lard himsel ft I 1 cne me instance I 1 will cite to show the absurd questions we sometimes he hae to deal with A religious ious tous biot blot des demtd td to the close of one of oui pul meet peet meetings inks where in the bibie bible the nana cana of joseph jseph smith wals foun roul kt we Y told h him PI if W wag was ps not recorded anywhere in the bile neither were the names of many of the prophets of old pr anhof the postles of our savior mentioned be axe their day he tried to raise a bub buethe buta he people were for us and they hooted him we i they invited us s to co come m e again baying they had land never heard the gospel 0 odeaus christ explained beforehand before and they desired to be further instructed therein ther the elp theme there i a religious sect who are gasping considerable influence all ow the land who call cail the nisei nisel ves vea they parade the tho streets with flags flying aud and iv tung ag their songs followed gena gene ml by large numbers of p people pl to 7 principle they introduce for salvation al ja very veny easy any sinner wo feels he be wants to bo be saved goes unto onto to the stool of repentance 13 haa tris brayed for by ong one of the ther brethren and then he Is bayed sayed bayed trev fiey preach iio doctrine sonly sonis believe belleve in lu the christ sine bine an you tire irre clayed flamed flayed fur ever tand sand al donot loid lold khe the ar army go fo co hell I 1 ve have come pome inu 14 co coh cob a tae tact with the thi members tv who h i la in a gr ea mate aate fi tate Q af excitement teli tall US ut they are saved washed wished elean clean in in the of tbt th Lamb 1 1 i ing lug omeo bout do or holden in the neighborhood of many of the amye awve sect 11 v ve haqq showed hi iri our pur Wl ylare who are axe are clean lun iri in I 1 the blood of or th eLamb quoting from johns ept epi eltie title it wo we walk in the light ai as hie is in t wo we lavo lave fellowship one ouel with W th another nother and the t blood of J jegi jesi christ nis his al clean ean m rii ull fanny sin tin 14 showing also nufa nufo chepec le e fh fahje necessity of ob bert serT fag ail all al commandments laid laid down ay qu baylor 0 having much joy in pu lawra and feel feek determined togo ahead having haying ii th that our heavenly Father kather will bless u us s wi with litha a sut ruf of his spirit fo to enable enaw us id td abr the dipti du ties deyo lying us ua frouday from day Jp juday day and to overcome M Q sill sili the abe coyyers of the adversary that may be brought to bear against us that we ve may lon jion ion faud fand nid rid hiir of 0 ibe the blood blow ot othet this thia hal hat when hp we come he hopi ewe may do da so honorably re leaped leafed tp to receive the happy plau dim dita of our brethren ara ama and sisters and our Is thayere tha bere tere jlong we shall reap a io baun primul Iary lary har yest est fran the seed beed weA we arelo plentifully rqn yin g dug owr por health beaith healthy js capital not had an hok r 0 4 the gid pid od and brother has bas faja apar span recovered from that hei het h Is ia ablett dp ns shame share q of wa ingin f act fact h his 14 ankie jq te avell thel h e lo 10 jord rd t to 0 b bless biess les lec 5 ali all th those 0 S C ano are to dp chiq will obey his command commandments raen ts n from yours in the gosp ane elof 1 chhist christ jolin jolln winte r 7 booi u i i r TL ic 7 if i i battalion dr c rr nea BEA viat VAUt ath I 1 ninfi names 13 have ae heen been gent bent me the ai as ha as servants servin ts officers jh the mormon battalion ion lon and aud as they were irb mostly too xoung to be received as soldiers are ant entitled tied arao fon for their youthful patriotism and bravery 1 should there be any others A I 1 think there were those knowing tha tact fact yell conner confer a favor by sending in mo thein their names immediately as asI I 1 desire th einor thernon tinor publication in the history pt theba t wid naw now on tha theve eveir of are 4 er to v 0 col ajio james A anen to dr georgea jaen ort 0 santa banta santafe pe thence to lorenzo clark dark unil until tile tiie be corpa was was waa discharged discharger william Wj illiam byron bvron pate paceco to james jamea pace wilson D pace to andrew androw lytle 4 N D effig higgins to Capt captain alil labh higgins chac chal edgio edwia cotton to adjutant 11 C merrick Mer ellsha elisha smith to cap tain fain da daniel niel 6 C dayis da vis all communications atlo ns should be addressed to nde ede me damel TYLER JB beaver eaver benver beaver coq co U T brother tyler also alao dos des desires ires irps to tore toro rei roi of families of the ja ifal ion soldiers as have bobeen no been furnished lo 10 him that they may also be published in the hist history dry 3 |