Show items from san Beir bernardino riar iua feb fth 1 elder addison pratt sa says y a to filder grouard by letter it rained here in torrents in de and no rain or but one one shower in january the early sown wheat I 1 looks fine the late will when we have rain I 1 cannat give any particular ular news from the islands Islai Isla ids we hear that all the missionaries that have been sent through to san francisco have been sent away from there thereon on their different missions while writing the above inteli intelligence gence er arrived rived from frambro bro brown and brings 11 this chis un pleasent account se re port which I 1 enclose for your journal it seems they are in a bad fix there but it is no more then I 1 expected when I 1 left there for I 1 felt thit that the french I 1 meant to force them to measures I 1 A report of the condition of the saints on the I 1 i society islands on my leaving as a also my arriving at that place I 1 arrived on the island of nov logli 1 1852 1 i and learned from the presiding elder on that lland island that there were a great number of the tid muta matu brethren from the island of ana there in in prison on tahiti the same day I 1 received a letter from the brethren then in prison stating that there were thirty ciet i ht of them from the island of ana there crime was lae etine after were by the authorizes Auth orites they were diligently watched and forbidden to readding read sins sing or pray pray they were then removed to the public works afi in the mountain and engaged in in digging diggin a pass and fed on a small allowance of bread and water I 1 learned from the sons of those who were prisoners that some of them hem had bad been so much abused by whipping ac that they were sent to the hospital oa the I 1 a schooner arrived from ana with eight more six brethren and two sisters listers who were wei P also sent to the public works their crime was holding prayer meetings in m their dwellings on oi the news came from ana that the brethren had killed one P lest iest and a constable who came to aselt them while engaged m in family prayer and it was reported depoi fed another catholic driest est was missi missing ng and it was supposed he also was wag killed by the brethren in in an unlawful attack on ahe he I 1 received a letter from the prisoners in in the mountains sa wished stating in that they were in in a miserable condition and wished in my y advice I 1 wrote them to be patient and trust in in god and I 1 would do all I 1 could to benefit them but being myself constantly pursued pitr sued by two constables constable ind and constantly watched I 1 could do nt nothing g on oil the I 1 was obliged to leave the eslas islands by order of the government the same day there was an armed brig sailed to the island of ana for the purpose as was said of masac all who would not reu renounce ounce their religion it was also said that there was w as then thirty five fiva in in close confinement on that island 1 1 we presume the above report v was as dictated by bro james brown biown when he was so sick he be was not able to write it is is not a little surprising sur prizing that a chustain government I 1 like france fiance should be engaged in in such an unholy crusade against christians in in this enlightened I 1 age age it would be to us had we not witnessed more cruel persecutions in in a more enlightened country during this same enlightened age ag of christian darkness we will wait patiently and see whether napoleon ill III will tamely set the crowned head of such horrid per we are not much surprised sur prized to hear that a priest and constable or two making a midnight attack I 1 under pretence predence pre tence of law on peaceful citizens at prayer in in their own house should get their heads beads cracked if the christians of the V U states were thus attacked at an unseasonable hour at their family devotions vot ions by wolves in cheeps clothing indians or murderers would they open their eyes from prayer to see which class their assailants belonged to before they I 1 killed them if they had the weapons and power ar hand if they would they are far more merc ifal than llian hey were when we knew them or when we rl rf cleved the last mail from the states but perhaps they may say as they often of ten have said the saints believe in beino being more merciful than we do then we have only to say to you if the saints are more merciful and the merciful as jesus said shall obtain mercy join the saints at once and cut off occasion for exposing exposi ncr your hypocrisy in bele iving one thins thing and practicing another but remember reme remen one a god all mercy to one must be unjust to aDOth another CF for lie he would have to leave innocent wood blood for let the saints on he be society isles isle and every where be prayerful joyful joyal 11 that they are aile worthy to suffer for the trual w watchful atcha careful to give eive no of flance to any man or government w whan hen they hey can avold avoid it without breaking 11 the laws jaws of god arid and in liis his own due time their heavenly father will deliver them out of all their troubles but you must let persecutions have their purifying work it if you would be accounted martyrs for jesus 0 0 jn in centre re of a larga loaf brides rides cake closely sealed in clean white paper lying on our table baker and porter unknown we wa the following |