Show arrol orrol yim yin ROM I 1 missionaries nari narl esak esat at sew new yoeu NEW YORK nov ath 1875 waltor editor deseret easi the brethren for europe and E elder eider ider lder ell eil pearce are now around me while I 1 am writing in a room in the tho stevens house wo we arrived here yesterday tm morning orning at half past seven sevel lf in good health and spirits we parted with elders D M stuart and D H peery and the other elders for the states at Omaha aba aha and came on to chicago and from there by the grand trunk and L brne brie rie rio railways to new york we have had a very pleasant journey to this place having fine weather all the way not even a shower of rain or a fall of snow and today to day the sun is shining brighty and auspiciously over us in harmony with the goed good intent that we have in our hearts to do good to man while on our missions in our native land whither we are going after aft r getting ourselves fixed in the stevens house we immediately went and secured our passage to europe at the guion gulon line office and will sail on tuesday next at 2 pm on board the steamship wisconsin a very fine steamer the following are the names of the elders who sail on that ship swen nilson eric 11 larsen I 1 N larsen E P F Br enting peter bell walter thomson and J C sandberg we expect broa bros jeremy and llewellyn will be here to sail with us elder mckean left us yesterday so soon boon on after our arrival and took steamer for new J jersey where his relations are elder eli ell pearce will leave us tomorrow for chester co penn where his relatives are I 1 remain your brother in the gospel JC J C SANDBERG preaching the ghe goar gospel omalia Ob talya tAirA neb november gab 1875 editor deseret news I 1 started from salt stilt lake city oct 25 in company with brothers sargent and romney we came to omaha the third day from the city they went on their nield field of labor As I 1 had a letter from sister haskell to her sister near florence the next morning I 1 started for that place I 1 found the family threes miles above that place they wert friendly and well disposed I 1 re there two days during which time I 1 betook retook myself to prayer to my father in heaven r walked upon the hills which once were dotted with the huts huta of the tho saints I 1 came to the conclusion to return to omaha so I 1 bid adieu to the friends before mentioned and came to florence the weather being somewhat chilly I 1 concluded to stay for the night in that place I 1 called at a house where I 1 was made wel wei welcome comei comel and duning during supper they told me of a family near by of the name of thomas who they believed were latter day saints I 1 immediately went to see theland the mand found the man to be an arf old acquaintance of mine he expressed great joy in my visit and so sa did his family the news soon spread that a salt lake elder was at his house and I 1 had calls eten eTer eveny every everyday day last night I 1 held a meeting in the house of an old sister by the name vamo of the house was crowded and almost the entire audience gave credence cred ered enco to what wa was staught taught theland the them mand and express expressed eda a determination to gather with the saints in the mountains I 1 had with me brothers wells simmons himmons sim Bim mons and an d pratt the power of god goa rested rest ed upon us and we spoke with holy boldness and I 1 think much good will be done 1 I yours in the tho gospel D ai lamn mr gladstone says saya the tho great defeet defect of tho the english people is mental indolence I 1 I 1 |