Show written tor for this paper paragraphs FROM HOLLAND 35 AMSTERDAM holland november 21 1893 the NEWS cornea comes regularly every week and its interesting pages give us great comfort here in this far off foreign land the missionaries in the he netherlands mission are all well they enjoy good health and are meeting with good success some borne souls are added to the church occasionally we fled flad a straw dropped by the reaper we pick it up very carefully the actual number that has been baptized in the netherlands since I 1 came here eighteen months ago I 1 do not know but I 1 have attended to forty three baptisms myself there are many in different places all over the country who believe the gospel of christ and I 1 think a good many will yet come we have of late distributed a number of tracts in amsterdam alone we have distributed about the last jut two months I 1 have also inserted in a paper here with a circulation of a tract entitled the dospel of christ in this way we are sowing the good seed hoping it will bear good truit fruit I 1 expect after a little to place in another paper that has a 01 circulation rouia tion of another tract entitled the tidings of joy I 1 like jike to leave no stone untouched which I 1 can handle in leaving my testimony with this people before I 1 am released to return home so that thai I 1 can conscientiously feel I 1 have done my duty to the best of my ability liast last sunday a lady came to our meeting who sought information about her daughter maria christina isker april next it to Is four ears era since she emigrated to utah her mot mothers bers name is in wed cramer maiden name rees bees it would confer a great favor upon the missionaries if the members of the church in zion would remember their obligations their promises to relatives families and friends which they have left behind whether in the church or outside parti particularly promises to write families and friends here naturally expect to bear from them aud if they would comply herewith it would be productive of good C F B |