Show july lil ill issa bunor editor nemi it ia 13 just three months today to day since I 1 left my dear old mountain home lhome in in company with thirty three others for a dismon to a foreign land our journey to omaha was accomplished in three days where ten of our cur number separated I 1 for different din diu erent parts of the northern sut but bouthern southern hern bern aud and western states the balanco balance of the party went direct to new now york where we arrived on sunday morning just five and a half days after our dt depar par pan ture from ogden we gewere everywhere treated witch with uniform courtesy but regarded by all with whom we came in contact aa as objects of grent great curic curiosity alty it was tho general opinion of theoze with wb ni m I 1 conversed that the he edmunds bill would destroy mer monism root and branch nad aad put a stop to all oar our eff efforts lorts a aa q to proselyte rrose lyte the world but when the ibe found that so great a nu number aber ef of had been beat seat abroad im lyell fe wing tha the passage or 0 the bill and that so much zeli zeal ai at d fearless reliance Sex existed isted mong among our El eiders elders derEr their survria and wonder seemed to bo be very great one gentleman remarked to me that there wa wai one feature at least con fleeted necked with our institution and our oar community that certainly convinced him that anere was some unknown power sustaining ua that was waa our M rapid id growth and development in the tho mida ald fc of so much per cc ution the oneida community which in some sorco respects leap reap ecta ho he seemed to regard as 03 similar to ours was broken up without the necessity even of a legislative enactment but we had lived and thrived amidst proscription of every kind for upwards of fifty years and gained strength all the tima time to admit that god had any anything hing to do with us was contrary tra to his education from childhood clil ild iid but there was something there besides ides ldes the crystallization baliza tion lion of human wisdom chich which he could not understand duning during our cur stay in new york we attended the conference of the or brooklyn branch aa P 3 it has onee once been named and had A a pleasant time with the anve wo also aiso aso visited many points of interest in the great city and at 4 p en cf tuesday the third day after bur aur arrival embarked upon the steamer wisconsin comin for liverpool our party now numbered twenty three I 1 he first two days of our vo age were very pleasant nut but the latter part was waa extremely extreme Jy disagreeable in al ad to cla cue of sea fea sickness we had driving winds wind fa faga 9 s and ain at frequent fremut nt in intervals during the ju ianco lanco of tholof ney we reach ad id liverpool as 11 p m on friday light a little over oven 10 days daya after our departure departure le from new york yorks and on saturday saturday went acore wo we were very kindly received by president carrington and the brethren brethen at 42 and by noon all but two f outnumber our oar number had received our appointments point offit ments and were off to their ultimate fields of labor in com corn bany with prest preat carrington bp y and ridera eldera felt ana ani an ani a i man king aing I 1 went wont to birmingham a to IT LT end the semiannual semi annual conference vatch was to occur on the following lay say the saints convened in one olde f the leading public halls of the aty ity which bad been rented for the agn and a series of very inter i ting meetings were held ac at which i great many strangers attended cho che was occupied by the raveling elderk elders and eldor elder belt pelt of lie he liverpool OTic ethe etho afternoon by my gif eif e if and bichop whitney and the dening by president carrington rna rha conre conle conference rence which had been inder incer the presidency of elder ay y for some time pall pail appealed to jo je in an excellent condition it lumbered members 05 65 of whom whorl iad iad lad been baptized during thelast aree ares months on ori the following tuesday I 1 repaired to london ury tay present field af r I 1 wab waa assigned signed ii to the branch by president Pres ident coup coop couper er WL etera ero era I 1 labored fur al about out hax as week and had tho pleasure of baptizing a few honest bonest souls into fhe the church upon the tha departure depar tue twe of elder rucker who satee sutee succeeded eded ridel riden looper loopek in the tho prel presidency dency dercy here I 1 ans railed by Pre dani deni caralt canington atoa to I 1 deover esi esl eside over tho the bondon london L adon i onre muco muce the tha saints of the tha north london branch gave a concert on thu i raday laal last at their meeting hall wd nd on sunday sanday tho the usual district seating of the london conference convened lon ton at president i arrin arrington ton and 12 utah elders were present the traveling eld eid rs evre re requite cuite brulte encouraging showing a steady increase it crease creaso of members m and a rory enli eari eit vit desire among the sains a 0 emi emigrate erate grate to aton at the tho earliest i ni sIbl opportunity between the aid a lid hid evening services ser aur vices a arge argo out door meeting was held heid up in boad road and a large blumber umbe ambe t f str ett listened to the marrill taming 9 gice gico vico vice v ico ice of the eiders elders A engral was extended to i ill to mee with us in the e venino evening nd ond a number of tracts and not notices c as distributed at liala half past bis pis 30 e oraon orbon assembly rooms were vere every tnt int M boing ieca occa occupied pled pied mid crid president 1 earringto carringto n lE coursed for an hour oad nad it balt half I 1 t pon pen the fulfillment fulfilment of and phe the ha nature and aud character 0 fracter of tilo tho latter day work A bennt irs yero berc present preen f a at 4 the very beat attention nv was wag paid throughout in thus far I 1 have in thus far I 1 have my ruly experience bound found und tho the world of gr mankind to be shrouded I 1 in the darkies dar kues knes of oame me clavil time tima with regard revard to the cornet irie iri caples ol 01 christianity fello their th e ir er d dinall in r li ii 11 t ther her ther departments of burban human le icahn arn ng Is remu labie kable thir th thi ir theolo ay la Is i mere phat phantom itom hued fill 1111 la nd with all ner of incongruities nd and ab al and nad to the cleverest criticisms and ridicule by the more liberal intelligent and reflecting of bf the tho human family hence often find the smartest and most talented men allied with the infidel or non elements and carrying oa on a telling warfare upon the churches cf modern christianity Chriatian ity between the two element elements those these bended blended by the billy silly traditions and idolatry of the ch and the open blaspheme blasphemers rs of all that appertains to religion we find but few to listen to the gospel and to accept of the testimony of the truth may god bless and prosper zion and all her interests is the fervent prayer of your humble bu trible servant JOSEPH joserh A WEST MONTI MONTICELL OELLO 0 wright co minn july issa ediab editor deseret fews news since our jast last conference conferences the elders eiders six in number numbers have travel ed mostly in new fields meeting but little opposition have held a great many meetings and baptized several we found a great many friend friende tho the most of whom are em convinced atiat that congress made a ser ber serious louff blunder in taking up the sword of vengeance against the latter day saints which canles them to inbe for we have just returned from In into the northwestern north western part pait ot of this state from having walked walfred upward of miles agolig strangers since the of last may MiLy we have only been refused one house to preach in we have held a great many meet ings logs and inmost in most vises have been urged to return aa ail soon as possible and hold more have also distributed a great deal of the written woid word much of the country through which we have traveled is settled fettled by norwegians Norwegia ns and swedes to whom we are unable to preach still they treated ui very kindly wh while a stop pinc pins with them having been informed by elders Ander Au andorson anderson derson dorson boa soa and jacobsen that a col ony of Mor Alor mons naona was located en CU lake Chith ral val c we made it our business ness net a to call en on them on our arrival at hat that bat place we learned that chancey whiting had charge of jot the colony on entering his house we introduced trod ourselves oure elves to him as elders eiders from salt lake be he received us in a very friendly manner we very soon got into in to conver conversation bation about the origin cf his hla church and from hi hia hla a own lips got the following information in regard to their organization and travel travels alpheus cutler having baving been called through the prophet prope et joseph to taki chargo ot of the missionary labors labora amoni w the indians having permission of the twelve left winter Qu artena artera with a maii mali mail emall company in the spring of 1818 and saed faed a settlement on silver creek iowa in tho the year 1850 be went to kam ram kansas kanbas as and labored dimmg among the indian while there he lie built a sawmill and returned to silver creek in 1853 whiting said bald that the prophet joseph organized aed zed a quorum of which cutler was tile the L ee reventh thesia the six having relinquished their claim in favor of the twelve apostles alpheri cullor took two counselors and claimed to bo be president of the church of jesus jesua christ in the whole world and edmund und fiher wilh with counselors was made president of the tha stale stake in the year 1851 cutler culler died hla hia first counselor having apont apostatised it now became my chancey whiting duty to assume ot or the church we renumbered numbered at this time about sa soils being somewhat crowded by out outsiders siders riders who were crowding in upon us it was made known to us by the gift of tongues and in other ways that we should make a move to the north can we ve sent a few men to huntus a localton callon loc loe lo aion they enose chose a place on the north bank baui of lake clitheral heral beral in Otter otten ottertail tail tall County Minn we alt ah arrive here on the day of juls july 1865 thi this was at that time abild a wild country only occupied by Indi indians nus zus there was not a white seti setler ler lar within 40 miles we lived in peace a great many years until other F ehlers care cafe e arri in railroads et to disturb u us and we havo become t broken up so that we it old oid nona noni nome 0 t ings inga nor caunday elders emera whitney end others with whom wo we during our stay ol 01 three day daye treated us wa with th the greatest re respect hect and kindness and invited ua us to hold inee tings which we did and we had bad a large congregation i we ve differed from them on s ome some ponta of doctrine T chev hev deny the revelations on oil celestial celesti al marr marriage lagi and also claim that the prophet joseph bonie d tho the testimony to the tho gentiles gen tilea with his hig blood and that wa we were doing wrong by preaching to this nation they have been waiting walting ting for orders to preach to tle jews and laman luman ites there are still elin home tomo few lew of them that are tb faim m bel believers belie belle leveis veis hi in the prophet joseph and wish to be re to tha the saints in utah on our arrival at this place places the dinst we had the privilege of meeting mealing president Preside ut palmer and elders J L I 1 jeneen jensen and jil jit belknap and of meeting with tho the sabbath of this branch which is in a good healthy condition under the fatherly of G we rigger also a meeting at st 2 pm and a day of rejoicing and feasting upon n the good things cofod wo we here im wt t the gaze gaza of a living witness of the power of god made maut maul manifest fest feit in our day through the ordinances of the in the person of charlea charles riggs who oho wu waa a of and lung faver and end afterwards ter wards with pneumonia antl and neuralgia of the heart the doctors and all surrounding frienda friends said he could not livo live unless the power of god was macle manifest in his behalf but rod god has through the administration of the elders made him whole of which he bei and a great many of hers hors are living witnesses the toe elders all feel well and desirous desire to do doall all ail they can to forward tb the e cause of christ ever praying for the welfare and the spread of truth we are your tf true tie tio brethren and fellow laborera H desmark X A R we the fiera and members of the church of jesus coriat of latter day saints paints do testify that chals charles los les higgs aged 17 years yeara was prost prostrated rated with a complication ot of lunz lunar revert rever pneumonia and the feirt said the dac tors lors and was very low and given u 0 by doctors and friend to diels dielt dile rile and ibal that through the anointing with holy oil the laying on of hands bands aud and the tte prater prayer of filth ha he is 13 restored to his hla health und strength and we give god the ther crory lory elders eldens win af M palmer ralmer james I 1 jenson glibert gilbert EL R belnap christian wad antine denmark jensen members georgo george W fr aimira almira D biggs charles higgs houghton geo 11 lou lowisa louisa S noot ET ft DAVID county ati zona july 26 tu 1882 1832 ed editor i I 1 0 r D desist C a er C 1 I wems me W 8 the beope of bt st david and neighboring friends enjoyed a fes fear tive tiva tl tio o timo time in their thelm now new and commodious school house houge 53 m 30 an t the he nat nai national lonal ional day aiso also on the anniversary of dreal PreAl presidents dents youn ay kimball and Rit ridhard richard hards entering the salt like nike Val vai valley vailey lisy with their moble noble pioneer songs reelta rocita fons lons long roast eining eln ein ing by the choir firing cf of cannon 11 le ig 11 akvila an vila speeches by the orator of tho the day col coi P C merrill dancing by the children ia hi the afternoon and adults in the evening were the entertainments given 1 s 7 since the Umen lamentable tabie table fire nire at Tom tombstone bitone in may Way wartimes Mayti times mes dave havo beely beery rather dull now kow that the tha nans nani choaja water works are completed and aud put out a blazei blaza of three theeb build ings in lees than 20 minutes after the hoe hoke bivas was wah turned on men bf of money will rebuild tombstone and it will be 66 in ju advance of its pre fre previous appearance the indiana indians and cowboys are very quiel juiel in these parts in tonto basin and near salt river and on the gila they have committed somo some depre depte dat tationa da tlona tiona the corn com alad potato crop resl if bt david dawid for a will be fco very good tile the health of the is gene rally good thero thoro being no chills or fer foert er thit hati L know of with hind kind regard regards sl I 1 romain remain your brother r D P 6 BE helni manchester july 11 16 8 adilor editor deseret newta news sinco my arrival 1 0 o I england I 1 bave have been becu laboring in the lue manches ter conference the minds of 0 t the h e have become very much pro against ua on account of the various newspapers usand ue and for this thib reason it in Is very bard hard them to our meeting Sr we ari ars continually holding open air mee meetings tings tinga and once in a while wo we find a person with a heart honest eno enough ugh and a mind iriL independent dependent enough to embrace the tho truth not withstanding the fa fact et of its ita j anpo unpopular pular I 1 am dairing lairing at present 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