Show J copyright jilt secured OF JOSEPH SMITH I 1 FMAY some time this month the messenger and advocate office and contents were transferred to william marks of portage allegany allemany Alle gany county I 1 new york and smith and rigdon continued the office by power of actor attorney e y from said marks at this illis time the spirit of speculation in lands and property of all kinds which was so prevalent throughout the whole nation was staking t deep root in the church as the fruits of this spirit evil surin isings fault finding disunion union dissension and apostasy apo stacy followed in quick succession and it seemed as though all the powers of earth and hell were combining 0 their influence in in an especial manner to overthrow the church at once and make a final end other banking institutions refused the kirtland safety Socie tys notes the enemy abroad and apostates in our oar midst united in their schemes flour and provisions were turned toward other markets and many became disaffected towards me as though I 1 were the sole cause of those very evils I 1 was most strenuously striving against and which were actually brought upon us by the brethren not gi giving ng heed to my counsel no quorum in the church was entirely exempt from the influence of those false spirits who were striving against me for the mastery even some of the twelve were so far lost to their high and responsible calling as to begin to take sides secretly with the enemy in this state of things and but bat a few weeks before the twelve were expecting to meet in fall tul quorum some of them having been absent for some time god revealed to me that something new te must be done for the salvation of his church church and on or about the first of june 1837 heber 0 kimball one of the twelve was set apart by the spirit of prophecy and revelation I 1 prayer and the laying ct on of it hands ands of the first presidency to preside over a miss on to england to be the first foreign mission of the church of christ in the last days while we were about ordaining him orson hyde another of the twelve came in and upon listening to what was passing his heart melted within him for he had bad be began bean 1 I an to drink of the cup filled with the overflow i ings s of speculation he acknowledged all his fat faults LIts asked forgiveness and offered to accompany president kimball on his mission to england za I 1 his offer was accepted and he was set apart for that purpose thirty five elders three priests two teachers and two deacons licenses were recorded in the license records in kirtland during 0 the quarter ending june 3rd ard by T burdick on the of june 1837 a conference of the church was held at portland district of johnstown upper canada at which elder john E page presided there were present 13 elders 5 priests 8 9 teachers and 6 deacons and there were 7 elders 9 priests 11 teachers and 5 deacons ordained and west bastard bedford arah leeds and souva south crosby branches were represented at tho the conference C comprising members in good standing and five baptized at conference total being the fruits of the labors of john E page in the last thirteen months at a meeting of the high council at the committee store far west june bilth 1837 john whitmer and W W phelps presiding resolved Kc solved by the council and all present that the building z committee be upheld in the mercantile merz alerz business by our prayers that lyman wight simeon carter and elias higbee Z be upheld iti in a leather store that john corrill rill isaac M morley ale and u d 6 calvin vin engage in the meri cantile a tily business ui if they choose that the right of no man shall be infringed upon to do as he choose according to the law of god or man and that the above named men shall be upheld in purchasing goods as other men it was reported that certain individuals not of tho the church were desirous or were about to establish themselves as grocers retailers of spirituous liquors and aad a ad so forth in far west whereupon it was resolved that we will not uphold any man or men to take a partner out of the church to trade or traffic in this line of business nor sell for any manor men out of I 1 the church in his name or on commission david W patten requested that the church pay his debts and take him for security that he might go forth and preach the gospel resolved that older elder pattens request be granted and that david W patten and thomas B marsh receive each a lot in the town of far west free of charge and that the bishop if he approve give a title JOHN CORRILL clerk the same evening r while I 1 was eno engaged ared in in i giving living some special instructions to elders kimbal bal and yde hyde and president joseph fielding concerning their mission to en england and president brigham young came cam into my house where we were sitting accompanied by doctor willard villard richards who ao had just returned from a special business mission to new york boston and other eastern cities on which he started with president young the march doat richards having been ordained an elder on the ruth of march and president young having returned from the mission a few days previous my instructions to the brethren were when they arrived in england to adhere closely to the first principles of the gospel and remain silent concerning the gathering the vision and the book of doctrine and covenants until such time as the work was fully established and it should clearly be made manifest by the spirit ac monday june I 1 was taken sick and kept my room unable to 0 o attend to business elder W richards having reported his mission requested the ledge of t ul filing ling a covenant which he made with president kimball in january which was that he should agreeable to his desire accompany the twelve on their first foreign mission president hyrum smith and sidney si adney rigdon granted his petition laid their hands upon upon his hi head and set him apart for the english mission tuesday lath my afflictions continued to increase and were very severe insomuch I 1 was unable to t 0 raise my head from my pillow when the brethren called to bid me farewell and at 9 a in elders ciders H C G kimball 0 0 hyde W richards and joseph joseh fielding a priest a native of honeymon Ho england left kirtland in company with president brigham young and several of the kirtland tr brethren ethren and sisters who continued with them as far as fairport on lake erie where the mission took a steamer for buffalo directing their course for new york city wednesday I 1 had continued to grow worse and worse until my iny sufferings were excruciating crucia ting and although in the midst of it all I 1 felt to rejoice in the salvation of israels god yet I 1 found it expedient to call to my assistance those means which a kind providence had I 1 i provided for the restoration of the sick in with the ordinances and doctor levi richards at my request administered to me herb and mild food and nursed uie ine with ill all tenderness and atten attention tion and my heavenly father blessed his administrations to the ease and comforting of my system for I 1 began to amend in a sli short rt time and in a few days I 1 was able to resume my usual labors this is one of the pan many y instances that I 1 have suddenly been brought from a state of health to the borders of the grave and as suddenly restored for which my heart swells with gratitude to co my heavenly father and I 1 feel to dedicate myself and all my powers to his service while I 1 was thus afflicted the enemy of all righteousness was waa sug suggesting gestina apostates reporting and the doubtful belie believing vim Z that my afflictions were sent upon me because I 1 was in transgression and had taught the church things contrary to godliness but of this the lord judge betwixt me and them while I 1 pray my father to forgive them tho wrong the brethren engaged in the mission to england landed at buffalo and went down the canal while walking 0 on its bank president kimball found an iron ring about one and one fourth inch diameter which he present presented ed to elder richards Kic bards saying 1 I 1 will make you a present of this keep it in remembrance of me tor our friendship shall be as endless as this ring the brethren having been disappointed in not receiving funds from canada while at buffalo elder elde r richards left the company at albany and in company with president kimball visited his friends in richmond massachusetts where they obtained means sufficient tu to continue their journey and arrived in new york on the eve of the june where they found elder hyde alq brother fielding also three brethren from canada viz john goodson one of the seventies and elder isaac russel and john snider a priest who had gone one forward to join the mission and on the they engaged za 15 passage to liverpool in the second cabin of the Her merchant chant ship barrick the brethren found but bat one member of the church in the city of now new york viz elder elijah fordham who was very attentive and rendered them assistance according to his means but they being short of fondd funds s to pay their passage ac removed from their lodgings za at mrs Fordham Ford hams seldor eldr Ford hams sister in law aw on the and hiring a room in in an un fini finisher shea store house of elder Ford hims father took lodgings on the floor and ato ate their bread and drank their water until they went on ship oard board I 1 sunday the brethren kept in fasting prayer grayer and council for the success of the mission ion and had a joyful time in the afternoon two sectarian priests came in to talk and find fault but they were soon confounded and left on the the brethren deposited one of 0 hydes clydes timely warnings in the new york post office for each ofa of the sectarian priests in the city amounting to some hundreds went on board the ganick garack on the and left the dock on the lay at anchor in the aast aalst river and at 7 12 1 2 a in of the first of july were towed out of harbor by a steamer hoisted sail and were out of sight of land 4 12 1 2 p in the following is an efti extract act of a letter to the brethren in kirtland written at far west missouri july ath 1837 monday the 3rd ard of july was waa a great and glorious day in far west more than fifteen hundred saints assembled at this place and at half past eight in the morning after prayer singing singing and an address proceeded to br break e ak th the e ground fo for r th the e lords house the day was beautiful the of the lord lord was with us a cellar for this great edifice 1 10 feet long by 80 feet broad was nearly finished on tuesday the ath we had a laige meeting and several of the ille missourians Missour ians were baptized our meetings held in the open ope u prairie were larger than they were in kirli kinland and when 1 I 1 was there we had more or less to bless confirm and baptize every sabbath this same day our school section was sold at auction and although entirely a prairie it brought on a years credit credi t from three and a half to 1020 per acre making t our first school fund five thousand and seventy dollars land cannot be had round town now much less than 10 per acre our oar numbers increase daily and notwithstanding Z the season has been cold and backward 1 no one has lacked a meal or went hungry provisions have risen but not as aih high as accounts say they are abroad public ic otice notice n has been given by the mob in davis county north of us for the mormons cormons to leave that county by the first of august D and go into caldwell Oal dwell our enemies will not slumber till satan knows the bigness of his lot our town gains some we have about one hundred buildings eight of which are stores if the brethren abroad are wise and will come on with means and help enter the land and populate the county and build the lords house we shall hall soon have one of the most precious spots on the globe god grant that it may be so of late we receive little news from you and we think much in uch of that is exaggerated esa exa As ever W W PHELPS N B please say in your messenger and advocate a post office has been established at far west caldwell Oal dwell county missouri 5 the same day the garrick passed the banks of newfoundland some time previous to this 1 resigned my office in the kirtland safety society disposed of my interest therein and withdrew from the institution being fully aware after so lon ion r an experiment t that no institution of the ond kind established upon just and righteous principles for a blessing bleming 0 not only to the church but the whole nation would be suffered to continue its operations in such an i age of darkness speculation and wickedness almost alm ost all banks throughout through oat the country one after the other suspended specie payment and gold and silver rose in ih value in direct ratio with the depreciation of paper currency the great pressure of the money market is felt in england as well w valerica VA america merica and bread stuffs axe are every where high the season has been cool wet and aid backward mexico unwilling to acknowledge the independence depend ence of texas considers her inhabitants as rebellious subjects spain is divided aga mst herself wasting her blood and treasure in in her own destruction portugal is rapidly exhausting her resources in princely luxuries poland has lost her rank among among the nations to gratify the ambition of nicholas the russian luto autocrat plutocrat crat the government of the buenos ayr ayres es has declared war against peru and ne nearly aly all the republics of south america are mingled in the strife while the indians continue their depredations on the inhabitants of florida orida trouble and distress are the grand of conversation amongst politicians merchants Me mechanics chanies and demagogues and I 1 crimes i misdemeanors and casualties occupy a large space in the public journals sunday july 16 elder hyde preached on the quarter deck of the garrick concerning the prophecies the cabin passengers gas listened with attention and were particularly affected during C prayer also a little child belonging to some of the steerage 1 passengers 0 that was was sick sick until it was considered hopeless was healed by the power of god president kimball I 1 laying a ni no 11 his hands IL ands upon it secretly on the th the garrick entered st georges t channel in sight of cape clear on thursday morning july the garrick anchored in the river mersey opposite liverpool and while the cable chains were yet rattling the merchant ship south america which left new york at the same time with the garrick under a bet of as was said which would be in liverpool first came along 11 side haying having kept in sight daily during durier the voyage but never getting ahead of the garrick and in all the different stages stages from kirtland to liverpool no convey conveyance aDee was par permitted to go past the mission while the passengers were going on board a steamer elders kimball llyde hyde richards and goodson jumped into a small boat and were rowed toward shore when within leaping distance elder kimball sprang 0 from the boat as if impelled by some superior power and lighted on the steps of the dock followed instantly by b y elders hyde richards ill all three of whom had 11 not ot one farthing on earth at their command while elder goodson having a heavy purse of silver in his hand waited until the vessel touched shore on the brethren went to preston about 30 miles from liverpool and as they alighted from the coach a large flao flag was unfurled nearly over their heads beads wio with this inscription in letters of gold truth will prevail it being bein election lection JE day for members of parliament Parlia merit king william the fourth having recently dieda queen victoria being about to organize her cabinet taking lodgings in wilford street some of the elders had an intern interview ew that evening C |