Show from millennial star HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM DEN MARK AND SWEDEN copenhagen DENH denmark arld ARic nov IE 1850 I 1 0 PRATT AND F D RicI RICHARDS beloved brethren I 1 arrived per steam ship hip british queen on the coming morning of the aith october four atys d ays from hull I 1 had been absent from this place 26 days I 1 had a rough passage boul bolli going and returning and kid suffered ered considerably from sea sick sickness nebi nesi though I 1 was quita quito aa as comfortably situated as j is possible pos sibie sibio for any one to be upon the sea in ui a storm I 1 will here repeat what I 1 have several times said to iny my brethren that I 1 feel doubly paid pud for my visit to england gland giand n notwithstanding the ex expense excene pene and exposure attendant up on n such a journey although th through contrary winds and other events beyond mf ray control I 1 vas was r ras raa unable to reach there in in tinne tima forvour fon for your gener general il con fi airence rence a privilege which I 1 should haye bate highly prized eriv d yet the principal objects of my visit were wen ata atoned attained ned and I 1 feel re fit fi fie t shed and warmed up for my winter wlater s labor in ahn thin cold country it is with pleasure that I 1 embrace this the earliest convenient opportunity to redeem my nix promise and to furnish you with a sketch of matters and things tint that pertain to the interests of the kingdom at god in this country and sweden which a press of other things prevented my ray doing while I 1 was with you I 1 will begin with brother john E forssgren forns Fores gren gron in sweden the tho readers of ofilio the star will recollect that our out last communication left him under arrest at stockholm As lie he is now with us in copenhagen pen hagen I 1 am enabled I 1 furnish some further particulars which though necessarily brief I 1 trust will not be uninteresting when br forssgren landed in in geme the latter part of june lle lie fauna found a brt brother ben ber and sleter sister atthe attile old homestead his hig hi father gone on a sea voyage to america hla hia brother very low with consumption and by physicians considered past recovery he found the religious and intellectual state of society at a very low ebb and the laws of the country as stern and rigid as ever against any and every innovation of the tilo lutheran religion and the priests and chief authorities disposed to enforce them notwithstanding many of the middle and lower classes were panting for liberty these began to seek sock unto him to hear his words ile he was closely watched by the priests and police and according to their laws and customs with travellers trav ellers his passport was detained in the that he might not go into the country or any other town without peruis pernis sion slon for you must understand that any traveller native or foreign without a li passport is virtually an escaped escamea convict lia blo ble to arrest at every turn of the road under these circumstances he fasted and prayed much that the lord would open liis his k way before him and privately instruct instructs d such as he had access to lie ile translated into in swedish the sm s nill uli ill work contAin conUi im the visions rise of the church ac brt but bat but the printers refused to publish ii it ile he left the manuscript with the believers ile he instilled faith into lii ill hh brother and raised him up and baptized him and his sister and one other otiler man privately after which he fie concluded to go to stockholm 8 j in hopes of finding more liberality and a better 0 opening and called earled for his passport ort to start on the ad of Au august but before tle fie he reached the steamer sterner she ahe loosed from her moorings and left him hin immediately after lie be beard heard of the company of farmers mentioned in our former letter who had come from the country to emigrate to america he ile sought them out and bund found them in a warehouse war eliouse waiting walting for the vessel they had read the scrip scripture scripts tu re and became sick of the oppressions oppress ions of their country and its ita religion the they y aicard heard him gladly and lie visited with and instructed them until the ath when wilen they proposed a public meeting in a grove a little out of town he ile resor resolved ved to bear a public testimony and abide the tiie consequences quen cesi ces the tho first meeting went off well and all were for a second ile HP appointed another for the tha next day at 6 0 clock p mand went the same hour to t the he water and baptized 17 persons out of the tiie eini erni emigrating gratin company tae the next day he organized them and ord lined elders priests prie pric sta a and nd teachers I 1 administered bread and rind win instructed thera then relative to their journ joum v lure aciro proceedings in gs baptising baptizing bap 11 their c n i ii i hec bec fec and labored laoc b oc hard with thein them begum beag impelled forward by the holy ghost lhost until tha hour for public preaching the tile rumor of the prece proceeding eding meeting had drawn a vast multitude ide both from the tho town and country and among tha number were some somo priests and the marahall ma with police ready to take him but they had no power until he fie had finished hla hia testimony for fo the power of god was upon him and over all the people some wept some rejoiced and nearly all eail seemed to feel that surely a prophet had corne come among them Thema the marshall and priests were nuil full f ul I 1 of indig and oiling boiling b over owr with rage lie ile was arrested with willi terrible threats and denunciations but they had no power to harm himas he marched ino town the vast multitude foll foil followed owed awed and they were met by large the town and anil shipyard ship yard yards and as the officer proclaimed ID olp Dip peren the dipper the multitude swung their thein t keir hats bats and cried with deafening shouts illura ciura til Prop beten ten I hurrah furrah for the Pr prophet phet the next nest day lie he was had first before tha the cleef officer of next he was taken before the chief officer oi 01 the tile then to the chief priest and his associates all nil of ahorn in their turn tarn examined and questioned him and took minutes minu minn tes tea ile lie answered as the spirit suggested in his character meekness but everything was like a two edged sword and they were more and more confounded and perplexed and did not kno know v what to do with him he was next ushered before the governor of the city where here hene all the before benore mentioned dignitaries were assembled with the priests and police here he had another opportunity of bearing witness to the truth for fora as they proceeded proceeded with their accusations of what ho he had ad said and done lie explained and bore testimony among other evil deeds which the marshall accused him of was healing the sick the chief priest sent llor for his brother to have him examined he lie believed he was waa sick sich still but when his brother came carrie ha he testified boldly that he was well amil wid had been healea healed d by the power of god through the instrumentality of his brother thedac the doctor waa was ordered to examine him lie he pronounced ced him well the physician phy sican was also ordered to examine brother johns head kead they would fata have sent him to the lanatie asyl asylum am buethe but the doctor very significantly told them that lie he forssgren knew knew well what zint hs be was about every thing increased their perplexity lie he was well dressed bore boro passports froin from Washington this added addled to his bold indifference made then them teen the n feel dubious about imprisoning him they finally concluded ta send hil hll liim to stockholm with a full account of his hia doings and sayings in the marshall suggested that for his bold boid impudent demeanor me anor lie he was worthy to go to stockholm in irons and the irons were produced for the th purpose but after a little littie further consultation he hd was with the following endorsement dor upon hla his his hia pass which was suggested by the chef chief priest translation the bearer of thi this s pass received it and had bad it signed sig ned august 21 for his departure to stockholm li im but bat was unable to leavo leava leaveat at that tim thre the north american consul now present rejects him hina and leaves him without protes prote diun tiun thu the kearer learer of the pass has in days day S 1 a disturbed the general peace by ille g jug pug in ia warehouses and under open 11 j rp ire several hundred persons and BT ZT T LA OS ON TH tili till X ara SRA i a 0 si 81 nal lal IAL RAL AGED abot u pei pel persons for which h 41 ie 10 bettl ber becore ore eight oc lick lich tom a anin x r the abovementioned above mentioned p di otin oLin atoa atun A ut ful fill 11 1 M lindic ii eini elui th ali ail aug ang vy a tn tit landi landt 1 in trl Sto kh n the tile kin king w 1 i 2 iuga ushia hi a jl if in the country but lut the c r of it lit tin v rj r i ent hecei received v ed from irow C 1 iv av or six p j r 3 ot of isay say 4 and aad u lu dor d ir i and ind uj IA taa ta ina u A i for furssa 9 sg i v v ts i t in f u betori befort tn tod ton lin tin chief eim elm f pil all p 1 t i ut id is ul ti a I 1 nm n t t i i airee suc vi ve daj dis dia w i nad had 0 i 11 i ta lit c pra pra aay nty oi 01 ex x p and 1 i ij tn to UK we geat gleat W iv i G j it lutu iju lulu a luls luis t tt ii ae the 1 lie ae op p vr v r the c i i id uil ull tall tali tite tile nev pa p i id in the in tui i j had haj to t do 10 with lil ill hlin ti til IP re they ive vve iv L c lext lexi d wilu iu him 1 I i ined mid i i laded icid abed u aud aau till h ui ti nilon ullon I 1 to u up ui ac c H 11 c nuil null m d to t i I 1 ac ne not do 11 biss hiss uvan owl ra w t u tic LIC t ie w i ol 01 illa yio ylo yiv b s nt nl igini I 1 r V na v 1 1 in ill ay 1 y inch they c id ad h ui 1 A 11 i dalli dalti l y to ii iichi and tl tit i if can an cju lin t thi tr ir dt at sty ah alii would n t w thern thein ti imprison hini hin they there f i timed hs h s passport and permitted h 0 o at 1 rge ige in in town i ith a strict ch cb lito dito t to p ich his doctrine but the p s s j a his ut and he gt SL 1 L dij hafl 11 sought ironi all q r d i i d aiom aloin pi pl ice ire lo 10 place an anaid the tiie hanic club clubs and lc ile becj becil i is as n i ou luh AS any an ii an in in tile the k he tie md aard nut not trans aj 1 tile the law 1 6 al il piet pret i it elg j for ht lit iu u a ia much is Ls c i iud lud jid iid wel wei el d to answer c 11 a and r r bille a u iu rh did i 1 pra acaling lung I 1 c i nuee nue 6 au it ot a mon nion h alid dud waily wally hi lit voiced ic d ii ix i i t oruill J n v ilg uj 11 coi t tile tiie ears tars I 1 i we lik tak tan authors tn tit t C buttie buttle c det del determine erMint d 1 tu to bt be bap ta all hll hazi ln birther 1 I iben t was as t jih ati it j tile the p r llma tiwa his 1 ulua ulna 5 during th tha 0 i nl ill ot of the I 1 11 I 1 i hot hut ll 11 of depte i r and ta kf rion a n bard board an i ti yes yeb ea I 1 H i lich ilch lich ilch was re y to sul sui iii til r nw ise int york his ils aib 21 i n w d J tor tir new 1 u vi 1 1 1 and his it p i loe ioe g 1 iv tir u i essel asil illi hod t ti 3 call eail lil ill tt at eh eli u w u n to pay 11 ij nish toll tt tf f ie c she bhe ieli leo tile thi huluc wh wo i hio berl beri herl I 1 mriln n jian landd landt d lor lur tiie tile puro f rcy cl lin ang t u here heere the divil had ap sp id td an ther a ie i e for him but the tile lord hd jit a ay to del dei deliver delver ver him nun lie he d ile lle liepart jie par w i 1 I hate late aart d by the danish pi t th thiu thlu it pi pl t the till ins gitin althe ol 01 the S v i consul x v he ho had lud received gers gera f b 9 m verma i nt to st see sie e to it thau that ui it i arsa irsa t rss g a v rehi rehl rc rv achi hi d to new ew yi ank rk it hi ilc 1 ian lan ind ded dod dut t ut he an bican minister at denmark Den marke marte M forward h bd d just landed lindelin lin dedin in Els eis elsinore eisin Elsin inre ere cre irr 9 1 tw ti place lit fit baue cau can e to his assistance iid d e n fa civil t d his r it I 1 af lim a f and accompanied h ti utis place abere he arrived sept 18 fu rl I 1 ol 01 and the holy ghost having been hsi tsi 94 nt i i til ill us for three months I 1 tim tta iia ii ti A d kept lepi up a correspondence with him ald zid aid md i him birn to come here if lie he was ex aloo r 1 0 f fijn tj sweden and our anxieties and him but the swe tor prayers efie verc ww w w incessant 4 sh h priests and their tools were determined to prevent his ins coming to us even here hero he iq n a to them to this day they have instituted inquires about him hini tl the tit tie copenhagen police and ored to excite them thein against us but the lord used our friends who wh were not nut m ill the baurch to silence their apprehensions I 1 the hi new constitution is its a kind of shield to us here we hive lure had indence antl anil 1 i r rii 11 al interviews ws with the king d s minister un nister who lias has the superintendence of all school and church affairs and with the board of magis and have hive furnished them with the tiie outlines la f i ur fath nth and history of our people tile the objects of our mission to this land ac this correspondence commenced before I 1 wal Y nl b to england Eg tand and was continued with hi n ald aid and iid i id hanson in my absence and it vaian valan is n L uati laiti since since my return th thit it we rec received ived a final answer they instituted miny nony inquiries and seem cautious but WP we it hive ive held til ahn n by our faith and aud prayers and dedicated our communications the lord and his jus spirit cirit has lias wrought with them so that they the finally seem willing witling to extend to our infant organization the liberties contemplated in the constitution I 1 have informed yon you that rel rei religious lous ious liberty was only co by the constitution and wag wis wig to be formed and BROUGHT iorito by the legislature created under uner that constitution there ia is now a warm discussion the llie subi sublet ct et in the lower hoube house as to whether the child shall be a freeborn free born citizen or a kind of bond servant to the tile lutheran lutt LutI leran church it is to be hoped that it will terminate favorably before they adjourn the before mentioned nien dien boned minister of public instruction is on the flie right side of the question since iny my return I 1 have presented him with a neatly bound book of mormon and the little work I 1 published in danish and lie expressed a desire to learn more inere of us the tile deplorable ignorance of scripture and indifference to every thing pertaining to pure religion which prevails with willi the tiie great grent mads inus ofle of the danish people is DO small smail obstacle stacle olf oli to overcome probably not one family in twenty t llave have a bible and not one per person sonin in a hundred gred grid of the tire common people leopie ever read it except isolated in their catechism catechis rh or oilier books be those who have received the gospel aie are growing in geace grace and the gifts and ble bie blessings edings of the gospel we have now a ccann dious liall hall for fur our public meetings which are well attended and prayer meetings inee tinos tines in three different parts of the city there therbe is quite an in excitement cit ement about us in tomm town a little more than we want went and a gang of lawless rowdies are of late urged on by y those who stand behind the screen to disturb our evening meetings and I 1 fear we shall be under the necessity of discontinuing them for a little season when I 1 left for england elder dykes was appointed to jutland to commence the llie work in 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