| Show APOSTLE MOSES THATCHER galtes interesting news from alio le mission slon in mexico from wo we have had tho the pleasure of perusing a letter to lion hon lorin farr parr written by apostle moses thatcher cr at present in the city of f mexico the communication which bears date of juno june ath con contains bains several imeln items s of interest which our readers will be pleased to learn referring to a letter sent to elder thatcher by elder farr tho the former states that correspondences to Al mexico exico are rather slow paced mail generally generall y requiring a month mouth in transit sp speaking caking of of the many contemplated RAILROADS in mer thatcher Thatch cr trusts that each one which may prove beneficial to tho the sa saints in ts ma may bo be in d due ile time fully completed L but also that the people may not forget god and the interests of his kingdom e while their eyes are upon worldly matters elder thatchers health forthe forthe week previous to his writing had hardly been up to the standard he has grown rather thin but nothing sario serious s is is the matter and be rethinks bethinks thinks he is is only slightly overworked h having been confined too claeton clase to literary labors for some time without the necess necessary a ry bodily exercise THE PAMPHLET of 40 pages on 13 mormon formon polygamy polygamy and christian M monogamy monogamy compared ni is now out of press and the author hopes it may ace accomplish some good by awakening an interest interest in the minds of the apathetic mexicans icons the protestant periodicals in the city of mexico ba having ving several times attacked the utah elders on the sub subject e A of vol polygamy in elder that thatcher X e r deem deemed aga tga it at best to write the pamphlet referred to as the newspapers through which the E elders iders replied to ane rue sectarian misrepresentations seemed to create little interest he ile has since learned that there are but two out of the many daily and weekly newspapers published in the capital of mexico that are self sustaining the best hardly circulating 1000 copies they aro are sustained w with ith the exception of two with government sub mentions vent ions and arc are in consequence of anoli political oli tone tuned to the tenor odthe administration sipco since opening the mission in 31 mexico exico nearly nineteen months since the elders have published many thousands of tracts as well as 1500 copies of the voice of warning li in the 40 page pamphlet above named elder thatcher has treated the subject from a biblical statistical moral and physiological h I I ical standpoint having mate made liberal bibera y extracts from scientific medical write writers rs mainly of the united states for prudential reasons the author made no direct allusion to the state of society in mexico though it is shockingly IMMORAL but drew comparisons between the fruits of mormon polygamy as found among the saints and those thoe of christian monogamy as met with in the united states france and england it is printed in the spanish language regarding what elder farr parr said in his letter to elder thatcher about the gospel soon being withdrawn from the gentiles it would seem that the signs of the times do so indicate but B ut elder T says ho he must confess as far as his knowledge extends that they today todar to day dar are do far more willing and manifest a greater desire f for or the truth than any of odthe the descendants of israel that he knows anything about he HO is fully satisfied that the efforts made by b the missionaries iss fonaries ion aries in the capital city of the mexican republic would have realized far more satis satisfactory facto re sulad sul ts had bad they been made in almost almost any city of equal population in the united states elder thatcher is aware of the GREAT PROMISES contained in tho the book of mormon in reference to the remnants of f joseph on the continent and ho he is is likewise partly aware of their deep 81 superstitions darkness ignorance and catholic idolatry and while ho he knows full well that god cau can and will accomplish in his own due duo time and in his own way what he chooses with them he can but confess the weakness of mans ordinary ways in brin bringing ng it about he therefore is almost compelled to believe that their redemption when wrought out will not differ muchas to the mann manner er of its accomplishment lish I from ancient israels deliverance from bondage that is to eay say he is inclined to believe that nothing short of great power which will appeal appeals to the physical senses of the indians will ever break the bonds that bind them and open the way whereby they M may ay learn to comprehend the beauties of the gospel plan of salvation Bal A people trained in CATHOLIC WORSHIP havo have no minds to receive the truth they know nothing but to follow tho the bent of their passions obey the PrIes priests 21 and nd make confession elder thatcher fears that nothing can be done with them without colonization by the means of which they can be be t the he degrading dip demoralizing influences to which they have been subjected for gener ft tons tho the sectarian protestant missionaries make Zon converts verts with money nep and lose lm them whenever their funds ads run short at the close of his interesting letter elder thatcher mentions that ther Vever is any unpleasantly hot weather at tho the city of lA mexico exico it never gets warmer than 75 at the time of his writing tho the rainy rain season had bad just set in which will continuo continue almost daily until the month of october elder thatchers Thatch cra address is ho tel san carloa carlos room 33 city of mexico |
