Show missionary LETTER ath st marks rd easton bristol england sept 27 1 I have received a I 1 copy of 0 the peach day edition 0 f your paper kindly accept my thanks tor for the same I 1 think it Is a most excel lent number tho the only regrets I 1 had ad on receiving it was that tile the beautiful peach on the cover page was not a real brigham elberta I 1 think I 1 can use the paper to good advantage in 1 showing the people what a beautiful productive and fertile country we have I 1 am pleased to say that I 1 bad a most enjoyable trip coming over to tile the old country it was full of Int interest orest and enlightenment and I 1 t trust rust bend cial I 1 a is as called to labor in the bristol con conference terence which includes wales and south southwest vest england at the present time I 1 am laboring at newport the people here are neither welsh nor english but a sort of mongrel race newport has a population of about and Is situated on the banks of 0 the beautiful usk ask river the river running nearly thru the center of the city the country about hero here Is I 1 9 very beautiful comprising some of the most interesting and historic scenery of england I 1 am getting getling along wright alright and am enjoying my work though at times our experiences are very embarrassing the people are very prejudiced hero here towards the mormons cormons and we are arc considered unwelcome visitors it is a very difficult task to persuade them that we are not out here to entice away t the young girls to utah so ma many ny evil stories and tuis misrepresentations representations are arc published about us that people have formed unfavorable opinions concerning us and are not willing to hear our side of the question I 1 feel that are a reaction is sure to take place before long that will gideus give us more encouragement thanking you foi fal the news and wishing you prosperity and abundant success I 1 am your Dr brother otiler ELDER C E MERRELL |