Show I 1 LETTER from elder N V V jones 1 no 2 JAUK calcutta I 1 aprils april 2 5 EDITOR OF tur THE ax NEWS Ws I 1 I 1 I 1 sir with much pleasure I 1 embrace I 1 the present opportunity of reporting ing the or progress ogress of the work of the lord inthis part of the vine vineyard yar d I 1 1 I 1 since we he account which I 1 cent you yan ott ori he sixth of october cnober there has been much done lowyns tow rd s warning the people dor labors have been vigilant vig ilent and extensive we continued the distribution of tracts in calcutta which has busily occupied the time of not less than five elders visiting 9 the people from house to how house preaching and bearing testimony opy of the i truth for nearly four foar months cion tha until the people havo have set tasir hei hearts against tu the message of gali aali during the thew winter in ter we have delivered three courses coumes of le lectures ettres ett wes they were I 1 but ut poorly at tended avem averaging ging generally f from rom six z to eight I 1 I 1 m P exe exclusive I 1 usia 0 of f the saints the papers have gene j rally been silent upon the subject of mormon ism igni citizen which commet commenced d a an attack amack upon us ua they were however hollo rable enough to t admit of a rt rejoinder to their first two lettera they were then told by the clergy that a newspaper was not the pro p per er place to dacuss revealed truth so of course coarse their columns were closed ag against us the they Y refused to publish two from us it has been the studied object of the priests since 31 nce our arrival in this lind land to prevent us from getting access to the people which they have have accomplished to their hearts beaire by sending to every military station throughout india yarning warning the people to be aware ot ol bias blasphemous mormonism telling them not to io receive us into their houses ov or read our wol kai and I 1 he people are so BO completely priest prinst ridden that they dare not think and act for themselves within the last ast five months br JP JF deik has been rendering some assi to a native in translating a portion of the life of jo joseph seph viz that part of it embracing the coming forth of the book of morman and the organization of the church alsoc also of the first prin c aples and doctrines of chec the church which are now nearly ready for fop the press it will be a work of about one hundred undre and no fifty pages capre a we have also commence commenced dAhe the translation of the bok of mormon which take some months to complete I 1 I 1 in october 1853 br robert owens sailed for madarass Ma drass to join the eders of that and on the first of january 1854 bra leonard and musser muser sailed for bombay to cooperate co operate W with ith I 1 br or findlay Find lav liiv bros woolley and have been pr for the last vix months in the northwestern north western provinces endeavoring to obtain a f foxing I 1 in i hat went as highut high up na aa distance of one tie thousand mites exiles from frain visiting all the intermediate aati tat cwi ionti ii t abe III e U pie of which are Meeri lt delhi agear ga P plo ore I 1 e Allah bad and Bavi naras in I 1 ever every Y placed place they announced heir meetings I 1 by ci circulars re elarst and the free distribution of tracts tract in q anne me places a came 0 out ut to tc hear the tham once ce or twice at others they would not give gi ve them thein any hearing whatsoever in this asi macier I 1 they I 1 have traveled visited and warned warne the people af pf I 1 upper india fndia often having to lie in old dilapidated huil buildings dings and exposed to all th the inolene ances of an unhealthy climate besides having to struggle gile against the bitter and coldhearted cold hearted prejudices of a corrupt polluted and god foe foe people until we feel justified in saying they have rejected the counsel of god and we now leave the result in his hands behave news from bombay bearing date march 6 but little of interest wilh them bros leonard and musser had started for Ku kurkchee Kurac rachee lwe which is about abbul nine hundred miles to the northwest ww ot bombay situated near the mouth of the I 1 indus br hugh findley is going to Bg gium which is the next place of importance in th bombay presidency si where he designs publishing a treat treatise ise I 1 on the first principles of cf the gospel in ih the mar kv i language also the bonk beoh of mormon if circumstances will permit peri nit the branch in bombay and numbers about ten members six two priests and one teacher bro gal ballantyne cantyne writes ps frain mad Ma madarass drass rase match march 6 P pros na P pacts 0 I 1 t are beginning begioni ng to b brighten r britten g 1 with I th the during turin Lr the month of february they baptized four they havi passed through many hardships in laying a i foundation in that tha place e surely th eLord is proving his bis servants as well wed as th h people he expects to start a monthly 1 periodical there soon devoted to the di semina na t lion on of our doctrines I 1 1 br skelton is lemming learning the tamil language and nd c hopes U 0 1 n kf nee his labors amonds ite the natives the ie bra bracich mc h iu that place numbers about seven members und and three eldors br B mccune waites from rangoon march 4 rp etters are rather at a stand with them for r the present br willis isnow is now with thenus thenie the nUd ad 1 will re main main ahre for it a short alloi it jiin whon iggie et he wili bill be relieved hy by ail ajl elder fron from t ahw place pla the th brunch in Bur burdall barmah mall numbers e eera one priest P r iest andone and one teacher and lias haf three elices of preaching ead f levi haaff jsnr has hasteen been in burnish ft fr f r tile lle last six ix he is studying the buria as lar language graige and thinks the he prospects afe favor ame fr for doing good work ark with the natives 1 1 and to wf 1160 labors voon oon 4 the branch in calcutta 86 26 anem nem hers five ve elders and one Priest eight have been added by baptism siti within thi th last six six months w idich shown an aga aggregate regate ot 51 members 19 1 eldar four priests I 1 and tw two tf teachers add to I 1 this about eight scatter scattering iva mp mergers and you yogi will see ahe of our labors labor sim i india A s regards our ful ur prospects 1 icon can say but little but trust in ij the lord lor d that we may be able bohring a fe few w more to tn the 9 of f t the b truth in thi this a dark an and arbary land I 1 tarn lorn now I 1 making my calculate ors to emigrate tie te saints from hare agreeable to instruction I 1 give in in the tenth general epistle we do not to isail before the next coa weather tte saints are mostly poor and we do not knowlt present presenta 1 how we getaway away but pt as soon is 5 we get our plans matured we w ill 1 let you kaow jo b the mean oina by Z the b help e lp of the will finish the translations already commenced comm and publish them the saints are in the blessings of the gospel and thank the lord that we werf ever sent to 0 this lana landrud nd will bail hail with joy the day of their di departure from it br wm wai will leav leavi here for england Eng landi as soon as the way opens I 1 bros C W west and B F devey sailed ailed s fr from om bombay in january last for I 1 abt expert they have arrived there before berbr this br lindin jato arrived there about tie te first of marb Marc marciand band 11 and expect expected eo to start star for the ibe capital of csiana iani in a lew few days f I 1 |