Show ELDERS correspondence 1 aril raj i C i deuc beuc a j extracts of a letter from elder augustus Farn farnham hara hata to president prest dent wrig krig brigham h m yenn toung 1 australia australla ALIA alla NEW CASTLE jan A 18 1 8 regards the work vork of thomra the lond lord in tu these lands it la Is moving on very steadily 1 and arid spreading over a large portion of 0 country it has for the last nine or ten months kept the elders eiders quite busy as the field Is large and the laborers tew few the number of f saints Is increasing quite fast and janyne making every dosal to gather sotar so tar arwe as we can consider consler U li best ta push tie them M to zion as quick as circumstances will permit for this is a very bade bad pasture in which to herd sheep many mave have have closed and others are closing up their affairs as fast fat as pos possible able and wish to get out of this land when their 1 jearly vearly leases are up p they do pot w wish ish to lease again if i ami sti any vessel should devould happen to be in thili thil this porep port I 1 may send a company in the spring and another by the julia ann la in july As tas respects my new key zealand mission it occupied nearly three months elder william cooke went with me and Is still la in that mission I 1 traveled throy most of 0 the towns and villages ot of any note and held several meetings in each place our meetings were well attended attend eds edl and in several places quite an interest was manifested many acknowledged ledged that the work was true and 1 I have reason to think that there win will be a good work idne iino on those islands among amon the europeans I 1 the natives are a fine race of people tho thol nong non of them speak the english language to any any perfection we made ma ie sime effort to get a portion of our works translated which I 1 am in hopes will soon be done As soon boon as we can get tto tio he latter day faith before the laoris maoris Ma oris it will spread quite ra rapidly in my opinion there will goon soon soon be opposition on that land landy as s well as in new south wales vales wa fles iles for it Is increasing ir throy these land s all alt right the watchman will give a more full acco acao account iceo both bothof of my travels and the progress tir ogress of the work and the state of affairs with us I 1 have constantly forwarded them to you and others in the valley not one has come coma to the president the eiders eider or are a all as busily engaged lis as men can bi be the call Is 14 great for preaching in the country not so 50 much I 1 so la the cities sydney Is our head quarters it Is also the head bead quarters of the opposition ioup and they are all at attrie but do not gain much ground they have been met on every side as yet and will ber bej be I 1 am thinking and not much moch to their satisfaction but the saints are rejoicing in the prospects of the work and looking forward to the day of release from this wicked people cr mr frost Is at van clemans Dl emans land lands and kr br nobert robert chobei t owens Is with him they have been there the last two months 1 I shall leave sydney to go to victoria Ilc toria torla and adelaide about the of the present month to visit the brauL branches hes in an those sections as we have several branches la in that region and many are wishing to gather out this season season beagon feb 6 5 1855 PRESIDENT RESIDENT H C dear brotherly Br brotheris Brot otherl heni herI I 1 parted with w ith elder john taylor and compa company ny on the october near fort kearney an the missouri niver river and from thre there th re proceeded on my way to england via st louts bouts and new orleans at the latter place I 1 r arrived on oa the november and found br mcgaw anxiously waiting tor for the flip Iw migration immigration after searching in yain vain for two or three days for a chance fo to go to england I 1 at length found a ship almost ready to leave I 1 immediately went enton on board and told the captan t fan an that I 1 was a mormon elder from utah on my way ay to england eng lanil to preach the gospel of jesus christ that I 1 had only 20 and I 1 wanted him to take the lord would bless him lie ile asked me several questions about the people in salt lake valley vailey and at length told me be he would take me altho it was nive five dollars short of the fare i lil n further questioned me concerning my faith and sl aln n eerily in the cause of mormonism and among other things bilings asked whether I 1 had clothing sufficient for a inter winter A passage lie ile soon learned that I 1 had not and immediately rini bent sent his mate with me and bought me eight dollars worth ft orth of such things as I 1 needed for the trip we had a iong long and extremely rough passage of fifty two days during which aich E capt G colby paid me eveny every attention and almost dally daily took me into the cabin to talk and n d reason tipon the faith and practice of the cormons mormons Mor mons I 1 gave him several of our publications amongst which w bich was a treatise treat lae on polygamy by a lady of utah in a lefi eiter efter to her sister which he read with great interest and request edd me to leave it with him that he might show to lis bis his ils wite wife lle ite ile how the th ladies of utah could krite nite rite which I 1 idid edid did IV we e finally arrived at liverpool on the of january 1853 1855 and upon leaving the ship the captain made me a present 0 of 10 thing and money to the amount of nine dollars doll rs making in all seventeen out of tn enty and wish n ish ed me much success I 1 received an appointment from prest riest prest P r dt D richards to labor in atha athe the tho warwickshire Warwick shire conference in company with lr 0 0 workman t vi ho h sends his kind compliments to tou ou 1 feel and realize that the hand of the lord has been heen over me no to bless and preserve me from the day dav that I 1 lt home until the present and I 1 feel to go fortia forth trust in ng lil iii in the light and inspiration of the lord and dr do all alati that t can for the gathering of the saints and the spread of f the gospee gospel pray rray mog tog for the prosperity of the cause of zion at home and abroad I 1 remain your brother in the new and everlasting covenant co taomas ir RUSSELL hussell i millennial star tar oct 20 1854 1831 PRESIDENT my last to you vou intimated that I 1 had obtained permission to reside preach ac in this cantonment and that a few had been baptized and many more were interesting themselves in la the principles of 0 the gospel it t soon got blazed abroad that we were likely to do some gaedi joed and our out common enemy true to his general policy la in the east cost had bad it on the wing that the people soldiers aa uld rid an were about to become 6 mor Mur M mons aud and be off to the thes alt make like and as might be expected where the llie fac tac taci i tica sica are arf arl the order of the day a IL party rose to arms arm tj barricade the against further ca mormon ineita t ns n which lias 1143 proved a as yet somewhat e hit effectual 1 l the wit uit uj move more was tor for some of the would be cunning ni oge one one i t to aind find out who itally had bad been baptized andy ands and finding ayac a victim in the of br george assistant schoolmaster he be wasat wasal al I 1 am informed dragged before ais his officer accused of the notorious notor toua crime of having protestantism for to which without the he pretence predence pre tence of another iother charge chaia 1 against him he wa deprived priced of his sittia situation tion and turned back to the tanks Tants as a a private with the til e additional stigma hung to his c character har acter that bat big bis evidence should not cot thenceforth be taken la in any court martial I 1 th the che prosecutor no doubt deeming this a f air fair beginning here intimated that there wae were about hait halt a dozed priore more in the tiie regiment and the honorable hono babli inquisitor licensed him blia to har bar ethem bro brought tight up arid lse kee n e should ethem we th e same same game fay dav way 11 and further it th the mord Mori ngn missionary r hould should again aigin be found foung found iii ill in lire the lines iines a refreshing d ducic tick in the tank was 16 td id 16 be administered to himl him which by the bye our wor worthy aby postmaster was wa 1 s two d days ays arter after ae e well I 1 hilgh coming in for he jie had entered the foi roi forbidden bidden boundary and an equipped party gave chab chare until they discovered tj ti their chagrin mistaken their their man 1 possibly you may to censure the introduction here pr of inquisitor lut iut hold bold it b on n my iny brother you will at onca once perceive the epithet to be t most olafe when I 1 inform you yo that brother cordones cordons dor Cor dons bible which lay JAY in the schoolroom school room and wilch which he ie gas vas was aleus allus accustomed tomed to read atter after I 1 at the same time abi any impressive portion to tor for future ie terence reference was ws it taken to the orderly room and passed ahe he this burt court tor for r e examination amla amia ilon and that ac an order orser ardef was wa s issued from the he sarge game same I 1 place ilace to kather gather gather up aft abt mormon books a and na tracts abeth th or private foxal aund in barracks and to have them burned by the meanest native menial the next necessity appeared to be to apply to tb the e brigadier general to arder my expulsion from camp this however bebas be was not hot prepared tp do in a the absence of gome soma reasonable cause 11 I 1 1 l t but in such euch hands handsy even this could not hot long stand in n their i way rayj a complaint therefore followed the men went home to bir barracks racks from our meeting intoxicated on this head I 1 received in an official note to wait on the general I 1 had bad become acquainted wilh with the circumstance from which the impeachment was hatched and ind from which it was current that we baptized the people in brandy brandys ac but bik the circumstance ike ibe most dis ois distant ta connection with ausy us I 1 was quite prepared to explode the whole fabrication the beseril general said blid he be would make an immediate investigation of the We mattery ta atter ind and let me know off officially what he be required of me but twenty days have elapsed and I 1 have heard nothing further jot thi the matter saye cave vague hague vague re reports rett tt general khas uvas evinced in an upright disposition toward mi moe roe froin from the ansty abut hias Is ofa ota pl able abie disposition which permits ihl ibl the combined opposition and insinuations of chaplains and officers lo 10 influence him the commandant of the comp company 3 ny of ir tillery artillery gave an order ere te I 1 attempted to enter his lines thail MAI was not to be bi permitted to do BO so he be had bad lodged A complaint with the brigadier because bemuse seine some of ot our works had been found sound f among his men I 1 1 VI 1 have penned the foregoing outline for the purpose of conveying to you an idea of the obstacles clas cias talat th at beset tie tle the path dihe of the eiders elders eiders elders of israel throughout british india and tha th almost impossibility ot of doing any great good even where tempo temporary ary arv privilege s have peen been obtained obtained 1 nevertheless I the lorl loro Is our helper we trust not in in an arm 0 f tiesh flesh and the flat of the Almli almighty itty lity shall chall not return to him void f i poona roona seems iq have yielded her fuoti quota to tor the present and stands f ast fast and the be monsoons paving pacing poy poty subsided subside br allan findlay leaves there for tor and other minor stations about thearsa I 1 the last news from the general of that division 0 of f the army had catl fled the decision of the brigadier pt ot KUrr Kur rachee achet to keep the elders out of that camp two good me men meu had hill been ben baptized elder lonard leonard had left elder musser there therb had bad gone up to dotree and and had found an ipen open door lk iff the former formen but th the latter being the military taina camp an aft uncertainty hunn bung over tt it 4 r brother davies his has been stirring stirring up the with fresh fire and has lately I 1 had bad the honor of baptizing two ladles indies and Is in sanguine hopes of doing something more in that way ay e ere re rong ions irich may not be little thought of indeed in bombay dombay we have j ut been favor favored edId id bel I 1 gaum with a pro production dualon well enough understood to be the e effusion of two staff captains captain in tho th othey they and the printer geem seem to have been alike like averie averle averse to th i eld ele names accompanying the performance ll 11 purports tobe to be a ie review vie w of an invitation cli eular circular I 1 hid had distributed in camp I 1 published dished by elders wheelock wheelock the latter iatter having sent ma moe roe a fer few of them and N which alch the captains captains have appended in neull ruil full to their 1 tract noi not evea even omitting the place and time 0 meeting as had ad been filled in with the pe pen you have doubtless seen this succinct of our faith and cannot fall to tender our mii military mil tary friends your I 1 I 1 I 1 sympathetic thanks as we doy bojor jor for thus al aidin aldin dingus cs in its cir clr circulation cu in this count country rys for certainly their attempt to darken its lustre has been su utter utterly I 1 futile that the tle truth in it sparl sparkler ded dei unclouded still i the branch in belgium now numbers el eighteen sou bou souls and we am are in hopes of plucking out a rew few loo ito more e there ard are many anany well neil convinced of the truth abo lack lacu the moral courage to obey it at the same time I 1 feel assured that those who have hive obeyed the gospel here think more and of each other othern than it if all were peace and quiet without the sable cloud and the genet genei generally ally aily cause the flock to value the told foldy and sometimes even eren the straggling stranger to seek to it the saints vre who are free are ready ta to gather leaving ing pensions motrja and ana all other induced inducements anti at I 1 their heels and a d those who are ara not free would willingly willin gly lay down the first hait halt of their ilves lives could tha that only secure the second I 1 luzion a aon mon 1 1 r f craving a participation in your remembrances before t the he lord and earnestly solicitous for your health and prosperity I 1 in the gre great a t cause cause I 1 1 I remail your brother and fellow tellow labor laborer erp il FINDLAY millennial star nov 1 SM dear DEAK PRESIDENT PD F I 1 RICHARDS since sinco elder elden ider B R ballantyne left this place ilace we have bave 7 changed Chang edthe I 1 the location locati oil of our ui meeting bouw houw house and established two permanent ones in in th the e hearn heart pt the tha cl ty being assisted by my worthy a and 1 we yta ann antoum oulea ed bythe uth ja a jame lectures ae cpr Sst to abe be a sac sao each pach place lalace which makes mates four public meeting I 1 the be week I 1 I 1 tuf tui j 1 nys nye I 1 jve jye all the tb abilities god has his given ausy us omage gur cur meetings holding all occasions faillie faith falih repentance ac ftc for eor a we ba hada toler tolerably bly good jurn tam put bul but bu when we began to enor into the real merits and anil roun Joun foundation dation tot jot our religion khe the book ot of mormon ac the people began to turn tern away with A sigh exclaiming as the book itself melt declarer ye we have got a bible ac ire believe all that you preach out oat of scripture but tor for or this enlightened age agey Pro prophets 3 and apos tiei tiel are quite quita superfluous bur liun minh ministers have every evert 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