Show frob THE ABSENT missionary labors of elders john A t boyle and john Wak ITak chani eliam we have been permitted eted to peruse a couple of letters from two of the missionaries from weber county one is from elder john A boyle of ogden who is on a mission in scotland the other is from ef elder ider jolin john Wak cham who is on mission to new hampshire elder boyle writes from front path head lead under date of march oth to prest L J II errick ilo ile is in the enjoyment of excellent health and also enjoys the spirit of his mission mission he loso loses no opportunity to preach the gospel an andlar car a faithful t testimony ties to the people of the truth of the great work of god in which he is engaged lie ile has to contend with much ignorance superstition and bigotry among the people where he travels ilo ile has however succeeded in ba baptizing two persona persons into the church churl I and hopes to see many more added to tb the people of god through ili his labors in the ministry his ilis congre actions arc are not generally large ut they arc are attentive and the iho spirit of in inquiry ui is I leading some to invest invests i agate te the doctrines of this church ilo experiences ances great kindness from the the saints where he lie is located elder boyle sends kindly greetings to all his friends who may ma inquire n after him in this city and will ii bo be pleased to hear from any of them at any t time ime g elder r john jhn Wa kellam writes from front west IN milton filton N IL II under date of march fth to elder ba M B child elder Wak eliam was at tho the time of writing in his native town where ho he met many of liis his former associates and was stopping stepping with ono one of his old schoolmates he ile was well received and his old friends were pleased to sec see him and to hear bear liim him preach to them the gospel the peo people ve there knew nothing of the lait faith i and doctrines licud by the latter day saints previous to his h ia going there on oil this mission they treat him with great kindness and und he hopes to be the means of bringing many of them to the knowledge of the gospel elder says many of the christian Cli ristian churches there are being deserted the people are embracing some spiritualism and some infidelity and the ministers arc are f fearful c that they will have to ID forsake the ministry as a profession and go to work fi for cir a it living vi tho tile people in new lampshire lEmp hampshire shire are much divided on the antipol anti pol poleg amy question some favor tho tile ta edmunds munds bill but more aro arc opposed to it and think the latter day saints liko like other churches should be left alono alone to follow their own in inclinations cli nations in religious matters elder Wa kellam was well and de eire bobc be kindly remembered to all his friends at home |