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Show Friday Nov. 20. Today the mail arrived from the coast and we nave a letter written by Samuel Richardson Richard-son to his brother Henry, dated and written, New York City, Sept. 16th, 1857. He says: "I expect, with brother Snider, to sail from Boston for. Liverpool next Wednesday,. 23rd inst. In view of the invasion of our Territory by the United States Troops, Our Mission is to call the Elders home from the states and Europe that they may take care of their families and from henceforth Israel take care of themselves while the world go to the Devil. A great exertionwill be made to get every f -irmly if possible out of the States, a . should they remain and difficulties difficul-ties exist between us and the Government, Gov-ernment, it might be very unsafe for saints to remain in the States. This week is the last number of the "Mormon" that will be issued and everything will be made to bend, as far as possible, towards clearing the country," ... ...... - Missionary. To Be Continued. J ' Incidents. Continued. Oct. 1. Nothing of importance has occured since my, arrival. I have been busy Yisiting the Branches of the Church, .preaching to the natives, na-tives, etc. Today I was reading the history of Joseph Smith the prophet and it , was so interesting to me that the following is an extract: "Sunday, May 5, 1842. I preached this morning morn-ing to a large congregation. The subject matter of my discourse was drawn from the , 32nd and 33rd chapter of Ezekiel, wherein it was shown that old Pharaoh was comforted com-forted and rejoiced that he was honored hon-ored as a kind of king-devil over those uncircumcised nations that go down to hell for rejecting the word of the Lord, notwithstanding his mighty miracles and fighting the Saints; the whole exhibited as a pattern pat-tern to this generation and the nations na-tions now rolling in splendor over the globe, if they do not repent, that they shall go down to the pit also and be rejoiced over and be ruled over by old Pharaoh, kingrdevil of mobocaats, miracle rejectors, saint-killers, saint-killers, hypocritical priests and all other fit subjects to fester in their own infamy." Millenial Star, No. 29. Vol. 19, 1857. Friday, Nov. 6. I read the history his-tory of the prophet wherein he says, "A question may be asked 'will mothers - have their children in eternity?' Yes, yes I mothers you shall have your children for they shall have eternal life, for their debt is paid, there is no damnation awaits them for they are in spirit, uut as the child dies, so shall it rise from the dead and be forever living in the learning of God.. It will still be the same child, in the same precise pre-cise . form as it appeared before it died out of its mother's arms, but possessing all the .intelligence of a God. Children dwell in the mansions man-sions of glory, and exercise power but appear in the same form as when on earth." Deseret News, No. 18, Vol. 7. 1 |