Show 4 00 r aug auga 51 the scandinavian Miss ibn 1 Z 11 III 28 29 I 1 0 at 31 ara 1 I 1 Co aen ajen t 11 I 1 2 1 1844 president ll 11 t franklin fra it lin D b richards 1 arge dear adf ri br brother oth et ti it is ai joy and satis faction that I 1 have the privilege of addressing you when e I 1 reflect that but a very vei y short time ago you were in the peace peaceful fut vale of the west mingling ina your I 1 h the alia sons song and daughters of I 1 zi Zion t but irta especially with ahe aid ud the dathe twelve wih whom you ar are associated socia soia ted ancl upon hocq yv resep rests th the responsibility of way of salvation salvat ioA arid an a I 1 t corf t to the nations natio Ss qs of the earth I 1 I 1 1 the wa work i rk of the lord here is is con 6 I I 1 Y gama ing ground in norway they t to sow the seed of the gospel and quite a nuan ber have ben added to hurch usual opposition r I 1 can say the same of sweden I 1 am informed that there have been forty persons b baptized jn in oneA district since si nee april nothing further of par niculai tic ulai note his h as transpired Iran in that part of the vineyard they are doing as well as can i be expected circumstances considered there is no apparent improvement in prospects as regards religious gio tj toleration I 1 er ration I 1 i in denmark the kings ministry bavei become alarmed be because i of the rapid progress of mormonism and nd they have accord accordingly appointed ei commit te office of five casse provest fenger cje johnson and bishop ho I 1 to investigate the il matter iatter and h see what can be done dofie to prevent the spread of N work vork the newspapers ave bare mentioned the corn mitte two or I 1 three limesand time sand aad hat they wie vye hav av ing i ng tile the subject ot under conri adia jion tion but I 1 have not as yet learned the result res alt I 1 1 the lutheran priests here are quito bite in w with ith tle the catholics they say av notwithstanding the they F were considered I 1 a very very dangerous people about three hundred years ago they feel quite ling to fellowship them now but at the present time they consider the mormons cormons Mor mons far mo more re dar dan I 1 gero tai ill ahe catholics Oat holics ever ware so do you fo car see a I 1 little how they feel Wh what arthey thoy wilt will da dof 1 I know da I 1 ca reone thing certain is is m neither the police with all the hire liap orlesta Orles tg bf denmark combined to expel biml from this ibis land the tha seed seedier sown and willimae willI tAe rom and weak break fo forth rth upon apon the right andelt an and deft left ii until tile the hoheit in heart afo ara gat gathe herred red into the gospel net many are investigating tiff tue work and there is a gradual increase there tare have been fourteen persona son t two yo wees weeks I 1 baptized the number they are the fi first that I 1 have baa U baptized in the bailish I 1 our meetings 98 are interesting 91 an dwelt dwell attended ciany strangers pres ent themselves and are arc apparently ed ad peace has prevailed ailed no n 0 disturbance of late until last sunday when as the meeting was was about to be concluded four br or five men came iti in and began to make a great disturbance th thoy woi o requested to desist but that only made mt them worse and the final result was they found those who had the power to cast cas t them out notwithstanding their violent fit resistance and nd they very soon found themselves outside of the door and no ope one injured f s I 1 I 1 consider that the respects ire are very good the ale work in which we are engaged is the lords no ou eean stay his hand I 1 his purposes ies will 16 1 ac accomplished add I 1 rejoice in it 1 you will wilf please accept of my hive and best beat respects aspects I 1 wish tobe rp remembered ta the brethren in the boffl office ice I 1 yours respectfully in the gospel covenant JOHN VAN COTT |