Show SANDWICH ISLANDS MISSION KAYSVILLE lr dec 1 at 22 1355 EDITOR or yr THE NEWS dear Brot brother drother ben ber As A I 1 hare bare returned from my mission perhaps berha S it will not be amiss to drop a few sew aw lines and relate ta aw ez of the events evenn that marked my history during the time of my absence at th the 1 sp special clai cial conference held hold on the augy amt amr y 1852 I 1 wal was called with others of my brethren to take a mission to the sandwich islands I 1 made arrangements accordingly and on the of october following I 1 lamny family atter after atter committing them to the care of HIM nim I 1 was going to serve I 1 wait wa comforted with the promise when I 1 was set st apart that I 1 should go and prosper and return and find my family all alive and weil will I 1 went claiming that pro promise promises misey and with a fixed determination that all my actions should show that my object was the up building of 0 the kingdom of 0 god gal and not my own aggrandizement the saints la in the southern settlements as we passed through treated us very kindly and when we arrived in california the saints there dealt out freely to us of their means which enabled us to so go directly to the place of our destina destination we are set sail sall from san francisco frandisco on the 2nd and of feb 1853 sun was just rising when we got sot under way in the I 1 bay swiftly we gilded along before the wind and on the lath of feb teb we made mada the port of honolulu where we found sound elder lewis the president of the mission ne lie am in rad mediately lately gave notice to the other elders eiders of our arrival and that a conference would be convened don con ened as at soon as they could get together we met OB 03 the thu ath of march and chin cpin deliberation the brethren thou thought ht it would be best for us to live among the until we obtained some knowledge of the ingua langu use ise I 1 felt very anxious to learn the language of 0 t thap tham h at I 1 it ople tople for I 1 believed that a good work woul would diel be daue done amon among them and was willing to sacrifice the society of mea men of my own 0 n nation and live awhile in banishment I 1 I 1 could obtain a knowledge e of the th langu language ago any sooner by that means we soon separated and with my br beni w ent eni to live with br kaleohano at eula kula on the island of maul and on the loth day of april we comman commenced ced our study I 1 telf then that I 1 was a child in very deed a messen arof enof I 1 salva salvation tion to a people to I 1 was as d dumb amb as the t jamb lamb before its sh shearer carer I 1 asked godio god gos to litI irel pine for I 1 ha hai bad a task that I 1 did not feel able to accomplish without his aid we attended closely to our study and our teacher spared no 00 pias plas aud and gaye gate us all the aid and Instruct instruction lob loh hat lay jay in his hl power As to our fare it was cery very ery cry differ nt to what we had beer been accustomed to yet we soon got used to it and could take our allowance ot of tood food as it ame along by continually sw striving ins with god lu prayer prater and by diligence in stu ty I 1 found cat uail cai I 1 was improving in the kuo kno ledge of 0 the language for a length of time I 1 did not allow myself to take fake up a book in the english langua language q and read la in it the deseret news acford afford afforded accorded dd me as much easing bading of the kind as I 1 thought to be for fon or my roy good under the he circumstances after continuing my study for tour four month s I 1 commenced to speak in public and from that time I 1 traveled generally taking with me one of the native elders as a a coworker co eo worker la in the mini and man many of them labored earnt earnestly ly for the spread of 0 the truth I 1 fab labored gred on the island of caulp maul in with my I 1 ir r reddick and br ammond hammond II with good success st until luly july 1851 1551 1651 pa on the of that month we met in general in honolulu at which time ome of the elders hat first ame came to the islands were I 1 liberated with a ith permission to return cretu a home in consequence of which the labor rs akra v erb eri few though the harvest was becoming more extensive I 1 wasy was therefore tent sent alone to the island of kauai vh re eider elder had been laboring the past year yeary and not without success yet I 1 found that the saints on that island had far less knowledge and faith falth in the work wort than those had on the island of maul but I 1 accounted for tor hat lack tack lack in this way the latter were brought into the hurh hur huri h under the preaching of elder eider cannon and others rr fr in the tiie valley talley and the former received it through the inin iain itry of a native who ho had but little knowledge of the kvorka work arid and like 1 ke many of the saints nearer home homey it was h b ard rd to get get them to believe any ant thin thing than had bad keen een preached to them in the arst scourge discourse di I 1 labored ivr util february Feb 1853 1855 at which time my ni brother 3 who habr half hi 1 ben een ten ia boring laboring on the island of hawaii liaw llau all ail was w as abort about turning home name on account of his poor health I 1 enit enet net him hiu in alln lin and rem alne aine Q there until after he be sailed salm I 1 and then thon thi ihl n returned to kauai the editor and priests on the islands adopted the same in opposing us u the one would publish any articie hat might be furnished against us or our principles however absurd or ridiculous and it wi we wrote ai a reply hey they would refute to publish it and the other would reate rei i the IU babest basest falsehood falsehoods i ag against dinst the truth to their audi andi k ani neet neek e but would not elther either publicly or privately hately pr incesti gati our principles that course among an unthinking people did not lot fall to produce in a mea measure surey its desire desired d ff ct la in em the minds of some sonie against the truth et the church continued to td increate increase inc reao in la numbers and anil the saints in la fal tal falth faith th and knowledge ent tat nt lewis having advised me to make mal e some semi preparation 1 for returning lome as I 1 would most likely have be privilege lee leg le of returning after alter the conference which was to 0 o be held on the july I 1 tried to raise some means among the tle tre saints that now numbered ered gred between 7 and n the conference where I 1 bad been laboring but they were poor and I 1 could not succeed president lewis thought under the circumstances that I 1 bad better go to honolulu and work wl with th rhy thy ay ha hands ads for the ed mean means accordingly about the of june I 1 left elder molen in harge hargey with a ith elder partridge part ridged to assist him and went to work B ork orl with my ray gruwel and hammer until the con cou conference gerence terence we met at the place selected for the gathering sa of the saints a report ol 01 which was sent you atu the arrange aenes tha thayere tere made for the gatherl pg of the saints were tho the best that could b be e made at th time and berha perhaps pi nothing better ban can le 1 e done dona for some almeto time lime to come yet yel I 1 im satisfied that as soon as it is f to bring thein theal away from th the pig pis lalands islands lands and locate them thern at az some slome suitable sul sri table place plate south where w here hene the climate will R vii III not te be to too coid cold cold coid that thit ten of them may be made more more sto sio serviceable ceale bath to them thenn I 1 elves and the kingdom ot of god than one hundred at vav location locution on the islands in the arft arst placey place they will have haw nothing but the good instructions that the elders who rum tom may y be be placed to preside over th ahm in will impart while in the latter the influence of and of unbelieving friends will continually be near to entice then atheni away I 1 j on the of augusty august in company with elders eiders green and keeler kepler I 1 sailed tailed from honolulu and after a fine pasa pa j ge of 17 days dats arrived at san francisco whre whore we found eiders elders cannon bully bull buli and wilkie rapidly pr probes ores sing aing with the work of printing the book boole nf of mormon in to tha the Ila lla hawaiian wallan wailan language langu age aee the untiring perseverance with which they carry on the work and that too with but little j means cannot be surpassed i we staid one wook week in san francisco francl Franci scoy and then left for san bernardino where we arrived vod vid on the of september j her I 1 really felt that I 1 had got among the saints from the welcome that I 1 received the good feeling that ex isted among armon aroon them general generally lyt lyp and the good instruction that I 1 vas was given riven by elders lyman and rich all tended to re te ret j fresh my memory of the past i on the of oct through an arrangement made by elder rich not haring having an outfit of my own I 1 started in company with eider elder lyman and other others for tor home ve we had a very agreeable journey for the season and on the itt lit day dar of dec dee we arrived in great salt lake olty city where I 1 found my family who had come that far to meet me I 1 need not attempt to describe derc derf nibe ribe the pleasure that I 1 felt la in nonoi more beholding my wife and children in good health and of again with the saints with whom I 1 for ever could dwell you ton are not unacquainted with the joy that such suche meeting will give and arid now that I 1 am at home I 1 will close my communication by saying that I 1 am on hand to stay star at home or go abroad or do 10 what ever may be required of me with sincere regard I 1 remain your brother in the thi lord REDDI ai A ALLRED I 1 SAN bernardino BERNAR dino DIKO nov 30 1855 dro bro harrinston carn Carr ington inston ond ont all letters and paper papers for the sandwich and islands inlands milon allon ston sion should hereafter be directed to the care of elder john T caine calne ITono honolulu lulu luiu oahu bahu sandwich islands Is landi As the present state of 0 my health forbids my encountering a coli colt col coi I t cli cil climate matey I 1 have concluded to tarry herp here through the tiie winter and come up with the ahe spring company under president rich give my m respects ti to the first presidency and all inquiring friends I 1 remain as ever your brother in the new covenant PHILIP phllip B LEWIS dec 24 1655 EDITOR or OF THE NEWS dear sir As the mountains arc again capped with snow and anil the mill routes almost impassable I 1 thought a W word 0 rd from I 1 xepha ml maht h t be interesting we tre enjoyed ourselves in our annual feast least which came oss off fron on the theia thela last of november er and first ot the present month our house houss not being beins large enough to accommodate xii all at once we bare had the pleasure of hearing from beveral several of the missionaries sent to visit the saints and rejoiced in their Instruction instructions sy for the spirit of their calling truly attended their their labors through the blessings of our heavenly father eno enough agh has been raise to sustain ua till next harvest harrest harr harv est cst our city is 1 improving several good houses bouses have bare been built this season br dr samuel samvel L adams has a machine to make cut nails nearly finished our oar meetings are well attended and a lively spirit prevails dancing Is not n neglected tours in the covenant of peace SAMUEL printed by order of the legislative assembly AX AN ACT Proy providing idin for holding a convention with a view to the admission of utah into the union as a state sic 1 be it enacted by tho the governor and I 1 assembly of the territory of utah that an election be held in n each eack precinct in the several counties c 0 at the usual urial ples pies of holding the general election electro n uin uon on saturday the day of february A AI df 1856 at which time and places the electors lectors lec elec tors torm may vote for or against holding a con convention entson to take the be preparatory steps for the admission of this T territory into the union as a state and for such pel pet sons song aa as they may wish with to elect delegates thereto according to the following apportionment great salt lake like and summit counties Comi comy ties sixteen weber ve ber her and de desert rt t fur faur iron and washington three lavis daj JS canaty three green river county one tooele thoele one utah fire five juab one san sn pete rete two millard 9 two carson 19 one SEC sic 2 the election shall be conducted in accordance with the fact act regulating Elect elections lonsk approved jan 3 1853 1833 0 so o far as applicable and so soon as the general central abstract of the name names voted oled for ax as delegate delegates t is made out the county clerk shall furnish an off omm lIal official mial notification of 0 electa election on to each person found elected which notification upon noon pre tion alon at tle alie office of the secretary of 0 the tho territory shall shail sh all entitle the person holding it to a cat efrom the Secretary orto a seit sett seit in the cone eone convention atlon CA that omar from auy any anfor unforeseen seen cause should be pre preveat prevented veit velt d from such roch certificate dec EC 3 the delegates hall meet in the council house in great salt lake late city on the third monday in n march manch AD ady 1856 shall quality bv by taking the customary cust omarr oathy oaths eiith which may be administered by any person authorized to administer oaths and shall proceed to organize by choosing 1 a resident president secretary and such other officers as they may rear deem proper I 1 SEC 4 the convention Is 1 authorized to form and a adopt a constitution for the now territory of utah with a view to its admission into the union as a state on an equal f footing with the original states to define the bounri 1 aul lul darlesky dar lesby which h ch the new state shall be limited and desi dei 1 nate the name by which it shall be known town to memorialize I 1 alize the president and coneless Con oon cress eress of the united states for 1 its ita admission to take such other lawful and pru prudent tent measures As they may deem necessary for the accomplishment ment of so desirable an object and to elect and a authorize u delegates whose duty it shail b be e to present prea tent the constitution memorial w and other appropriate con convention en documents to the president and congress of the united I 1 states and touge to nce nee their best efforts towards procuring a favorable action thereon SEC sic 6 5 the convention shall shail submit the constitution which they form and adopt the names of the delegates Dc lecAte legate they elect and their other public documents designed by them tr to be entrusted to said delegates to the people for their approval at such time and places and in sue manner a it may prescribe and if approved bv by the beope the Delei delegates ehms elected elected shall khall forthwith repa repair ir to wash ivash J inston glork district ol 01 0 columbia to perform the he duties herein specified and uch ouch other trutlen duties as the convention may nay with propriety devolve upon them thera seca SEC sic 6 in event that the electors lec tors in cang county coun tydo do it recel receive e timely notice bf tot the elic rion ilon to be held w j I 1 j i the dayot day of february next as hereinbefore a herein before the probate judge of that county Js 1 hereby empowered empo po ered and nd required to hold uch such election on any aubee quent day sunday excepted that will leave sufficient time for tor the D legate to reach the convention and until I 1 he ike hall appear to take bs h seat neat the present represents I 1 tit from that county the |