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Show H In tho Swiss Mission. B Vorrtiivndtnct Dtirrit JWira. H Bt. Oaili.m, Ajrll 2D, 1603. H With reference to mlttlonary labor B Inthlapartof the I.ord' vluejard 1 H deilre to tlato that I left m) aunn H home,lu tbo aouthwia'oru 1 art of Utah, H (Waihtnglon county, Jlneompany with H J.ldera II. Ilalcn aud Wm. Pobler, on H the 10th ol May, 1602. When the call H came I felt the grea.t rerpomlbllity B derolrlug upon me at n nataonger of H truth, and hence wai willing to leare H my wife and child, roUllree mid frlendt, to go for h and proclaim thore B principles lor which tbo Sarlor of B mankind laid down lilt life. I went MBMBBJ like bundredt of other Kldcr before me, Ituitlngln Jllra Irom wham all bierilnglflow. Tnltihould be tufll-olonlciuieforany tufll-olonlciuieforany Klderlo foraakeall to know that ho li called by tho highlit high-lit authority that exItU upon the earth, apart from tho gre t reward which be will obtain In the II u to come If ho prorotrue to the end. After orrlrlng nt Ilcrn t wot called to labor In tho caat Hnln nilstlon, whero I took up my work ahorlly after arrlral. It It while cut on mlnloca that we mliilonarlia tlio more elleitually learn to ut our truit In (iod, aud humble nurielrei telore him. I Ihnnk (lud fjr the teatlaiony of Hit dlrluo truth atu that 1 vae uceuied worthy toga lorthtotho natlont of tbeiartb, oud warn thrm of tha destruction! and O'lanillha tint are tprrdlly coming npili them, li they do not repent and be btp i d for the remlMlun of their lut. It la out hero whero I hare especially learnt it to prize tho plan of life and ealrallmi, tluce I kluw It blttilugt, au I hnw the woileofthv world ma Itad lu darkncpe, through their "prlnta." The k oplu hero nro rery Induitrloua and Inginioui. In almuti urery home one fluda tome kind of machine which thu falhor or nelhlor hat made to help earii the ceceieirha of life. They are largely engaeJ ni manufao luring iucii artiolta at cl the, clockt, wnlcUie, etc. I'lie working claiiet are rery poorly paid for their labor. They ham to work from tarly morning until latoat night fir from lony to eighty cent! tr day, and that la all the father' earuluga In raaiy a home. Hits people In therountry dutrlcta are generally wor. They become looier iromyunr to year. Abng thelthluu the vine cilturu la largely curled on, Lut 1 um told lint lor ih lait twinly yeara they liaru not obtaluod euougn wine tu pay fur t'to laf or entalhsf, and uluelsa reryialrable article hire. In tho city or Hi. Ualleu, with a iwpula. tlon of 30,10 1, there are !!IS taloout, and I do not.thlnk thoreare many leie, according lo poulallou, In other cltkt. clwllierland It ft veritable raradle lu lummir, and fa worthy of nil the pralie It ri'iolre. The climate li a rer) healthy one; lenty of fruh mouulaiii air am water. Farming It carried on at n griat dltadrautage. The givaler art of the eople dig thuli ground loalial of plawlug, end thu nay la all cut with a rcjlhc. In eoi.li town they hare land that btlouga to thotowu, Tnn o le divide thlalulo mull lecea and then leate It. In thla way the poor man gelt a petoh lo larm for a few dollair, where otherwlte be would liaret'inuy thu regetabnia at a high price. 1 lio taat riwlaa million It In a favorable favor-able condition and there ate tome few Investigating thu Uoipel. Ilapllamt are telug carried on all the time. The wolk ol Uod It tleadlly progrenlng and will grow and lucreate until it llllt the whole earth. I wuuld exhoit my young brethren to pre) are lor the lauorlney will haru tu peiform, and may (11 bleat aud prorper Zlon. Your brother lu thu Ui el, Til 10. UiiAt. |