| Show PREACHING THE GOSPEL I Trnvol of ho Kldeis hi Hwltxorlauil iu 1t4ji Vinlt of Preniclent Ocofifo Q OHIIIIOII to that Minion newsman f r IH otimT usswo lVMnicilLACHT August 30 61FlRy persons met in coherence of the district dis-trict we had an excellent lime The Instruction given were timely cast all were blessed together The spirit of union ha been and mama still Increasing Increas-ing In this district All were unanimously unani-mously voted for the spirit gave ulter ance and all felt welt I parted with Brother Uuber here and returned lo baal via Zurich where I stayed tome day Upon reaching Basle my room I had been reid and 1 continued to Hadtti Carlsruhe and encouraged the Saint In n quiet way wherever I could get five minutes conversation with them I ordained John Adorn Street an Elder And left him In charge of that part 1 left the record In hll hand as he ho them In a creditable condition On the lib I arrived at lusle and found several letters it Brother Hit I hlch I answered and took train for Hie and staid at Hotel Jurd In the morning took Diligence part coach for St Imler found fAder J I Gerber at our room feeling well We had meetIng meet-Ing on the ith and had a splendid < lime all felt exceedingly well and voted freely free-ly tn t carry Initrucilonv On the mill I look train for Geneva wIlh 1 brother Gerber and in the evening 1 wrote George J Cannon of tIme I change of office ftp I note from tidier 1 leai n that while he was crossing over n portion of Glaru count the police had given him free lodgings and In I the = j morning ordered fe him l over their i line I wrote him lo come lo Geneva via little and bring our books etc from Ine olDce On Ihe clot Hrolher Iluber arrived with our othce books etc In Geneva We have tosod more liberty and tree dom In Geneva than In asp other plaie hi So liter land Un the iilh we held meeting In the new room just obtained and dedicated II 1 lo Ihe use ol Ihe Lords work we held live incetinK duiuu the 24th and ijth As lu the libor iloiie in talking mere seeim lo be no laek God mum give the hie mid spirit else among the cobble stones the seed cannot lake root J r tierhrr returns to hit held m the horns duilriet I moot say I am arful far hmo velUre I wrote a letter to 1resident George o Cannon giving some Items winch he tad wished mu to forward him as to the t eat routes ot mooch through our mission Septem ei ilui3h I placed my pats poll In the Geneva olhco and untamed a penult ol ieiidene lor three month In company with Lhler holier I we got W oYn up the tint number ol the Reform containing con-taining Mxieeii pages the tame site is the LtanttlHr previously published by Killer 1J ller I and continued by myself my-self upon a former missIon Un the 8ih 1 took the manuscript to Mr Sabot printer and 1 the Join 1 received re-ceived SOD copies ol the AVwwt and posted III parcel to the people of our aequdintance I paid 35 iranc lor pinners I bill I On the yd Elder Iluber returns to U 1 bwllacrldiul to pretwre btr the promUeil visit al l 1rcsiilent George < J Camion and wife Cuuni Jesse J 1 N bmiiu president of the bcndliiavlan Mission and 1aul A bcheltler who has I een laboring some time In lohand 1 as by letter I am requeued to meel them In hula on ulldy the JS h whtre I ntnveil and hook tupper with them al Hotel De la I 1orte I telegraphed I Iluber giving him our route ol travel In the even ng held a meeting at llrollier Im I lilts 1reildent Lannon tpeaking Hrolher I A bUieliler bralith thug Un the 29th took tram far lund put up at Hold Hellvlevvbister Cannon bo mg very tore remained at hotel Trust dent George < J t Cannon I N bmitli 1 A beheitlti and mysell took train I Ai II hon Hentau 1 whcie j Inner 1 met us Oar lieity hero 1 being very little we i rd elr ltue omit not hold mceilug but visited I tome uinlhca privatclv Uctober iMa hired a carnage and Isiieil susIe ut the baiiitt In 1 loggen I burg and Watlvtyll held a meeting at Uroiticr George Looters 1 1iesiUciit George U Cannon occuping AOIHC tune its u vitiied tevcral families on our route and eonversed w ill iiumb rs ol the balms lul niUy 1 the jrd we returned lo Ylol Car uiieh iouud bikler Cannon much letted anil ei I tiuhg good ligjltll Kider N honor IIIIVIIIl ulllIId louinlorlho hjuila to llol uieelingt we met In blue veiling witli aboui forty members Imliieiit Caun tutu dedicated uur lull und I wo had an exeellent iiiwting Iliolhers bciwiiltr nil I N hiintti boic lestiiuouieiv 1 spoke a lewmlniiles Iu good comuts given ale tnueh alI piecmtnl al-I L > > 01 I ixturda the 4th we took Irani for Konuiiliuiii and steamer for Cun timc Saturday blue 5thal 10 a m met Kith about sixty ol IIIP SoUl at Hioiher Naiglet at Landaeiilaehl Hruiher Cannon spi ke HII hour llioiher bciiel tier liuusiatnig each nileicc the lelhr I romiadilt ug 1 their tesiiiiioines uhen we aujouriied fun hall nil hour and we commenced again and continued contin-ued until i p I m bovcril had walked Ivvenly miles to be present and ex blmi mad IhtiuieUes fully paid or the tup the iiutiuetloiu weru like oil pourcil troubled waters Monday the bill Hrolher Navgle and Utikhter with llrollier tuber I took their hkhiig boot llioiher Cannon and lillie JN J biiuth I A bchaikr and m > seli oemg lualedin iiuitd 1 rowed U4 lo the low n 1 oh I Constance The visit and trip together was much enoed by an Hue we iklud some ol the noted place vII the hall witic John lain J 1usd Caltthihiitnuhd to be burned at the Like his plison and place ol execution Ai II p f m wok steamer for bcliallnau cell and at f It 1 look lrilil1 Ion tCuneli and put up at the btoik hotel Al 7 pm 1 met 01 meeting loom sixty persons Iletldtnl Cannon oceupied ail hour tilling every heart with jay ami Sill wetion reimiicd I to Ihe itolol at u p m luesdalhc 7lh 1 at 7 a in J N bum look tram for Hamburg I ho having visited iu vvitn resident Cannon Can-non letimis I < to his field ol labor At 10 ii m took tram with George J Cannon Can-non and vv He also I A bUKlner ton Iliel und DiliKencu part Coach Son 31 limtr S ami met Hioiher J 1 Grber it till IIIII > ol me Saints awaiting our a rival 1 Ir iUuit Cimnon spoke one lour lollo ed by 1 A Schetllcr 1 poke a short time The time woo I pent with joy by nil 1 Several had walked thirty mile la be present and teemed welt paid ice their trip On list Mh we look coach for Did end train for tIers J T Geroer In i comnany fined 1 a ttudi and drove la SlrffesiurgMlierewv met nlxty Saint I asiembleU f and had an excellent l time together On the 9th returned 1 In lltrn the capital I town of SwIUcriand where I we arrived at u jo a in Speni a couple of hours looking about the place national assembly room and cathedral 223 I tleps lu Ihe platform of tower hliihi j6j feel The big bell weight id po > I pounds the tongue 7y pounds requir ing eight men to ring I can be heard in winter eighteen mile We look train via Fribourg for Iaim mate llh head of lake I Geneva the I train wlndng down the mountain through vmeyanlt sow In the middle of tho vintage lake Geneva burst sad denly upon our view hundreds of lent below and In a few momenti we arrive I at Laustanne Steamer being none about fifteen minute we tike train for Geneva telegraphed I Iortman to meet 1111 al railroad nation Geneva and we all went with him lo aiipiwr On the roth I spent much of the day 1 with President Cannon about the town of Geneva making tome small purchases pur-chases and examining mission book lecords etc In hire evening held meeting meet-ing at our hall all feeling well Un the nth President burg J Cannon adviaes me lo key up tile KtriH If I pooible I dale many Inquiries In-quiries concerning affairs atlul I received much valuable Instruction on various Item mJ Ho expraouil liirmeh ai being very much ptcaned 1 iu uiih mh vllt I and can report more rurreclly muon rircuin stances lrt Silent Urigiuui doling Sun lay the uih al ten a m ulan tembly rooms resident George g Cannon ad Iremed r the Saints I A Sneitler translalmg Into German and Urolher Iortman Into Preach each sentance seperally We have been neetly blessed and 1 hlghiy favored of the Jreatlv Tort during thus visit Lf I all ot which we praise Hit name 1resnlent George IJ > Cannon spent some time converhm with Elder J T Gerber by which I U i ciime alUlied lhat I had not ben as strict ns I should or at lean not too much no I heard m my ol Ihe tame expression in the conversation that I had used myself when linking with him He also Mid I wa al liberty to release Eider 11 E I Muller when ever I laW 111 without wilting him for further permission per-mission to do so At 340 p I m President Presi-dent Cannon and wife IOUK the tram lorI lor-I I ranceleavlng I llder I A hchelt ler to assist me In the million Hrolher lerber I relumed loThun Hern And SI Imlrr I am satisfied 1retidciil Cannon visit to our mission will result In good to the Saints I find I l that notice in several of the principal papers contain words about Ihe Mormon t Apostle I which will cause some Inquiry Uii the land in the evening a professed Rev Methodist minister coIled at our ofllce and Introduced hlnitell u 1rofessor rdttiiil janes I returned the salutation by mating lhat I wa Mr John 1ft I Smith professor ol theology He tried hard lo get up a disturbance but failed All of hit attempts proved tome to-me thaI he was no pan ot a gentleman whlrii I toul him alnlt Loud talk and noise seemed nil ra had Io produce November 11163IUbtCI ptlon for the Ktoim keep coming On the evening of the loth uimn arising from piiju before retiring to beth I turned to Broth bchettler and said HrolhtrS we need have no l5tiitn for Ihe Lord will open the way and we shall receive Ihe means by which we can cover our nakedness before twenty fur hums past by On the mill I received l a packet ol two hundred frnucet for our use nnd we both felt thankml < l < IOn I-On the 19 h I luued I l the second num ber of the Ktlorm ami tent them abroad 1 tell Hrother bcheltler loll Kuede CcuJrlor Gmevi and started on n tour among the people I Visited and held 1 meetings it Uu ISt totter Zurick I and teveral small branches ot from three ti > five Iron who went pleated to have me call upon them December tlI63hhilllultiy i the 71h I mended meeting at our hall U how weak I Itrl I today not alone in body IJ but alto In pint And mey inmost toiil say 1 Aiinr remember me this day fur without Ihine aid < l I am nothing riianks lather In I my weakness I be rame strong and Oprllilh day with no lack ol wore Icing t hllrd by this spirit lo give freely ol usnat Ihe lord pltitel so abundantly at my dlifxxMl I hitHer I hit-Her andiliipoill n to du mole inch diy increase ns I i i i Horn phrelii l1C and God is iralg bit slug me wi S wurdsof peaee for uv try tine whu will hoar I vliled the SamU icittrrfd over the land a few III a place Win lerlhur Zell Kussikon ruhliigmgen Alblkon bernnek and Herman At the latter place we held never meetings and white passing over the country bandied cit or eight pcriona Ihuriday Decembrr I 6lh 1801 we held one < > f Ihe hugeit niteiiiigs at lsndschlachl we nave had The Lord hus blested llIa abund nuly Un the 6th u e continued our meet hug Iwo persont who had inked for biplisin Ienld Ilieinselve at eight i p I m An we were ah mt attending I lo this oldinnmf n fr tml came and informed I in-formed mjsell und Hrother lluher I that the police were walehmg to give iu Ine lodgings As we vveru great lover 01 libeily use packed one satchel and walked in a path over the mountain eight miles through rain snow and mud Upon Hearing thepUce where we Intended putting up Hrother Iluber said as bile church bed 1 lolled the midnight I I hour we are two hours hue I and the IOOILOII It al 1111 I I closed at ten oclock p 1 m I aaked il I that WAS the law or the rule I 1 the 1 rule ald he I replied II go on it U not doted Five minutes i later we entered the passage and the door svv ung lo as we turned lIe corner Vu were noon annul < 1 and feel nnd comfortably lodged alcl thanking God fervently for hit watch eare over its Im I creditably informed that mIme passage pas-sage ban nor ben kliull tu be open pant midnight before Un Ihe 3151 of tleccuhller lilOt I rived In Zuthehi autul t learn he haunts are preparing for a luluhuer at ouir limeS leg hall I liltylvvo of the Saint I sat down at the tablet and ate all they de Hired thriller Foe llrtt aiking a splendid blunting mil prajer At the 110 l n cloek a Into ii the uuiuiuu I I lit hour l I arose nnd wished all a h mpy New Year and asked II all were not all > ler than Ihey could be on tuo streets full of wine n u tlu I I h n I Lhhh is nu I i > uu l vv at Ih 11 I I md I most blts I usnuh utiu It I on tl I < ir n All moved peiicfillly l and HC h id a splendid time together I disnmttd by prayer asking Fathers kind I care to be with all who with to nerve Him In I ol the name of Jeiit Christ our Redeemer The statistical report far December jisl 186 shows rerort Elders A native Elder III Priest 1 H Teacher n Deacons Dea-cons 4 Baptked i4o Emigrated 87 3ices8 unknown 47 l Number In good standing ces8 7 died I lo rxcommnn cafed 156 JOHN U I SMITH |
