| Show = Cll n XNTEllJLGElYc 1 i A i A = 2b c < THE MISSIONARY FIELDS JAuon Station Tarran Ca 1 July It II ITHE EOltor 1111 now little over twenl nib I iincf I left my old mounlln t m i In the Stale of Nevada In I n Jn lth m uln A 1 In 11 Lak Ity allndo < l Ih onr nil llii > n we were ft apart al Jaikmarli und were called lo labor t Ihe poulhneattTn Htate mlailor On my nt HI John Kanana t hi nMO < u rl e of j f I io I uln 1 t th o w nt t tho to MI MI I 1 On hln 111 T I Ihouht It hal 1 ml t tratl 1 without pura or crlp I < nd arpnd upon the U > r > l entirely but Inct my nrit experlenc 1 1 I ha learned Kinat II li I quite an eaey Ihlnic to do If wo km put nur truit In our heavenly Flow brt I h In1 1lImony ro inrwf n < l 1 know that the laying orb or-b Prophet Joaeph > Hinllll U I irur Kbireln he lella u l > ln II Doc and Cov I a lr > reccl 111 feed you ando and-o id you and give I you money I lih to relate 1 t a i ircumatanc which hitpened to me I had only been out I b1 11m whn I w cln II nw romianlon to travel with and after wo hii been out atMmt a month he wa itiktn mck and decided to return home lIu h nol nful In gelling thi meana In II mnll I wa of I IhrlnC up a iltent praer to my heu ray Father thai th wny wnld bo flirt an that w couli l ct Ih muny I t li to Ft Worth A dlln or Iwn flv mile And whn w rallnl at tb I poitnince the poet noli Hiked III iI i had whal we wanted and t told Mm Ih WY th1 Imnl1 and Ihol or cnlythance 1 would bo lo walk II bn unl back IMo tn lore and when h cim buck he handed me 1300 tell I 1 me lhat my companion wo tow tki 1 to walk and that lhal waa enough lu pay our way I r > uld relate other rlrcumalancea h1 I think Ihla autnclenl to prut thai lh lloiiptl la I irue I know thai On lll hrar and aliauer our prayera If Ihrr are aiked In faith and Iniplrcd lorlhi Holy Ihoit I ha enjoyed my labora quit well an4 hate nothing to complain of W 111 un l the peopl to rrKnt of their urn aerte lh truollod and gain b I OU roml or II Irnal Th Nw aTa a wlom vlllo IUI II aJ lIh cr lluu Yuu 1lIlr IllAMIH C LKIS Will I Join tlie tliimh Lake Village La July II 1199 To tin Bailor lam ifenlytwo far old waa rala 10 1 a IMhodlit community and Join tai Melhodlal church when ntleen r nn U I read the Illble Ihrouiih iltuvxllit ipeclaclea and waa trylnir In UI 1 rlf ht according to Melhodlal flUclpllne I rilled the oltlce of clua 1 I Kir and atenard for two year and U ntrntlrd liy Ihoi In authority m lrcUII rl alld hl I u w tuht Ih1 rtln Iarl r IIIMe Wal dUM ay wllh I uil ind thought I waa right tllllt iven yeara ago when I bard a rlitlan or Compbelllte roI II 0nln1 m Ihlt I 01 nor IIIY In halUm ba I lnak h dlt oVtf nuilon uf ilni liy my examining the I ni bound to ncknowledico that V u rliht liy atlll further reading I found I Vtry wruK Oil 1II0llY lk r inn of Brrlptnre I but It being ul u I t off my Melliixllat li i I bl Id on till about lU 1 > eara IMIO n 1 Julned the fhrlntla or fg I h I I II y JW Chrla Il < n NlrI monlh co Iwo Mormon Ellmlolrr n Larntray up 10 d II I m II lo b tb n that they were reporled l to be P > III I not Milfy me nor any other niuwiln itlim They aald I f a 1 him 11 < uul rrom Ih Ilbl all o tho 10 10 m hlch Jpll I lr 41 lkln my Ihlng plain jkich n r ro were couaed A myilery fn th n I have had nineteen Kldtra I tr Kitt nil Borne ua long ai A week > Ia t tin I nnd them all to pak Ihe uw tlilngi They nr Intelligent men al rUmn In Vtry rpl 00 Wr I hlnca are very Inilrucllte Tr h n nhl aanln1 any 11 r ilnatlon Therefore being enllght 1 Ihl 1 rurth Inr Ih Srlplu I am 0nAnl lb I I am 11 wron rr 10 o ly lh Ih ummn r Ih Si1 > doctrine of rrII rilay Bulnti I aa hey are Ihe I r int who nr following the com naminta of the HaMor ail V1 nl 0 nd brethren have Alt ol Ir al tlroid tno on account of mv taklnir 1 ieaV Ih dn I ln ndyaoon 5 f Wt cJ r I n I > < II I r 1 11 eT I know n an or Ih Iuy 110 I 0nl1 h Ul T I IAINIAIT A I n Cbal W Ilnl To Ih July 0 II lo 7 n I I dr i Tb J1 i Jr rbc rr n U cono t Cbalnlo Thero w er preient IMn W I flmart T prealdtnt of the minion Hlder J 13 Joipeh Dewey llycr prealdent Hen ot rultmer lh conterence J W Heed I andN N Ilayea I of the tnuellnic lldi ra KMer J W Heed vraa choaen na nnt rounrelnr and X N llayrn aa the ai cond counaeilor to the prrlldent of thn conferenre llenj Fullmer and Joa llyir were chooen aa traveling com pnnlona to the aboe Prior to the time of meeting we Ii J appointed n lime of fatlng and truly Wllevo that were well rewarded for thla by hnvln lh Spirit of the IxirJ with u In rich I abundance Th tlmu waa wholly taken up by Klder Hmatt In Blvlnc ua Inatructlona for our own nfl anil t Cry to thn nilera who were not preaent According to the Irqueit ot MImI Kmart we have established a permanent ImI p nent office at Charleaton where one of the conference preildency can alwaya Iw foun1 which will prove a very prudent pru-dent move aa many time necmialty re r nulrea Iromedlale communication with Ih Ulkln om wIn u many ulh Ia r Ih unlry Th irk la I rrelnl nicely ami 1 10 h nw arrangement will 1 lrulh a Indny 10 dvan Ih CU u dull or Ih n 10 nUnll Iht um wok trnl amnl te ei a them In the mirk r I nHd of labor I wherever I la I WMll > le Ve nnd that there are many plarn In Ih ronlI where the Uldera h nol htn hiI I wi bo Iho ohJd II Ih rulu 10 10 I Ih1 nu plCH hy orlokr n 1 > 1na J W 1J I Co N N IAYJS 1ldI Itecilllug tho oP H Moacow Idaho July 0 1199 To the Kdllor lle rnonthi hav now rolled away alnce the goodbie were exchanged b twevn myaelf and relative n friend A I Blrpped aboard the IAn which waf 10 a m ay I Ih mlln nldr the northwiat MXCOW Idalio O my dealloallon Thla la I heodquar tira for what la known na Ih Mocow 0nrnll < On arritlng here I A amlgned la labor with Flder Amo Hatch of Chen terndd Idaho whoIn eonnwtlon wllh other Kldera waa aucceiatul In opening up A nldlnlbl part which hUI provej to contain many who lote Ih rut ha of heaven Hetiii lime already been baptlxed anil qliera are almoal at th water eOite tK A Bunday achool haa been organlxed which promleca to bu A complete auc ceaa and the iplrlt lhat prevail Among th lieople Intllea ua lo b I > ok forward lo a lime In Ih future when A branch of the Church will b I eetabllahcd Many and Varloua aro th obalaclea which Impedo Ihe work of dlaaemlnal Inc Iho truth but probably one ot the greiueat barricn In the path of Ua advancement ad-vancement IB Ihe pracllc of condemnIng condemn-Ing A mat without Inteailgatlng II H aeema lhat the pcoplo of today having iKiforo them the hlitory of the pot In v hlch la I recorded th aufferlnga and mart > rdome of Iho who dlacov ered new trulha would ahow A friendly dlilHvillInn lo any new Iheory or doctrine doc-trine until careful Inveallgallon had proteil unt falae but In I many Inn aloncie Ihla li I not the caae Th n N rmpnlon ha lenrnVil to love anA I coming 110k1 I conlenu nlnt jD8Oj w iACKBn jr I h WI Innylnnla ConCrn < Nw lnluoJ legh nr7cfb AIIfJ j To the Ddltori On Ihe lllh Init a more complete I or gunlxatlon of Ihla conference wna Ir Iel 1lde W I 1 or Ih Ent rn MI I mllon ho poluly un nUllr hi IInI1 nr nUn wllh Ih II 00 Ih ahov dI and al thl 1 10 nll Ih WI Inn aylvanla part of thla mlmlon aa the Ur h1 lulyom hn m < 01 11 ocnllun w In r d 10 yIOnoUaly ay n Ihl vy Importonl work A umetnl numh II ma r < old 10lh lrol IhI nl or I In urIlh1 Ihl rlhl 1 dOl Klder inhiiirfiavla a Itctod 10 r K o lr d fI wn ulnhnouI UIlnd J r V aeiected aa llral HI aru1 Ilnl Wo aIld lt nd Lroy C Cowl aa eon1 roun dor 10 Hrothi nI rlder Dull la I rom Ih e Mcold ward Logan city Utah JJUer Winter la I from the Bis leenth ward Bait I ike City and Kld > Cuwl1 1 from llarrlavllle Weber Co Ulnh Uurlnl Ih orllnlUon Ie mLy Iuhl IntruU w ere given 1 by ou mllon Idllt II lh I rlur I Iar hor waa bnoraly In future tvto out of the ny or Ihe conference will b Quired to tov1 continually lUch of theie Kldibe wi ha Qmpanlon whl mu beHeld II pllrd Thy r 10 vill h ollpl In h Held Kit Ihem 1 In atruclloua necenary and get well A qualntnl wllh lbo flclda Our conference la I In I an excellent con dlllon The Kldera am faithful and tru to their calling Tho people are fait becoming acquainted vllh thea facia The more they become educated In Ihe Iruo plan of Battalion Ihe more do Ihey reaped and admlro Ihe faith courage and ailfaarrlnclng iplrlt mad manlfeat b thrie Kldera Many bap IImi hav been reported alnce our Ian April ronfercnro In thla place I Many I are Inveitlgatlng carefully Tim Balnta are feeling well In the faith and are determined 1 to prea on In the glprloua work of aalvation Your brother In th Onpel JOHN II DAVIS Arnitig Frlantli 10 Salem Ht Worpeater I Maaa July 21 119 To Hi Udltoti The life ot a mlaalonary In A larga 1 New Kngtind ctly I a not one of ea and iwraoau comfort but the atm 000 Incldu nl rthelei m i plei nt III 10VlhI ll urly w tatcd to vlll friend In oOniro and ti > make n Malt to Norlhboro and Marlboro 00 ltl Xortaboro we met Mr 1 Charlei W FII Iwo of whoea letterii have been In the New Mr 1 Pelt haa prnlt Ina In Utah and hope to vim Ihrn In Ih lulur II Inl ud u la hi I wlo WI bon In Mverpuol I n la I now mtabllihed In the roal n lumber builneel near to Northboro railway atallon We then examined th Metropolitan Mlrplan walr ylm whlh Oppl oral Illem Including lloiton and which IHK I through the town and will COt 1500 1 Th atueilurt croieea the Aiwabel river In forlhboro on an ele I t pant atone bridge conatructed eapeclal ly for lh rondult and the grounda in I the vicinity are finely graded making I a pleojnt land ca > e Nearby wn notice no-tice the expensive aummer reild I nfl t1 nf Daniel W Won of the firm of Hmlth I Wmon the plitol manufae turera of HprlnKfleld The water la I taken from the Wanhua rlter a Clln lon model manufacturing town W have been urged to vlilt and litmr among the working people here I < poc lally Ihe Oermana At thla plan avery a-very high dam la I In pmcee of con alnicllon that will rlvol that of lh Croton water work of New York and form n baeli of great depth and many nl In nlnl The wal through A tunnel Into the town ot ller tin thence through I covered conduit through Norlhlraro to an open waterway i water-way In Houlhboro where there la I another an-other nne dam and iMtaln Mr Felt Invited ua lo hli farm known aa the Hlavetley farm deriving Ua nam from the birthplace ir hi wife I Here we had lunch In a plnegrme oier looking a pond of fifty a < rrea WoMlt I orr r cd a pumping ro adjoining b longing to a water ayntem u Inx Ihe > und water In Iump 1 r nn Irln th pond Into a clftern o a dlalant Mil foraupplylngtlr Weewiti houn and a Iw ohe hou Mr I Fell ehowetl u Borne collection mnetly of a literary nature whlth M alued very highly In the neighbor hond we > talkeil with Mine men how ho-w wklnc n n rn On 0 Ihm aald he had been to Utah while another eemed l to hae an averalen to ronver nation when Utah noa mentioned but the reaiMm for thla waa not dlecloaed We then railed on I reeiected cltlaen ot Northlxmi whoae Bon la I tho paator of I church In Halt Lake City and were Meaeantlr recehed Wo rallnl on aev ro of our ftlfnli In Marlborough and ejient eome time nt Mr Keif home wl Here no aw Mr I Pelf eldiit Hon whi had Jual relunietl from Texaa where he la I chief engineer ot 1100 mile k > f the Atrhlaon railroad ayatem Ho t prel dnt or Ih 1 11 C A In Oalvlon and a deacon In the Ireebyterlan hurh Mr rVlfa father on the con try la a Unitarian and feela a deep Inllln ou hu < hi Id a lk JOlph Mmlha In Ihla Ihol lod had a Church It would not h ipllt up Into factlona The antlelavery record of our Church In the prophecy of 1133 our pmiehlnK without hire1 t Ilnl dltn Il law and our Induatry In farming by Ir I Mention hate attracted hla attention aa feature new lo him And ho think they nro poln worthy ot notice We n the nlnl and mot nf the foil wing day wl lh our friend In Wlbor where w hal the privilege of pr > ent Ing our lew of the loepel In a few people W dlilrlbuted ome tract 11 here 1m lmo no ant f Inror1 thaI Ihey had called down Ih crltlcl m ot the pulpit UKin ui but I wem to mk ou rrn1 Ih1 muh wml W h bn laboine In Wle ron ro-n Ur 101 wllro w 11 nany rlendi notwllhitandlng the majority of prapla treat our meaaaca with a cold Indifference There ha been A young lady I from Utah attending achool here whoae vlilta we enjoyed very much Hhe aided ua greatly In allaying the prejudice hat exlata toward ua na n l > eople aa woman from Utah la I a grea curineuy re We had III pleaaura of r the acquaintance of Mlu Abble I ale nf thla city who laugh achool at Ih e llrlghain Young Academ of Irovo r or three year and who death ore rred May II Bh wa a friend to Ih le latterday Kalnla and a lover I of ruth Three weeka ago w were favored with a Milt from Ilrothe U I Foeter of Hprlngfltld lie Iu a mm or Ih Church 10 1111 y I rr 40 01 no 11 far of an KMf ou molln 01 Ihl oulon WAD our or Joy 10 him aa well aa la ouI Th N I a wlome vllo L I Iumn Iully 11 W main ou brethren AIITIIUH J WAOSTAFF E B aitnux I Nrira relerabakken No 4 Btavanger Nonray July U 199 To the IlJltar Everything here la I moving along In a ery quiet peaceful and harmonloui ay W hAve on oppollIn nu uUn bUI muoh Indltn lul 01 runl or my an many fr or pat1 IIkna I ha d olr thllh the Nw to lo IV friend at homo know how I am gelling 1011 1y halh n U hOI I hat never known A day of alckneae alnce the 4th of February 1199 when I letl Salt Lake City and I can walk fnd e1 aroln1 JUI a 1 now I could forty year ago When 1 arrived In Norway It waa but Within a few daya of thirtyfour I year Inc nl left Chritlanla I I which i when I lel It had ab ul UOOO Inhablloma Now there are about mOOO and almoit II the reit of the country ahowa A alml la Increae and yet probably a many hav emigrated to America In that lmo a there are In Norway today Children Chil-dren are very plentiful and th ladle predominate I Hiem however lhat crlmtj ha Increueed 1 much fnater In proportion than population Where at that lime there waa one capital crime I there ore today loo and morality ecm 10 h dontald n muh raal Ihe lallitli ahow JOOO chlldrei ouU aide marriage laal year There are at preaent nt > out forty mla 1nala h rrom hm ano Ihy are dll muh co amn I Ih Jpl bil orreatnera nfall klnda ofcrMKlawha Ira I-ra m that they are working for the Havtor and they oru uilng every chfnie lhat human Ingenuity tan aug rent to hinder Ilia work and to blind Iho Y an rkn Ih un diratandlng of Ihe i ople I lok a n Ir Ihy Ihlnk Ihoy r rvlnl d I nl on dy 10 Ih mO1 prmlnnl prh h nd hl Iw hour nvllo 11m I told him w h I am n1 whll I ho come to Nry ror and howd him where he Blo r i I Ir waa and how I o whn h ur rorwd llln hl 1 hd don In I nm I h n vry In hn f h 001 him and mlnly y rIlly r I a Iow vmol In 1 the branchea here but I aomelhlng dont happen to arouie the people in general w have not any proepett of any u Th ummtlln fa I peTially unfavorable I laexcur I alona and feaite 1 tho Urn Your brother In the loepel 1 ClllllKTOIlUiiJ KKMPC ClIST Klalc A rileed of the llnp1 1 The following InierrBttng letter 1 reara In I the Millennial I mar ot July ilth It I from A gentleman In Melbourne r Mel-bourne Auitralla The name I not Ivn inhav < taken th liberty ot writing you A few line hoping that I wll lead to frequent correapondinc between ua I have Been and rend many coplea ot your valuable paper 1 am not n Mormon Mor-mon but laIn BO near on that you wlny I hope thaI I am not far from klnlom I I now over thirty yeara alnc I waa flrat Introduced to the truth aa taught In the Millennial Btar but aa there appeara to me to bo no properly organlted work xolnc on In Auitralta I ha > e only to far allowed 1 myaelt to aup port and help the work la I e ry way I na an old Jourtuillit and aa imch ham li n utmol funXMl to from any particular i ihurrh but I f I I I port and drn 0 the IIlal Halnta nnd hop to do BO frequently I In I hVI I = 3 llarlon were In Melbourne they often called at my houi ana enjo > ed my hoipltallly The former atlll inrrea with m atnc h haa lieen re Itonda I from I r mlmlon I and returned to Halt lk elY h Joaeph e or fairly alrong her In Victoria hUI have na meetlnge near Melbourne I give them their Juit due when I any I t they an an excellent Ia or In oy ay Thy are mlilakii I kno > In many Ihlnti hUI ln Ih I luh I accept Ichan Young John Taylor Wllfonl Woodruff and lx > renxo Know aa the properly conatltuttd authorltle I to a nrlhln ul Ik or Ih ehuroh laIUh1 h 1 feel Hire ther la I A wide nth open an r y ro Ih hHI Wha I needed I om really good Bpeakera who ought to hate JMO 01 al loweil them to adertl > e hire halla and In other way atlr up the people I I know lhat there are A few true latterday Hnlnta In Melbourne but 1 cannot get track of them I you think I ran do anything lo help the work plenie I command my aenlcea Iater on I ahall aubacrlbe I to tho Htar and ae If I can g t olhera olIn do au1 ol-In Mi t Million Iteleaae and ApiwIntmentiCMer W A Uawnon of lh Mancheater conference con-ference haa been honorably ret lu relur hum on Ih Furnln whl < h I ul rrom Oto on AUCI II Ihl I I Owe ha > eon hunrhly rrm Irldlnc 0 Ih WII rrn 10 ulum 10 on AucU1 Id un Ih Iahl FunI lrm Ulaigow Klder William J Wale ha been ap pointed tn realde oer the Welah i n 10 u 0 1ld Wllllal U AmlrunK hat lanr1 rrm healer to laboi In the Leeda conference Klder Joeeph Mitchell of th Olaagoff conference haa tieen honorably releaaed 1 10 Iurn hm on Ih Imhlp Elh opla on July nth llrother Mitchell will have < hall of a amall company of Halnta from Holland who need A rnponalble Kngllahai > eaklng IMo With them or he would have remained until A later ilileMlUeuilal Ia July Ilth |
