Show oJ t I I It At 7 e eS I I S 1 I I 1 I FIELDS THE fHE MISSION IN HOLLAN D 0 r rom Elder Eider A rr on thAI Su e l ln lrI n 1 for or ortho tho Lobo yr r Iho Ot 0 CI Ittu rom A AF Fl F June TUM 10 0 1110 1 I is sn an t ons so 0 and andU U fould Ilk to mow you O AlJe aik it 11 by 0 t UttI I could coull not find tim tibia to till you some IOme or o our doln doIngs noe Zion VerY V tY likely I on onit It III Ia two yenTa rear and ten tan month montha to today today day noe w WI bid you ou at al Lu ho can lg 13 18 and It was year arid and nino month on the th mat Int we planted plantel tout foot on holland vH 1 I e ethey thc they Call It oil here hore tI Hugh ICh I rould not tn In t tbt tact but buton butOn on It II Ii h ii 1 r c th to 10 18 r 1111 In III th Ih II of oC thi It tl L nt wilh vU tt th u I I t I Iut JIt ut bf I i rib 1 hal hi L S Sita It wul ita dJ in fl I I ti aiM ain mor neon C ac h tJ ti Ui th n j i 1 II wt v 1 i cn n BUt to te tb t uth I 1 have been bean but ut his hd hisor or v Ji I I to 10 and 1101 anel and t I t v Imag 11 r th n the th t r thi th olean o It was tar td h rain ram am Clown In ti torrents torrent I 1 am ure ur U if I I f te so 80 t Ihl p turn over and anti all down WI W I h baa 11 ve had hut bu I Pr ry lit need of t a fillot to k keep p u ua j i th chan rhan net nel uon that I br rr to 10 know wiit fl like st core aurl I ut th t r rc I In c n ml jat I had the f II r 1 pt ining the real Ther I Ir r t tell m ma I t te la like ilkI now I cub arh ti sat nt 1111 The ocean n with all il that thai is II nd lilieS eald of her on th lb or t I all her wO and WIl tei Id n flo n I und underneath ha has loft hr I hann tr I P rr Ji Ti be domIciled II ir th Ih Ir f highest In th t r the land lana of oC Zion tri thou Sard It t above and ten awin Cm fi m oven even the t a rea cea w ul t bi t a relief 11 1 iy amU and on an Inward I kli Ii I rC nt fit tJ I Volt o lh conci g 1 of or er g ti J t I wi w wier Ire tri er ru h I u as rt rl II HI c j t II h urine I n who to tot toC C t r nII r was 1 e a i 1 or gi 1 4 b by a 1 1 fi rr 1 ut Ut RI nr 11 r I Taking Sn in t h I Wr of oC cur i 1 Y n t th ut of U 11 I rr lout tut on ir i ri a b I Vr who ho Jq jut ut r It t jower Iwer nel 1 f fa fags t gs lj I bUiC it I blu bla k dun IllIn dung IllIng g t 1 tutU hilt n uj g lit t WaS true t 1 fre freI 1St I I J t tv to ibar r ji I II let out Jut outI 1 I oU to t gid t l 1 ij el u 11 df il I 1 P i AIt por i s ih f jl pJ d tC lC r If C t 1 iT or i 1 ii 1 I i og ur ny rut fast IL 11 hung hunte j 4 II I pair t if t or 1111 t nay r 1 UI P ii ru k I iI IEe o 0 ot y t j 3 1111 latr IIII I ut fly eter h b L o ay 1 I 01 II I st e 1 It mUll mun J 1 tha Ihl up r t j 1 i and L I C Lug AbUt u ILI h ut of I ti 1 Wi sc t That t I rL hi il tI j Ir L rc 1 s LI I M II I f trill lit war ti ar b by w too L IJ I 6 l I SR at t from 1104 of oC tear drop lumi II ig E Illio weeping pin and Incon Incont t L I sit rma nn aU ali smuts anI WC e lI awa In eath t I nr II i dit cIa eua for aU all In t tn I ru the re reI I I t t his sot act nor Dot OIL be beU bel U l t oAl l I te whether or not net It ended rel rella la t i Tu r u I JolT 7 nd how bow I u a 1 II t to lend a quieting Cr t r i II influence to I those ho grief ct i j s S a Ibo for Cor as w we r grew r Ii she Iho poor l 1 r energy r i IfIl 1 f I I J I t nA I r q tM a lint I I I e ot Of some litO Ii I J L I 1 to bli timely nail rl h ti 1 tilt the rupture all H Ute the Ilk dIka if t 11 1 hal had broken a and tia 1 sd ed the he of i ithe I 1 the faTherland 0 pro tin anus ma r eigo grew no setter ill illI I d I o II Fred 1114 In lI securing c Ii to 0 the for tor the boa LinI 1 n II fluter edge if It sr ot b by one only 1 Oie 1 s to 1 bt be ii h ha iiI I a ark instead of f whet th Ib 11 gly tn 1 a riding Imp rI tool II He had e lIlly aed thure realizing we 1 hai CaI eIng Ih wt t 1 I h toril and nd h hi the ir r i U t man Within a I rIng Nature i i with i 1 r 1 IT Ii lii one oncI IT I ii nd 1 1 io I L It It al r 11 r I i tor fo wP WI round found ODe ons and f J I 10 at that where w We n fl nJ J 4 V ri 11 I e the I nin il to ti our r I Li If not r I it t o ul uld have bun bean r f 1111 Uti Ina tv i think i i I I I i I 1 an any of oC the latter IJO ao long its I lit nr over oer head hed was ho 10 ly lii In But after getting thoroughly located In Iii our Hur apartments ud rested out II a IIII II II h We forgot the put and Ind be gilO Cun the future and ac pr pared red our and nd par t 0 of a Jolly good 04 supper In the ur or all Ih the while bile we iad been doln doing our and Ad dining J I hid had made use UM of the first good lood opportunity ti ad hOW well ell I w was yet able ble to parler and anel Indeed I 1 11 warn not lung In fa finding nut I thought I was doing lile be however and was Wal all puffed up In the pride of my hurt heart at m my those freaky little nt mel mIs girls girl began 10 smile a broad smile and to show bow evidences of being In a avery Ir very condition of mind try trying In ing to 10 In iii what hat language I was I really trying to herman German Irish OC O Dutch quit evident evidently nt I ly Mr their bewildered heads bd neither did the lX explanations I Imade Imade made tO tf them ibm on the Ule subject u But I wint Oft on talkIng and they went nt on said and tile the wy way thy they In slated ca It up you OU would Ima that tIIt very nry much to b la Ii ot of the UI confounding of the as R a tha of oC BAbel bad II b d You never wit a Cold shivers and aDd hot thili of oC me whenever I of OC It even ven now hOW Mid And thus thu did didI I In Ik myself and party to the much yet t forbearing rood good goodkind kind sincere reverential end Ind exceptionally hi bl We In a few CW d days making makIn the acquaIntance of the president ent and lid re r with tilt the yet et and faithful old Saints ot of m my former In lOZ when my wIfe lineS and J I brother and sister Thatcher re remaining In Rotterdam were appointed to labor In under Elder Eider It ft N who was wa then very vry successful successfully u Cul ly Iy operations In that tbt confer conference nce ence n Here t w we a month In the ha hippy P Pa a of both and Saints brushing tip on the language pre I to getting down don to I I tIC work the II i At the u of one months i jurn Ji In Amsterdam wt WI had the Il Ii of makin tb the further acquaInt 1 I ot of tw ot of the church stalwart sery ry able rt representatives In the I I 11 ut if Rulon 8 pili and It W tV of oC Ih the European Brother Edwin F Parry ut just such tUch men ma second coun to President we met In on OUt our wa Way over and who t at t to es while w we visited 1 I th II him it at 41 4 we shall 11 never en enI I irly forget u thy they through Il 11 mote to BritaIn from an ex n 11 tout tour the continental Juring their stay t we held II very VIry flee nae I I I we Were VIi counsel and instructed I very n t a as our is r Uv dutIes In th the leaving Amsterdam and nd In InI I adjustments for tor the future they m mo to preside over the mil mis milI I In I prepared prepare l for a eur j 1 ot this of oC course up my InY rn that I would enjoy a aI II I lian an uninterrupted swoop among the during this mission anti and hd had tell laying plans plan and nd build In ll castles to that end but alast title this LI I n the whole and All that I had bAd contemplated in inI I L loire recollection t I al accepted Ut the 1 h with much fear sad and accordingly com them Brother Well and Mo with Ith m in WIt back to lo we established our perm perma 11 III II headquarters ad whore we have hav ht our main I I I II I Ii the enemy I the litter part of I 4 s the ria named presidency borne ant and antI I I 4 i to 0 return I l hH Platte Platt D Iman on of your yourI i I James Jamee L LM I M 01 Morrin and lIe W IV i d I to Ute the TheY art tIl Ti n fur whom w We all n have the highest i I t and Ht and th there I no noI I Ii I it but what thare they are the Ibe tight one ones I the hI right place the time ot of our arrival In Sep ep 1897 up III to tb the nt there II an n average force Coree or of from U II three tUH of oC which num I 1 am pi to tate stale were mg In the be field and U ft a whole eve every thing we feel that hove Ite abundantly blessed In aU all hil Wf We have be undertaken to further the f klI In 1111 country I if f UrN our Did And sisters have han all along of at a body of VI very a nit work who I 10 especially u ii well as d de to lilt get at the hearts heart of oC the thet t I pit ile being at Ute the saute me I an any and anI every err legitimate and ana anaI I V 1 to accomplish title thle I I e that they ther ml might ht the better tHI be beLu Lu III secure eu an d hearing I explaining t principles of oC Uh U Ut t an aM their truthful n und the 11 as you ou will DOUet p 1 vs quite tb the I 01 I doings lit IT 7 up to June 1 l a period of at two i I ii a r N nd nine fine t our membership 1 I UI an 51 increase of oC IO At ii and each euh yer dr as w we become Ak more man able to n II und and faithfully defend that I i ft we know to obe be the truth and aud lI knoW toot tOO It If o obeyed can canI I ivill save av sad aDd It our numbers ily multiply aNd I Pr ser grows iH lIt lItI In I n lD 13 baptisms w were mad In 1 and Ia m I a f and 1114 healthy In InI I I I for each uch succeeding II 11 C Whit this the doll doe of lIf IM h oW wIll yield I yet et to be seen n Our aim alln I ver Ir o tar work t I tie be to lo make mak It one oner en r h r 1 the OccaSion and peer to an any r IL flit last lut two we ha have In like new i I 1 UP for all our main th hit mission I 1 e 1 for tor such uch sucher er r at t leut that wets wen not at 1 L ot of our too hi have erwin the o for the tbt insurance ot of t ond ale p jut that much muth I more complete The Wf we hu have 1 put forth Corth In thIs MV have U very tory for tor our friends do not itt 11 tI to toI shari I titan wW In Inc so 10 11 Y 7 yet t gradually and start to probing and be before tore fore realise 11 themselves whar g i I ing on mt 11 1 frd told of the 1 th Ill judging fl loin Ih tire W way y the throng thron together on the dl day 1 con consider our oar meetings their lOur source ot of rail and only der ble place lac of recreation Our worked branch art are all allin n nIn In a healthy flourishing Ir lion ion In Rotterdam hid Anter dam we have two In each o opened ned uP they have hate gIven Riven it OI results that we would lib to open up still another it IC w we but h hid IW material to IMm all L There is no question bIt bat whit what we wa have an n excellent Sold hN her lei hi th the flub mand erland the crop I Is a heaY on one and nd stand tand ripe ril for tor the Ole harvest but bat very sorry lOrry to say laY the laborers sea ano both oth In strength sad In numbers to gather It tn In It SKInS really too ba bad of cou course but It bl be helped d iid w we must n needs be con contented tented As our membership developed in num lIum b bars and nd kinds kInd by b th the natural Inc Increase of oC bUlI a and iu the necessity of oC branching out and improving It If Ia such directions direction a as the of oC to re required soon oon became very W We begin began by changing th the system of oC GO eon trolling our finances and Ind bI be tore Core the close of oC 58 to get t tie or of our work In splendid sunning running order Nut Next thing demanding our attention was 1 tb the matter of records the old on ones being tory tor and incomplete no one to however than myself u as I had them made mide when hr her before U well 1111 a U full running over In tact and were here hates fore unserviceable so o tr far u si additional business wu was concerned l th It 5 we made an entirely new style record arranged especially to cover tb eed of this lipid field ad by the end of dr the year rear we had haeS them one for tor each and Ind one for tor the general enral mission million o m and nd all U the current nam names of the entire million transcribed into Inlo them It w was a big undertakIng but buton butone on one giving much satisfaction now that It Is II completed In this Ibl lime ame rear yer 99 we completed ed the compIlatIon of oC our new hymn hymnbook book The Th work contaIns pi piNt pieces set Nt to music Nearly U 75 per percent cent of the pieces being 8 those thoa mOAt appropriate for our UN use translated the remainIng numbers selections from various other works The book as 11 a whole seems m to be ec cx what w we have hae lon long been In need of and will no doubt furnish the Saints SaInt and Elden wIth song lOng for some number of years to cowS come 1 forward you a copy b by this mall flail undu separate cover To make sure that we would be busy and have hae to do at mean times even while We reeled wi set Bet Betto setto to work translating and nd working U ti our assortment of oC tracts tract and nd un now WI we have a tock stock ox 1 hand to supply And plenty plent ot of room to work ork fully ull as 11 man many again aln mn men as A Awe we have havo at th the present time Financially we are at well afloat and a good ute breeze In till the shahs of oC fr will contributions contribution lII fill the thu sails Mile as nut craft cratt gallantly plows plow her way through an boisterous and perret perpetual ual Pea et of daily dlly And far eves ex cx ponies penell W We have juet been passing through a squall ti tie true but the horison showing evidences of t a calm we ill 11 keep cool and nd be hopeful This brings us now a out about up to date and when looking back over oer the two years and ten months month that have put past carefully enumerating aM honestly QC ac tb the VaStness of oC GodlI I goodness toward U us I often die and nd my m heart hart grows faint at my Iny Woeful unworthiness nil as a ent of th these manifold s We Weh h have never been forsaken Whenever chenever we had bad need to seek Hek we always alway found it IC we knocked It was WaR opened to us and when asking it IC In righteousness nee no M matter flatter when or where the Lord dl did invariably heed with all at ever tvr Inclining ear at We h have Mil had our and re versee of oC course but not many and what we have hid had we have tried to br bear patiently and without Now I must clues Hoping this may you wen welt and In the enjoyment ot of every good blessing I remain Your affectionate son IOn |