| Show OUR correspondence EAST INDIES march 1 as DRCA i dear sir sin there has but little transpired in india worthy of note since my last to prest Gra grant nr our oar efforts for the past six months have been of but etue little benefit toward towards reclaiming the swarthy sons sonson bf th the elanges ganges the trie little interest has been an awaken awakened akentz cd amongst them from time toulme to time has hag been of short duration and in every case has given way may to a spirit of indifference and cameles carelessness mess VA V A perceivable change has come over the spirit of tills people within the last 12 months as regards their belief in the gospel I 1 have been for a long time satisfied that they are not B worthy orthy of so great a blessing the elder elders have for the last year been at liberty liber ilber to change their fields fields of labor return to zion alon or remain as circumstances and the spirit ot of the lord should dictate to them the circumstances which have hindered the progress ir progress ogress of the gospel in this land cannot fully be told thy they can only be understood by those who have bare had to pass paa throy them the people of india have become diore more settled in their convictions that the gospel of jesus christ Is not the teli tell religion for them and more confirmed and determined in their conclusions not to believe it and thus they seem to quietly test rest the spirit of the will probably sleep ony any on tuam until the fierce anger of atthe the almighty Is kindled against them and he ile chastises them for their disobedience when such a day shall have overtaken them then perli aps india will have her representatives in zion at present they are most thoroughly captivated by the god of this world niggardly selfishness Is most inseparably woven ve I 1 n in the fabres fibres of their very existence exIs tence tenee for self interest tb this Is people will do anything nameable for gain they will become slaves to god man or the devil apparently indifferent as to the nature of ube ibe service whether it be to pray blai blag blaspheme pheme or make a pretence predence pre tence of honesty or of deceit and I 1 must say that they are very proficient in tle tie th e litter latter without any exaggeration they area are a nation bf of thieves chieves and liars however ignorant they may be in other othe e r acquirement acquire ments sj in these they are thoroughly schooled and practise them from the ibe cradle cradie to the grave it we could hold out ant to them some worldly in inducement du cement or T advantage in coli nexion with the principles we teach they would flock around us by thousands filled with all the hypocritical pretensions that their deceptive nature could invent I 1 have seen teen them weep with apparent penitence and when I 1 convinced them that they could not be benefited in a pecuniary point of view their hypocrisy would at once become apparent and they would coolly turn away and look for their object of search in lit some other quarter I 1 feel feet tb that at my mission Is closed with this people for the present preparatory to my departure from Calcut calcutta tay I 1 sei set sent sert for elder eider skelton who haa baa been laboring at madras I 1 desired him to stop a short time with the few saints in that place as there are a few families there who are worthy to bewailed bocal becal ltd led saint rai ral tits they have administered to our wants wan tsin to every possible way wa and have live been the support of the tle elders in this land amongst them I 1 wish M ish to mention i J po P melk civil architect acci and C booth they are every way worthy of the prayers and confidence odthe of the saints and ate are very desirous of gathering out but are not able at present tho I 1 trust they wiil wll be in a few months some extracts from the life of joseph smithy smith together with with a summary of the first principles and doctrines of the the church are now DOW in course of printing and were nearly balt half done when I 1 left they have been in the hands bands of the tile printer for the last five month 1 6 but tut it takes them an a age le to move and w a whole hole bole eternity to do nothing they are esen tily lacking a bump ubach we call go ahead itilene s one ingredient eners ent ra largely into all their movement movements sy and constitutes the soul of the community at large some pretend to say it Is the fault of or the climate and some one thin thing thins and some at iother another but it can be sunlit up in a I 1 comprehensive manner as follows firstly they are blosl secondly they are slow siow thirdly they are slow I 1 trust hower bower however eri ery that the publication will be finished ere long tho I 1 must confess that I 1 have no faith la in the na natives rep reg removing eving oving it in fact the spirit has witnessed to me for the past year that they would not receive our testimony I 1 but having I 1 a I 1 a great anxiety to benefit them we have prosecuted our labors labora with much zeal and and energy aid and have sounded the glad slad tidings throy the length and bread breadth tel til of andl india until evy every avenue is clofed against cs us elder eider levi savage Is still in rangoon and Is now 6 w preparing to publish a treatise trea tise on the gopel in the burmese language lan lac guare guage in weste vestern rm Hind hindustan hindostan our prospects are twice dead br ir was to leave when I 1 last heard heird from him br dr skelton lett left seven even members in madras elder and und myself embarked cm barked barted oil onboard inboard board ho the american ship ship beverly bound for singapore and ancl olt cb na march 5 51 on our oar way to the vailey taller after a pleasant plea piea sint passage of 23 days we arrayed arnved arns cd at tills this place we expect to stop a few tew days I f must now clo cio sp payin p adint the lord to bless and prosper yon you in the name of J sus sis christ I 1 remain your yoi a aa clouate brother in he the opel gospel X V JONES |
