Show 11 f Is lii lil iii i i ia fr the millennial star ai j V f f r condition and asa prospects prospect s of the in the ta 1 i british isles i at 7 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 dear brother drother laying waving bee besil n privileged with n opportunity of visiting most of ott the conferences in tee the th e british isles and belleff trig blat that a grief griet briet brief account of tr condition and of thes these lands would be interesting to 0 ym nu I 1 have taken the th addressing you a few lines upon this subject 1 I 1 have within the last two years made beveral several visits to wales during this tim time e I 1 bacq have hava witnessed a gradual increase of good leod works on the paa pam par of the saints the elders eiders attention has been dl directed r e ted more lnore particularly to teaching the saints haims ine arite practical t i cal cai part of their religion faith in god ovedie obedie nce I 1 ce to counsel and uprightness uart of conduct before people in consequence of perhaps the work has had not pread spread as much nor mare pare have hare as many been baptized in the same length of time as at some former periods but I 1 perceive pe receive it has produced priidu ceda ranch healthier state of feeling among the saints than existed becore apa an those thase kheen peen added durin the abe tible have a betten better understanding they have hate to ena endure ure and the blessing blessing which will iiii tollo follow a continuance of of well weli doltar last season some tome ome too loo or their sir services vicer to go forth forth among their without purse or scrip TO fo preach the goe goffe gos got pe there has ilso tso diso iso been brn au an unusual unusual quantity et of valuable tr tp circulation j from which there has been already much good fruit i 1 f and mord more more Is r reasonably aas 0 n ably expected they are goide som what embarrassed or keil beli behind Ind in irr their financial affairs through h neglecting to meet neit promptly their liabilities when money ivre lure y was plentiful and times were easy and allowing them to in increase crease until the sudden change in I 1 commercial affairs has rendered it quite dilli difficult cult to extricate themselves at present from their indebtedness but through the increase of unton union union among the saints for several months past and a concert of action to bit the art of the priesthood ibave ap pp no doubt that they will soon be relieved from their present embarrassments embarrass ments and I 1 am happy to say eay that theres a bright prospect of the second advent of efler eider D jones to his bis native productive prodA ive ivo ji of as 11 much ll good food as his farsi first in bearing the gospel eathem fA them while visiting ballast belfast and Dublin lin ireland I 1 found the progress of the work w ork slow siow particularly in dublin it seems as though beats or the city wera willing I 1 to make sacrifice bce bee ot of I 1 character character frien trien friends gana gani and money to hin bin dei dep der the spread of the gospels gospel 1 buti euti wi found there some very faithful saints who were testifying boldly toi ot the gifts of the spirit jot god and I 1 amb lippy to say bay ay that I 1 witnessed the wise and judicious plans adopted by elder J ferguson although his stay bd had been been short among that people he seemed to naly Maly heir w a anta ants i nuy nuj and the measures necess necessary arito to supply thern the prospects in belfast are much 6 better there Is not that determined opposition to tha the thaw work oril orli t that hat there la Is in duin duan or many othet other parts parti ft 01 neland reland there are re apparently many to piear plear the gospel as preached ayour eder eden sl and they observe am good orar order in our inget lg the magistrates and uther other at authorities horl hori ties 1 show a desire siret to dive give our people legal protection tn elders I 1 have been sent i lo 10 other parts ot of treland ireland from which there am are good reports several having been ren baptized and the prospects are poo for many more forr fagg son in iri an this ml elision slona ision I 1 am happy lo 10 sy say thai that tha from ahe the great zeal I 1 and perseverance perce arance erance of elder Bider tee the wisdom and ana experience perl peri ence enoe of elder eider mcalpi sur together with the other experienced perien ced elders eldens laboring with mith tiem ln wa may with confidence loot for arich a nich rich harvest the present season whilst tn in Sc scotland I 1 visited three e ot of the conferences all of which I 1 found la in good con cou well weil ell ed with a manifest disposition on the IKe tl parn pann martof part of the priesthood to extend the work to the utmost vt their ability and a spirit of uve vve and union la Is now enjoyed by them them in my examination of tte the affairs ot of the mission misson I 1 hear that thero there have toot hoot been many in any frnell fiems i the taie lat last la t season season tn anthe the havre harre and paris parts conference this Is said to id be in of war and sadden revolutions in the commercial corm coro merrial affairs 1 l that co milty i 1 the channel I 1 blands conference has hs been more prosper us cany nany having been baptized the thi bogk book debt has been nanch lanch reduced thanh alithe the he liberal donations dona tons fons of those who haye have emigrated this and the last year this mission has been attended with expense as there are but tew few saine in the havre and conferences and they ar poor their thelt from the channel islands conference being quite quitt remote ra canne caune uses to visit them the translation of the voice of warning of which many copies coplea are yet unsold nasom tie the the translation of the book boole of doctrine and covenants and elder orson pratts pre til tsi existence stence of spirit has created quite ix debt aga ata against trist irist the mission butlo bucio the credit of elder lamoreaux I 1 wIlI eay tay his liberal oona dona from flira his hla own means has maredic ed thee amount ard and I 1 am happy tobay to say ray further that his skill and ax d energy hav have e been productive of much mik good to the saints who have emigrated thelast the pat id bd present season from his yet therb there are nany soa good goa saints iett left from whom we nt miar expect kager up t wise arid and judicious management of elder eiden dunbar a good worx work the jn recard regard to the C where I 1 have spent mosi of my time the last two rear year I 1 bv baff witnessed a great increase of falth faith and goad foad works by ep the saints during that tl tiie llie je although hey they bey hare have omm mon on with the poy por in tit this country bv by the beaty heavy belah weight of poverty and desta destitution aution by the unsettled condi condl condilia condition tIA of the comin comia erdal aaris altaris of the country yet they respond with promptness to the call of the to labor in ia ibe iho ae vineyard and for meads means to toi roll roil en eathia enthis thib this mighty work of the lord and what I 1 say on that suli sali jeci in relation to the english engish saints I 1 say sayla I 1 a behalf of all ati that I 1 have previously mentioned and I 1 wui further say that the instructions which you have lave aven the saints imm trop aime time 0 0 o the star especially tape for ifor the to watch over the financial interests pt the church churcher Chur chor for the distribution tion of interesting and ang useful at of sunday tali liln n all ill ihie the branches for tte of the and old oid have bave hav hat a been promptly attended to much lesa less loss has hat been teen suta buta detained laed by the tho tb tbt the last year oear tem from negligence pt of conference and branch book agents larger amounts than usual haye have been liken contributed to liquidate it q uldage the book boot debt thlire there has been 4 quite tb ih an extension otilie ot the circulation lation of the last tl season reason eason IQ eany many instances instance in a a aty caty os OX town has had bad the he ow ot of fh lne the petral peru al qt them and vanly many date ther conviction of the truth of 0 the latter da dav dar bork work of tf the lord jo 0 o the use ue of our cur tracts sunday echolls have beell been established in most if noi nol not ati all the branches and a veny very good attention Is paid thea them themly W young i and old vid and quite a satisfactory proficiency hab hag beep been made thus far A strong desire is on ou like ilke be bajt paxton of parents s aal ani do guardians to benefit themselves and cly cli chut chul oreil drell Tren by this ibis institution I 1 ill in regard to the general extension of the work I 1 in all the places I 1 have mentioned the universal request from rasters pastors and presidents tsy iss give us more mere traveling elder eider that ye we may herd berd the flock and gather gator the scattered tp the scarcity of this class of laborers Is attrib attributable U table mostly mos MOB aly to many being caled to the presidency of conferences oon con e ren ces and the practice universally adopts adopted by persons who have sons of suitable age to send them to the valley vailey as pioneers or means to fo emigrate the balance 0 of f ahe fhe e family there arik ars in all the missions in waith I 1 hat bat traveled trawl thousands who have not dot herd heard the gospel gopel ay iy by those whom god has hag ha authorized antl anil nd to t neither have they had a chance so to do own city or town I 1 i i oP rvin roio he tha of the past yeary i ear by the thet wank work iuta int places where it li had d not been beard and so 0 many readily embracing it we may infer inter uta uza that at tn mapy ap y would be made to rejoice in its truths 11 li tl they bould uld be instructed in them the opposition which the Eldir have hate to meet with trond from the clergy ang and and those who wh hank hink their rattan dang danger er by the promulgation of the gospel gopel I 1 think Is much the same as it has been for some time p past as t many leek seek feek dis culion of the eiders elders that they may dispute about abndt typographical errors and ungrammatical speeches and explain the mysteries of to their dark and benighted understanding this the elders generally decline doing believing as they doi dop do at that every priest and othet other person who has had bad an dionest desire to learn the work work of 1 the lord thrash through ills nig prophets joseph smith idith and Brigi brigham iam lam young has bad had bad of their divine comMis and the power of the he i holy priesthood by their ordaining and bending sending out elders through which the pow power er of god Is manifest in the healing of the sick causing ln 1 g the blind to see the lame to walk valk the deat deaf to hear the meek meet and humble lumble to rejoice olce alre while the dis dit dispersed persed are being gathered the lords honse house established in the tops 0 of f the mountains mountain peace and inq ind brotherly lave uniting the ml mixed x ed multitudes which are being gathered from among I 1 all nation kindreds tongues and people pesie all corresponding precisely pre cisell with the of the ancient prophets prop bets of or thauly transpire lu tit this our day inasmuch as t these h ese facts are attainable and no doubt ate are in the posses of opponents opponent the bidets think them selvas in declining discussion on such trifling subjects as a are selected by thema them and maintain the afifi dini dignity I 1 ty odthe of thai that lofy loty priesthood by tean ning ting rather than being taught by those rot not hating having authority the opposition from editors as a general genral thing Is rather jess jese than formerly their denunciations of the saints 9 as al dupes fanatics traitors dec deceivers eivers elvers and fools ara a little moie more more sparingly delt deit dealt out by some th than an formerly confining ther exhibit exhibitions iong lons of inward teeing feeling to tb the publication of etters ett written bv by judalet and apostates apos Utes who have chave gathered gathered ga tiered with us to practise the of their wicked fearls hear and falling tailing to d so 0 have written t their relations and kindred spirits a multitude multitude of falsehoods to apoi spot apologize 0 gize gaze for their disappointment aixa aria an their necessity nece salty for leaving permit me to ask bould not this class of people form quite a respectable church in this country where inhere religious liberty js Is so popular 9 surely surety I 1 hink thinly they could by the help belp of the philanthropic editors and sympathetic clergy 1 together with the assistance af of the author uncle toms represent their horrid suffering yes tes I 1 think the confederacy could with propriety receive tham as their toleration toly alion dropla aray arai so 0 o abroad the crime of whoredom ho redow which chic 11 li P dished punished with death by the law of god may here be atoned for by paying a A few shil llna to go government vernne nh to legalize tid the act act the thi they y can dispense with t 4 egts of the holy spirit by watch An ananias artias attlas and sip aap ahira bertild be deleet detect edio edlo their wickedness the sick healed tit the mind bee see and ow fhe success or destruction of armies be foretold if it their thus far to dispense di pense with the of the gospel and mitigate punishment in ina lna important cawes cafes then I 1 am sure they would not ateo b lusiconi luri coni as to refuse to receive them into their fraternity 4 and furt further farther hir bir these have only stood up IB tile tike conge congregation catlon gation and called god to witness the knowledge nelias given them that joseph smith wa was a prophet pophet of god an and testified in iii many a congregation that they have been healed by the power of god through the th laying on cin of hande hanky and of oil and harwit hae had wit bessol many others cured ed in tb the osame ofay TM thle and telling a few falsehoods young a and ad patters faett in jil utah tao not probably deprive them of the neall odthe of the liberal ril rii salvation ration EO so masy many many are 11 living vinz ving 1 1 i rot pirate pardon parden me for this diirr dipri sion bion kion rion slon from mv my subject rny tny amstrong daire tor for hie the bucce g of every ver person erson in obtain obtaining iM the desires of Ms als 1 heart that he may speedily I 1 edly edit arrive at I 1 I 1 of 0 his bis ills fils ambition in regard to the feelings of the tie saints on the of I 1 might mg htay VaY gay much bat t th ih nent TiBt tint aepli cattoir you hava to assist them theme la Is I 1 Il apprehend la a I 1 true irmo into to thes hearth ta this al subject the broding of the fx trails apken of by our savior the lam iam ne pestilence earthquake wars of war wa and perplexity ct of nit Dit nation ions being now by hema sera these 1 with extreme erang ering by poverty and ad tole ther tiler with frequent inter tetter from irom their friends IB in utah stating the lie peace aar aad plenty which aie nie are there enjo enjoyer en loyel joyel yot yoi and their of ar 0 o of the ancient indent as well as th modern prophets to come comp out of i all combine to mrk mal armost almost to it a longer stay hlay in this country 1 it lip liy Is indeed heartrending hearn heart rending tp to tee ther their ff ri 4 om 0 1 hunger bunger lunger iunger and nakedness pak nak edness children prying crying f r 6 1 1 1 ts iv 34 1 being without for days these entreat el b in nisi viro vivo wan 13 land jand children baying saying we imwalle vm walk wallE over oyer jl chetana e an part rt ot of the journey and bind ourselves w our deliverers evere ra p a a t 3 i servants during our jive esit 1 ake N us 1 oZion I lon ion this lo 10 shorty shor I 1 Is the be true condition 0 mary many verg 01 ol of the servants in this country could the h utah and those f |