Show thirteenth GENERAL EPISTLE OF oattie TH E presidency enoy ENCY 0 OF F THE CHURCH OF JESU christ CHRISTOP OF LAT LATTER relt reit tay DAY SAINTS 10 THE IN THE valleys VALLEY 41 OF THE TIIE agouti AND THOSE SCATTERED ABROAD THE GREETING beloved belted BRETHREN I 1 I 1 Und under eithe elthe the blessings afan of an overruling providence whose tender mercies ay are arb over all if I 1 is is works woots w wa e are again perril jerril serril bitted to write write into unto you ou concerning matters and things pert pertaining aiming to the kingdom olour of our god gort we have haie abundant reason for gratitude and thank thanksgiving unto our father in in heaven who hath bath shielded us fr from ni the power of the adversary tile the stratagems and arid wicked devices oeun of ungodly men for a time the saints have been left to pursue the even tenor of their way without molestation or from ta broad while peace and tranquili tranquilly y have reigned supreme in all the valleys of the mountains in la kiy last we visited 9 in company with a fewox few of our brethren the southern settlements settlement counseling and instructing ting the people among whom ne we are happy in bell biving ing that a general spirit of contentment and desire to do right extensively prevail and although we found them wih wilh their crops almost entirely destroyed by ilie the ravages of grasshoppers 2 rendering their beir hard hara exertions and the labors of hands fruitless fruit les still we heard heird not a murmur no repining nor complaining hut but rather a niru bivin and determined reliance upon the lord of hosts and their continued exertions for sustenance although the crops were so generally cut olt off as lat late a ns from the to the loth and otsune of june and though the small remainder afterwards suffered much from orom the drouth stil still the late crops of corn and vp vegetables et ables and same some iata lata sown wheat have matured jn in sufficient quantity it is believed to supply the wants of the community until another harvest there will bo however wever probably be bo a rs carcity of wheat all kinds of fruit trees have borne borde abundantly although they also suffered through the ravages of grasshoppers gra shoppers ers and the effects odthe of the drouth brethren the lord has touched us lightly be advised by this gentle chastening cha give hed hoed unto the whisper inis inra of the spirit and tempt not the lord to bring upon us a heavier rod of discipline that we may more fully escape those judgments of high heavens king which are v now div abroad upon the earth and being poured out upon tile the children of men when plenty shall again crown your lour ou efforts let heave li eavens Is bountiful blessings be sufficiently appreciated 1 u ily ill ti c causo causa ap se you to exercise the proper economy for fur their care and preservation the indians in our settlements have been generally friendly and though indications of hostilities will occasionally sio nally arlsey arise still we hive the satisfaction of bel believing levik levil n I 1 hat that a good lood impression has been made upon them a and that the time is not far distant when we may more surely rely upon their thein peaceful disposition towards the ilia whites white the more we witness the workings of the peaceful fil policy which we have practised practiced and end endeavored to have our brethren practise towards them the more we are convinced or dofita its being the proper one and best calculated to promote their interest and falva salva Fal sal tiou as well as ours besides being the cheapest it is far odi easier easler easier and exercises a better influence lo 10 feed and clothe than to 9 bo be merciful therefore eq and patient with witia the poor degraded and ignorant children of the mount mountains airn airm and tile the plains plans they are the seed of abraham unto whom pertain the promises seek to enlighten and bring them back hack unto a knowledge of the lord god of their fathers remember that lie lle heig heis is their god to day as well weil w ell eli as anciently sni and that lie he witnesses nith with with equal interest the movements of the children of israel as when ft hen lie gave them Instruct instructions ious lous from kinais consecrated mount the temple tempie tempie of solomon or Calva rays blood stained soil ve tl e time of restitution approaches be up and doina therefore while win e the day lasts while there is an opportunity of rendering them assistance and doing them theta ser set ervice that oti ou may hear the approving words lnig inas inis ims much as ye have done it unto unta ohe one firof of the tile least of these my brethren ame ale a have eme done it unto me ir while great exertions have been made and andt rrb are mak mike a in ing g towards converting the heathen in distant nations and upon upon the islands of the sea we a have hii hit e in our very mi midst a people just is as worthy and slid intelligent just as capable and every ay ayas an much entitled to receive the gospel then let the words ef of life rund rind salvation be extended unto them otlien let the messengers of peace go and them in the arts of civilized life teach them to plant and sow saw reap and aad mow raise stock build houses make farms and forsake their evil and pernicious pr practices their wanderings and ill paid predatory or hunnic hunting g influence them tivilia TI a liv lis isi ing w without th oyt cit ltd depending a n di g upon hunting for that 1 i n iio lim les leg 1 sih I 1 thenna therna a very ire ile precarious arid and mcafity scanty give glie them your faith falth ith a and n d pra prayers jets as a well as ns w works or ka in lait 1041 into their icinda the spirit spirit of pence peace and eternal truth that the visions thereof may be opened to a know knowledg knowledge led a of the lord their god and of jesus christ whom he ie hath sent bent at the same time brethren preserve yourselves from their treachery and savage fury from their loathsome and degrading ep rading vices and seek seok to elevate them in the scale of being lecog to your own level leyel but never nevet condescend lo 10 their thel rs as is is too often practiced hy by the wh tes tea them theta that you ou are their superiors by your more noble arld and virtuous acts and bearing hearing and that you ou are not with them ay f r selfish seliah or unholy purposes purposes it ia is a pleasing sight to see so many of the child children refi reft of the in in the families of the saints where they have the bame bime opportunities and privileges as the white children and we e trust that great good will result unto the rising geni ceng generation generali ration oR through I 1 this sot source irce I 1 on the second day ot of the and jhc sh bhones met in this city and made a treaty otreace of ot peace which it Is hoped vill win be permanent and prove of 91 lastine benefit to all parties concerned including the whites near kear the elk mountains and on the left bank of grand river rive tha tn indans indians kled killed three men and some twenty head ot of cattle and and drove the settlers away they came to manit mantl manti and will probably not return this rall jail tally notwithstanding they left nearly everything every thing thins belonging to them in the possession or of the indians with this exception the there rebas bal bas been no actual outbreak during the season although there have been beta a few lew hostile demonstrations and threatening threaten Ings whose cause is at present unknown we trust truit that all matters maat will soon be satisfactorily explained and amicable relations restored that the settlers may be able to ie return to their location locati oll the ensuing spring the endowment house in this city was dedicated on the ath of may stay lasty last and received the name ot of the cil gil louse house of the lord sanc since then Men endowments endowments have hare been re guldriz given and are still continued principally under the direction of prest heber C kimball the charch church historian house bouse and office has been been er erected vig vic and Is now abarge amount or of stone has been laid in the he temple foundation which has been finished ready for tor the basement story but owing to want of stone seone the work work since the of august bas has been and etall still la Is suspended the teams engaged la ink hauling stoneham stone had to be turned away to range in consequence 1 e ot f the feeds failing falling la in the vicinity ot of the quarry and city W e hope to obviate the occurrence ot of a similar apen upen 1 slon in futures 17 by 1 availing ourselves ot of the big cottonwood canal which it la IS expected will be ready for operations by the of 0 may neaty next and upon which we design bringing the granite stone for the further trec erection tion ot of ulia ilia temple A foundry has been put in operation and has furnished very superior articles mostly for sor machinery and mechanical 61 purposes its operations have been much facilitated by the use ot of stone coal large laree large and valuable beds of alch which of excellent quality were discovered in the early part ot of the reason season in san pete valley near fort ephraim Ephr alm and a considerable quantity has been brought to this city but hut it Is located at too grea 1 a d stance to become available at this point for general consumption throy the facilities afforded at tile machine shop cutlery a ot f a good quality has been manufactured also locks and many maily mally other arti artl articles clel cleo ar fr g general use idu much ch more cloth than li heretofore Is being made fiade in the carleus settlements also le ieather leather athert hat hats cordage brushes arusher soap paper comb combs crockery croc kerys iron and various other useful and self sustaining artic artir articles leb iea are being organized froin the native elements in flattering abundance many good have been erected during the season among am ong which wo we may mention the court muse house I 1 sr I 1 warden aden house home at the penitentiary and finishing the south wing wins ot at the state house at Y flamore FlU fiu iii ili more b besides eside other extensive and permanent improvements both loth in city and country many mills and varlo vario various s other hinds of machinery have been put into successful operation the hum ot of industry has awakened the silence of these vast solitude solitudes sp andy ands and while hill and dale resound with the woodmans woodmass wood mans song with the tinkling bell of the heremans herd mans charge and the rumbling caused by the husband mans and artl bolij toil toll the clattering mills mingle their sounds with the roar of the mountain stream streams while the indian hies away to his secret spring by the mountain bush lush or seeks his shelter among the sage saga of the barr barren e n plain thus where but a few short years vears ago were heard naught but the howling bowling wolf the savage war whoop brithe ravens krywe now hear bear many a nook and comer echoing with the sounds of civilized bertion ver tion and behold them surrounded with all those appliances of wealth adapted to the white mans home in many landsi lands and among strangers we have traveled many a weary eary in mile mlle ile lle without puree scrip or mu murmur nury to 0 o preach the go goerl ppl appl of salvation to the people and could ariy scarcely arly find hospitable shelter for the night but here we w e can travel throughout tie tile length and breadth of the land and seldom meet with any but saints those who have havi come out of the world to serve the lordi lord lond keep keel his com comi and do his bidding we recognize in the union peace and abid prosperity which have attended our settlements in these far off regions the hand band of a kind providence whose blessings have been multiplied upon a people in whom bebas he has delight and who seek to do his will the aid of the thep ap E fund company has this year been ex extended tenda to some thirteen hundred persons nearly a fourth of 0 this seasonal seasons immigration this operation through the hard times in the english conferences and the great scarcity scarcity ot of money at home homey has lias had a tendency to involve us somewhat in debt many of the brethren here have sent for their friends through the aid of the P T E fund company 2 and they have arrived and are on their way hither e over six hundred of this years immigration are of this class sow kow let the tho brethren who have hive sent help us meet the blat which we wd have incurred on their account and pay up their obligations to the fund let those who feel an interest in the work of the gath ering ening be 11 1 heral cheral in their donations and prompt in paying gasing what they owes owe that the fund may lesu iesu caned and our next years operations be noot toot crippled a for f 5 the tho want of means the cry irv from our poor brethren in foreign countr ier iea for deliverance it Is grest great the hand oame of the oi oppressor iress r fihe dihe la heavy vy il upon on ili lil them em iria a and they have bave no other prospect oct on earth 1 through thih a which they thes can an hope for asals ance many of them are long in th we c church and have been faithful in all things acting in the discharge discharge of 61 eveia every 1 dufy duty ui shall we turn a deaf deif ear to their appeals and leave leavi them themo jo linger finger in the midst ot of wicked babylon where year bytnar by year Tear the he perplexity and distress of nations ration sj their wickedness abominations ons and corruptions corrupt ions lons ivars ware pestilence and eions are multiplied by greater and greater thus constantly con Mantly tending more completely to hedge up th the way and render their longer continuance in tho those se ladds lands more burdensome and oppressive than ever veo let this question be answered by your acts for to this resource are vie a driven and ano unless we receive aid either ly by donations or the he payment of debts owing ta 6 the company we shail shall be obliged to measurably suspend operations the ensuing year ve we have already extended relief to the utmost limit and have had almost entirely absorbed every available resource of f the church to aid in this matter watter we trust therefore 2 that you will make it a subject of careful consi and prompt and t proper to per action for it Is worthy of your most active benevolence it has bas long engaged our attention and that of our eiders on foreign missions has bas b seen been een the theme of our prayers and in tim pa sl and commend s itself to tile the attention p of t all saints as asi opening t the e only at present matilon known effectual door of temporal salvation to the tho really destitute thousands upon thousands of the immigrants who annually flock to the shores of america though not of the wealthy classes have bave means wherewith to come and subsist until they find channels cha nuels of profitable occupation but me the P E fund Is designed to deliver the honest poor the pauper it if you pleas efrom efrum the thralldom of ages from localities where poverty Is a crime and beggary an offense offence against the law where every avenue to rise in the scale of bein dein being to any degree of respectable joyous existence Is forever closed and place them in a land where bonoit labor and industry meet a sul tul suitable table tabie reward where the higher walks of life are open to theiu the humblest blest biest and poorest and where they can lay a foundation for indis volubly uniting themselves and their childre children n in the progressive gnes gres sive give scale existence while eternity comes cornea and eternity goes 2 this Is true charity anci antl and s engage the efforts i of evely every philanthropist not only to feed the hungry and cloth the nakeda naked but tut to place theiu them in a situation where they can |