Show MISSION t i t A m BY UT dignor NATHA NIELy joins johes jo ins tes 4 letter letten LETTER noa i dizor or TIM THE DESERET DER SIR sin itt lit a apri 26 20 6 br C IV wes weg t and myself went a shore for the pur nur se of archIng marching Fe out the llie branch of the church reported nt at this thib place p a co by elder wm win willes wiles we ite had hid scarcely set fet our chir feet upon the shore bhore when we surrounded by three huli bull dred dres natives all ail ealer to to ilo nil nga nia oine soine gerv service iee lee each eichbone one i I 1 pressing his claims in the most urgent and they were go so fully bent t in n their purple pur pwe noi rei hague were obligor to nse use physical forc ill in order to ge get into ahe the he nail nall street we thought it prudent to obtain i a palde and ani sorn sonic e speedy means of conveyance arwe were Pt rangers strangers and surround surrounded ded with with nith stich a clamorous cl set ret in a large ad populous city accordingly Accordi naly we hire hirt twi each I liy lly four natives oar guide who wilo could talk a little broken andish em lisl ve we then fet out ler lar jaan jaun bazaar street this was indeed i a strange mode of conveyance conre conye yance to an american whose notions of speed are aro cl at a telegraphic character the idea of being carried upon mens mena shoulders was at once revolting and humli hamil tating to our oar feelings A pa lankin Is about six fee feet t long roue t two wide and three bah with handles handies extended at act each end supported by two iron braces the palan tm ia is conveyed convoyed by far fur bearers bear ersy ersi two at each end the lunde ludde is linel lined with carriage trimming such puch na as broad lace for muffled tuf fied fled ac the entrance is by slide glide doors at each side the tha position ahila traveling Is ly I 1 mog ing tog I 1 attenb ATterB orne orae minute our oun gulde we set off for the place placa of ot our r destination at a slow siow low waddling the tha bearers ejaculating a woeful grant at every step steps to which they kept time my sly feelings were were nere very strange I 1 conjectured that the whole town was looking at us from the of our guide running a head bead of 9 vur our pa lankin shouting and hallowing billowing in a lusty manber er I 1 I 1 have halpy howe however veri verp since learned that tha is Is a maat mart of I 1 I 1 res respect t which they often show to strangers igert and persons person cf distinction besides being induced by k i custom which JW obtained universal prevalence throughout the country of at obtaining 1 prents presents from strangers gers which they thet consider themselves za as muth mush entitled to as they do their regular pay 1 after considerable of a course through the tor tul tui daltou tal tou windings ot of rort william and its ramparts w we upon the tha open commons and anil soon found our selves at the place of destination in a central portion ot tha aba Ui erity edity city nere here we fou funi luni n 1 a lady that had bad fr formerly farmerly merli be longed to tha tle church from her ber we earnel earned that IT br J P melk yell residence was in the co some eight miles distant at t and ant that he dally daily visited ih the city we also laar Icar ired that elders win walles and joseph richards bad one sine on on A a mission to the northwestern north western provin provinces es ot of india seme six gix months pricious previous and that ta the braai brandh branch ch of tha at this place that formerly numbered t wo 0 hun hin arg imredy had been reduced to six els or seven all of which we f found to be correct Is lypo for the accommodation of the brethren and on the following dao day b by y the permission on ot of phe xie pie ithe custom castora house officers they and nd their effects I 1 were safely jamdad in the metropolis ot of india italia y 76 tha samp saml sam day br meile called upon us vis ap abl and 1 made us aconia oconia to his house and offered us every facility for oar clifort we regaled ourselves for two days upon his hospitality which WAS as indeed refreshing to 0 our dudles bodies as as wei well as spirits after a voyage cf nearly three months at aisea sea orr on the 2 of april we called cf the tew few saints saint held nt at the latter day saints llan nan bazaar street after the formalities usual hiott mza such an occasion the following business was presented seal ted elder SA S A woolley addressed the saints during hda ida remarks ha he made reference to our owr proceedings on board buard the monsoon and regarding the appointment of I 1 over ower the Hindo stance mission ile lie was fol lowd by elders ballantine and melk meik the former con finnens the statements of elder woolley the latter con in all au that had been beau said after which elder meik melt heing betas called upon gave a general history of the church in india together with the probable success that bifid would attend the future efforts of the elders ciders in that catry in the evening the thie following appointments wife wire were severally motioned motion ed and carried for tor madras luchard ballantyne robert skelton and robert owens fo caunar and dinamore Dina pore arn F carter and wm win foth fobb eri erl ham bam tor for lor Chin surah truman leonard and samuel A woolley for Calcut calcutta tat tai N X V jones jaaes and amos M busser mus se r our conference then closed on the following I 1 dar daj darthe dartha the he elders were set apart to thelt their various missions by the laying g on oi of hands bands and blessings N on ond r irr arrival vai ral in calcutta caused considerable stir among the iha deop people le almast da daiy dlly daly ay iy we max met home iome something thing in ili the public i prints some were asking it wo we had bad dome come to colonize tha the country 11 for the story hid had been freely circulated ous to our arrival that we were wem abu ahn amundred ildred strong anit anil wm were 9 to colonza all india i this tima time 14 was gravely proposed by the public c tp that we be transported carrying carryl ns an idea to the people that thera thena crould be oms some oma rigid rold and stringent measures to stop this horrid torrid system of proselytism 1 polygamy paly Poly gamy samy was the great b bugbear buz bug bear juip juling gang va us by themselves they supposed with the first 1 introduction of 0 our r doctrine would follow the practical development of pas pay polygamy gamy were for ejecting us from the tho country at on without stopping lons ions enough to inquire into our riat rial sentiments or principles others feeling more lib deml pr proposed posed a public debate about this time opinions ha had d obeal obtained ined abroad through that there would be a public at of mormonism at some time not tar far distant there wera wena f cans cars entertained by many that mormonism would tal tat ft dw deep root in the city of palaces many felt ancas anias s to know the secret of its power and the means 11 with such singular progress it howl 1 ever over became pe that something hould should f be done measures must ho taken t to stop enthis this system of proselyte i lisai top rop to time timm more irreverent and free thinking thI nUng the means roost efre effectual tuai was to draw us in to public debate and i there strip the covering from the hideous spectre with out but ut mercy merey 1 and effectually expose thel a lm imron laa ean enn ron cf of to the world iw as a much good glod plod to tott beirl belli hem bem and one fraught ith anany y I 1 vy milto 11 to us many were e the dark and anil ints enious erious baying ginga a 61 that at floated through the channels chin ticla of the tins public pres pros rehi neki 6 which t ended much to raie rale the anxieties ot of the cur carlod lod iod as a to the precise mode of the assault the particulars cf of which were as it yet coit colt concealed cealey in the onla wonlu 0 of events eventa A each rich adins day the looked more fler flor pea gea a it continued I 1 amassing material inter lal ial tor for or the tho onset and ane ven ver ve r and anon could be heard the low of dutant ihna thua der as it was reverberate freal the clotical cla snody or of I 1 llie tile city y at length the spell was broken brol broi send seni and A 1 smail small black spot ill til formed and 6 of made m ade its appearance in the public firmament the philosopher whose ethics ot of mind andi ant matten matter were profound w woul il I 1 I 1 have pronounced pronoun cd the t tn have harg have haie borne i some 0 ghe the I 1 to the human kind in its butil nes tie ra tle article Is caldell cal lell ieli by the tha ornen orien tHit 4 babo ift but alvi bl christian naula nama at rull full lengal I 1 is mahon maboti tagore who might hate hae been daliy dally seen tor for a weel dill gently kently searching and in inquiring for othe the head if the ifor mons with evidently hostile intention saying tl wish to hold a public discussion with the head ot of th the mormons cormons upon the subject of polygamy for the purpose of enlightening the public mind saying at the same ama time that we had come to the country for the at publicly teach ing our doctrines and that he could not Is be denied the privilege of publicly invest investigating them it was ex expected ec tc d by him and his tolli colleagues agues that we wo would uld decline decil ne id his bis offer especially all ail y upon tipon the subject ot of polygamy iffe had not been of 0 the stronger sorts sort and zealous zealously lf fired with a goodly portion of that spirit which makes make valiant in fleet if lit i and put puts to flight the armies ot oi the the I 1 elle eile allens ellens Llie ns we might have biml timidly idly soly shrunk ernnt back lack the oat flay wasy was la in our pur early christian forbearance aken chen rhen we probably would have done so but since we have ought fought with beasts mobs in n illinois and bit the atre aare oare brand that tha t lay in our pat path our nerves have bave become steady and we tear fear no encounter I 1 however the preliminaries anh ana subjects were ir nr arranged ranged all oi which were to come coms off in the most public place in the city upon being presented with the atTan gemen i to his astonishment he be found that we defended polygamy gamy as an institution ot of b heaven eaven and practised practiced under the gospel which seemed at first to throw him bim into considerable rable rabie of 0 a flurry at length recovering himself he be said 1 I I 1 wish ish for a dap day ortho or two more that I 1 may further reflect upon the subject which of course was wag granted andani and ans any assistance off red which he might desire by way of 0 books ic c alter anen aner vo two da davs Ts W we e called upon hlin him blin to learn the result ot als his deliberation agent aint boon eoon made his appearance a reverential looking looting mah mad in the exterior wearing a white cravat and with measured cadence and emphasis assured ased used ased ed us u that mr tagore laore was quite 1 lil ill indeed ahe he Is not able to leave lekve lave his room and that he was authorized to I 1 say forbid ahlm that he has taken medical alvice advice upon the subject and the thuy they T did not think it prudent for him wim to undertake a public discus discussion ion lon in his present weak state tate and ill lit his friends me meaning arian himself and lord alshon wilson or of I 1 calcutta with whom ha he has some family conne tons slona had bad advised liim him riot not to to hild hold hoid one at presen present tp and that it be osbed to sat say for mr tagore that ho he would not bg abie able to hold bold a h public discussion in ili I 1 the disease with which mr tagore had bad been beell so so suddenly afflicted caused me much ruo qUo it t being so metaphysical in its operations that it could only be nilla mili mill gatea gated by the expiration of 1853 1953 whatever might haap babp been my doubts upon the phases ol 01 this mysterious di gease disease they weriS werts effect effectually nally removed bythe reverential looking looting i gentleman who assured me that ilove every byword word was tm true during this time the public mind haacon hal had been ad BO tolly fully prepared ared for a discussion that it became necessary for us to state through the public press that the declension de clention was not upon our part but owing to the present weak state of our opponent he bad declined holding a discussion ion lon in iau law thus the mountain labored labored and b brought ro to forth rth a 1 mouse the public mind however was hot not satisfied they demanded something mon accordingly the baptist considering si thern thera themselves selves more iron sided than their neighbors next nest made preparations tor for a vigorous contest one of the parties a note to u said we have hare made arran arrangements gein geln is tor for a discussion and ind we ahyou wish you rou to meet us naming the time abd atad place we wish to investigate the subject of mormonism we will have all 01 things pre pared pray do not disappoint aus n we shall surely expect yon you ou in spite of ourselves we were once more called upon to stand up in self sell defence and vindicate the tiie doctrines and ant practices of the bible before an inquisition composed of baptist minis ministers which resulted in the end much as the for tor former one for sor or when they were verg put to the test their thein champion w was s not present although sol some tive five or six of the craft lia iia hadl hartnet hadt hart ernet elnet net met for that purpose after considerable conversation h hai had ad passed between us upon the subject of a public discussion an offer war was made them upon our part af tt kome wine bots iw boks ks and tracts for perusal they appointed another day dav saying th that it they would then be better prepared to invests In investigate vesti ate the subject ci which was to have babe cire care come me off oa on the foll yellowing owing week this ivas iras a the last clait that we ever ei er heard beard crohl til ill ahem in the dishop soon after publicly told the people not to have anything to d di with mormonism neither read 07 our works nor a attend aten d oun our ur meetings but to let us entirely 1 alone thib this ended the attempts at public at tilis tills this time soon after we made mad a proclamation to the citizens of calcutta and vicinity setting forth the nature of our appointment the renewal al of the covenant with w ith ibe the house of israel in the last days the restoration of the gospel the re establishment of the kingdom of god upon til the earth and that we had left onri ouri onn oun homes omes and our friends by the commandments and revelations of god to bear testimony of these things in the carthy earthy earth which was gratuitously published at full I 1 length in the citizen 13 a paper in that place on the ith irh of mat mav elders leonari leonard and woolley started for Chin surah the geldof nield field of their labors before leaving the then they T by request tj called upon our worthy friend capt Z winzora whoa who after entertaining them for a short alme gave them five dollars to assist them on their journey on the of may elders carter and fotheringham started for Dinar dinamore ore and chular I 1 aboaf wf the lt of J jone june ate ale reveral several everal af of the he pret arte wre t aa ked boully HI ill eith nith with ith tb elwe 00 L iren doa coa fenced anointing and administering to them in itt the nanie name of abc the lord tord and they noon soon je eor eov covered ered there had bad been great mortality la in the city during duning the donth that had past ae there had been over anve thousand reported i deaths them wera quinea a number dumber of american ship captains besides the hosts ot of the to lower er order orden ol 01 natives Fa nat tives lyes the number of which it is impossible to know anything I 1 about |