Show GIBRALTER MISSION BY ELDER evenson STEVENSON ST lr r etter NO 6 march 8 1853 I 1 have bave thus far given a brief historical account of my find faid alid of or labor in the I 1 will no now proceed with a short account of my ministry on coming up on deck we round found numerous persons with ail jil boats hotta tu to convey corn coin i v u us to the shore wll uli make malce their living using hy by carrying caro ing passengers and frei trel freight bt ti and from front the garrison gamson A beautiful pi place ice la Is d tor gir the reception of goods gooda and passengers without the wills wilis v alls alis I 1 of the city as no person can lawful lawfully lv pass into the cit cic cles clev without the proper credentials a passport port dort one of out oui pa pats users wa was not admitted a pas after customary cus jn w WL pais pats 1 0 through an arch into the city this tills arch arh is cid cl isidar d at gunfire each evening at du and opened at gunfire in the mornin daylight two heavy hedvy gates close the tho arch a draw bridge being alo raised all gates and bridges are closed and drawn at everli ev enli gunfire as well as this while pawing the narrow streets to the south we dl cov coy corad the greatest variety of persons and languages with tha the most queer quer physiognomies that I 1 ever even before caused many nany queer sensations to cross mr my mind the tile federal general conveyance conter conTey anee anea is 1 pack pick animals and two wheel carriages and carts earls drawn by horbes borsics and mules which cause causs a great aoese passing over the rough pavol paved streets after refreshments we took a walk up to the summit of the rock rocks where we erected a secret closet of looie louse stone a ast asi at astor alter singing we dedicated it ourselves and the mis tilon blon to the care ore of the lord we en enjoy joed ed a good portion of 61 the spirit cf the lord and were comforted after viewing the coast of spain on the north and africa on the south tle ille straits on the west and the mediterranean on the casl call as far as the eye conid c ex to ten tin na we wd wound our way down the rock visiting cisi thim st mieu mleh aeva seVA oare care which I 1 have previously louly de described gerli ar rivina about dusk disic in the town to further consult about our future proceedings proceed ibis liis we continued vist xiu tIu 1 the remaining few of iny my former until the lelh who received us kindly and tt caled w with respect but as twenty five ave years had lad my ly arture but fw faw remained I 1 A alts alss W a attended tended methodist mee inee tiri titi ting tins in the methodist capil lich web mch my cay f to build after moet meet ne adaz bars heed to lir sir goerge alton yie Ble methode thodi t mis this Ws pace place we desired teo ito privilege to preach to the th people from bis his pulpit at some borne convenient time af afler after ter laaby equivocations equi vocations and apologies less lesy we got a positive e I 1 denial at to in adlitte as a litte a manner as his ilia genteel manners osuld admit my ray father had bad been a leading member pt tois tots society and myself and others of the familly fa milly baa as they term it tut we were verc only sprinted and that too when we were so young th tint at WB us could nott neither liter believe nor repent which seems like putting the cart beffre the this horse ance I 1 have come conle to mr mero mature age and been taught the gospel in its true light lights as established by jesus and renewed ed bv by the prophet joseph josephs for tor which both hare bare been martyred marty red and here I 1 was cast wt opt and rejected acted 3 desiring to leach them as jesus and his demples taught first to believe belleve bel bei lever levey then repent and be baptized which would do away with zith infant sprinkling ra a doctrine originated since the falling ane pure apostolic gospel gospels and end corrupted by the hirelings who divine for aboney and to get gain and applause of men I 1 would det net accuse all for some have been honest but blinded blinded with the gross darkness that covers the earth john wesley vesley arthor aguior of the methodist church manifested a desire for true light but admitted in his gith sermon sennon the real cause caus enty euty why the extraordinary gifts of the fie hotly holy ghost were vi ere no longer to be found in the christjan christian ch ristian church was because the ohn were wire turned he athens a gain again and had only a dead form left and I 1 suppose thib thi was the reason I 1 could coull not oot have ilbery libera to preach in their chapel lest lost their heathenism should be exposed and truth and light destroy their enart therefore I 1 left IL ft them feeling for the welfare of those who were w ere honest and sought ought r a more burlile apartments which w we engaged to preach in but soon we w ere informed that we would allowed to hold forth neither ia apartment apartments nor in the tin open air without permission of the governor governors as this thi was the order of afie garrison thus being disappointed again on the uth I 1 wrote lis his excellency ear el lency a letter soliciting the ark prk privileges liege la in common with other christians to preach in some suitable room or chapel but was referred rit rif erred to the colonial cl ordal secretary sir george Ad adderly derlys to leave my address and receive further communications after a short and agreeable conversa conr conversation ersa I 1 was requested to call and receive an official communication muni cation from an of mines miney mine leaving my address at his as hs we wife and myself were wire playmates in 14 the days of my youth called at jeremiah to the pro malsed communication communications but alas ala the secre mf er hd hid left no communication communications but word that my presence was desired at two taro at secreta secre office called at two at where 7 wa waa cosely quest questioned questioner ioner ionel ire he wished to know it if I 1 was avres alres a ives leyan leran minister or chulch of england ac my reply was that as I 1 saw all ims lys tolerated I 1 did not nov expect to le to questioned in this free tree as to my religion but F r was neither ashamed harned ai of my religion reila lony nor its name I 1 stated I 1 was a minister of tha the church of jeus jesus christ of latter day saints this le ie sad was new to him upon which I 1 showed him lim mr my papers paper bearing gov goi governor ernon youngs name with the territorial seal affixed when I 1 received considerable abuse saying T r aw id nit not came true colors that mormons cormons was our true name he be had read about cormons mormons and brigham youn youns and his thirty wives ac c I 1 ahn referred him to oar our true truename nameon on mi mir papers stating we were called by our enemies vulgar vulgarly Ir mormons cormons Mor mons and algo also we were misrepresented by br newspaper report but T round found creasm had but little uttie impression I 1 was informed no p rn was to 11 pr ji di i nea nee ne pen n air neither in a house howe without pernas un UD it r ia a 10 aiso also 1 o I 1 was to tall lle ile lie the next day lath sent the 90 a only way sav pai lai aj i and also aiso a r ferene ferent fr ni boiu tolu to ia F i a j enclose d daj liatis d ID in by the tho guvi govi rul rut orderly I 1 ij also aiso iso ascertained that the hu st en e i larv b urgent assent for tt clr here I 1 left my ruy address adil adli ress att afi r ak ask ag aag irim trim ma hanft S eions he be stated to hiru him that I 1 calli d a lat lit y sainty saints saint but I 1 was a mormon and in ha wv and if it w luv luo ut net do to have hari on I 1 and it must b bi put rt wu wo I 1 war wai aru afu i awards warl wart informed the s alefary k pt a ahasay miss ies les which if i conate in in this lbs old worm and q f haw law lo io Accord ln to pr v ous nua us appointment I 1 iTtel bulto tel tei th li lai lal secretary ec after atter an interval w whit him I 1 nt ati f fu ned died we were to appear before the police magi mari h a ti ahl tild nl id prove our right u v remain on th tbt rort or liann lin m I 1 I 1 navy kavy t bave have it as no stranger Is allowed alio ailo weil 11 t remain on cien eien ain din one day days without a permit backed up with E security tal tji finding vre vve ire e n it t only about to be forced rocks reck rock but already acted by the aa a J I 1 reiny reab notto be easil put ier ou therefore I 1 sei set nta ata obtain from rom the methodist v a certificate cl birth and baptism bap tim which I 1 oata ned nei from froni mr reluctantly reluctant li as be fae well nell kni w an ta hard bard to move front froni tle lle reck rock y then leaving a tract with hinis hints him as well uvil a id 4 illee dle secretary I 1 proceed eddia tite the amorn tn n censul consul Mr SC to see what bat hat crould b bone gone tor for my fi fj ii cs eller eider P I 1 did not like the tiie lda id a of the los 1013 lo ios s of M valuable a ale after gome sonic coarr dum I 1 obiel obi oui il aft order for a pass for fifteen days dats mr hir sprague bee bed responsible li lag mag thus prepared prepare we appeared before liia lili lj lor raw raa wf stewart 11 paget p sice elce bt li taking nv ni trip flu ate tte sald bald I 1 would he allowed to rell reil n lato tato on the tiie r talat if caught in many any way wat I 1 be lin lil harmaty taken ken prisons turning to elder eider 1 kr P irta he gadz sad liere litre Js a permit for fifteen days w 11 hit bit be rene rei if you yon are caught preaching you vai val ill lil be lie ot out of the garrison thus tiie tile of the s hey bey are trying tu to fum can canil we ave left a fw faw tracts T 12 puce p nce uce office aa as we were not say bu a itar ir da 4 ve we then proceeded up tip to the summitt the private retreats retreat which was danied maunt mount entered our to a ich ilich imich ingber court courts toad tord at asted tha the lord not nut no to do as vile man wan bid bad ane to ipg idt ris aft to guide gulde us by the light or ills hla spit after b IV r an fn thed shed we re t sd ta to our iun ion ily as we a small email room lor for tn two a dilan allan dollars a nil nii nth uth rv va |