Show ENGLAND no 3 LITTLE BRIDGE ST liverpool road S PEAK dean BR carrington INGTON having rested a day 1 I 1 comme commence nce nee writing agai again ll 11 to my iley friends being very thankful to the lord that I 1 am alive alivo and have this privilege after fulfilling the various duties placed upon me rne by tile tilo apostles and bearing my teotimo testimony ily lly to the truth of the work of the ilia lord in ili these last davs days to the saints and others in st louis louls philadelphia new york and other places where I 1 ilu liu ha a an opportunity I 1 went oil on board tile the guy mannering in company with elders james U G browning john ih H tippetts Ti william brown henry harris thomas pearce parce and avd daniel and on the leth december ember we were toed towed into tie the tle river when the sailors came on board and on the tile a steamboat took us into tile ilia ocean tiie the salts were nofu on OA the the wind increased to a gale they roared and shrieked through tiie llie rigging riggin gr tearing away three of the ilia strongest est sails the ilia waves dashed over ho the deck in ili rapid rad succession carrying awaya away a portion of the bulwarks luarks bulwa one of the life boats was torn from its gaskets and destroy destroyed pd the cargo of wheat and cotton rolled on one side leaving the deck at all an angle of 45 0 or 50 0 tao tho ull mil p a leak and tho tha sailors had to keep to the pumps night and c day eay ay on christ chrisi christmas mlis mits day there being beil bell g still three fee feet t and a half halt of water in the hold illa the weather so as to one sail oil on each mast tle tie T ie missionaries were obliged ob lied to relieve he tile sailors at ii the pumps the c carpenter ir penter having found and stopped the leak we had the pleasure at night eight to sing ling out the pump sucks when we ve were released relea d froni from our labors several of odthe the officers counseled uhe the captain to run into the nearest P ort to repair dama damages es buthe determined to pursue the voyage on oil friday jan 10 about noon we obtained a peep through the tho fog for about ten teli ini minutes at ille thi e c coast ast of ireland at midnight the captain and belond sei fei ond mate mite being asi asleep beep tile the first mato mate who ilia kila kilo oil on ht lit to have been on waa was being drunk a yelled out land oil on the lee lea bows the moon had just appeared through the clouds to let lot us see our situation we wp were rushing with full sail on to the I 1 awoke my companions wo rushed on deck partially dressed was va sout out we pulled aud and hauled ou on the ropes with all our our cur strength and rendered all the i assistance assist ace gee we could ouid c the course of the vessel vessel V was vas clau ciau clauges ged ili in a few minutes land was agun alun discovered ahead the captain su sung ng ou out t ail all another other span spaniard lard ahead the tile fog now dow cleared a away wa the moon brightly and we discovered two light house one on tho the right and one on oil the left leit we e were run running ming Wing over ilia tile rocks in waterford bbs bay I 1 the tha wind ivind now veered round firo five points ro rose 9 e to a gale and hd blew the ship out into the irish chanel this wasa wase m os t providential interference the lie captain captala said tiffini if the wind had not changed ficq points he could not have abt hen her h er out ana arA and slie lilG lust must have gone to pieces oil on the rocks but servants serva of the them lord were on oil board and we the words of the elders unto us belore before leaving G 9 L city sou lyou you shall see ilia tile licud of f th lord in tile the tempest and in ill tho the storm but you shall shail sh ail all an arrive ive lve at your d destination esti estl nation in safety 5 on sunday morning a pilot came on board took us us into the river where we anchored through 1 tile tiie tiley aliey d ay at niola night we had to be called up to weigh tilo anchor rile the boys worked as saints know howl how and the ilia old thip got into dock at midnight when we passed till daybre daybreak h lle ile lie tile quietest few hours we had oil on board the cili cf fisers cers aers were most brutal and blasphemous to the sailors kicking hicking and lid beating the tiie poor wretches so that one of them lied died tied oil on I 1 monday londay lt eind and I 1 expect another will die aie ie from the tile cruel ti theat eat lie he received from horn the mates boatswain and carpenter blood was shed the fi girst first day we got info the river and blood was freely scattered every day afterwards aftel wards wands until the pilot came oil on board at hoi hot holyhead Holy head you may be sure we were gad glad d to make ohr our our oun escape out of such society on monday morning we went on oil shore passed the customs search and wended bended our way to lo tile the afi office ice in Is lington n where we fo found foune u lid tid elders SA J A little I 1 ray tay A calkin and others ala aia ani in in a short time after wo we saw elders J kay T 0 angel augel and miles romney who wiio were glad to see Us its we received our bur appointments as ns follow follows sz elders thomas bullock and daniel page jr to labor in the ilia london pastorate james G browning to labor in the dlan Blan manchester chester conference john ah H Ti tippetts Tip pitts to sunderland Sunde hhand william brown to birmingham henry harris to neap newport ort and thomas ili til onias onius peirce to she ffield br page and I 1 arrived ia in london on wednes day evening and saw prest 0 pratt yesterday yet erday morning I 1 had a long conversation with willi br pratt le lust last sh night ile lie has had a sick thine time but is novy noty some better br ir benson is afflicted with a cold I 1 expect to see bee ea him ili in a few days pastor J D ross is absent from london burying his ylie wife your brollier ili in the gospel THOMAS BULLOCK E ENGLAND ag hulme dian Blan manchester chester april 4 1857 I 1 JAMES mcknight dear brother I 1 am in now rele released asad from my labors in these lands and per permitted hermitte mitte d to return to my dear mountain home and expected tobe to be on my way ere this but the presidency in this tilis country have appointed me to wait ili in company with elders lunt thurston and rudd to sail with pith v 1 the Scandinavia scandinavian A saints and accompany irly illy them I 1 through brough to the valley so you V ou see I 1 have nave a mission all the way home and feel heel i first jato vate rate rato in i n attea attending ding to it and my greatest desire is that I 1 may doit honorably hono honorably rabi y before god and his servants as I 1 know I 1 li have a done dorle the previous part of mi my mission and hope to continue to do so abiang as long iong as I 1 live that is 18 to tto live lite my religion as alfras arr s I 1 know it and to be pure and unspotted from this generation ration I 1 can hardly express my satisfaction my joy in winding up my business to my mission ili in t this is bandit land lahd it is a great ieli leil easier felt than expressed it is four years this ibis month since I 1 was called ili in the acle acte to take a mission to td europe and at that time it almost seemed a thin thing impossible for me ille to do but I 1 have learned that tune time that thai nothing 0 is is impossible to god or to those who trust in i him liim for tor assistance to accomplish that wh which ch they are called to do for the up building of his kingdom 0 how bow I 1 shall enjoy the society of my brethren and sisters ersin in the th mountains again better than ever I 1 did in my life lite before I 1 have no doubt but that many things will seem stra strange noe noa 0 to me owing to the many changes and improvements F prove rove ments there have been ben made since 1 left aft f I 1 had the great pleasure of being at 42 Is lington liverpool when br brighams brignal Brig hams ins letter in regard to the reformation Reform atio atlo i arrived and had the privilege of going forth in prayer bastin fasting and repe repentance ri tance with my brethren io ill g th the a office ce and anever I 1 never e enjoyed n ed such a go goo ad d time in my ray life the spirit spir t of of god was in our midst to a very great extent and I 1 in mot wit confess that I 1 have a greater testimony to br bil bli biggham gabain being a prophet of god than I 1 lever had before because he lie knew tile the spirit arld and condition of the people and told it better than we who were avith with them and the spirit seemed to say to me for some time lime previous that there must a great change take place in some way before long an and d by dr earlis amsI amsl I 1 was wab warned that the people must change charge and repent of their short comings lethargy follies and vanities or there would a great falling tailing away away take place or a terrible cutting off from the face ot of the earth by death b but A I 1 could not tell fell w hat was th the a matter and I 1 now n lot vv rejoice greatly in lin having a prophet of god on the earth to tell w its of these thin thing 9 because cra A church s a prophet Is not i the he church for foi lw in I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I think I 1 shil shall leae leave for home about the latter part of this month or the beginning of next and likely arrive id in the valley about the ilia latter part cart of september reformation and tithing atre alre are doing a mighty work among this people the babs bais moo woo 11 mormons cormons Mor mons are obliged cd to kick out and none done buttee saints stand the spirit of god that the elders end enjoy 0 y since the reformation is great and powerful pow erful president E T ti benson is is going going 0 I 1 about like a two edged edmed biord sword cuttill cutting oil on all ati sides everything that is impure and those who dont live their as far as they know it he is ii in this country count as jedediah de diah was ili in that in the re lie 7 formation i the loss of president grant was greatly felt in this land the affection of this people for him hirn although not personally known to them could not ho be realized by those who wo ro not with them president pratt has published i a serles series of tracts containing flie fhe the first principles ac of our ch church lreh to send out among tile the gentiles of all class ps this plan of preaching the gospel ia calculated to warn thousands 0 of f people I 1 echo ano know nothing in reality of the tha doctrines deop oct rines of 4 mormonism 1 and thousands who would not lalk laik balka short shorb distance to hear an elder elite r preace preach h have the gospel sent to their houses ra so that tha t our garme garments lits may be clearoe cle arof the blood of this generation and we have the satisfaction of or having done our duty last sunday I 1 attended the manchester conference in company with elders benson lunt and beck bat saw many of my brethren with whom I 1 had been acquainted for years previous elder miles romney is pastor of the conference ana fid eid elder eider er james janics browning travels traveis in it we did have a most glorious time with the saint saints the spi spirit f rit ol 01 oe 1 god was in ill our midst aad the eiders elders spoke with and the fire of zion ivas was p poured bourd out upon th e people so that they felt med up with new strength and life the thie parliament of ahls this country has hag been baen broken up and last friday and saturday were days of great confusion and strife at their their hustings and polls each cach party am designated hated aasted by different colored hibbons ribbons pulling 1 each others ribbons off their hats bats and coats sometime sometimes Er pulling palling f coats oats hats bats heads and all to too pieces great excitement prevailed in liverpool and dian Blan manchester chester some were for sending tending the old members back others for sending new ones new members I 1 believe have been sent generally throughout the country and lor dord lord palmerton palmerston will probably y lose his high otice as prime minister how disgusting are such proceedings when compared with tle the calm smooth straight forward way of the government govern of almighty god there is no DO such confusion and excitement ili in ii sending ending our member to congress why because there is a at the bl head e of affairs and add the lord through hirn hin i on friday the uit lilt at 3 in the morning the fine american ship george washington sailed from the river mersey with saints on b foi all were well weil and feeling fine elder james jamea park from the scotch is president of the company elders eiders jesse cesae B martin biart inand and C R daha dana his counsel counselors orsi I 1 I 1 this may be the last letter i I 1 write to the valley for some time ata at any rate the next thin thih thing thins you know ill be with lith you tny Iny myself self seif god willing I 1 remain your kin kingdom adom of god MATTHIAS cowley |