Show from the tile bl mormon ormon s euro europe e 42 OOL nov 26 1856 pres FRES jonn JOHN TAYLOR dear brother boothr in accordance cor dance with my prop iise lise when I 1 had the plots pleas tire lire of or seeing you on in new york inbur route to england I 1 take up my pen pan to communicate with yot you 1 I 1 arrived at L liverpool iver lver pool in company with president pratt prat and aud the missionaries that teft left elt with us destined for europe on the of july Ju lyall all ail well very kindly welcomed to these snares by president P F D richards ardd arid tile llie brethren laboring a with him in nie hie office since my arii arli arnival arrival v a 1 in it E england I 1 have traveled and preached through many of the tho conferences ia ill england and wales will as the saints generally speaking are ure doing their utmost to spread the truth and to live their religion at present there are not nota a great many coming lato tile the church but hut anticipate ai great good will result in th the a ingathering gathering in gath er i of f many manx ila tia ny honest horest hearted souls as soon as president pi atts alts gigantic measures for circulating the printed word arrion among 9 the ilia people e 0 P le composing coro corn posing the British nation are permanently manent n t ly set bet ill iu older throughout the various conferences in same some branches blanches of ane church the tho spirit of apostasy apo stacy in bore or less felt and those thosa who do not live in the tiie light liblit of tho the holy spirit leave and become miserable in manchester they are having levely lively times and have bave lave had llad for some kine three months pun past in consequence of some apostate spirits that have come como out publicly and ae lectured again against ii the doctrines of the church and the characters of individuals that have labored labo julo r ed faithfully in tile the ministry in these lands tile the principal actor among these apostates Is 9 4 mail mali manby manhy by tile the nome of Haw formerly for an all elder eider E ider lder in the church but who I 1 alli airi am informed ila iia has s been di disaffected I 1 e for somo some time tinie past Z at tile the suggestion of bf president pratt bro lit tie tle and myself spent last lost sunday sand sund sy at manchester lectures were announced by placards ards to be delivered but in consequence of tho the nob inoa that had hail dolle colle collected eted for tile tiie purpose of breaking tip up our meetings but little cil ell ulce nice of informing the llie people eople on the principles of our holy religion i loll 1011 many intelligent persons were disgusted with the proceedings of the mob tint compose an anti antl mormon society recently established in manchester in it fact some sollie of their own clan expressed their feelings of shame shams at the conduct of their associates socrates soel socia ates tes I 1 jn it the even evening i ng several respectable men called at our lodgings and inquired tile the cause of the excitement that prevailed at if the aie lie meet meetings ings an and d also ulso wished to be enlightened upon the doctrines of ti the church and aud our location in the west in conjunction with br little I 1 answered then their eli ell enquiries to their entire satisfaction they left us much pleased mth the interview I 1 leave lave no doubt that through this excitement much good will wl yet res ree result tilt the saints generally in this country aro are very anxious to get away to the land of zion I 1 I 1 have been preaching the necessity of their saving all their surplus means mean s which they may nay have on land hand after their payments pay ments are made mad to the IQ church chinch and their domestic expenses are liquidated I 1 believe that by their handing their pence aver over weekly to a treasur treasurer er appointed to receive tile tiie same in in the respective Bran branches eires elres that a great amount cf means can be he accumulated together to assist the tile honest lionet poor from these lands the people seem seeni to ta take lo hold of th tilis tills is matter with deep interest I 1 do not anticis anticipate ate a large emigration from froth th this is country the coming season th the heavy heavy beavy liabilities of the P E fund co will prevent all ail any y assistance being rendered except what is a absolutely necessary I 1 have been endeavoring to effect sales of property donated by various pers persons 0 ns in utah butali to lo the P E fund but have only been successful in jr two or three instances the wealthiest portion loll 1011 of the saints have emigrated and thoe thoo tho zei sei who are left that haye have means have not sufficient faith to lay hold bold of this matter I 1 presume they will yet be glad to bo be p permitted 1 permitted ermit ted to do something towards th the e belive deliverance ranc a of gods people but their positions must of necessity be materi materially ully aily changed they will then if they have any of the love of the tiie gospel dwelling in their hearts esteem it a privilege to assist in it building up zion it does really seem hard for some men with a few dimes to maintain when chev attain to one oue 1 m a thi kingdom I 1 since iny my arrival in in this country I 1 have visited the Sc scandinavian andina V 1 a it A mission ai S noli noll in in company with elder john kay we left Hull huli per steamer saxonia for hamburg on the ath of september and arrived via kiel and konsoer Kor eor at copenhagen oil on the loth of september we were very kindly received by prest hector C haight Haig halg lil ili ars wider berg and who are associated with him in conjunction with president who has the presidency of the copenhagen conference president haight enjoys richly the spir spirit it of his mission and has the full fall faith and confidence of the saints we spent about six weeks and traveled through the most of the conferences in that alls Alis mission sion gion visited sweden and jutland and had baa many happy seasons with the danish saints the saints composing the scandinavian mission are not of the wealthiest portion of the community but they alerich in faith and ready and willing to do all they can to further the interests of the kingdom the elders are under much restraint iu a preaching the tiie gospel are orten often cast juto into prison whipped add aud scourged urged but lut notwithstanding this they are determined teterin keterin ined under all ali circumstances cum stances to call upon their countrymen to ae repent of their sins gins and ba be reconciled to god throy obedience to II 11 is is laws br dr taylor the wa work rk is is onward onward onward in those nati nations vins tins and I 1 say god speed it until every honest hearted soul is convinced of the tile truth and gd gathered to tile the chambers bens of israel 1 I anticipate there will he be a ship fillip load ioa of saints leaving that mission mis mii ision for utah tiie the coniff ig season since tny my return from scandinavia guvia duvia I 1 bave have spent some of my iny time lime visiting a drw faw conferences fit n england and have havo had a very wry a eci abie able visit with bis his daniels evans aidash andA shuy Y thie trio presidency of the tha welsh mission in wales wiles and und thess thesa brethren are to tt e trust reposed in them ur daniels is busy translating prest pratts new serles teries arc bri tracts into the yeish language alid ail all are ara that with the tiie blessing of of the he lord alia lw time has come for many again in thesel linds lands to obey and serve serm those holy laws which god bus revealed through throng I 1 I 1 his servant joseph hi I 1 this dispensation pensa perisa tion I 1 anticipate leaving liverpool oil on friday for 13 elfast belfast irela ireland n d by br IV V G young younk to spend a few days das with br lir john scott I 1 shall proceed jo 0 o scotland and visit the Chure hies fies 1 in conclusion I 1 will siy sty that it affords me nie considerable jb aby and arid satisfaction to peruse your valuable 1 aper paper jt certainly reflects great credit oil on its W worthy orthy editor aly ft ay iy lr lers jers ascend continually in your your behalf for fer the choicest orhea vens vene blessings to debt lesat ubo uno uro Y yu u er of your youn bigly A u enable 1 you to combat successfully success ully lully the tild ene cne niles to alp lla iia truth presidents pratt and hitoe in fit bobluk t with tire the biet brethren liten laboring iu in this office join me in wa warmest love to yon you you and those I 1 assoria ted with you I 1 I 1 ie remain thain youl friefeld and brother br othir in tile the kingdom of god I 1 E T bexson BENSON dr |