Show A de departure arture of the missionaries early on thursday morning the those that had been selected at the conference for missions that were to cross the plains on the I 1 way to their various fields of labor in the states inthe british north american provinces in europe africa and other parts of the world commenced assembling on the temple block preparatory to starting off together according to previous arrangement t with their hand liand carts the means of conveyance y ance adopted instead istead il of horb kors horses horbes es mules and carriages 11 as heretofore most of the carts were well weil fitted fitte dup up forthe for the trip with names and mottoes beautifully painted on some of them to suit the taste I 1 and fancy of the owner and which will no doubt greatly gr batly add to the pleasure that will be derived from rolling them up and down the I 1 mountains and across the plains that intervene between this and the frontiers of iowa and mis kis missouri after they were briefly addressed I 1 by president I 1 0 llyde and by bk others of the T twelve alq elt who exhorted them to faithfulness and diligence noto only while crossing the plains k but in preaching the gospel to the people and nations to whom they were sent that they thel might re reap ap a rich reward and return rejoicing when hen ben their beveral several missions were ended and that they might enjoy the blessings bles bICS Singel of peace and nd the consolations of the holy spirit continually 4 all thin things thins s bein beld being ready at a quarter before 10 am the company started off in regular order with aa as much apparent ap cheerfulness and unconcern ag as though they were going to return in the evening whereas many of them will be gone for years and all will probably have to pass through trials and endure hardships 2 of the pulling of their hand carts across the plains will be among the least the company consisted of 74 men with some twenty five hand band carts and was made up of individuals of nearly every imaginable occupation and pursuit of life farmers mechanics tradesmen merchants and clerks cerks some americans some english scotch irish welsh danes swedes norwegians Norwegia ns germans and of other nations were to he be seen been 1 in in the company I 1 which made it an unusually interesting sight to see such a variety of men some of them young some in the prime and some past the meridian nier uler idian of life leae leave their avocations ata aia at a moments notice and go forth in that way to proclaim the gospel of salvation to the nations that have long iong 0 been een cen wandering in darkness speaks bespeaks te a devotion to the principles of eternal truth not of often ben ten seen and would open the eyes of the religious world to their true condition if they were not so sound asleep that they cannot be awoke from their slumbers it would cost any miss missionary lonar ionar society either in the united states or in england several hundred thousand odana dollars to end send eni out aa as many missionaries as went in this company and they are only 0 a tithing ti tain 11 of ok those that have hav gone egone and will be sent thib til this year from utahan Uta hand d where there could a man map be found excepting among the latter day saints that could without purse or scrip be induced to take hi hig his blankets and provisions r on a handcart hand band cart and haul it a thousand m miles iles lies under like circumstances before he hl could avail himself of olf any other means of conveyance if any olie one knows let him speak out the company will probably make the trip to the missouri river in about 40 days dayaw heie where hele they will separate and anid each pursue the remainder of his journey to t the e place of destina tion as will best stilt suit his convenience with as little delay dely as circumstances will permit |