Show millennial STAR JULY interesting RESTING FROM switzerland HEALINGS BY THE POWER OF ODD GOD liverpool july ath 1852 dear president Rie richards hards 1 I have hastily translated the following extracts of a letter which I 1 ret received t yesterday from switzerland 2 T B H lausanne june 1858 1852 my aly dear brother stenhouse according to your invitation citation I 1 visited geneva on sunday the 0 instant brother ballif accompanied me at the particular request of our brethren we topped stopped a day longer than we at first intended I 1 have reason to believe our visit has bas done much good for myself I 1 felt that the spirit of god was with me in the meeting when we partook of the sacrament I 1 bore testimony of the influence of the holy bri spirit irl t on him hi n who seeks it with perseverance of w which h I 1 h have a ve experienced the happy effects also alio odthe of the knowledge I 1 have acquired of the order of the kingdom of god of my faith and confidence in the dispensation given to man in these last days through joseph smith as being in reality the dispensation which the scriptures t u res fortel that I 1 was a part izan of socialists and d democrats democrats during ten or twelve years and a warm P propagator of cabets s communist ideas but I 1 hod had found and received in the church of jesus christ of latter day saints much beyond all I 1 ever thought or desired in this life with the certain hope of divine happiness in the lite life to come my testimony made such an impression upon all that at the moment named for our departure they begged of us to stay longer which we did with pleasure and profit we have also my dear brother stenhouse received spiritual blessings our heavens heavenly y father has witnessed to us his plesence in the br branches an checof of his H church at a geneva and ladeanne clausan Laue anne tie brother morel frequently visits a lady who purposes to be baptized this lady is the mother of four or five children one of whom is weak weak minded almost an idiot and had never walked and its twisted drooping ng powerless limbs banished the hope of i its walking for a longtime long time brother morel touched with compassion at the fate of this poor child put his bis hand to his chin as he sat eat on his mother s knee and regard ng him with attention recommended him to the grace of the lord that lie he might have pity on him well dear brother the child walked next day the mother says to those who wish to understand how her child has walked that seeing brother morel araj pray she had faith that something good would co come me to her child we are all filled with joy at it as you my may believe sister stenhouse Sten hoose will have told you you in her letter how bow your poor little clara was afflicted with an intermittent fever she invited me to administer to her with holy oil which I 1 did twice askin asking our ur heavenly faehr in the name ofhie of his son jesus christ st to heal her and give us a testimony that he was with us well my brother your clara since then has been quite well for which glory be to god who remembers us who are among the small things of his efm nl I 1 n dinv inv n A fi dence I 1 assure you these C ese two ofira facts as have abc strengthened our brethren and sisters and caused those out of the church to think seriously also I 1 have seen mr fasnacht ras at geneva he appears completely changed he has haa renounced poll poli ties bics and all such t things 11 i D g 9 which p proves r oves to me that our principles have completely shaken him I 1 have not been ablerto able to speak with M dealon as he has c changed h a n fed his residence I 1 had the opportunity of speaking P e a ng a lei ang aig g time with the director of the normal school of the canton he desires much to have an interview with you monsieur le ie prefect whom you yoa know wished to have our pamphlets I 1 have given some to him together with letoile du deseret Oc seret another gentleman a cotton manufacturer after having read the voice of joseph ac told me that he believed the discovery of the plates was waa true for there was nothing there contrary to the scriptures may our heavenly aly father send his H w holy spirit to thew these persons that they may be enlightened band and bear their testimony which I 1 ask in the name of ali his son jesus christ amen 1 1 I cannot understand a church nor a social body without order and without a hierarchy otherwise I 1 this church would be perfectly similar to the churches ot of th the e soi foi disant christians god cannot wish that he who enters freely into this church re co o mizing t the h e dispensation by joseph smith similar tAos to those bythe ebythe ancient apostles and prophets ought it seems to it me ie to understand that if not let him aask usk of god and he 14 will give him to understand this perfect arderia order in which every one rests perfectly free 1 I re republics publican socialist as I 1 was have sought and aad fount found in this church an order so grand and so beautiful that all my susceptibilities are satisfied wore more than satisfied for it is the only system that can save humanity and secure its happiness upon this thi earth with the assurance of the life to come every other system can only come from the enemy of f god ga and of man and can only be developed in as u by means of our pride adieu my dear brother stenhouse Sten hoose 1 your brother I 1 FRANCOIS |