Show I 1 there have been about forty baptized in m bornholm of late and the work is spreading in that island also about the same number in in the aalborg con tarence ie tb rence fifteen or twenty in in copenhagen since since I 1 rame came here anu am smaller numbers in in different directions ions among the branches in the country elder ahgreen is la baptizing some on the isle isk of maer some have been baptized on the west coast near ring king Kyo bing elder bruhn is is holding large mee meetings near stor on the south of zealand brother writes there is a favorable opening at near so you see the th work con dinue to spread branch out a little though against a tide of opposition like a vessel ploughing sloughing hing the current of the mississippi and no great is is the opposition that it is is sometimes dangerous to baptize openly and if it is is found out that even Per are favorably disposed to hear they hey are perhaps dismissed or their master is is visited by a priest and they proscribed the elders though mostly young are spirited and blessed brother erastus seems to have gathered around him some soine promising young men and planted a little nursery oat I 1 hope will grow up trees to bear much fruit the IE is also on the increase in in circulation several periodicals have copied some important pieces from it and I 1 am happy to say to their credit others have spoken against religious proscription or personal pers persecution cution OF of latter day saints I 1 am also informed that the qeeen reads our writings sometime time and it is is well known ow rit that hatman many yin influential fluen bial menas men as ell as the king himself are in in favor of liberal principles to some degree so you see we are neither powerless nor friendless though our petition fell through without as much efat effect et and consideration as we wished but it has opened the eyes e es of statesmen a little to what is going on and has been publicly noticed and spoken of brother forssgren has just come in in from Brono elm where he has been laboring the week past with brother svenson he says he has experienced perien ced an abundant flow fl w of the spirit in in speaking to a very large and respectable congregation of people among whom three or four priests rose up and commenced contending with will him the result is is he has baptized twelve or fifteen more and left the fire glowing all over the country I 1 have experienced a slight weakness in my lungs and back backhand and find my health a little impaired perhaps aps in consequence ence of a change of climate and diet or confinement e on and mental labor rather than a aiva life to which I 1 have hae been accustomed at home hoine ill elders forssgren and hanson join with me in in kiad love to you and ill all the flock over which god has made you steward with sentiments of high consideration I 1 remain as ever you faithful friend and brother in in the bonds odthe of the new and everlasting ing covenant WILLARD SNOW SHOW jochin ophir the son of koktan whether he gave his name to the country famous for gold or where that coudry wa we can hardly determine it is certain cerain that its gold old was renow renowned nei even in the lime of job 21 24 16 and that from the time of david to the time of Jehosha phat the hebrews traded wih it and that uzziah revived this trade when he made himself master of Elath a port ort on the red sea in solomons time lime the hebrew grew fleet took up tip three years in their voyage to ophir and brought home gold apes peacocks spices i ces ivoy ebony and lr rees ees 1 I 1 kings ix 2 28 x I 1 11 1 xii 48 2 chron x 10 jewish chronicle icle T TN N sa the bombay papers talk much of a missionary by the name of findlay who is attempting to make converts to jo smith in that I 1 quarter lord falkland in his capacity capaci tv of governor I 1 of bombay and ana commandant of the garrison had forbidden for forbid biLden den that any room should be allowed to I 1 findlay within the precincts of the barracks and calaba catholic toilet tablet chi his lordship I 1 nay may exert hid gubernatorial in inal fience iunce to put T u t d down own mormonism ormo nisin in the emt east but we beg to assure him that all liis bis endeavors to put out the fire of truth will only cause it to burtt burn the brighter brichter until every oriental caste feels its vivifying vilifying vivify ing r influence ed I 1 right ed news |