Show correspondence CAL letter from A M X numer musser springs just before entering upon the i list desert about miles from san bernardino Bernard mo nov 24 1852 OKAS PRESET PREOT RICHARDS capt stouts company of oe elders arrived here yesterday r P M in good health arid and spit its with ex of bro N V V jones who has been quite unwell but through through the interposition of the spirit and kindness of goe god is is fast recovering ring so as to walk about and attend to his ordinary business onar on arriving at this place a c e we found encamped bros A lym lyrian a CC C C rich h J murdock J moses and other bet brethren ahre e en route out e for your city in good health and spirits also bro 11 II G sherwood and co for san bernardino we expect to leave this place tomorrow mornin morning g and if no unknown accident befalls us shall arrive arrive at the first settle settlements by 3rd ard or ath december have lost no animals or left any wagons ha hare v e plen plenty ty of provisions ac to last us through the spirit of god L is s in our midst peace union union and good will reigns predominant in in atie bosom of every elder captain H stout wished me to send you a copy of a song composed by elder trueman leonard for the missionaries missionaries vf 1852 which is is as follows 1 may the god of heaven protect us ua we his servants sen ants going forth to proclaim ro claim the glorious gospel to 0 the nations of the eartle eu ali CHORUS for we are a chosen band of brethren blessed with union union and are led the holy priesthood I rests upon us the god of abram at our head for we are his servants sent seat from zion 2 cheerfully our homes we leave them and our families most true santa saints in in the vallies of the mountains we bid them all adieu CHORUS for we are ac 5 bound for china aad Hin doostan siam and australia free south america sent its and the islands of the sea chorus for we are ac 4 enemies shall not overthrow oer oler throw us all our foes shall be oppressed oppi esad priests shall wander in in their darkness it the truth they dont confess CHORUS CHO RUS for we are aie ac 5 thousandth anth will the truth rely on oil out oui faithfulness abroad aud n with us to zion to fulfil fulfill the words ot of god CHORUS for we are ac 6 then 0 lord loid wilt thou preserve pre seive us from all wickedness aud and sin sin spare our lives and kepp keep us fait faithful hf ul then we shall return again CHORUS for we are ac you will hear from us at san bernardino Bernard mo our prayers and best wishes continually ascend to the god we serve sen e for the welfare of all the saints I 1 ascribe myself a servant in in the cause of righteousness AMOS M MUSSER clerk tor for comp christmas party the saints re residing sidni in in the ward assembled on saturday tile the 25 lh of orthis this month being christmas day at 10 A 31 for the purpose of dedicating their new school house bouse to tle lord loid captain ballos band was in in attendance playing 0 lively tunes present of the quorum of tile lie twelve W woodruff J taylor A lyman and F D richards Rich aids tile meeting was called to order by the bishop of the w ward ard A hymn was sun sung let us pray gladly liay pray 11 prayer by eldell aldei A lyman I 1 bishop hoagland Moa gland then called upon the clerk of the ward to read all the minutes of former meetings re ganve to building the new school house that the brethren and sisters might be informed of the reason why another school house was built and all proceedings connected therewith the roe bishop then said we have come here to day to dedicate this house to the lord we will itow proceed to do it by oi fering up prayers prayer elder Woo drutt up the dedication prayer elder A lemaa then addressed the congregation upon the subject of education he wanted to see the rising riding generation educated not only to read write ac but also educated in in the principles of righteousness without the one the other was of no use in in regard to their salvation iu in our children are merged all our oui interests when we shall have passed oft off this stage of action they will go forth arid and fil our places and move the cause ot zion he wanted to see the leacher feachen in in the schoolroom who would not only teach children chil dien to read write and so forth but also teach them the principles of righteousness that there might be a corresponding influence exerted on his part in tile schoolroom as welt well as by bj parents at home that children chil dien may be habituated in 10 do good and etien they become old they will not easily spart d part atom it elders J taylor F D richards and W woodruff then followed eid elder er lyman on the same subject but in ina a more extended seale scalf they wanted to see established in I 1 the ward a school where the higher branches of education may I 1 be taught as well as a school commencing with A 13 C arid and upwards that the youth the young men of the ward waid might go and prepare themselves tor for the areat gi eat work before them that they might learn the I 1 higher branches of education that when they are sent out to the world to preach tile the gospel gopel if introduced into the company of the learned they may be able to converse aud and cope v with etli them in in their learning and let them know that the inhabitants of zon equal if not exceed them bishop hoagland Hoa giand then said or on account of one of his Counci councillors councilors counci lois lors having been sent on a mission he had chosen joseph horne home to fill his place he now offered him to ahe saints for their acceptance and on oti motion bro horn honi was unanimously accepted as one of the bishops councillors councilors Counci lois lors pro ro horne home said that he be and the other two school trustees teea nad had made arrangements for having a dance und and pie pic bic me party commencing at 3 p M according to the vote passed at a former cormer meeting both school houses will be occupied 2 and every gentleman who wishes to dance can have a ticket by paying baying 50 cents which will go to pay for music music and candles meeting until 3 benediction by patriarch Pat naich isaac tune by captain ballos ballod band 3 P r M captain ballos band again in in attendance enlivening all with their music prayer by jud judge ge phelps I 1 elders woodruff Woodi bayjor hoagland and bullock then jed off ui in the 31 mst at cotillion which was continued with animation in in both of the school houses bouses intel s persed at intervals with singing and a speech from i judge phelps elders lyman and richards favored us with their company in the evening ev ening benediction by elder john taylor at I 1 11 I 1 p M when all sepe separated rated to then their several homes being highly plea va cu with having spent a merry christmas WALTER THOMSON clerk ot of the lath ward the two houses referred to are the two wings of the house which when the body is is erected elected will constitute one school house after the pattern pro posed by the regents of tile the university tor for the school houses of the several wards ward in the territory y I 1 for the news I 1 january ast 1st 1853 the quorum quo ruin of the twelve apostles met at the council house at 8 being eleven cleven in number the whole quork n except elder orson pratt who is is at wash washington ton preaching the gospel the quor quorum tim marched to pret pre brigham youngs and wished him a AV py I 1 new year president young received them with joy and gladness and after the greetings were over president young asked what he be should treat them with the sent sentiment ament was instantaneous in the hearts of all the quorum and spoken by president orson 11 hyde yde trat us with your blessings then the n president young blessed the quorum of the twelve and said they always I 1 had his blessings and the TA twelve velve apostles felt and realized that the bles blessings of the presidency of tile the church and kingdom of 12 god d was of far more worth and benefit to them than any earthly gift or the treasures of the earth their hearts ware were full fall of joy and gladness which was tins unspeakable pea kable at the blessing of once more having the privilege of returning turning from the four corners of the earth and beholding each others faces and sitting in council together and meeting with the president and liis his council and receiving blessings nt itt their hands the twelve left their blessing upon Er ident coulig and his house 01 I 1 while the twelve were paying their respects to president young the band was playing a lively tune in in front of the house the governor saluted the two bands with a happy jew ew year and received in in return some excellent music music tile the quorum then visited president heber C kimball and wished him a happy new year he also received the twelve with gladness and gave unto them his bis blessing which was also highly prized in his blessing unto them he said his faith and fedeli gs digs were that no one of the present quorum of apostles should ever fall and no power i should ever take their ci biown own and kingdom but they I 1 should come forth in in the morning of the first resurge tion and be exalted to glory immortality and eternal liveli and their blessings should increase increase from this time henceforth and for ever and the should not want bread but they should have means to support themselves and fan famil liles es my feelings have ever been good towards this quorum and ever will be the twelve left their blessings upon president kimball and house i hold and next visited father john Johnb smith mith the he aged patriarch Patu arch and wished him a happy new year I 1 he e manifested much joy and satisfaction in in seeing eleven of the twelve apostles beneath beneat h his rao roof f this veni erable patriarch also bestowed upon the twelve his blessing and sad sa d they should live to see the kingdom I 1 of god arid and zion e established S I 1 A blushed to be thrown down n no 0 more tor for ever 5 and that none of them should ever fall but should have ha e part in in the first resurrection action no power should should take their heir crown but they should be blessed in all ther their labors in in th the e earth and that the bless blessings bs of god should increase upon them f from rom this time forth both temporal and spiritual dpn igual the apostles also left i their blessings upon the patriarch and his household they next visited president willard richards he also received them with gladness and an open heart they wished him h m a happy new year he also gave the twelve his blessing he believed this a beginning beg ining of an eventful eventa ul year in in the astory b story of this church aru and kingdom on the earth and he believed each succeeding year i eai would be more moie and more so the coming ot the son of man he said the twelve were ever e er before him in in his thoughts prayers and blessings notwithstanding they might be scattered to the four corners of the earth they were men of god goa and were destined to perform a great and mighty work in in the earth end they should live ive till they were satisfied with life they should see light and truth prevail over sin sin ti tradition addition and error and triumph in in the earth the twelve tw elve next went to the house of aldei P P pratt and those thoe united with ins his family in in singing the return of the twelve and other songs of zion the spirit aid a id power of rod god rested upon the quorum of the twelve while their hearts were filled with praise and thanksgiving to god in in all their visits on this the new year of eighteen hundred and fitly fifty three the bands also continued their salutations to presidents kimball richards and patriarch pati larch smith and inacy ethers others in various parts of tile the city and their enlivening music music was everywhere received with open ears eais and hearts of joy god bless the bands art great sat bail lake ke city jan 3rd ard 1853 to the editor or of the deseret news DIAR DEAR sir SIK I 1 have the extreme pleasure of presenting for foi publication in in your valuable paper a brief account ot of the state of the society island mission leaving lett there in company with bro bra addison pratt and familathe fam ilythe of last may lay we arrived arnved in in san francisco on the let of july where BIOS pratt and crosby together with others who came at the same tune time still remain remain procuring procura means to gather with the saints saint 1 we left in in the field fiell bros bi os hanks and brown but bro B was expected to follow us immediately the saints were very unwilling to have us leave them aud and we also felt unwilling willing an to do so but our situation had become so unpleasant and our efforts so confined by interference of of the french fi ench government that we thought it our wisest plan to abandon for a while any further oppe rations and return home the causes which led ed us to this course were as follows for the last six six years the calbo acs ics anler un lathe protection of the french government have beer been exerting exea ting themselves with all the influence that prodigal distribution of property aud official lin preference ference could command to establish their religion among the natives but without success on the he other hand the everlasting gospel the words of eternal lifee life dispensed b by y a few apparently weak friendless and penniless strangers was rolling steadily on obtaining converts condei ts by hundreds and exerting an influence that held the natives as by a magic spell against all the inducements that could be hell out tor for them to ein embrace catholicism the simple name of elder seemed to be a tower of strength sti bength that defied all the arts and devices they could conjure up to sup supplant us this was a mystery they could not solve but is as the government hadford sinister motives made religious toleration a prominent feature in in their new constitution they could not directly interfere with us this was the state of affairs when bro pratt arrived on his return mission in may 1851 accompanied by brother james brown biown ab about out t this his time charges hind had beep been preferred piet erred against myself and bro whitaker a resident of the islands and an elder tor for using seditious language at a conference the april before consequently a man of war was dispatched to bring us prisoners to tahiti when we arrived there to our great joy and surprise we found bros piatt and brown who had arrived ai lived two weeks before we had no public trial but sim simply underwent an examination before the governor arid and though some twenty affidavits had been elicited against us they were so flimsy and contradictory tuat that the simple affirmation ot of aruth and innocence compelled an honorable hojo ho rable acquit acquittal al bro pratt then interceded intercedes inter ceded tor for permission to accompany us to Tere buti where we had a vessel in in pi progress ogress of building but to our surprise he be was detained under predence pretence pie pre tence of making further enquiries in in regard to the com complaints p faints that had been made against us and in in this I 1 manner he was kept a prisoner in in tahiti for several months in the mean time the elders with their families from this place arrived an ived at and this was more cause of uneasiness to the authorities lest it if our influence should increase increase m in proportion to ow our numbers we should subvert t the government A set of articles were then drawn up which we were compelled to sign f toi or biding orbiting us to receive receive any support from the natives es whatever and in in other ways oppressing us however we had to make the best of it and when our vessel was finished we commenced oppe rations under our new dispensation the first thing we knew bro brown was in in trouble because the natives and |