Show 11 T i I 1 1 LAM af 4 atef row w be Maul main NOV IS 1143 I 1 have endeavored to obtain a bou boo to set t forth our principles to th the people but have hav fid ed in every attempt colnel Jon jonston stop chief commander of 0 army said to me it he caught me within Us big jurisdiction he would put me in the sea guard mr simons a very pious wh missionary or of this place also said to me that any any one who went about deceiving the people wi with the sue doe trine of jo ja smith ought to be put pat in ia jail this is the spirit that prevails prevail in this place ia there are but few people who speak the en english language and those few mostly belong to thres different denominations they we are baptists baptista and catholics I 1 do not expect to do much ia this thi place lace ut uti ua i til I 1 have ace q the burnish cg language which I 1 am ende endeavoring to do this once accomplished complis hed there is an extensive field open for the preaching of the gospel fel to an intelligent looking people and said to be ve very ry hospitable they arp aro very y ingenious i inge n i ions and it is surprising to i we see their beautiful rul wood etar carvings especially when you consider the tools with which they work their temples and gods are numerous and of neat and curious workmanship the most of which are aie overlaid with a substance mid aid to ao be pure gold and certainly much resembling it there are many buildings around those Temp temples ift the inside of which are ai also see overlaid laid with gold 0 and the pillars that support the roof w which gives the too rooms ins a very rich and splendid op ap lie pea ranee rance believe I 1 believe the gospel will do much for those dark and benighted nations though the baptists and others have seen been long in this country and made but little progress but I 1 believe the gospel with the spirit of the lord attending it will do much the morals of the burnem axe ass generally good I 1 believe there is another distinct race of people in this country called karpins said to be of jewish orian who have been much oppia sed by the burneas Bur Bar meas they do not wo worship dak I 1 but worship the true and living god as welt weir so as I 1 as they know they are said to have a fadha handed down from father to son that abo th day would come when the lord vo would uld abaft agaba reveal his will to the children of men ita and it if would be the means of delivering them froia the hand of oppression the baptists are re said to be more successful among those than others I 1 yon may think it strange that none of as have yet gone to siam but the reasons are an gow good for the way has been blocked in every attema pt that we have made and wa we have not been able to accomplish our design but we intend to introduce the gospel into that country as son goon as I 1 shewa the way y opens I 1 understand that siam rio is in an unsettled state at present regarding some national affair afis also alao is the can wi with but bur mah or the english have already taken a portion of their country and soon own intend to take uw the remainder i bros west and dewey were in bombay as to last I 1 heard from them bro Ludding im is ia rangoon burmah bunnah a few hours sail I 1 iron mm this place where there is a small branch of the church of five or six members bembe it was wa thought ahm wisdom window for me to go to Maul maia w where I 1 now am for thera ther were two elders without wo in im rangoon and the place sm small I 1 I 1 have just received receive d a letter from bro joe jones in calcutta stating ahat th their air progress re a I 1 w was sow though they have baptized sed a few bros musser leonard and owens are with himick well of a letter kiter ft from om A jr stewart to ho eidar ge george org A smith smita april apra 1854 at cedar valley I 1 made a solvey m aey of cres fr f r tillable land and 1000 acres for mow 1 ing also a herd ground of of excellent range there them are 26 men they have a fort picketed in with substantial cab picket 10 feet high bad and 11 rods wide ide and 53 23 long with 8 9 gate I 1 they have commenced a large lay tone stone house houe ut or fort feet square squam with it r two high with a large school chool room in the ow ant canue 70 feet square the outside wall ilsup 6 feet high engli built 4 feet thick well put up of tone stone the quarry is ia goo 1 the average days day work is r 8 toads loada fire is ia convenient and aid water good and it is a first rate place for sheep th brethren are united and their work shown industry austry the brethren have generally ro got done owma wheat |