Show 1 LETTER fra from m elder F A richards Bic hards to otest presto frigham young 15 WILTON ST LivEn pooL july ath 1854 I 1 through the loving kindness aud and tender mercies cl a of t the be lord our go god d I 1 arrived with tho those a e brethren who left the valley with kno ino for the british isles in live liverpool bool on sunday tile the ath of june I 1 on the esth we arrived in st louis one day it a head bead of the mall mail and flaw bra 0 pratt H S eldredge and several 0 of flaw tile the elders on the way home from their theira mission djs sinus after two baysin days in st louis we passed via via alton chicago toledo mansfield pittsburgh harrisburg ano and baltimore and on oil the 1116 morning of the arrived in washington pia cit the valley gaail was handed in while we were e exchanging x salutations with git 4 our on r delegate the dr introduced us to ev I 1 officers of departments and members of Nii congress giR ilhan a short abort chat with Prest pierce brou the subject of our Iti diall relations each of us obtained passports deain deemed this important the exigencies of way war lowthe on the Canti continent nent and after w witnessing two fierce engagements in ill the house upon the ne braska kansas question and sharing the distinguished civilities of our hon delegate for utah we left washington on the evening of the he and arrived in new york at 5 am of tile the intending to leave on the africa which sailed tit at noon of the some same day for liverpool but lier berths wore were all taken up tip some time before ind and our next chance waton waon the aaueda Cai Ca ueda to still sail front from boston anthe the crowd of passe Algers by bv these packets for tile the past few weeks lias has be been ell U unprecedented in the of their atlan tie tic passengers passenger a who paid their farer farce on th the arabia two weeks before from bosl boat ott on had been detained all that time ou oil expense I 1 and came out on the ship with us I 1 during this interval I 1 recommended bre W H kimball and anda G D grant to embrace tills this opportunity and call upon their kindred in ili york state stat ak as they desired to do so either on their outward or oi homeward passage and apprehending that their ae services i vices might then be required for the emigrating sain kamta tsI deemed this y the fitting opportunity which I 1 understood they much 1 the dense deneff fog with occasional views of icebergs served ed to inspire ns its continually with a sense of surrounding danger and ivr our upon god fr for a the arnote more so too because the city of Glo glasgow gwla a screw ic rew packet between this city and philadelphia had just previous previously beet been lost with no word of bow when or where to me it is more than likely she met her fate by collision with an ioe iceberg bergan an unseal quantity of ice having been seen seen in ili the e atlantic till this season pason aur ur ship hip burjust but just escaped a L collige collision oil 7 with an iceberg about five one morning mpr ning but we had a adafe I 1 a f e q and pleasant of eleven days after a joyful meeting with br and the liverpool saints and a day or two of rest the brethren went to their fields it of f appo appointment in fine spirits and generally ene rally in good health on it evry every hanche work of the lord pro presents swits a healthy and vigorous appearance conferences that have for years thi the spirit of this people to is more me like the sp spirit irit f some of he fie stakes in zion the church in wiles wales had settled down in the idea that atje work vias was about done but this feeling lenow isnow quito quite reversed and present prospects are flattering fot for a great ingathering from the principality ci i I 1 I 1 I 1 ia in treland ireland the work lingers though it pr progresses besses somewhat som what those appointed from the va hatlay a 10 ley to labor there have discharged what ivha they conceive 7 to betheil be I 1 their lut atit yand abandoned abandon pd the island after experiencing touch unkind treatment and rough I 1 v I 1 6 h X 1101 up irhe fo F french mission F particularly in hi paris elps t lle be accomplishing ing scarcely anything and yet at it does doea e U not 11 ahoi t to b be for want 0 effort ae jwj rigidity aati aiti of the police lee with vath the intolerance of ej the laws and above all A the infidelity of the people jo appear lo ao me to constitute the reason islands portion Is jn more hope atil condition though jt it does not increase much at present there are about a dozen called saints in fit paris i I 1 the german mission also seems ve very y difficult of advancement lp in hamburg and pd vicinity win more is accomplished in tho th on oi the borders bor dr of the pr south in uie the neighborhood of the swiss l cission ois sion there are a brou baui t 70 saints in the region of v hamburg filid and they ahey t of deliver wide in scandinavia k injo with life and power indrea increasing sieg its ts faitha with ith the increase of its gium numbers bers recently ece a church has been organized in sweden of 40 members which bespeaks a ind more re I 1 there than heretofore h tot 0 r baptisms are frequent adf imm erous T arly ill all cart parts 0 1 wat that extensive i mission elda elder van cott seems to boji be just ast the thelian shaji for that place and I 1 think lie he will remain another year ajar from next winter the swiss mission presents a lively and inviting aspect new bran branches hii lire re being reared learea additions to they their numbers by baptism continually the testimonies on leq oaths of the tru thare fieKe dhennin dhen elt lending din g obrad abr ad into tho the southern borders of f states U with rith gond white the mission extends a parental antal care for the italian st s injun piedmont the forego foregoing ingis s of ourse course but tt a meagre ro re still I 1 am assured it 1 as correct so fur a 8 it I 1 gaj s t I 1 alders cyrus H wheelock J 1 mes iines ferguson fand and willimin Willii aiH C dunbar arrived in liverpool on wednesday the ath dinst in good health and die spirits sl irlis tho the lot fell upon br wolcott to remain tin in new york till next ship this being entirely full A the war ar operation sin the east aie are n not ot ve very ry active the taia tu have won some come deef ave battles batties without extensive aid from the allied powers the bear rather faint from the wounds and loss less of blood which he has expert him has withdrawn across I 1 he dj danube n ube aud and fi finds lids something ng to t do to keep things right at home While alu tn and transgression is fearfully increasing in the land and the wicked wax worse and worse eved even to systematizing their abominations the righteous are increasing their faith and joy IV in th the lord notwithstanding hunger banger aud and nakedness stare them in the tace on every hand band I 1 rejoice iu in the hope aud pray god to give me power that 1 may he be a means of deliverance to a goodly number of them in these ladds and may the power of the gospel increase upon all ajl the just but more especially upon those who bear tile the responsibilities of f the kingdon |