Show I 1 the swiss mission account of folder mayors labors on the of Ja january Jajo puary uary 1853 1 I came to hamburg 11 in company with brothers spencer houtz ri riser and ana but finding abiding little liberty there I 1 prayed the lord to open a field of labor fo for me in switzerland brother carn cam received a letter from president t stenhouse to send him an elder or two I 1 1 I 1 rejoiced at the news and on the of F I 1 march the same year I 1 left fl hamburg imburg for I 1 basle by the he counsel of h his is blessie blessing and assist assistance a e and with a q quantity of german book I 1 on the of the same month I 1 arrived at basle and by the blessing of god and the wise counsel of president stenhouse J I 1 commenced laboring i in n basle I 1 found it a hard place but by tugging up hill a lono long I 1 baptized sixteen persons these thes e 1 I 1 were aery poor and could render me ra 9 little assistance and I 1 being driven out of baslo basle to fo Bres Brea felden we thought it best beat that I 1 should go to zurich to labor P an n the tae 3rd ard of Dece december alber I 1 left basle according ourilin to ah the directions direction s ot of president fint sten h usei and came to the city of zuril zurich ch to ia 1 capor or here and ana in the country around I 1 commenced to do abood a good work here by laboring bolln from house to houdei house and the people came to my rooms which wa I 1 rented it A was not long before I 1 began to baptize and the prea preachers ahers finding boding that their craft was in danger commenced bubli ai I 1 I 1 many lies against me such as that I 1 had spoken opo kel i against it their laws one preacher by the name of f ashman a baptist at dt published an ti in ina a daily paper stati stating tig many lies and suid said to he hoped the police authorities would drive me out of Z zurich uriah and vicinity on the of march I 1 received a written note 0 4 ie tp to leave zurich without reco recourse to law but I 1 continued my labors and dept k ept butof out of the 1 ail 1 t 0 of f th the P police dofice and baptized i those who desired if aire d C P t ibm on the 2nd and of april I 1 went ident to the police Tolice and aked them why I 1 mut must leave zurich the director mr force said that I 1 was ordered out and that was enough 0 for me to 1 know and if I 1 did not go willingly they I 1 would force roe rde t f told them thail would not leave willingly that I 1 had not broken their law or it if I 1 had they thoy should pl oab it he then tha called in fifteen fit teen policemen and said laid thov they would force farce rue 1 I 1 told them that chat they di did ngtai not know biow what ih they 7 were boiu going tr to d do 0 that I 1 was their friende friend and had co come ipe to dot bothem heift good and god and the holy angels knew it ita J they chea appeared struck and they left me athey arid ard went out I 1 then told them it was moon and I 1 wanted iffy dinner they said I 1 might go but iwas 1 was to leave the next day I 1 said I 1 would noty and went to my dinner I 1 i I 1 went to a 1 lawyer a and n d ne J he drew up a writing against their proceedings proceeding and nd I 1 handed it to the council of zurich anti there them it lies yet vet they find their law cannot tike hold of me as theres th there ereis is religious liberty here by law but the they y thought they i would scare me out of zurich j the next day there onne a policeman to my room and said that I 1 should go to the ahe P police ic oace office I 1 went with him and they in salted stilted me ina by asking me many unbecoming questions quest ioas they told meto strip of my coat awl anil ve stand they searched M my 7 po pockets 0 ke ts and felt bihy ihy per suto see whether I 1 had bad any thing concealed about my body they said saia alev intended to send semi me to Wn america erica then told me to put on my c othes clothes I 1 and one of them said that I 1 should follow dimand that I 1 sh auld go to prison I 1 told him I 1 was wag prepared I 1 he told the to keep me on hall half rations I 1 I 1 the 4 toler appeared at af first very rough but afterwards became more fi friendly I 1 made friends with those prisoners i that were fin in the room with me m and preached I 1 the gs gospel I 1 to thema them and withey they said they believed it i too one oneo ok then them afterwards as jame with i 1 hie wife six ab hear m me e and 1 wab wa much pleased I 1 I 1 1 broths bronw casper So schilling billing went want to the american consul and by his assistance arid and I 1 the influence of my brothers and friends i got me out dut of trison prison after li having ving been there eight days davs but the lord brought j good out of it fop it made m me e many man frienda friend a and nd by bv the 0 of god i hive have leen been able J to br bring in many to the knowledge of tho the truth I 1 have bave baptized sixty three inthe inthe canton of bf zurich one living livina in the canton de st gall and seven haw have 1 viven given M in their I 1 i i names for baptism in my wea weakness kneis I 1 t the ke I 1 lord has made me strong 6 blessed be the 06 I 1 name of the lord the work is itis hii and the glory is his and I 1 aiu am his servant and anda j am willing killing to do as hsi bays through his bis servant ne the prophets prophet and president I 1 should enot I 1 not have the pleasure of hearing I 1 from you again before your your departure be 1 pleased bro brother ther samuel to accept of our veasy kindest indest and best wishes tor for a prosperous i voyage and a happy chappy meeting me eting in with your family and friends I 1 GEORGE MATER I 1 |