Show providence CACHE CAMIE co JANUARY f J editor deseret N aws the winter having fairly set in with plenty of snow and good sleigh roads the missionary party appointed by president benson before leaving for salt lake city to assume ills his legislative labors met at wellsville on saturday morning 9 january lath to commence a two days meeting the weather was bitterly cold sharp enough to call for overcoats wrappers and the largest and warmest kind of comforters to save the animal heat and aud nd preserve the extremities from freezing the deacons had made good calculations cu and had been diligent in keeping on a good fire in the stove of the commodious meetinghouse meeting hoube house so that the people as they arrived began to taste the comfort of a little care and forethought of the missionaries there were bishop wm hyde who presides in the absence of president benson bishops wm budge and L H hatch and elder J hatch there were also present bishops T E ricks eicks 0 N liljenquist G 0 pitkin anda P shumway and a blumber number of elders from the different settlements some of whom were the guests of bishop win wm jil aughan maughan and the remainder distributed among the good citizens meeting was addressed by elders L H and a L hatch on the gen eral oral duties of the saints and idu education cation catlon in particular the brethren having great liberty in speaking at the evening meeting the subject of education was resumed for a short time ilme by bishop bu budge ige 5 after which the leading and most MOA important matter for tb the 6 consideration of the saints viz the deliverance of the poor from the old world was introduced trod by elder hyde who explained the feelings of president young as conveyed to us in his late discourses and land from our knowledge of his anxiety expressed on many former occasions in reference to the gathering of the poor and very forcibly advocated the propriety of the requisition made upon ua us call ing upon the saints to ma manifest ni idest their faith alth aith and good feelings by donating liberally for their deliverance deliverance on sunday morning the gathering of the poor was again brought before the people by elder budge after which elder archibald arehibald N hill lately from england gave a description of the condition of the lie saints in that country of I 1 their poverty and their prayers tw that thai their way why might be opened to gather with the church elders W wm mf hyde liljenquist L H hatch T E ricks rieks J hatch a and n d wm maughan followed during the day on the saino same subject but with many arguments and in every light in which they could place it to enlist the sympathies of the people and to judge from the interest in which was manifested they were with the blessing of god successful the meetings were well attended and the choir sang some sonie very good music very spirited and in good taste r in order to tol hurry on the donation in all the settled settlements ants asfalt as possible the elders separated to attend meetings in the evenin evening gElder geider elders Eldera hyde and maughan to mendon ii L H nd J natch hatch and A N hill to logan 0 N liljenquist and 0 0 pitkin to hemm and william budge to providence to meet in logan on saturday mornin morning the mth dinst at 11 am to hold another two days meeting during the interval the following places were visited by the missionaries i smithfield smith amith field on monday franklin on tuesday richmond elch Eich mondon on Wednesday and millville milleville Mill ville on thursday evenings yesterday morning according to appointment meeting opened in logan when the redemption of the poor the law lair of marriage the word of wisdom wisdom ind and many other items pertaining to the gospel of life and salvation were laid before the people with much muel much power ower by elders L lif H hatch 0 N rin LIN liljenquist jenquist liljenquist G 0 pitkin jo J hatch W budge ani ani and W hyde our meetings were crowded to overflowing and an excellent spirit prevailed among the people who seemed to receive the truth with joy and thankfulness ful ness whilst the lord greatly blessed those who ministered the words of life the last meeting was occupied by elder hyde in giving some of his experience peri ence in the church and in relating delatin some of the incidents which transpires transpire transpired i under his observation during the rise and progress of the work which was vas very interesting and instructive to the people in it he showed how bow necessary it was that every latter day saint should continue to keep the commandments of god in spirit spirl and tand in practice eldera elder eider WH H shearman an was app appointed bInte by general vote superintendent of sun bun ay S is the father of sunday schools ii 11 our valley and hns has ha since the begian taken an active and unceasing inter interest in in them and pend there esno is no doubt but that ills lus appointment will give an nn impetus to this saving work throughout the county as he is expected to visit the the settlements and introduce as much muoi as possible a unity of effort in the labori labors of the tencle teachers teachers rs accounts have reached us from nearly all the settlements showing the I 1 interest felt by the people in the deliverance of the saints from europe the present donation principally in stock stocky for thell theil assistance will so far exceed elcee all former formel nations donations do that the former formet donations will be remembered no more and aad to a their liberality especially Aft after erthe the loss of most of our crops we see the spirit of jove jovo and kindness of true fello feilo fellowship iship which the gospel has begotten in the saints and an evidence of their willing ness to use the means which god hw has given iven them for the best purposes poses of the church church on saturday and sunday next ne x t the missionaries hold another two tivo dayl dayi meeting at richmond these inee meetings tings are held at different places for the convenience veni ence of the people peo plein in accord accordance accor danci anci ancl with instructions instruct inns from president bell beli benson and bishop Mau maughan ghin that saints may be instructed in their of leisure WILIIAM wili WILT MU BUDGE beiver braver jan 09 I 1 editor The winters sid BID in beaver county generally pass pas ava awa avay away with Y wry little sno snow w but this present ifan ihan exception as we have at this ua about a foot of snow on the level the stock brt bit on ibe the rai ral range are beginning to feel its eweart a and ee w will jia have to be looked after by their owners or many of them will die bishop mur mun doek dook and a few of the elders of this ward have lately been holding two days daysi meetings at minersville Miners ville greenville and beaver and stirring up tip the people to a true sense of their dt duties itlear that they may comprehend the times in which they lie live the necessity of adhering to the word of wisdom the obligations bind ent enk ing angion ton ion us as a people to help to gather the saints Sal sai hits fits from the world together with other practical duties were laid begore before the saints in the sp spirit lilt of the gospel the meetings were well attended and the spirit mani wani manifested rested by the people was wai was to give heed to the counsels and instructions given As A chii is a dayos few words and aws ims I 1 will cioe eloe cloe for forthe northe the present presen t L 11 |