Show EDITORIAL correspondence YOUNGS TRIP NORTH CITY crry aug was a great day in box bider alder county willard and this place vero vere in their gayest dress all business vas van suspended and old and young devoted themselves to the enjoyment of lia tle icho day A portion of the company was vas sent bent on to willard to fill the appointment there which had been made for tor meeting at 10 am president young remained in ogden to attend to io some business elders wilford woodruff ir jeorge A smith jose joseph h F smith A M X musson musser and david T day a y attended the meeting at willard elders george A smith jos F smith and W woodruff addressed the people on various topics md and according to what we hear bear had as a good meeting the president yas fm met by an escort and a brass band the first on horseback the latter in a wagon 11 when we reached willard the meeting ing bad adjourned and the people the children were out in front of bishop cordons cordona Cor dons to welcome the president the children were not counted but bit the bishop said he had counted ittie ittle girls and he judged that there vere were at least altogether A public dinner had been prepared for a much larger company than ours numbered the tables we were re pread spread in the school house and ample ampie justice was done to the blands viands after dinner president young went vent to the bowery to hear a case that had been brought to his notice and while there we had an opportunity of seeing the handsome display of homemade articles with which it was tes fes mooned they were very creditable and spoke highly for the skill and taste of the ike ladies the tho people of this settle ment mont men mon tare are aro justI justly proud of their skill in the dyeing an and manufacturing manufacturing of woolen goods we have never been een here when then wo we have not had cause to admire their manufactures tho the scenery from willard city up to BRIGHAM CITY Is very fine we had only traveled about two miles in that direction when ve met the escort from that place there were two companies of uniformed under the command of captain corlos Yov eov loveland eland elaud and a company of lancers laan Itan cers boys in gay uniform under the command of captain wight A foer forr horse wagon with postil ions lons dressed in the uniform of the lancers ladies dressed in white blue sashes and c banner bearing a suitable sul eni table tabie inscription another fohir four horse wagon carried IS 18 little girls and another the brass band there were a number of carriages also belonging to citizens among whom were president lorenzo Ii orenzo snow and some gome friends the citizens were drawn up in line as we entered the tho city and the company passed slowly along responding to their salutations and we welcome loome president lorenzo Ii orenzo snow has established a reputation for brigham city in making fine displays upon occasions like the present that is recognized throughout the territory in the reception today to day he was as happy and tasteful as usual in its arran arrangement ement indeed it seems that the display of each year is better than lap tap last we drove directly to the tho bowery and the people came camo pouring in and were soon prepared for MEETING president ezra T benson bishops peter eter and wm win maughan and a number ot other prominent citizens had come over from cache cacho valley and were present on the stand elder fishburn vho aho as the leader of the smithfield choir of cache county has with his choir given biven 1 ven the saints much pleasure with his singing at our general conferences feren ces in salt lako lake city deserves commendation for the successful training he has given the choir of brigham city he has been residing here for a year or two and the good results of his labors are plainly apparent miss E eliza ellza liza ilza snow a daughter of president lorenzo snow played the organ with marked ability and the music with the singing of the choir added greatly to the pleasure of our meeting here the singing was exceedingly musical and sweet president young elders geo A smith and geo Q cannon addressed the meeting the night was spent by president young and the tho greater part of the coms piny my under the hospitable roof of dent ent larenzo snow the tho svening evening was one that thai will long be remembered by those who were present the music singing an and 4 conversation were delightful bro snow kinow ia Is setting the people of brigham city an excellent example in making improvements besides making some additions to the there rear arof of his residence he has extended the front by adding a wing to each side of the maln main building the front of which he also intends to change to correspond with the improved style of the additions when finished it will be an elegant residence friday aug 21 1868 A company of cavalry escorted the company this morning about half the distance to wellsville when they were relieved to return by our meeting a company of cavalry from the latter place under the command of ca captain tain marion lewis As we descended descend eg the hill towards wellsville wenet the brass band in a wagon and upon entering the town found the tho citizens and children drawn up with flags to receive the company wherever we have been the people have made ampie ample preparations to entertain a much larger company compan y than the president has hns with him on the present resent occasion maughan rad ead had difficulty to furnish his bis people as many guests as they wanted and have those he wished to entertain himself the meeting was opened at one pm in the usual manner and ELDER josepn JOSEPH F SMITH spoke on the privileges and blessings that the saints enjoy at the present time in this land the saints sainta would not have come hero if they had had their choice the hardships and difficulties they thought they would have to contend with repelled them yet when they did come they started in faith putting their trust in god the lord saw that we could not be made a mighty p people unless wo we should bo be separated from our enemies he had suffered the wicked to use violen violence pe towards us that we might be driven from their midst and be brought to this land where we can dwell in peace pence without fear of molestation le now that we are hero we should not be content to go on in the old style of doing business for instance instead of having our females use the spinning wheel all ayi their days it would bo be much better to utilize our beautiful streams for the turning of machinery and spin th threads reads or even more at one time instead of only one thread also to raise ilax flax and hemp and manufacture them into linen an and ropes he complimented the people on the improvement he perceived in their gardens weeds were not BO so plentiful as they had been on one of his former visits by introducing improved agricultural machinery more work can be done and with less labor many of the people work too hard yet they do not accomplish near BO so much as they might if they had tho the advantages which the improvements of the age afford houses should be built roomy and commodious mo dious small inconvenient rooms in which to cook eat and a sleep beep are sufficient to ruin the health and d temper of the females who have to I 1 live e I 1 in anthem them every man should take pains to introduce sewing machines washing mach ines wringers wr ingers ac into his family and save labor that his family may have time to study and improve their own minds and the minds of their children A knowledge of surgery might bo be an advantage to mothers and every one of them should seek for knowledge respecting the properties of herbs and the iest eest best remedias remedies to be used in case of sickness many childrens lives are lost through the ignorance 0 of parents ELDER WILFORD WOODRUFF thought that the world would have been better if there had never been a friest priest a doctor or a lawyer in it the lawyers like ilke litigation they get two sawyers farmers to quarrel about a cow and while one pulls pulis at the head and the other at the tre all tall the lawyer goes to work and milks her he related an au instance that occurred in his own experience in connecticut upwards of 60 years ago the tho people were wehe taken down aown with tho the spotted fever and the doctors prohibited water as most dangerous and would not let the sick taste it his grandfather his father and mother and one of his mothers sisters were taken with this fever they all died but his father and they died like all the rest who had this fever pleading for water his father was attended by one of the most celebrated doctors in connecticut the last time he be called to see his father ho he told the man who waited upon him that woodruff would not live till morning but on no account to give him water for it would kill hill him his father plead so earnestly for water that his friend thought that if he had to die anyhow he might as well give him a little to drink BO so he commenced to give ave him it by teaspoonfuls teaspoon fulls and then with a tablespoon and then a tumbler and by morning his hia fever was broke and he was sane and well this water saved his life the doctor was surprised when he called next morning and asked the attendant what he had given him he replied two palls pails of water doctors do not take this course now in fevers fevere but then they are ignorant upon other points he dwelt for half a an hour upon home and practical duties bider GEO aeo Q CANNON spoke for thirty minutes ELDER GEO A SMITH said that it had been recommended to government by judge echols some years ago that the mormons cormons Mor mons should not have the benefit of the land laws this territory had been attached to colorado for land purposes and the land office had been located in that territory but congress had bad recently extended the land laws to utah and it had been formed into a land district a surveyor surveyor general and other officers had been een appointed and the they y would be here hero shortly to open a lan land office the people should prepare t to purchase their land by saving their money and where there are men who have not declared their intentions and obtained their naturalization papers they should take immediate steps to become citizens so as to get the full benefit of the land laws every foreigner who intends to reside in the country can go before the clerk of the district court and declare his intentions to become a citizen and after the lapse of two years he can go before the district court and obtain hla hia full papers PRESIDENT BRIGHAM YOUNG expressed his in pleasure leasure at meeting with the tho thos saints nits aits what afat a contrast between bb tween the present time and thirty five or even twenty five years ago then perhaps i the eldera in traveling might meet with a saint once in fifty miles and be turned away from many houses and not be allowed to stop there but now everywhere we go and we cannot visit near all the settlements we meet a brother and a friend peace and quietness prevail in a village of the size of wells ville in other countries there would probably be many Ja lawyers myers grog shops gambling houses and other houses for evil purposes but are there any places of this character here no if there is a lawyer he hols hois Is cultivating the ground so with the justices of the peace and other civil of officers there are no cases for them to attend to As for the word vord of wisdom instead of trying to observe it go to and and observe it and do not try do it and then it is done wo we require it of you wo we can make our own fashions and wear our hats shoes and other clothing to suit ourselves have broad or narrow rimmed hats long or short toed boots babylon will fall and we must not depend end upon her for tho the things we need iut but learn to be self sustaining god has told us that the beauty of our adorning should be the work of our own hands naturalization papers should be taken out by the brethren who have not obtained them and to prevent future trouble they should be taken out before a court which cannot be questioned there is no doubt but that our probate courts being courts of record have the right to grant naturalization papers but somo some have questioned their right and so long as this matter may have to be decided by men who are inimical to us it will be better to go and get papers from the district court the brethren should be careful about raising good pure grain vegetables fruit ac for seed this is a matter that has been urged upon the school of tho the prophets the samne earno plan also which has been adopted adopt gel bol at salt lake city in taking care of sheep should be followed in this county they should be kept moving from place to place we must raise more wool and of a better quality than we are producing at present doctors should bo be led by the 11 spirit looi ri of revelation so that when they look k upon a patient they can tell what ails him and prescribe accordingly the sickness among children to which allusion had been made was olal oaly y fatal where ignorance prevailed there were many households in salt lake city with a large number of children in which not one died good nursing and judicious treatment can save the 0 chii children from the grave when disease first appears proper steps should be taken to arrest it eat proper food do no more work than you have strength to perform and be careful about your sleeping og and you will not have sick eick ness among you we are glad I 1 to see you and may the lord bless you after dinner we started for logan LOG LOGAN kii august 22 from wellsville we were preceded by the company of cavalry from logan which met us at the mouth of wellsville cablon we arrived at logan at 5 pm yesterday where we found the citizens and teachers and children of the various sunday schools headed by the logan brass band drawn up in order ofero of procession to receive us under the direction of bro W K X robinson Bo binson marshal of the day the procession numbered as near as we could judge about persons most of whom were children each division carrying banners with appropriate mottoes in the following order twelve fathers in israel banner the bible twelve young men banner the book of mormon 17 twelve boys I 1 banner doctrine and covenants 11 twelve mothers in israel banner bariner Il deseret news twelve young ladies banner dally daliy daily dally telegraph city and county officers I 1 banner utah magazine gaz ga lne zine sunday schools leading banner juvenile instructor at our entrance into the city we passed through a largo and very tasteful ful fui arch of evergreens ever greens the word WELCOME in large letters showing conspicuously over the centre of the arch the whole being crowned by the national flag As we drove by the band saluted and old and young manifested their respect the procession then formed in the rear and marched to the residence of president ezra T benson where the sunday school childr children cn sang the following composed for the occasion we are thinking gladly thinking of 0 that lovely morn in may when from heaven gently streaming shone the bright celestial I 1 dayi dayl doubt and darkness rie zie M W from the youthful josephs josaphs mind As with power from the he went forth to bless mankind we are thinking gladly thinking ek etc we are thinking sadly thinking of that dark and gloomy day As the sun was slowly sinking how the murdered prophet lay like the savior he was murdered just because be he dared to bay say men had lost the way to heaven and god had shown to him lle the waa way we are thinking sadly think 3 ing ete etc we are thinking gladly thinking of that glorious coming time when with jesus and with joseph we shall dwell in that blessed clime where the wicked never trouble and the saints of god are blest let ns us strive chento be faithful that we all may |