Show april pr il 1 TELE M W I 1 X mw a iem lem I 1 wor us p 0 11 live liverpool liverpooo LIver pooi pool improvements the climate m 2 and nankey sankey revival tl tile worn work la in england F liverpool 1 march 1875 kwon john taylor dear brother I 1 find in my walks through liverpool that a great many changes have taken place during the past 23 years in a number of new docks several large and handsome buildings and improvements on n others other a nine fine newland new landing stige stage stage on the river 2700 feet long and feet wide the decking docking of which was burned in july last but is now being fixed up again the climate also seems to have changed very much the summers are warmer the winters cold with rain some frost and not much snow last summer was most remarkably mar kably warm the thermometer raising to 87 which ig is claimed as very tery warm for liverpool this present winter is such a one the people have not had here for years since new years yearns day it has rained over half the time with snow and frost for about two weeks the balance of the time foggy and misty with an occasional dry day the thee gales have been very severe causing much damage to property and loss of life fon pon P on nay my arrival here herel I 1 was appointed to labor ili iii the durham and newcastle conference which comprises the north part ifeng of england and south of scotland on my way to my field of labor I 1 stayed at lancaster one week visiting among my say relations and otta oita obtaining ining a clue to my genealogy in which I 1 found koma some broken links which I 1 endeavor to get together on the thel of september I 1 was called callad to return to liverpool to labor in the aellen Hillen millennial nial star office where I 1 have been ever since I 1 can assure you I 1 have felt well in my labors as I 1 always have done in the discharge of duty although my health has been very poor most of the time bo so far as I 1 know the elders generally through throughout the mission enjoy the best of feelings they seem to a man to be working diligently for the spread of the principles of the gospel but it seems an uphill up hill bill business this world and the things thereof appear to be first and uppermost in the heads beads and hearts of the people religion Rell beli gion glon is at a low ebb especially as revealed in these last days day liverpool is now having and has been felace feb ath a grand revival reviva lunder under the auspices of two christian americana from chicago something after the stylo style of the big tent revival held at sal salt t lake some time ago only the people of liverpool felt so charitable that they expended in building a hall for their express use which will convene some people these men moody and sankey have av c been to several of the large cities of scotland and england and seem to have taken liverpool by storm they hold three meetings each day all of which have been generally crowded especially in the evening mr moody does the preaching and telling anecdotes while mr mr sankey attends to the singing one feature of their success Is they have no party af of their own hence they invite ministers of all creeds sects and parties to a seat on the standa stand and call upon them to assist in the prayers and occasionally address the congregation a great many of whom attend regularly each minister in hopes I 1 presume of reaping a rich harvest of the converted when ihen these men shall leave bro joseph F smith and myself attended two meetings we vve find the old cry believe in jesus and you shall be saved ag is the great theme it is a simple and convenient matter to possess a belief in the kivior which according to mr moody and the sectarian creeds is all ali sufficient for the vilest sinner or the murderer on the scaffold yet this easy task dees does not seem to meet with universal favor for compared with the many the votaries vot aries of this salvation made easy and free religion are very few these large congregations are mainly had through curiosity the principles of the gospel as taught by the savior and his apostles and revealed to the children of men in the last days are not much sought after yet I 1 cannot see how any man can be consistent with a profession of faith in jesus or the divine mission of the prophet joseph smith either in zion or the world either saint or sectarian without he accepts all in integrity on february mr J JW W coward called at the office and saidee said sald he wanted to bear his testimony to us as he said he had been warned j and he felt it his hia duty to war warn his nei nel neighbors 11 bro smith took hoid hold in in earnest after hearing him for a short time and read him some of the revelations from the doctrine and covenants and also some passages from the bible which came rather hard on him and his ideas the english mission is now composed of twelve conferences p presided re over by the utah missionaries and consists ef of off omm meers officers and members which is very different to the times when you were here A few dare are being added to the church occasionally our emigration season commences about the of may at which time it is anticipated a goodly company will be ready to emigrate bro smith is enjoying good health and spirits and desires to be reme remembered to you hoping to be permitted to return by the first company of saints I 1 remain your brother in the gospel L JOHN jonn NUTTALL |