| Show the british mission elder peter barton writes to the millennial star from sheffield april 3 since we held our district meeting and the gourse of lectures were delivered byeller by elder eider john squires the no newspapers ws papers have inserted several articles about the mormons cormons Mor mons in sheffield eld eid 1 written by our opponents pon in presenting your letter lette r for publication which contained a statement of facts and refuted many of the statements made by A A gentile Gentil ethe the editor promised to publish it if divided into three marts carts the first part was published my caly fa faith falth I 1 th is that there are yet some honest hearted people in sheffield we hahe have had a goodly number of strangers at our out meetings of late elder squires left hero here march an and d 17 I 1 accompanied him to killamarsh uli Kil lamarsh to visit brothe brother r wm hill and family the evening being fine we had an ing stood against the church yard gate very attentive congregation no interruption elder squires and myself each spoke for about thirty minutes thanked them for the their thein ir 1 kind attention and returned fo to brother hills and stayed there that night next morning elder eider squires left for nottingham I 1 concluded to stay and have another meeting about 6 pm I 1 went along the street near the church accompanied by brother hill and invited the people to come and hear us on our return to tha the church we saw a minister and nd congregation congregations ging in the street they passed us and went up the street opposite the church and commenced boeing toeing I 1 was waa informed that they would hava have to on their way to ti chap chapo when they had finished singing the spirit prompted me to com corn mence meeting I 1 read aloud a hymn and before I 1 finished the minister and congregation came eama alon aion along niong and stayed by us I 1 and brothen brother brot I 1 1 ercill 1 hill sang sangia and lid iid after offering ing prayer I 1 called on brother hill who spoke a short ashert time and bor ohis testimony to the truth I 1 then spoke fa for abou about fifty minute and was truly blessed with ith the S spirit irit god grod I 1 spoke a little on ohp the tho principles of the gospel the gifts and nd bleSSi blessings Dg enjoyed by the church ot of chilst christ and the of those who officiated in the holy hols priesthood to bo be called of godetz God etc 11 apy dey elder barion barton goes on to say that ahat he fie had bad a very attentive congregation and aid before the close of the meeting iid ild he lid and atie minister had a discussion for nearly two foy fop hours and parted ff lends the street was crowded with people and the meeting was the general topic of conversation the next day throughout the town and don down in the ceal coal mine mines |
