Show copenhagen dec pres A carrington dear brother it affords me much pleasure to be able abie to inform you that during the past year the lord has prospered the labors of his hid servants so much th that at 1021 10 31 souls have been baptized and that in spite of the opposition the good cause still continues its onward course during the year a few more have been baptized in sweden than in denmark though in proportion to the inhabitants hab the latter country still yields the he largest per tier cent cant denmark has marled maried so eq Aho thoroughly roughly that there is if hardly a hotye honie which has not been visited by a servant of god in sweden the people are scattered over a many times larger territory and it takes tabes much longer time to make them as well acquainted with our principles as here i in norway the progress of the work has also been gratifying there M the only place where our brethren suffer any persecution lately some more of them hayo havo been imprisoned for administering the ordinances of the gospel the trial of president young has created quite astir astin a stir stin among the people and the press is busy on the I 1 mormon question it had considerable to say during the time etwas it was rumored that resident president pr young had lied tied but the lash iash last lash news w was a about in this strain alas the rumor is not confirmed etc it treats the question in a very unfair manner and copies the lowest and most filthy lies from tho the english papers lies exposed long ago but they go down v very ery well a second time the last dodge our enemies have resorted to is to hint that we can not claim protection under the danish constitution the other day ono one of the leading papers had an article in which it had bad copied some of the editorial remarks from the Si jerne in defel defenso defense no of polygamy on these it reasons so ns in this wibo polygamy is punishable under the la law kv with imprisonment from two to six bix years the tho mormons cormons defend it and teach polygamy ag 5 correct principle consequently they thea teach something oom ething that is contrary to law which is the basis of public order hence honea they can not claim protection r oteo tion under the grund Grand lov iov as aa t that t grants freedom to the citizens to unite unito in congregations gregat ions 0 to o worship according to their own deslie desire with the express provision that nothing be taught that thatis Is contrary to morality and good order I 1 think this has hab only been thrown out as a feeler but bult still it shows allows the way the current flows I 1 had hada a very nice nica visit to aarhuus Aar aan hutis hutts aalborg and odense to attend conference meeting 3 we appointed a good many young elders to work as aa missionaries during the winter we are determined that the people shall not have the excuse of not having heard the gospel in aarhuus bro 0 madson has brought several of the better bettor classes into the church and is doing finely in aalborg notwithstanding the rich harvest of former years the work is still progressing little jensen is ia a zealous young man in bro dehlin has quite qulie an effective force of nearly a score young elders eiders in the nield field he has haa himself been q quite u a low with the small pox pos but is n now ow than thanks ka to kind providence provide provida noa nob considerably sider bider ably better and WO we hopa he lle will stand it bro N P petersen an intelligent tell igent young native elder has haa been appointed as president there stock stocks 4 holm is in a tine fine condition under the P ble bie administration of E petersen bro grue Is ia performing a in Jon koping bro welby weiby at is a man in the right aright place in copenhagen conference bro P rad madsen and a good number of elders are trying to wake the people out of their lethargy which is indeed a herculean task the tho people seem so drowsy and indifferent on religious matters our meetings hero here in the city are aro ar being advertised extensively in the papers which they are kind enough to do for nothing bro sod hod edborg arrived here horo on the ath inbi feeling well and hearty he has gone to Gota borg where I 1 have appointed him a mission at pre sont yours faithfully KNUD petersen Aman A man in inhuman human shapo advertises in a new york paper that he wishes to mee mec meet t a friendless humble follower of I 1 the saviour who will of mis uis hand and b heart eart i e 17 v f f |