| Show correspondence treasury ladles etc washington dec hedw lor tor debret mews news s I 1 colare we are now novy inthe mid midst of a season of dinners din i ners church festivals matinees mati nees private theatricals and tableaux in the departments the clerks work only in the forenoon during the holidays and in the afternoon the tho streets present a gay and animated appearance faithe for the young ladies indies of the departments are out arrayed more gorgeously than solomon or the lilies in bewitching pull backs rouge pearl powder dark eyo eye brews and underscored ey clashes bent like tam tarn erlane on conquest they move down pennsylvania avenue usually impairs in pairs from the treasury department part ment to the capitol tia via va the avenue is a measured mile but only a portion of this distance is fashionable for promenading our treasury beauty husbands her munitions until she reaches thir j street here she is truly formidable mi dable and members of congress or atta chees ea of foreign legations to say sav nothing of bf our famished army officers from the western border who are able to pass her without one long lingering look deserve certificate from irom a returning board composed of such buch anchorites anch orites as plato and St but let us now as is the fashion lightly accuse her f levity merely because like all lier her sex she Is anxious to see and bo be seen the average treasury girl gir reports to the contrary notwithstanding w ai h Is no more brazen than the daugh daughters tera of members senators generals admirals cabinet or for foreign i eign whom she meets on the avenue and frequently ec lippes eclipses in dress and beauty she is in short no bet betten better tennor nor worse than which is a little lower but much more interesting than the angels these are the tho virgin ladies that first toch to ch the dainty notes or the dainty ladles ladies who first touch tha the virgin nuts nots when they are as fresh as postage stamps and before they have hacebe become acquainted with the vic vicissitudes F I 1 of life in exchange for gin sardines and chewing gum bear in mind that I 1 am writing just now about fractional currency not the ladies ladleS whom we have bave left to their dev devices iceson on the tho avenue it is difficult to follow them I 1 know from experience A mall maix objected to a tur turey turkey ey because it was rather too large a meal fon foe one person but not enough for two eo so with the gait of these ladies it is rather too rapid for a fat man but a little ittle too slow for a lean one this necessitates si tates in la the interest of flirtation frequent Atop stoppages pages and intense scrutiny of loe toe shop windows as and repass each other cj but it is growing late and the avenue is partially deserted Ahe fir denizen of the departments have retreated to thein their boarding houes houses some of them will rea reappear p pear booi at the theatre others will go to the dancing club literary society or church according to their section but the tho larger number of thein thoin will remain at home solitary or to receive the visits of disreputable U S senators or honest livery stable cler clerks kei as the case may he be such is life ilja it is a happy though precarious ous existence independence is no less sweet to women than to men the henso sense of being able to pay for ones onea bread and land bustles bustled without the humiliation of asking hus husband bandor or father forthe for the money id Is deliciously exhilarating nevertheless they will surrender their independence on provocation atlease they submit to the form and ceremony they are not averse avene to marriage and they make famous wives but this is only a truism applicable to the sex famous Is intentionally broad and non fic some of them marry senators and members of congress aud and some of them do not occasionally one rakes in an ail at who may be a count or baron a title which can usually be translated by the american synonym deadbeat dead beat senator christiancy of michigan it will be remembered married a buxom young counter of fractional currency and the old mans darling arose to take her stand among the highest of the land the peer of cabinet ladies with true feminine instinct cutting her former associates this winter mrs ZIM chris remains in michigan michi gan gau and yd the old oid 1 senator paces th the e r room ol 01 I 1 bw boardinghouse boarding house alone C avellina preaching Condi condition elon flon of christendom bt louis loaia pioneering alecx fl hearts them increase 0 0 of members anil and itza ilza float etc I 1 cailton CAWON ill sati jan 3 editor despret since 1 I 1 left horrie hordie willi tho the mis 8 bion aion Io narles aries on the of november last to resume my labors in the western states I 1 mk have ave been very busily engaged in travelling velling tra preaching and arranging for the elders called to labor with moin mein me in the st str louis district thus far the elders I 1 have heard from report favorably as having had openings to preach the gospel and their meetings have been well attended I 1 feel sanguine that we shall do a good work in our field of labor elder C F middleton Middle middie ten ton is appointed to take charge of the elders laboring in illinois E elder eider idera W W jackson takes charge of missouri and elder john cook of the state of ohio indiana I 1 have not heard from as yet the spirit of the lord will point out the right man to take the lead in that state so far as I 1 have got acquainted with the elders appointed to labor with me I 1 find them to be men of god with wil the armor of christ upon them and ready and willing to labor I 1 in a the ministry where duty calls them awe we have no cowards in our band nor have we anything to fear we have the truth to com corn bat error and to guide us in the path of duty in the midst of a dark benighted land we have the holy priesthood and the sp spirit rit rib and power of god to aid us in preaching the gospel of the lord jesus christ to a people who have only the form of godliness denying the power of god we have the holy order of matrimony the celestial law the everlasting tco covenant which makes the family tie tle eternal and woman honorable and binds man to his god while the so called christian world profess to be the children of abraham by adoption they repudiate the patriarchal order of marriage and foster the soul destroying evil of seduction loii by admitting to the bosom of their church the Be ducer seducer while thousands of his victims robbed of innocence and virtue are cast away in their sins Bins unfit for the society of earth or heaven such bucu ia Is christendom we have nothing to fear buethe but the god of abraham isaac and jacob who can upon sin with any degree of allowance there alre are two branches of the church in odb odi our district E elder eider ider lder andrew burnhan burman presides over the braff brauch branch eif elf in st D louis louls uis which nun nuni bers bell s thirty five members including nive five eide elde elders eiders rs agone one oue teacher and a deacon the saints of st louis are ve very ry much scattered in id their places of abode but thel thet spirit of gathering 1 aibe A dg to meeting ia ii growing upon ulon them then of late inte president bannan bunnan is leading ing nub out ut in la this latter matter and the saints 8 under hib his watch care are en tri j oyang the spirit of the is the s P irita gathering not only to mee meeting ting ling but to the home of the saints where we can be more morg fully taught of gods ways wyk wd und learn to walk in his paths Elder elde Jackson will remain in st louis tins winter assist brother burman hi my absence and deliver a course of lectures to the people of this great city that they may have nave another opportunity of hearing the gospel os pel pei I 1 am out pio pioneering plo the way for the elders boring laboring Ja with beaud me and several new no fields of labor have been opened by the blessing of god who sends his angels before asto us to prepare the hearts of the honest to tb receive the inissa message e of salvation that we bear everywhere every where we find mens hearts failing thern them for fear the dread storm cloud that hangs over the nation should burst and break to pieces the united states beyond the hope of reconstruction the stone which the builders rejected shall become the head of the corner n er when the wicked are cutoff cutt ff all nations shall boo see if it and the saints at home and abroad who have their lamps trimmed and burning are ure gathering to holy places laces there to stand until the in Nig dignat nation ion fon of heaven is past elder david williams presides over the branch here in canton fulton county Il illinoi Illi linol noi nol he is alive in the work of tho lord an on the watchtower watch vatch tower acing all beean becan he ean can to spread the gospel alii alit ami save souls last las t year at this time there was not a latter day saint in this place that thai wo knew of row dow low we have between thirty and forty members including six elders eiders two priests two teachers and a deacon all are all nil alive voto veto to their duties last lau sunday wo we hold a conference he herd rd to transact some church business elder 0 P F middleton was installed president dent dont of the illinois nois conference we organized a sunday school with president williams as superintendent also a young peoples peopled mutual improvement society with brother gomer griffith as president pres Preg ident william F williams as vice president and david J williams as secretary last but not leastle least we organized a society with sister sarah williams as president tand and sister elizabeth emanuel an and emily S williams as her counsellors coun sister emily S williams was appointed secretary and ellen vaughan treasurer the sisters of this branch had bad a temporary organization before our arrival and wanted to be properly organized so that they could ile be one with their sisters in zion who ale abe are aro a power in the kingdom for good they sanctify the tho young solace the ibe old and afflicted adin administer Inister to the widow and the tile fathe fatherless riess and thus prove mothers in israel isrhel in deed and in by the heip help 0 of 1 the lord and our sisters 8 the good voik is started in ift our bur field of or labor and we desire the help of all who can be called saints to assist in the bal kal salvation of souls that we may secure our own salvation and escape the judgments about to be poured out on this wicked nation we have the prayers of the saints in zion and the help of israels god iund and thelo theio is n nothing d to fear come brethren breth broth hen ten be faithful the thi victory is ours f elders 0 F middleton Midd loton N V jons jones and samuel R bennion are with me budare and are well we wish to 0 be kindly remembered to the priesthood yourself and all inquiring fri friends ends edds believe me as over ever truly your fellow laborer in the work of god david ba M STUART A goba nari hazi gan 0 j 41 i parl january 4 1877 editor deseret aws 4 on the first day of the new now year whilo loy joy oy and happiness are supposed to pervade the homes and domiciles domiciled domi ciles of all our little town was most unexpectedly called to lament the loss of one of its most useful members bro william broomhead who after an illness of but bul one bisbort short week was changed from an perfect and strength to the tho lowly Jowly condition of Q f death which haa baa had the deflect t of measurably ineas bumbly turning our usual lively holiday frolics into scene afi lamentation and mou mourning riling bro ro broomhead though nottie not the glrst glist Ts was wag hu tan early settler in bear lake valley Vt illey fand find has been identified with otery church measure having for its object tho the benefit of li ibis 18 brethren and his race and was never known to be derelict or wanting ill iu his bis labors or integrity forthe for the truth A carpenter by trade the ahe fine residences sterland store stere and other oiher public arld and private enterprises in in paris will bear witness of his bis skill shill and alid industry industrious i ous life his energy seemed devoted not sot so 80 much to the enriching of himself as the building liy liz ill n up p and adornment of his hla adopted e zion and ani though a hard and incessant daily worker commanding good wages the poverty in which he left the world showed his labor was not botone one of those whose thoughts were on the mammon of unrighteousness flis funeral was attended by almost the entire town conspicuous amongst which were the sunday school children whose tears manifested their appreciation for their head and preceptor nor was abis this feeling alone confined to the children but ail all both young and old joined the bereaved family in their heartfelt sobs of grief at thet the loss of a good citizen a true friend affee affectionate husband and father a use ful and ornamental member of society and a FL true latter day his ris remains were accompanied to the gravo by about thirty vehicles and every respect that could be rendered to mortal was given to elder william broomhead may his hia rest be in peace and his hia resurrection glorious with the saints and the faithful whose cause he espoused and maintained while on earth bro broomhead leaves leavea a large family but they are left among friends vind nd his hig soul rests in peace J 0 rion the spencer famely 1 SALT LAKE CITY jan 8 1877 editors deseret newn newy I 1 hon hyrum spencer of or berkshire 8 co mass embraced the gospel in his bis native town of west stockbridge in 1839 and nobly faced social political and religious ostracism I 1 in n its fullest extent to honor the tho testimonies of the spirit of god inspiring his conscience ho he was a brother of daniel and orson spencer well known among this community a man of great physical power and as void of fear as melzra made many interesting incidents of his ifo life rala might bo be named that made him blin popular among the goo goodard good dand daud and respected by all classes the day that joseph and hyrum smith were martyred marty red lie he was on his hia farm bix six miles of nauvoo andaas aud and was so 0 influenced that lie he could not work tind and he three times saddled jils ilia horse to go to carthage but rebuked himself for nervousness before lie embraced embi aced the gospel in 1838 1833 be he was shown while cutting wood on his farm the southern rebellion and the other dismember ment more terrible in its results and was in vision hours from that time he testified to the truth of the latter day work and finally embraced it and moved to nauvoo lie he was among the first in the memorable exodus of the winter of 1846 from that devoted city sparing no labor for the comfort of his motherless children and the assistance of others he had previously endured a severe affliction in tiie the loss of the wife of his youth his whole energies seemed concentrated for the benefit of the entire camp in which he be traveled the writer well recollects the exposures postures es and labor that he passed through in the endows rains and mud of that memorable journey arriving at garden grove in the evening the next morning he started back to nauvoo the journey t garder garden grove had worn nearly everybody out that would be worn to 19 try and get something for the valuable farms and city property from which his brothers and him self had been driven he rode fourteen days on horseback through that then wald WAId wilderness ernes s country inhabited only by indians sofrone twenty four hours houra of the journey but what it rained mined arriving in nauvoo yoo he disposed of on for one hundred and ten head bead of cattle and pome omo ome wagons IQ to a citizen at alton aiton A mob resident of nauvoo hearing bearing this 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