| Show correspondence ORRES beater beaver jute lUte literary institute tec darmer farmer busy square denier dealer etc ete beaver U T march as IS 7 77 editor deseret news A year or so ago this was the most flourishing as well as promising town of southern utah in fact it might be entitled to that relative distinction now but the bustling activity which then characterized it has faded under the bilg blight ht of bard timea times and the hopefulness hopeful nes with which the Beave rites looked forward to the town becoming a metropolis has disappeared under the withering conviction that the utah southern Rail nall railroad roa d will never penetrate its borders there is a reasonable amount of business carried on in the various departments of trade and industry but if the people can boast that it does not decline they can hardly do any more mory advance 44 it certainly does nob nol do the travel to st george hils has leen been b een very active the past few dayd daye A greater or less number of people pass through every day abid as the date of bf cor cou conference ference ferenee draws near ther numbers will of course largely increase crease several parties are preparing to ta go from here but most of these thesa will wait till thel thet th last day to save eave as ag much of the ex expense pense penie and inconvenience of camping out at st bt george as possible the beaver Lite literary hary wary institute under tile the superintend superintendence ence enee of L elder eider idar R S home horne is one of the organic eions of which beaver doe does and may way well feel proud its member ship embraces the young and middle aged str sti strength edath of the aona bona sade population dr nearl hearl nearly nearis 0 so the exercises are of a religions and literary character alad and each evenings programmers ls so well arranged so unexceptional in 10 its manner and so entertaining in its character call seldom antis ancis n many of zib absent sent seni it is a well arranged system of instruction in sacred as well as secular aff aulita sith ilig by means of each member being a s v participator and each feature 1 of every avery meeting being of a nature to instruct or amuse after going a few ow times the boys realize that they are progressing in matters which conduce to their temporal and spiritual wel wei welfare and d generally abandon the vicious pastimes of tho the streets and the de degrading rading practices of the dram shop I 1 dont say that there are many leaver beaver boys hoys who ever had a disposition to throw themselves away in that manner still the number is smaller now than it was before the institute was organized and one great object is to reduce it to 10 a cypher the farmers are busy with their crops they are anxiously looking for rain which if withheld much longer will seriously damage the cereal product for the year there are plenty of breadstuff breads tufTs is now but not enough to tide the community over the period which would follow the total or even partial destruction of this years crops unless the falling off were very slight beaver is noted for its pure wholesome water there is not probably in the whole territory another town so favored in this thia respect be the weather dry or moist warm or cold the clear cool t limpid streams which flow down the streets are perennial and the quantity is generally ample it Is systematically controlled and every man has his full share without infringing upon the rights of his neighbor the daily square dealers dealer which was recently evolved out of the discontinued enterprise has not been abie able to publish every day and I 1 believe the proprietor has decided to resume the tri weekly publication the editor is an indefatigable worker and does all that can be done to push the paper along but no amount of work or skill could possibly float a daily in a small country town especially when the journalistic tide is at its ebb everywhere there is some little interest manifested as to the question of judge borremans Bo remans reappointment the general feeling seems to be that great as would be the misfortune resulting from the withdrawal from judicial life ilfe of the learned man lyet the community isso is so thoroughly inured to hardships of all kinds that they would endure this additional cala caia calamity mity without a murmur if the question were left to the voters of beaver generally without regard to party the judge would undoubtedly e d ly be bo elected to stay ot the be bench u gli by an overwhelming majority SA S A K I 1 i Y BI 31 L A sickness ST JOHNS tooele thoele co i ka march reh 29 1877 editor deseret meus mems in this little place we organized a a 4 youn young mens mans mutual improvement association under the diree tion of our much repee rejected ted president george W burridge novem november 27 1876 when the followill following officers were elected leon leonard rd jordan president D H leonard an ami and d J G alstrum vice vlee presidents nephi draper secretary and frankiln franklin Pr anklin davis davia assistant secretary we have thirteen members besides the above named officers we have held meetings once a week since we organized and I 1 think they will result in doing much good not over half of the young men of tills this place have joined us but we are looking for the good results of our meetings to draw inore wore of our young brethren into seeking after the good things that are ore aidt awaking the faithful the sons abid and daughters of zion it is time that the young toung young and rising geneia genela generation tion were waking up to the dutes duties thal that are devolving upon them and these associations are just the places to fib fit and prepare ourselves to 10 go forth if we are numbered amon smon among 9 them that are called to go ard and preach the everlasting gospel to tb tiie llie nations of the earth e rth that we hifa fifa mar may be instrumental in honest iii in heart to zion to these e the halll valleys ys of the lord jf if we dd not nit fit and prepare ouri eito eltO li l i we are young we shall se di etl eti bt need of it ia in more mature sah years sears 4 and my advice to all ali 11 my amy you ilg aig brethren aswell as to myself is to hold fast to our associations and those hose who have not jo joined n ed will it do 0 well to join as quickly as possible ea 4 1 that we may all be more united sor for where there is oneness olenes there alef alei are peace edee happiness and strength i wb havo have had a good deaton mai jofs fitness in this little place this la last winter but thanks to our all wise father eather who dwells in the heavens we are all getting well once more 1 1 I remain your brother in the gospel nepul NEPHI DRAPER Preaching Arrivals ST GEORGE utah march 22 1 1877 editor deseret jveta president B young attends our sunday meetings agal again and one week ago llast addres addressed sect the congregation on their practical duties the saints were pleased to hear him speak last sunday henry NV branch jr late of the sandwich island he has been on a mission addressed the saints and exhibited quite a number of relics relies that were presented to him by the natives ho he returns filled with a good spirit proving that he discharged his duties while away yesterday yest yesterday Yeat erday pres Pre sJohn john W young and elder brigham young jun arrived here both looking and apparently patently ly feeling well today to day elder orson oraon hyde arrived and we hear of numbers of others who will be in our city within a few days to attend conference amram circulating the atell excitement preaching etc poat PORT ANDREW richland county wis march 5 editor deseret news I 1 wish to return thanks to the saints who have responded to my suggestion in regard to writing and sending papers to their friends in this state as I 1 find many have done so and I 1 often get to look at the NEWS as I 1 pass along and hear thanks expressed to those who for ward them in some towns they are passed from house to house and as ag soon as times brighten subscriptions will be sent for the paper regularly A great deal of prejudice has been allayed by the perusal of theis this winter and I 1 have been welcomed to places where before a mormon elder was looked upon with suspicion I 1 am satisfied it only needs for the people to have a proper understanding of us as a people and of or the plan of salvation to be made known to them in plainness for the good and true to obey it yet I 1 find the great masses are bound in priest craft and many are afraid to investigate digate religious Eelig ious lous excitement is the order of the churches around the tares are being bound in bundles and no man can loose their bands but with all alf the excitement attending there is no progression egression gres sion slon n in their churches in the knowledge of god if possible they are darker with regard to the truth and infidelity is gaining ground many blany who go to church do so more from the fact of its being popular than for the love of god I 1 realize a complete fulfillment of the promises made to me regarding this mission though I 1 travel without scrip yet the lord haq opened up the way before me and I 1 have lacked nothing I 1 have been fed and lodged and whilst walking by the way I 1 have enjoyed the presence of the holy spirit and its holy influences have been around me and I 1 feel that I 1 speak by its holy influence and that my words hav have e been by the power of the holy ghost the words worda of life and s salvation to those who hear them When I 1 passed through this country last fall I 1 had houses opened to me all the way and large congregations with but one exception where I 1 was refused the schoolhouse school house by the school officers who were methodists I 1 made the remark that they might not always have a house to refuse to a servant of god when I 1 returned six weeks afterwards the chouse house had been burned down and they had no pice place to hold their S e h 0 ba in I 1 sig see see the hand of god clod t m made ad e manifest in behalf of his hia servants daily may adyr T be wise lse ise to fill my iny mission with honor to myself and n satisfaction to god and his servants who sent me my health is not very good I 1 am full of cold continually L am A t afraid I 1 shall not become acclimate ed to this country your brother in the go gospel apel J H U sreeman FREEMAN A pk rne marc march h 1877 edior deseret xe ew 3 son won wo n v w on the ath day dar of mareb margh under the aus auspices picos of bros W NV G young and john young an improvement pro society was established here called the young toung mens mena mutual improvement association our worthy bishap joel grover and his council were appointed a committee to suggest officers they reported lyman hudson for president james Jen jenkins kins hins jr 1st ast counsellor thomas thomaa belliston 2nd and counsellor with a secretary and treasurer a corresponding secretary and librarian to be added when necessary we have been waiting for constitution ution and bye laws we have rece nece received ivea great assistance in our rules from bro junius wells president of they ba M M L I 1 association salt lake city on saturday evening march 24 1877 we had a visit from several of the brethren of salt gait lake city amongst whom were president 1 D H wells elder geo Q cannon elders woolley J junius unius F wells and george burton the meeting was addressed by elders george burton Wool wooi ley lej junius F wells and james jenkins jr we had a good abood time and the spirit of the lord was felt by many present and will be the precursor of much good in nephi respectfully GEORGE earter CARTER secretary Y 11 M 1 I A operations Y M N 1 A march f editor deseret mews news on thursday march dr higgins davis of manti called at san Sau by reque request sf on his return irom from a professional visit to salt lake and operated on three cases which required much surgical skill one was the removing of a malignant tumor about the size size of a walnut from the throat of mrs bir S mrs elizabeth boss son eon a boy about five years old the situation of the tumor threatened suffocation another was the tho removing of a large fatty tumor of fourteen years growth from the right thigh of mis mrs sarah greenhalgh the other was the removing of a bad cancer from the mouth of a son of mr levi openshaw all are doing well on friday evening dinst the people of santaquin San were highly entertained by bros J F wells and burton who being on a preaching tour in the interest of the Y INI M I 1 L aa ak of the territory gave us a call Their remark very forcibly and effectively appealed to our young men to arouse themselves to energetic action in the pursuit of religious and scientific attainments that they in might i efficiently perform the woric that would ere long be required of them as co coworkers workers workers wor kerg kers in tile the great plan of salvation they were listened to by a large and attentive audience our Y M M I 1 A is steadily progressing under the untiring efforts ellort 8 of the president D S Andre wand his hia zealous workers coworkers co its influence is very perceptibly seen in the reformed conduct of 0 our ur young men and their tie cie devoted Voted attention to intellectual pur pursuit suite clar ciar excellent bishop geo halliday is constant in his endeavors to promote the temporal and spiritual prosperity of his ward As our leader his deserved popularity is on the in c crease rease abour as our oun father fathers his counsels tb though ough prompt are fraught with much wisdom his teachings are lively energetic and effi effective the health of tho the P people eople is generally good farmers aud gardeners are very busily combining works and faith W 01 preachers and preaching editor deseret news listening to the earnest appeals of ministers of religion led your correspondent to the following thoughts and questions the public are appealed to for an increase of religious sentiment for a change of heart a belief in jesus and a reformed life god is also appealed to more earnestly than the people are tivit that he condescend to take notice of the petitions to convict the people of sin to incline them to reform ac now BO so far so good and very v er commendable but let it be ask asked of those pleaders plea ders are they not fully knowing to the fact that they are not preaching the gospel of christ are they not well informed through a good education and general information of facts and circumstances cum stances that they are not authorized and qualified era D Ds to the human family that their metaphysical prescriptions are devoid of luf either the forms er or virtues of the system called gospel in the new testament or in the necessities of humanity or in the materia medica of nature and revelation are they not aware that philo philosophically optically ophic ally aily they are behind the times and age in which they live in in regard to the science of the salvation of man does their intellect not grasp the fact that the blood of martyred marty red prophets has set a seal upon the claims of other missionaries who present a plan of salvation authenticated by the ministering of ang Is in accordance with the new testament and in its fundamental conditions beyond comparison ahead of the divided and contradictory doctrines of the present corrupted and popular popular theology 2 and how can they preach except they be sent for no man abeth this honor unto himself but he ie that was called of god as was aaron see his history yes it is s tolerably well admitted that three fourths of the population are so satiated with the shallow theories of god and a future state stat ehat no notice whatever is taken of the threatened fire and brimstone or promised glory and the horora of this world are fast overpower ing the fears of the next as instanced by the numerous cases of suicide the fact though ignored cannot be denied that there |
