| Show I 1 the work in switzerland and demny germany najt the tha h following are from t the tho h 0 millann ille tar tat star siar ar 1 ber BER BEE N oct 8 from tl the lie time I 1 arrived here until the beginning of last march I 1 labored nearly all the time in germany without being able to make much headway since march my lime has been chiefly spent in bern beril in boffice business translating pur publishing 11 shing ete etc we published this summer an edition of 1000 hymn blohs quite recent recently lyan iyan an edition of pamphlets of which I 1 send you sample per this mail low row 2 tow I 1 am b busily Us y engaged in getti getting u the book of doctrine and covenants Cove nants printed w which r hope will accomplished be rh hy march 1 about 0 one ono no fifth of or tile tiie book nad had beu be ben u previously published by elder bider haeser Hae and schoenfeld in the stern which will be quite a help heip to me the tle biance balance is new translation the greater part of which I 1 have already done and the remd remi remainder inder I 1 hope ogk be able to dp do while the printing IS progressing our mission record shows that mom from wom jan 1 1875 to date late there were baptized in the west conference 76 in the east 41 iu lu the german conference IS 13 nef neg new members m alting a total of or persons in the year endine ending De december gember pember 31 1874 iwo we baptized 93 95 individuals there is a aar t liaos hect ahead HENRY eyring fr 1 Winter winterthur hinterthur I thur oct 6 I 1 iam lam am at al pres prea entin eutin connection with wath brother theurer visiting the branches in east swiss conference ho holding lIllig meet meetings ings lugs gs with the S lints in eidi branch strengthening them ilk ill their falth faith faith falth and encouraging hig them thym to live nearer to the lurd lord their god gud our meet meetings ings lugs all through thes tho ot 0 ference ferenee are pretty weli uell ell attended il by the tile saints and at t most of the ilie n I 1 we have strangers pie eitt eilt III in some places wu we have our meetings published lied in the newspapers inviting the people to come out and hear us but in many instances it brings out but few we have had some cases eases however when we had bad large meetings mer tings you know knowin j n this tins country we ve cannot hold outdoor out door meetings meet 1 I and we must there therefore fore foie try and reach the people soma some other way to this end we had a pamphlet printed which we distribute gratia and being assisted by the saints in circulating it many will get acquaint acquainted edwith with the fhe principles of the gospel ican acau say the work is progressing favorably and although we do nol not baptize quite as many as we did the first naif half of the tho year yet we find a few from time to time that are willing to enlist to serve god and cast ir in their lot with his people in germany we have not accomplished complis hed much yet brother Walser who has labored there for a few weeks returned to bern september uit brother theurer I 1 ha has labored a short time in the cen tre of germany and will go back thero there in a week or two we are getting along nicely in publishing the book of doctrine and covenant in the german language an and hope to be able to ofner offer it to the saints and the public be foret forelle forel he close of the year va athe the brethren all ail feel well brother theurer is presiding over east swiss conference C bruth brother er walser over 0 y er west swiss conference we have eiders also aiso two native travelling velling tra g elders in izil the nield field who labor laith fula eider one ono in each conference elder eyring ls is is 13 labor laboring Dg in the office the calculation was at one time ta have a fall emigration enil enli gration but there were only duly three or four ready and we considered it best to put it itofe onn off till next spring as it will save time and aud expense J U STUCK 1 i growing in favor ho home manufactured u fa efured goodsin some directions at le lea iea astare stare growing in public favor the home produced article of boots and shoes is largely in demand at za 11 I 1 L shoe department nt and two thirds of the sales at the work Ing ingmans mens operative cooperative co association are of thes the same a me class the home sma ima made do article ia gener geuer generally allys ailys so 0 much superior in point of wear as to bear no 0 com compari comparison parl pari on with tile imported at Z C M I 1 boot and shoe department part ment we have seen samples famales of or white dresek sheep skins equitable bui sui tabo table for shoe linings and top dresin a of boots manipulated from the tho pelts tay a raan roan named morria Q a resident of the lith ward vard who in the absence of machinery does the labor by hand prod producing uita an all article that is of better belter qu quality allty than that brought here from abroad all he wants Is a moderate amount of capital being a poor man roan to establish a very useful branch of indus try that would stop another un other leak leau leak leab t eliat la t drains the money out of the c country As soon seon at a t practicable he pur p poses oses prepa preparing ring colored dressed skink which are much more extensively in use than the white a |
