Show EAST INDIAN INDIA NL MISSION LETTER FROM ELDER WILLIAM wllliam WILLES wilnes WELLESLEY STREET calcutta india S sept t ath lai lwi 1884 editor deseret deserette Ne lews lees thinking that the saints would be desirous of knowing something as to our movements in this distant mission I 1 will string a few sew items for their information myself bro H F mccune M E R pratt and george H booth are all in this city making at present our headquarters s in the house of brother garte booth oth where v we are hospitably entertained we acknowledge tiie the receipt of the photographic and artistic group of the east india missionaries from 0 our ur friend charles Carter which makes us feel we are not forgotten TILE tiie RAINY raisy SEASON has been in full blast ever since our arrival but we wd are now coming to its close it has interfered with our out door preaching bat we have had a few fine evenings and ind atten attentive tive and respectful al audiences and soon will have the advantage advant aa aze ase of the 4 months cool season in which to extend our operations we have had the pleasure of receiving a letter from a faithful sister r named amy long at rasoul pindi bindl the wife of a railroad official she is the daughter of brother mclachlan of logan loan lo an city so that we number as far as known known five members inadi india we received a very friendly visit visit from MR GEORGE MEIK son of our late venerated dr J P melk he much resembles his dece deceased as and sainted mother sister melk meik whose remains now repose in n calcutta he is employed as a clerk in one of the government offices resides at C chandernagore hander Chander nagore 11 similes ile lle s by rail going and returning dally finding the latter iatter place more sa lubricous rious than calcutta as well as lessening expenses in rent etc I 1 paid a visit a short time ago mez mey b by invitation to an old gentleman a medical of officer fleer who entertained me in ills lils house in the upper provinces and who REFUSED TO EJECT me at the earnest appeal of two clergymen when on my former mission but is the prejudice in his mind mind that when I 1 went to him he said that if he admitted me to the hos hog of his house it would be necessary for me to throw my mormonism overboard As I 1 did not agree to 10 the terms our interview came to an abrupt termination in short the prejudice here as elsewhere against us arises out of the fact of our peculiar marriage relations and wherever we go co when our appeals appears to the scriptures are so convicting to our hearers in support of the first principles of the gospel the usual cry is how about polygamy poly amy at this point we refer them to utah where their enquiry can be arranged to their satisfaction ask As Stated in the calcutta papers ELDER MCC U NE WAS VERY SICK with a virulent attack of fever which speedily gave way to the tiun diun oil which was truly cratil gratifying ing in its results we are all in me the enjoyment of excellent health and spirits mr george melk has invited elder mcbane mebane mccune to accompany him to his bis country residence I 1 for which he will leaveta leave tomorrow to morrow and be introduced to mrs urs melk Meik and family emily of three children when I 1 left india he was a little boy just baptized when he saw me he recognized me after a thirty vears years he has been twice married ills his first wife and child having died of smallpox small pox shortly after the birth of the little one ile he has the same genial g mal mai and unassuming spirit which distinguished his father we get a mail from england every week from which elder mccune gets the weekly NEWS which is a source of much pleasure and profit we often visit the SAILORS BAILORS HOME distributing tracts and talking with the sailors there being no restrictions makes wakes it more agreda agreeable ble bie than if we were interfered with by those who have the of the institution we have been several times to their morning rayer prayer meetings and as a result two odthe 0 the leading men were willing we should occupy part of the time in speaking to the men but the fanatical secretary objected which placed a quietus on us but one of these friendly Irl lri endly leaders has accepted the loan of our books dooks and is desirous of getting an introduction to the president in liverpool as he intends spending tin a week there during durin his contemplated visit to england for which country he intends to leave the middle of next month ile he is a man of much intelligence ence a native of scotland a thorough scrip torian and is now ALMOST PERSUADED to be a saint and wonders how the religious world can reject the doctrine of continued revelation ile he belongs to no sect and is liberal in his sentiments ile ie said sald that some years 8 IL ago 01 he and a friend designed visiting utah but by some unexpected turn in their affairs was prevented from doing so of course we cannot tell but this looks like a hopeful case I 1 pray it may result in good the elders unite with me in kindest regards to yourself and the saints and earnestly desire an interest in their prayers we have all sent letters from all au our stopping places on the voyage but as yet no replies have been received although we have all had letters but not pa papers ers enough it att is now three months since we left our lovely mountain home it seems beems three times as long iong W WILLES |