Show IN BERLIN tile the last iasi issue of the millennial star contains lus ius i a letter from joseph A smith written from berlin t aug 1 daug 5 1885 from which we make the f following olio ollo ving extracts I 1 the german gerwan publications are full ol 01 remarks about us usa You know we have been le arding a very secluded life here in berlin shunning publicity and alid keeping in the dark cor corners ners neis as though keeting we had bad ad no rights whatever I 1 found lound Is on examining the german religious laws that we are entitled to tion as well as other denominations and so determined to bring our doctrines before the public and let the tha them hear our side three fourths of the city of berlin did not know that thit mor mons were in their midst and fully one half had never heard of them as being in existence I 1 wrote a pamphlet and had a thousand printed and then ihen placarded pla carded the city announcing a mormon meeting ana and and a sermon upon the 11 mormon lormon belief 1 fully five hundred persons visited the hall and it wils was as though a bombshell bomb Domb shell sheil had been dropped in their midst the remarks were loudly applauded although there were some opposing voices but the result has been wonderful all the newspapers made their remarks upon us and advertised our place of meet ingi which has been since then crowded with strangers five have been baptized since the meeting which is more than has been done in the last ten months and the prospects are good for tor a large e harvest as g th the neet ings con continue tinge to be thronged thron ged I 1 thought of holding holdin another large larg e inc inz in lei a day or tw two 0 in the centre of the city for I 1 am certain muc much muck h good can be accomplished that way but a little difficulty has arisen arnsen jn connection with a circular which we distributed in meeting and we may mayg per perhaps hapst have to pay a five mark fine about nive five shillings for leaving out a name it was done unknowingly the prospects are good for a great w work ork here and at no time have I 1 felt so hopeful or so repaid f for or my labors but whoever comes to take charge here must act wisely yand and discreetly berlin should have the best representation we can give ve for this is a chief point in the empire all lighta ad all privilege go out from irom berlin it will pain me to leave here now affairs are beginning to ripen but one sows bows and the other reaps reap s and we all get our reward my reward is in the consciousness I 1 have llave of oad doing 0 ing my best at all times |