| Show erom THE BRETHREN IN PRISON it will be remembered that we published 11 a short time since a letter W ritten written by a number ot the citizens of oxford to their brethren who are im 1 prisoner in the idaho penitentiary for conscience sake following M is their reply to it BOISE CITY idaho territory be cember december oth 1885 to M F coe COW lev ley and other brethren in oxford dear brethren yours of the of november is at hand and carefully noted in reply we must say that we nye feel very grated grateful al to you for your sympathies Pat tiles illes manifested toward us who are imprisoned for tor our belief and obedience to the elaw law of god we realize and feel grateful that we are not forgotten 6 altho aitho although uga absent we are all contented with our lot realizing that it is for our good we find by reading the scriptures that whenever the lord had a people on the earth who tried to keep his fits commandments they had to suffer persecution and we are in prison muff ering cring the penalty of an gunj unjust law we were happily disappointed on our arrival here to find things better than we expected we do not feel to find fault all things are working for the best if we can only see it in that light our rooms and bedding are clean and good our food Is good substantial and palatable the off meers Officer of the prison son are kind and to the prisoners PH aud and land extend to us all the py pr privileges without infringing on the rules of the prison the weather here is fine we have exercises in the yard every day from one to th three ree hours according to the state of the weather er which we a appreciate P pl very much the krestof rest of the t time im e is spent in our rooms r reading badino and writing so you can see we wd arbot are not idle we had a good time on thanksgiving day a fine dinner and a treat of apples and cigars the cigars we did not take but the apples we enjoyed very much brother george C parkinson the youngest of our num berand who is sent here for the longest term feels arst first rate under the circumstances and bears his imprisonment manfully ally and our prayer is that god n may lay help him to do so continually there are between seventy and eighty prisoners here at present and we get along first rate with them we all join in returning you thanks and the gratitude of oui our hearts for your kind remembrance of us the prayers which you yon have offered in our behalf we feel have been answered by pur heavenly father may the blessings of the almighty be apon upon you and may peace and the tile love at 01 the gospel abide with you is the humble prayer of your brethren baliu f PORTER por POH 1 I B nasli nasir geo REO 0 PARKINSON J M PHELPS ALEX LETHAM A JL BLACKBUR BLACKBURN Ni A BIORN MORN A PECK with we thank you for your sympathy and love may our oar heavenly father biess bless you with ills his spirit from above your prayers we know kenow are answered for god has blessed as us here hero ile he has promised to protect us doubt or fear we will strive to bear our burden in a brave and manly way although confined in prison we are are cheer cheerful till fili day by day well neer complain nor murmur lint bit meekly bear the brosi cross eor for fai freedom without honor iff naught to us but dross I 1 if B NASH sash |
