Show CITY whitley county ind fud Y dec editors deseret news nebs we ai arrived aige ge a in this thia cy ff y on the afternoon of the of october last jasti since that datel date we have held 22 public meetings five of which 1 were vere heid held iu in this place and the balt bait balance incela in the county townships adjacent hil hii hll all of which were fairly attended we found the public mind here as ds elsewhere raisin formed in relation tous to us as a people religiously and politically we consider that we have been successful to some considerable extent in correcting the public mind and otherwise allaying prejudice we cannot eay say that we feel en cou raged as yet in the hope of soon boon adding to our church by baptism yas gas nathis a athis thib this is a a new field of labor we have made a few friends and many are friendly towards ua us none noue but missionaries know the difficulties attending the introduction of the gospel in new now localities we have found in these parts etwo two newborn new born that is new to us known as dunk dank ards and holiness 11 the former bel bei believe belleve levein levoin in baptism face foremost three time ethe candidate for membership ber ship kneels in the water with the priest who after calling him or her by name immerses him or her first in the name of the father second in the name of the son and third in the name of the holy ghost we understand the reason why thia this sect baptize in this man mani i ner is we should go into the door I 1 and nd a hi kingdom n adom of god oace face first T the ho holiness denomination belleve belleve believe in sanctification and justi fic atida that t they hey lare care beyond bin eln consequently cans no tsin that their religious works i are indeed hol hoi holland holy yand and that they are 1 wit with libut out bin sin this sect also believe in fhi inthe the tiie with oil and jay lay ting ling ih g oh of bands for the healin healing 9 of the siek eick of the church aiso also in speaking in an unknown tongue they say the sick have been healed in many instances but the gift of interpretation of tongues has las not As as yet been made manifest so the ordinances of gods church are being imitated and we expect it wlllie so nearly imitated that many will be deceived a and d led astray 99 through the cunning cunnig and craftiness of men whereby they 1 ilein leIn wait walt to dec deceive elve eive man kind seem to ba be ready to credit and aud receive the opinions and creeds of bf meny mens men but slow ilow to obey the go gospel of life and salvation however simply it may be explain explained td and however much it may way be sustained by that book they so much believe in the weather eo so far has haa been very much again consequently our favorite mode of traveling from place to place has been materially interrupted otherwise we would have held more mora public meetings yours fraternally 1 l E ELDREDGE ii G hamdy juab county UT t january let 1850 1880 editors deseret newsy spur wele brne brue paper comes regu to hand hau d and we enjoy reading what wb what is a done in other towns I 1 L 8 suppose ii p 0 11 e it will not be i bolnow how spent our oui hol gldays here 11 on christmas elewe evo we had a very enjoyable dance in the social hall on christmas day we had bad a grand gathering bt the sabbath school our nephi brass band with their genial leader captain john shaw kins who are ever on hand to make our holidays a success favored us with their excellent music we had short addresses from our county superintendent elder G teasdale and bupt W 11 warner and his hib his assistants elders A orme and angley langley Ii A baileys counselor joel grover elder george kendall sis s amelia Gol goi goldsbrough debrough and hana nah grover bro 8 Shaw bang sang a 1 comie comic y comie comic song brothers jno S ha haw W kins henry mccane and joseph parton darton played on the eiarl clarl onet and cornet and the sabbath school choir and children bang eang their S x sweetest pieces presents Present sot ot candy caudy and jauts were passed around and loan ican assure you we had a most en 1 time in the afternoon the juveniles 1 I 1 tripped it on the light fantas alc toe ly and the big boys and girls kirla did likewise in the evening tr on now new years eve our nephi amateur dramatic company fir dished us with a drama entitled wenlock we bilock of wenlock ys and a laughable farce that blessed baby Is which were very creditably red rendered erid erld 0 haynes Hay F T a del dei R C blackett F F hudson 1 I 1 gadd J black F W chappell and T parkes Mis misses sesE bese E A udall uda Q A knowles p C webb and mrs mr 0 haynes 1 pi playing the characters on te w years day there was a matinee efon tor the children and a crowded house hn bri bew hew vr years night thia this was gotten up for the purpose of defraying an so indebtedness on the vestry the company worked very hard bard and we cannot say too much in their thein praise on new years yeara morning we held bold our fast meeting the meeting was crowded 3 and we enjoyed one of the finest fellowship meetings it has been my privilege to atte attend rid we are ate enjoying enjoy ing real old fashion christmas weather plenty of the 11 beautiful good for a pleasant ant prospect for plenty of water wate rs for w which aich we are very thankful wishing you jou abu a happy new year years with peace and prosperity your friend 11 j NEBO DuNE DUNEDIN din Dix nov 1879 9 editors deseret news dear brethren it is more than thab one year now since I 1 left my zion home in logan city atter alter my arrival here we publicly began to preach tile the everlasting gospel in all places we could get christ church city is the capital of canterbury province in this city containing about inhabitants we engaged our first hall to preach in and although in a many respects Christ christchurch church is a fine city and some parts of it lovely yet some who came to our meetings were not lovely nor well bred one night while I 1 was preaching the gas went out 12 times I 1 told the audience if they would stay I 1 would preach to them gas or no gas we appealed to the authorities of the city and to their credit all disturbance was stopped we organized a branch which la Is today to day in good working older to in that city from here we traveled preaching in the tha following towns to ans and cities ly the ton Oxford rap Pap Pa anui anul Ran rang Bang glora iora lora prebbleton Preb bleton kaianui Kaia Rai apol pui and alford forest baptizing afew few and the bain saints tsin in all trione those places could not be more kind to the elders than they have been we held a priesthood meeting under the direction of president EF pearce and it was unanimously decided that myself and ani a young man by the name of john hutchison 1 that I 1 baptized in Kai Rai apoi apol should shou id travel south we bid farewell to our brethren and bisters sisters proceeding sometimes on foot our packs at our back at times on the train traio we held meetings in alford forest situated the foot of the mountains about miles over the plains from christ church west here after the brethren in order ordaining some to the priesthood administering to the sick and counseling them in the things of the kingdom we left for which is a beautiful seaport town miles from christchurch Christ church here being kindly welcomed by bro william burnett we preached in the mechanics ch chanies chanles anici cs institute our meetings being well attended in the same hall I 1 gave a lecture on utah and the mormons cormons Mor mons or the rise progress and present position of the church of jesus christ of latter day hainta sainta il the hall was full to overflowing and some were inclined to interrupt but the greater part wanted to bear hear what I 1 said at the close about 20 made a a rush for the stage I 1 thought I 1 would not be a coward so I 1 put on my hat bat and went vent down I 1 to meet them and the lord hid me up so that they could not see me although they searched all over the hall I 1 was only standing in their midst today to day we have one of the most united branches upon the earth with a membership of over 20 and till we went there the gospel had bad never been heard after being called back to christ church from here for a short lime time I 1 started to this city in company with a young man by the name of W C bailey that I 1 baptized in christchurch Christ church he being the a second that was baptized there we called timaru atTi at maru held a few meetings some bome to the priesthood mid irid baptized a father and pon eon by the he name of hansen leaving leavin g them greatly rejoicing we arrived in the city of dunedin aubut about two two weeks ago not knowing any person we bowed ourselves before the lord and told him film we haet haef irl III city we advertised ourselves besin vesin tn two dally papers papers and when wb weird idi produced trod ourselves oure elves to the editors they fe remarked marked we were th the 0 first livo live I 1 Mor mo cormons mormons mons they bin bad hven ever seen 1 I began to wonder vonder if they dveira ever dve iba bea iea kaw taw a de adone wd We engaged a hall ball for meeting on the tho tb e following sunday it was filled many standing others going away not able td get in I 1 spoke on 01 the gospel taking ther the opportunity to contradict the daring darlng falsehoods told against the people of god go d in utah very favorable re reports porus of the meeting at the I 1 sev eral questions were asked ahad and bome some appeared our friends since bince then I 1 have reb received elved an invitation to tp address shefree the free thought jq concerning our bur views of religion which bythe by the byli by la a strong party here I 1 shall meet them next gunday sunday night at eight I 1 know tuey they are rather it hard they must be war warned ne a I 1 have received several letters from persons asking many singular questions eions 6 such as can men have one an another others wives when they like in uta utah ha I 1 answer them bearing a faithful testimony to them that this la Is the work of god and I 1 know it we hired a room to sleep in for seven shillings per week living the best way we know how we have already a few waiting to be baptized next sunday we bhail shall hold another meeting and by the blessing of our father we feel confident we vve shall organize a branch of the church in this great city which is the largest in new zealand containing with it its i surroundings inhabitants it ia is E situ itu buu abed about nine miles from port fort chalmers Ch almers almera in the province of miles from Christ christchurch church I 1 have received invitations from other towns to go and preach to them saying baying they are tired and sick of false religion so I 1 think in this province a good work will be done allow me to bay say that the mission aloa stands greatly in need 0 ot ewson y willing to buy our works and we have none to seil seii them I 1 really believe we wee could sell thousands of the book of Y mormon if we had them to our oar disappointment we have been expecting a box of books from liverpool but we fear they are lost I 1 wish something could be lone done for us in this respect I 1 feel very sorry to have to inform you that brother Pea he health althis is gradually declining says he cannot stand the as it is so very changeable I 1 feel thankful myself that my h eaith health is always good and I 1 enjoy my mission I 1 have not wanted for any necessary thing till I 1 came to dunedin and I 1 think even fare a good deal better than of the missionaries have in gone by the lord ia Is with us by his holy spirit and I 1 feel fee by its intelligence that there are many honest in heart hearten jn this far oft lant land land and new zealand will yet y yield le 1 d her sons and daughters and her gold and silver to help build up the zion of the last days with intense desires top tor pread the gospel of ioe ife defel an d salvation and ever pray ing ng for the welfare of zion and the cause of truth on the earth 1 I remain your humble brother in the he new and everlasting co covenant venant of peace georae BATT dunedin new zealand Za aland PROVO r I 1 1 january 2nd and ISSO 1880 editors cret eret new news 8 F having just return returned Gd from the bouth south so uth and noticing in the 1 NEWS iret i of the kW wanted anted authority for statements in a latte laate issue of the jeow jiow fer I 1 would offer a few remarks upon the article alluded to in the manuscript authority was given but the article was boiled down considerably on account of its criticisms I 1 have traveled and spoken on the subject of sericulture in the last two years and visited since christmas 1878 over oer wards and have not advanced any twing taing upon bald baid r ald eaid subject but what could auld aut rut authority hority for without fee or reward only the of having h vi n g done my duty in irr the mission appointed me of visiting all the settlements of ot the saints so far isee in the copy they have added a cipher more than there should have been done I 1 to mako maio make on one 0 pound of raw silk alli it would take litke worms multiply by pounds equals I 1 subjoin the following extract from a treatise on mull Util mulberry berrs berry tree planting plantings etc by J clarke put pui published dished in philadelphia in 1839 chapter af page pago let the trees te be planted in rows six teet feet aparton apart ln the rows three feet which will take 2420 trees treet to anacle an acre and wll wil yield ld in hi tha thard year two pounds of leaves per ilor tree trea audit and it takes pound of leaves to rt red d worms which ake oue ono pound of raw silk if properly cultivated until the eighth year and will continue the follows following statistics are from the celebrated italian beri Feri dr sigun te i antil 11 3 aye year ar would be lb leaves ath yeara year ath year ath jear year h year 1548 SO which in this case ense would be equal to 1 pounds of 0 raw silk at 5 per p pound aund and which is now worth from 10 to u 12 per ib lb therefore ie would be equal to worms ihen then ag agalean albian acri a crl cri planted as fol foi follows lowi lowi rows 8 feet fee apart in rows 4 feet apart spart would tik take precisely 1148 trees which would yield and p produce produce years troea trees ib 3 2 WH worth to 9 p an r IN ib v 4 1 92 45 is 66 5 SO to ua a 6 18 IM 7 2738 60 16 t 8 66 61 and BO so continue ann annually lla tta i lly liy wit good cultivation L hoping the fore foregoing golu will satisfy the gentleman I 1 your obedient servant DANIEL DANL GRANES GRAVES winter balls naris beho olp civilization efcic graige LE utah jan ad isso 1880 editors desera we news our winters for several yearb years in grantsville Grants ville have been very mild do ao much so that the farmers could plow at almost any timey time and the snows never would layon lay on but a day or two but this time the ground has been covered with a white mantle for two weeks and little indications of it us ye Y et ao 1 alt we had lial here heres the mercury dropped down downto to eleven degrees below zero the far farm meres urs urb who two weeks agg ago wore long faces and heaved many sighs about the prospect for another dry season and light crops are n now 0 dyl w looking cheerful and expect to reap a bountiful harvest the coming season it is said bald by goon judges that there ia is more snow in the mountains than ihan thero there has bag beel been for years our young people have hardly al lowed a night to pass wl without phout tri trl tripping P the light fantastic toe too ince bince the ushering in of the holidays holi boli days daya but the most magnificent ball cfall of all ail thus far was jhb the grand leap leap year ball given by the young ladles ladies on t tuu tue la 0 f thu tbt lad rhe che jad az d dun cun conducted ducted the party hem selves seNes and did all ii 11 their power 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