| Show UPHILL UP HILL missionary WORK diw have been shown a letter from elder joseph D stark on a mission in england to a friend in this city the substance of his hia statement to is to the effect affect that he be labored for about six months in the kent district of the london conference he found the people very indifferent to the truth however however three persons during that half year embraced the gospel these were the only people who had taken this stel ete in that section in a period of beveral years he also operated for some time in south fast east london where the people were so prejudiced that the elders could not rent a hall they succeeded in engaging one but after paying the rent three months in advance the money was returned accompanied compa nied by the information that they could not have the use of the hall as others who were using it on week days had notified the landlord that they would nil all cease patronizing him if he permitted the cormons mormons Mor mons MODS to use it on sundays be cause the latter preached doctrines they did not coincide with elder stark is now on an the island of guernsey sey where there is only one member of the church and where prejudice to is very strong the Y M C A of that place makes it a bust business ness to publish and preach all kinds of absurd falsehoods about the latter day saints and their doctrines emer elder stark says it would be a good thing if persons in utah having friends or relatives on OB the islands of guernsey and jersey would take the trouble to write to them as an in that way many of the absurd notions prevalent among adiong the people in relation to utah might be measurably dissipated si A letter from elder geo W godfrey who is in the cheltenham conference telle a similar story he finds it almost impossible to malle any favorable impression upon the people regarding the revelation of the gospel in this age he makes a request that it be published in this journal that he will be pleased to receive from people in utah the addresses addrena add reea of friends and relatives in cheltenham Cou conference ference which now embraces what was wag formerly the bristol conference his address is 10 andover place chelten ham camj england |
