Show LETTER FROM ENGLAND NORWICH Eng england lundA april april thinking a few lines from this far off place would be of I 1 interest to the read ers era of the NEWS I 1 forward this communication muni cation respecting the of we the lord in this part of his vineyard the norwich conference comprises norfolk suffolk and Cambridge shire th abr elders are assiduously engaged in disseminating the principles of the everlasting gospel but find the majority of the very indifferent we find however a few who embrace the gospel and hall hail the message with dellget of these theme some gome desired baptism and two of the elders P F da M castleton and joseph campbell selected a place to perform the sacred ordinance among the number to be baptized were a mother and child the latter a boy axed aged thit thirteen teen years year this at ai corded a pretext for those who oppose us to bring an action against the elders for attempting to drown the child the charge created quite a consternation among the people who are opposed to baptism the chief inspector with a police constable came to the elders apartments with the intention of making an AD arrest but the to be out ithe officers proceeded to J 8 castleton who ex il the matter to them they then reconsidered their intention but warned the elders not to baptize any more or they would indict them for cruelty to children our semiannual semi annual conference convened at lowestoft Lowe on the ath dinst there were present alfred solomon president of the european mission J 1 0 owen of the london conference cou coti ference au u W watts president of and F M castleton joseph campbell C F harris JEL A white and WW pace traveling elders in the norwich con ference fere fer nee euce meetings were held at 1080 a m and pm p m and were well atten attended led by baines and strangers who seemed to enjoy the spirit of abe jih lord many good instruction instruct io s were given by the elders and the gospel plan was clearly explained A priesthood meeting was held the following tol lowina day at which the elders reported their labors and many good aud a ud timely instructions were given walter W williams has received an appointment to labor as traveling eauer in the norwicki norwich conference con terence and joined us on the lost the city of norwich has a population of about there are one cathedral 42 chu churches numerous chapels and public houses in the first three classes the beodie receive what they term spiritual we life and lu la the last named what the irishman terms life itself 10 there is also quite a number of factories in which about women are employed in the heart hean of the city to is an ancient castle its history is interesting as it was formerly the residence of some ot of the rulers of the notion nation and subsequently became a state prison A number of years ago the city authorities purchased it from the government and are now converting it into a museum while passing through it the other day we had the th privilege of examining mank many of the ancient instruments used for executing those who were condemned to death I 1 must say howver however that norwich lor for an old time city is so ancient as to be far behind in several respects many modern cities of the united states with one fourth the population it had no street cars care and to is lighted by gas anere are pros pacts however of its soon being lighted by electrA electricity city in the near future as the authorities have made arrangements for an electric plant avd and are now laying the conductor con ducton nor folk to is noted for its ito picturesque scenery and beautiful gardens and parks park toe soli soil is rich stock raising seems to be a paying industry and norwich haw has one of the largest stock markets in england the weather has been unusually fine for the past six weeks the bluesky and the sun shining so brightly makes us happy and rena reminds lude us of our home in the far west |