Show GROWTH IN manchester from a private letter written by elder william john lee now job laboring in 10 the manchester conference to elder robert aveson of this city lately az president of that conference the is permitted to make a few extracts extrac lN showing the recent growth of the manchester branch he sayf say we have a branch now of brorn ten tea to fifteen adults and about as many children aud and the saints are enjo enjoying y ing very gool I meeting about a year ago one of our made me acquainted quain ted with a couple named cutting the wife being a sister of brother ceorge hyde of 0 ogden mr cutting prior to thi i time would not dot have anything todo to do with a latter day saint elder eider but before leaving I 1 gave him bitu a tract and asked him to read it IL gwo weeks later I 1 met him again he read the tract and said be it we haj baj another conversation upon the and be gave me a warm luvi aution to obal upon him i did so BO by appointment and found not only mr and arr cutting but also mr walter hyde a miss hyde slater sister to mrs cut clug and a gent gentlemen lemn named I 1 spent about two houra hour with them speaking upon the farat principles of the gospel and baptism I 1 rave eave them sia aa invitation to our meeting meet lug which was hold held in the humble bumble CA of sister mr and mrs cutting came to our meeting and have been regular attendants ever since I 1 also had the privilege of meeting twice with the hyde family and preached the gospel to them I 1 have since baptized mr cutting and his wife and mr hyde aud and his bis sister said field that bad tuey they known they would have been baptized at the same time L was later removed from the manchester district to labor in heywood branch and since my removal six of the parties have been baptized by elder crosby brother and sister cutting have opened their house and the meeting is in held bold now one week at brother cutting 4 and one week at sister dister naab 94 and the president of the branch brother john Adde bead Is striving in connection with the saints saint to make the manchester branch flourish and prosper MS as it has in the past the year and seven months which I 1 have spent pent in tue tle manchester branch has brought forth some fruit I 1 always keep in view the saying of the apostle paul that paul may plant and appella may water but it to Is god that gives the increase we are busy making ready for our conference which will convene about february aad 2nd or jtb we are expecting a very good conference we have already twelve or fourteen baptisms to report this time so you can see the work to Is moving along very nicely in this p rt of be abe lord ai vineyard I 1 think that people are becoming beoo minK more favorable to us as a re people otle |