Show MISSIONARY LETTER lliiiK lchlell Oct 1 IW7 HIIITII Tetra A little more than n 1 year ha cUptcd time 11811 I wrote yell and during that limolhuve parsed through sonny ox I > prlrnc nod throji olnratlon and study nave IKTOIIIV IIQlllewtat aoiuaint el with the iharailvrlttlci lows and govrrnmint of the people In three fur cllII parts I IIIIr1 l In Munich Itav aria from the trot of June 1HW until the 15th of March Mi7 Munich lea I large city rontnlnln nearly omte h11 a million Inhabitants mil for art In mulitr for painting monument build Ini and trlebraltil tnutetimi lo very much eiiuiiwed It li I thn home of Irlnce Itigeiil and many thousand soldier who receive a > ri > rigid mill tary training It U I compulsory that every young man at the age of twenty yearn rntuthn army and remain two years llnlloruifd toldlericati alwayi be seen on the itreet and In danen theatres etc Military foituuii are very popular The people are pleasure neeker Indeed i In-deed and all drink beer 1 > even to children child-ren 310 ft YUIIJIII The Munich bear It I world r noa < mlonoto pals tliruuz h the atreete of Munich > In the inimnct time npidflll on ft 1 frnmlny evening leo the garJcin IIl1e1 with people and hUH the bands playing would thluk brat 1 > beads 1 > and beer drinking were very popular Indeed The people are dlvMed l In classes from arlttocrat in the very poor ami Ignorant The taus In many Inttaucvi are very evrru and rljuron nod winy of tioe < MrtrclaM tonne very lnrdtluio to live Men work Iron 10 to VJ hours par day I for 7r > lu UU rantt and It h l M O blDlOIl thing tll ore women turrjlnt > I hrlek and mortar working with tin I grubbluc hooor rutting hey with the I ejiliH mill ilKHiwiiiU live In luxury lUvarl people are agoilly Cutli llu The fhlUrMii are uujht relfglgn la woos all1 they IIMDI lolls Jlil 01 pnay > er wlIh are relented over oral < M < > r again In their wonhlp The Mornioiii hare no relfgloni lltirt hhaore lint inn 1 quiet way are HHMod to II otuniili li nmoli go d There he a branch of about ttrly stem ben and < during nlrart Uy I had the iltMiuro C tuplllog mvva periant The Sunday after I left the elders were armlodj i had 1 rcnmlnoi 1 would have i been bank heel as 1 ll wound huvu been uij cond arrent I On the lath of Match I sons called to lltrn fanluerland act na secretary of the mli loii Here we have llb riy niul prmcli and hold meeting gill out any dlnturhunco from police an thorlti There tore many dlfTerent religion here but everywhere call be found thonnamU who tare nothing for I rilliilon and ills wry hard to change I the people III their many false Idea about the Mormont A few week ago arrangement hid been made for a minting In Irvlei a j village about two hours train ride from Bern We lelt home about 0 oclock I a ia and went to Illel where we nere wet by about twenty eldori and Saint We then haJ l to go to the top of a I mountain on foot Thli took about one hour The scenery was beautiful when we arrived at the top a grand ueoe spread before > ni Jut below 1 > ui could be seen the celebrated Lake Bleb i In the center of the lame li a 1 large Island covered with pine trees Many boats 4 eoifo a fonld be Men loitlrig acron the lake and fine weather lent Iti charm to thou rent Thor harms rcjf li from the vnl leyi to the lois 01 the monnlaln our rounded bv pine forettt vigrtatilrv fruit and ceteals l roxlnc abundantly One could onlv pronounce ito smooth Kdln I JWnroon found ollllehulllihu vltlngo oflrelei and were nindiicted l lo the I I loose of n lady tchuollc clicr who It a member of the Church It had been publicly announced that the Mormoni would hold a meeting In the forest that day hlcli son only slant fillicn min dtci vtalk from the vlllnitc and at 2 oclock meeting legato t We wnj our prnlsos aryl our n rllatlon hoeing about hall Herman and half Trench we had to me both language Just ni thin second ipeakrr began a I brass band started In play not twenlv I yard from in The pines being so thick It wni an easy mailer for them lo come to close without na knowing It Wr stool ecla few mlnutci and Invited l them meeting but they said they wanted jo practice and Intended Moo Mo-o We continued our meeting and poke loud nod wo could preach longer than they MuM play Ocrailnnnlly they would shoot Mormon Mor monI etc iVe bd a congregation 01 about 1M people and they became ibis gutted with the band sod their action areeI11 l our tracts and Invited ui to I come again We luard niter meeting thnt the mlnliter hired the band to II break np our meeting Hut the work In tl op lands Is I growing and there I have been over 300 bapttim 1 > In thr tnlR linn tlli year There are about 75 elderi and they are ichoollng the different I dif-ferent ranches In the principle ol the gospel I could tell you many eixrl cores but spare will not permit Hern lift pretty l place I jono can see the cenutllul snow tipped Alps In two bun tralntSde l can gtftqfelnUilktisii one olther < ttle ploreLon rt l Tliouiandl of people visit thii place every year I liatuilii prlrclego of seeing many dlirerrnt natlonallllei and paciilng through the streets one can hear dor man French Kngllih stool Italian tipnk l I en Last tuinmrr I had the opportunity opportun-ity of seeing the King ot Slam and nf company of his people Tho City ol f I hero did them grwit honor The street I were decorated band were oat to meet them awl M they mnrwl through this I itreeli In tMr pwnllir dreiii they nt tr eol mnea nttnntlon Ills sold tin King his Ion hunJrnt wlrri Ho It uboutW jinriolil niul ll fountrd one of ihe richest men on lJaHh lam well nlll rnjojlntc my labon very much liliklndnt regiinl I remain your very re Kctfnlly W I OIJOM |