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Show LETTERS FROM CORRESPONDENTS. ArooDd tiie Conntj in Seven Days. TLe BappeDnii0s of Ike Fist Week Told li Detail tj Efficient CorrespeDiIeDta. Kaaaa, Vum, Wop. tl, 1M1. Editor Tmaa: P. H. No. lay attended Mulaal at Franciaand Edward Tbomaa at Oakley Sunday evening;. Oor II. I. A. meetinge aro fairly well attended bnd it ia hoped they will continue con-tinue and UVreaae ia Intereat and nnm-Ura. A large number of Kama and Francie people went to Coalville Bonday to attend at-tend the aonventien. Ia fact, ant wnald think by the tie ef aur nxetlnge here that tha people from both ward were nearly all (on. Tha ehalrt for oor meeting beoee will be eat np by Sunday, ao that thoae who attend oar eervioei will have a nice comfortable beat, and they wont be ao apt to gat tired eaoald tba praacber ba a long winded one. There art proa pacta of plenty ol work taa eomlei winter. Job a Jonea, who baa a taw bo 111 is Pina valley oa tka Provo river, baa had aboot lltyaian chopping and piling logt for tha laat law weeke, aaa) that part ef taa country la covered witb lege. Blakop Lambert eleo bae a great many Icga plied ap la Weber ebayoa and J. O. Lambert baa bad folic bomber piled aa Bbinglc creek. AgtlOB). Mabioii, ITtab, Nov. JO, 1W1. Cappwa Tuiaa : MrcX. B. Hoy t and daughter ware vlaiilng at Hoylaville laat weak. Edward Borenaan went to Park City oa the 19tb to Iran tact cobm bocineec Oeorge H. Bodd returned heme on the lath after ipaading aa veral dayt a t Bait Lake. ' Quiuc number from hare attended the Bandar arboul convention at Coalville Coal-ville on Bnuday. B. W. Anderson made big daughter! happy laat week by eorprieing them with a beautilul new organ. Mrg. L. C. Laraeo aad Mie. Martha Olaen epent Monday viaitlng with Mrg, Mary Peterson at Wanebip.' Mrc. Uannah Lewie and daughter of Spaniih Fork are plaiting relative! and ftlendg in Marion tbia week. Miet Pearl Ntffol Ilolliday, who bac beeu viaiting witb Mrc. P. II. llortin the pact week, returned home today. Miai tirade Anderaon entertained a number ol the yonug people of Marion uu tba evening of tbe 13th, it being her thirteenth birthday. riot. Pboa. Utah, Nov. to, 1901. KliiTua Tiaiaai J. A. Marcbanl waedoing pome bridge work in Weber canyon the flrtt of the ek. Mikg Mary Wilking waa a viaitor ia Coalville for two or three dayt tha Bret of the week. Twoquiltlng bcec thig week; one at Ura. L. E. Walker and the other ct Mrc. Zina Wilking' reaidence. George Criddell went to Bait Lake laat week on buaineea bent. The gentleman gen-tleman returned thic week. Over thirty of oar Hnnday Bcbool workerc were at Coalville oa Bunday to attend the Bunday rkhool convention. Some tall scratching hue been done to .'t the limoleoue to uiet the a liith bei-aiiie de.inqucnt or .v.. Hiils lor rnrryinr " a inail beiae- a Wanahip and O x Kor kp a j I'-ua. should be .It Wa i ,ut vii by pn--.- i ' 71, , vc,, iiMt ...e.w ' : to !" lbis;mattar. The bids for this root, beretolore, have beau co low that there ic baldly any oae who feel be could afford la carry the snail at loch pricec ... A. M. Lyons and A. W. Maxelell arc doing carpenter work In the Park ard M. U. BleaearJ It woik ng ia onenf Iht mills. Mrs. Christens Jencea returned home from Cache County on Batnrday where she bad beea called owing to the death of her aged mother. Quite a number of our young men are ta the canyon his week gelling timber for onr new ward booaa. Biahop Arthur Ar-thur Maswell la with tbe party. B. R.C. Visa. ttoogtruBiT. haxaruBT, Utah, MoT. to, ItWI. Editor Tiaaa: Rack port waa well repreecated at Coalville Coal-ville on Hnnday last, Mrc. Jamea Vernon, who bac beea vary sick, it oa the Ian prove. tiullling Is all tba rage among tbe ate liel Society here. There ia a quitting baa nearly every day. Feopla owning land on tha tact side ml tha riear bare eomateooad building reeoreolra In lha head of Craodle't ean-yoa. ean-yoa. Mrc. E. Beanooat bac bae a sick (or a few days with a pain la tbe shoulders aad head, bat she It much batter at this writing. " . I Joseph 8 taker ."el Aalhill la elclUng with hlc brother, W. B. Utaker. Hs 6 taker was recently releassd horn tka California mlaeioa oa aeaoane ol a eaaasr growth ao b'saoec. - Alfred Baemoac returned home lha week lroas tba Holy Croat hospital, where ha underwent aa epetation far appeadicitla. Ho ceemc to have completely com-pletely recovered from the operatiea and aayc ba feels better than be fcai done for years. Ills many ' Iriends art glad to see him back and feeling so wall. OITP.VILLB. H OYTCYiLLB, Utah, Nov. 21, 1V01. Editor Timbs: Nathaniel Mitchell of Kamas Is employed em-ployed cutting stone at the Bcmmit Coanty Marble Works. Ben Brown tore tha flesh off one oi blc flogcrc Tuesday on a nail, making a deep and long wound and cutting tba Snger cord. The Moyteville ward has commenced tbe erection of a large amusement ball 86io4. (around waa broken yesterday for the foundation ; it m ill 1 bui't by public eubecriptioa. Iiavid Bowen, wife and family moved to tbeir new home at Cokevllle, Wyo., last Friday. Wc wish them success in tbeii new home bat are loatb to lues them froia eor town. BKMBBBR. Haaaraa, Utah, Nov. 21, ltfOl. Editor Tinge: Mr. end Mrc G. Parke of Murray are visiiiog relatives here. Mrs. I.. E. Brewer and daughter Violet Vio-let were Ogdea visitors this week. Bupt. E. II. hhead and J. J, llowen viaited our advanced religion class Monday Mon-day night. Comiuiisioner Bowen and Surveyor Kbrad were here this week and located the new road to connect with Morgan county. Our annual ditch meeting will beheld ; 'in MoinUy (Inc. and, for the purpose of r-.' lling thu financial report and levying levy-ing a la lor ISO. ! A gurnlly number oi the llenefer pro-1 pro-1 plf annulled tbe Sunday cchool conve:i- lion al Coalville on bunday laat and all apeak in bigb terms of tbe way they were I entertained by the Coalville people. rHOM MISSION riCLOO. eea Lettare Written bw lawaa Shake M toeu ,,,!, Jacrcob, Mich., Oat. M, 1901. I kreg Timbs : trail to mind that soma four months hare passed clnoa I last wrote to yon, esdiince that time nature has changed O'idrrab'v. At that lime nature aaa patiBgea her holiday garb, as It wsea. and was easting forth all that was req-uai req-uai to make man happy. Tlie green tasvea, beautiful flowers and conga ol Us birds which war) then, have all de- Mrted ; the harvest daya are over, and le leavec which adorned the trace, bare fallen to tbe ground, where tbey form a blanket, thae concealing the tender peg-tat peg-tat ion from the approaching winds of Jlater. Halt Monroe, my former Bold, on the 2l' of July and came to thliclly, where 1 labored a year ago. Upon coming bad bare I met many frlendeof former ajcqtalnlaace, and am being treated vary kiatly. We bevc many warm friends Is thlielty. come of whom arc Inveetlgat-ing Inveetlgat-ing the precious gcepci trutlic that wc arc advocating. It seems rather apblll vreri at timec, bnt who caa meceaia the wort ef tha Lord T Oct year aaa there were come tweety-twcllderc tweety-twcllderc la the Michigan roo la ranee, but tfcey keep Igoiog home one by one oniUwenow here but fourteen, and oae v mm email nemoer ic ia reurn eery eoen! It being Elder M. P. Btark ol tpaa-Ick tpaa-Ick fork, my prcssat com pan ion, se It e aa caaa that tbe laborers are lew. ilare let sae offer a few coggettlonc to Ihayouacj people? Ton have all, aa doubt, read tba words of tlie Master to big dlaciplee, "Aad this-gospel of the kingdom shall be preached la all the world aa awitneac onto all nations; aad then shall the cad come." Did yoa ever think oho It wac to preach these glad tidings T Let me suggest that yon attend Kabbath cchool, M. I. A. and listen to the cords of the priesthood, also take the advice ol John 6:30: "Search tba erripturec. for in them yc thluk ye have etersal life, and they are they which testify of me." By doing thic yoa will not be In doubt as to who it is that ic to preach tbe goepel. I rejoice in the work and though I am confronted with antagonism at times, it arovec for the better. ' Elder William Carruth lc In Detroit 1 ud Is well and cu Joying his labors. The Timec Ic a welcome visitor and ita are perused witb interest. Yoar brother In the goepel, J. U. UanaRs, 708 Detroit street, Jackson, Mich. Erskimbvillb, Sydney, Oct, 1 J, InOl, Inn or Tihks: Thinking a few linec from this part ol Ike world would Interest your reudore, I 'lie yon c description of my trip. It will soon be three months since alders R. D. Young of Richfleld, John t Btevene ol llenefer, Henry Barker of O.den end myself left borne lor Australia chare we bad beea called to labor as isaionariec. I enjoyed my trip very much, especially especi-ally from Ogdon to San Frenrieco, being able to ses so muah beautiful mountain wnery, tha extensive wheat fields of California, the large flocks of sheep, the Urge rivers and bay, etc. We arrived in Ban Francisco about 4 30 p. u,. on July JOth and remained tsereone day which e spent in sight-wing. sight-wing. We had a very enjoyable visit si ths mission headquarters in that city. We baeued to visit them on ths night tboy held their mutual meeting. This the first meeting we had seen conducted con-ducted in the missionary field end it gave us au idea bow e should procer d a hen we reach d our field of labor. the 1st ol August at 10:30 we l"dd the 6.000 loo steamer "blerrt" and steamed out through the Golden Uate into the mighty deep. After cii days we landed In Honolulu and remained re-mained there oboil thirty hours, visiting visit-ing the beadCjuarterc of ths Latter-day Paints and othrr places ol Interest. While there we bad our first laale of pel, but wc could eat but a very little of it. About 11 o'clock on August 8th we again cat sail aad after Sevan dayc more Oa tha water from Honolulu wa landed at Tago Pago, an American port on the Island Tutnila ol the Bamoan group. Tbe harbor ic a very plcturecqne place and as the skips call la a peraoa eaa ace come el aature'e moat beautiful scenery. After cnending about alne hours oo this island ac again cat sail and were tossing to and fro with tba ooeaa'c oavee. Wa arrived In Auckland Monday, August 19th, at I 30 p. m., and tailed out at T o'clock tbe following morning. From Anck land to Sydney wa ciperienosd a little rough weather, but leaded cafe and wall on the night ol Auguct 24th, being Joet twenty -four dayc from the time we left Ban Fraacieco. I cu (Tared about seven dayc era eicknesc. Wa were all glad when tbe trip wac ended being rather tired of tbe tea. Tbe week loll -wing our arrival was spent la visiting placec ol Interest ia Sydney, and then we received oar appointments, ap-pointments, I being assigned to labor la Bydney, or tbe New Booth Wales conference. con-ference. I bevc enjoyed my labors very much ap to the preeent time. We have a flourishing branch hare la Bydney aal maay earnect lavectlgatorc. We held general conference here on Oct. 6lh, which waa wall attended aad a eery body bad a good time. Be veral of tbe Important doctrlaaa ol tbe church were taken np and discussed by the Elders. There are at preeent twenty-eight Elders in the Australian mlaeioa and rooaafot many more. There Ic avast aasoant ml weak te be dene and I fee! to cay to all who may read thje cbaa evil, do all tbe good yoa eaa to purify tka mindc el the young people. I feel wsll In tbe work, and hope all ia well at noma, rrem yonr brother ia tbe goepel, Ebwabb Powrll, UToognod street, Ersklncvllle, Bydney, New Booth Wales, Australia. AnBLAiUB,Rouih Aust.,Oct. 11,11101, EnrrokTiHRs: ( Tbe first part ol the following letUr from Elder John P. Btevene waa much the same as the one shove written by Elder Edward Powell, giving aa account of their voyage, etc., co we left out the fore part of the letter. Editer.J After spending several days at Bydney I received my appointment from Prest. Duckworth to labor In South Australia la tbe city of Adelaide. I accordingly secured passage on the steamship "Inamlncka" for Melbourne aod after several mora dayg of rough sea and seasickness sea-sickness I arrived at Melbourne. From there I traveled by reil to Adelaide end was almost immediately set to work. There are four Elders here and we bold five meelingc eech week, three outdoor end two indoor. Wc arc doing considerable good here, but the field lc large and the laburere are few, end I will be pleased to bear of come of our yoang men being sent out to testify lo the truth of the gospel which has been restored In these last days for the upbuilding up-building of God's kingdom on tbe earth, Wc have spring hsrc now and tbe ...il,.rl. ..rv arar.n fruit larlna- flowers arc In bloom end the air Is perfumed per-fumed with tbe odor of roses and orange blossoms. Grsln is being harvested and nature Is smiling svery where. I hope tbe people lu ion arc enjoying a bounteous boun-teous harvest end are continuing firm In thr faith. Your brother in the gospel, John P. Brat-gun, O. P. O., Adelaide, Boutli Australia. |