Show MIS missionary MESSAGES the work of the latter day govel in fit scotland while the tile preparations for our large new years issue were considerably encroaching upon our timo time and the iruh rush of telegraphic and local daily routine news was so great we were unable to devote the tile attention wo we would have liked to to letters from friends abroad now ho weyer we are able to give again some of our space and timeto corn com from missi missionaries onari acs ics loth both in the L united states and in europe we first have lave two letters from elder john grawford crawford one addressed to elder john reeve and dated dairy scotland nov 25 the other to elder joseph hall dated glasgow dec in the first letter elder crawford expresses his satisfaction at the result odthe of the november election in ill utah and lie adds if T the people nill will live right before god just about the time the liba libs think they have a hole bored to run us through we will have a pin pin made to put in it the lord has pro prod to take caro care of hu saints and hide them as it were in the hollow bollow of his hand band and to fight their battles and if we do our part his word never fails elder crawford is happy to state that he has got along fir fira strate thus far never I having dav wanted for anything as 03 god has raised up friends to him on all idi sides who kindly entertained hup and regularly invited him to come bain again he also states thai thil returning iri from a trip through the country of about four weeks he lie was surprised to meet E elder idar J jhn ain who has been u is signed to labor in elder Craw forda fords former field while the I latter has been transferred to the G glasgow I ars district where elder david mckay fc ay from ogden valley presides in the letter to E elder Ide joseph rJoseph hall eldar crawford gives ashoot sketch offis ol 01 his ministry in we ali e GOs gospel pel since since he lie left ogden on april A april alth 1881 after a plesiant journey of 18 days he and companions arrived in liverpool poolin in good health and buoyant spirits having the same davicot his appointment to travel in th ikc glasgow conference he lie left for the capital of scotland forthwith arriving in the ibe evenings bifid ind reporting orting at once to president it it irvine the next day sunday he lie had the opportunity of bearing his testimony to the saints some of them the same persons to whom he lie had spoken from 18 to 25 years be bb fore for about two weeks obi our friend visited ou amongst his numerous relatives inguld scotia whom he lie had not seen for 18 years and who extended to him most hospitable reception and friendly entertainment tain ment at the end of this time he tie was appointed anted to labor in the ayrshire district richin in Glasgow the HI in company with elder joseph me re Murr ln with this soi companion anion he traveled preaching the principled of life and salvation until july when at a conference in in glasgow he was appointed to trav travel el alone travel ing through ayrshire for about eight mouths months lie became well acquainted quain ted with the saints and mado made a great many friends among those not of us not a few the testimony of the elders but yet they seem to the things of god still elder crawford things there hire a great many hon lion est esteen men and women in ill scotland that i ill yet et embrace the tile gospel after the tile lord rd follows ilic ali testimony of his servants with the promised plagues and judgments judg menta of his wrath the last tour E dbr crawford craw ford made through ayrshire district lie dreamed lie was traveling in company with elder john to visit his native place at that time he lie had bad been au away ay from his headquarters about four lour auks and on oil his return his is hoit host handed liim him the lettera and slid ogden copio copies which had bad come in hh iiii absence after which he lie went went to another room and brought brough tout tut elder I jolin john tho the happy surprise ic of elder cran crawford ford who ft ho hal ila t no time tinie that night to read cither either letters or papers pers but spent the thol hours with ti nis is friend in talking about hoial iome and the dear ones there they held a injecting in their hosts chouse house that day and then went to Kil where they preached again for two weeks the two el ders traveled through Ayrs ayrshire bire mostly stopping and preaching at places place where elder crawford had made previous i engagements their sd separation after Wb lessed united labor in the mini nery has been mentioned in the first letter elder crawford closes hb his interesting communication with some remarks of tile general cral aspect of t the lie cause of the gospel in scotland there arc are at present in that country ten elders from utah the saints arc are few and far between scattered Allo all over the country and most of them very poor there is only one conf conference arence in scotland now where there used to bo be four but the few saints that are prove themselves warmhearted warm hearted and with few exceptions are trying to serve god the elders are diligent and manifest the spirit of their calling speaking with great freedom and power to the people the lord being with them says sats elder crawford tho the ax i is laid to the root cf the tree and every plant that I jur heavenly father father bas has not planted shall be rooted upa ua ba fint be preached to all nations and then will tho the end conic come if all the p people ople were to embrace the gospel the scriptures would be wrong for they aay say strait Stra it is the tho gate abc atc and narrow tile way that lends leads to eternal nallive life and wid few there aro are that walk therein elder Craw fords isumer oui friends will be pleased to learn that ho lie is well in health aud and in spirits lug ushia his father in heaven for his preserving e care are ho ila facenda en ds his kind regards to thena and will no W doubt bo a kindly by them his address is rutherglen cload gla glasgow glagow gow scotland |