| Show A TRIP TO EUROPE sights siglin and sow on the road 11 kio wo publish the tile extract from a letter from a gentleman who recently left hia his home in in utah to fill a mission in his native land I 1 read with interest the utah newe because although I 1 am now in in my y native land it does not seem like home to me at all my home in my family my interests inte reste my tj thoughts ou lits my heart my people anda andi was about to say my god are all far from here still I 1 realize that god is with me through hie ilia holy hol y spirit and being called to labor its a missionary for christe christs sake I 1 know that I 1 ought to eathem the he privilege of doing as a great honor I 1 left salt lake city in company with several other missionaries sion eion aries on the of last april and on the route viewed with pleasure the picturesque scenery along the line ot the D R G R ry at through the extensive canyons and over the lofty summits of the labatch and rocky mountain ranges rages I 1 also contra contrasted the vast plains of kansas and adjoining states with the mountains and valleys of utah and took in as much as tr tra velling over the railroad at the rate of 30 miles or upwards per hour would permit the cities farms forests bridges etc to be seen along the lines of the atchison topeka sante santo fe chicago rock island pacific chicago atz grand trunk rys rye at new york the brooklyn bridge was admired and crossed the peculiarities of the stock exchange observed the grandeur of broadway central park etc viewed with pleasure and then on tuesday april 20 we embarked on th the steamer wyoming froni deion i aion line lille and started across Z the mighty atlantic toiva towards ads another continent the sea voyage was pleasant nothing unusual occurred and the 1st of may we found our selves at liverpool in time to witness the horse parade and other processions and displays by which may day is commemorated in thai that city being assigned to the norwich conference I 1 continued mcf my journey hither to this ancient 1200 1 biais years 1 of age with a ip lie feet in height its massive castle also of great antiquity which has bag served for a prison for upwards of year years a vast number of other churchek and ancient buil buildings diDgs many of which are b built of fl flint in t stones here a also so may be seen the carrow works where Aless rs colman sons manufacture mustard starch and blueing to be sent to nearly all parts of the civilized world here are to be seen the salvation Army Blue ribbon army temperance societies young men and young christian associations and many religious sects striving apparent apparently li in os earnest ruest to teach mankind the way to obtain salvation and true enjoyment while mr if bullards Bul larde large brewery turns out beer and other houses furnish liquors wines wines etc to supply the housea whose tenants have bave a license to sell tb that at which tends to destroy man body and soul prostitution here as in other places is winked at inde indeed ed virtue in thia this country seems to be something g very nice lice to read about but suitable to another age an I 1 race of people something to be admired but not practiced my researches in church registers as well as my visits to the homed of many people in this land have astonished me with respect to the number of children born iu in this country peo generally have not yet adopted the practices 1 el es of their sisters iu iti new E england l d of murdering their offspring offe but evila evils are spreading I 1 have visited the worlds metropolis gazed on its multitudes multitude a of people ale sailed aa aled on the thames traveled on the underground Rail railway visited the colonial and anti indian exhibition hibi tion the crystal palace zoo logical gardens Garden sSt st pauls cathedral westminster abbey and var ious places of interest I 1 have traveled many miles on foot over the well kept roads admired the parks groves green fields an and d heda hedges es and tho the great variety of trees flowena fl owera etc to be ee seen en throughout the country I 1 have reflected on the tile condition ot of th the e rich with their alan mansions alons estat estates es servaner tR horses carriages carri agea and their pride arrogance and died disdain aiu of the poor and I 1 have visited some of the poor struggling saints and en cou raged thena them to hope on toil on and pray I 1 have preached many times in iti the open air but babp Lenc generally rally met inet with indifference |
