Show THE TRE NAKi FIELD the progress or the work in the bristol conference writing to the millennial millennia star under date of october 15 elder J 1 I hart gives given the following re port of the condition of the bristol conference thinking that you would be eleaser pleased to bear of the success sa that that has as attended the labors ef of the el ders 1 and local priesthood of this conference Ife I 1 feel elita it a pleasure to write a few lines I 1 am pleased to bo be able to say that the work of the lord ba hat increased this summer be yond pur our expectations more es especially y s since ince nur conference in cheltenham since march there have been fifty five baptisms and three re baptisms alio also about thirty five children blessed and about forty five emigrated young and old this has been brought about through the united efforts of the elders and local priesthood who have labored i in n this conference and the blessing of god for we realize that A at paul may tny do plant a nt and apollos water but it Is is god d that gives the increase increase we have halve seen this in all our labor labore for while mobs have striven to put down mormonism in this thin conference especially in bristol the work of god has grown and increased in spite of all till their efforts elder H E bowring has accomplished a great work in the south baptizing g thirteen in a few weeks an and Is labored b red so successfully in uniting the saints cind land their means menus that the whole of the bridgeport port branch twenty eight in number has emigrated with the last company hence that branch will be discontinued much good has been done in cheltenham where we haye have a good bran branch ch and all united and benj enjoying oyide the spirit it ot the go gospel lii also in bri bristol to and vicinity much good has been done notwithstanding the great persecution we have endured and our law suits with the anti mormon crew the saints have been firm in the faith of the gospel and many no new now w members have been baptized we had the privilege not long since of baptizing a gentleman and and daughter who bad been connected with a class of ba baptists fists for about fifteen years yeats and be he tad had been a deacon of said church and superintendent of the sunday school not being satisfied with their teachings be he and bis his wife and daughter have obeyed the everlasting irl gospel they have each re ce iveda a letter from their former p pastor 0 te telling lill g them that if they do not ot biye Y up p al mormonism or monism and return to tte the f fold ol 01 d tb they ey have left they are doomed to fall into the pit I 1 although their character before was without a blemish but their eyed eyes are now opened and their hearts made to rejoice in the gospel of the son of god and they feel willing to forgive their former pas tor for all bis his bard hard sayings to them and risk the consequences I 1 feel that we have reason to rejoice for the good prost ecta that are before us for the future our ex expenses anses have been very heavy this season on account of paying attorneys fees but we have had bad beece since all are united and a more liberal hearted people I 1 have not labored among for the last furty forty year years I 1 feel that tho fi bristol ristol conference will not be the fag end of the mission but will be and ie is already up in line with other conferences feren ces accord according inz to their circumstances I 1 am pleased to say that my health asgood is good and general good health prevails among the theS saints ainia in this conference brother bodrig joins me in kind regards to you and aud a 11 at 1142 42 1 |