| Show ENGLAND g ji tt our tit 1 T Y S croy ats the tile o 0 1114 observations u since writing you last we have haie bidden hidden adieu to the th e and land of the cotton and the cane cano where we spent many happy and long to be remembered daye days in the society and companionship of that chivalrous and hospitable people whom wp honestly believe are not excelled excelled in the these truly christian characteristics by any other people in the wide world while en n route to our new and mind far distant field of laborthe labor the british leles we wo could not forego the pleasure when the opportunity presented itself of whiling away a few days to good advantage too at washington in viewing and admiring with an appreciative eye some of th the e many interesting historical and noted eights sights for which our handsome handsome fashionable and THRIVING CAPITAL so charmingly and admirably situated on the banks of the deep and slug gish potomac 6 ie 19 justly famous after doing washington in in a tourist like manner we made direct for new york passing through baltimore philadelphia newark and other busy populous populous towns new now york cou could dd well afford fo hold us captivated for eight days and in that length of time we visited numerous places of rare inte interest such as can be seau only in this great and rich commercial mart of the new world after making the best possible use of our limited time time we bid farewell to our native shores and took passage on abe arizona one of the fastest sailing steamers on the atlantic gicand and with ith excellent accommodations for passengers with propitious weather and nothing out of the way occurring to mar our pleasure we reached liverpool in dua due time well satisfied and de dei lighted with our first voyage across the be mighty olf deep ep after spending a few daye days in liverpool sightseeing sight eight seeing our out worthy president assigned assi glied us to labor in the liverpool conference with headquarters at blackburn some forty miles from liverpool this district which is somewhat scattered coulp comprises several large and thickly populated cities the principal one ancone and one which has in days gone by furnished the church with many good and faithful converts is preston paston with a growing population ie Is a manufacturing town tow n of consider ble importance arid ad I 1 like ike several of her sister cities engaged in the same prosperous business enterprises her ma many bui buildings idi rigs although substantial are nd devoid evold ot nearly all that outward outward ornamentation and display dupla yeo so characteristic te of of the public and private buildings in our american cities present a dingy smoky appearance caused no doubt by the ins damp misty ity a atmosphere and the thick stir but vo volume lumes of emoke coming incessantly from the chimneys of the nu berous iron and arid boiler works and cotton factories the principal thoroughfare as is generally the case in all english towns of any prominence are ate snugly and smoothly paved with faone making travel for the heaviest vehicles comparatively easy while the pedestrian can go as you please from morning till evening in pr rain without any danger of running knee deep into any of those soft soft pats scattered so profusely over the tho streets and walks of our towns during the rainy season it was in preston that the gospel was first introduced in III this country by F elders alders orson hyde if 1 C kimball and there in the year tho the were a a then held in III an unpretentious tent ious brick structure known far and near 3 the A 1 so designed from the fact that at one t time me I 1 it t m was as the rendezvous of a certain class of sports who manifested a great interest Inter pst and delight in wit nesting exciting encounter encounters between I 1 gamecocks game cocks this famous old building ing which myself and companion bad had the pleasure of visiting and admiring with feelings akin to reverence and which of late years had been allowed to eink sink into ruin and dery is now being torn down but whether or not the historical site historical to ua us will be graced with a new and more imposing building we did not learn and what hat a 4 marked change has bas taken place in regard to ting I 1 on the first introduction of mormonism the theme meet eti ings ingo were crowded with people eager to gain BODIO sonic information relative to the new fat falih h 11 its principles were candidly and engart impartially if y y investigated and many becoming convinced of their divinity readily and cheerfully identified themselves with the church branches were organized in various localities and within a very few year years the adherents of mormon ism were found in considerable numbers in every part of preston and vicinity but as the years rolled b by the membership of the several severa branches begin a tg steadily although missionaries assion alex were pont inu ally in the field the seeds nf of life and nd salvation with a vim and determination yet their labors were not so successful as form ariy and grew grow less fruitful us tie the milre misrepresentation esen tation dander slander and abuse odthe of their tr r principles and motives motive by biff big doted and unprincipled men increased and the new conversions full far belew below lew in dumbers numbers those who from time to time branch after branch was therefore necessarily discontinued euill today to day we may say we have only a name of a branch in the whole of preston and at present i e nt the energetic and untiring untiring pre ellort r ti of the tile elders in this neigh neigh borbo boyhood odare are productive of so little success and encouragement hat thit it would appear that mim missionary ionar y work sn in this city was about drawing to a close no matter how industriously you distribute tracts exten extensively i vei circulate finish off with ahk one or two burring highly el elaborate apen air ong ia in order to thoroughly advertise ad verte your aniset agg lf you are fortunate enough to get one individual with an donless cast of countenance to u follow you into the hall ball and prevail him to retti aln seated long enough for you to unfold more fully and perspicuously the way to etron le fp and happiness you are tire doing wonders and should 11 rest aud and feel assured that if you follow it up with all the persistence f nod and patience yon you can reasonably muster and success dont then crown your effort that your name at sit least J will bo be catalog catalogued ned with the lie zealous and tude fatigable but bat wore ful missionaries the inhabitants of rc fleeton Fie eton eston not unlike other uns ot 01 the un united cited kingdom are not by any in III th same mind and iu in llie the same sarce judgment but strictly in beeping keeping with the spirit of the time times are ar decidedly divided in their religious opinion opinions and dogma dogmas some alinz clin tenaciously to the doctrines and teachings of the aggrandizing and powerful roman catholic church many are devotedly attached to the tenets of the wealthy established church others have linked their with different societies numerically meri cally weaker eaker and of lees less prominence en ce while a goodly portion need no n 0 1 longer on ger to be warned counseled admonished and instructed by earthly beings no matter how divine their calling for they are far above the reach of the snares and pitfalls of this sinful world they hare have joined the swelling hosts of the salvation ests given their hearts to jesus 11 and are saved it is their happy lot to hold sweet communion with angelic beings and are now patiently and anxiously waiting for the last call when ben wi with th a grand rush and a nourish flourish of trumpets they will VO TO sweeping through tho the pearly gates and for evermore fling aing praises and shout hallelujahs on that ever L ereen r ee n shore and this Is the condition 0 of f the christian Chrit tian world today instead of that one pure faitt so plain so simple which govern and control the actions and morals of the whole human race binding it together in the fraternal bonds of peace love and unity we eliav 0 many false causing division subdivision confusion contention and strife T Y S no 6 apple street blackburn england nov 30 SG |
