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BAbelovedotredOAred brethren ever feeling a deepabdabidinginterest1nandabidingand abiding interest in the prosperity ofworlionandand the advancement ofourolourofour redeem-ers kingdom upon the earth and beinbeing

anialso desirous of benefiting cheering andconsoling the saints in their warfareagainst the machinations of satan andthetiletho power of the adversary we feel to dedodifatedivatedicateuntounto you a short time in delinea-tingtingafewafewa rewfew items of the bistoryofhistory of thothe pastbastonrconr generaleneralbeneral welfare intentionsintentionsi dedesiressiresiicyacyncy&cy&cq forfozfor your edification and instruction

since our last general epistlei wohavowobavazobavareceived intelligene6ofitheintelligence of the general successand sprea&ofthospread of thetho gospel of christ withfew exceptions wherever it liashasilas beenpreached which la cheering toourthourto our soulsand causes our beartgtohearts to01rejoiceinin thegoodnessodness ofot lodgodledood towards our fellowvr menFbyY inclining the honest in heart amongtho nations of the earth unto the truthastrushastruth asititisnisitinin christ jesus

prosperity has generally characterized31116ureftrtsaill6urenbrt3bothboth at homeborneboinehoine and abroadndlth6workzndabwwork is making teploierarapid pprogress0 r

throughout the earthearths the lord hashagopenedpcnedth6jhbthb waybeforethowaywbrotbe elders in foreigngunnNufiwunnyuniyunnnufitriosiuritriesiuritriostries andanduponupon tbeislandsthe islands of the seabsea4seaml the most remarkable manner nondraisvaisralsmissionsionslon hasha been appointedbutappointed buubut the eldersappointednteda6to go bavejbeenhavebccn abloablaabio to reachthkheirtheirir destination with little or no delayandhanahd I1 it lh except prussia andlandfand 1 thdawstthoavcst

indimlslandindia island been pernntteditorcnialnpereitted6tolremaiiiandipromuland promulgateatetb&gospd1ljihthothe gospeluln iwfulnmiw fuifulfalnessfulnessnebsness

brothers ilsfillishoseahoscaoseasS tout james lewis andchapman duncan returned from thidtli6thiachinachin mission after having arrived athong kong and without effecting anyimpression or establishing the standardtbvstandard oftruth in that mighty empire this wasowing to16 cheftheftho disturbedstatadisturbed stamestatestatastammstato of thetho coun-try which hihinderedridered tbthemm penetratingietletlotratingyating theinterior and andequaindngacquainting tselveswiththemselves withthetho mannercustomsmannerscustornsmanner customs and in somedegreasomecomebome degreethothe lanianlastingelantingelanguage ostbooftboof tha people

in tthoTingea Sandwisandwicksandwichclicil blanislandlianhiandx under thetho

superiritenddncoof6uperintcnd6ncefeldccsphilipbeiders phllipbphllips lowiggeorgo Q cannoncannonicannom BR F johnson andotheraothers ulleuuietheworlbasworkbagworkbas beonboonbeen eminently suesussucsuncessfulcessful by adadvicesadviceaadvisesvicesvicea rectivedfromreceived oromaromfrom bro-thers lewislewialowialowis and cannonidatedilonolultzcannon dated honolulunovember 20th20tb 1853 newe learnlearh thatover threatthrefttbre6 thousand had beewbapti2edbeen baptizedand thatthau native elders werewerawern engagedheart and haildbandiharldhandlbahdi in publishpublishingrigtig thothe ginaladiadlaatidingstidinga which amuntozllnreutito allnilnii peoplecople thethothernistionimisfeion it lais expectaciexpectadictedjexpectodiadi wlwill establishestabllsllaestablishvivipress andpubllsharid1publimi in thetho nalvolangutig4native langungolangungeungothabookofthe bookdook of mortnonking1translatmaiormon being translated andreadtorjready forpubllcationpubllcationpublication

inthe society droupygroupygrouvr persecutionpersecutibnalfis vakvatcontinuedtocontltiuedtoragorageagrinstagainst thbjhb sainlyiisalnt8 iisomuchsamuch that communicationcommuni6ationlitisimensurahasmcasuriblybeenbien outoffiou thoameiicarieldmihoattlericarieidereha nbeenlobligedtobeonbeenbeenbbbbged to lcdvoeyarhoworm

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cndeavouriendeavouringing to again open communica-tion with the natives many of whom not-withstanding their persecution continuedat last advicesadvisesadvices to teach as iwellweilwelileillelieilelleli as prac-tise those principles of life and salvationwhich they had formerly received fromelders pratt and grouard andandsandl otherswhwho0 had been sent among them thebrethren are exploring to find an islandwhere they can gather together and livein pascpeacepase with each other free from thepernicious influence that so unhappilypervades them in all their intercoursewith foreigners in their present loca-tions

from australia we have the most cheer-ing accounts Eeldereiderlderider wandell hass arrivedat san Bernarbernardinodinosdinov and elder augustusFfarnham of this city was chosen to pre-side in that mission A paper called7ionsrons watchmanMatchman had beenteen established atsidney new south wales with a veryfair prospect of bebeingingwellwellweilweli sustained andaccomplishing greatfeat good the saintsin the various conferences numbered se-veral hundreds and were constantly onthe increase elder burr frost wasvas atmelbourne and the other elders scatteredover the colony at various places elderfarnham expected to send from sidney amissionusion4sion to hobart town van oiepieoledieman sland and new zealand

i the calcutta mission under the super-intendencyin of elder N V jones has beenwonderfully preserved from the pestilenceand temtempestsestsesta peculiar to that region whilepassing tromfromiromgromfromorom place to place in thetho dis-charge of thewtheytheu various duties the el-ders have visited from this point ava inthe barman empire dinaporedinamoreDinapore chinsuchansurahyahvah madras and ceylon and it is expectedthat brothersbrother ludington and savage arenowjiow at slamsiam elders findlay west anddewey are at bombay and elder willishas been labouringlabouringinlabouringining in the northern pro-vincesvinces of india

eldereider jesse haven was at last advicesadvisesadvicesat cacapecare town where he had made aaliailsmallsmailall r1ginnibeginning withith goodlodlediod prospects

in Eeuropeurone tthethoe missions havebavehavo all beensuccessful withvith the exception of the prus-sian in gerningermany france and italy thework is13 slowly butbubut surelysurell progressingthe Bbook001c 0oft mormon has been translatedand published in the welsh germankienchprenchviench italianandItaliitaliananandand danish languagesno14 death among the foreign missionmission hasbeen heard of except that of willard

now who died onmi boardrd of ship sailing

from copenhagen to hull on the 25th oforaugust 1853

the elders appointed to go to the westindia islahdkisland remained there but a shorttime as their presence seemed to be re-garded in rather an unfavourableunfavourablo lightsylightbylight bythatmthoatiesth&nuthorities thekthemtheythes togetiferwitlitlidsetogether with those

ypointedappointed to britisbritish guianagulanguiana sailedsallid forfartthee united states where with the excep-tion of elijaheluah thomas who returned lastfall they have since been labouringlabour ing

elder orsonprattisorsonprattolsonprattOrson Pratt is still atthe city ofwashinwasbinwashingtonton publishing the soorseersoofsoersoen but willreturn tiitilthisis season as also will elder SW richards now presidinpresidenprespresidingidin inin greatbritain and 11II S Eeldredge fresidentpresidentfrespresidentident afst 10louisloulsuis

cidershiderselderseiders lyman and rich are still at sanbernardino presiding over that stakewhich Is said to be inin a nourishingflourishing cocondlcondiHidlidition the remainder of the twelve apos-tles have been labouringlabour ing since our last inthis territory through the various settlesettiements asag dutyseemedduty seemed to require

on the 15th of november a companyraised by brother orson hydellyde left forgreen river county and have settled onsmiths fork at a place they call fortsupsupplyI1 the settlement consistsconsistsofof aboutQYone hundredndred efficient men I1

there havobavo also been considerable accessionssessionscessions to the various settlements southin accordance with the instructions givenat last conference i

on the 16th of october the maiivcommainmaln com-panypany of saints emigrating by the aid ofthe perpetualerpetualemigratinjpdemigrating fundfuld companyarrived inin good health having accomplish-ed the journey across the plains withoutaccident or any material loss except cattle

on the 25th of thothe same month thovalley of the great salt lake was coveredwith snow but the weather continuedcontinucontinaedmild thereafter until aboutthoabout thethojho loth or0januajanuary since when until about tho18ththo 18thof niaalanizmarchb wowe have had pretty constantcold or stormy weather the thermometerat times ranging ninenineteenteen degrees belowzero

on the 8thsthesth of november captain mor-ris with his command and the remainderof the lamented captain gunnisonagunnisonsGunnGunni isonasons pa-cific railroad exploringExplorin

9 party arrived iiilriinthis city since when ttheythoyey have remainedhere waiting for orders and for thothe sea-son to openuntilopen until the 4thath dayofaprilday of aprilwhenwheenwehen ttheyhey left to resume ttheirheirair cxplora i

tionseionstionsi irtieduring thothe winter commonommonommpn schools

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hitehirehavehate been thutautaughtht inin the1110allealie various wardsalso evening setoolsschools for lectures and theacquisition of various ianlanlanguages elelderderP P pratt has taught Nthebaggesuagges

spanish DB ifuntinIfiiuntingtonuntin tontlicufahthetho utah and shoshoneShoshonoshone ddia-lects

ajocjeclocts hobe castashas also published a form ordictionary of a collection of indian wordsand phrases in each of those languagesfor the benefit of theryoungtheyoungthe young learner thereaiatoiiato been reregularular meetingsrneeimgs inin all thewards and 4uorumsquorumsQuorums which havellave beenveryyery regularly attended

the regency havohave formed a new al-phabet which it is expected willvill provehighly beneficial inin acacquiringquirin the englishlaguagetofbrcilanguage to foreignersnersasas amaswmaswellweil as the youthof our country we recommend it to thefaiourablofavourablefavourabloableabio consideration of the peopleand desire that all of our teachers and in-structorsstructors will introduce it in their schoolsand to their classes the orthography ofthe english language needs rereformingformin9a word to the wise is sufficient

on the 5th6thath of november the deseretdramatic association opened at the socialhall since when with few interruptionsamusements of various kinds havohave beenkept up in that building until the presentpreseirittime as often as once or twice a-weekaweek

onoftontonn the tithlithath february the seventieslieldiioldbield their quarterly conference in thesocial hall which although the weatherwas very stormy waswos well attendedand continued two days during thismeeting three new quorumsquorups were or-ganized the 37th 38th and 39th

the wall around the temple blockhasliasilas advanced considerably since our lastepistle the stone and adobleadobieadabie work ex-ceptcep ththe0 copingcopin and gatesates being com-pleted gd ballPI 0onn two aandn a half sides

thotheah1h0 cicityty wall Is also fast progressingr essingand it is expected will bobe pifinishednosb d thepresentresentbesent1 season many of the settlementsfihaveharehavoayo secured themselves by fortingfortlngdorting inbut much remains to bobe done it is desi-rable and wowe urge it upon all the saintstonotconotto notnob cease their vigilance nor their ex-ertionsertions until their defences arearc completedalthough thothe indians are quiet and havebeen for several months yetet wowe havohave noassurance that they widwillwili remain so ittherefore becomes necessary for yourtemporal salvation inalnaindandana thothe quiet of theterritory that you should be prepared forany emergency that may ariseariso onnoon nooccasion trust yourselresyourselvesyourselres to go into kanyonsons or byebyo places wherewhe an indian canlurklarklurklerk unseen by youyoupyous thithlwithoutthoutphout girstfirtfirstglrst explorcxplorexplore

ing and ascertaining thatthab ailallali issaceissafeis saresafe CWin companies sufficiently strong pointitointito m idate the foe and you will be less liallailaliabletoliabletbleto fbobe attacked so with all your prepamprcparaprepaytlonstionseions you will be less liable to havebarebave tomtowtfight go on expeditions or suffer loss iffitlffiftyouou are alwaalwaysgs prepared ready and fully 4

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capable of defendingefending yourselves at amoments notice it is in the moment ofot I1

indolence carelessness or infatuated indifference and negligence that destructioncomes uponuron you 11 out of sight out ofadanger has become too practical a proro- f

verb wowe tell all the saints in the valleysmellilmelsilof the mountains in the name of israelsisrael agod if you11 do not better observe theitheath icounselwlichcounsel which is given and comply withthe rerequirementsuirements of your leaders you willtwillsuffer lo10loss1s the natural consequence of distdisaisals Tobedience the lordwilllord willwllmilmii have a people 1

who will do his bidding who will comcornelplpizply with his reasonable requirements ifit it

willingly so much the better if not wilbinglylingly they may expect to be chastisedchastised1ebastisedif

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for the lord is not to be trifled with abterafterabheraaterpouring out his blessing of intelligencein floods of light by revelation of priricilfoprinci10principrincl 10

picsplespies puropure and holy of deliverance fromsrofrofromsrommoppression and mobocracy and unequalled1unequai141

prosperity in peace and quietnessFfromrom henceforth let one and all go

forth with one accord and build theirforts wall in their cities and villages herd I1and suardguarduard their cattlecattie and other propertypropertv3and fipfwpkeep theirtheitheer bunsgunsnan31 and ammunitionammunitioninammunitionlirf4lingoodrod order andulanyuland convenienceonvenienceconvenience ready foroorabrlfbrl7instant use and then when thus preparedand ready at all points towardto wardwara offolangeroftoff dangerolangerto defend yourselves and continually

cardedguarded against surprise and you mect0meetme0 indians treat them civilly friendly 74

endeavour to get speech with and treatwtreadwtreatwith them in a afriendlyfriendly manner seek to1011i

gainn their good will and induce athenithenifromrar0m their hostility their savage and warlike feelings their propensities for theft r

shedding of blood plunder and to followfbllovthe pursuitsursuitspursuits of peace and civilizationthertheythet as well as ourselves and all otherothersarearoareirearo in thetho hands of god let us do gurourouri s

duty and all will be well let us allaiuaigalsoaisoexert ourselves to save israel not destroylldestrodestroyyllthemthemothemy for the promises concerning therntherathein 3

willwin be fulfilled i toon the 12th of december thetho legistlegisla M

tivetivo assembly of utah territory organizcdcorgamzed4m the state house of this city and afteraftcraftiirtioldlngrioldingriolding the usual sessionsessionbession pasting lwupon yarious subjects andana adoptinwraradoptlncftn

4301142011430420 eleywrn JOENERAJ lepisreialEpis relmrEiateimousimemorlousoua mnemoriaisaisalsDIS to congress adistadi9tadjournedapedrpedhiagnaw01111136hi4gice6mpjaed wlatibusinesswhafcibusinosa pawcamepameambqfiqlhembeforqbeford them

hmongAMamong the most important of theiracts wilwihwllont be found an act regulatingbr&groundsherd grounds and herdsmen and a lawauthorizingata6riiing the construction of a canal

Nfromamqm tjtahxtahitah lake or the outlet thereofaboveiheabove the rapids to great salt lake adistance of about 40 miles which whencompleted willvill furnish water for irri-gating manyanany thousand acres of good landivwinchichi otherwise wouldwoula remain comparacamparatlyelyjuseless

thaegiliurethetha legislature also memorialized con-gressess foforr a national railroad across thetho&continentmnentandand on the 31st of januarytltherothererp was a public meeting held in thothetanTArtabernaclenaclenacie which was very numerouslynumerously1to

atattendedenaden&d spirited and enthusiastic in itsproceedingsrooroeeedinks thefhetho memorial of the legis-laturedipreuipre waswas adoadoptedptedapted aswellaswellasas wellweliweil as asenesabenesa sariesscries ofRcresolutionssolutions expressive of their feelings inrelkrelireikrelationfionflontion to that important subject

the lawconcerninglaw concerning herding is of themora1mportancqmoromore importance to u as a people to beOeroervedolyervedservedolyerved as the natural wealth of thecogcoucountrytry which consists in grazingrazinggt inindieedqeeducesheavyinvestmentse4lnvcstmen ts in stock growingthis filifillfills our valleys Wwithith stock which toooften rangingraniingranding without proper herding isoieortehrlost1

n1r1oit and is liable to be stolen byindian orwhitetbleveaor white thieves consequently notonly lost to the owner but actually furrfur r

nicheani&heamsh6a inducements and temptations to thenitljeswhonattsesnattyesnatlyestyes who are truly ignorant and knowaqnqnqbefclerrboaenbouen than to commit crime forgenerailonsaiidgenerations and centcenturiesuriesurles they have heldandn taughtt4ughttbeircbildrentheir children that tobestobosbobosto be suc-cessful

ucin robrobberyberyt thievipgaiiithieving andana war was

timtbapaththi to glory thethietnie roadjoroad to influenceinfluencoandd power how then can wqexpectwe expectsexpectitlmjtatiji11t refrain when they havohave the op-portunitypqrtqityfrotportunityunits gromfrom talltalitailtakingingopronnoun stock letuslet uaacaactaelaeaaei wptlyandtakowisely and takotaketakecarecareeareeane of our rstockastockstockandmidnidpropertyoperyt anandalnottempinolnot tempt themthem aotakcitto take icerbyY giving such ampampleampiele gpqrtunityj0opportunity bbyiyineitherguardneither guardingguard ing nor herdinginaingi it it isilike throwing irresistible temptations inkneittneittat& S wayYantonron 76eothpiletile 9thath of november the ar4rindiansdiansburburpediixhousesatpedpea blkpixbli h0uses at SummitqeqksummittcreekSummitt Creek andonahaonahqon thathq 3rdof23rdof novnoynovember9mberaber news aarrivedrrivedof their having burned a awsawsawmillmill neannearneanmandhand andoandpandaandenandpn the gthgtnath of january theplaceicalled 9 spsqtt1ement whichwa8evacuatedwulevacuatdd lasplastlisp i rurnmerisun1mer maswasvyas4urntftqburntftqthtrodrtroteodrdr 1

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icightvficightp headheadofheadon0f cattlenvver1qdriven4rorajcaruercatuer werwenven drivennfromispmishfigrkspanish fork andspringville settlementswsettlements4csettlement sw

these arethelastare thelastthothe last depredations tbdvv1&athat mleehavehayehayohavo heardbeard of being committed andretandwetAndweiwetnow say that every solitary instance ochbcrindian hostility and aedepredationpredation liashasilas beonbeen i

committed through neglect disobedience btof orders carelessness or disregarding thartherthancounsel whichwhichbashasbasbaghag been given from timatimetimoto time brethren when will you baabanbelibaliwiseandwhiseandwise and follow in thetilotho precepts of Nwis ffdom must you first be destroyed anavanamwasted away ilkeilkolike untoantoonto the nephiteenephitesNephNephiteslteeiteeites orwill youhearkenyou hearken unto counsel in timeltonsayesave yourselves and your families yturriyourrfyourrifloeflotflockss and your herdsberdsheras from destruction

I1having received advicesadvicekadvisesadvlcekvicek that indiarroindianroIndi arroanroantowalkerwaikerwa ker wawas friendly disposed and wishedto make peace major bedellbedeilBed feilfell indianiindirindaragent for this territory and interpreter t

huntington accordingly went to idillitillFilllillii wmore the place fixed by1imby him and his bandlato meet them and concluded a treatyoftreaty ofogi4peace but let no person presumelpxesume there-by to fall asleep lulled into a falsarsefaisefalsooaise sottsoors T

curitycarity to be awoke only by thetho warwardwhoop of the merciless savageavagesavagosayago i

wowe havehavo also learned that somesomosomefriendlyfriendlyindians at pe teet nete have finally suosucceededceedee in finding some ofbf thdthrimhd cattlecattiecatt1dwhi6hwhichwere driven from spanish fork i on thedthad2sth28thosth day of feb amdactuallyreturnedeand actually returnedsqmesomasomesame 25 headbead of them thetho remainremainderderrrdererhahavinghayingviig beenboeniboenikilledkilled i

it is proper to bbatebtatestate that many of theserthesentheberthebendepredations in fact nearly all of tbdrniathemhave been committed ioin thelabsencdi5fthetho abscncflufwalker and arrowpinearrowpinoArrowpinepino andiwithouttthdchandmithout itbeirdknowledge oror consents itiisitkisit la known thatathittitthalahehewasliogtileanbiswaswag hostile in his feelings buthutbutmanhutmanbutmanyrmanyyrof his men werdwera much more so andandhdqihalihaqfound it impossible longer to restrainrestrtinthem TB

it was not walker nor hisbis bandwhar7band shoqwhoqmassacred oaptaia gunnison and partyeartybut a barndbaundbarobato of thothe utahs called ffthcpah

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vantesbantes with whom they had novommii7nicationsnlcationa at the almeaime andinanna who had beencbcenrbeenauniformly friendly preliollstheretfprepretiousriousilous theretheretfthenethereoftf alaieaisalqqthough they werewereattheatatthethe time of thatunfortunate ocqurreiieeoccurrerice actually gathergatherlgathertherling to comeome againstagainstthethe setllementn&tesettlement atsataabsat afillmore to retaliateretaliatp upon them thatth&tthelthei3.3murder of one of their ownowa mefametimeha by aecompany occaudmidof califdrnid emigradt3emigrootsemigrantsgroots whohoshesbojpassed throuthroughdlaglA their cot1ntywfewjdcountryacountrya fewidiyaprevious 3

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yevetevyteryyevj active andtobis4nfluenceandunand to his influence anduntiringi ng exertions may bobe attributed theexecution of those prompt and energeticanoaancameasuressuroS which so suddenly placed the set

itlcmentstlemeritsinin a comparative statestato of securityXW now most sincerely hope and trustabhatithatathat they will profit by the lessons of the

A past season and hereafter not depart fromthetho observance of those precepts whichtheir experience has so fully illustratedwere fraught with wisdom and were for

cleirc&eircahcdhclrcir safety and preservationr i the crops of grain and vegetables wereoteneogene0 generallyogenerallyrallyraily good and were tolerably well

I1 preserved and it is presumed notwit-hstandinges naingbaing so large an immigration thatithereethere will with proproperer economyeconomy be sumsuffi

scientselenttelent to carry us s11safosafebafo through ioto anotherharvest it is an evident truth thatthatt more

Lgrain shouldshoudI1 bobe raised the constant0fraininflux of peopeoplele from all quarters the

i1demands of Ttthee indian trtribesibos for breadotma the almost certain prospect of ap-o preaching thousands to our borders bidsmusolus prepare for thothe future foodFood for manbandihandibandohandibeastbandobeastbeast is thetho cry food for unnum-beredxbr6dmmillionsillions who cro long will bobe pour-

ing upon us like doves to the windowsfood for a famishing world spiritual and

I1 temporal arearc the drafts wowe may expect toiihaveithaveothave to pay

1 then prepare fill up your minds withelmowejaiowledgoelmowleageleage and wisdom and your storeghduseaglidusesgliduses with grainfrain raiseraise and preserveproscrvoproserveuau3t yourour stockstoch baisoraiso your own woolandwoolwooi and flax

r make your ownawn leatherieather and manufactureii yourillourwillour own 4clothing soap candles oil

i1sugar molasses glue combs brushesglass iron and every other article within

IJOUK reach and save your money inythisithlaiwayvay youvilllouvillyou willvill stop this great drainingnofbof tiiethothetile precious metals from our midsttandlandanaand be enabled to do moromore for thothe spreadtofbof the gospel thothe gathering of israel the

t buildingnbuildingabuilding up of zion and erecting a holytemple unto the god of jacob

et brethren pay your tithing and pay it inaltuchatuchexiuch a manner too as shallshalishail bebe of some bcbenealtneflt as will avail something towards prohmoting1hinotinghooting the work of thetho last days to himim

arhotrhoiwho thinksthinlis if liehelleile can only obtain a creditupon the books whether helielleile doesdocs anything

eare4ror not who indolently passes his timefor tho privilege of drawing pay but feelsno interest in the work or who grudgingjy penuriously settles and compromises with

cthishis own covetous soul whether to pay anany-thing to all such we say you are mis-takenrt if you coicoreorconsiderisider that such offerings

are acceptable inkathemthethetho sighteight opadopmdof fcodfeodI1 ieyouAhyouYPIL

might adwellagwellag wellweil aye far bebettertteraterAkeepwaykeeeepbeepplaypWayI1aw61259than thus expose your halfhearted tselfish

spirit it is too much like the hypo-critical cant of the day to get a griakgreatgreakdeal of credit for doing r1othingiiothingrioiiothing

brethren it is our counsel to youjouyontoyoqtotopayyourpaysourpay youryoun tithing to pay your debtswthedebts to theperpetual emigrating fund companyand make your consecrations in a spinkof liberality and with a willing heart

disbobisbodishobishopsR we have a word ofcoungel4oopcounseloyou you70U are thetilotho fathers of the poorpoonand stewards in israel lend your eff-icient aid in collectcollecting together the tithingand consecrations 0of thesaintsthe Saintssainta an&weand seethat all is preserved and takeninken caroearocaroofneofbfand faithfully deposited in ththee storehouseof thothe lord and not diverted from its legi-timate use true charity to a poor familyor person consists in placing them in asitsituationuatbat10n in which they can support them-selves in this country there isis no bersonpersonborsonposspossessinglinganminganan ordinary degree of healthand strenastrenstrengtligt but carvearncancarcahearvearnearnoarn a1supportft supbortsupport fainatin

himself and family but manfofourmanymanfomanyomanjo fourfoucbrethren have been raised at somepartisomesomo parti-cular trade or employment in the oldcountry and have not tact anand ingenuityn enuit

Kto turn their handbandhanabana to anything whichwbicabicformsforma a strong feature in mericanamericanmerlean char-acter it therefore becomes ourautyour duty toteach them the way to live they aareregenerally good citizens of industrioushabits and with a little teaching willwillsoonwillstonsoonsoorbobe able to support themselves wedewedowe de-sire the bishops to give them empioemploymentYmentwhich they can perform and exerciseexercise alittle patience in instructinstructinging tlthemlcin aandilaadilndl itviiiwillvill soon be found teatthat they will no longerprove a burden upon the public fundsthey are frequently landed herohere withoutvitlioviglioutfood or means of any kind for aal shorttime they viiivillwillwiil necessarily need assistancebut if the above suggestions are compiledcompliedwith they can soonnotsoon not only sustain them-selves but repay all thatliasthatthab liasilas been ad-vanced

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let not the honest poor suffer butbuts ad-minister unto them in wisdom sisshkuso sliallthe lord reward you and the criescritschies of thothpoor not arise unto the lord our godingod

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testimony against ustherstherethere are many thousands of dollars

now owing to the perpetual emisemigratingfund company from those who have

receivedreceived assistance from the company toemigrate to this country when ceconweconniecbnsidersiden the great good annually acomROOMromm

sas2 elevent11seleventilseleventiosELE VENTIl GENERgenenGENERAgeneralrgeneraixgenenagenenzgeneralialxAIxlr EPISTLEMVISTLE

plishedbyplishpushedphshededbyby the agency of thisthig fund wefeel that all saints should aid and contri-bute of their means to accomplish theemigration of the poor saints from among

toldsthee various nations where oppressionnolds her bloody sway famine menacesand gross darkness and wickedness per-vade the minds of the people holdingthem enchained in the bonds of bigotry

nandjand ignoranceantandvknorancewhilee the god of all the earth is pour-ing out his judgments upon a wickedweworldrid in fulfillmentfulfilment of his word spokenby the mouth of his prophets in past andpresent generations by pestilence faminetempestaempest and devouring flame men andnations drunk with their own fury ap-pear impatient to hasten their own con-summation in recklessness and wraththey destroy each other upon the riversof water and rail roads the widesspreadead lakes and open sea they rush tottheirtreirair own destruction nation risesagainst nation civil discord engendersstrife and war crimson war with allits attendant horrors lends its desolatingaidald to depopulate the earth

thus amid crime and famine pestijencelencelencoienco and war the convulsions of nations

and of the earth and the elements aroundthe earth the gospel of salvation by thediscerning honest mind is hailed as abeacon of joy and is no sooner received

nthanthan it begets an earnest desire for deliver-ance from wicked babylon that they maytayyaypass thethi ordeal and withstand in unisonunisonwith the saints in zion the scourge theconsuingtionconsumption which god has decreed shallmake tthee earth empty when they mayrest until ilishislils fiery indignation shall beoverpassedoverpassed

then haste ye elders to the work whichlies before you and let all the saints go towith their mights to prepare for the greatdayofdakofday of power and devastation which willassuredly come upon the whole earth forthe layday when the son of alan shall appearthe ancient of days shall sit in judgmentandrand each and every one will be requiredtorendercorenderto render a faithful and true account ofhis stewardship

humble yourselves 0 ye saints of themost high for the day draweth nighlet your division discord envying andwickedness cease from among you anddwell together in peace and unity giveyour hearts bogodtogodto god and your might mindand strength to the accomplishment of hispurposes iain the last days let nothing

swerve you from the path of dutyawake to the importance of your callingand the work which is for you to accom-plishplish shake off the lethargy which enwraps you as a mantle and let yonzyourworks and faith appear like the noondboondnoondayYsun in brightness and glory to all arounaroundhave continuallcontinuallycontinuacontinuallyll in your minds the workof god the ssalvationawnmwn of israel the de-liverance of the poor from the tyrantsgrasp and the oppressors rod

and to the poor we say be industriousand faithful and so soon as xouyou0u shall beable to return in some availabicavailavailableabic means thoadvances which have aided you in yourdeliverance remember those who inlikefinlikein likeilkecircumstances with yourselves are anxi-ously looking to the same source for relief

in these secluded vales we gather thesaints that we may eenjoyajoynjoy

J the rirightsaeniedleniedi htsats and

privileges of the constitution denied tous elsewhereuselsewhere that wowe may havehavo the pri-vilege of worshippingworshipping god according totheictatestilotile dictates of our own consciences wogather that we may enjoy notot only thorigrightshtsats of citizenship but live inin peace andhave the respect and courtesy extended toourselves and our families by our asso-ciates which is denied to us in the worldwe gather that wo may obey the ordi-nances and keep the commandments ofgod and concentrate our ability in roll-ing forth the great work of god upon theearth establishing his kingdom buildingtemples and preparing the wvway for thecoming of the son of alan and whenthose profprofessingprofessinprofessionessin to be saints gathergatherwithgatherwkhwithustus we naturally expect them to be inin-fluencedfluenced by the same motives

we are gathered here not to scatteraround and go off to the minesmines or anyother place but to build up tthee kingdomingdomof god and those who gather fforor anyother purpose we wish them no harmbut cannot consider or holdboldhoid them as infellowship wo have no fellowship forfocobrthose who embrace this work for aughtelse than the love of the truth and thetestimony of jesus who are not willingto endure all leave all sacrifice all andeverything for the sake of the gospel ofchrist

it is the duty of thothe rich to relieve thathesuffering poor to administer to their ne-cessities and faithfulfaithfully apply their means

faithfulllfaithfullyllto the gathering of israelsrael the spread ofthe gospel and the building up of thathekingdom

on the other hand the poor shouldapshould ap

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prociaproclaprogatopredateto thothe blessings extended unto themand bobe willingwillinnaillinn to reciprocate accommoda-tions and repay in faithful laboulabourbaboui r as fastas they can it is a matter of regret thattoo many who have been assisted byby thosehaving means no sooner get located in acountry where plenty and peace smileUuponon them than they forget the handwhichzichnichxich wrought salvation and deliveranceforoorforthemforthamthem it is owing inalnain a great measureto thitillsthl s cause that those who have meansare reluctant to impart of their substanceingratitude isis a crimecrime which ranklesdeeplytiritirlin the hearts of those upon whom

it is eractisedpractisedpracticed to do a kindness to a manand haveavd him turnandburnandturntunn and rend youou shuts upthe bowels of comcompassionassion aniandana keeps othersotherothenfrom exercising yatthat charity and benebenevo-lence

rowhich otherwise would have been

their jojorjoyr and delight to have extendedwe lereforelethereforerefore caution the poor saints

whowiiowilo have been assisted to come from theold countries not to fail to repay and re-member in kindness those who assistedthem that others whowiiowilo yet seek deliverancemaya not be excluded from the blessinblessingsmaclimcliwhicli they enjoy by their acts of reimseimr61mselfish-ness

Zand ungrateful remembrance

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among the many singular features of4s

1 california one worthy ofot especial notice4igaigS the san bernardino settlement of mor-morismorismonmen genuinenuino latter day saints whobelievelelievealieve ttthatthabat jo smith not john had adirect commission from heaven to con-vert the earth and to preach the only truedoctrine suited to the advanced positionofourolourof our times and who follow his evangelas their pillar of fire by night and cloudby dday

ais through the wilderness of lifeTthethoh persecution of the mormonscormons in

ohio missouri and illinois made themwanderers previous to 45 they hadbadsent forth emissaries to seek a canaan itbeingboing nearlypearly plain that they could not re-

imainiainin inin peace in the mississippi valleysomesomosome of the emissariesemissaries came to californiaand made a favourablefavourable report in 47 abattalion of mormonscormons came with colonelcook to the pacific coast and many ofthem remained here A mormonamormonamorton discovered the first gold at suttersSutterslers mill andthetiletilo proximity of their settlement at utahenabled them to be among the first to reapthe golden harvest the families returnebeturnereturnedreadto salt lake but carried back with themthothe fame of the fertile soil and sunny climoclimecilmoof the valley on the california coast in1851 they determined to make a settle-ment near san diego to which point theyhave their shorshortesttegttest and best road to thepacific

amasa lyman one of the twelve andelderlidereldoreidoreider C C rich were deputed with theapproval of brifrighamnrighamaharn young to choose

the newnow home of five hundred immigrantsand they purchased the sansarisah bernardinobranch on the san diego and salt lakeroad with cattleeattleeattiecattlehorseshorses &cac for 70000in the fall of 1851 the immigrants ar-rived fenced in a lot of 2000 acres builthulltbulita fort for protection against the indiansputut in their grain and builthuilthulltbulit houses thebirgefirgelarge enclosure was not common propertybuthut each person had his share to sow andreap there were some difficulties quar-rels

uaraaramong the congregation aas wellweliweil31 as

wants and trials during the first year butthe settlement prospered as everymoreveryesery mor-mon

mor-men settlement has roads were madehouses grist mills and saw mills werowerebuilthullthulitbulit newnev immigrants arrived and in52 before thetlletile colony was a year old they

sent flour to the san francisco marketand made large purchases of san Ffranc-isco

ranmerchandise

the present population is somethingmore thanathan a thousand and it promises toincreaseincrease in no portion of the state isthere a more busy or thriving settlementor one which in proportion to number isworking more effectively

they promise that san bernardino shallshailshalibe the most beautiful city of callCalicailcaliforniafornittand to judge by their beginning and whatthey have done elsewhere their promisewill hebe keptke11 t

bythby theI1 Flastlast legislature san bernardinovaswasyas constituted a separate county andthus the mormonscormons have a little govern-ment of their own jtfrrkonjfcffirsron hunt has