The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-06-26

Tnr MoRMoNs.-Sah Lake Valley
The Deseret News, of April Slh, con
iains the Fifth General Episile" of the
Latter Day Saints, from Salt Lake Val.
ley, 10 the Saints scattered throughout the
earth" The Epislle contains much sta
%listical information concerning the pros
perity and productiveness of this people
and country.
This Epistle of the SAINTS jubilates o
yer The extension of Mormonism to all
lands-in Europe, Asia, Africa, The East
and West Indies, aud America. This ex
tension and rapid gathering of the Saints
is proclaimed as a token ofLhe Messiah's
near appr>ach Then, again, the Saints
declare that civil discussions, the cholera,
quarrels among Christian sects. earth
quakes, whirlwinds, hurricanes, lorna,
does, Nc, are sure signs that the second
coming IF Christ is ut hand" Leaving
heavenly lheorizine. the Saints" come
down to earth. They saytI,e winter has
been mild. aud very little snow; several
grain and lumber mills have been built
Shingles have been made, lhreshing ma.
chimes put into use, the council house
nearly finished, the warm. spring bath
completed the tithing store in use, a pot
terry nearly finished, a woolen factory to
be erected, aud china ware and cutlery to
DO manufactured.
In March The farmers sowed their wheat.
A colony Of Murmhns has been formed at
Iron county, $50 miles south of SalrLake
city-a few famili es aud 1870 men. with
teams. seeds, aud tools, were sent out De
cember 7th last, aud when last heard from
they had a field Of / 900 acres, 400 oft
sown, plenty Of water. wood. iron ore,
alum, aud prospects of coal.
The Quorum Of Seventies" have a.
greed 20 erect a great Roiunda in Salt
Lake city. to be called the Seventies
Hall ofScience.' Gov, Young is trustee
aud superintendent.
About three hundred emigrants winter
ed with the Saints" and left for the
gold,diggins in tho spring.
A settlement is to 10 formed in the
southern part of California. o far from
San Diego. aud one hundred aud fifty
wagons. under the charge of Elders Ly.
man aud Charles Ritch, started in March
for the place. A continuous line of sta.
tons or places of reireshment to the Pa.
ci6c, on this route. is to be established.
The city is being formed into blocks. in.
stead Of wards, shade trees are planted,
schoulhouses built. aud measures taken
to prevent depredatious by California EN-.
igrants.
The Epistle informs US that twelve a.
postles are abroad" except two. Orsou
Hyde is in Iowa; Pratte is on his way tc
tho Society and Sandwich Islands and
Chill; Orson Pratte is in the States. bul
expected home; Taylor was at Boulogne
France, preaching. translating, aud pub
fishing; Snow has visited the Italian
States, and is now located in Switzer
land; Erastus Snow is in Copenhagen
and the good work is prospecting in Swe
den, Denmark. Norway, Germany, aud
all that region" Richards is presiding
over the Church" in the British isles
his Office beingin Liverpool, Smith is pre-
siding in Iron County, aud the two Rich''
are en- route to establish a settlement neal
San Diego.
Finally, the Epistle exhorts the Saints
in the United States and Canada, "ifthey
wish to see the work Of the Lord pros.
per-" to arise as one man, and come tC
Deseret, "where they can do mere fol-
Zion in one year than they can in many
ye airs where they are" Gin. GAG.