The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-09-25
THE BRITISH MISSION
FROM LONDON CONFERENCE.
Hampstead, Aug. 26, 1881.

President 4. Darlington.
Dear Brother-Thinking few linet
from this part of the vineyard would
not be out of place, pen you few
items. I am travelling alone through
Herttordshire, Buckinghamshire, and
Bedtordshire. There are but few Saints
in this District, but most of them are
living their religion to the best OF
their ability. About a month ago
made the acquaintance of Mr.. Wilkin-
son, book-biuder CT London, who
was in the country at the time on q
visit with his two daughters. As
business called him to London by the
mornings train. l baptized them last
night in the river Gade. in Sir Ashley
Cooper's Park. The storm, the dark
ness of the night. and the heroisn OF
mis- young daughters, made it an
event long to be remembered. After
sister ChiIds had kindly entertained
us over night, be gave a, few Bibles
TO distribute among the Saints. and
then started for London.
We have held several good meet
ings lately in Beach Wood. President
! Haulove and all the Saints bore q
faithful testimony to the Gospel. The
Saints of that place, with the assist
ance OF Mrs. Grave, donated enough
money to re-letter the hesds.one OF
Elder Streets tomb. Brother Scare,
photographer froa Watford, has
taken me- beautiful photos Of it. A
copy will be forwarded to you in few
days Thanks are due to the minis
ter, Mr., Sbipley, for the use OF his
vestry and kind services rendered.
l have visited quite q number of
| schools, and although l find much to
admire, [ can truthfully say that the
pupils sre,not far as advanced in their
studies ss the children of Utab, who
are taught in District Schools in our
happy Mountain Home. One reason
OF this many Of the children do not
get enough to eat, and some OF their
parents get too much to drink.
| find many persons who are vii
ling TO read our tracts. II those who
read them would do so with a prayer
| ful heast, and follow the promptings
of the good Spirit, they would accept
the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and eask
uuder tbs light of its Divine teaching;
but nlae! they lack the moral courage
u hurst the bonds in which tradition
! bound them. Again, the false teach
ers Ct the day Did q powerful inhc-
eDce over the minds of those who do
not do their own thinking. To illus
trate this: lady who has been
reading our works for come time. took
gle to a stream, and showed me
where che wanted to be baptized,
after she had two. more days in which
20 finish reading the ''Voice OF Warn
Ing" Her minister called on her the
next day aud said, II command you
n the name of Jesus to shut the book
! and open i. DO MORE" He then tied
1t up with a strong cord and suc-
ceeded. with the assistance OF Mr..
Brown, another preacher" in get.
ting her 20 promise not TO have any
thing more to do with the wicked
MormoDs." One of them afterwards
attacked me for teaching the neces-
-ity OF baptism. After l had called
MS attention to a few Scriptural pas.
ssges, be shut his Bible in rage,
and said it did not mean as it read.
| | desi!e to remain humble and
prayerlul, and faithful in the dis
charge OF every duty. giving all the
CORY to God for the results of our
feeble efforts. With kind regards, ]
am
Your brother in the Gospel,
w. II. APPERLEY.