Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-18
IN BUSY MANCHESTER.
Elder Areson Reaches His New Field
Of Labor.--The Prospects.
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Corrsspondsncs Desersf Neirt
No.l4A, HANDLES Grove, Palri'
croft, near Manchester, Lancashire,
England, June 81, ls93.-It was few
minutes after O'Clock Saturday,
June l7th, when arrived al the
Victoria Station, Manchester, af.er n
long, roundabout, tedious ride Of three
hours and half from Shipley, near
Bradford, Yorkshire. Looking AROUND
at the magnificent and apau oussIati0 no
my eyes wandered 10 eeo II could
find one Of the Elders whom I hat
written, but 1 looked In vain. The
train being late was perhaps the oiust'
was like a "strsuger In a stfang,
land" Making NY way as best /
could | was room amongst the hustle
and din Of the buy streets Of Man
chester. II being saturday, business
was more lively than any other day o.
the week.
Manchester 10 the third largest city
In England, anu JOINED close 10 1alloTo
with her two hundfe1 thousand
Inhabitants, makes II look like the
second largest In England. rh'
population Of London Is 4,2ll,Olb
Liverpool $4,000, M,Gch' stof ib,uUJ
SUNDAY, Juur lstn, | atteudsu meet
inRs nj MOOfside-suven miiee from
Manchester. Words are hln oct made
quatc 10 d,scfibu the Cd tune we
had. Itr,mludru me OF the old. tim
meetings We rtjiyed wbvn | hist
became nCquainteI with the G1sue.
II was time ~ riDicing, a ums o
gladuess-the Spirit OF tue LIrl
was with u in rich abundance.
the Saints M this conference, ns
general rule, are striving h. iiv,
~ 10 their religion according to thr
hight they have received, aud It II
pleasure t. be- In their midst Tnuy
nre very POOR aud their m nds aro moi
hardened VITA the wealth Ut this
world. To hear them bear their
humble testimonies aud sing the eJng-
VI Zion IN eOul.in,piriug. They feel Hu
fan sometimes that tears roll down
theif cheeks, Auh their prnycra ascend
10 their heavenly Father that at no Inf
distant dsy they may be gathered ~
tuat land they have 90 often surg
about. The pleasure derived flom
amusements anu itOm wealth cannon
be compared q the rich inilu mo en-.
Joyed by tho Lalter.day SAINTS at their
meetings when they are living up a.
their religion and keeping the com.
maudments OF God. At MuofhDu.c
they have small meeting house.
Recently they have had an addition VI
three 10y baptism.
Last week | attended an open air
meeting at Haywood, nine miles rom
Manchester. There was IA good attend.
Rnce. notice there IL considerable
prejudice against tue Suut- Ia this
part Of the country, on account Of the
bitterness aud hatred manifested by
JafmAn ami his associates about four
years ago. IL will take Q nsiieTaulu
time TO allay that prejudice. son We
are hoping the Lord w.il assist W anu
ma y FOULS be- convinced OF the truth. !
We nave removed tue conference
house Fix miles from Manchester, to |
Patriotoit. Our address you Will tind
nj the head Of this Htlicle. shall be
pleased, In my trsvelr, TO visit any
friends the Saints Ia Utah may have
la this conference, n they wiii semi
me addresses OF the same. There Afu
nine Elders Ia this conference: TwJ
nj Patricroft, two ut FarDw0rlh, near
Bolton, two Mt Haywood, two at Mac.
cle.fleld, anu one AZ Oldham.
Tue weather recently has been very
hot-Home say the hottest ON record
Al Maoclesfield it was tho means OF
producing many cases OF scarlet fever.
Rain has come Mt last and II looks ~
though we would have ohangeablc
weather. Tho warm weather has
affected vegetation.
RoBERr AvEsOs.