Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-06-01
Igg WORK is SPREADING.
rlir Cox LlborIng AmOns Europeans
in Now ZEALAND.
,.,,,siy FecnnF Eisowhsro--unp'
,,,p john I'usssii'- Experiences
-riinste nnd Products.

al n ogden, from Elder Thomas
C,,. who 10 laboring among tho
,..,nosp. IN the New Zealand mis-
- ,y,ll be read with much Interest.
s ,''h,gs that tho DEsEREr News has
l.ao much good in that distant sec
tlo1i ,,-, ..u
e, tsol- i have recently received the
.,s,.-DrsEREr NEws-you sentand
m,il rleased TO note the prompt AZ
,.a,,on YOU gave TO the matter Of al
".,,i.ips In the NEWS for Sister Ellza-
,.,h Casto. | have received letter
81, her with onp enclosed for her
,,,,bsr. Mr. Daniels, 10 which she cr-
,,,,.ei her great pleasure at bearing
Dam nor relatives Of whom che had
,novu nothing for between forty and
shv years. On receiving the letter
,.,,, bor. I went Immediately 10 the
t,,ss of her brother with tire glad
-. / found Dir. Daniels sick In bed,
tst rbep 1 related 70 him the intelli-
sges lad received ami gave him
~. letter. be could hardly contain
tirsel for 10y, lie nearly loaped out
A. bis bed with the excitement. The
i,l5wing day he was up, having fof-
,oiien HE illness, AMI could DO seen
s,sutd among his friends relating to
bsm tho Joyful news no had received.
Tbs /. the fourth Incident Of tho kind
Wbereln have been tho means OF rcL-
dsflng assistance 10 my follow men,
vbefet was the instrument Of bringing
togtther long Loot friends and relatives.
Danny travels I have frequently met
,eopIo who have relatives IN Utah. AZ
euf quarters In Milton We arc often
called upon by people OF THE Kind,
and which often leads to conversations
on the principles OF the Gospel, AMI
which has resulted In adding TO the
lst Of our iflende.
When we 10 into a place and '0caie,
It does not take long Tor US to become
widely known. We have slgn
PAINTED on cloth, which VIZ tack up
over the door Of lhe place where we
Locate. On il Ia this inscription Ia
large bold letters: "Laliet.day Saints
headquarters. Meetings held every
Wednesday and sunday commencing
aTI1 PM" Thus We soon become
extensively known, We do g great
deal Of travelling In all parts OF the
country surrounding our headquarters,
aud hold meetings wherever We 20 rs
We yet opportunities ~ do 90.
Elder Charles Pcters1n, who II
lab0flng Ia thih district, has recently
returned from n trip through what Is
known ~ this Iivlat county,
giving fair report Of his labors Ia
mat section Of the missionary Held.
Ne held numher Of IA etlugs on tho
route, ana he feels that much good eau
he done in that section b. active mis-.
tlonary labor. A good feeling was tx
tended towards himibv all with whom
be- came In contact. Ia stopping IN a
town called Rlxburgh no made the
acquaintance Of 40 old gentleman called
HUapthin John Russeil,n who gave "a
'efy interesting history OF himself. He
Aid he had been n member Of the
Church shortly alter its first OfganiEa.
ton. lie said he had heart Joseph
smith preach msny tunes. lie said
iIsO that he was with the saints when
hey were en- route for the Rocky
Mountains, and were overtaken a.
Council Bluii. by Captain Allen, who
made tho cali ior i've hundred men
from the camp OF the Saints. lie said
he became membeT OF tho Mormon
Battalion and marched 10 California
with them. lie did not 70 back TO the
Saints when tnu battalion was dit-
charged, but became u traveller In the
world. lie had been engaged Ia many
occupations, among others that OF tins
slave trade. lie IL now "A merchant.
His mind has become dark concerning
tho Gospel, but still no says u there 1.
any ruth on earth the MOrmOns have
%.
Elder Peterson also gives u romantic
description VI the scenery and iaoill'
TIE Of that county. az 10 mostly noted
iot Ito extensive gold ileida. Many
pnnCrly fortunes have been washed
3utUi the earth IN those places ant
carried away. Tho principal work II
carried on by hydraulic power. by
that process mountains are being re-
moved from their natural position, ant
tue gold co tAinod Ia the uirt 10 aepat-
GleI, There are hundreds OF mel
engaged In the business on Hmal
scale, washing tho dirt by hand, using
Tor the purpose a pan that hOlds Rbuu
tWO gallons, ana II IA presumed thu
mlueW are netting fair wages, Tn,
thluamBu has also found his way 4
those places aud Ia coming cash out o
lht leavlngs OF his white brothers
That section Oi country IL also n0lul
Tor ils excellent farming fhcilitlos-th,
climate being more favorable than IN
0.het par,f. II Ia both warmer ant
ufier' Fruit raising there Is also
great auccres. All the larger towns 0
Olasu arc supplied from there.
But what we value more than tn,
natural productions OF thu place Ia tn
lhp9ilNOn Of the people towards us
llsetms that wherever we 40 the goo
feeling that Is extended towards us
uniform aud universal; and from VIVA
hear The same disposition Ia mani
le''el towards the Elders Throughout
zoe world Ii would seom that tn
ume has fully come Tor Us to thrust Il
OUT sickle aul Teap--tO labor with on
might 10 bring the people to TN
knowledge OF the uOspel. hay
1eeh acquainted with the missionar
AOoTsa have been intrustod wit
lutm ever ainuo tue Gospel was iir.
Hoachel IN New Zealand AhOu
elBhl years ago the European labor
were discontinued on account OF Tia
1uer leolings that prevailed agaiut
we mormon people, and the Elder
TeIe unable To accomplish anythinl
lue work was then directed 10 ia
conversion OF tue Maoris Hut thing
hA'e now taken another change. tn
hl'opean labor Is beginning 10 be I,
suhei' 1 was the tirsl Elder that VIZ
assigned 10 lpCOmmeuce tho work, m