Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-19
THE MISSIONARY FIELDS
Aier. nuchansu's Experience on liis Way
TO Great itfitaln,

Liverpool. England. AuF Z. 1890.
To the Editors
July 10Th last witnessed che departure
from salt Lake of band OF Mormon
boys bound FOR the nations Of ibe earth
10 preach the GYHpD. Leaving ln ih"
morning over the oregon Short Line
were Elders Ernest Aylin Of salt Lake,
g. 10. purh of kunuh, and John llnicn
Of Santa clara while in the evening over
the RIO Grunde Western Elders Jesse y.
Cannon Elias g. Ashton. Iuur1 Mace,
pclhcrt a. parrntt and Alex iiughnn-
an, IT,, ull Of Salt Lake, ana I0upH
Whitaker of NUphl. took their drpnr-
turc. Elders Cannon uud Ashton. being
bound Tor Denver 10 labor iu tho Colo
rndo mission. lcft us nt colorado
SprinHH while the other branch uf The
party took the G.. u, I. ana T.. az this
place FOR morc cnHtorly points. hClis
whifled through the corn fields ~ ohio.
Nebraska ana Kansas, touching Glove
land, Omaha, plttsburg and other large
towns on our way 20 'hlehgu' INC
windy city" which we reached no 1880
ON Tuesday morning. Here we hurrlcd-
ly secured tickets Tor New York ana ut
1880 were speeding away over tho
Pennsylvania for this great metropolis,
the Worlds Fair town being devoid %
special Interest OWING TO their hurry
bury way Of doing business. which 90
the uninitIutcd, brought about be-
wildorment known only 10 those who
are taking their nrHt lesson. 4 days
ride on the Pennsylvania put uH into
New York at l2 noon on Wednesday,
and taking the brooklyn annex we
ftralghtwuy made Tor Oh Concord street
whore we were welcomed hv Elders Eds
ward H. Snow, John NJ, Whitaker ana
Arthur r. burton these brethren being
m charge Of the office uf the Eastern
states mission. Elder Smart was nb-
sent, bclng out visiting tho different
conference. 40 we dld not have tho
pleasure OF his acquaintance, Hero We
met Elders Avila, rugh and Hnfen, who
had arrived the day before, ana With
whom. under the chupotuuugD uf Elder
Fnuw, We visited different points uf
interest In and about Greater New
York, the city uf sights, scenes ana
smells of varied descriptions. During
our stay IN brooklyn we "bunkud' ON
Concord street ana puriuok NJ the hose
pitality Of our brethren, the meals be-
ms dnintIly prepared by Sister bunker
Of luukerylllc. New. whose husband
has Just completed his missionary l1-
horu ana II now compiling genealogical
data IN aud about tho urlHtuCrutlC city
uf Boston. We also had the pleasure uf
meeting Elders Royal n. COwun and
Howard Garrett who are lnborlng IN
the outskirts " brooklyn likewise FL
der whiting. who performs missionary
work In Newark, New Jersey, and iiru-
thrr g. u. Iuchnu, a faithful old Saint.
who presented oach " us With n nice
little watch charm, made ~ wood taken
from the I'M Cumoruh. We met also
Elder Harris vi HnrrlHylllo. Weber
county. who WINS on his return Journey
after Milling an honorable mission La
the Eastern States.
The places OF interest visited iu New
York were tho Pulitzer building home
~ tho world" with lts dome $40 feet
high. the aub.trrnmry building un Wall
street. tho Sew York stock EXCHANGE.
with it's attendant excitement. Trinity
church. the aquarium formerly castle
Gardens, ON tho Water Front. Morn
lnFHldo Park. Harlem Heights. tho cole
umhln Law school aud Library with u
new catholic hospital mud cathedral In
course of erection. and last but NOT
least. Central purk. with a. Interesting
ZOO" tlnuuutrn'H Needle Art building
and hall III natural history. ALTO Grant,
tomb.
ON Friday morning July %. we lot
New York for Philadelphia. meeting
there Elders Nm NnyInT uul wife Bf.
NJ. 49, shlpp Jr. and Julius mustp Jr.
ali booked 10 SAN with us thr uuyt day
Tor Ilrltnin's dIstnut shnrr. Thence to
their respective HpldH of labor. loo
phiIndrIuhin We visited tho CITY hull
btflldinr, Iudsppudtupe hall uud thp
United states mint. the last uum,d
place having IA churm peculiarly los
own close range. ln this cueg. lending
enchnutmont to tho view. tu this rIt,
MY ha5 ih' ri.,l 1i ny ,,..,ip. t.i5.r,
unilnutyn. i,Iur md Klnll.r
pnulrdoy mornlnr found us ON our
yvry tD thr wharf tyh.r,, 40 bDHrdyt ths
stramahlp IlrIrrnItnd. American limo.
and We're soon puuIur into the broad
.genn. Drruut. fn nur u.utiuntIuu Tne
Thip 6or. lr5 rabin and %, st.er,t. pss.
r"nff,rs b..II.s ~ r.al attrrIy nf iug.
pnrr nnd otbrr cargo which. with "A