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THE MISSIONARY FIELDS
THE MISSION IN HOLLAE D
An interesting Letter from Elder A. FareI
on that Subject
First Impressions - Arrangements for
the Work The Labors OF the Mis-
siOnarles Bearing Fruit

OF a private letter from Elder A.
Farrell. dated Rotterdam, June 30. 1900
the following is an extract;
Seeing I have never done so, and
you would Ike 10 know. you ask. II by
a little extra effort I could not find
sufficient time to tell you some Of our
experiences and dolngs since leaving
Zion Very likely / can.
1t Is two years and ten months to-
day since we bid you goodbye at LO-
gan. Aug 10. 1897, and It was two years
and nine months on the 9Th inst since
we planted foot on Holland soil. t. e.,
they call It soil here, though / could
not be easily convinced Of the fact but
on remembering II 20 be q peculiarly
OF the Dutch 90 express facts-ln the
construction OF their language, though
Il be not with the object DO deceive
just the opposite from what We would
do In English, / became more recon
clled 10 the Idea that we We're really
on land, But 70 tell the truth. | would
have been but little more surprised had
our ever-restless, pitching vessel
heaved to and anchored 20 some imag-
mary dock In the midst Of the Atlantic
ocean. IL was terrible. the rain came
down IN torrents, and am sure II
boats were so adjusted that they could
turn over and SAIL upside down, we
would have had but very little need
OF q pilot TO Keep us IN the main chan
mel upOn that occasion / had always
been curious DO know what submarine
navigation was like. and. sure enough
without the slightest effort whatever
on my part, / had the privilege Of exc
pbrlenclng the real thing. "There
couldn't nobody tell me nothing about
what IL IL Ike now. / am perfectly sat
isiied. The ocean with all that Is
claimed and said Of her on the surface
and With all her wonders and well led
fishes underneath. has lost her harms
for me- TO be domlcied III the highest
peak OF the highest mountain in the
whole Of the land OF Zion. ten thou
sand feet above and ten thousand miles
away from even the suggestion OF eea
would be a gracious relief.
Finally, however amidst considerable
CONSERVATION. anxiety and an inward
longing 10 know "Where we were at"
and what the concluding experiences of
our voyage were going to be- we were
very much surprised as well as rec
heyed az hearing some one, who. 90
our minds was either dreaming. or
Met eng COED by zyn hoofd." cry out.
R-r-r-r-r-rt- ter-r-r-r-r-daum Taking
IN the situation hastily we were. OF
course, very much inclined 10 question
the truihiulness OF the report, but on
inquirlng from big heayy-set Dutch
Englishman, who was Just emerging
from the lower regions, and whose face
was as black or blacksr than the dun
geon he had been occupying. whether
OF not Il was true that passengers were
supposed 10 embark. De gruWled out.
Yeas. and 90 Gid DC boat oud. en- dc
van op in aen purddy queok hurrpe."
which We decided to DO without further
ceremony, land or no land
Having succeeded in fighting our way
past hungry dry, UnWardly) pair F.
OF custom officers, who. by
the way very cuuningIy
taxed us several guildtrs on goods that /
were entirely free of duty uhe dIsc0y-- .
cry was made later. OF course. but only J
after they by way OF Books Best" had 1
swallowed the money! we gained the .
upper deck, and huruedly glanciug /
about IN search OF some familiar face /
We caught sight OF Brother Frank |
Thatcher perched up under the mas /
sive caves of large government /
building near by. where be- had sought |
20 shield himself as best possible from
this yertable food Of tear drops issu.
ing from "a madly weeping and inc0n-
solable sky.
With outstretched arms AN smiles .
and gladness we sped away In each
others direClon-yOU can. for all ip.
tents and purposes imagine the lee
inalnder OF this act nor need you DE
M DOUBT as 70 whether or not DO ended
we'll
Our much Joy and happiness. how
ever. ala not seem TO lend "a quietIng |
or comforting influence tO those grief
stricken eyes above. for as we grew
gao ana mirthtul she. poor maiden
WIN ever increasing energy screamed
lorth fits of fearful anguish, until I
reared some rent had taken place. and
W me absence OF some 'dapper' little
Dutch lad 20 thrust his timely bOyish
niger IN the rupture. Ell the bikes 0f
heaven had broken through and
threatened the contamination of cate
isltophe The fatherand So pr0yldcn-
.ally escaped many many years ago.
ne condition grew mo better fast"
ana becoming thoroughly drguDhpd. Ve
'esurrtd ourselves BOO securing convey
tnce 20 the tower Tor the boat lands
rs passengers On Che outer edge of me
lty Nlr hF stood one only cab.
hnost dlllef seemed .0 DEE wishing Doe