The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-27
MISSIONARY LETTER
"fF'eset re coAlviils Sunday School
F-ider C. Howard Beard.

ANNAnERG, Feb 2s, 1908.
10 re 4alsille Sunday School.
y ~ Brothers. sisters Fellow.
lapoIe''ind Friends;-Just one Yea
ago l'unday was very happy. We
sorr~iF day for me happy because
wac Hvoalville Sunday school, sur
rouneedtf kind friends, partakins o
the foN Influence which abounds il
your p'As, and realizing as did that
would aFn be in another part Of hi,
org wY'9 representing the chosen peo-
pie oi,n Lord and the community in
which "a raised II vac a sorrowiuI
day occalse one hundred and forty som,
odd Sundays would pass without m,
having Y privilege Of meeting weeLl,
with tp9people In whom am inter
ested.
The slpport you gave me while AT
nome slowing 20 me that I was leayins
home wrh your best wishes, yes. With
your iafh and prayers In my behalf
gives me comfort and strength in tho
hour Of 'riala feel your power and
know you are supporting me With your
iaith and prayers and need the same,
Tor an hldef Of the Church Of Jesus
Christ q Laiier-day Saints out In the
world without the help Of God.
To melt 'eems hardly possible that
one yeaf ha,passed since was ENJOYING
you COMPANY. Although fity.two sun
days have paced since was with you
In person, searcely one has passed With
out my hayiug thought Of you and of r
ing prwer Tor your welfare and the
progress q he Sunday schools In gen
eral, for ihsY are the best institutions
In the world for the young people. and 1
hope the Lord will bless the CoAlyille
school that they may accomplish the
results they we're destined 10 accom-
plish. Many things that / have learned
in the Sunday schools have been Of great
benefit to me, and o that could DER.
suade every young man, woman and
child to he regular attendants and mem.
bers Of those schools.
Since leaving my home and coming 10
this land have seen ali clasuss Of peo-
Pile, religious and religious, poor
and rich, and the happiest people l have
met are flose who are God.iearine
people, liy'ag righteous lives and atriy-
ing 70 refrihtne presence o. oar Father
In Heaven.
My privilege has b.en to baptize three
souls into the ChurcA Of Christ. and
happier people than ilese and myself
just after the holy ordinance had been
performed, | have never zen. have
often read that passage which says, "For
he that soweth 10 bis nesh shall Of the
aesh reap corruption; but he that SOW.
9TH 70 the spirit shall Of the spirit reap
life everlasting, /" but did not understAud
the weighty significance Of Il until the
night tue baptisims were performed.
My brothers and sister,, now know
what II Ia 70 enjoy the spirit Of the Lord.
There is no comparison between the low
the spirit Of the Lord brings and pleas.
ures derived from other sources. The
people who entered into the church were
30 happy they could not express them.
selves in any other way than by their
actions, which spoke from sonl 10 soul.
Their Joy Wasso great that 1 he organs Of
speech gave way TO the higher emotions
81 the soul which manifested its delight
IN an unbroken silence for come time.
hen broke ont in singing some Of our
nsplred songs These are the joys Of a
lie.
My always strong testimony as 10 the
iivinity Of the Prophet Joseph Smith
las been greatly strengthened since com.
ng into this part Of the world and
earning what other denominations
each and believe and seeing the condi-
ion the uhpeleying world 10 In.
We have the truth and the only req
llsite we need to bring us back into the
presence Of our Lord is to live the gospel
evealed to the Prophet Joseph Smith.
he gospel covers all that is good and is
he fullnes' oil all that the Lord has re-
called to his prophets and apostles from
dam down 10 our present Prophet,
oseph +. Smith.
Now, my dear brothers and sisters
say again that do not forget the Coal !
lille Sunday School, and | pray that |
ur heavenly Father win bless yon all as
school aud Alec individually with His
hottest blessings, that you may epioy
ealth and strength, peace and happi-
ese' ana tha1 our school will oontine 10
row and castan influence for good. moi
aly a mon! ou, own people but 10 for.
90 lands, This 10 my desire and
fayer' your brother aud friend,
q. HowARD BEARD,
Annaos'gin Erzgel, Karls Plau 5,