Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-04-07
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Elder MILFORD Day Writes Interesting
Letter From Bristol, England
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County. Personally we are much
pleased to hear from him, and trust
that he will let us hear from him
again. when he can spare tho time
to write:
liz Robertson Rd., Eastville Bris-
toll, England, March 18th, 1905.
Editor Iron County Record:
Dear Bro. Just few lines to make
good my promise. am land enjoy
ing my labors and am very anxious
to have your valuable paper, The
Record. visit me weekly.
/ left my home Nov. 10, 1904 and
on the 22ud and l left Salt Lake
and landed in Boston on the 10Th.
spent two days at st. Louis visit
ing the Worlds Fair Nov. 30th
l got on board ship in company with
80 other elders aud two lady mission
aries.
We put to sea at 40 p. IN. Dec.
10 at 10 a. IN. first planted my
foot on English soil.
was assigned to the Bristol con-
ference and after two days in Liver
pool l boarded an English train for
Cheltenham. After six hours speed
ing along through cities towns and
villages, past farms and through some
rolling hills, green fields and pas
lures, and passing high rock walls
which would extend for miles at a
time, all of which seemed to follow
the calf trail, we arrived at Chetting
ham, headquarters of the Bristol con-
ference. l remained there one week
owing to semi-annual conference
being held few days after my
arrival. On the 10th was assigned
to labor in the city of Bristol with
Elder Robert S. Smith of Idaho.
After about one hours travel Cor 40
miles) through a beautiful country
we arrived at my new home.
Bristol has population of about
$50, 900 inhabitants, a great many of
which are poor, yes poor indeed.
During the holidays Isaw many sights
which were strange to me. Men,
women and children reeling around,
going in and coming out of booze
shops. ~-.S
We have our lodgings and are very
busy distributing gospel tracts aud
conversing with the people on the
principles Of the gospel. But they
don't want much to do with Mormon.
They point us out as being bad
set. | have had them point their
fingers at me and laugh and yell Nor
mon, and say all manner of things
about us while they themselves are
stepped in sin and abomination.
Il has been great change for me,
but | am thankful to say that 1 feel
we'll in the work and there is many
good, honest souls that no doubt will
accept the true gospel of Christ.
Because they say that we are bad it
does not change the facts. Our
Lord and Master says 'if ye were of
the world the world would love his
own, but because ye are not of the
world, but / have chosen We out of
the world, therefore the world hateth
you"
And he also says that "The servant
is not to be greater than his Lord. I"
There is nice little branch here
and all fine people. They are try
ing to serve God to the best Of their
ability. We as a people have much
to be thankful for and tell you it
makes one feel to appreciate more
fully what we have when we see the
conditions of the world. When we
see what mockery they make of the
true gospel of our Lord and Savior
as was taught by himself and his
apostles when he was here on earth in
person, it makes one feel that he
knows more than we really do.
If there is any one in our county
who have relatives or friends in this
part of the world L would be only to
glad to call on them If they would
furnish me the addresses.
Will close, praying the blessings
of heaven to be showered upon Zion
and her people.
Your Brother in the cause of truth,
MILFORD DAY.