The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-02-15
Letter From Israel L.
Lott.
o5 Station ST., Nswicwn, sydney,
Jan. &. 1905.

Dear Brother: 1T gives me much
pleasure to embrace this opportunity Of
writing you few lines to be in touch
once more with the good people OF
Lehi I, has been several months since
l left yon all and set of for Sunny
Australia, u far aud distant lsirl, to do
in my weak way the part which Col
had called me TODD. Since left until
the present time have enjoyed the
best of health which many OF our elders
coming out here are not fortunate
enough to emily, as coming from the
high altitude NJ home TO the ocean level
here does not seem to agree with them.
AT present am laboiin in the &C un-
try round about. Sydney and find great
pleasure la my work As general
thing the people are not very interested
in the gospel. They seem to think 1t
is another denomination ouch ne the
man-mads creeds are in the world tc-
day, and at first take little notice OF the
tracts which the elders leave with them.
There lie, | suppose, almost every de-
nomination in the world represented
here in Sydney, and in the evening IL
seems that their representatives are out
trying to get hearing, so you see the
people are getting more preaching than
they can stand They tell w there is
something lacking in the religious o.
to-day that something which tells them
the spirit OF the Lord is in th,ir midst.
Hence the apathy for religion or the
word OF the Lord among them Is caused
by having to listen too much to the
doctrines OF men. Thus you see IL is
the famine for the word OF the Lord
spoken Of by the Old Testament prop
bets.
sm happy to say TO you that our
elders out in this part Of the Lord's
vineyard are doing great work in allay-
ing this feeling among the people and
causing them to see their purpose here
on this probation, and the prospects
are fine Tor the coming years work.
just recently the sydney papers
seemed to be trying to End out and pub
lish several things against the "Mor
mons and Mormonism" and of course
it caused many of the people to ask
Questions when the elders would meet
them at their doors. Our beloved
President, Duckworth. had one OF their
reporters call on him and he Pres.
Duckwo-th) was blessed with getting a
fine statement in the evening "News. ["
which is thing we could never do be-
fore. Perhaps the elders do not get thu
best Of treatment through this excite
ment, but we get TO talk TO many more
than We did before, go we work with
renewed energy and wouldn't be sur
prised II we should get TO bsptize sew
eral more through the excitement, 80
we have cause TO reipice and say to the
papers, Go ahead with your good
work"
Last year was a very successful year
in the n. S. W. Conference. aud am
happy TO feel that am able to he here
and help the work along. Last year
we distributed 81 900 gospel tracts, and
was successful in baplizing twenty-iou,
members into the church, 80 you see
the work of the Lord is growing il
New SJuih Wales. II gives inc pleas
ure To- cay that out OF those twenty -foul
| had the pleasure OF leading three o.
them into the waters Of baptism, aud
we expect seven or eight more in tic
and we feel that the Lord has bl, ssed
onr eff ,rts with success ia this branch
and The four or five elders here ar,
working with might to bring the people
to knowlei 70 Of the truth.
We have Il regular organized branch
here with schpll and Mutual Improve
ment Association work, cirrie on will
great success. IN my Of the officers being
Of the siihls, aud assure you they ar,
worthy OF their Offices, az We have jns
rs COOL saints here as found In oul
lOMu1 III OAtus LUZ t'g ~ w 'NSN
more room iof NJ. l. A." as We hav'
been holding these meetings at 81
Station ST., our headquarters, insieaC
of at the.hall where our regular meet
ings are held AC each meeting hell
the spirit OF the Lord is in our mids
and good feeling prevails among In
santa here in This branch and at on
fast meetings they manifest themselye
so by taeir many testimonies. A Rrea
number have the spirit of gathering an
hope 10 mingle with the saints in zio
befori many years pass over our heads
Once more feeling 10 rejoice that
am ont in the mission fed and counte
Swotthy to help in this great WORK.
am, as ever, your brother in the caus
OF truth
ISRAEL L.. LOTT
p. s.-Thank yon Kindly for the papel
received in fine condition, the content
being read with great interest an
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