,,labors ,,in ,,the ,,vineyard4 ,,twelfth ,,book ,,of ,,the ,,faith-,,promoting ,,series4 ,designed for the ,instruction and ,encouragement of ,young ,latter-day ,saints4 ,,published ,,at ,,the ,,juvenile ,,instructor ,,office1 ,,salt ,,lake ,,city1 ,,utah4 #ahhd4 ,,preface4 ,the constantly increasing demand for the books of the ,,faith-,,promoting ,,series has induced us to prepare this little work1 with the hope that it will prove no less interesting nor instructive than its predecessors4 ,the fact that these publications are used in many ,sunday schools with most excellent results and are read with avidity and interest by the young people in all parts of the territory1 is an evidence to us that our labors are not in vain4 ,some of the incidents narrated in this book are so miraculous that one is naturally led to exclaim1 truth is really stranger than fiction2 and occurring1 as they have done1 in the experience of our faithful ,elders1 they have a double interest for young ,latter-day ,saints1 and will surely be the means of strengthening the faith of all those who expect to participate in the glorious labors that devolve upon this people4 ,such examples1 too1 as are herein presented will1 undoubtedly1 have the effect to instil a proper amount of righteous ambition into the minds of the young1 thus causing them to exercise talents which are designed1 if properly used1 to make of them noble men and women4 ,if this book should be a means of instructing or encouraging any person1 and thereby prompting him to do good1 the object for which it was prepared will have been attained1 and a reward will have been given to4 ,,the ,,publisher4 ,,contents3 ,,my ,,experience ,,in ,,england4 ,,chapter ,i4 ,called on a ,mission--,start for my ,field of ,labor--,difficulties on the ,way--,travelling in ,deep ,snow--,reach the ,platte ,river--,procure a ,new ,outfit--,exposed to the ,cholera--,attacked by the ,plague--,my ,recovery--,arrival at ,albany1 ,n4,y4--,take ,passage on a ,steamer for ,new ,york ,city--,incidents on the ,way4 ,,chapter ,,ii4 ,set ,sail from ,new ,york--,arrive in ,liverpool--,sent to ,labor as a ,travelling ,elder--,prayers ,answered--,called to ,preside ,over a ,conference--,blessed ,abundantly with the ,holy ,spirit--,procure a ,hall to ,preach in--,mobbed--,effects of my ,preaching--,treated with ,courtesy--,organize a ,branch of the ,church in the ,town where ,i was ,mobbed--,make ,another ,appointment to ,preach in a ,different ,town--,send for ,help--,speakers ,interrupted--,audience ,quieted by me ,singing a ,comic ,song--,prejudice ,allayed--a ,lesson ,learned4 ,,chapter ,,iii4 ,an ,amusing ,episode--,obtain the ,keys of a ,church--,notify the ,people ,that a ,meeting ,will be ,held in it--,a ,good ,turn ,out--,my ,companion ,preaches while ,i1 ,disguised as a ,police1 ,guard the ,door--,excitement ,aroused--,controversy ,with a ,minister--,an ,anti-,mormon ,meeting ,held--,i ,attend--,reply to the ,ministers' ,attempts to ,expose ,mormonism--,my ,escape from the ,building--,saved by an ,infidel--,prosperity of the ,work--,remarkable ,healings--,a ,prediction ,uttered and ,fulfilled--,my ,return ,home--,contrast ,between the ,condition of the ,saints now and that of ,thirty ,years ,ago4 ,,my ,,swiss ,,mission4 ,,chapter ,i4 ,manner in which the ,gospel is ,preached--,my ,labors in ,england--,called to ,switzerland--,join my ,companion and ,take ,passage to ,france--,proceed to ,switzerland--,meet ,elders in ,geneva--,our ,fields of ,labor ,assigned us4 ,,chapter ,,ii4 ,arrival in ,berne--,its ,principal ,objects of ,interest--,go to ,weiningen1 ,where ,i ,remain to ,study ,german--,sketch ,from my ,journal--,hunted by ,mobs--,interviewed by the ,mayor4 ,,chapter ,,iii4 ,letter from ,elder ,secrist--,ordered to ,zurich--,arrested and ,imprisoned in a ,filthy ,dungeon--,taken to ,better ,quarters--,released4 ,,chapter ,,iv4 ,progress in ,learning to ,speak ,german--,communication ,from the ,british ,ambassador--,notified to ,leave ,zurich--,go to ,schaffhausen--,the ,falls of the ,rhine--,unable to ,obtain ,permission to ,remain in the ,canton--,seek ,another ,place of ,retreat--,lodge with a ,family of ,saints--,difficulty in ,keeping ,secluded--,called to ,geneva--,return to ,england4 ,,the ,,faith ,,of ,,the ,,zunis4 ,traditions of the ,zunis--,three ,children ,healed--,administer to #djf ,indians who were ,attacked with the ,small-,pox1 ,most of ,whom ,recover--,opposed by a ,presbyterian ,minister and ,others--,fate of my ,opposer's4 ,,sketch ,,of ,a ,,well-,,spent ,,life4 ,,chapter ,i4 ,my ,birth and ,childhood--,embrace the ,gospel--a ,vision--,gather with the ,saints at ,kirtland--,zion's ,camp--,manifestations in the ,temple--,the ,saints ,driven from ,missouri--,the ,prophet and ,patriarch ,martyred--,our ,journey ,westward--,sent on a ,mission4 ,,chapter ,,ii4 ,arrival in ,england--,appointed to the ,glasgow ,conference--,my ,experience ,there--,released--,start ,home--a ,storm at ,sea--,case of ,miraculous ,healing--,arrival in the ,valley4 ,,the ,,lord',s ,,blessings4 ,,chapter ,i4 ,called to ,australia--,my ,ignorance--,pres4 ,h4 ,c4 ,kimball's ,prophecy ,concerning me--,arrive in ,sidney--,adventure with a ,dog--,go to ,camden with a ,fellow-,missionary--,sought for by a ,drunken ,mob--,god ,blinds their ,eyes and we ,escape--,at ,picton we ,preach in the ,court-,house--,the ,writing on the ,wall--,our ,success4 ,,chapter ,,ii4 ,maligned by ,sectarian ,priests--,invitation to ,preach at a ,distant ,town--,means ,provided by a ,mysterious ,personage--,branch of the ,church ,organized--,apply to the ,authorities of the ,colony for1 and ,receive1 ,license and ,protection as ,ministers of the ,gospel--,arrested--,my ,companion's ,defense--,honorably ,released--,go to ,windsor--,unable to ,obtain ,lodgings--,directed by a ,stranger--,kindly ,treated--,an ,attempt to ,poison me--,my ,companion ,shot at by a ,ruffian4 ,,chapter ,,iii4 ,a ,chat ,with a ,catholic--,chased by ,dogs--,an ,irishman's ,design to ,murder me--,remarkable ,escape--,adventure with a ,wild ,bull--,has he got ,you8--,my ,release from my ,mission--,incidents of the ,home ,journey--,a ,prophecy and its ,fulfillment--,a ,visit to a ,sick ,lady--,conclusion4 ,,results ,,of ,,disobedience4 ,how our ,missionaries are ,suspected--,children ,lost--,supposed ,case of ,kidnapping--,myself and ,companion are accused--,the ,dead ,bodies are ,found--,disobedience ,brings its own ,reward4 ,,my ,,experience ,,in ,,england4 ,,by ,c4 ,v4 ,,spencer4 ,,chapter ,i4 ,,called ,,on ,a ,,mission--,,start ,,for ,,my ,,field ,,of ,,labor--,,difficulties ,,on ,,the ,,way--,,traveling ,,in ,,deep ,,snow--,,reach ,,the ,,platte ,,river--,,procure ,a ,,new ,,outfit--,,exposed ,,to ,,the ,,cholera--,,attacked ,,by ,,the ,,plague--,,my ,,recovery--,,arrival ,,at ,,albany1 ,n4 ,y4--,,take ,,passage ,,on ,a ,,steamer ,,for ,,new ,,york ,,city--,,incidents ,,on ,,the ,,way4 ,at the ,april conference1 #ahej1 ,i felt a presentiment that ,i might be called on a mission1 and kept away from conference until near the close of the last afternoon's meeting1 thinking that if ,i were not seen1 ,i should1 perhaps1 not be remembered1 and then went to the door1 and standing on the outside pressed it open about two inches4 ,just as ,i did this a man arose on the stand and said1 ,it is moved and seconded that ,claudius ,v4 ,spencer go on a mission to ,europe4 ,i turned as though shot1 walked down ,main ,street saying to myself1 ,can it be possible those men have any inspiration to call such a stick for a missionary8 ,i think if my body and spirit had then been weighed together1 ,i should have pulled the beam at two thousand pounds4 ,previous to this time no person had heard me pray or speak in any public meeting4 ,most of the men who were called and who accompanied this mission were large and powerful men1 physically4 ,among them were the father of ,horace ,s4 ,eldredge1 ,appleton ,harmon1 ,james ,works1 ,thomas ,grover1 ,captain ,davis and ,father ,malin4 ,heber ,c4 ,kimball had charge when we were set apart and was mouth in my case1 giving me a blessing greater than my faith4 ,among other things he said that1 ,i should be like ,paul of old1 in the land to which ,i was going4 ,the most of the company left ,salt ,lake ,city on the #aith of ,april1 and those who did not go then overtook us the next morning4 ,we carried the mail by express with ox teams1 and delivered it at ,council ,bluffs on the #dth of ,july following4 ,at the time we were set apart ,brother ,heber forbid us taking either money1 watches1 rings or chains of gold or silver1 but told us to go literally without purse or scrip4 ,for the benefit of the missionaries who now go by rail and frequently in first-class style1 ,i record that the first day out we reached the mouth of ,emigration ,canyon1 and that night had a severe snow storm4 ,the next morning our cattle were all lost4 ,we divided into parties to find them4 ,the party with which ,i went trailed some of the cattle towards the city4 ,they wished me to go in1 see the folks and help get the cattle back4 ,i said1 ,no1 ,i will never enter ,salt ,lake again till ,i have fulfilled my mission1 unless ,i am carried in dead4 ,after some little trouble we again got our cattle together4 ,the snow in crossing the ,big and ,little ,mountain was very deep2 we cut a pole twenty-seven and a half feet long1 pushed it into the snow1 but failed to reach the ground4 ,we cut poles made holes in them for the wheels of the wagon1 bent one end of the poles in the shape of a sleigh-runner1 and pulled and pushed our wagons in places by hand4 ,we would frequently sink into the snow almost to our necks1 and after crawling out the sun would melt the snow on our clothes so that at night we were as wet as though we had been immersed in the water4 ,in the mornings we stood on the snow crusts1 beat our boots and pantaloons over the wagon wheels to get the ice out of them before we could dress4 ,we took our stockings to bed with us and dried them among our clothes4 ,it was in the endurance of these exposures that ,i think ,elder ,wm4 ,burton 7who was very noble and free in his labors7 so weakened his constitution as to make him unable to successfully stand the climate and disease that preyed upon him in the old country4 ,one night1 in ,east ,canyon1 we dug a hole in the snow seven feet deep1 put some brush on the bottom and had a good night's rest4 ,we were favored before morning with quite a fall of snow1 which helped to keep us warm4 ,when we arose in the morning we were quite merry1 and several commenced singing the songs of ,zion4 ,captain ,davis and ,thomas ,grover were camped a little ahead of us1 and as we over to the latter's wagon he remarked1 ,missionaries who can sing in such a condition ,i want to give my purse to1 and he handed us one containing #bc4de4 ,for days on this journey1 from a sun-rise start to a sun-set stop1 we only made from one-half to one mile's distance1 frequently putting five and six yoke of oxen to a wagon at a time4 ,the food our cattle had was brouse and dry grass on the ridges where the snow had blown off4 ,we reached the ,platte ,river about three o'clock1 p4m41 on ,saturday1 ,may #beth1 with our cattle so weak and poor that we drove several of them loose and pulled two wagons into camp by hand4 ,after lunch we had a fellowship meeting4 ,i made a motion that when we left that camping place we should have good1 light wagons1 with four horses to each one1 plenty of food1 and a white man's outfit4 ,after considerable discussion the motion was unanimously carried1 and with considerable sarcasm ,i was appointed trader-in-chief to make the desired exchanges4 ,several ,california emigrants were present at the meeting and before night1 they had donated a nice wagon1 a new set of double harness1 a horse1 some rice1 sugar1 dried apples1 etc4 ,in a few days ,i succeeded in exchanging our old out-fits for fine1 fat horses1 and everything needful for a comfortable journey4 ,we put a sign on one of our wagons ,u4 ,s4 ,mail1 and received considerable money for drop letters4 ,in crossing the plains we met the cholera among the gold diggers1 who were on their way to ,california4 ,we frequently had to leave the road to avoid the stench of those who had died by its ravages1 and were but slightly covered over by their comrades4 ,at one time ,i saw a man beating his cattle with the butt of his whip1 cursing loudly at the same time2 he dropped on the ground in the act and in about fifteen minutes was dead and buried4 ,one evening ,captain ,davis was attacked with the terrible disease and in a short time was dead4 ,the day following ,i was taken with it about noon1 just as we were about to turn down to the ,platte ,river to lunch4 ,my brethren gave me all encouragement1 saying they would hurry to the river1 and nurse me and do all they could for me4 ,for a few minutes ,i did the most rapid thinking of my lifetime4 ,i then told them not to take me from the main road1 for ,god's servants had promised me ,i should not die on the road to ,england4 ,they asked what they should do4 ,i told them to let me get out of the wagon on the sand with my face towards ,europe1 and then they should go to their lunch4 ,if they should return and find me dead1 they had better return home and conclude that ,mormonism was a hoax4 ,they seemed to think my head was affected and ,i had to charge them in a most solemn manner before they would let me have my way4 ,when they came to me from lunch ,i selected two brethren to hold me up by the wrists at the hind end of the wagon1 and drive the team as slowly as possible1 and when the paroxysms of the cramp came on to lift me in4 ,this was continued till about three o'clock1 p4m41 when the cholera left me4 ,for the width of three fingers where my stomach and bowels were cramped over each other1 my body was as black and blue for some three weeks as any bruise ,i have ever seen1 and as much flesh went from me in six hours1 as a fever usually takes from a man in a month4 ,i know this1 that the faith taught me by my father1 ,daniel ,spencer1 together with the natural grit inherited from my father and mother1 saved my life4 ,we sold our outfits at ,council ,bluffs for considerable more than those we traded for them would have brought us4 ,as we journeyed through the ,states the ,elders separated to visit relatives1 and on the day ,i reached ,albany1 ,n4 ,y41 ,i had no companion4 ,i had acted as cook considerable of the time on the plains2 had laid on the ground1 on the brush and in the snow1 assisted to wash dishes and had done my full share of camp duty generally2 but in doing this my clothes had got into a condition that would have been a curiosity at a dress ball4 ,i wore a cap that many years before 7,i cannot recollect how many7 had been of fur2 it had now got to be what might be called a skin cap4 ,i had two or three holes cracked through it1 out of which my hair would often be seen4 ,i went aboard a ,new ,york steamer and applied for a ticket for passage and state room to that city4 ,the agent looked at me from head to foot and then said that ,i could not have one1 as the boat was chartered by the ,state1 county1 and city authorities for a pleasure trip4 ,on looking round ,i saw ,u4,s4 ,mail as a sign on the boat2 ,i laid down the money before the ticket seller and demanded my ticket4 ,after some squirming on his part ,i got it4 ,on this same day ,i had the blues as ,i hope never to have them again4 ,i had nearly concluded that there could not be either sense or inspiration in the authorities of the ,church sending me to ,england on a mission1 and that when ,i got to ,new ,york ,city ,i would go over to my native town where ,i had some property and quietly settle among my old friends and relatives4 ,so great was the power that the devil had over me that when ,i first stepped on the boat ,i drew a chair into the niche by the figure head to avoid having conversation with anyone4 ,i had sat there but a few moments when a person came up behind me and remarked that it was a pleasant evening4 ,i made no reply4 ,boat making fine time1 said he4 ,still ,i did not answer4 ,soon he spoke again3 ,are you traveling far1 young man8 ,i jerked my chair around and answered very spitefully1 ,i have come a long way and ,i am going a long way2 all the way from ,salt ,lake to ,england4 ,is there anything else you want8 ,my abruptness had sent him back several feet1 and he was looking at me with about as much curiosity as if he were viewing a wild animal4 ,very soon he smiled and said1 ,yes if you come from ,salt ,lake there is a good deal more ,i want4 ,he commenced asking questions1 and soon several more persons gathered around2 but just then the dinner bell rang1 and they invited me to go to dine1 which ,i did not do1 as it seemed to me that ,i could not have eaten at that time even if it were to save my life4 ,after finishing their repast ,i was waited upon by three gentlemen1 who stated they had engaged the cabin from the captain and wished me to preach4 ,i told them ,i had never preached in my life4 ,they wanted to know for what ,i was going to ,england4 ,i told them to preach4 ,they then wanted to know why ,i would not preach in the cabin1 my answer being that it was because ,i was not sent here to preach4 ,we finally compromised the matter by my consenting to go to the cabin and answer questions4 ,the room was so crowded that they could not sit down1 but stood around in circles1 and took turns in asking me questions4 ,when ,i first sat down ,i noticed a large1 black-eyed1 black-haired man1 and said to myself1 ,when he comes ,i will have the devil4 ,after some time he pushed forward and literally covered me with compliments4 ,he then remarked1 ,you must excuse me1 young friend1 after your testimony of the goodness of your people1 for asking why such men as ,george ,j4 ,adams1 ,john ,c4 ,bennett1 ,dr4 ,foster1 ,charles ,foster and others could not live peaceably in your community8 ,my answer followed like lightning3 ,it was because they were such gamblers1 whore-masters1 black-legs and rascals as you are4 ,he made a bound for me2 six men caught him1 pulled him to the outside of the circle1 and slapping him on the back told him with an oath1 that if ,god ,almighty had come down out of heaven ,he could not have told his character any better than the little ,mormon had4 ,i answered questions until about eleven o'clock at night1 when ,i sprang from my chair and said1 ,gentlemen1 you have had ',mormonism' enough for one night1 and ,i started for my room4 ,i was stopped and led back to my chair1 when ,i received a unanimous vote of thanks and the proffer to raise me three hundred dollars if ,i would accept the amount4 ,i told the gentlemen that we preached the gospel without purse or scrip1 and that ,i had already received enough to take me to ,england4 ,i selected1 however1 three reliable men1 who promised me to see that the three hundred dollars were given to the poor in their neighborhoods during the next ,winter4 ,i went into my room and prostrated myself with my face on the floor1 and thanked ,god for the gift of the ,holy ,ghost1 for ,i had most surely talked by inspiration4 ,i asked forgiveness for my unbelief1 and from that time ,i was wholly contented to go to ,england4 ,,chapter ,,ii4 ,,set ,,sail ,,from ,,new ,,york--,,arrive ,,in ,,liverpool--,,sent ,,to ,,labor ,,as ,a ,,traveling ,,elder--,,prayers ,,answered--,,called ,,to ,,preside ,,over ,a ,,conference--,,blessed ,,abundantly ,,with ,,the ,,holy ,,spirit--,,procure ,a ,,hall ,,to ,,preach ,,in--,,mobbed--,,effects ,,of ,,my ,,preaching--,,treated ,,with ,,courtesy--,,organize ,a ,,branch ,,of ,,the ,,church ,,in ,,the ,,town ,,where ,i ,,was ,,mobbed--,,make ,,another ,,appointment ,,to ,,preach ,,in ,a ,,different ,,town--,,send ,,for ,,help--,,speakers ,,interrupted--,,audience ,,quieted ,,by ,,me ,,singing ,a ,,comic ,,song--,,prejudice ,,allayed--,a ,,lesson ,,learned4 ,having rejoined my fellow-missionaries in ,new ,york1 we sailed from that port ,august #aeth1 on the ship ,lady ,franklin1 passage1 #aj per head1 we having to board and cook for ourselves4 ,after a fair voyage we arrived in ,liverpool on the #adth of ,september1 #ahej4 ,i spent a few days in that city1 and was most kindly treated by ,apostle ,orson ,pratt1 then ,president of the ,british ,mission4 ,i was sent from there to ,london1 and ,brother ,pratt intended me to have a few weeks to rest1 and learn the ropes among the branches1 and ,saints of that city4 ,but the president of that conference sent me to ,colchester1 fifty miles from ,london4 ,it was a hard place and in order to have raised any life there in relation to ,mormonism1 one would have required the power to resurrect the dead4 ,i suffered very much in spirit as well as in body4 ,i finally said to myself1 you were sent to this land by ,god's highest authority to preach the gospel1 and it is your duty to do it4 ,the next morning1 after thus commenting to myself1 ,i started for a town twenty miles distant4 ,the roads were wet and heavy and1 with my carpet-bag1 the walk was a hard one4 ,i came in sight of the place1 on the top of a long hill1 and noticed a woman crossing the road with two pails4 ,she filled them with water and started back1 but as she saw me walking towards her1 she dropped both pails and came to me1 saying1 ,i knew you would come3 ,i saw you in a dream4 ,come into my house2 ,i have a room all fixed nice and clean for you4 ,here ,i baptized my first fruits of the gospel1 and accomplished a good work4 ,in a few weeks ,bro4 ,pratt sent me to travel with ,bro4 ,jacob ,gates1 who was really like a father to me4 ,when with him1 we would take tracts with us and go from house to house1 and shop to shop in ,leicester and1 in distributing them1 try to get a chance to talk with the people4 ,one day we had been working very hard in the rain and mud1 but with little success4 ,as we were on our way home1 at dusk1 we passed the shop of an herbalist1 and ,i told ,bro4 ,gates ,i would like to go into this one place before going home4 ,i bought something for a penny and1 at the same time1 commenced talking ,mormonism to a stranger4 ,this man's name is now very familiar to the ,latter-day ,saints1 it being none other than ,george ,goddard4 ,previous to my visit1 he had never heard of our religion1 but1 as he was an honest and brave man1 it was not long before he and his family were baptized and1 in a little time1 gathered to ,zion4 ,during that day ,i had asked the ,lord many times to give me one soul as a comfort and testimony4 ,i went into ,bro4 ,goddard's shop by as direct inspiration as any man ever did anything by its dictation4 ,i traveled a few weeks with ,elder ,gates1 when ,i received an appointment to take the presidency of the ,norwich ,conference4 ,i wrote to ,apostle ,f4 ,d4 ,richards1 who then presided over the mission1 asking him to give me a little more time to get accustomed to preaching and to read up my ,bible4 ,i soon received the following answer3 ,the presidency of the ,british ,mission wishes to know if ,elder ,c4 ,v4 ,spencer intends to stand up to the rack in this country4 ,when ,i read it ,i immediately wrote in reply3 ,i shall start to ,norwich by the next train1 and don't care a groat whether there is any hay in the rack or not4 ,a sister was then washing my clothes1 and ,i had quite a time to induce her to let me have them then2 but1 at last1 she wrung them out as dry as she could and stuffed them into my carpet-bag4 ,only a few minutes elapsed before ,i was on the way to ,norwich4 ,i do not think any man ever entered upon the discharge of his duties as president with more distrust than ,i did2 and ,i wish to record here that the great good afterwards accomplished was ,god's work1 for ,he worked through me4 ,i only knew enough to speak and act as directed by the ,holy ,spirit4 ,the conference was represented to me as having refused to sustain1 for its president1 the man suggested by the presidency at ,liverpool1 and was otherwise in a somewhat peculiar condition4 ,under these circumstances ,i was set to work2 how weak ,i felt1 ,i cannot express in words4 ,for months afterwards people would say to me1 when meeting was over1 ,i heard your knees knock together when you first began to speak4 ,at the second meeting ,i held1 a man jumped up and said1 ,we know you be of the devil6 ,i understood in a moment that the battle for my victory in that region had to be fought right then4 ,i turned and silenced him immediately4 ,when ,i ceased speaking1 the people were as meek as children4 ,i never had any more trouble in that branch1 and the work revived in the whole conference4 ,the outpouring of the ,holy ,spirit and the power and manifestations of ,god were1 ,i think1 as noticeable to the presidency at ,liverpool as they were to me4 ,during the entire mission ,i was greatly blessed with dreams and manifestations from the ,lord4 ,on the day the revelation on plural1 or celestial1 marriage was first made public in ,freemason's ,hall1 ,london1 one of our most noted and eloquent preachers was called upon to speak4 ,his effort was a dry and barren failure1 patent to everybody present4 ,there were over two hundred prominent ,elders sitting on the stand4 ,jacob ,gates1 the president of the meeting1 arose and1 looking around at the ,elders1 beckoned to me in a quick way1 and said1 ,come here and talk4 ,i think every one1 now living1 who was present at that meeting1 if asked the question1 would say ,i was literally clothed upon with the ,holy ,ghost4 ,i prophesied freely and without fear1 and have lived to see those prophecies fulfilled to the very letter4 ,at one time it was manifested to me to go to a town thirty-six miles distant1 and open up the gospel4 ,i sent word to a branch president that ,i would stop at his house on a certain day when on my way to that town4 ,i notified several ,elders to meet me at his house4 ,we met and held a council4 ,i had nothing but opposition1 the president saying1 ,bro4 ,spencer1 if you go to that place1 ,i clear myself of the consequences2 your blood be upon your own head4 ,i replied1 ,if my blood be shed1 it will be upon the heads of those who shed it1 and those who ought to have1 but have not got1 faith to sustain me4 ,i then asked if any one of the ,elders would volunteer to go with me4 ,after considerable hesitating1 the youngest ,elder in the conference promised to meet me there4 ,that day ,i walked twenty-five miles and stopped at a roadside inn at dark1 with but one shilling in my pocket4 ,i asked for some supper4 ,the lady of the house said she could give me some ,welsh rabbit4 ,being fond of rabbit ,i thought ,i would now have a treat2 but1 instead of what ,i expected1 she brought in some toasted cheese and bread4 ,i was so disappointed at this that ,i crept into bed without supper4 ,she1 however1 took my last shilling4 ,the next morning ,i walked to the next town1 twelve miles distant1 and1 on nearing it1 saw a lone building on the common4 ,i hunted up the owner and got permission to speak in it4 ,i then went from house to house1 notifying the people of the meeting4 ,about this time the young ,elder came1 according to promise4 ,as we went through the streets a crowd of rude boys and girls followed us1 jeering and throwing dry manure1 pieces of coal1 etc41 at us4 ,about noon we came to four cross roads in the town1 one of which led to the ,elder's home4 ,stopping here1 he said1 ,brother ,spencer1 ,i cannot stand this1 and tried to persuade me to give up the labor2 but failing to move me he walked away4 ,about dusk ,i found myself near a cottage on the outskirts of the town4 ,i went in and notified a woman 7the only occupant7 that in a few minutes ,i would lecture--and also invited her to attend4 ,i started towards the place of meeting but had got only a few steps when ,i felt a hand on my shoulder2 turning my head1 ,i saw the woman ,i had just left2 she asked me if ,i had eaten supper1 and when ,i told her ,i had not eaten or drank that day1 she invited me back and placed before me1 ,i think1 every good thing she had in the house4 ,i then started to fill my appointment4 ,the building was full and many were on the outside4 ,my first reception was a peat sod on the side of the head1 which knocked me down4 ,i soon rallied1 picked the dirt out of my ear1 prayed1 stretched both hands out before my face as if to make a dive1 and made a rush for the crowd1 exclaiming1 as ,i came up1 ,gentlemen1 make room1 ,i'm the man who lectures here to-night4 ,i succeeded in getting into the building after promising the ,lord ,i would say just what ,he gave me4 ,i knew it was no use to try to sing or pray4 ,the first thought that came to me on arising was the scripture which says1 ,god hath made of one blood all nations of men that dwell on the earth1 etc4 ,i quoted it and was barren of thought for some two minutes1 when my spirit in an instant read the people4 ,i claimed brotherhood by the authority of ,god's word1 alluded to the persecutions of the ,methodists in their early days1 and asked who would think that the ,methodists in so short a time would be found persecuting other religious bodies4 ,i called their attention to my condition1 thousands of miles away from home1 etc4 ,in a few moments several handkerchiefs were out1 wiping tearful eyes4 ,i had a glorious meeting1 and at the close was assailed by a minister1 but the crowd hoisted him out of the building and hooted him home4 ,three gentlemen took me to the best inn of the town and told the landlord to treat me with the greatest courtesy and charge the bill to them4 ,in four weeks from that time ,i organized a branch of sixteen members at that place4 ,at one time ,i was desirous to create an interest in a district1 and hired a town hall at a populous sea-port place2 ,i placarded largely1 and soon found that possibly ,i had created more interest than would be pleasant4 ,as the importance of the meeting grew1 so also grew a sense of my own littleness and ,i sent word to ,elder ,g4 ,b4 ,wallace1 at ,liverpool1 and ,elder ,harmon1 in ,scotland1 to come and help me4 ,i paid #ag4ej expenses for ,bro4 ,harmon and ,i think to ,bro4 ,wallace #be4jj4 ,on the day of the meeting ,i learned there would be a large mob present4 ,i went to the hall before the brethren and soon perceived there was trouble ahead1 but realizing how much the meeting would cost me and the pains that had been taken ,i could not bear the thought of a defeat4 ,i had persistently plead with the ,lord for victory4 ,the idea had become prevalent that ,brother ,harmon was one of the ,twelve4 ,i called on him to speak first4 ,the assembly listened to him for about two minutes4 ,then ,brother ,wallace tried it1 when a blacksmith by the name of ,anguish interrupted him1 and ,brother ,wallace spitefully told him to shut your head4 ,that remark brought matters to a climax4 ,he spoke no more than ninety seconds1 and then we had a good representation of what imagination pictures as the pandemonium of hell4 ,i knelt with my back to the congregation and said1 ,father6 ,i have done all ,i know4 ,if there is anything else you wish me to do1 manifest it to me when ,i get up and ,i will do it4 ,as soon as ,i arose to my feet1 a comic song that ,i used to sing in those days came to my mind1 and ,i felt as though it wanted to get out of me in all my parts4 ,i paused a moment1 stepped to the front1 threw my arms out towards the congregation1 and said1 ,boys1 it will be a new thing for you to hear a minister sing a comic song in a meeting2 but if you will be quiet1 ,i will sing you one4 ,i sang it better than ever before or since1 and at the close they gave me a good1 hearty cheer4 ,i then appealed to them as ,englishmen1 telling them how ,americans treated ,englishmen when they came to our country4 ,i continued speaking for one hour1 and from the first five minutes the dropping of a pin on the floor could have been heard4 ,at the close many came and shook hands1 and in sixpences1 shillings1 etc41 gave me something over #ag4jj4 ,when my hands went out towards1 and over a part of that congregation ,i felt power and control go with them as tangibly as ,i ever felt cold or heat1 and ,i learned this lesson1 not to shirk my own responsibilities and run for others to fill my place1 let me be ever so weak4 ,,chapter ,,iii4 ,,an ,,amusing ,,episode--,,obtain ,,the ,,keys ,,of ,a ,,church--,,notify ,,the ,,people ,,that ,a ,,meeting ,,will ,,be ,,held ,,in ,,it--,a ,,good ,,turn-,,out--,,my ,,companion ,,preaches ,,while ,i1 ,,disguised ,,as ,a ,,police1 ,,guard ,,the ,,door--,,excitement ,,aroused--,,controversy ,,with ,a ,,minister--,,an ,,anti-,,mormon ,,meeting ,,held--,i ,,attend--,,reply ,,to ,,the ,,ministers' ,,attempts ,,to ,,expose ,,mormonism--,,my ,,escape ,,from ,,the ,,building--,,saved ,,by ,,an ,,infidel--,,prosperity ,,of ,,the ,,work--,,remarkable ,,healings--,a ,,prediction ,,uttered ,,and ,,fulfilled--,,my ,,return ,,home--,,contrast ,,between ,,the ,,condition ,,of ,,the ,,saints ,,now ,,and ,,that ,,of ,,thirty ,,years ,,ago4 ,i will mention an amusing episode1 that occurred during a visit that ,brother ,wallace made the conference4 ,it started in fun but resulted in great good3 ,i took him to a country branch where the work was pretty dead and we stopped with a man who had a standing in the ,church1 but as a reward for his little faith had been made trustee of one of the prominent sectarian churches and held the keys of their place of worship4 ,we rather crowded ourselves on to him4 ,it was a damp1 cold day1 and the man of the house was very stingy with his coal4 ,we finally found his coal-house and helped ourselves to fuel4 ,it was amusing to see the old gentleman come in and out and eye our bountiful fire1 and we thought the more coal we burned the more anxious the old man would be to get us out of the house4 ,so the next time he came into the room he found us with a fire that entirely filled the fire place4 ,i took no notice of his sour looks and gravely told him that ,brother ,wallace was a builder by trade and took great pleasure in visiting the churches and public buildings1 and asked him if he would allow us the keys of his church1 that we might examine the architectural designs4 ,he gave us the keys and we told him we would not return that afternoon until late4 ,this town was divided into what was called ,upper and ,lower ,shipdom1 and was separated by quite a little distance4 ,the church was in ,upper ,shipdom4 ,one of us went to the lower town and notified the people quietly that an ,american gentleman would lecture in the ,upper ,church that evening1 while the other examined the church1 arranged the seats and lights4 ,at the hour appointed the church was pretty well filled4 ,we did not light up until all was ready for commencing4 ,brother ,wallace took the stand1 and preached a very good sermon1 while ,i took my stand against the inside of the door dressed as a policeman and with a club in my hand4 ,by occasionally tapping a few on the shoulder ,i succeeded in keeping pretty good order until amen was said1 when ,brother ,wallace made his exit through the back and ,i through the front door4 ,by some means the door got locked after we had passed out1 and the mob1 which had by this time collected1 imagining we had locked ourselves in1 made pretty violent demonstrations at the front of the building trying to get at us while we were laughingly wending our way to some other section4 ,for the next two weeks the papers of the neighborhood teemed with accounts of ,mormon impudence1 etc41 and in a little time we could not call a meeting anywhere in the conference1 but what it would be crowded4 ,curiosity was above par4 ,in another part of the district1 at a noted watering place1 ,i secured a town hall4 ,as soon as meeting was opened1 ,i was interrupted by an orthodox minister4 ,he gave me credit for my sincerity but regretted that ,i had not turned my attention to the heathen1 instead of coming there where he had preached so many years4 ,he appealed to the congregation to testify that they all knew he was acquainted with every word in the ,bible4 ,i could see that trouble was imminent and my hypocritical opponent knew it1 but was desirous of bringing it along in as respectable a manner as possible4 ,i conversed with him for some time on ,bible doctrine1 and when we had finished the whole congregation had turned away from him and were listening to me with rapt attention4 ,i here learned what simple things and persons the ,lord could use to remove grave obstacles4 ,on two different occasions1 when ,i was in imminent peril1 my wife1 who was dead1 and her father1 who died in #ahdf1 appeared to me together and talked to me1 and were as natural to me as in life4 ,the priests were for some time banded together in a secret organization4 ,the first knowledge of which came to me at the place where ,i was knocked down1 as already mentioned4 ,they soon became1 however1 more bold1 and during a visiting tour among the branches of my district ,i was warned while walking in the road1 that something was wrong in ,norwich4 ,i went immediately to that place1 and before ,i reached my rooms ,i was met by two brethren1 who said1 ,there's a big anti-',mormon' meeting at ,st4 ,andrew's hall4 ,i replied1 ,very well1 ,i will brush up and go to it4 ,they and others whom ,i met plead with me not to go4 ,when ,i entered the hall ,i found it too densely packed for me to get a seat in the body of the house4 ,on looking to the stand ,i counted seventeen of the prominent ministers of ,norfolk and ,suffolk comfortably seated4 ,i said to myself1 ,i also am a minister and that is my place4 ,i walked up and took a seat4 ,there were two thousand people present at that meeting4 ,at that time ,st4 ,andrew's hall ranked as the third finest hall in ,england4 ,the meeting commenced about half-past two1 p4m41 and it was about five o'clock when ,i entered4 ,at half-past eight the chairman announced that if any member of the unfortunate ,mormon ,church was present1 who had the hardihood and moral courage to attempt a defense after such an overwhelming exposure of their system as had been made that day to the citizens of ,norwich1 he would be allowed to speak4 ,of course all eyes had been on me and the invitation was a trap on the part of the ministers4 ,they offered me no way of getting to the pulpit as ,i was behind five rows of seats each of which was packed with my opponents and not one offered to allow me to pass4 ,i prayed1 put my hands on the sides of the heads of the two ministers in front of me1 made an opening and stepped over into their seat2 this ,i did with the others until ,i reached the pulpit4 ,a great part of what ,i said ,i did not know at the time1 nor have ,i known since1 but near the close of my remarks ,i found myself with my back to the congregation and my face to the preachers4 ,my last words to the latter were1 ,you are infidels1 and it is you who make infidels1 and by your precepts smother the hope of any realization of the gifts and blessings promised by ,christ and ,his ,apostles4 ,i prophesy1 moreover1 to you in the name of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 that your labors of this day and night1 shall be the cause of hundreds embracing the gospel ,i preach4 ,after ,i ceased to speak the chairman undertook to read from the ,book of ,mormon1 but he shook so that it was impossible for him to read4 ,another man tried to speak1 but he was affected in the same way and had to desist4 ,there was a stairway leading from where ,i stood down to the vestibule1 and ,i hoped to reach it soon enough after the dismissal to make my escape2 but when ,i got there it was full of human beings1 who were1 however1 more like devils than men4 ,they shouted1 ,where is he8 ,tear him limb from limb2 throw him over into the river1 etc4 ,a tall man wearing a cloak could see me while the rest seemed blinded4 ,he came up1 covered me entirely with his cloak1 slipped his arms under mine1 drew me up to his bosom and whispered1 ,be still and ,i will save you4 ,he carried me out of the vestibule1 the court yard1 and nearly a block up the street1 the mob crowding up against and around us the whole distance4 ,my deliverer worked his way to the side of the street until he got to his own home when he struck the spring of a door in a stone wall1 it flew open1 he cast me in like a log of wood1 and passed on with the crowd4 ,in about three-quarters of an hour he came back with some of our people and ,i was liberated and guarded home4 ,this man was what is generally called an infidel4 ,the next day ,i presented him with the best bound set of our publications ,i could procure4 ,i asked him why he saved my life1 to which he replied that it was only because of a love of justice4 ,from the time of this occurrence the work prospered as it had never done before4 ,our chapel was literally packed1 and some citizens even took out every window on one side1 brought their own trussel and planks and built a platform the entire length of the building4 ,on one occasion we went out after the evening meeting and baptized seventeen persons1 and the conversions during the whole time were quite numerous4 ,one evening some rowdies came intending to mob us4 ,i sat on the stand carefully watching every movement of the assembly4 ,finally ,i leaned over and whispered to ,brother ,william ,foster 7who now sings in the ,tabernacle choir7 to sing us something4 ,he started the hymn ,praise to the man4 ,the ,holy ,spirit rested upon the choir and the peace of ,god was upon the congregation1 and the quietness of the meeting was recalled to my memory by a brother on the side-walk a few days since4 ,during the time the cholera raged in ,england1 in #aheb1 ,i never entered a house where it was1 or administered to a person who had it but what it instantly left4 ,one rainy night ,i was called to go and visit a lady who had been taken with this terrible disease4 ,it was mid-night when ,i reached the house and was met at the door with the statement that two doctors had just left who said that the afflicted one must die4 ,i entered the room1 walked to the bedside and commanded the person in the name of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ and by virtue of the ,priesthood to rise up sound and whole4 ,in fifteen minutes she was eating supper and she sang several songs before ,i left4 ,i wish here to bear testimony of the kindness1 obedience and love of the ,saints at the ,norwich conference4 ,they were like my children and ,i was their father4 ,in their poverty they gave to me liberally1 and what ,i received ,i spent freely in helping the poor and the sick1 and for the work of ,god4 ,up to the time they presented me with means to return home ,i had not saved five shillings4 ,after my return home1 the first two hundred and seventy-five dollars ,i obtained ,i took to ,president ,young with the request that he send it to the poorest of the poor of ,norwich conference4 ,he remarked as he took it1 ,brother ,spencer1 you are the first returned missionary that ever did the like4 ,brother ,neslen1 who is now usually called ,father ,neslen1 was president of the ,lowestoft branch during my presidency of the ,norwich conference4 ,he was in good circumstances and had a nice house1 but during my first visits to the branch he never invited me to his house1 and after late meetings used to take me away quite a distance to sleep4 ,on one of my visits1 as we were walking on the ,esplanade1 ,i turned to him and said1 ,brother ,neslen1 you may think it rather strange manners1 but ,i feel impressed to ask you the reason why you never invite me to your house8 ,he replied that none of his family belonged to the ,church and he was afraid if he did my feelings would be hurt4 7,his family consisted of a wife and nine children47 ,i turned to him and said1 ,brother ,neslen1 you are president of this branch1 and as foreign as it may be to ,gentile manners ,i must do my duty4 ,i want you to invite me to your house2 if you do so ,i promise you in the name of the ,lord that every one of your family shall embrace the gospel1 and everyone shall live to go to ,zion2 if you do not1 and have not faith to stand up in your place as the head of your own family you are not fit to stand as president of the branch2 and more than that1 you will apostatize and none of you be saved in the kingdom of ,god4 ,the next time ,i visited ,lowestoft he took me to his home3 his wife was kind as a mother in her treatment and in a few months the ten souls where baptized and all lived to reach ,zion in safety4 ,i left the ,norwich conference in the beginning of #ahec4 ,it then numbered one thousand and fifty-nine people--one hundred and fifty having been baptized during the last six months4 ,i brought home with me to ,zion ninety-five souls1 thus fulfilling the words of my blessing that ,i should return to ,zion bringing many sheaves with me4 ,the great majority that came have abode in the faith and they have increased and multiplied in ,israel1 until they now number more than those who were left back in the conference4 ,in writing this short sketch ,i have omitted to praise individuals whose works in those days will make me love them while life lasts4 ,but ,i wish here to gratefully acknowledge the kindness of ,elder ,george ,b4 ,wallace4 ,my health in that land was very poor4 ,i suffered from a grievous and dispiriting affliction all the time ,i was in ,england4 ,after ,i had been there some months ,i met ,bro4 ,orson ,pratt2 his first exclamation was1 ,what is the matter with you8 ,he told me ,i could go home4 ,i said ,i had no money1 to which he replied1 ,i have1 and you can go comfortably4 ,i told him ,i had not accomplished what ,i was promised4 ,but1 said he1 if you die here you will not accomplish it2 and had you not better go than be buried in this land8 ,i answered1 ,i was commanded to come here and perform a certain work by the highest authority in ,zion4 ,i will not go home unless you command me4 ,he saw my faith1 blessed and comforted me and ,i went back to my labors4 ,when a boy ,i received1 at the ,nauvoo ,temple1 my endowments and the birthright1 with promises1 under the hands of my father1 which ,i relied upon4 ,i returned to ,salt ,lake ,city ,september #aith #ahec1 making three years and five months1 to a day1 that ,i was absent4 ,in going through ,salt ,lake ,city ,i find prominent merchants who were poor lads in my field of labor4 ,i find an owner of real estate on ,main ,street who used all the means his entire family could gather together to bring himself out here1 so that he could raise means to emigrate them afterwards4 ,i pass by costly shops of merchandise and find the owners are people who1 in our ,norwich ,conference1 were very poor4 ,i see a cottage and beautiful grounds1 and find them owned by one with whom ,i shared1 in that land1 the portion given to me by the poor4 ,i go through the country and find scarcely a family of those who emigrated in #ahec but what is surrounded by all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life4 ,i now realize that whether my first mission1 in its ending1 was much or little1 its results no man can tell4 ,i am satisfied and paid for the very little and feeble labors that ,i performed4 ,i returned bright and zealous in the love of the truth4 ,god has never yet forsaken me by ,his ,spirit1 and ,i do not believe that any man will ever be trusted to walk in the footsteps of his ,elder ,brother1 ,jesus1 as a ,savior of a world1 or ever be seated with honor on the right hand of ,his ,father1 until he has learned to wade through deep and troubled waters1 up stream and against the current without earthly props or stays4 ,i am closing this history near my sixtieth birthday1 and have been moved to write it1 that my gratitude and acknowledgement of the honor done me by the ,lord1 that ,his testimonies given to one of ,his servants in the latter-day work1 might be preserved and live on the earth4 ,i gratefully dedicate it to ,president ,franklin ,d4 ,richards1 with the hope and prayer that he will use it1 at the time and under the circumstances which his wisdom shall dictate1 for the strengthening of the faith of the young1 and the comforting of the hearts of some old veterans whose touching experiences have1 perhaps1 never been known away from their own firesides4 ,,my ,,swiss ,,mission4 ,,by ,,william ,,budge4 ,,chapter ,i4 ,,manner ,,in ,,which ,,the ,,gospel ,,is ,,preached--,,my ,,labors ,,in ,,england--,,called ,,to ,,switzerland--,,join ,,my ,,companion ,,and ,,take ,,passage ,,to ,,france--,,proceed ,,to ,,switzerland--,,meet ,,elders ,,in ,,geneva--,,our ,,fields ,,of ,,labor ,,assigned ,,us4 ,in presenting a sketch of missionary experience as reading matter for the young people of modern ,israel1 ,i am aware that they may have read many such before2 but there is so much variety and interest connected with the means and methods which have been1 and are1 used in the extension of the latter-day work1 that ,i need not apologise4 ,so singular and diversified have been the circumstances surrounding the ,elders1 that there is a peculiar interest in all their narratives4 ,some of the peculiarities of ,god's work are very prominently manifested in the missionary department4 ,the ,elders are sent without purse and without scrip1 and the closer they live to this requirement1 the more successful they are likely to be4 ,it requires1 however1 much faith to do this1 and it brings us face to face with many trials1 temptations and inconveniences2 but it also brings us nearer to ,god1 as our condition requires the help which ,he alone can give1 in blessing us with ,his ,spirit1 raising up friends and opening up the way before us4 ,the ,elders in modern times1 like those of ancient days1 have generally been unlearned1 which1 according to human wisdom1 would be a very serious drawback in teaching a new faith4 ,in addition to this1 the faith the ,elders have been sent to teach is not only strange1 but unpopular in the world4 ,the sending of men1 without money or learning1 to establish a new religion1 almost wholly in its nature opposed to the views of the people among whom they are sent1 seems a strange thing4 ,we confess it does2 but ,god's ways are not like our ways1 yet they are the best4 ,his way of having the gospel preached serves other purposes as well as accomplishing the main object4 ,it proves the integrity of the preacher1 as there are no worldly benefits attached to the work2 and it proves the sincerity of the believer1 as there is no prospect of gain held out1 but the truth itself4 ,there must be earnestness and faith on both sides4 ,the gospel has been carried to many nations1 and will be preached to all nations before the end comes4 ,it will be readily understood that the difficulties of missionary work are much increased when the gospel is sent to nations where a foreign language to that of the preacher is spoken1 even if the laws are liberal enough to permit the ,elder freely to do his duty4 ,i labored in the ,southampton 7,england7 conference1 as a traveling ,elder1 in the years #aheb and #ahec4 ,i had labored in the north of ,england and in the west of ,scotland previously1 and had seen hard times1 endured much and been the means of bringing a number to the knowledge of the truth4 ,the ,southampton district1 to which ,i had been appointed when this brief history begins1 consisted of the town of ,southampton and several smaller places convenient to visit1 and containing a number of faithful ,saints4 ,in those days ,elders sent to1 or connected with1 what was termed foreign missions1 especially those of ,france1 ,switzerland and ,italy1 were in the habit of sailing from and arriving at ,southampton4 ,i had the pleasure there of making the acquaintance of such men as ,andrew ,lamareaux1 ,james ,h4 ,hart1 ,edward ,stevenson1 ,nathan ,t4 ,porter1 ,t4 ,b4 ,h4 ,stenhouse1 ,jabez ,woodward1 ,s4 ,l4 ,balliff and others4 ,elders ,lamareaux and ,woodward died in the faith of the gospel4 ,bro ,stenhouse1 although a capable man1 was proud and fell from the ranks of the righteous4 ,the remaining four named have continued their usefulness unwaveringly1 and are brighter and better with the passing years4 ,they often rested at ,southampton and enjoyed the hospitality of the ever-kind ,saints of that place4 ,their conversation was interesting as1 like the old warrior who1 in his stories1 fought his battles o'er again1 they related their experience and told of the habits and customs of strange peoples1 and of the difficulties they encountered in establishing the gospel in distant lands1 and of the kindness of those whom they were instrumental in bringing into the light and influence of the ,spirit of ,god4 ,the ,elders engaged in the ,british mission did not covet a foreign mission1 although1 probably1 not one of them would have hesitated a moment about going if he had been sent4 ,i never knew of one refusing1 and ,i was as well acquainted with our missionaries1 personally and otherwise1 ,i believe1 as any one man from #ahej to #ahfj4 ,as ,i observed1 the ,elders did not naturally desire a mission that made necessary the learning of another language1 and the meeting of other serious hindrances and1 oftentimes1 suffering and imprisonment on account of prejudice and illiberal laws4 ,i had such feelings2 and1 in consequence of being acquainted with so many that were connected with missions on the continent1 felt sometimes a little uneasy1 like ,elders at home who think it probable that they may be called at conference time4 ,i was1 however1 ready to go if called4 ,my labors in the ,southampton conference were greatly blessed4 ,i had the pleasure of baptizing quite a number of people1 and ,i am thankful in knowing that many of them are1 to-day1 faithful ,saints in ,zion4 ,while laboring here1 ,i was instructed by the president of the mission to prepare to go to the ,shetland ,islands2 but1 after further consideration1 and especially in consequence of the favorable season of the year being so far gone1 it was concluded to let the matter rest4 ,early in #ahed ,i was sent to labor in the ,norwich conference where ,i enjoyed my labors very much4 ,i still thought1 sometimes1 of foreign missions1 but now all thoughts of the ,french1 ,german and ,italian languages which there had been1 in my mind1 some danger of my having to learn1 were forgotten1 as there was now no opportunity of my coming into contact with foreign missionaries traveling to or from their fields of labor4 ,in ,july1 #ahed ,i received instructions to labor in ,cambridge1 one of the ancient seats of learning1 and now a city of colleges4 ,my mission here embraced1 as a special work1 the distribution of our ,church tracts among the professors and students2 and my experience in this labor1 if not always pleasant1 was exceedingly profitable to me1 arising from the necessity of preparing myself to answer questions1 give explanations and to cultivate the virtues of patience and long-suffering4 ,i persisted in the labor1 however1 and1 in time1 enjoyed it4 ,although there was less apparent good done in adding to the ,church than in any former field of labor1 ,i endeavored1 with the help of ,god1 to do my duty while ,i remained in that hardened city4 ,one day ,i was resting at the conference house in ,cambridge1 when a letter came for me from ,liverpool which contained the following appointment3 ,,to ,,whom ,,it ,,may ,,concern3-- ,this is to certify that ,elder ,william ,budge is hereby appointed to labor under presidency of ,elder ,daniel ,tyler1 president of the ,swiss and ,italian missions of the ,church of ,jesus ,christ of ,latter-day ,saints1 etc41 etc4 ,it was signed by ,president ,franklin ,d4 ,richards who then presided over the branches of the ,church in the ,british ,isles and adjacent countries4 ,that foreign mission1 at last6 ,the reception of that appointment brought with it1 to me1 one of the strongest evidences of the divinity of this work3 it brought the spirit of my new mission with it4 ,as ,i finished the reading of the letter my feelings were entirely changed4 ,i was both ready and willing1 and was not satisfied until ,i procured a work on ,german1 and had actually started on my journey to ,switzerland4 ,elder ,samuel ,francis1 now of ,morgan ,county1 ,utah1 as stated in a letter accompanying my appointment1 was also called at the same time to the same mission4 ,on my way to join him ,i spent one night in ,london4 ,in the evening ,i attended a meeting in one of the branches4 ,years after ,i had the honor of presiding over the ,london ,conference1 but this was the first meeting ,i ever attended in the great city4 ,we had a good time1 the ,spirit being poured out bountifully upon us4 ,several ,elders spoke1 and one1 referring to my going to ,switzerland1 prophesied before the people that ,i would yet preside over the ,british ,mission4 ,i was astonished1 and thought that perhaps my brother's zeal and good feelings had controlled his tongue2 but1 by the direction of our ,heavenly ,father through ,his servants1 after the lapse of twenty-four years1 it did surely come to pass4 ,brother ,francis received me kindly at ,brighton1 where he labored4 ,he had1 for a companion1 a book entitled ,french ,without a ,master1 and ,i noticed he often consulted it4 ,he told me he had been reading up and had made some progress4 ,i had not had time to read up much1 and1 consequently1 my progress was not worth mentioning2 but ,i felt consoled somewhat when ,i thought how convenient it would be to have a companion who could act as interpreter on our journey through ,france4 ,we sailed from ,new ,haven for ,dieppe on the #bhth of ,september1 #ahed4 ,the voyage was not a long one1 but the sea was troubled so much that1 during part of the time1 we did not think a great deal about either ,french or ,german1 with1 or without1 a master4 ,as we drew near the shores of ,france1 we thought it necessary to make some inquiry about the ,custom ,house and passport regulations4 ,bro4 ,francis made some advances in ,french to a ,frenchman1 but the party addressed1 evidently1 did not know much about book ,french1 as spoken by my esteemed companion4 ,long after this ,i found that the provincial natives of a country frequently speak a corruption of the language and are not familiar with the language proper when spoken4 ,it was agreeable to us to think that this ,frenchman might be one of that class4 ,we landed1 had our baggage examined in the ,custom ,house and were passed out into the street1 strangers in a strange land4 ,we were anxious to find the railway station and ,bro4 ,francis at once brought his ,french ,without a ,master to light4 ,he stopped and endeavored to get up a conversation with two different natives whom he met on the street1 but1 unfortunately1 they were not up in their education and we were obliged to go back to the ancient and barbarous language of signs1 although my companion's perseverance was worthy of greater success4 ,after stopping several hours in ,paris and ,macon we arrived at ,geneva1 the headquarters of the ,swiss and ,italian ,mission1 in good health and spirits2 but before entering the city the police stopped our diligence 7stage7 and collected our passports4 ,they were taken into the police office in the city1 where they were kept until the owner concluded to travel further2 but1 in the meantime1 that is1 next day1 we were furnished with a permit1 intended to save us from annoyance if the police should take special notice of us4 ,our brethren met and welcomed us4 ,they were ,elders ,t4 ,b4 ,h4 ,stenhouse1 president of the mission1 although about to leave1 having been released to gather with the ,church1 ,daniel ,tyler1 his successor1 ,george ,mayer1 ,j4 ,f4 ,secrist1 ,g4 ,d4 ,keaton1 ,c4 ,r4 ,savage and ,john ,chislett4 ,on ,sunday1 ,october #ast1 we met in general conference1 which lasted three days1 where we had a time of rejoicing together4 ,at this conference ,elder ,francis was appointed to labor in ,italy among the ,waldenses who speak ,french2 and ,i was appointed to labor under the direction of ,elder ,mayer in the ,zurich ,conference1 a portion of ,switzerland where the people speak ,german4 ,it was with regret that ,i parted with my intelligent companion1 ,brother ,francis4 ,i heard from him at intervals afterwards2 and1 in the course of time and changes1 under the providences of ,god1 we met again in ,england to labor together in the ,birmingham district4 ,geneva1 although not the capital of the ,swiss ,confederation1 is its principal city4 ,it has now a population of about fifty thousand4 ,nearly four thousand of these are employed in the manufacture of watches and jewelry4 ,the city1 situated on the southern end of the lake of the same name1 presents a majestic appearance2 the hills beyond and around forming a beautiful prospect4 ,,chapter ,,ii4 ,,arrival ,,in ,,berne--,,its ,,principal ,,objects ,,of ,,interest--,,go ,,to ,,weiningen1 ,,where ,i ,,remain ,,to ,,study ,,german--,,sketch ,,from ,,my ,,journal--,,hunted ,,by ,,mobs--,,interviewed ,,by ,,the ,,mayor4 ,on ,october the #dth ,i left ,geneva with ,elder ,mayer for our field of labor4 ,we sailed about thirty miles on the lake and then had a short1 pleasant walk to ,lausanne4 ,this place has a population of twenty-eight thousand2 it is the capital of the canton ,de ,vaud1 and is a very attractive place of residence4 ,at #c p4m4 we took our seats on the diligence and were soon traveling along towards ,berne1 the capital city of the ,swiss republic1 where we arrived at #e o'clock on the following morning4 ,berne has now a population of about forty thousand4 ,it is the capital of the canton as well as of the nation4 ,it is built on the ,river ,aar4 ,numerous quaint and ornamental fountains decorate its streets2 but the buildings are dull and heavy-looking1 the windows being generally small4 ,it is what might be called an old-fashioned place4 ,the city derives its name from the word baren1 the ,german for bears4 ,the figure of that interesting animal is conspicuous everywhere1 on town gates1 fences and houses4 ,for centuries living bears have been kept at the public expense4 ,the ,bear ,pit is one of the places of interest about ,berne1 as there is generally1 in fine weather1 a number of people collected there to enjoy the antics of the imprisoned animals4 ,an ,englishman fell into this pit on the night of the #crd of ,march1 #ahfa1 and was torn to pieces after a desperate struggle4 ,there are many interesting places about this remarkable old town4 ,it has a fine old cathedral1 built in the sixth century1 with an organ1 justly celebrated1 said to be about equal to that of ,fribourg1 another town in ,switzerland4 ,the ,fribourg organ has sixty-seven stops and one thousand eight hundred pipes1 some of the latter being thirty-two feet long4 ,there are also a museum1 palace1 hospital and other objects of interest4 ,our next stage was to the town of ,baden where we took train to ,schlieren1 and then walked to the village of ,weiningen1 about six miles from ,zurich1 the principal city of the ,german portion of ,switzerland4 ,there was a small branch of the ,church at this place1 and it was designed that ,i should reside here for a time to commence my study of ,german4 ,on reaching ,bro4 ,hug's house we were received in the most friendly manner1 and soon had some refreshment of which we stood in need4 ,at night a prayer meeting was held in the house4 ,i much enjoyed the spirit which prevailed1 but understood not a word4 ,the sound of speaking seemed to be continuous1 and it was impossible for me to catch the beginning or end of a word or sentence4 ,the ,saints here numbered1 in all1 fifteen or sixteen1 the fruits of the labors of ,elder ,george ,mayer who lives now1 ,i believe1 in ,utah ,county4 ,on the #fth1 ,bro4 ,mayer went to ,zurich and ,i was left with my ,swiss friends and my books4 ,the family with whom ,i lived showed me every kindness4 ,how strange it is when a person cannot make known his thoughts1 nor understand people when they talk6 ,the very sound of ,german was harsh to me2 but ,i soon got accustomed to it4 ,i soon learned that the authorities of ,switzerland were very suspicious of anything like a gathering of the people and1 therefore1 all we did had to be kept very quiet4 ,i did not attract much notice1 however1 because ,i was kept very busy in my endeavors to acquire the language4 ,in my journal ,i find the following3 ,november the #beth4 ,for some considerable time past the inhabitants of ,weiningen have been lying against the ,saints1 and the spirit of persecution has been increasing4 ,the village minister has been lecturing against the ',mormons' and made the people worse4 ,for the last two or three days they have been threatening to put a stop to ',mormonism1' and they commenced in the following manner3 ,about eight o'clock this evening1 while ,bro4 ,henry ,hug was gone to baptize two persons1 a crowd gathered around the house1 railing and swearing against us4 ,they forced open the window shutters and1 at length1 entered the outer entrance of the house where several of the brethren had gone to speak to them4 ,the mob would not listen1 but forced their way into the room1 beating back the brethren2 we were trying1 in the meantime1 to prevent them4 ,the mob being more particularly in search of ,elder ,mayer or myself1 gave a howl of satisfaction when they perceived me4 ,bro4 ,mayer was not in the place and several men instantly laid hold of me and soon dragged me to the door4 ,the brethren1 seeing this1 made another effort and succeeded in rescuing me1 when a general fight began as well as it could be maintained by seven or eight persons against forty or fifty1 that being the number that could come into the apartment4 ,at this stage of the proceedings the small light that stood upon a table was extinguished and we were in sudden darkness1 which at once put an end to hostilities4 ,the thought had just passed through my mind that if ,i could make my escape it would save the property in the house from destruction1 and the people from this riotous mob4 ,as soon as we were in darkness ,sister ,ragela ,hug whispered to me to follow her2 ,i did so and1 by some crowding and caution1 we reached the hall doorway1 when a man got hold of me by the hair4 ,i quickly gave him a dig in the stomach with my elbow which as quickly caused him to let go his hold2 but he gave the alarm4 ,it was1 however1 too late3 we had gained the back room1 which we entered and bolted the door inside4 ,i had but time to unfasten a window and leap from it to the ground before the crowd issued from the doors1 both in the front and back of the house4 ,i ran a short distance1 then stood and listened1 but1 hearing no one pursuing1 ,i went into the orchard and drew near the house again1 as ,i wished to know whether the mob had left the house1 for if they had ,i expected the ,saints would be safe from further trouble4 ,when near enough ,i heard the men searching for me in the out houses2 so ,i turned and walked into ,zurich1 which place ,i reached about #b o'clock in the morning1 my body bruised1 my head uncovered and my clothes very much torn4 ,i went to ,elder ,baer's house and was soon admitted1 had some refreshments and went to bed and slept soundly4 ,the next day ,elder ,baer went to ,weiningen and ,i spent the day with ,elder ,mayer and the ,saints at the meetings4 ,in the evening ,elder ,baer returned and told us that ,bro4 ,henry ,hug1 while baptizing on the previous evening1 was interrupted by a portion of the mob that had annoyed us4 ,he was smitten on the face and taken before the authorities1 first at ,weiningen and then at ,zurich2 and was kept in prison all night4 ,also that1 after ,i had left ,weiningen1 the brethren and some of the crowd did some fighting1 but there was no one hurt much4 ,thus the ,lord once more delivered us out of the hands of our enemies4 ,only a few days elapsed after these events before ,i was summoned to appear before the ,stadthalter 7mayor7 who1 by the aid of an interpreter1 examined me at considerable length1 the substance of which ,i insert here as complete as possible3 ,,question4--,how old are you8 ,,answer4--,twenty-six years old4 ,q4--,where were you born8 ,a4--,in ,lanark1 ,scotland4 ,q4--,did you ever follow any business1 if so1 what was it8 ,a4--,i was engaged at an inn1 and afterwards in the boot and shoe business4 ,q4--,where did you come from to this country8 ,a4--,from ,cambridge1 ,england4 ,q4--,were you long in ,england8 ,a4--,about three years and a half4 ,q4--,in what part8 ,a4--,in many parts4 ,q4--,had you property left you8 ,a4--,no4 ,q4--,then you made some money by your business8 ,a4--,yes1 while engaged in it4 ,q4--,did you follow any business while traveling in ,england8 ,a4--,yes4 ,q4--,what8 ,a4--,lecturing4 ,q4--,on politics or religion8 ,a4--,religion4 ,q4--,what did you come to this country for1 and what have you been doing since you came here8 ,a4--,i came here partly to learn the ,german language1 and to give lessons in ,english1 and ,i have been doing so since ,i came4 ,q4--,how long is it since you came into ,switzerland8 ,a4--,i came into ,switzerland on the last day of ,september4 ,q4--,into what part8 ,a4--,geneva4 ,q4--,are you a believer in the doctrine of the people called ,mormons8 ,a4--,yes1 sir4 ,q4--,as it is taught in this country8 ,a4--,i do not yet understand the language of this country4 ,q4--,but you believe the doctrines8 ,a4--,yes1 those that ,i understand4 ,q4--,have you taken any active part in ,mormonism in this country8 ,a4--,of course not2 ,i have just said ,i was ignorant of the language4 ,q4--,do you believe in the plurality of wives as being true8 ,a4--,yes1 sir4 ,q4--,have you taught it to the people here8 ,a4--,i cannot convey my thoughts or belief to the people1 as ,i have not mastered the language sufficiently4 ,q4--,have you any desire that the people here should believe the doctrine of plurality of wives8 ,a4--,i would rejoice in knowing that all people believed in the ,bible4 ,q4--,do you believe that the ,bible teaches that doctrine8 ,a4--,yes1 most certainly2 any one who believes the ,bible must believe that doctrine4 7,i here offered to explain it from scripture1 but was informed that they did not interfere with the faith of any man1 and that everyone had a right to draw their own conclusions from the ,bible2 but he1 the ,stadthalter1 wished to know if ,i desired to see that doctrine put in operation in ,switzerland1 to which ,i replied in the negative47 ,q4--,why not8 ,a4--,because the people are not prepared for such a state of things1 and it would be unlawful4 ,q4--,yes1 but if you had the power1 would you not introduce the practice of that system8 ,a4--,no4 ,q4--,why8 ,a4--,i have no desire to do anything against the spirit of the laws as at present established4 ,again1 ,i have no right to introduce such a state of things3 ,i never received authority from ,god1 who is the ,author of the ,bible religion1 to do such a thing2 so that1 if ,i had the power1 ,i have not the disposition to do so in this country or any other4 ,q4--,do you know ,mr4 ,mayer8 ,a4--,yes1 sir4 ,q4--,how long have you know him8 ,a4--,since ,i came to this country4 ,q4--,did you not know him before8 ,a4--,no1 sir4 ,q4--,how did you become acquainted with him8 ,a4--,i met him at the house of a friend4 ,q4--,in what place8 ,a4--,in ,geneva4 ,q4--,will you give us the address of that friend8 ,a4--,certainly1 you can have it2 but ,i may mention that my friend ,a left ,geneva for ,america nearly two months ago4 7,the authorities here showed some dissatisfaction at the nature of my last communication47 ,q4--,is ,mr4 ,mayer an ,american8 ,a4--,i never asked him1 but ,i believe he is4 ,footnote ,a3 ,elder ,t4 ,b4 ,h4 ,stenhouse1 who had been released4 ,q4--,do you know what business he followed before he came to ,switzerland8 ,a4--,no1 ,i knew nothing of him4 ,q4--,did you ever tell the people here that by paying a certain sum of money1 or as much as they could1 they might obtain a passage to ,america8 ,a4--,i know nothing of such an arrangement2 besides1 ,i have repeatedly stated to you that ,i cannot speak ,german well enough to explain anything4 ,q4--,do you know anything of such a matter among the ,mormons here8 ,a4--,no1 ,i do not4 ,b ,the ,stadthalter now advised me to continue to abstain from taking any active part with the ,mormons as1 perhaps1 ,i was not aware 7not being able to read the public newspapers7 to what extent the people were excited against ,mormonism1 and told me ,i would be sent for in about a week to obtain the necessary papers to stay in ,zurich1 as it was dangerous for me to remain longer in ,weiningen4 ,thus ended my first examination1 and for the next two weeks ,i heard nothing from the authorities2 but rumors were prevalent that the ,mormons were about to be expelled4 ,footnote ,b3 ,in being questioned about emigration1 the object was to convict us of receiving the people's money by making promises which we could not fulfill4 ,any one1 of course1 could secure a passage to ,america by paying the necessary amount4 ,the laws of ,switzerland did not prevent emigration4 ,,chapter ,,iii4 ,,letter ,,from ,,elder ,,secrist--,,ordered ,,to ,,leave ,,zurich--,,arrested ,,and ,,imprisoned ,,in ,a ,,filthy ,,dungeon--,,taken ,,to ,,better ,,quarters--,,released4 ,about this time ,i received letters from several of the brethren in other parts the mission1 from which ,i learned that we in ,zurich were not the only ones who were being persecuted4 ,from ,bro4 ,secrist's letter1 written at ,st4 ,louis1 ,france1 ,i copy the following3 ,you may think it strange to hear from me1 an outcast 7not on the island of ,patmos1 but in the kingdom of ,france7 for the testimony of the truth and of the gospel1 which we preach4 ,i hardly know how to begin my history4 ,i left ,geneva sick1 yet complained little4 ,it was with much difficulty and distress of body that ,i arrived at a good sister's house in ,thun1 where ,i had a severe time for about three days4 ,about one week after1 ,president ,tyler came to see me4 ,we ordained three to the ,priesthood4 ,i kept myself hidden from strangers1 and traveled from place to place after night1 and as the ,saints are very much scattered1 frequently walked twelve miles after dark4 ,i felt after a time that something was not right1 and as the reigning ,stadthalter wished to see me to learn from me concerning our doctrine1 ,i went to see him4 ,about this time he received a note from ,berne1 stating that ',secrist had left the canton and if he were to show himself1 to see after him and send him to ,berne1' yet he 7the ,stadthalter7 gave me the privilege of going to ,berne by myself1 instead of sending me by a policeman4 ,i went1 expecting to get a hearing1 but this was denied me4 ,they wished to know where ,i wanted to go4 ,i answered to ,thun4 ,they replied1 ',you cannot go to ,thun1' and got into a passion and sent me to prison1 where ,i remained nine days4 ,the brethren did all they could for me to get the authorities to hear me1 stating that the preacher at ,siglerswyl 7who complained against me7 did not represent the thing as it was4 ,they had encouragement to have a re-hearing for me1 till last ,friday4 ,they had petitioned testifying that ,i had not brought a strange doctrine in the land1 etc41 but all to no purpose2 in short1 on last ,saturday morning1 ,i was transported by a policeman1 and never got clear until at the dividing line of ,switzerland and ,france4 ,i first made the acquaintance of ,elder ,jacob ,f4 ,secrist in ,geneva1 and found him to be a very humble and devoted missionary4 ,he had just commenced to lay the foundation of a permanent work in ,berne and ,thun 7a town some fifteen miles distant from the former7 where he had by the blessing of ,god1 after enduring many hardships1 baptized a number of good people and established one or two branches4 ,he was honorably released to return to ,zion1 but did not live to enjoy the happiness of a re-union with his family in this life1 as he died somewhere in the ,states on his way home4 ,for four or five weeks during these exciting times ,i kept no journal1 as it was not prudent under the circumstances to do so4 ,in a country where a man may be arrested and imprisoned at any movement1 as we then expected to be1 and without a knowledge1 on his part1 of any charge being made against him1 it was not safe to write and carry evidence of one's movements and connections4 ,although there was nothing wrong about our acts or intentions1 as our only desire was to remain that we might teach our brethren and sisters and preach the gospel1 as required by the revelations of ,god2 we wished to avoid bringing trouble on others1 if we had to feel the effects of prejudice and persecution4 ,about this time ,elder ,c4 ,r4 ,savage1 now of ,salt ,lake ,city1 whose field of labor was at ,lausanne1 visited us4 ,i was greatly pleased to see him4 ,he was an old acquaintance1 as we had been fellow-laborers in the ,southampton conference in ,england4 ,while daily expecting to hear from the police-authorities1 we occupied all the time we could in straightening up ,church records and accounts of ,church books received from and sent to different places1 which was somewhat difficult as we had to estimate values in different kinds of money4 ,as the time passed1 ,elder ,mayer was busy visiting and preaching to the ,saints and strangers1 who attended our meetings1 and ,i assisted him to the best of my ability4 ,i had studied hard and was steadily improving in a knowledge and use of the ,german tongue4 ,we anticipated trouble from the authorities1 in consequence of rumors prevailing1 but we trusted in the ,lord who had sent us to warn this nation1 and we waited with confidence coming events4 ,about ,december #afth1 ,elder ,mayer and myself received notice from the police to leave the canton of ,zurich within eight days4 ,elder ,mayer made application to the ,american consul1 who would do nothing for him1 and ,i wrote to the ,british ambassador at ,berne4 ,in my communication ,i claimed protection as a ,british subject and stated how ,i had been treated by the authorities of the canton in which ,i then was1 they even refusing to give any reason for the unjust course pursued in regard to me4 ,he gave an almost immediate reply in which he stated that he had asked for explanation concerning the course pursued towards me1 and had also used his influence to have the order of banishment suspended for a time4 ,he then asked me to write him fully1 as ,i afterwards did1 any and all causes which ,i might think had led to the action of the authorities4 ,elder ,mayer1 as the ,american consul would do nothing for him1 had to leave and was shortly afterwards honorably released to return home to ,zion3 and notwithstanding my protest1 the act of expulsion against me remained in force and ,i had also to leave or go to prison1 and remembering the advice of the ambassador1 to comply with the orders of the police until the matter was fully investigated1 ,i concluded to comply with the requisition4 ,brother ,mayer was the first missionary sent to ,zurich in this dispensation4 ,he was an example of industry and perseverance in his ministry and was the means of accomplishing a great deal of good4 ,he baptized quite a number and organized a branch of the ,church in ,zurich and another in ,weiningen4 ,he left1 carrying with him the blessings and good feelings of both ,saints and strangers who knew him4 ,i concluded1 waiting the final issue of the ambassador's negotiations1 to remove to ,badan in a neighboring ,catholic canton4 ,brother ,savage1 who could not speak ,german1 decided to go with me for a few days before returning to his field of labor in ,lausanne4 ,the grief of the ,saints was visible on every countenance1 they felt discouraged1 it seemed to them that1 in the departure of the ,elders1 the last link connecting them with the body of the ,church was about to be severed and that they were soon to be left without a shepherd4 ,the excitement about the ,mormons had been considerable1 the newspapers1 as usual1 printing all manner of falsehoods concerning us and those of ,zurich printing a notice of our expulsion and advising the authorities in neighboring cantons to look after us4 ,the ,protestant cantons manifested their opposition to us the most1 and the excitement among them was general4 ,the ,catholic cantons showed little interest in the matter1 therefore we thought it best to take refuge in one of them4 ,extremely little has ever been accomplished by the ,elders among a ,roman ,catholic population1 in consequence of the dense ignorance1 in a general sense1 of the mass of the people and their unwillingness to examine anything religious apart from their own faith--the result doubtless of an education which shackles thought and crushes out aspirations which would lead to religious freedom4 ,a few days experience1 surrounded by an unfriendly influence1 inclined us to accept an invitation to visit a family of ,saints in ,weiningen1 the same with whom ,i had lodged at a former period and in whose house ,i had been mobbed4 ,that place was1 however1 within the boundaries of the canton of ,zurich and therefore dangerous to our liberty4 ,we had been considering the propriety of ,brother ,savage returning to ,lausanne and my going into one of the other ,protestant cantons where there were a few scattered ,saints1 but ,i thought it would be better to reserve my visit in that direction until the excitement was somewhat allayed that ,i might be able to remain for a season4 ,at this juncture the invitation reached us from ,weiningen4 ,our friends promised us the utmost secrecy and care1 as they1 of course1 understood that ,i had been banished and was in danger1 if found in the canton4 ,i finally concluded to go to ,weiningen1 and as the distance was short ,brother ,savage accompanied me4 ,we got within two or three miles of our destination as it was getting dark1 and1 as arranged1 were met by two of the brethren who came to pilot us into town in safety4 ,on our arrival at ,brother ,hug's residence we were met by kind friends whose glad countenances testified to the happiness they felt at beholding us4 ,supper was ready and we all sat down to partake of the blessings provided by this kind family when suddenly the door was thrust open and a policeman1 with several assistants1 walked into the room and arrested ,brother ,savage and myself4 ,they next proceeded to relieve us of such things as our pockets contained1 all the while asking questions which we did not answer1 and congratulating each other upon the capture they had made4 ,i had quite a sum of mission money in large silver pieces which ,i intended to send to ,geneva by ,brother ,savage4 ,as our visitors commenced to relieve us of such articles as we had1 the ,hug brothers 7there were several of them7 interposed1 which led to considerable wrangling1 when ,i thought of the money1 and backing against brother ,jacob ,hug1 drew nearly all of the money out of my pocket1 unobserved1 and1 as ,i thought1 put the money into his1 but the outside opening of his trousers led down his leg as well as into his pocket1 and1 unfortunately1 in the hurry the money went the wrong way1 making a noise and scattering all over the floor4 ,the police1 amazed1 cleared the floor and picked up most of the coin4 ,brother ,jacob ,hug claimed the money1 however1 and as the police could not prevail upon me to own it1 ,brother ,jacob had it returned to him the next day4 ,without partaking of the good supper which had been set before us we were escorted to temporary quarters for the night at the house of a village policeman4 ,on the way a remark was made by one of us when we were at once ordered not to speak4 ,we were placed in a large room and against the door inside was pushed a heavy table1 on which were placed a loaded musket1 a bottle of wine and a loaf of bread4 ,the contents of the first for us if we attempted to escape1 and of the two latter for the benefit of the policeman and his assistant1 who sat up all night to take care of us4 ,our guards felt elated over their wine and our capture1 the circumstances connected with which seemed to please them very much4 ,i wondered how our arrival in the village was known1 and so soon1 but learned all about it from the conversation that took place between them4 ,some persons had accidentally seen us meet the brethren who came to guide us into the village4 ,not having answered their questions when they arrested us1 they took it for granted that we did not understand ,german1 so they spoke freely4 ,the policeman pointing to me said1 ,that is a fine fellow1 he used to pretend to give ,english lessons1 how could he1 when he cannot speak any ,german8 ,we were hungry1 at least ,i was1 and supposed ,brother ,savage was also4 ,i dared not ask him as we might have been separated1 but when it grew late and there was no sign of anything for us to eat1 ,i distinctly asked in ,german if we were to have any supper4 ,the effect of this very natural request was most remarkable4 ,the policeman sprang to his feet and without a word walked over to where ,i sat1 put his fist to my face and hissed out the word1 ,i thought you could not speak ,german4 ,i replied1 ,o yes1 ,i can sometimes4 ,then why did you not answer me in ,mr4 ,hug's house8 he asked4 ,i answered1 ,because ,i did not choose to do so4 ,he was very angry and appeared ready to strike me1 but he thought better of it and walked back to his seat1 stating that we would get no supper4 ,just at this time his wife looked in at the door and with great kindness plead with him to allow her to give us something to eat1 but he would not4 ,he at length got up and offered me a piece of crust of the bread in a very surly manner1 which ,i declined4 ,i then told him we were ready to go to bed4 ,he pointed to the floor and said we might lie there1 but his wife again interfered in our behalf1 and after considerable sharp talk on her part1 as well as his1 she was permitted to bring in a bed and bed clothes1 when we lay down and spent the night very comfortably1 as we were tired4 ,early in the morning we were ordered to get up1 and without breakfast and marched to ,zurich1 six miles distant4 ,like ,brother ,secrist1 we had to go before1 the policeman walking behind with his musket over his shoulder4 ,as we reached ,zurich our procession attracted the attention of the citizens1 and1 before we reached the jail1 had quite a following4 ,at the jail ,brother ,savage and ,i were separated4 ,i was taken to an underground cell and locked in4 ,its size was about eight feet by six1 with one small window on a level with the street2 but worst of all1 the cell was abominably dirty4 ,the furniture consisted of a narrow bench and one or two old rugs1 the place being used to confine persons in temporarily1 until they were taken away for trial4 ,during the day a number of prisoners were unceremoniously pushed in and shortly afterwards taken away again1 and although most of them were anything but pleasant companions1 the changes made broke the monotony of the long prison hours4 ,they were all hand-cuffed and some looked as if it were a very proper precaution4 ,some were bound with great severity and begged me1 as soon as we were alone1 to adjust the small chain which was round their wrists1 in the hope of obtaining relief4 ,as the day wore on the polluted atmosphere of the cell sickened me4 ,the foulness of the place was beyond description1 the very walls as high as a man could reach were covered with filthiness4 ,i grew tired1 as there was no resting place1 being on my feet all day1 and hungry1 as ,i had not eaten anything for about thirty hours4 ,at seven o'clock at night ,i was taken out of the den and brought before my former acquaintance1 the ,stadthalter1 with whom ,i had quite a friendly conversation1 more seeking information on his part than as an examination4 ,i complained bitterly about the place of my confinement1 which ,i think had not been known to him1 and he told me that he would send me to a more comfortable place2 he also said he did not desire to punish or expel me1 but he was obliged to meet the wishes of the priests1 whose influence was very great4 ,a policeman was now ordered to take me to new quarters4 ,how fresh and invigorating was the air when we stepped out into the street6 ,the extreme pleasure in some degree compensated me for what ,i had endured4 ,i walked alongside of my new conductor until we reached a prison situated in the upper part of town1 where ,i was received by the jailor and introduced to four genteel looking young men1 who occupied two rooms in the building4 ,my new friends were quite pleased to see me1 and1 bringing up their seats close to mine1 inquired in a friendly and confidential way what ,i was in for4 ,i told them it was for preaching1 which caused them to look at each other rather dubiously1 as much as to say1 that story won't do1 but ,i afterwards explained matters more fully1 and ,i think satisfied them with the facts4 ,there were two beds in one room and one in the other1 all clean and neat1 although made every morning by the prisoners themselves1 this labor being one of the duties of the prisoners4 ,my companions desired me to occupy the single bed while they occupied the two in the other room4 ,this was kind and acceptable1 and before ,i lay down ,i rejoiced in expressing my great thanks to ,god1 the giver of all good1 for ,his kindness unto me1 and in so ordering1 that ,i had an opportunity of sleeping in peace4 ,indeed1 although it may seem strange1 ,i was grateful for the privilege1 of resting from the anxiety and suspense to which ,i had so long been subjected4 ,it was a kind of relief to be in prison under the circumstances1 especially as ,i felt that ,i had done all the good my opportunities permitted1 although there were some serious doubts in my mind as to when ,i might obtain my freedom4 ,it should be remembered that in ,switzerland then1 and in other ,european countries1 a man might be imprisoned on suspicion at any time1 without any certainty as to when he might be liberated4 ,i slept well1 and arose early1 agreeable with our prison regulations4 ,our first work was bed-making1 which had to be done well1 as it was afterwards inspected4 ,it was here ,i took my first lesson in that domestic labor1 and as ,i appeared awkward in my first movements1 one of my companions kindly offered to assist me4 ,my companions were all respectable-looking and well-dressed young men1 and supported by the canton1 as they told me1 for stealing4 ,three had been hotel waiters4 ,they were cheerful and entertaining1 and1 during the time ,i remained with them1 treated me with the utmost consideration4 ,one of them1 a mimic1 diverted us daily with exhibitions of the walk and social manners of men of different nationalities1 which were exceedingly good and helped to pass away the time1 and ,i1 when opportunities offered and sometimes at their own request1 encouraged them to live a better life1 and taught them some of the principles of the gospel4 ,there was one serious trouble2 we were always hungry1 being only half fed4 ,our meals were served with due regularity1 and consisted of a little gruel and a small portion of bread for breakfast1 of potatoes and sometimes sour krout with a very small piece of meat for dinner1 and gruel and bread1 as a change1 for supper1 but not half enough at any time4 ,no matter what position we occupied1 or what we were doing1 as soon as the key rattled in the door about meal times we were on the alert and ready4 ,i had spent four days and three nights in prison1 when one day the jailor came in at an unusual time and said1 ,mr4 ,budge1 you are at liberty to go4 ,i was not told why ,i was imprisoned1 nor why ,i was set at liberty1 and ,i asked no questions1 but1 taking leave of my companions1 walked out into the street a free man4 ,i found ,brother ,savage at liberty4 ,the ,saints had only that morning learned where we were in custody4 ,brother ,savage1 after the first day's imprisonment1 had been obliged to consort with vile characters and in addition to other inconveniences had to endure the noise of their riotous conduct4 ,in a day or two he left for ,lausanne1 expressing the natural kindliness of his disposition towards me and wishes for my safety1 as ,i thought it best to remain in ,zurich1 at least until ,i received another notice to leave4 ,there was still no news from ,berne with regard to myself1 although ,i looked for immediate results after the dispatch of my last letter to the ambassador1 and ,i continued to attend meetings and instruct the people1 taking special pains to inform them in regard to the organization of the ,church and the jurisdiction of the ,priesthood in its varied callings1 foreseeing the probability of their being left to themselves1 at least for a time4 ,i was naturally in a state of suspense1 although the authorities made no new movement4 ,i moved about very quietly among the ,saints and others1 subjecting myself to such inconveniences as were necessary to enable me to do my duty1 the newspapers in the meantime still keeping the people in a state of excitement about the ,mormons4 ,,chapter ,,iv4 ,,progress ,,in ,,learning ,,to ,,speak ,,german--,,communication ,,from ,,the ,,british ,,ambassador--,,notified ,,to ,,leave ,,zurich--,,go ,,to ,,schaffhausen--,,the ,,falls ,,of ,,the ,,rhine--,,unable ,,to ,,obtain ,,permission ,,to ,,remain ,,in ,,the ,,canton--,,seek ,,another ,,place ,,of ,,retreat--,,lodge ,,with ,a ,,family ,,of ,,saints--,,difficulty ,,in ,,keeping ,,secluded--,,called ,,to ,,geneva--,,return ,,to ,,england4 ,the ,saints in ,zurich and vicinity were enjoying much of the ,holy ,spirit and rejoicing greatly in the faith of the gospel of ,jesus ,christ2 they were beginning to comfort themselves with hopes that ,i might be permitted1 after all1 to remain among them unmolested2 and ,i was1 under the blessing of ,god1 making such progress in conversation as encouraged me in hopes of being still more useful1 when at length ,i received the following communication from the ,british ambassador3 ,,berne1 ,,january #aa1 #ahee4 ,sir3--,i have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the #bjth ult41 and of your passport transmitted to me therein4 ,the information conveyed in that letter1 that you belonged to the sect denominated ',mormons1' and the indication it contained that you were in the habit of preaching its doctrines1 alike revolting and opposed to civilization and religion1 led me to anticipate the results of my application to the ,federal ,council for explanation as to the motive of your threatened expulsion from the canton of ,zurich4 ,but having requested such an explanation at the hands of the authorities here4 ,i thought it right to allow the matter to take its course and ,i therefore waited until ,i should receive from the ,federal ,council a reply to the note ,i had written on the subject4 ,this reply ,i only received yesterday morning and ,i was fully prepared for the tenor of its contents4 ,these are in brief to the effect1 that ,mormonism has lately been on the increase in the canton of ,zurich1 and its preaching and ceremonial acts have given rise to disorders in one locality on account of their immoral tendency1 so that the police had deemed it necessary to refuse to the two ,mormon teachers permission to reside in the canton2 that you are one of these teachers1 that you have hitherto resided in the district without legal permission to do so1 and that it is the refusal to grant you such permission 7which is required by ,zurich law for ,swiss citizens as well as foreigners and may be refused by the authorities to any one on just causes7 of which you now complain4 ,it is further observed in the note of the ,federal ,council1 that the ,government of ,zurich1 considering that ,budge belongs to the sect of the ,mormons1 and devotes himself to the propagation of their tenets1 that among these is found polygamy--a state of things incompatible with the basis of social and family life in the above canton1 and1 lastly1 that the preaching of these individuals has occasioned disorder1 is of the opinion that the determination of the police of ,zurich is fully justified4 ,the ,federal ,council itself approves of this determination on the part of the ,government of ,zurich1 and is of opinion that there are no grounds for any longer delay being allowed1 previous to your being ordered to quit the canton4 ,this decision was transmitted to ,zurich by last night's post4 ,coinciding as ,i do in the estimate formed of the pernicious doctrines held and disseminated by you1 according to your own admission in your letter to me of the #bjth of ,december1 and considering that a ,swiss citizen acting in a similar manner would meet with precisely similar treatment1 ,i can see that ,i should not be authorized in interfering in any way as the queen's representative here1 to prevent the execution of the order of the ,zurich authorities--that you should leave the canton immediately4 ,if you will follow my recommendation you will comply quietly with the order you have received1 and in selecting your destination1 if you should still remain in ,switzerland1 you will do well to recollect that other cantons have the same laws in this respect as ,zurich and that wherever you go it will be advisable for you to refrain from preaching doctrines1 which1 whatever may be your own belief1 are abominated as in the highest degree blasphemous and immoral1 by the whole civilized world4 ,i retain your passport in case you should wish to have it signed by me1 to render it valid for any particular route you may decide on taking1 and ,i will transmit it to you on learning your intentions4 ,i am1 sir your obedient servant1 ,g4 ,v4 ,r4 ,,gordon1 ,h4 ,b4 ,majesty's ,minister4 ,to ,mr4 ,william ,budge1 ,zurich4 ,the strong prejudice of the ambassador is very apparent in the opening lines of his letter4 ,the idea is conveyed1 that he would not have made any application at all on my behalf if he had known that ,i was a ,mormon1 that fact apart from the merits of the question at issue would have been sufficient to cause him to neglect his duty as a protector of his countrymen and their interests2 but1 having requested such an explanation at the hands of the authorities1 he thought it right to allow the matter to take its course4 ,i thought as much when ,i wrote my first letter1 therefore made my protest urgent1 and refrained from introducing any religious consideration until he would commit himself in an effort to do me justice4 ,the reply of the ,federal ,council as quoted1 contained several misrepresentations1 but without them there would have been no showing of necessity or consistency in expelling a stranger from a free republic4 ,the disorders referred to were the acts of native mobocrats without provocation1 and there was no more immorality about the baptism of believers into the ,church of ,jesus ,christ of ,latter-day ,saints than the baptism of people into a ,baptist community4 ,it was not necessary to refuse the two ,mormon teachers permission to reside in the canton1 as we had duly deposited our passports and met all requirements made upon us by the authorities1 and therefore did not ask for permission1 which we had long enjoyed4 ,in regard to polygamy1 we did not teach it and had testified before the authorities that we had no disposition or authority1 even if we had the power1 to interfere with social life in the canton1 by advising the practice of our marriage views4 ,it was true that ,mormonism was increasing and also the rage of the priests proportionately1 and as something had to be done to satisfy them1 the rulers gave an unrighteous decision1 which was endorsed by a narrow-minded ,british minister4 ,in a day or two after the ambassador's letter was received1 ,i was summoned before the police and received peremptory orders to leave the canton in three days1 or ,i would be arrested4 ,at last ,i was obliged to leave ,zurich1 and all our friends were full of grief on account of the determination of the authorities to drive us from the country4 ,i had been pursuing my studies at all convenient opportunities and was able now to teach the ,saints with more freedom1 and since ,elder ,mayer's departure1 the responsibility of the work in this part of the mission had devolved upon me4 ,the interest ,i felt in the prosperity of the ,saints was deep and abiding1 and ,i sought the help of the ,lord to enable me to instruct them in those things which were most necessary under the circumstances1 feeling as we all did1 that ,i would probably soon leave them4 ,i felt the importance of the work being sustained in ,german ,switzerland1 so ,i determined to go no further away than was absolutely necessary4 ,on ,january #af1 #ahee1 ,i left ,zurich for ,schaffhausen1 and arrived there the next day1 having walked part of the way4 ,i had an introduction from a sister to a family in this place on whom ,i called and by whom ,i was kindly received1 but it was necessary for me to obtain permission to lodge with my friends2 ,i therefore visited the police office and explained that my passport was in the hands of the ambassador and would reach me soon1 and they concluded1 as an obligation1 that ,i might stay in town one night without it4 ,on the second day of my arrival ,i was summoned before the police and examined1 and had to telegraph to the ambassador1 who replied that the passport was on the way1 which for the time prevented me1 ,i suppose1 from being locked up4 ,my passport arriving on the #bjth1 ,i went to the police office and presented it1 was closely questioned1 and came to the conclusion that there was not liberty enough to teach the truth in this place4 ,schaffhausen is near the line between ,switzerland and ,germany1 which accounts for the unusual severity of its regulations4 ,i was in hope of doing some good1 as the neighbors continued visiting my lodgings to see and talk with the ,englishman1 and smoke their pipes4 ,in talking we could hear1 but it was with difficulty sometimes1 when there were a number present1 to see each other through the smoke4 ,near this city are the beautiful ,rhine ,falls which have a world-wide reputation4 ,i here introduce the following brief description of these beautiful falls from a work lately published3 ,the falls of the ,rhine1 near ,schaffhausen are among the largest in ,europe4 ,though nothing in comparison with such falls as ,niagara1 they are imposing and beautiful4 ,shortly after passing the pretty town of ,schaffhausen1 the ,rhine hastens1 hurrying on for about three miles narrowed between woody knolls and low rocks4 ,by these rocks1 in the pass between ,daschsen and ,neuhausen1 the river is divided into three shoots1 which dash down a depth of about seventy feet4 ,the spectacle of the falls is exceedingly fine on both banks1 where every accommodation is equally made for visitors to enjoy the scene4 ,a fine view of the falls is obtained from the garden of the castle of ,laufen1 on the left bank of the river4 ,it is immediately opposite the ,schweizerhof1 from which visitors can cross in a ferry-boat1 fare half a franc4 ,the land belongs to a private family1 but1 by contract with the canton of ,zurich1 strangers are permitted to visit the castle and grounds2 fee1 one franc4 ,a wooden balcony overhangs the rush of waters4 ,the actual fall here is about eighty feet4 ,the water's division into three shoots can be well seen4 ,the largest body of water falls during the months of ,june and ,july4 ,although this1 one of the finest falls in ,europe1 is not a ,niagara1 nevertheless the general landscape is superior to that in the vicinity of ,niagara falls4 ,the range of the ,alps including ,mont ,blanc1 distant #ahe miles1 can be seen from this point and this alone would form a feature of the place4 ,after remaining several days in ,schaffhausen without any apparent results1 ,i went to ,weingarten and called on a ,brother ,bonnelli1 of whom ,i had heard1 and was received by the family with great kindness4 ,this brother took my passport to the village authority1 and was surprised when that dignitary questioned him closely and declared that ,i was a ,mormon4 ,he was angry with ,brother ,bonnelli for entertaining me1 but eventually sent a permit allowing me to lodge at their house and retained my passport4 ,i visited and conversed with ,saints and strangers for several days in ,weingarten when quite unexpectedly ,i was summoned before the ,stadthalter1 where ,i received my passport and a notice to leave the canton of ,thurgau in two days4 ,the ,stadthalter's instructions contained no reason therefore1 but he informed me it was because ,i was a ,mormon4 ,it was the settled policy of the cantons to drive the ,elders out of the country1 and the decision of the federal government as given in my case1 when expelled from ,zurich1 sustained them4 ,the papers published every movement made by the authorities1 and all strangers being obliged to deposit their passports at the nearest office that they might be permitted to stay where they desired to settle or lodge for the time1 it was impossible to remain long undiscovered4 ,to lodge in any house without the legal permit1 providing the family were willing1 subjected them to fine or imprisonment1 and this was not desirable4 ,i fully considered the circumstances and probabilities in the spirit of prayer and supplication to my ,heavenly ,father that ,he might guide and preserve me in my efforts to remain in ,switzerland until ,his servants were satisfied with the efforts made to sustain the ,church and warn the people4 ,it was true that ,president ,tyler had left the responsibility with me as to what ,i ought to do1 but ,i was not yet quite satisfied1 and finally determined to return to a small village on the ,lake of ,zurich1 where a faithful family of ,saints resided and where ,i might live unknown for a season1 except to the family1 in whom ,i had great confidence4 ,how to get there was the question to be solved4 ,on receiving my passport1 when asked where ,i was going as was usual1 ,i replied to ,st4 ,gall1 such being my intention at the time1 and the endorsement was made accordingly1 but on reflection it was almost certain that my intention would be known in ,st4 ,gall before ,i could get there myself4 ,to go to ,kussnacht 7the village on the lake71 which was almost in an opposite direction to ,st4 ,gall1 would probably be fatal to my liberty if my passport should be examined4 ,my first movement from ,weingarten towards my place of refuge would also bring me into the canton of ,zurich1 from which ,i had been twice expelled2 but if ,i could spend one night on the journey safely1 ,i had strong hopes of making the trip without detection4 ,on the afternoon of the #adth of ,february ,i left ,brother ,bonnelli's house with regret1 as we were doing good and the prospect was encouraging4 ,it rained all day and was very muddy under foot4 ,i therefore concluded to remain for the night at a small town named ,elgg4 ,it was evening4 ,i walked into a respectable looking hotel and arranged for supper and lodging4 ,the people were obliging1 but to save trouble ,i concluded not to use any more ,german than a few words1 such as any traveler is supposed to pick up in a few days4 ,after drying my clothes a little1 as they were wet through with rain1 ,i sat down to supper4 ,men were coming and going during the evening as is usual in such places on the continent of ,europe4 ,they come to chat with their neighbors1 read the papers1 smoke and drink beer4 ,i noticed a man sitting at the table opposite me4 ,he had been there some time1 although we had not spoken to each other4 ,the man at length said to the waiter--of course in ,german--,you have a stranger here4 ,yes1 the waiter replied1 an ,englishman1 but he cannot speak ,german4 ,that was satisfactory to me as ,i went on with my supper1 but directly after1 the man looking over to me1 said 7in ,german71 ,you are an ,englishman1 ,i believe8 ,ein ,englaender1 ,i replied1 wishing to break off the conversation1 when1 to my astonishment1 he addressed me in pretty good ,english4 ,after asking several questions which led to an agreeable conversation1 he informed me that he was the chief authority of the village1 and then requested to look at my passport1 which ,i at once handed him1 but as ,i at the moment complimented him on the ease and fluency with which he spoke ,english 7which seemed to gratify him71 he probably did not notice that1 according to the last endorsement which was written upon the document1 ,i should have been on my way to ,st4 ,gall4 ,my friend returned the passport good-naturedly1 signifying his approval and stating that my staying at the hotel for the night was all right4 ,i was up early the next morning and had breakfast1 but it rained so heavily that ,i was detained an hour or two at the inn4 ,on this day's journey ,i passed through ,winterthur and reached ,zurich1 as ,i intended1 just as it became dark1 and passed through to ,kussnacht1 distance during the day twenty-seven miles1 but the walking was heavy as the roads were bad1 and the snow was in many places over eighteen inches deep4 ,the kind reception which ,i met with from ,brother and ,sister ,elleker and family filled me with gratitude to ,god and to them1 and ,i had need of their attention as ,i was completely worn out4 ,i remained with this most excellent family until the eighth day of ,march1 in the strictest seclusion1 except when visited by a brother occasionally1 from ,zurich4 ,the family were silk-ribbon weavers and had necessarily occasional callers4 ,my apartment was up-stairs1 but it was lonesome1 and as there were no arrangements for warming the rooms1 ,i went below to the sitting room as often as ,i could with safety4 ,in doing this ,i had some narrow escapes from being seen1 as to return to my room it was necessary to pass through a passage-way in view of the front door4 ,it is a very difficult thing for a person to keep hid in a country like this1 for a stranger is readily observed1 and had the neighbors' suspicions been once awakened1 my hours of liberty would have been few1 and my protectors brought into serious trouble4 ,as is common in many houses in ,switzerland1 ,brother ,elleker's sitting room was warmed by an oven projecting out from the wall1 the mouth of the furnace being in another apartment4 ,the projection was probably not less than five by four feet1 and in height reached from the floor to within eighteen inches or two feet of the ceiling4 ,this is covered on the sides and end with enameled pottery ware4 ,the heat from the inside makes this oven a very desirable place to lean against in cold weather4 ,in addition to other uses the people dry chicory on the top of the oven1 which is flat1 before grinding it to use instead of coffee4 ,at ,brother ,elleker's1 one side of the oven was near the wall of the house1 leaving room for a number of narrow steps leading to the top4 ,these steps were a favorite resting-place for me1 as by going up a step or two ,i could not be seen1 unless a visitor came well round into the room2 if one did or was likely to do so1 ,i got on top of the oven where ,i was entirely hid1 as a curtain covered the space between the top of the oven and the ceiling4 ,a neighbor woman came in one day whose movements were suspicious and ,i got on the top1 but it happened that the top was entirely covered with small pieces of chicory1 quite dry and1 of course1 very hard4 ,there being no time to consider comfort1 ,i was quickly1 hands and knees1 on the ragged edges of the dried root1 and1 to my consternation1 from under the curtain ,i saw the woman deliberately plant herself against the side of the oven4 ,you may imagine my condition1 as the heat was oppressive and the chicory to my feelings got every moment harder4 ,sister ,elleker did her best to get rid of her neighbor1 without telling her to go1 and when she succeeded ,i came down the steps without the least approach to hilarity in my disposition4 ,shortly after arriving at ,brother ,elleker's ,i was in communication with a few of the leading brethren in ,zurich1 and one at a time would occasionally come and see me1 the distance being only five or six miles1 and ,i availed myself of every opportunity to instruct them in their duties4 ,i also kept ,president ,tyler acquainted occasionally with my whereabouts and condition4 ,on ,march #hth ,i received a telegram from ,president ,tyler1 desiring me to come to him at ,geneva1 which ,i at once prepared to do4 ,i had become somewhat uneasy1 as the visits of the brethren1 although made with great caution1 were being noticed by the neighbors1 and ,i was satisfied ,i could not at present forward the cause to any great extent1 not enough to justify the constant risk to myself and others4 ,i and other ,elders had been in all the ,protestant ,german cantons1 but two or three which we were not warranted in visiting1 as they were strongly prejudiced and only in name removed from the bigotry and bitterness of ,catholicism1 and we had been expelled from1 or prohibited from teaching in all we had visited2 and during the last three months ,i had been summoned before the police authorities in different places no less than thirteen times4 ,i bade my kind friends an affectionate farewell and blessed them for their kindness and consideration which they had manifested towards me1 and in a few days was united with my brethren in ,geneva again4 ,brother ,tyler had written to ,president ,f4 ,d4 ,richards1 at ,liverpool1 in regard to my future labors1 as there was no opening then in ,switzerland1 suggesting that there might be an opportunity to open up the work in ,germany1 but the result of the correspondence was the decision that ,i should return to ,england for the present4 ,i remained in ,geneva until the #bjth of ,april1 #ahee1 7expecting to take a small party of ,italian ,saints from ,lyons to ,liverpool1 on their way to the valleys of ,utah1 but circumstances prevented their coming71 when ,i left for ,england by way of ,dijon and ,paris1 where ,i duly arrived after an absence of seven months4 ,with regard to the feelings of the ,swiss nation1 within the last thirty years the policy of the government and the sentiment of the people have undergone a great change in favor of liberty4 ,in #ahgf1 ,elder ,j4 ,u4 ,stucki1 then president of the ,swiss and ,german ,missions1 was summoned before a district judge for certain expressions relating to polygamy1 in a pamphlet which he had published1 and he was fined fifty francs and an order was made for the confiscation of the book4 ,elder ,stucki appealed to the supreme court of the canton 7,berne7 which confirmed the decision of the lower court2 but the decision of the judges not being unanimous1 ,brother ,stucki1 encouraged1 carried the case before the supreme court of the nation which reversed the two former rulings--a result which led to much inquiry by strangers and renewed prosperity for the ,church4 ,i visited ,switzerland again in #ahgi1 visiting ,schaffhausen1 ,wienfelden1 ,zurich1 ,berne and many other places1 attending public meetings without using a passport at all1 although ,i had one with me4 ,within the last few weeks1 in answer to an application for the repression of ,mormonism in ,berne ,oberland 7the district from which ,elder ,secrist was expelled in #ahed7 the authorities declared in effect1 that the ,latter-day ,saints had as much right to preach their doctrines as any other religious denomination had to expound theirs4 ,,the ,,faith ,,of ,,the ,,zunis4 ,,by ,,llewellyn ,,harris4 ,,traditions ,,of ,,the ,,zunis--,,three ,,children ,,healed--,,administer ,,to #djf ,,indians ,,who ,,were ,,attacked ,,with ,,the ,,small-,,pox1 ,,most ,,of ,,whom ,,recover--,,opposed ,,by ,a ,,presbyterian ,,minister ,,and ,,others--,,fate ,,of ,,my ,,opposers4 ,i arrived at the ,zuni village on the #bjth of ,january1 #ahgh1 on my way to the ,mexican settlements1 to preach the gospel4 ,circumstances caused me to stay at ,zuni eight days1 thus giving me an opportunity to become acquainted with their traditions1 customs and history4 ,they say that1 before the conquest of ,mexico by the ,spaniards1 the ,zuni ,indians lived in ,mexico4 ,some of them still claim to be the descendants of ,montezuma4 ,at the time of the conquest they fled to ,arizona1 and settled there4 ,they were at one time a very powerful tribe1 as the ruins all over that part of the country testify4 ,they have always been considered a very industrious people4 ,the fact that they have at one time been in a state of civilization far in advance of what they are at present1 is established beyond a doubt4 ,before the ,catholic religion was introduced among them1 they worshiped the sun4 ,at present they are nearly all ,catholics4 ,a few of them have been baptized into our ,church by ,brothers ,ammon ,m4 ,tenney and ,r4 ,h4 ,smith1 and nearly all the tribe say they are going to be baptized4 ,they have a great many words in the language like the ,welsh1 and with the same meaning4 ,their tradition says that over three hundred years before the conquest of ,mexico by the ,spaniards1 some white men landed in ,mexico and told the ,indians that they had come from the regions beyond the sea to the east4 ,they say that from these white men came the ancient kings of ,mexico1 from whom ,montezuma descended4 ,these white men were known to the ,indians of ,mexico by the name of ,cambaraga2 and are still remembered so in the traditions of the ,zuni ,indians4 ,in time those white people became mixed with ,indians1 by marriage1 until scarcely a relic of them remained4 ,a few traditions of the ,mexican ,indians and a few ,welsh words among the ,zunis1 ,navajos1 and ,moquises are all that can be found of that people now4 ,i have the history of the ancient ,britons1 which speaks of ,prince ,madoc1 who was the son of ,owen ,guynedd1 king of ,wales1 having sailed from ,wales1 in the year #aafj1 with three ships4 ,he returned in the year #aafc1 saying he had found a beautiful country1 across the western sea4 ,he left ,wales again in the year #aafd with fifteen ships and three thousand men4 ,he was never again heard of4 ,the circumstances of the healing of the ,indians who were affected with the small pox1 which occurred during my stay among the ,zunis1 are as follows3 ,i put up with a ,zuni ,indian known as ,captain ,lochee1 who had three children sick with the small-pox4 ,after ,i had been asleep two or three hours1 ,i was awakened by the cries of the family and some of the neighbors who had come in4 ,i arose and inquired the cause of the crying1 and was informed by ,captain ,lochee that his daughter1 a child of about twelve years of age1 was dying4 ,i saw she was gasping for breath4 ,i felt like administering to her then1 but the ,spirit of the ,lord prompted me to wait a little longer4 ,i waited until she had done gasping and did not appear to breathe4 ,the ,spirit of the ,lord moved upon me very strongly to administer to her1 which ,i did2 she revived and slept well the remainder of the night4 ,i also administered to the other two who were sick in the same house that night4 ,all was quiet the remainder of the night1 and all seemed much better in the morning4 ,the news of this spread through the town1 and the next day ,i was called to visit about twenty-five families1 all of whom had one or more sick with the small-pox4 ,they also wished me to administer to the sick1 which ,i did4 ,i was called upon to visit from ten to twenty families a day for four days after my arrival1 and administered to their sick4 ,the power of the ,lord was made manifest to such a degree that nearly all ,i administered to recovered4 ,the disease was spreading so rapidly that ,i was unable to visit all the houses4 ,one morning about eight o'clock one of the ,zuni women came for me to go and visit the sick2 she took me to a house which had a large room in it1 about twenty by forty feet4 ,when ,i entered the room ,i found they had gathered the sick from all parts of the village1 till they had completely filled the house4 ,the stench that arose and the horrible sight that met my eyes is beyond description4 ,they had a ,spaniard there1 who understood the ,zuni language1 for an interpreter1 who told me they wanted me to administer to all those who were sick in the room4 ,i being the only ,elder in the village1 it seemed to be a great task to administer to so many1 but ,i called on the ,lord to strengthen me4 ,i commenced1 and as fast as ,i administered to them they were removed1 but other sick ones were continually being brought in4 ,it was late in the afternoon before ,i could perceive that they began to diminish in numbers4 ,when ,i had administered to the last one and went out1 the sun had set and it was getting dark4 ,the ,spaniard who had stayed there all day asked me if ,i knew how many ,i had prayed for4 ,i told him that ,i did not keep count2 he said he had1 and that it was #djf4 ,the next morning my arms were so sore that ,i could hardly move them4 ,there was a ,presbyterian minister in the village1 who became jealous of the influence ,i was gaining with the ,indians4 ,he persuaded two ,spaniards1 one ,navajo ,indian1 one albino ,zuni1 and one of the ,zuni medicine men to circulate lies and frighten the ,zunis1 telling them that those who were healed were healed by the power of the devil4 ,i felt weak from the effects of administering so much1 and1 on the second day after administering to the #djf1 ,i started for the settlement in ,savoia valley4 ,the next day after arriving in ,savoia ,i was taken down with a severe fever1 which lasted about a week4 ,i stopped with the family of ,brother ,john ,hunt1 who treated me very kindly4 ,it was about three weeks before ,i was able to resume my journey to the ,mexican settlements on the ,rio ,grande4 ,i spent about four months preaching to the ,mexican people in ,new ,mexico4 ,when ,i arrived at ,savoia on my return1 ,i was informed by the brethren that the minister who opposed me at ,zuni had passed there and was nearly dead with the consumption4 ,when ,i arrived at ,zuni ,i was told by some of the most reliable ,zunis that all to whom ,i had administered recovered1 excepting five or six that the minister gave medicine to1 and four or five that the medicine man had tried to cure by magic4 ,the medicine man that opposed me had died during my absence1 and the ,navajo who opposed me1 on returning home1 was killed by his people to keep the small-pox from spreading among them4 ,this is a true statement of the manner in which the power of ,god was made manifest among the ,zunis1 and also the judgments of ,god which followed some of those who opposed it4 ,it seemed that ,i was1 by the providence of ,god1 cast among them2 and ,i felt that ,i was one of the weakest of my brethren1 and to ask the ,lord to strengthen me if it was ,his will to make ,his power manifest through me4 ,if the ,lord had not strengthened me ,i could not have borne up under what ,i passed through at ,zuni4 7,brother ,ammon ,m4 ,tenney1 who questioned the ,indians themselves in regard to this miraculous event1 says they testify as a body to the truthfulness of the narrative4--,ed4 7 ,,sketch ,,of ,a ,,well-,,spent ,,life4 ,,by ,,harrison ,,burgess4 ,,chapter ,i4 ,,my ,,birth ,,and ,,childhood--,,embrace ,,the ,,gospel--,a ,,vision--,,gather ,,with ,,the ,,saints ,,at ,,kirtland--,,zion',s ,,camp--,,manifestations ,,in ,,the ,,temple--,,the ,,saints ,,driven ,,from ,,missouri--,,the ,,prophet ,,and ,,patriarch ,,martyred--,,our ,,journey ,,westward--,,sent ,,on ,a ,,mission4 ,i was born ,september #c1 #ahad1 in the town of ,putnam1 ,washington ,co41 ,state of ,new ,york4 ,i lived with my parents until upwards of fourteen years of age1 and1 being the eldest of my father's family1 ,i was kept constantly at work and had but little opportunity of acquiring an education4 ,my father made no profession of religion1 but led a moral and virtuous life4 ,my childhood was not marked with any crime1 although ,i paid but little or no attention to religion until the seventeenth year of my age4 ,in ,july1 #ahcb1 when ,i first heard the fullness of the gospel proclaimed by ,elder ,simeon ,carter1 ,i was convinced that the scriptures were true and that the ,book of ,mormon was a divine revelation from heaven4 ,i was baptized and spent the following ,winter in going to school1 working for my board and in meeting with the ,saints4 ,in the ,spring of #ahcc1 ,i started in company with ,brother ,john ,s4 ,carter to the ,state of ,vermont1 where we labored about two months and then returned to ,new ,york ,state4 ,on the third ,sabbath in ,may while speaking to a congregation ,i declared that ,i knew that the ,book of ,mormon and the work of ,god were true4 ,the next day while laboring in the field something seemed to whisper to me1 ,do you know the ,book of ,mormon is true8 ,my mind became perplexed and darkened1 and ,i was so tormented in spirit that ,i left my work and retired into the woods4 ,the misery and distress that ,i there experienced cannot be described4 ,the tempter all the while seemed to say1 ,do you know the ,book of ,mormon is true8 ,i remained in this situation about two hours4 ,finally ,i resolved to know1 by exercising faith similar to that which the brother of ,jared possessed1 whether ,i had proclaimed the truth or not1 and commenced praying to the ,god of heaven for a testimony of these things4 ,suddenly a glorious personage clothed in white stood before me and exhibited to my view the plates from which the ,book of ,mormon was taken4 ,in ,september1 #ahcd1 ,i started with my father's family for ,kirtland1 ,ohio1 as it was necessary for him to stay to transact some business4 ,on my journey ,i accidentally met with the ,prophet ,joseph ,smith1 in ,springfield1 ,pennsylvania2 ,i there saw him for the first time1 and heard him preach4 ,i arrived in ,kirtland and tarried there through the ,winter1 during which time ,brother ,joseph received a revelation calling for the strength of the ,lord's house to go to ,jackson ,co41 ,missouri1 for the redemption of ,zion4 ,i was one among the rest that volunteered to go and fulfill this commandment4 ,i started in ,march1 #ahcd1 in company with ,joseph ,smith and others4 ,we had a long and tedious journey1 and arrived in ,missouri on the last of ,june4 ,while the camp tarried there ,brother ,joseph received the word of the ,lord by revelation1 relative to the camp1 informing us that we were not to fight at that time2 that ,zion could not be redeemed then2 and that he had required us to come thus far1 as a trial of our faith2 that ,he had accepted of our offering1 etc4 ,some individuals of the camp felt to murmur at this decree1 and wanted to fight the enemies of ,god4 ,brother ,joseph said the ,lord would send a scourge upon us in consequence of this unrighteous feeling4 ,the cholera was upon us in a few hours after this prediction1 and some eighteen of our brethren fell victims to its grasp4 ,among the number that ,i attended upon and helped to bury was ,brother ,john ,s4 ,carter4 ,my feelings on this occasion can never be described4 ,at length ,i was violently seized with it myself1 but through faith in ,god and the kind assistance of ,brother ,zera ,h4 ,cole1 ,i was rescued from the grasp of death4 ,when the camp broke up ,i received an honorable discharge from ,lyman ,wight1 our commander-in-chief4 ,after this ,i started for home in company with ,heber ,c4 ,kimball and several others1 arriving at ,kirtland1 ,ohio1 about the last of ,july4 ,i found my friends well and the ,saints were exerting themselves to the utmost in their poverty to build the ,temple which was so far completed that ,i received my endowments therein in the ,spring of #ahce4 ,the ,lord blessed ,his people abundantly in that ,temple with the ,spirit of prophecy1 the ministering of angels1 visions1 etc4 ,i will here relate a vision which was shown to me4 ,it was near the close of the endowments4 ,i was in a meeting for instruction in the upper part of the ,temple1 with about a hundred of the ,high ,priests1 ,seventies and ,elders4 ,the ,saints felt to shout ,hosanna6 and the ,spirit of ,god rested upon me in mighty power and ,i beheld the room lighted up with a peculiar light such as ,i had never seen before4 ,it was soft and clear and the room looked to me as though it had neither roof nor floor to the building and ,i beheld the ,prophet ,joseph and ,hyrum ,smith and ,roger ,orton enveloped in the light3 ,joseph exclaimed aloud1 ,i behold the ,savior1 the ,son of ,god4 ,hyrum said1 ,i behold the angels of heaven4 ,brother ,orton exclaimed1 ,i behold the chariots of ,israel4 ,all who were in the room felt the power of ,god to that degree that many prophesied1 and the power of ,god was made manifest1 the remembrance of which will remain with me while ,i live upon the earth4 ,during the ,winter of #ahcf1 ,i attended a high school together with ,brothers ,joseph and ,hyrum and most of the leading men of the ,church2 it was a fine opportunity for obtaining knowledge4 ,the evenings were mostly spent in meetings for instructions on the principles of our faith and religion4 ,it was then and there that the lectures in the first part of the book of ,doctrine and ,covenants were given4 ,during this ,winter and ,spring the members of ,zion's ,camp were called together to receive an especial blessing1 according to a promise which had been made in the before-mentioned revelation4 ,out of this number most of the ,twelve were selected1 and also the first ,seventy1 of which latter ,i was one4 ,we had a meeting every ,saturday to bless and ordain such as had been called4 ,i was blessed and ordained under the hands of ,joseph ,smith1 ,jun41 ,joseph ,smith1 ,sen41 and ,sidney ,rigdon4 ,i started1 on the #ahth of ,april1 on a mission to ,new ,york and ,vermont1 and returned home ,september #bjth2 and again1 in the ,winter of '#cg1 ,i took a short mission to ,ohio in company with ,lucius ,n4 ,scovil4 ,it was while upon this mission that we heard of the persecution that had been raised against the ,church in which the printing office was burned and that the ,church were leaving for ,far ,west1 ,missouri4 ,we returned home immediately1 and ,i made preparations and started west with my family on the #bfth of ,march1 in company with several other families among whom was ,brother ,hyrum ,smith4 ,we had an exceedingly hard journey in consequence of a great deal of rain and mud4 ,we arrived at ,far ,west the #bgth of ,may1 #ahcg4 ,the next day ,i went to ,davies county with ,joseph and ,hyrum ,smith and some others to look out a new location4 ,i remained there nine days and helped survey the site for a city4 ,as a reward for rendering this assistance at that time ,brother ,joseph selected me a very fine city lot4 ,i removed my family to ,davies county1 and in a short time my wife was taken ill with the chills and fever1 which rendered her nearly helpless for about six months1 during which time the terrible tragedies of persecution were enacted in ,missouri4 ,my brother-in-law1 ,daniel ,carter1 and some of his family were sick and on my hands to provide for4 ,thus surrounded by affliction1 ,i1 with my brethren1 was compelled to remove my sick family to ,caldwell county4 ,we tarried there till the next ,march1 and were then obliged to leave the ,state4 ,in addition to removing my own family ,i made two or three trips with my team to assist in removing the destitute4 ,i settled in ,pike ,co41 ,illinois4 ,the people there were very kind and humane4 ,i preached during the year of my residence in that county about one hundred times and baptized about thirty individuals4 ,i removed to ,nauvoo in ,april1 #ahdj1 where ,i remained during the ,summer1 and in the ,fall took a mission to the east1 in company with ,daniel ,carter4 ,we took our families along1 and by request of ,hyrum ,smith moved into his large and commodious house in ,kirtland1 to which was attached a most beautiful orchard4 ,we then proceeded farther east on our mission1 as we were authorized to visit the branches of the ,church1 and gather up means for the ,nauvoo ,temple4 ,i was gone about two years1 when ,i returned to ,nauvoo4 ,in ,june1 #ahdd1 the storm of persecution arose against the leaders of the ,church1 which terminated in the martyrdom of ,joseph and ,hyrum ,smith4 ,during this scene ,i had the command of one of the companies of the ,nauvoo ,legion1 and was on duty about three weeks4 ,i saw ,joseph's and ,hyrum's dead bodies and was called upon to act as one of the guards at the burial4 ,at the organization of the ,seventies ,i was appointed one of the presidents over the second quorum1 was ordained to that office under the hands of ,elder ,orson ,pratt4 ,during the ,winter1 ,spring and ,summer ,i assisted in ordaining several hundred of the ,seventies and organizing them into quorums4 ,in the ,fall of #ahde the mob spirit revived and after due reflection and counsel the ,church as a body concluded to leave the ,states and seek a home in the wilderness4 ,every possible exertion was then made to hasten the completion of the ,temple1 that the ,saints might therein receive their anticipated blessings and endowments before their departure4 ,the ,temple was finally dedicated and the giving of endowments was commenced4 ,it was in this house of ,god that my wife ,sophia was sealed to me first and afterwards ,amanda ,m4 ,hammond was given me by ,president ,b4 ,young4 ,after receiving our blessings in the ,temple1 myself and family made all preparations for our wilderness journey1 and crossed the ,mississippi ,river on the last day of ,may1 #ahdf4 ,we had a prosperous journey1 overtook the camp at ,council ,bluffs1 crossed the ,missouri ,river in ,july1 and in concert with the spirit of the camp1 made preparations for ,winter ,quarters4 ,my wife ,sophia was sick most of the ensuing ,winter1 but through the mercy of ,god her life was spared4 ,her disease was the scurvy of which quite a number died4 ,at the organization of the camp ,i was appointed a captain of fifty in ,brother ,kimball's division1 but in consequence of sickness in my family ,i could not obtain the necessary outfit to go on in the ,spring company4 ,during the year #ahdg ,i labored very hard to obtain the means necessary for my expected trip to the valleys of ,utah and my arrangements were nearly completed to go in the ,spring of '#dh1 when a call came for me to go on a mission to ,england4 ,i felt as ever to respond to the call1 but the idea of leaving my family1 to make their way to ,utah without my company or assistance1 was not very pleasant4 ,my family1 however1 chose to undertake the enterprise rather than to have me fail to fulfill my mission4 ,i accordingly turned my whole attention to prepare everything in my power as comfortable and convenient as ,i could for my family's expedition and resolved to see them across the ,elkhorn ,river myself4 ,my team consisted of a good1 strong wagon1 two yoke of first-rate oxen and a yoke of cows2 ,i got a boy to drive the team4 ,we left ,winter ,quarters on the #bjth of ,may1 #ahdh1 had a good journey to the river and crossed over it in safety4 ,the people who were going to perform the journey had been gathering there for some time and forming an encampment1 awaiting the arrival of the others who were to go4 ,the two large camps would have covered some acres4 ,one was formed in a square with a hollow in the center1 the other in an oblong4 ,here the camps were organized for traveling with captains of hundreds1 fifties and tens1 with good instructions from ,brother ,brigham and others as to their every-day duties4 ,a number of the ,twelve and many of the friends and relatives of the camp had come over to visit their friends and see them start4 ,the business having all been accomplished1 the visitors and myself left for ,nauvoo1 on the morning of the third of ,june4 ,while we were waiting for the boat to take us across the river ,brother ,kimball came and took me by the hand1 blessed me1 and prophesied many good things on my head2 said ,i should perform a good mission and return with much honor to ,zion4 ,he then blessed my wives and said they should both be blessed and prospered in my absence and that we should all live to meet again4 ,these predictions were fulfilled4 ,i was from the #crd of ,june to the #bgth of ,july getting to ,new ,york4 ,at ,st4 ,louis ,i met ,joseph ,clemens1 who was also going to ,england1 and we agreed to travel together4 ,we took the ,highland ,mary on the ,ohio ,river4 ,while on this boat we were attacked by a gang of thieves and robbers1 who intended to kill and throw us into the river1 but through the mercy of ,god they did not kill us1 though my head was severely injured by their blows4 ,we could get no protection from the officers of the boat1 but had to hire a state room and shut ourselves up4 ,the boat was burned on her return trip4 ,,chapter ,,ii4 ,,arrival ,,in ,,england--,,appointed ,,to ,,the ,,glasgow ,,conference--,,my ,,experience ,,there--,,released--,,start ,,home--,a ,,storm ,,at ,,sea--,,case ,,of ,,miraculous ,,healing--,,arrival ,,in ,,the ,,valley4 ,on the #bast of ,september ,i arrived in ,england1 and was appointed by ,apostle ,orson ,pratt1 who presided over the mission1 to travel among all the conferences of the mission with authority to transact any business with both officers and members as the ,holy ,spirit might dictate4 ,in this way ,i labored about a year1 in which time ,i was greatly blessed1 and always endeavored1 by the help of the ,lord1 to comfort and strengthen the ,saints and to build them up in all the principles of our holy religion4 ,about the #ast of ,july1 #ahdi1 the presidency of the ,glasgow conference was vacated and ,president ,pratt appointed me to preside there4 ,it was the largest conference but one in the ,british ,isles4 ,after going there ,i held a number of council meetings1 and then traveled and preached from one branch to another4 ,i did not meet with much violent opposition in my labors4 ,there was not1 as a general thing1 so much cruelty manifested towards the ,elders1 as there had been in some parts of ,america4 ,i will name one incident1 however1 which took place with me1 while ,i was preaching and building up the ,church in my district4 ,at one time ,i gave out a notice that ,i would preach in a certain large town4 ,the people said ,i should not preach in that place and if ,i attempted to do so1 they would tar and feather me and give me a free ride out of their town on a rail4 ,i was apprised of the threats they had made1 and the brethren begged me not to go to fill the appointment2 but ,i told them ,i had never failed to perform my duty in this respect yet1 and ,i had faith that the ,lord would help me through this difficulty4 ,i therefore went1 trusting in the ,lord1 and preached to the people in great plainness4 ,they had all their preparations made1 and intended to put their threats into execution as soon as the meeting closed4 ,when ,i had finished they put out all the lights but one1 which1 ,i suppose1 they had saved for their own use4 ,as they began to leave the house ,i reached up and extinguished the other light1 which left us all in the dark1 so they could not tell one from another1 and ,i passed out in the crowd and walked away in peace4 ,i was released from my mission in ,january1 #ahej4 ,by the request of ,president ,pratt ,i left ,liverpool about two weeks sooner than ,i had intended1 as he wished me to sail on a certain boat and take charge of a large box containing money and goods which were to be sent to the ,presidency of the ,church in ,salt ,lake4 ,having been released to return home1 ,i set sail from ,england with a company of ,saints on the #ajth of ,january1 #ahej4 ,jeter ,clinton was appointed president of the company and ,i was appointed one of his counselors4 ,we sailed along quite comfortably until the twenty-sixth of the month when a terrible storm arose4 ,about two o'clock in the afternoon the sea began to swell and show its power1 and the vessel lay first on one side and then on the other4 ,water came in upon us on both sides of our ship4 ,we lost our sails and yard-arms1 and the chains in the rigging of the ship broke4 ,in the evening1 when everything looked most dismal1 our president called together his counselors and all joined in prayer to the ,lord to cause the winds to cease4 ,scarcely had the brethren ceased their supplications when there was a calm1 so sudden in fact that the captain and the officers of the ship were greatly surprised1 and they came and inquired of us how it was that we felt so happy and gay amid the great danger through which we had just passed4 ,they could not realize that the ,lord removed all fear from the hearts of his faithful ,saints when they were endeavoring to do their duty4 ,on ,march #h1 #ahej1 we arrived safely at ,new ,orleans4 ,we felt truly thankful that the ,lord had preserved us from the dangers of the deep and brought us to the shores of ,america4 ,from the time of my arrival at ,new ,orleans till the #ast of ,june1 when ,i started west1 ,i spent my time between that city and ,council ,bluffs1 in preparing for my journey across the plains4 ,i traveled with the camp in ,captain ,aaron ,johnson's company4 ,there were a few cases of cholera in the camp as we journeyed along4 ,i always assisted in nursing and administering to the sick4 ,many were healed by the laying on of hands4 ,one case of miraculous healing ,i will mention3 ,a ,sister ,mc,gaw was taken with cholera in its most dreadful form4 ,i administered to her in the morning and she seemed to be healed1 but after a short time the suffering returned and was worse1 if possible1 than before4 ,she said if ,brother ,burgess could lay hands on her again she would live1 if not1 she must die4 ,i was at the time a mile behind the train1 assisting some of the brethren through a bad place in the road2 but the woman seemed so sure of her recovery if ,i could administer to her again1 that they sent a horseman after me in all haste1 who was to take charge of my team while ,i was gone4 ,i rode to the camp as fast as possible and found her in extreme agony4 ,she was so cramped that her head and heels nearly touched each other4 ,as ,i entered her wagon ,i felt the power of ,god resting down upon me mightily4 ,i laid my hands upon her head in the name of ,jesus ,christ and by the authority of the ,holy ,priesthood commanded the destroyer to leave her and the wagon instantly and trouble her no more4 ,it did so forthwith1 but as it retreated ,i heard it hiss like an adder4 ,the woman was healed from that moment and went on her way rejoicing4 ,through the mercy of ,god ,i reached the valley in safety and found my family alive and well1 as ,brother ,kimball had predicted when he gave me his parting blessing on the banks of the ,elkhorn ,river4 ,after returning to the valley ,i was called upon to perform various duties all of which ,i endeavored to execute with faithfulness and diligence4 ,in the ,fall of #ahfb1 ,i moved to the southern part of ,utah1 in compliance with a request of the ,church authorities1 to assist in the settlement of that part of the country4 ,i located in ,pine ,valley where ,i erected a saw mill1 and this1 together with my farming operations1 provided me with the necessaries of life4 ,it was here that ,brother ,burgess departed this life on the #ajth of ,february1 #ahhc1 after a long life of usefulness in which he ever sought to faithfully perform every duty placed upon him1 thereby laying up treasures in eternity which he can henceforth enjoy4 ,,the ,,lord',s ,,blessings4 ,,by ,,amasa ,,potter4 ,,chapter ,i4 ,,called ,,to ,,australia--,,my ,,ignorance--,,pres4 ,h4 ,c4 ,,kimball',s ,,prophecy ,,concerning ,,me--,,arrive ,,in ,,sydney--,,adventure ,,with ,a ,,dog--,,go ,,to ,,camden ,,with ,a ,,fellow-,,missionary--,,sought ,,for ,,by ,a ,,drunken ,,mob--,,god ,,blinds ,,their ,,eyes ,,and ,,we ,,escape--,,at ,,picton ,,we ,,preach ,,in ,,the ,,court-,,house--,,the ,,writing ,,on ,,the ,,wall--,,our ,,success4 ,in the ,spring of #ahef1 in the days of my youth1 ,i was called by the ,first ,presidency of the ,church of ,jesus ,christ of ,latter-day ,saints to go on a mission to ,australia1 to preach the gospel4 ,i was young and inexperienced1 and had but very little education4 ,i had been to school but six months in my life1 although ,i had been raised in the ,church from infancy1 and had been taught by my mother that ,god had spoken from the heavens in these last days and had sent a holy angel to reveal the gospel that had been lost from the earth4 ,these things ,i understood2 but the scriptures ,i never had read1 from the fact that ,i could not read4 ,under these circumstances ,i went to ,president ,heber ,c4 ,kimball and asked permission to stay at home one year1 and ,i would go to school and learn to read and write1 and then ,i would go4 ,but he said that he had called me to a mission and he wanted me to go now4 ,i received my endowments1 and ,president ,kimball blessed me and prophesied many great things which should happen to me in the next three years and a half2 for he said that ,i would be gone that time1 and should learn to read and write by my close application and the help of the ,holy ,spirit4 ,i bade farewell to my aged mother and started1 in company with some other ,elders1 for ,australia4 ,we arrived in ,carson ,valley1 where ,judge ,drummond was holding a court at the time4 ,president ,orson ,hyde was probate judge in that valley1 and had held a court a short time before we arrived4 ,he had decided a case of law between ,col4 ,reese and another in the case of a mill4 ,a4 ,p4 ,chessley1 one of our missionaries1 filed a demurrer against ,brother ,hyde's decision1 and the case was tried by ,judge ,drummond4 ,col4 ,reese lost the mill4 ,brother ,hyde told ,chessley that he had better not go on his mission1 if he did1 he should never see home again2 for he had sinned1 with his eyes open1 to get gain4 ,brother ,hyde told us all that if we went with that man we should share with him the displeasure of ,god4 ,we arrived at ,san ,francisco and there was a ship about to sail for ,australia4 ,half of the ,elders said that they would go on that ship with ,chessley1 and the remainder of us concluded to wait for another vessel4 ,they started1 and1 in about thirty days afterwards1 a clipper bark was advertised to sail and we embarked in that ship4 ,in thirty-six days we arrived at ,sydney1 ,australia1 having sailed about #aj1jjj miles and had a pleasant voyage4 ,the other brethren had not been heard of4 ,one hundred and fifteen days passed and they arrived at ,melbourne4 ,they had almost starved to death1 and had sold nearly all of their clothing to the natives for fruit1 chickens and pigs1 etc41 to live on4 ,thus was ,brother ,hyde's prediction to them fulfilled4 ,i was now in ,sydney1 a large1 beautiful city1 containing #age1jjj inhabitants4 ,i concluded that ,i would travel through the city a day or two and get something of importance to write home4 ,i was traveling my first day on a back street1 and ,i saw some birds with fine plumage1 and several monkeys1 performing on some wires that were stretched in a yard near a mill4 ,not understanding the customs of that country1 ,i stepped through the gate to see the birds and monkeys4 ,just then a man let loose a large dog and gave a whistle4 ,i looked around and saw the dog coming towards me at full speed4 ,i sprang for the gate and got hold of it2 at the same time the dog got hold of my back1 and a struggle ensued4 ,i finally extricated myself from the dog1 but he had torn my coat off and left me only the sleeves and the collar4 ,i then concluded that ,i had got something to write home1 and ,i would not travel any further in that city4 ,we found the opposition to the gospel very great in this place1 so ,i started1 in company with another young ,elder1 to go to the interior of the island to commence our labors preaching the gospel4 ,when we came to a city called ,camden1 forty miles from ,sydney1 we concluded to try to get a place to preach in4 ,we were refused all public houses that we asked for4 ,finally we tried to get the privilege of stopping at a public house1 or tavern1 all night4 ,we told the landlord that we were missionaries of the ,church of ,jesus ,christ of ,latter-day ,saints1 and we were traveling without purse or scrip1 according to the pattern that ,jesus had left on record in the ,bible4 ,the landlord asked us if we were ,mormons4 ,we said that we were called that name by the world4 ,after talking some time with him he ordered us out of the house1 and told some drunken ,irishmen to run us out of the town and he would give them a gallon of rum each4 ,it was now after dark1 and we went down one of the streets and called at a large boot and shoe shop4 ,the owner said that he would keep us and we were having a good discussion on the principles of the gospel when a rough voice called to the master of the place1 and said1 ,are you going to keep them d----d ,mormons here all night8 ,we looked towards the door and saw there a mob of drunken men1 armed with native war clubs1 spears and the boomerang4 ,the boomerang is a weapon with which the natives formerly fought4 ,i said to my companion1 ,we must get out of here4 ,he replied1 ,how shall we do it without getting hurt8 ,i told him that ,god had not sent us here to be killed in this manner1 and if we would now trust wholly in the ,lord1 ,he would deliver us4 ,i had no more than said these words when the owner of the house caught the same spirit as the mob and said to us1 ,get out of my house1 or ,i will kill you1 and1 at the same time1 struck at my partner with a hammer1 but missed him as he sprang to one side4 ,the mob said1 ,drive them out and we will use them up in a hurry4 ,i picked up my carpet-bag and umbrella and went to the door with a prayerful heart to ,god that he would protect us1 and ,i walked out between many of them4 ,it appeared that they did not see me or they did not notice me4 ,the mob was arranged on both sides of the door1 with their weapons drawn ready to strike at the first sight of us2 and as my partner came out the leader of the band called the attention of his men to give some instructions how to deal with us1 and thus he slipped past them unseen4 ,i took him by the arm and we started down the street4 ,in the darkness of the night they could not see us4 ,about this time the owner of the house came to the door and they asked him where the ,mormons were4 ,he replied that they had gone out just that minute4 ,they said they knew better2 for1 said they1 they have not passed us1 and you had better bring them out1 or we will knock your house down4 ,at that they broke into the house and1 not finding us1 they took the master and journeymen out and beat them almost to death4 ,in this deliverance we see the prediction of ,president ,heber ,c4 ,kimball fulfilled2 for he said that ,i should be brought into many close places1 and it would seem that death stared me in the face2 but1 if ,i would be faithful to my mission1 the angels of ,god would deliver me in all trials1 and ,i should return in safety to the ,church and to my home4 ,in all of my travels on that island for two years and a half1 ,i found that when there was a good work to be done in a city1 we met with the greatest opposition2 for in this same place1 where we received such cruel treatment1 we afterwards preached1 and baptized1 and organized a branch of the ,church with many members4 ,we next went to a city called ,picton1 and1 by this time1 the ,lord had made us bold to declare ,his gospel1 for such light had burst upon our minds as we had never thought of before2 and by this time ,i had learned to read and write1 and had learned arithmetic very well4 ,we applied for the court-house and obtained it from the judge of the district4 ,we appointed a meeting for ,friday evening1 and we then put up some cards stating the time of meeting4 ,at the time appointed the people assembled and filled the house4 ,for two days my companion had been marking passages in the ,bible1 and on this occasion he was intending to deliver a fine discourse4 ,the meeting was opened and he arose1 took his text and commenced with great importance4 ,he had not spoken more than five minutes when he got to the end of his sermon1 for he could not say more than ,amen4 ,then ,i was introduced to the congregation as ,elder ,potter1 with the remark that ,i would continue the subject of the gospel4 ,i arose with fear and trembling2 for it was the first time in my life that ,i had stood in a pulpit4 ,before me was a large ,bible and prayer book4 ,i must say that my mind was confused2 but ,i took a text from the ,bible that lay open before me4 ,it was from the ,prophet ,amos3 ,surely the ,lord ,god will do nothing1 but ,he revealeth ,his secret unto ,his servants the prophets4 ,after reading it ,i spoke a few more words and became dumb that ,i could not speak4 ,i stood there without speaking about two minutes1 when the words of ,president ,heber ,c4 ,kimball came to me3 ,he said that the time would come when ,i should be at a loss to know what to say to the people1 and1 at that time1 he said1 if you will commence to declare the divine mission of ,joseph ,smith in this our day1 and the divine authenticity of the ,book of ,mormon1 the ,lord will loosen your tongue and you shall say the very things that are needful to be said to the people4 ,when this came to my mind ,i commenced declaring these things to the congregation4 ,i had spoken but a few minutes1 when ,i thought ,i saw several lines of large letters printed on the walls of the house1 and ,i commenced to read them and spoke about one hour4 ,when the letters faded from my sight ,i then stopped speaking4 ,i could not tell all that ,i had said2 but my companion told me it was an excellent discourse4 ,when meeting was dismissed the judge came to us and said if we wanted the court-house again we could have it2 so we gave notice that we would preach at that place on ,sunday evening next4 ,the next day we went through the city and talked with many of the people1 and when ,sunday evening came we lighted the chandeliers in the house1 went up into the pulpit and sat and read the scriptures4 ,the time arrived for the people to gather1 but not a soul came4 ,we waited half an hour1 sung a hymn and dedicated the house for meeting4 ,we still waited2 but1 as no one came1 we locked up the house and went to our lodgings4 ,,chapter ,,ii4 ,,maligned ,,by ,,sectarian ,,priests--,,invitation ,,to ,,preach ,,at ,a ,,distant ,,town--,,means ,,provided ,,by ,a ,,mysterious ,,personage--,,branch ,,of ,,the ,,church ,,organized--,,apply ,,to ,,the ,,authorities ,,of ,,the ,,colony ,,for1 ,,and ,,receive1 ,,license ,,and ,,protection ,,as ,,ministers ,,of ,,the ,,gospel--,,arrested--,,my ,,companion',s ,,defense--,,honorably ,,released--,,go ,,to ,,windsor--,,unable ,,to ,,obtain ,,lodgings--,,directed ,,by ,a ,,stranger--,,kindly ,,treated--,,an ,,attempt ,,to ,,poison ,,me--,,my ,,companion ,,shot ,,at ,,by ,a ,,ruffian4 ,the morning after the meeting alluded to in the last chapter we learned that the priests and parsons of the different denominations had met and decided to unite in preventing their people from coming to hear us preach1 for they said that we were dangerous men1 and we were of the class of false prophets of whom ,jesus spoke1 who should come in the last days to deceive the people4 ,we had labored a few weeks in this city and had baptized a few into the ,church1 when we received a letter from ,emue ,plains1 stating that the people would like to see and hear a ,mormon ,elder4 ,emue ,plains was a distance of sixty miles from where we were1 and when we started it had been raining about a week1 and a great portion of the country was flooded with water4 ,we had a large river to cross on the way1 and we were informed that the bridge had been carried off and there was a ferry established across the river which charged five shillings each passenger4 ,we did not have any money with which to pay this charge1 and my companion was anxious to know what we should do for money to pay the ferriage with4 ,we were then about three miles from the ferry1 and were passing through timber4 ,i told him that we would go into the woods and pray to ,god to open the heart of some one to give it to us4 ,we did so1 and we had traveled but a short distance through a lane between two fields1 when we looked ahead of us a little way and saw an old man coming across the field4 ,he came into the road ahead of us1 and as he came to meet us he had a smile on his countenance4 ,he reached out his hand to me1 as if to shake hands1 and left a crown1 or five shilling piece1 in my hand and went to my companion and did the same2 but spoke not a word4 ,i cannot describe the feeling that we had when the man took hold of our hands2 we felt our hearts burn within us1 and it did not seem that we had power to ask him his name or where he was from1 as we usually did when a person gave us any article of clothing or money4 ,he was a man about six feet high1 well proportioned1 and wore a suit of light gray clothes and a broad-brimmed hat1 and his hair and beard were about eighteen inches long and as white as snow4 ,we passed on and came to the ferry1 and the money that we had was just enough to pay our ferriage4 ,we came to ,emue ,plains1 labored and preached one month1 baptized twenty-one persons and organized a branch of the ,church4 ,so you see that our ,heavenly ,father opened up our way to preach the gospel4 ,we returned to ,sidney and met in council with the ,american ,elders4 ,we came to the conclusion that we would like to have more influence with the people4 ,we went before the parliament of ,new ,south ,wales colony and applied to get our names registered as ministers of the gospel1 in common with ministers of other denominations in that country4 ,we spent two days answering the questions of the governor and of the members of parliament1 and they decided that the doctrine that we taught was a scriptural doctrine1 and therefore we should be protected in our rights as ministers of the gospel4 ,they then furnished us with blank books and forms to solemnize marriages and register births and deaths in the ,church of ,jesus ,christ of ,latter-day ,saints4 ,having procured our licenses we were encouraged with the idea that we could now do more good among the people4 ,by this time a large amount of books had arrived from the ,liverpool office1 ,england1 and we started again for the interior of the country1 taking with us books and tracts4 ,gamberriar was a mining town containing twenty thousand inhabitants4 ,to this place we repaired4 ,we commenced traveling through the city1 talking to the people and selling our books and tracts2 but1 to begin with1 could not get any place to preach in4 ,early one morning1 before we started out on our labors for the day1 an officer with six men came with a writ to take us before the judge of that district1 to answer to five different complaints4 ,we were charged with being guilty of treason against the government1 with being horse thieves1 with selling goods without a license1 with preaching a blasphemous doctrine and with trying to cause a rebellion4 ,the court was in session2 we were brought before the judge and the trial came on4 ,the charges were read and we were asked1 ,are you guilty1 or not guilty8 ,we answered1 ,not guilty4 ,the words of ,jesus came to our minds3 ,but when they deliver you up1 take no thought how or what ye shall speak2 for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak4 ,for it is not ye that speak1 but the ,spirit of your ,father which speaketh in you4 ,our accusers were two merchants1 two lawyers and one doctor4 ,they commenced giving in their evidence one by one1 and after the judge had heard it all he asked us if we had any defense to make1 or if we wanted a lawyer4 ,we told him we did not want a lawyer1 but we had a defense to make2 and as my companion was my senior in age1 he arose to make our defense before the court4 ,he commenced on the treaty between ,england and ,america4 ,he had spoken but a few minutes when the ,holy ,spirit rested upon him in such a way as ,i had never seen before4 ,his face was very white and he spoke with great power and authority4 ,the judge looked amazed4 ,the house and yard were full of men who were all silent for one hour4 ,when he was through we presented our passports from the city of ,washington1 our recommendation from the ,first ,presidency of the ,church and our licenses from the parliament of ,new ,south ,wales colony4 ,the judge then arose and said1 ,gentlemen1 my decision in this case is that you1 the accusers1 who have brought these men before this court under the pretense of grave charges1 have not proved anything against them4 ,to the prisoners ,i say1 you are honorably acquitted4 ,you are strangers to us2 but ,i believe you are gentlemen of honor1 or our government would not have given you the document that you bear with you4 ,go your way in peace1 and we are bound to protect you from the ruthless hands of degraded men4 ,i am sorry that we have put you to so much trouble2 but go in peace4 ,after court adjourned ,i heard the people say that if we did not leave the town we would find ourselves in a deep hole some night1 so we concluded to leave2 but not before we had sold one hundred volumes of our books4 ,we left a testimony with them that they will never forget4 ,leaving ,gamberriar we traveled through the gold mine one week and sold our books and tracts to the miners and preached to them the gospel1 and then came to a city called ,windsor situated on the ,penreth ,river4 ,as we had been traveling several days in the rain1 and had been wet through every day1 we were desirous of getting a place to stay in the suburbs of this city and recruit ourselves and clean up before commencing our labors in the ministry4 ,we tried twelve times to stay all night1 but were refused very abruptly each time4 ,we found that a parson of the church of ,england had gone before us1 and had warned the people that the ,mormon ,elders were coming1 and they must shut their doors against them4 ,it was now nine o'clock at night1 and was raining very hard4 ,we walked up ,main street in this city1 and were so wet1 tired and hungry that we could but just walk4 ,we had traveled twenty-four miles that day with but very little food to eat1 and our boots were worn out and our feet scalded with the water and blistered very badly4 ,in those circumstances my companion said to me1 with tears in his eyes1 ,is it possible that the ,lord has forsaken us1 and will suffer us to die in the streets of this city8 ,i said to him1 ,brother ,john ,said1 for that was his name1 this is a trial of our faith1 and after the bitter then comes the sweet4 ,while we were thus conversing1 ,i looked ahead some distance and saw a confectioner's shop with the door open4 ,i said to my companion we will try to stay there4 ,as we drew near to the place we saw a man come out of the shop and walk into the middle of the street4 ,he came down the street towards us4 ,he and ,i met first1 as ,i was in advance of my companion1 and he said3 ,good evening1 friends4 ,i have been waiting for you some time4 ,what has made you so late8 ,as ,i answered his questions ,i drew close to him1 and looked him in the face to see if ,i could recognize him2 but ,i could not4 ,he asked3 ,where are you going to stay to-night4 ,i said3 ,we do not know4 ,he then put his hand into his pocket and gave me some money1 and went to my companion and did the same2 and then said3 ,boys1 do you see that large four-story house on the corner8 ,we replied that we did4 ,well1 said he1 you go there and tell the landlord that you have been sent there to occupy the green room to-night1 and he will conduct you to it1 and give you all the accommodations that he can afford4 ,after saying this the stranger left us1 and passed on out of our sight1 in the dark4 ,we then proceeded to the house1 and found all things as the stranger had represented4 ,the landlord conducted us to the green room1 it was in the fourth story of the house1 and while going up the long stairs my companion said to me1 ,stop2 ,i stopped and he said in a low voice1 ,i fear that this is a plan laid to destroy us4 ,i told him not to fear1 for we had suffered enough1 and the ,lord was about to bless us4 ,arriving at the room we found it a beautiful place1 but we were not fit tenants for such a fine room1 as our clothing was wet through and muddy4 ,we found everything as the stranger who met us in the street had told us4 ,there was dry clothing for us to put on1 and a good bed to sleep in1 and the landlord sent us up a warm supper4 ,we then looked at the money that the man gave us in the street and found it to be ,english money of the denominations ranging from a crown down to the smallest coin in silver1 and what seemed strange to us was that both of us had the same amount and pieces just alike2 the man seemed to have a pocket nearly full of money1 and it was dark when he gave it to us4 ,after supper we went to bed and had a good night's rest and pleasant dreams4 ,the next morning we got up and partook of the hospitalities of the house and asked the landlord our bill4 ,he answered that there was no charge1 so we went on our way rejoicing4 ,we spent a few days in this city1 and preached and sold our books and had a good time with the people4 ,i baptized one man and his family2 the man had been a ,methodist preacher1 and ,i ordained him an ,elder1 and he commenced preaching the doctrines of the ,latter-day ,saints4 ,while traveling in this city ,i called at a public house to distribute our books4 ,i found two ,american men there1 and when they heard me say ,i was an ,american1 they asked me if ,i was a ,mormon preacher4 ,i said1 ,yes1 sir4 ,well1 said one of them1 you must have something to drink with me as you are a fellow-countryman of mine4 ,i told him that ,i did not drink spirituous liquors of any kind1 but he insisted that ,i must take some wine with him4 ,so he went into another room1 as he said1 to get some wine out of the cellar4 ,i was showing my books to several in the room when he returned with the glasses of wine and presented one of them to me and requested me to drink with him4 ,i could see by the man's countenance that he had done something wrong1 so ,i told him that ,i should not drink the wine in the glass that he offered me1 but if he would change glasses and give me the one that he was going to drink1 ,i would drink it if he would drink the one he offered me4 ,he then flew into a rage1 for he knew that ,i had detected his design to try to poison me4 ,i had overheard him say1 while he was gone after the wine1 that the ,mormon priests say that poison will not hurt them1 but ,i will soon show you that ,i will make one of them ache4 ,he also said that he was one of the party that shot ,joseph ,smith at ,carthage jail4 ,he took one of my books and said that ,i should not have it again if ,i did not drink the wine that he gave me4 ,i stepped to the door and saw two policemen passing and called to them4 ,they came to my assistance1 and ,i told them my story4 ,they hunted for the man1 to take him1 but he was not to be found4 ,the next day my companion went to a farm house a few miles from the city to distribute some tracts and books and found one of those ,americans there4 ,when he left the house this stranger followed him with his ,minnie rifle1 and remarked that he had a killing contract to kill all of the ,mormon ,elders that he could find1 and when he had said those words he drew his rifle to his face1 and said here goes for the first one6 and fired1 the bullet passing within a few inches of my comrade's head4 ,this vile murderer was so close to him that he did not take close sight on his gun4 ,when he found that he had not hit him1 he commenced loading his piece again1 but by the time he had got his gun loaded my partner was nearly a quarter of a mile distant4 ,the ruffian gave chase and when he came within about one hundred yards he took a rest on a stump and fired4 ,but the bullet whistled near by and missed again4 ,the assassin then gave up the chase and went back4 ,,chapter ,,iii4 ,a ,,chat ,,with ,a ,,catholic--,,chased ,,by ,,dogs--,,an ,,irishman',s ,,design ,,to ,,murder ,,me--,,remarkable ,,escape--,,adventure ,,with ,a ,,wild ,,bull--,,has ,,he ,,got ,,you8--,,my ,,release ,,from ,,my ,,mission--,,incidents ,,of ,,the ,,home ,,journey--,a ,,prophecy ,,and ,,its ,,fulfillment--,a ,,visit ,,to ,a ,,sick ,,lady--,,conclusion4 ,my companion was called to ,sidney on business1 and ,i being left to travel alone for a few weeks1 started on a tour through the country to sell our books4 ,while traveling ,i met with an adventure at a large tavern called the ,half-way ,house1 kept by a ,roman ,catholic4 ,this house was situated half way between ,penrith and ,bathurst cities4 ,when ,i called at this house the landlord was away from home1 but his wife was there and ,i showed her my books1 some of which she purchased2 and as dinner was nearly ready ,i was invited to stay and get dinner4 ,while ,i was having a good discussion on the scriptures1 the master of the house came home1 and brought with him a ,catholic priest4 ,the woman showed the priest the books that she had bought1 and he gave her a severe reprimand for taking them1 and then turned to me and said that ,i was an infernal heretic and ought to be burned at the stake and killed4 ,the master of the house partook of the same murderous spirit1 and remarked that he would set his dogs on me and tear me to pieces2 while he was whipping his wife1 ,i stepped out and started4 ,this was in a very heavy timbered country1 and ,i did not follow the road1 for ,i knew that he would follow me1 and if he found me that he would do something desperate if he could4 ,i had been traveling about half an hour when ,i heard the sound of the large hounds and bull dogs on my track4 ,a thousand thoughts passed through my mind in a short time1 and ,i imagined that perhaps ,i should never see my aged mother again2 but then the thought came to me that ,president ,heber ,c4 ,kimball had prophesied on my head that ,i should live to fill my mission and return again to the bosom of the ,church4 ,i then tried to climb up a tree1 but the bark was so smooth that ,i could not climb it1 and by this time the dogs had come in sight and ,i could hear a man's voice urging them on4 ,while in this situation ,i called on the ,lord for help1 and my prayer was heard2 for as the dogs came near me a large kangaroo crossed my track in full speed1 and the dogs1 seeing it1 turned square about and went after the animal and did not see me at all4 ,i then turned and went to the road1 but my troubles were not yet ended4 ,the dogs had gone out of hearing1 but the man had discovered that the dogs were after the animal and tried to call them back1 but could not2 so he came into the road to hunt for me4 ,i heard a rough voice calling after me1 and ,i looked back in the road and saw an ,irishman coming on a run carrying a large club in his hand4 ,he swore bitterly1 and said as he had caught me now he would use me up with that club4 ,i could see that he was possessed of a spirit to kill1 so ,i walked up to him and offered him my hand1 with the remark that ,i wanted to talk with him a short time before he carried his threat into execution4 ,i said1 ,sir1 ,i am an ,american1 and ,i have come here thousands of miles to do you and others good1 and then1 to draw his attention1 ,i told him that there were many ,irish people in ,america and some of them were very wealthy1 and they built our railroads1 and made the best soldiers1 and more than that1 when the famine was raging in ,ireland the ,americans sent several ship loads of flour and bread stuff to them1 and did not charge them one cent for them4 ,by this time he dropped his club and we walked along together until we came on the hill within sight of the city ,paramatta4 ,he stopped and we talked a short time1 and he confessed to me that he intended when he came up to me1 to have killed me with the club1 but he was glad now that he did not strike me with it4 ,he shook hands with me and started back home4 ,little did he think that it was an overruling ,providence that stayed his hand that he was not permitted to strike with the club4 ,here ,i joined my companion again and we started on a tour through the country4 ,the island of ,australia abounds in many parts with wild cattle4 ,as we were traveling one day through the woods on an old road not much used1 all at once we heard a thundering sound behind us1 and my partner who was about one rod behind me cried1 ,look out for wild cattle6 ,there was some fallen timber near by1 and ,i ran1 got up on a tree top and then looked back to see where my companion was4 ,i saw that he was in danger and ,i ran to his assistance1 but before ,i could reach him a wild bull had caught him and thrown him on his horns2 but he had no sooner struck the ground than he sprang to his feet again4 ,the bull came the second time and my companion caught him by the horns1 and was thrown again1 this time alighting in a tree top1 where the animal did not attempt to follow him1 but turned around at me as ,i was belaboring him with a club4 ,when ,i saw that he had turned on me1 ,i felt my first fear of being hurt4 ,there was a tree about three rods distant from me1 ,i thought if ,i could get to it ,i could save myself by dodging the bull1 so ,i started to run to the tree1 the bull close after me with his head down1 ready to hook on the first touch of his horns4 ,quite faint ,i succeeded in reaching the tree and whirled myself around it4 ,the bull threw up his head and snorted and passed on4 ,about this time my companion rose up out of the tree-top1 where the bull had thrown him1 and called to me1 ,has he got you8 ,i answered1 ,no1 sir1 it takes a smarter bull than that to catch me on a fair race4 ,i then went to see if my partner was hurt1 and found that all the bruise or hurt that he had received was in the palms of his hands1 caused by taking hold of the bull's horns to save himself4 ,on the #aeth day of ,july1 #aheh1 we received a letter from ,president ,brigham ,young1 stating that we were all of us released from our mission and called home to help protect the homes of the ,saints4 ,we therefore settled our business in ,sidney1 made a short visit to the country branches of the ,church1 appointed local ,elders as presidents over them1 bade them all farewell and returned again to ,sidney4 ,in a few days we all went on board a fine ship4 ,the names of the ,american ,elders besides myself that were returning were1 ,a4 ,j4 ,stewart1 ,g4 ,s4 ,clark1 ,s4 ,r4 ,chappin and ,j4 ,h4 ,said4 ,the night before the ship was to start nearly all the sailors took a boat and deserted1 leaving the captain with only four seamen on board4 ,when morning came the captain went on shore and succeeded in capturing and bringing back in irons three of the runaways4 ,he then went among the passengers to see if he could hire hands to man the ship4 ,i agreed to work for him as steward and had the direction of all the store of provision on board4 ,this proved to be a great blessing to the ,saints who were with us1 as many of them were sick on the trip and ,i could administer to their wants4 ,previous to starting the captain loaded the ship with eleven hundred tons of ,new ,castle coal1 and this great weight caused the ship to draw twenty-four feet of water4 ,as our captain was not much acquainted with the ,south ,pacific seas1 he concluded to sail south of the ,society ,islands4 ,the first ten days of our voyage passed in peace and safety4 ,nothing happened to us or our good ship only that some of us were very sea-sick1 but that soon left us4 ,we had now traveled fifteen hundred miles and were passing the coast of ,new ,zealand when a terrific storm came upon us from the north4 ,during the whole night we drifted towards the land and next morning we could plainly see it4 ,the wind was blowing a gale and the captain ordered the ship to be tacked many times1 but it seemed that every tack brought us nearer the shore4 ,the water could be seen flying upon the rocks a distance of many feet4 ,the anchor was lowered1 but it was useless as the ground could not be reached4 ,the next order was to throw overboard the loading4 ,all hands therefore went to work and we had soon emptied a hundred tons of our cargo into the sea4 ,this made the ship ride the waves more safely4 ,about this time the first mate asked us if we would not pray to ,god that the winds might be stayed or changed to another course4 ,we told him that we had done our praying before starting from shore and now in times of peril we should watch and work4 ,we did1 however1 ask our ,father in heaven to change the winds and they immediately changed from the north to the south and just in time to save our good ship from striking that terrible rock called the ,king's ,head1 which towers four thousand feet above the sea4 ,by evening we were out of sight of land and sailing along nicely towards our destination4 ,i shall never forget the day when we struck the trade-winds4 ,on that day the captain ordered me to get all on board a fresh chicken dinner1 the first cabin at eleven1 the second at twelve and the steerage at one o'clock4 ,i worked accordingly and while carrying a large china platter full of fresh chickens on my head the man at the wheel let the ship swing into the track of the waves and a large wave struck the ship on the broad side1 broke in about eight feet of the bulwarks and covered the deck with about two feet of water4 ,i was thrown to the deck2 platter was smashed and the chickens were taken into the sea2 but worse than all1 ,i was dashed from side to side and almost drowned2 ,i came near being washed overboard into the sea1 the galley was filled with water and the fire was extinguished1 so we did not get any fresh dinner that day4 ,after arriving in ,san ,francisco1 the captain went on shore and was offered an advanced price for his load2 he asked our counsel and we told him to retain his load for one week2 he did so and then sold for six thousand dollars more than he had been previously offered4 ,he made us a nice present in cash which helped us on our way home4 ,brother ,chappin was impressed to tell the captain that his ship never would cross the ocean again1 but would sink to the bottom of the sea and that he should barely escape with his life4 ,one month later the captain freighted his ship with a valuable cargo bound for ,melbourne1 ,australia1 but in passing out of the heads at ,san ,francisco without a tug-boat his ship was driven on the sands and in three hours after was a total wreck4 ,had it not been that a steamer was passing out of the bay at the time and went to the rescue all on board would have been lost1 but as it was they were saved4 ,the captain was the owner of the ship and as it was not insured he lost all his fortune in a few dreadful hours2 he returned home to ,boston1 ,mass41 a poor man4 ,thus the prophecy of one of the servants of ,god to him was fulfilled4 ,five of us ,elders went to ,sacramento and then went to other places to get employment in order to procure means for our journey home4 ,i worked a short time at cutting wood1 and while at that business ,i had the following dream3 ,a messenger came to me and said1 ,you may cease this labor and work in the ministry4 ,you are wanted at one ,mr4 ,green's now4 ,i had been to that man's place and had preached to him and his family4 ,the daughter believed and wanted to be baptized1 but could not be at that time4 ,the next morning while ,i was settling with the man for whom ,i had worked1 a messenger came on horse-back with the news that this young ,miss ,green was not expected to live an hour4 ,she had a putrid sore throat and had been asking for me all night4 ,i had a few miles to go before reaching the house and on my way ,i purchased a bottle of sweet oil and went on a hill in the woods and there consecrated it for the anointing of the sick4 ,about eleven o'clock ,i arrived at the house and found it full of strangers1 most of whom were ,irish ,catholics4 ,when it was announced that ,i had come the young lady aroused from her stupor which all pronounced as death4 ,she reached out her hand to me and in a whisper said1 ,thank ,god ,i have seen you before ,i die4 ,she tried to speak further1 but could not4 ,i then told all in the house to sit down4 ,they did so1 and ,i then knelt by the side of the bed and asked the ,lord to spare her a short time4 ,i then anointed her with oil to her burial4 ,at this she sat up in bed and said1 ,give me some water4 ,after drinking a little water she conversed on the gospel for half an hour1 to the amazement of all in the house4 ,she said she had hoped to live to gather with the ,saints1 but now she was going home to her ,god4 ,i had taught these people the principle of baptism for the dead1 and her last words were1 ,remember me in the day that you are baptized for the dead2 thus saying she sank down again and her noble spirit fled to the paradise of ,god4 ,the next day ,i filled my valise with books and started for the mines1 stopping frequently by the way to talk to the people4 ,i experienced much opposition from the people and was about to return without doing much good when ,i was impressed to go in another direction4 ,i came to a small settlement where ,i traveled a few days and sold some books4 ,one family by the name of ,millgate made me welcome at their house4 ,i stayed there one week and the last night ,i stayed with them ,i took the family at midnight and baptized them in a reservoir near at hand4 ,the time had now arrived for us to start home1 and having purchased a spring wagon and a pair of horses three of us started for home4 ,three and a half years had now past since ,i received my blessing under the hands of ,president ,h4 ,c4 ,kimball and all that had been predicted was fulfilled when ,i arrived home in safety4 ,,results ,,of ,,disobedience4 ,,by ,t4 ,e4 ,,daniels4 ,,how ,,our ,,missionaries ,,are ,,suspected--,,children ,,lost--,,supposed ,,case ,,of ,,kidnapping--,,myself ,,and ,,companion ,,are ,,accused--,,the ,,dead ,,bodies ,,are ,,found--,,disobedience ,,brings ,,its ,,own ,,reward4 ,in the winter of #ahfi-gj1 while ,i was on a mission to the ,eastern ,states1 the incidents which ,i am about to relate occurred4 ,they will serve to show the strong prejudice and superstitious dread with which many people regard the ,latter-day ,saints1 or1 as they are commonly called1 ,mormons4 ,in company with ,brother ,fairbanks1 with whom ,i was traveling1 ,i visited some of his relatives and stayed a while in the ,state of ,new ,jersey4 ,from here we took a trip into the northern part of ,new ,york ,state1 where we remained some time1 and then returned to ,new ,jersey4 ,during our absence the following incident occurred3 ,near what is called ,pompton ,plains1 ,new ,jersey1 a family1 consisting of parents and three children1 lived near the edge of a patch of timber land4 ,one evening in the latter part of ,december1 the two elder children1 aged respectively nine and five years1 went to a hickory tree about half a mile from the house to gather nuts1 contrary to the bidding of their mother1 who had charged them strictly not to go4 ,before the mother had time to go after them1 night came on1 and1 to make matters worse1 it commenced raining4 ,she called loudly for them1 but no answer was received from the little truants4 ,the night grew pitchy dark and the mother's anxiety increased4 ,what was she to do8 ,her husband not yet returned from his work1 no houses near or help at hand and she alone with her young babe1 not daring to leave it to go and search the missing ones4 ,as she waited and looked in vain for their return her anxiety became almost unbearable and she started out with her child in her arms1 but the rain drove her back4 ,soon afterwards her husband returned1 and the hurried story of his children's absence needed no repeating to rouse him to action4 ,he started immediately in search of them4 ,he went to the hickory tree1 but no children were there4 ,he called aloud1 but was answered only by the wind whistling through the trees4 ,after satisfying himself that they were not in that vicinity he returned home1 fondly hoping that the little ones had1 by this time1 reached there4 ,but in this he was disappointed4 ,the wind had now set in pretty strongly and the air was keen with frost4 ,what to do now was the question1 for it was certain the children were lost1 and1 being thinly clad1 if they were not soon found they must certainly perish4 ,the father ran to the nearest neighbors1 a distance of half a mile1 and gave the alarm4 ,as soon as possible a company of fifteen or twenty men and boys were collected to assist in the search4 ,but1 by this time1 it was nearly midnight1 and no tidings had been heard of the little wanderers4 ,their arrangements for searching were hurriedly made4 ,they divided into squads and went in different directions1 calling loudly as they went and searching every place where they could imagine the children would have strayed1 and thus the search was continued all night till the men were almost tired out and frozen4 ,morning dawned upon that desolate cottage--a cold and cheerless morning to its inmates1 for no relief had yet come to the anxious parents4 ,another call was made upon the people to continue looking for them1 and they turned out and scoured the country1 but in vain1 for not a sign of the missing children could be found4 ,thus the second night passed4 ,as the news of the loss spread through the district additional interest and anxiety were awakened1 and the sympathetic neighbors turned out in force to aid the bereaved parents in seeking the lost ones4 ,as the time passed the hope of finding them alive died out1 but the efforts did not cease4 ,about four miles from the house there were large iron works that employed about three hundred men1 and on the third day these workmen turned out en masse and increased1 by their number1 the force engaged in the search4 ,they organized and examined1 as they thought1 every foot of land in the vicinity1 but with the same discouraging result4 ,a number of ,spiritualists resided in the neighborhood1 also some fortune-tellers2 and they were applied to to divine1 if possible1 where the children were4 ,they pretended to do so1 but their stories conflicted fearfully and all conjectures failed4 ,it was finally suggested that they had been kidnapped4 ,a couple of ,mormon ,elders1 it was said1 had been in that vicinity and they were suspected of having spirited them away and sent them to ,salt ,lake4 ,this was only one among a great many reports circulated against the ,latter-day ,saints1 all of which gained ready credence4 ,a reward of three hundred dollars was offered for the recovery of the children2 and a great many1 stimulated by a desire to gain the reward1 spent days in searching them4 ,thus matters went on for about three weeks1 towards the last the search being prosecuted at intervals only2 when one ,sunday two or three neighbors decided upon going over the ground once more1 with a faint hope of finding them4 ,about three quarters of a mile from the house they noticed a number of crows flying around in the air and hopping upon the tree tops1 a short distance from them4 ,though they paid little attention to the crows at first1 when they approached nearer to them they noticed1 by the peculiar actions of the birds1 that there was some unusual attraction for them in the vicinity4 ,near by was a high ledge of rocks1 under which they saw some of the crows fly4 ,they made their way under this ledge to where the crows seemed to be busy1 when1 to their horror1 they discovered the remains of the missing little ones1 but so disfigured as hardly to be recognizable4 ,they had wandered there to find shelter1 and there perished4 ,the elder of the two had manifested a noble disposition in the hour of their extremity1 for it appeared that he had taken off his little coat and tenderly covered it over his little sister to protect her from the cold4 ,much of their flesh had been eaten off by the crows when found1 but their remains were carefully taken to their sorrowful1 heart-broken parents4 ,the next day there was a funeral at the ,methodist church1 near by1 attended by the old and young of the entire neighborhood1 assembled to see conveyed to their last resting-place the bodies of the children whose loss they all felt so keenly4 ,no language can describe the feelings of those bereaved parents4 ,their sorrow was too deep for words to express4 ,we visited the place a short time afterwards1 saw the cliff under which the children died1 and learned how the final recovery of their bodies had relieved us of the imputation of having kidnapped them4 ,there is a lesson which every child may learn from this sad narrative3 the necessity of obedience to parents4 ,in obedience only is their safety4 ,though those grief-stricken parents forgave1 in their hearts1 the little act of disobedience which robbed them of their loved ones1 it was none the less true that had they been obedient1 as they ought1 to their mother1 they would not thus have met their fate4