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Alfred the Great 1 False Religion 70 Antipodes, A Trip to Our 10, 22, 33, 46, 59 Fortress of Ham 90 Arizona, Ancient Ruins in 21 Freak of a Dog, Curious 156 Animal Trades and Callings 40 Fred.- Danielson's Lesson 165 Australia 130 Familiar Plants 225, 245, 281 Act from Principle 191 Flying Squirrels 247 Anomalies of English Spelling 242 Ambition 250 "Great Harry," The 25 Architecture in Salt Lake City 259 Great Cemetery, A 126 Great Calamity, A 166 Biography, Joseph Smith, the Prophet 9. 15, 20, 38, 53, 62, Golden Rule, The 215 81, 92, 106, 111, 129, 137, 153, ICi, 171, 183, 200, 206, 218, Giant Emperor, The 263 238, 242, 254, 267, 278 Getting on in Life 2(13 Best Friend, The 35 Gas—its Origin and Manufacture 272 Blushing 126 Great Difference With You, A 275 Brevity 147 Guinea-Pigs 277 r Book of Mormon, The 147, l. ,9, 170, 182, 212 Great Wall of China, The 281 Bright Side, The 202 Beautiful Allegory, A 204 Hannah Praying in the Temple 61 Borrowing Trouble 257 Happiness 89 Bird Housekeeping 271 Honolulu to Hilo, From 94 Hunters of the Sea 151 Centennial Exhibition, To the 8, 14, 32, 40, 51, 86, 99, Hawaiian Islands 152
116, 124, 135 Hilo 'J h ough Puna, From 154 Christ Weeping over Jerusalem 19 Human Hand, The 178 Country Without Women, A 23 House on the Wall of a City 21 Choking 29 How to be Somebody 221 Correspondence 34, 88, 155, 178, 250 How They Pull Teeth in Japan 257 Contentment 50 Hedgehogs 265 Charade 60, 180, 252, How to be Handsome 274 Character 69 Human Food, Curiosities in 283 Curious Sight at Sea, A 73 Indian Vision, 11 Chinese Hall of Justice, A 85 An India- Rubber Tree 79 Chapter lor the Little Ones 93, 105, 113, 142, 155, 167, 173, 189, 202, 214, 227, 237, 245, 261, 274, 284 "ICan" 107 Childish Wishes loo Icebergs 115 Charity 101 Icelanders Fishing for Narwhals 181 Cunning Fox, A 190 Idleness 190, 283 Chaux de Fonds 227 Indian Curiosities 239 Intemperance 248 Camel and Caravan, A 241 Coffee 273 Indian Remains, Ancient 275 Curious Custom, A 2S5 Jesus Blessing Little Children 7 Jonah Cast into the Sea 109 David Playing Before Saul 3 Meeting 145 Drunkenness 98 Jethro Moses 244 Damascus 112 Jealousy Dolphins Pursuing a Boat 157 Keep Straight Ahead 192 Dutch Language, The 158 King and the Farmer, The 198 Disrespect at Home 1 66 Dull Great Men 189 Log Book, Leaves From a 5, 20 Dying, How it Feels to be 197 Little "Tcnie" 172 Duckbill, The 205 Lead Pencils 248 Don't Lose a Minute 214 Learning the Alphabet 258 Dark Hour Before Day, The 219, 232 Life's Eyening Gray 274 Drunken Monkeys 263 Look on the Cheerful Side 277 Daniel in the Lions' Den 283 Music— Praise ye the Lord 12, Christmas Carol 24, (iather Editorial Thoughts 6, 18, 30, 42, 54. 66, 78, 90, 102, 114, 126, Round the Standard Bearer 36, Temple Song 47, We Meet 138, 150, 162, 171, 186,198, 210, 222,234,246,258,270, Again 60, We Meet Again in Gladness 72, Sunday School
1 282 Volunteers 84, The "Mormon ' Lad 96, Go When the Moru- Enigma 12, 108, 120. 132, 192, 228, 276 incr Shineth 108, A Thanksgiving Hymn 120, A Sunday Evil Reports, Listening ti> 32 School Call 132, A Jubilee Song 144, Never From Thee 156, Experience in Preacliiusr, Early is Glad Tidings 168, Children's Song 180, Sunday School Educated Feet 77 Hymn 192, A Song ot Praise 204, To-day 216, A Call, and Extremes Meet 88 Answer 228, Beautiful Day 240, What Prize Shall be Your Experience of an Elder, Early 100, 118, 128, 146, 179, 208, Reward 252, A Song of Faith 264, A Prayer 276, Celettial 260 City 288. Enthronement of Joash 133 Mahomet's Call to Prayer 23 Egypt 163 Mission, Incidents of a 35, 44, 57, 64, 82, 87, 104, 117, 123, Egypt, More About 169 142, 148, 164, 237, 247, 256, 268, 279 Eastern Custom, An 187 Moses and Aaron Before Pharaoh 121 Early Rising 188 Money, Wishing for 124 Encouragement 188 Misnomers 172 Edible Nuts 201 Metals, Minerals and Gems 177 Excursion, An 214 Mosques 193 1 1
Religious Inconsistent of the World 74 Missionary Incidents 10 Mimmoth, The 199 Reading 128 Regularity 215 Moral Character 199 Russians and Turks 223 Midnight l>uel, A. 229 Manatee, The 235 Raie Dinner, A 249 257 .Mountain Alligator, 1 he 230 Recrimination Miraculous Healing 251 Reputation vs. Character 202 Mandrill, The 253 Shun Affectation 1 Men Without Occupations 260 Sunday Lessons 12. 36, 41,60, S3, 89, 107, 119, 132, 141, 149, 284 Nature, Beauties of 160 108, 173, 202, 225, 239, 250, 262, Natural Talent 191 Shipping, Ancient 13 Navajo Cunning 231 "Snake Charmer," A 37 Sunday School Mattel s 50
( (live Tree, The 42 Sunday School Statistics 68 The 194 ( runoe of Prevention, Susquehanna, Jottings on the 69, S2 Only a Bug 287 Small Means 213 Scandal 273 Education 28 Physical Singular Interposition 270 1'izzaro 55 ,- o- ti li.Sir Hot pur ( ock 94, Poetry—The Good Boy b Resolve Travels in India 4, 16, 27, 43, 52, 03, 76, 130. 158, 176, 184, h at am It I '.i Repentance 108, Grasshopper Sports 127, W I, 195, 207, 224, 235, 243, 255, 260, 280 ' 2b8 I'll be a Little Moruioo' 228, The Grumbler Tea-lea', Story of a 103
Palestine, Tombs iu I 18 Tobacco, The Use of 119 Puzzle 156 Trifles, Ingenious 123
Prejudice 179 Travels on Hawaii 1 05 Plant Lite 190 Towzer and Tom 175 Plants and l'heir Uses 201 Two Sides 209 Practical Advice 203 Tabernacle, The 271 Porcupine Ant-eater, The 217 War ( lalley, Ancieot 2 2'Ji > I 'raver Pumas, The 251 Writing on the Wall 97 Poverty a Blessing 256 Wonderful Memories 107 Pangolin, The 285 Water Dog, The 213 Why They Often Fail 213 ,'i. c,:,. in"' 131, Questions and Answers l", 41, 89, '•Will it Wash?" 221 233, 244, 269 1 I.:, I4v, 177. 185, 203, 209, 226, Wholesome Lesson, A 243 Quakers, Persecution of the 39 Washing Day 251 William Blake, The Painter 280 K.ihab Hiding the Spies 19 Rubens, the Painter 66 Yew Tree, The 272 VOL XII. SALT LAKE CITY, JANUARY !, 1877. NO. 1. ALFRED THE GREAT,
HERE is a picture that carries our thoughts back for a doubt, taxed their ingenuity to devise the most destructive thousand years, to the primitive days in England's his- weapon?. Their weapons were not then cannons and guns tory, when the peonle of th:it country were not the enlishtened and pistols, Mich as are now used, but the bow and arrows, nation that they such as are shown are now known to in the engraving, be—foremost in short spears, literature, arts which, when thrown at an just emerging enemy, were jerk- from a condition ed back by means of barbarism. It of a string or strip makes us think of of rawhide attach- the time when ed to them, rude England was not swords and scythes the populous or knives attached country that it is to their war now, but when ehariots, which vast forests and were intended to extensive bog?, or cut down the marshes, covered enemy. mostof itssurface, It may not bo instead of the easy for some of magnificent and our young readers thickly built cities, to believe that the rich farms and England, that gardens and the wonderfully old- beautiful parks fashioned country, that are found where so many there now. It of their fathers brings to our came from, and minds the time which they arc when the inhabit- wont to speak of ants of that coun- as the "old coun- try had not attain- try,'' ever was in ed to their preset] such a condition perfection in the as thtil described, art of killing one and thai its early - another, although i n )i abi t a n i they were a war- the ancient Bril like people, who ons were a race of
: •-. spent a great jmr- 1 fl ll -r tinn of their time i lo of life was in fighting, and little if any better trying to kill one than that of the er tribes o another, and, no I UYENILE I1TSTBTJCTOR.
Indians that inhabit this western country. But ii' they will This is the scene we have pictured in the engraving. He read the history of ancient Britain, they will find that such was had too much sense to get vexed in return, but took the rebukei really the case. and. no doubt, made many apologies. It is said the poor The period, however, in the history of England to which woman was mortified beyond measure when she learned it was our picture relates was long after the ancient Britons had the king she had scolded, but he good naturedly promised to learned somewhat of the ways of civilized life from being forgive her if she would forgive him for neglecting the cakes. brought in contact with the Romans, who came over in trreat King Alfred afterwards by his superior generalship and numbers several times to conquer the Britons, and who were bravery so completely routed the Danes that they were considered the most enlightened people then living. Though glad to ask quarter. It is said that in order to ascestain their the Romans never really conquered the Britons, they gained strength and how he could best defeat them, he even disguised the supremacy in some parts, lived with them and tried to himself as a gleeman. or minstrel, and went into their camp, rule over them. The result was that the Britons adopted the where he entertained the Banes with his songs and music, as ways of the Unmans and were thereby greatly improved. they caroused, and got all the information he desired without The Romans were finally driven out and the Saxons made their even suspecting who he was. But Alfred was magnani- inroads upon the island. The Scots and Picts also began to mous enough to spare the lives of the Danes again on condition make raids upon the Britons, until the latter were glad to form that they would depart from that part of England and become an alliance with the Saxons to preserve themselves against good Christians. They made the promise, and it is said they the Picts and the Scots. The condition of the Britons then, lived faithful to it. however, was not much more happy than before, for the King Alfred's whole life was spent in trying to benefit and Saxons came pouring into Britain in such numbers that they elevate his subjects. He encouraged education among thenb soon overran the poor natives and made them submit to their and invited learned men and skillful workmen from France rule or retreat to other parts. Inder the Saxon rule Knglaud and other countries to settle in England, and teach the people. was divided up into seven states or kingdoms, called the He translated books himself from the Latin into the English-
Saxon Heptarchy, each of which had its king. < )ne of these Saxon tODgue. He made good laws and enforced them, so Saxou kings, named Fthelwulf, had four sons, each of whom that it was said that in his reign the richest jewels might have succeeded to their father's throne. The youngest of these hung exposed in the streets, and no person would have four sons was named Alfred, and he is said to have been the attempted to steal them. He caused the first fleet England greate-t and best king England ever had, on which account he ever had to be built, which did good service in repelling the is usually called "Alfred the Great" When he was a boy Danes that came over under the leadership of Hastens, or he was noted for his studious habits and for his learning to Hastings. He founded schools and heard causes of com- read, which would be considered no very great feat in our day. plaint and settled difficulties between his subjects himself, and but which was quite an exceptional thing then. There were withal he was a most industrious and methodical worker. In no printed books in those days; they were all in manuscript, or order to divide up his time to attend to all his duties, and writing. Alfred's mother, who was most likely a very learned employ it to the best advantage, he had wax candles made, lady, possessed a book of Saxon poetry, which was "illumin- which were painted at regular distances with rings of different ated," that i-, embellished with ink or paint of different color-. colors, and which were kept constantly burning, to indicate She promised this book to whichever of her four sons first the time employed at any particular thing, as our clocks and learned to read. Alfred won the book, and ever afterwards watches do for us. To prevent the wind from blowing on these prized it very highly. During his boyhood he also traveled candles, and causing them to burn away faster at some times considerably, making two visits to Rome, and also remaining for than others, he had them encased in white horns, scraped so some timi' in Paris, and, no donbt, he profited by what he saw; thin that they were transparent. This is the origin of lanterns, so thai on ascending the throne at the age of twenty-three or lanthorns. years, he was better qualified to govern the people and cope King Alfred died in the year 901, having reigned thirty with the Danes, who were then invading the country, than any of the kings had been before him. In the first year of bis reign he bad several successful battles with the Danes; but b^ was not blood-thirsty, and when they would sue for ^USTOIEJSrT AAT^K, GALLEY. be was willing to make treaties with them on condition that they would leave the country. The I'anes. however. rPiiF infancy of the art of ship building is enveloped in obscurity, the accounts ships broke the treaties a- often :i - they were made, and continued I and which we have of the to gather in England, killiiiL' and plundering wherever they built by the ancients are very limited and undescriptive. The went, until Alfred, tu save bis life, was obliged to difguise ark built by Noah, and the vessels used by Jared and his himself and seek safety by offering his services to a cowherd, people, also those constructed by Nephi, are so little described
a- :i man w:i- called who herded COW), in a secluded part of as to shape and detail, we can form but a meagre idea in our the country. Here he lived for some time, keeping up com- imagination what they really looked like. From —hat we can munication with his friend-, while the Danes sought him in |earn from secular history, it is quite certain that the first vain to kill him. line day the cowherd's wife left King Alfred vessels used were not of great dimensions. The largest vessels to watch Bome cakes thai were baking bj the Cue while she of the Grecian fleet at the siege of Troy (B. C. US-f) carried went "ti -Mine errand; and be was SO intent on mending bis only one hundred and twenty men. These vessels were pro- bow. and thinking how he could relieve hi- oppressed country- pelled by oars, and were called galleys. They had no decks, men from the ravages of the Danes, that he forgot all about in fact they were merely large row-boats, their sails were small, the cakes. When tin: cowherd's wife returned -be found her and used merely as an auxiliary to the oars; in fact, it was not cakes in a blaze, and vented her indignation on hi- head in until a much later dav that oars were discarded. It had not words thai were more forcible than polite. become necessary or fashionable for sea fighting, and there was w J" TJ "V IE 3ST I L e iitstructob
little or no commercial intercourse between the various nations. Frequently this prow extends below the water line, rendering Five hundred years later we read of galleys built purposely a blow to an enemy's vessel very destructive. to encounter an enemy afloat. By this time the oars had been The reader will see from this that the modern idea of increased in numberand arranged in bunks, one above the other. "ramming,'' is but a revival of the earliest style of naval war- The fighting men were stationed at the bow and stern, while fare. Great taste was s'town in the ornamentation of these the oaromen occupied the center of the vessel; the interior of vessels; gilding and various colored paints being employed the boat was entirely open. But about 470 B. C, in fo; the purpose. Besides the arrows, spears and shields of preparing their fleet for the great battle fcught afterwards at the soldiers for defense and attack, other contrivances were Eury Medon, the Athenians caused these platforms to be u?ed, such as g a;ipling irons and machinery similar to 'the connected, thus making a deck and allowing room for a stronger bitie ing ram, used on land. They had various means for force of soldiers; and at the same time protecting the oarsmen. setting fire to the vessel of an enemy, the most celebrated of The sails were made larger, but used only with a fair wind. them was called the "Greek fire." This much dreaded sub- The Carthaginians showed the greatest commercial enterprise, stance was projected in some way through a tube which was but have left little data upon which to depend for a description placed at the bow, and falling upon the enemy's deck immedi-
of their ships, and it is only from Grecian and Roman history ately enveloped it in a sheet of flame. that we can derive any accurate means of determining the It is strange, but it was not until several centuries later that form of the ancient vessels; which, by the way, was doubtless the wants of commerce demanded, and the discovery of the borrowed in their main features from the Carthaginians. mariners compass gave an impetuous to navigation, that The bow ____—_- vessels of a and stern be- quality su- low the water perior to the line were usu- gilley were al ly of the constructed. same shape, Very little but were of a is known of different form th? history above, rising of ship build- higher than ing succeeding
the center of th i downfall the vessel. of the ancient They assum- civilization, ed various and we see shapes, and very little im- were highly provement on ornamented. the galley un-
Two rudders, til the inven- or paddles, tion of gun- one on either powder (a- side or quar- bout A. D. ter, fo r m e d 14(10) and the steer- the introduc- ing apparat- tion of ar- us; sometimes tiller y o n there were board of ves- two of these sels of war. on each side. The galleys The model of were first all the vessels in use at this time were of the same general adapted to this ne:v order of being enlarged and armed character, and the manner of building substantially the same; with guns placed in the bows; but these vessels soon gave
the planking was fixed to the frame with iron bolts first. way to the "galleons," in which the use of the Joars was Afterwards experience demonstrated that this metal corroded, entirely dispensed with. Higher masts and larger and and brass bolts were used. The interstices between the planks more sail were introduced, but the general form of the hull were calked in various ways, until the steel now in use was was preserved. Port holes were also cut in the sides, by which adopted. Flaxen fibres were driven into the seams, and the guns could be carried on the lower deck. During the fifteenth entire outside of the vessel smeared with pitch or wax. As century commerce greatly increased, the mariners compass an additional protection hides properly tanned were stretched became generally known, and an instrument called the "astrol- over the bottom and covered with the same composition. It able," by which the position of a slop at sea could be taken by is only a comparatively short time since the practice of observations of the heavenly bodies; the arl of sailing by the covering the bottoms of vessels with copper has become gen- wind luul also come into use, and the vessels generally were
eral. But it is asserted that the galley of the Emperor Trajan M I for thai purpose. In I 192, Columbus sailed from Palos, a recovered from Lake Riccio, after having been there for nearly porl in Spain, with three small vessels provisioned for twelve thirteen hundred years, was no) only calked and pitched, but months, and manned by ninty men. So ill suited were these had also "lead sheathing attached to the ship by copper nails." crazy little crafts lor the tempestuous Atlantic that it was The prows, or beaks of the galleys wore Imilt of the strongest necessary to refil them on arriving at the Canary Islands. and toughest wood, and were sometimes shod with iron. Vet frail as the IHnta the Mina aid Santa Maria appear
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they accomplished tbe great voyage, and introduced the conti- This method of visiting the people gave us an excellent nent of Auierice to modern Europe. No less frail in appear- chance of preaching the gospel, and bearing testimony of the
ance is the picture of the war galley and vessel of the fifteenth last dispensation. The Elders who weDt out that fall, were century which has been introduced, and is, possibly, a correct the first to carry and proclaim to the world, the revelation on representation of one of the frail and unsubstantial vessels celestial marriage. During our peregrinations in California,
i used by I>iaz, or a few years later by Yasco de Grama ( 1497 they would accuse us of plural marriage. We informed them for the purpose of finding a route to India around the Cape that we believed in and practised the doctrine; and would of Storms, now called the Cape of Good Hope. All honor is draw from our pockets the revelation (for every Elder carried due to the bold mariners who in such unseaworthy craft one with him) and want to know if they wished to hear it braved the ocean's storms, and, unwearied by fatigue or read. It was amusing to see how they would stare when we undaunted by adversity, -till persevered when their comrades boldly asserted that the doctrine of plural marriage was a sank in despair, and succeeded by their discoveries in changing part of our religious faith; some would turn away exclaiming, the channels of trade of the whole world. "Well 1 swear! what next?" Brother Skelton and I took passage on a schooner called the Srjphia, bound for Santa Cruz. We each paid ten dollars for our fare. We lay becalmed twenty-four hours in sight of the ^travels nj, flmlia. land where Santa Cruz is situated. On our arrival we repaired to the residence ot Moses Meader, a member of the Church, who resided about one and a half miles beyond the town. BY WILLIAM FOTHF.RINGIIAM. He and his family received us kindly, and through his influence we obtained the use of the court-house in which to hold a {Continued.) meeting. We notified the people, by postiug notices, that two "Mormon" Elders from Salt Lake City, would preach on Sunday evening. This being our first attempt at preaching, morning the gale had abated. They weighed the anchor, BY you can well imagine our situation. We spent the day in and sailed within a short distance of the wharf, and fasting and prayer, beeeching the Lord to bear us off in the dropped it again. Each of us took our effects, went ashore, evening, so that, at least, we might be satisfied with our- and put up at the Montgomery House, paying seventy-five selves. cents for each meal, and fifty cents for a place to spread our We found the house tolerably well filled with hearers. We blankets. Food and lodging were scarce in San Francisco at opened the meeting by singing and prajer, we being the only that period. A boarder, in order to get his share of the vocalists. The two of us occupied about half an hour, and scanty provisions spread upon the table, had to act the we thought we did well, and in that time, we told all we could part of a gormand. think of, and felt that we had not another idea left. (}. S. Spark-:, who resided a short distance out of San I will here diverge a little from my subject, and say Francisco, invited the brethren of the East India and Siam to my young friends: embrace every opportunity that comes missions, thirteen in number, to reside at his place till we within your reach to adorn your youthful minus with the were ready to sail; which invitation we gladly accepted. The gems of intelligence and wisdom that are being strewn in your of the brethren, to save expense, rented a room for two way. You have far greater advantages than your fathers weeks, paying twenty-five dollars lor its use, and boarded had, to qualify yourselves for the work of the ministry; and themselves. rest assured that God will require at your hands the labor of \ I stated in tin- previous chapter, we were without purse bearing oft' His kingdom. it -'-rip, trusting in the Lord to open the way. We had a You have the privilege of attending your Sunday schools, long journey before us, ami it required considerable means to and being identified with the Y. M. M. I. Associations and take Us to our field of labor. We met togethei to counsel other schools of learning, at the same time bearing in mind over tb" matter, invoking the -pint of the Lord to direct us the necessity ol so conducting yourselves as to be entitled to pt Buch measures as would !" successful in procuring the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, which will prepare you to the n ssary funds to pay om- passage. The brethren unani- be workmen true representatives of the greatest growing to vi-it of San — mously agreed the i pie Francisco and other power on the earth, before which all others will speedily places, 'fin- city was laid oil' in distrirts, ami two Elders dwindle into insignificance. •her visiting the districts assigned them. Elder 1 will now return to my narrative. We tarried four days Skelton and myself were appointed to vi-it Santa Cruz, then at Santa Cruz. Brother Meader gave us sixty dollars each, a small town on the coast. No coasting vessels bring ready to and Sister Meader three dollars, to help u* on our missions. -ail to tbi- place, w p o' o u time canvassing San Francisco. There being no vessel going to San Francisco, we started out I went in company with Elder S. A. Wooley, who i- now on foot, traveling over the mountain range which lies between Hi-bop of tie- eighth Ward, Salt Lake City. We went from tlie bay and the coast. It being a very wet time, the San house to house stating to the inmates where we were from. Jose Valley, especially that part lying between Santa Clar? and tl bject of our mission; that we traveled, as did the and Alviso, was ankle deep in mud and water, and at one ancients, without purse or scrip; that we were calling on the place we bad to pay twenty-five cents for a boat to take us is of S in Francisco to help us with their means to go on across a slough. We took steamer from Alviso, and five our mission, hence lor what nil tiny would render us, they hours -ail brought us to San Francisco. would inno wise lose theii regard. Some would plead poverty; We- paid over what meane we had collected to Q. S. Sparks, others would give us from twenty five to lilt', cents; some would who wa- appointed treasurer to receive all monies donated for abuse us, calling in mi i that ought to be kicked out, tli aid of tie.' missions. etc. After the city had been thoroughly canvassed, tie-
amount realized was about seventy dollars. ( To be Continued. ) . Z&& J TJ "V IE IsT I L E INSTRTJCTOB
his hands and threw it towards Florence, at the same time scrength of a Hercules, I seized him ^caues J^rom * lt*>9 Igflflk feeling endowed with the by the collar, and hissing through my teeth "Thieving scound- rel!" I sent him twirling heels over head out of the door. I turned to follow, when Florence stood before me; the sight of RT G. M. 0. her sweet face dashed the angry demon from my heart, and, as I folded her in my arms, I kissed her for the first and last TH E C X T B A B A N D I S T time. Noticing the handkerchief on the floor at her feet, I stooped to pick it up. While in the act of stooping, a sharp
still evening air, and Florence, with a ( Continued. report rang through the shriek that turned my blood into ice, fell dead in my arms. " 'fPllE long evening twilight had already far advanced before The bullet from Diaz' pistol, intended for me, had pierced X I could properly move my vessel and dispatch a sub- her heart. ordinate with the 'important papers' to head quarters. Con- ' followed. ' T have but a vague and dreamy recollection of what siderable excitement was created in the little village by the The murderer ran for the boat on the beach; I followed and arrival of the prize, and I lost no time in preparing to antici- overtook him, and, doubtless, in my blind fury and passion pate the news of my arrival at the cottage. It was a Sabbath would have committed a second murder that day in Fathom's evening, and the surrounding landscape never appeared more cove, had not his hirelings waiting with the boat interfered: calm and peaceful. There was scarcely a breeze sufficient to their and it was- only after they had beaten me senseless with ripple the long solemn swells of the sea that rolled in and oars, and left me lying apparently dead on the sand, that he broke dull and lifeless against the sombre rocks. The tree was able to escape. branches hung like drooping wings, limp and languid in the '"But let me hurry over my mournful story. My sudden amber light. The occasional moan of a whip-poor-will or the appearance and the sorrowful death of Florence, brought on coarse croak of a sea-gull were the only sounds that disturbed the long expected apoplectic shock that terminated Fathom's the quiet. But I was too full of happiness of my own creation life. Forlorn and bioken-hearted, Mrs. Fathom did not long to enjoy the scene, and hastened over the pathway leading survive. And it was many months before I had sufficiently towards the cottage with a speed almost amounting to a run. recovered from the shock and my wounds, to follow out the You know that there is a secret satisfaction belonging to us all only purpose for which I cared to live—the punishment of when we can create an agreeable surprise, and I knew that my the murderer of my darling. Reports had gone up to the father and Florence would not only be surprised, but delighted admirality of my being wounded while attempting to capture at my sudden appearance. I pictured over and over again a desperate and notorious smuggler, and I received praise, their astonishment and exclamations of joy, until I became promotion and advantageous offers in the service in conse- insensible in my excitement to the peacefulness surrounding quence; but I refused all. And when my health and strength me. When I arrived at the cottage, my enthusiasm was permitted, I set out in the pursuit. somewhat dampened. The servant, dumbfounded at my " will not weary you with a recital of my travels for years, sudden appearance, could only inform me that my father was 'I from town to town, along the coasts of France and Spain, at not at home, and had gone, she believed, to Fathom's. times having him almost within my grasp, and again losing all Thither I hastened with accelerated speed. When I reached track of him. Two years ago, I learned that he was on the on the brow of the cliff overlooking the cove, the pathway prepare coast of Chili. I immediately returned to England to the sight I beheld seemed to root me to the earth; it was only for visiting this country. Fortunately my old commander was momentary, but in that moment the light of happiness was for- in charge of the fleet fitting out to aid your countrymen. My ever shut out of my life. Had the plateau sunk engulfed in the application for a commission was not refused. Upon my s 3a before my eyes, had the unknown wreck with all the lost and arrival in Valparaiso, I learned that Diaz, under another name, n imelessdead that clung to her decks on that dreadful night of commanded the Bonita, still following his unlawful calling. the storm risen from the ocean's grave, the revolution in my feel- T applied, and was placed in charge of the Guarda, and you ings would not have been greater. A large lugger lay 'hove to' have this day witnessed the result. off the mouth of the cove; on the beach, I noticed a boat Attached to the manuscript was the following clipping from drawn up on the sand, with three or lour men surrounding it, the Inpependente of Santiago: evidently prepared and waiting to shove off at a moment's "We regret to learn that Captain Edwards, lately censured warning. Half way across the garden in front of the cottage, by court martial, has resigned his commission in our navy, and I saw Diaz dragging Florence—no, not dragging her, for at the returns with the English fleet to his home in Cornwall. (which she had worn moment I speak of, this handkerchief dismantled The boys were all anxious to know whether the it her) around her neck since my father had restored to came speculation brig was the Guarda or Bonita, and considerable hand, and I saw Florence untied and remained in the villain's settled the point by was rife among them, when our supercargo followed by him, towards the cottage, and my father, who of fly, explaining that the vessel in dispute could not be either that moment arrived. 1 say it was only for a moment had at them, from the fact that the circumstances related in the I stood transfixed, for the next, boiling with rage and that manuscript had transpired before the great earthquake of 1835, to the cottage, revenge, I was tearing down the path leading the destruction when he, being present at the time, witnessed and self-possessed all ordinary occasions I am usually calm wave. As we On of every vessel in the harbor by a great tidal this occasion 1 had in emergencies, but I must confess that on of that remarkable were all anxious to hear a description appealed at the door of lost all control of myself. When 1 us, and on the circumstance, ho kindly consented to favor the dwelling, my presence, so sudden and unlooked for, the bitt-heads succeeding evening all hands assembled around one turned into motionless statues the inmates. I saw but the tu listen to the following narrative: object of my hatred, and before he recovered from his astonish To be Continued from I J ent I was by his side. I snatched the handkerchief —
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and the North. But did men believe, because of this revela- ^fttq Ifutenik |(nairttctoir. tion, that Joseph was a prophet? Oh, bo! As they rejected it as impossible before its fulfillment, so when it was fulfilled, many declared that it was a pretty good guess, but it was easy GEORGE Q. CANNON. EDITOR- to foretell that when the difficulty did break out, it would be at South Carolina. SALT LAKE CITY, JANUARY 1, 181 The Lord has declared in revelations which He has given, that great distress and trouble should come upon this nation; EDITORIAL THOUGHTS. that the time will come that he who will not take his sword to fight against his neighbor, will have to flee to Zion. The POX reading the scriptures concerning Elders have for many years warned the inhabitants of this the great events that should take place land of the calamities av.d judgments that were about to befall in the hitter Jays, we would naturally them, and have prophesied to them concerning events that suppose that when they came to pass, would take place. Have they been believed? Only by a very people would believe that the fulfillment few. The great bulk of the people witness these events coming was from God. Isaiah and Mieah both to pass exactly as they are predicted, but yet they will not predicted concerning the house of the believe that God has anything to do with their revelation. Lord being built in the tops of the mount- Before spiritualism, as it is called, was taught among the ains, and people from every nation flowing people, or even heard about, the Prophet Joseph and the
unto it. This is a prediction so plain that Prophet Brighaui foretold that there would a power arise
no one, it might be thought, could fail to per- that would show forth great signs and wonders, and would, if ceive its fulfillment. The prophets say that possible, deceive the very elect, and that they who rejected the people would go up there for a definite revelation from God would have plenty of revelations from the ose—to be taught of the Lord, to walk in His devil. The Saints were taught to expect these things for paths; and they also foretell what the result should years before they came to pass. We now see the fulfillment be. Now these predictions are being fulfilled in the of those predictions. Lying spirits have gone forth among eyes of all people who have witnessed the immi- the people to deceive them. The drunkard, the adulterer, gration of the Latter-day Saints to these mountains. In no and the wicked can now get their revelations in abundance by other part of the world is there a people building a temple to spirit-rapping and by mediums, and in other ways, until the the most high God in the tops of the mountains; in no other whole land is filled with stories of the wonderful power that part of the world do people gather from various nations; and men and women possess. The people would not receive the the Latter-day Saints are the only people who, in leaving their revelations of Jesus Christ and the teachings of His servants, old homes, gather up to the mountains for the purposes and now they are left a prey to strong delusions that have described by the prophet. If Isaiah and Micah had seen the power over them to lead them astray. Yet they were warned gatherins of the Latter-day Saints, and had seen this land to faithfully by the servants of God, that this power would be which they gather, and these mountains, they could not have manifested among them. better described them than they have, in the brief language These things teach us that signs and miracles and prophecies used in their prophecies. We behold before our eyes a plain have little effect upon the people unless their eyes are opened fulfillment of their predictions; but who believes that this is to see, and their hearts to understand the things of God. the work of God? Do the world? No. Though these pre- The world can not perceive the hand of God in the events dictions made thousands of years ago are being fulfilled before that are taking place, even though they have been plainly their eyes, they refuse to see the work of God in what is predicted, and the predictions written by the servants of God. taking place. Is not this strange? Yet it always has been It requires the Spirit of God to enable a man to discern the thi ase when the people's hearts were hardened with unbelief. things of God. How necessary it is then, children, that each The predictions concerning the Savior were very plain, and one of us should have that Spirit! the Jews bad them in their synagogues and heard them read The Savior foretold what the fate of the Jews would be by their rabbis; but thoy failed to perceive that Jesus was the that their city would be destroyed, that not one stone should Messiah. be left upon another of their temple, and that they should be
1- Thirty four years ago the Prophet 'Joseph received a re^ 1 carried into captivity, lie told His disciples what they should tion from the Lord concerning a civil war thai should take do when they should see certain signs take place; and they
; i 'i this land -a war the North and the South. profited by his warnings and counsel. But did the Jews
II [escribed the place where it should commence, namely, derive any benefit from his predictions? No; they miserably
described the nature of the war, and certain perished, and, as a nation were broken up and scattered, and
lould follow. The Latter-day Saints have been their city and temple were destroyed. So it is in our day. familiar with that prediction fiom the time that it was given The honest in heart hear the testimony of the servants of God; until the war broke out. For many years it was published in they believe it, and God givps them more light, and leads the United States Great Britain and elsewhere. Now no them along in the path of certainty and of peace. They grow
prediction could I"- more definite thas it was, and yet, before from grace to grace, from knowledge to knowledge until doubt
it was fulfilled, men refused to believe it. Tiny attached no and darkness ire banished, and their path is as light as if the importance to it, and if anything were said about it. the noonday sun -hone upon it; while the wicked are groping in general iiniirc--i.ni was that it was -imply impossible that it darkness, in uncertainty, and are full of apprehension respect- could be true. When the time cam... however, which the ing the events that are coining to pass. How much better
Lord bad foreseen, it was fulfilled. The rebellion broke out then, it is to serve God and keep His commandments, to have at South Carolina, and civil war ensued between the So th Hi- holy spirit and the revelations of Jesus and the peace and G"D"YB1TILE IHSTBUCTOR.
joy which they bring, than to be in the darkness and gloom men in painting it have adopted that foim ot countenance'as which surround those who reject the truth. one that in their imagination is suited to the Savior of mankind.
He has a little baby on His knee and Bis hand is upon'itshead. -TESTIS BLESSING LITTLE See how earnestly and confidingly the chiid looks up into the CHILDREN. face of its Lord! And the mother, what an expression of desire there is in her countenance! How eagerly she listens for the words of blessing from the Savior upon her little one! WE herewith give to our readers a most beautiful engraving The other two also on the left of the Savior, how earnestly of one of the most interesting scenes in the life of our they press forward to have their children blessed ! The child Savior. We do not say, that this is an exact description of reclining in the arms of his mother se^in- to be asleep, but the
what occurred, but the engraving illustrates a scene in the life sturdy little felbw who is standing up in front of his mother awaiting of the Savior, and the artist has had to depend upon his im- Feemstobe watching these sne with great interest, and of the agination for the features. Can our little readers tell us what with desire his tmn to be blessed. In the background their chil- is intended to be represented by the engraving? See the person picture we see other mothers pressing forward with back. in the center who is sitting down! What a mild, benevolent, dren and a man holding up his hand as if to keep them in his face he has! How kind his manner! That the artist has This is to illustrate the action of the disciples. Mark, intended for the figure of the Savior. It is a face that has bonk, records the incident as follows: been handed down by tradition as that of our Savior, and "And theyllbrought young children t<> him, that lie ahouM then it has become so well known that whenever it is seen it is touch them: and hi* disciples rebuked those that brought un it, he was much displeased, and said recognized as His, yet it is not likely that it is His jortrait, but But when Jesus raw J T7 V ES TST I Xj E3 IITSTRTJCTOR.
thoin, Suffer the little children to come unto me, Rnd forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, $pa ihe, Centennial if-duMfitft^ whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. Anil he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.'' WITH JOTTIHGS ZB3T
How different the action of the Savior upon this occasion to TJEUE W^IT. that of many of His so-called ministers in these days! There BY C. R. S. are people in the world who call themselves Christians, who believe that unless children are sprinkled with water in their (Continued.) infancy they will go to hell if they should die, and some men have gone so far as to say that there are thousands of children Tilt; road follows up Bear River Valley, passing the once in'hellnot a span long! Most horrible doctrine! The revela- famous city bearing its name—the scene of murderous tions of Jesus in our day have plainly taught us in the Book of frays and midnight brawls during the construction of the Mormon and in the Doctrine and Covenants that children arc railroad. The old emigrant trail crosses the track at this without sin and that it is solemn mockery before God to sprin- point, Farther on we come to Hilliard, the great charcoal kle them with water and call it baptism; that until they reach producing point. A flume thirty-five miles in length stretches the years of accountability—eight years of age —Satan has no from this place to the timber slopes of the Uinta mountains. power to tempt them and they are not accountable for their Gord wood is floated down at the rate of one hundred cords a acts. How much more consistent this is with our ideas of the day, also saw-logs for milling purposes and railroad ties. The Lord as we derive them from His revelations! Jesus said, belt of timber from which these supplies come is eighty miles ' Sutter little children to come uuto me and forbid them not: for long from the east point and forty miles wide, and runs to of such is the kingdom of God." If all persons were as pure the tops of the mountains, along the summits of which an and innocent as little children, they would be fitted for a resi- imaginary line exists separating Utah from Wyoming. Most dence with God. Who is there that can watch the sports and of the charcoal for use in the Utah smelters comes from the innocent play of little children without being touched by Hilliard. An effort was once made to start a railroad to the the sight'.' They are so innocent and guileless, they appeal so timber from here, but it fell to the ground. strongly to every feeling of a our hearts, that man or woman All through this region, on the small creeks, coal oil is who can not love them must be destitute of true feeling. Jesus found; but no success has been met with in striking oil in says, "Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a paying quantities, although considerable money has been little child, he shall not enter therein." How true this is, as spent in boring for it, every Elder who has preached the gospel well knows! The We have now reached Aspen, the second highest point in proud, the self-sufficient, the self-righteous, the learned, those the road—7,X00 feet—or 3,500 feet higher above sea level than who are lifted up in their own conceit, rarely if ever receive the Temple block, Salt Lake City. As we descend we pass the kingdom of Ged or the gospel of Jesus. They are not in through numbers of snow sheds, and having reached Pied- a condition to be taught; they do not think they need teaching; mont, we enter upon the sterile and barren part of the road, but the humble, the meek, the lowly, those who have the spirit extending to Green River. of childhood and feel that they are destitute of knowledge and The road now follows the Muddy Creek until it empties need instruction, they receive the kingdom of God or the gospel itself into Black's Fork, near Church Buttes station. Old of Jesus. To them it is sweeter than the new honey comb; it Fort Bridgcr is twelve miles from the road, at Carter Station, supplies a want of their nature; fills it them with joy; they so named m honor of Judge Carter, so well known in these - it gladly, and they enter into the Church with delight. parts. Very little grass is now seen, only in the river bottoms; Watch a little child and see how it hangs upon the words of its moss agates abound, and fossil remains of extinct animals. parents! I low believing it is! full of How faith! It does not Scientific men who pay attention to these matters find ample argue, but it receives with confidence the teachings of its scope all through this region to pursue the study of paleon- parents and listens with respect to that which is told to it. tology. Prof. Marsh found many remains of huge animals This is the spirit that we should have and preserve through life in this region. The head of one curious species found was for the things of God. We should feel that we know nothing four feet long and once had four horns protruding from it; ho about God, only as He teaches us, aud that we cannot measure called it the Uintatherium. This is only one of the extinct Hun nor His truth by our ideas or any standard that we possess; monsters found. I have seen the remains of turtles that for, as one of the prophets lias said, ''as the heavens are higher measured thirty inches across the back. than the earth, so are God's ways, higher than our ways, and The method adopted of searching for the bones requires His thoughts higher than our thought-." some climbing, for it is not in the bottoms the search is made: Children, seek through your lives the spirit of childhood. only on the bluffs, in the greenish seams. Each student is The men and women who possess most of that childish spirit provided with a loose bag suspended from his shoulders, and an in the best position to be taught of and God, they are every atom of petrified bone is eagerly gathered. As evening I '" "' i to lo 1 than those who do not have it. approaches they all sit around in the tents and produce their relics. Prof. Marsh, always on the lookout for something new, examines each morsel, and with Paosi a small portion of bone will the cultivation of the earth, a second paradise of tell the size of the animal and its beauty and class. When a novelty is sweets springs up to our delighted view; from produced, he will go into raptures, with these exclamations: exertion and industry our most valuable comforts arise; and "This is a lovely vertebra! This is a valuable tooth! This is the endeavors we use in the attainment of any earthly good the only specimen ever found stamp double in America!" and so on. A a value on its possession, and give a keener sack of cotton is then relish in its enjoyment. produced, and each piece packed up Even our food tastes better when carefully for transportation to Yale college for have labored to produce it. further examin- ation. ) JTJYEITILE HTSTBTJCTOR.
To those who never pay attention to such matters, it may At Carbon we again strike the coal region. II jisting works look nonsensical to see fifteen or twenty men "bone hunting;" are erected close to the track. The coal interests are controled but it is from these studies that we learn what once existed, by the U. P. company. and how the earth has passed through mighty changes. The We now come upon the Laramie Plains, some forty mile existence of these fossils demonstrate that the bluffs were wide and one hundred and fifty long, bordered by the Colorado once the borders of a vast inland sea, where turtles, and Mountains on the south, and the Black Hills on the north. animals like the hippopotamus once lived. It also demon- Laramie Peak stands out bold and beautiful against the strates that the temperature of the climate favored the distant sky; it is plainly seen within a radius of ninety miles. existence of animals whose habits and manner of life were This is also the great game region of Wyoming, hundreds of suited to a tropical region; for it is only in such places that beautiful antelope are seen bounding over the plain. Tens of they are now found. Near the tops of the bluffs bordering on thousands of sheep and cattle fatten upon the nutritious Green River, several specimens of fossil fish are now found; grasses that everywhere abound. Now and then the skull of the like do not exist, so far as known, any where on the face a buffalo is seen, bleached and whitened by the sun; they have of the earth or in the mighty deep. Some great convulsion left this region long ago— driven off by the encroachnents of of nature must have formed a crevasse, or chasm, through which the whites to regions farther north and south. this inland ocean escaped down Green River Valley through After passing Laramie City we begin the ascent to the the grand canyon of the Colorado to the Pacific Ocean; other- summit, at Sherman, 8242 feet above the level of the sea. wise where could the water have come from to cut a chasm, Bold masses of granite rock abound on every hand. The nearly a mile deep, to the bed of the mighty Colorado. mountains of Colorado, one hundred miles away, known as The scenery around Green River City is imposing and Long and Gray's Peaks, over 15,000 feet above the level of curious, oddly shaped rocks standing out alone, having the ocean, and higher than any of the mountain peaks of weathered the storms of ages, their colors varying from Utah—are plainiy distinguishable. Near Sherman we pass summit to base. Geologists call them sedimentary rocks. I over the Bale Creek iron viaduct, some 136 feet high and GOO think this place is one of the most interesting points on the feet long, one of the most slender and fragile looking bridges whole road. This is also the end of another division of the I ever saw, yet as strong and durable as science can make it. road, and is quite a town, w^ere the fast-dying-out frontiers The climate in this region is delightful in summer time. men are still found. The road to the Sweetwater mines and The mercury seldom rises above S0°. In winter it is cold, the Wind River Mountains starts from here, by way of South bleak and cheerless. Pass where most of the emigration to Utah once traveled. All around us are piles of curiously shaped rocks, that have The road after leaving Green River takes up Bitter Creek weathered the storms of thousands of years; in fact the soil Valley, the most sterile and uninteresting part of the Union is made up of decompsed granite several feet in thickness. Pacific R. R. We must not, however, forget that with all its [To be Con'tntied.) sterility, there are mines of splendid coal, inexhaustible in quantity, covering hundreds of square miles. At Rock Springs seam upon seam is found as far down as explored, until a dozen or more different veins are found of varying agraghg. thickness and of excellent quality for general use. This part of the road is passed over in the night by trains going east and west—a wise arrangement. crossm smith, TEC IE Before morning dawns we have passed Creston, the dividing ridge of the continent. On the western slope the rivers :p :r, o :p ih: :e t . find their outlet into the Gulf of California. On the eastern Continued. side the outlet is the Gulf of Mexico for the streams that ( course down through the valleys of the Platte, Missouri and Mississippi. TN February, 1835, Brother Brigham and his brother Joseph About daylieht, in summer time, we cross the North Platte called upon the Prophet Joseph, and sung for him. The at Fort Fred. Steele, but this is a lonsr way from the old emi- Spirit of the Lord was poured out upon them, and Joseph grant road at the last crossing of the North Platte. The told them that he wanted to see those brethren together who Sweetwater country is some ninety miles north of Fort went up to Zion in the Camp, the previous summer, for he Steele. had a blessing for them. A meeting was accordingly called, As we proceed eastward we come out upon an open country, at which Joseph gave much valuable instruction. lie said it where herds of antelope abound. The Elk Mountain looms was the will of God that they should be ordained to the up, an old land mark, for it en be seen a very long way off. ministry and go forth to prune the vineyard for the last time. Thousands of beautiful elk roam the valleys bordering on the In the afternoon of that day, February 4. 1835, Joseph said Platte River. One noble animal I saw at Fort Steele had a that the first business of the meeting was for the three habit of standing on an eminence for hours at a time, looking witnesses of the Book of Mormon (Oliver Cowdery, David towards the mountains. Although reared by hand and raised Whitmer and Martin Harris) to pray, each one. and then in the fort, her natural instinct led her to long for the plains proceed to chose twelve men from the Church, as apostles, and mountains, something akin to a pet beaver a gentleman to go to all nations, kindreds, tongues and people. After once possessed, which, when it had grown up, took a notion they had prayed, the three witnesses were then blessed by the one day to make a dam with carpets, stools and such articles laying on of the hands of the Presidency. According to a of a movable nature, plainly showing that instinct, and not former commandment given June, 1820, Book of Doctrine reason ruled; for if the beaver had used reason it would have and Covenants, page 190, the witnesses then selected the known that such a dam was useless. Twelve Apostles in the following order: io JUVENILE INSTRUCTOR.
Lyman E. Johnson. 1. William E. MoLellin, 2. John P. Boynton, 8. |f>iji la <|ttt{ ^ittijiatle^ Brighain Young, ^ Heber C. Kaniball, 3. Orson Pratt, 9. Orson Hyde. 4. William Smith, 10. David W. Patten, 5. Thomas B. Marsh, 11. CHAPTER XXIV. Luke Johnson, 6. Parley P. Pratt, 12. were called; but they This was the order in which they BY HUGH KNOUGH. were afterward.- arranged to stand in the quorum according to age—the oldest first, the next oldest second, etc. Accor- last we have left far behind the islands of New Zealand. ding to age their names stood as follows: Thomas B. Marsh, At For the few hours we remained in sight of its shores, we Kimball, I 'avid W. Patten, Brigham Young, Heber C. experienced far more of heavy seas and rough weather than Orson Hyde, William E. McLellin, Parley P. Pratt, Luke we did during our whole trip down the Pacific Ocean; for, as -Johnson, William Smith, Orsou Pratt, John F. Boynton and you know, it is far safer and more comfortable to be out in the Lyman E. Johnson. open ocean than sailing in sight of land. Five days we have The fir>t three called were ordained at the same meeting been at sea, on board this pretty little colonial steamer, and at which they were selected; the others were ordained we hope by to-morrow to gain sight of Australia, to which subsequently. They had a solemn charge given them upon we are steaming at the rate of from fifteen to sixteen knots an the nature of their calling and duties. hour, in a north westerly direction. At a council held shortly afterwards, composed of the First Here let us underetand the difference between "Australasia" Presidency and nine of the Twelve, Joseph gave the Twelve and "Australia." The former name is given to a division of instructions respecting keeping a strict record of all their the globe of indefinite limits, but popularly includes the island proceedings and decisions, and pointed out to them the im- continent of Australia, Van Dieman's Land, New Zealand, portance of so doing. On the 28th of February, 1835, Joseph New Calidonia, the New Hebrides, Papua, or New Gumea, and his coun-elors commenced to select certain individuals and a vast number of other islands. The most northern point from the brethren who went up to Zion in the Camp, to of Australasia is the large island last named, and in the south begin the organization of the first quorum of the Seventies, it extends to the Antartic Circle. Australasia means southern to travel under the direction of the Twelve Apostles. The Asia. next day Joseph Young was ordained, as one of the Presidents Australia, or, as it was formerly called, New Holland, is the of the Seventies, which position he has continued to fill, largest island in the world; or, more properly, a sea girt con- amid all the changes which have been made, and the many tinent, being more than two-thirds the size of Europe. It vicissitudes which the Church has passed, until the present, lies to the south of Asia, between the Indian and Pacific when the Seventies are numbered by thousands. Joseph, in Ocean, and between Lat. 10° 39' and 39° 11' S., and extending giving instructions respecting the Seventies, said: ''if the from Long. 113° to 153° E. Its greatest breadth is 2,400 first Seventy are all employed, and there is a call for more miles, and from its most northern to its southern point 1,900 laborers, it will be the duty of the seven Presidents of the miles. Taking up such a vast latitude, it will be seen that it first Seventy to call and ordain other Seventy and send them has both a temperate and tropical climate. Although, having forth to labor in the vineyard, until, if needs be, they set some fine harbors, its coast line is unlike that of New Zealand, apart seven times seventy, and even until there are one being very indentated. The most prominent arms of the sea hundred and forty-four thousand set apart for the ministry." are the Gulf of Cirpentaria on the north, and Spencer's Gulf On tin- tth of May, 1835, the Twelve Apostles started from on the south. A ridge of steep, but not lofty, mountains run Kirtland on their mission to the Eastern States. From that along a great portion of the east coast, while the south coast mis-ion they returned to Kirtland, Sept. 26th, of thai year. has a low and sandy surface. The north and west coasts, so In the beginning of July, a Mr. Chandler visited Kirtland far as they have been explored, are also generally low, with for the purpose of exhibiting four Egyptian mummies some moderate elevation at intervals. The interior of Aus- which he bad. Be also had some rolls of papyrus' which tralia is believed to consist of an immense plain, with hills were covered with writing and figures. Hearing that Joseph rising from it like islands. The geology of this country is could translate these writings, Mr. Chandler brought some of remarkable for its simplicity and uniformity. The strike of the characters to him, which Joseph interpreted. These the rocks and the direction of the principal chain of hills, is, mummies and th papyrus were afterwards bought by some with one exception, the same throughout the country, that is of the Sain!-, and -I iseph, to his great joy, found that one from north to south. roll contained the writings of Abraham, and another the The British have established colonies at different points on writings of Joseph who was sold into Egypt. The Book of tlii- great island, but none have, as yet, pushed more than Abraham was translated by Joseph, and it was afterwards :;ni) miles inland; so that the interior can still be considered an published in the Timet mnl Seasons al Nauvoo, andcannow unknown land. Some adventurers have indeed penetrated a be found in the Pearl of 'in.it I ri 1 _• \ 1 u - r 17th, 1835 the Book of Doctrine and Covenants was being to the effect that it consists of alternate sand hills and presented to the ChHrch for it- acceptance. The book was prairies, with no trace of vegetation, as far as the eye could approved, and accepted as a law and a rule of faith and reach. They also de*cribe a stony-bound desert towards the north. practice to tl I h by the assembly. Josoph and Fred- The best portions of Australia lie in the south and east, erick Q. Williams were absent on a visit to Michigan, and and are- being well and thickly colonized, there being large • Miver ( lowdery and Sidney Rigdon presided over the assembly. fact- of good land available for the farmer and grazier. Hi-', also, the fine-t scenery * Papyrus w;i- hi Kgyptl ra plant, the inner itt of winch the ancient! on the continent is to be met — i> rmerly mode Into writing paper. with, composed of beautiful and picturesque woodlands, rocky 1 JUTB1TILE UsTSTRUCTOB. 11 hights and deep ravines, the verdure and animal life of which air above them. After viewing this scene for some time, he is most wonderful, and unknown in any other portion of the turned his eyes in another direction, but not being satisfied earth. he looked around to see more of it, when, to his surprise The principal mountains are the Warrangongs. or, as the there was nothing visible before him but the bare side of the colonists call them, the Australian Alps, and the Blue Mount- lodge. The visitors then told him that when he got his house ains, (from their looking a bright blue at a distance) and the built and got to living in it, they would come again to see Liverpool Range. These mountains lie in the south-east of him; they also said something he did not understand, when the island, and the hight of their precipices and depth of he turned to ask them an explanation, but, lo! they were gone. their chasms are tremendous; in fact, they appear as if the J lis buffalo robes were lying just as they had been, but no earth around, from some great force had subsided or- been visitors were there. washed away, leaving immense hollows and gulfs, and exposing The Indians immediately broke camp and came after me, to view to the depth of 2,000 feet, the very ribs of the and wanted me to baptize them, saying that their women and mountains. Though so formidable, these mountains do not children wanted to be baptized as well as the men, and that reach a great hight; that is, compared with the Rocky Mount- it was not good for them to come to Ogden to have the ains, for the highest peak, Mount Koskiosko, though covered ordinance attended to. They kept importuning for baptism, with perpetual snow, is only 0,500 feet high. This mountain coming after me as often as once in every week or fortnight has been ascended by Europeans, and from its summit extends until the following spring, when I went and did my first day's a view of 7,000 square miles, while immediately beneath the work. spectator, yawns a gulf of 3,000 feet perpendicular depth. Ech-up-wy did not tell me at the first about this vision, nor Many of the Australian mountains show evidences of their in fact, any one else; nor could he be made to believe that the being extinct volcanoes. Of these, the most remarkable are place where they are now located was the proper place for Mount Gambier and Mount Lehank. The latter has five them to make farms, although President Young directed that craters, each about three-fourths of a mile in diameter, and they should locate there, until, when work on the irrigating all now filled with water. canal was commenced, he viewed from an eminence the very To he Continued. scene that was shown him in his vision. After that he was satisfied that he was at work in the right place, and told me of his vision, and his reason for demanding baptism. a.it i iisr id i ^ zrsr visiotst. As to whom the men were who visited Kch-up-wy, the readers can form their own conjecture; but one thing I can BY O. W. II 1.1,. say, he has tried as hard to carry out the instructions given him as any man I ever saw. He has now got his house built, a former article I gave an account of my first day's work IN as have quite a number of others, and they fool like gettintr at baptizing the Indians on Bear River, after they had up out of the dirt. applied to me so many times to do so. I then promised to give the readers of the Instructor something more on the Lainan- Indian question, and I shall now tell the reason those Shin Affectation. —There is nothing more beautiful in a ites were impelled to ask for baptism. young man than simplicity of character. It is honest, frank, Four years ago last summer some of those Indians were and attractive. How different is affectation! The simple encamped on the south side of Salt Lake, west of Skull minded are always natural. They are at the same time Valley, when one day three suange men came into the lodge original. The affected arc never natural. And as for origin- after seating of the chief, whose name was Kch-up-wy, and ality, if they ever had it, they have crushed it out and buried religious matters. themselves commenced talkine to him on it from sight, utterly, lie yourself, then, young friend. To scrutinized This seemed so strange to him that he turned and attempt to be anybody else is worse than folly. It is an Indians, as they them closely. The visitors were evidently impossibility to attain it. It is contemptible to try. But had the Indian complexion. One of them was a very large, suppose you could succeed in imitating the greatest man that broad shouldered man. quite good looking; the other two were ever figured in history, would that make you any the greater? rather below the medium size. The large one was spokesman. By no means. You would always suffer in comparison with " They told him that the "Mormons' God was the true God, and the imitated one, and be thought of only as the shadow of a that he must go to that He and the Indians' Father were one; substance —the echo of a real sound — the counterfeit of a do, that the "Mormons," and they would tell him what to and pure coin. Indians; he must do it; that he must be baptized, with all his Dr. Johnson aptly compared the heartless imitator— for to gather, and stop that the time was at hand for the Indians such is he who aff'e.-ts the character of another—to the build their Indian life, and learn to cultivate the earth and Empress of Russia, when she did the freakish thing of erect- said to 'Look!" houses, and live in them. They then him ing a palace of ice. It was splendid and conspicuous while it sitting in his lodge He turned his head, and, although he was Ia6ted, but the sun soon melted it, and caused its attractions Bear River and Malad. about 1 1 he saw all this northern country to dissolve 1 u* common water, while the humblest stone He saw small farms all over it with grain growing very finely, cottages of her subjects stood firm and unmarrcd. land. and small houses dotted here and there all over the Let. the fabric of your character, though ever so humble, that there He saw a'so that these were Indians' houses, and be at least real. Avoid affecting the character of another, feeling were a great many Indians at work, and apparently however grept! Build up your own. He what God intended there showing first rate. He noticed also a few white men you to he yourself, and not somebody else, Shun affectation I the Indians how to work, one of whom he recognized as myself. What seemed more strange than anything else was deed- are the rent we owe for the air that he could see down the canyons on both sides of the GOOD words and good mountains, as he might do if he occupied a position in the we breath'.'. 12 JUYBUILE HTSTBTJOTO IPJE^^ISIE YE THE LOBD Words by K. Alldridge. Music by E. Beesley. With Spirit: *i=&- :g= m 22 I i . Praise ye the Lord om po tent, Who form d the worlds on high a. :& :fc=S= PE I 3=H -I »- 23: I 22XZH -oL 1 -^~ 23: 3== 237. :c£ :22: tion's TRht do main Thro' out vaulted sky. I — He made the world on which we dwel That man again might dwell with God He gave the heavens their span; In realms of light and loye; To glorify His name on earth praise Him, all ye saints on earth, He sent His creature, man Praise Him ve saints above. SU1TDAT LESSONS e usr i a- :m: .a. . FOR LITTLE LEARNERS. BY T. GREEN. i JOSEPH TF HISTORY OK SMITH, THE PROPHET. —LESSON XLV. I am composed of eighteen letters: My 1, 8, 16 is dark; Q.—What was the trumpet sounded at night and morning for? My 2, 5, 0, 16, 4 is to bind together; A. — F".- the brethren to have prayers in their tents. My 3, 4, 5, 6, 15, 8 is a beautiful city; Q. — Wen- the brethren contented and united during their My 4, 5, 10, 14, 9 afflicts lazy people; travels? My 5, 6, 7, 8 is a noted river; A. — No; fault-finding and rebellious. My 6, 17, 2 is an acknowledgment of a debt; Q. —What was the result of such conduct among them? My 7, 8, 10, 12, 9, 10 is how I lost my umbrella; A. —The Lord sent the cholera among them, and some of them My 8, 10 is the name of a settlement near Salt Lake City; died. My 9, 13, 17, 5 is a metal; Q.—When the Camp arrived near Clay County, who tried to My 10, 8, 12 is a snare; misc an army t" go and fight them? My 11, 12, 18, 8, 4, 1G is a part of a city; A. —A VhiIpt of the mob by the name of James Campbell. My 12, 13, 17, 16 is something a horse does; A. — II'- and sis others were drow 1. My 14, 16, 12, 8, 13 is to speak; (±. —Where • is J iseph and the < Samp on the 19th of June? My 15, 17, 13, 10, 4, 18 is part of a right angle; A.—They camped between the Little and Big Fishing Rivers. My 16, 14, 10, S is something necessary in singing; Q — What threat was made by the mob who had been collect- My 17, 3, 4, o is very useful in the household; ing together? My 18, 8, 11, 16 is what you may do when you have solved this; A. —That they would "kill Joe Smith and his army." My whole is very instructive and amusing, and very popular y. —What prevented them from doing it? Qg the young of this Territory. A.—The Lord -nn t an awfi . ind hail. — :' did opon the n A.- It killed oi f them and the i ned home. Is Published in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, Q.— Who were saved and protected by it? ON THE FIRST & FIFTEENTH OF A.—The Prophet Joseph o 'amp. EVERY MONTH. v. ' V. — II . the mob feel while the storm was raging? GEORGE Q. CANNON. ------EDITOR. A.—They felt thai Qod was fighting for the Saints. Q. — II f high did Fishing Biv r rise during the night of the TERMS IN ADVANCE storm? Single Copy, per Annum — — $2,00. A.— Nearly forty f On Copies sent by mail outside of Salt Lake County Ten Cents per year additional will be charged for Postage. trent Tiif. wisest way to calumny is to live in such :i manner .^»~Office, South Temple Street, one block west of Tabernacle, th it a •••ill believe it. Salt Lake City, Utah. .£>- Ili^ie -s^ s 4=1=^ He bade the worlds in order move, And when from light and truth he fled, He gave them form and place; And darkness ruled supreme, Creative power he thus displays He sent the gospel from on high Through all extended space. His creatures to redeem.