1870-02-22-Millennial Star-Correspondence-Williamsburgh Brooklyn

Correspondence

Williamsburg, Brooklyn City,

New York, Jan. 20, 1870.

President A. Carrington.

Dear Brother,—Being out of employment, the present appears a favoropportunity to send a few lines across the mighty deep. Work is dull here, quite a number of the brethren are out of employment, and I have to exercise considerable faith in money matters, not being willing that any should go hungry. The condition I found myself in on landing at this place last July, with my wife and seven young children and one shilling, with the subsequent experience, enables me to enter into the feelings of any poor Saint who arrives in this place without means. The Saints here are upon the whole a generous people. Considerable sums have been collected at various times for the benefit of the new arrivals during the late emigration. Although we have had many calls for assistance, God has enabled me to assist all, no one having lacked food and shelter, for which I feel thankful. Instead of the old number, please direct to me No. 136, P. O. Williamsburg.

Bishop Burton is here, having just returned from Washington, where he accompanied Captain Hooper, who I am happy to say has recovered from his illness, through which he was detained here some days. Quite a number of Bishops and Elders are from time to time visiting us and instructing the Saints in their duties, also encouraging them to struggle for their deliverance. Our halls are well filled, many strangers attending, considerable enquiries are being made, no Sunday passing without one or more articles in the New York Sun and other papers, referring to our proceedings. As usual, some few truths are to be found amongst a mass of falsehoods. One good resulting from this publicity is the increased number of visitors. We are baptizing a few, with prospects of adding to the number.

Our late President, brother Miles, is about to embark in business in Salt Lake City. Brother Parr, our late Branch President, is here on business, having left his family in the Valley. I with my brethren and the Saints generally are enjoying good health, the weather being remarkably mild for the season, more like spring than winter. I and my brethren are struggling to disseminate the principles of truth in this wicked place. Union and peace to a considerable extent are enjoyed in this Branch of the Church. Bishop Burton has just informed me of the arrival from Liverpool of some of the publications of the Church, for which I am thankful. The disposal of them will be an easy matter.

Will you kindly publish my address, with an invitation to my old friends in London to write to me?

Praying God to bless you and every faithful Saint throughout the world, I subscribe myself your humble brother and co-worker in the vineyard,

PHILIP WISE BOTT.

184, North 8th St.,

between North 5th & 6th Sts.,

Williamsburg, New York, U.S.A.