1845-04-01-Times and Seasons-Epistle

Times and Seasons, 1 April 1845, page 859

Epistle.

Manchester, England

July 9th, 1840.

Dear Brother Joseph,

I now embrace this opportunity of writing this epistle to you in order to give you a sketch of my travels since I left you, and of the progress of this work of God in this land, together with the signs of the times and of the conflicts which I and my brethren have endured during our journey to this land.�

Material not relevant to New York not included.

I took coach at Canandaigua for New York, being short of money to pay my expenses, I was confined to one meal a day. When I got to Albany, the North river being froze up, I went part of the way on the ice on runners, and part of the way by land on wheels. When we went to Jersey city. (as we went up on that side.) the coachman not being willing to fulfil his engagement and take us over to New York, and I being destiute of money, I mentioned it to the passengers and a getleman put his hand in his pocket and gave me a quarter dollar. Then, when we got to the Ferry, the ferryman wanted six-pence more each; not having any, it prompted me to pray to the Lord to blind his eyes so that he might overlook me, it was even so; so we see that God will hear prayer when we call upon him for small things. We went across the river and put up at the Hotel, where I pawned my trunk for my supper and breakfast.

Next morning I went in pursuit of the brethren, being Sabbath day morning. The first one I met with was Elder P. P. Pratt, I then found Elders Young and O. Pratt, and the rest of the brethren; and if I ever felt to praise God it was then, to get in company with my brethren again. I went with the brethren to meeting and my wants were made known, and I received means to redeem my trunk. The rest of the brethren were in similar circumstances with myself, having come into the city in like manner. When we arrived there we found the saints faithful, but not many adding. We concluded it best to lift up our voices and preach the gospel, and in about two or three weeks there was upwards of forty added. These together with the other saints administered to our wants and provided for us provisions, bedding and money to go to England.

I never saw greater kindess then was mainfested toward us in New York, Philadelphia, and other places: and I feel to bless them in the name of the Lord, that his peace shall rest upon them. on the 9th day of March, six of us went aboard the ship Patrick Henry, viz: B. Young, P. P. Pratt, O. Pratt, G. A. Smith, R. Hedlock and myself; many of the saints went along with us to the ship's side, where we bade them farewell. We set sail the same day and on the 6th day of April, we landed at Liverpool, in tolerable health.

Material not relevant to New York not included.