who has acted like a gentleman, stated though they had had several deaths, this evening, in a conversation, that among the children, from measles. he never saw an emigrant-ship kept so To-morrow we pass to Castle Gardens, clean before, and he has acted on and thence, per rail, to-morrow evening Government ships carrying out Gov- | for Albany, all being well. ernment passengers. He has striven to act for the health and well-being of the passengers, and feels proud that there is so little of any kind of sickness amongst the company. This morning the Cynosure was brought up by the tug, and anchored close alongside of us. Brother Staines came on board of us a little later in the day, as we anchored too late yesterday afternoon for holding much communication with the city. This evening we went on board the Cynosure and found them feeling firstrate, We need not say anything about the rioting in this city, the public prints will give you full information. That the Lord may bless and be with you, and those laboring with you to extend the cause of truth; and that you may be instrumental in furthering the gathering of Israel, is the prayer of those who compose this company, and of your brethren in the truth, W. BRAMALL, E. L. SLOAN, RICHARD PALMER. SUMMARY O F NEWS. AMERICA.-General Lee has concentrated his army at Culpepper Court House, and was preparing to give battle on the Rappahannock to General Meade, who was close upon his rear. The Confederates are fortifying the Rapidan, south of Culpepper. It is proposed, and thought feasible, to give General Meade an army of 200,000 men, with which it is hoped he will be able to capture or destroy the whole of Lee's army. The Confederates, however, assert that if the Federals persist in enlisting and arming the negroes, they will be compelled to adopt the same course, in which case they can bring into the field a fresh army of 750,000 men. Morgan and his officers have been confined in cells in the Ohio Penitentiary at Columbus. The Mayor of Savannah has issued a proclamation ordering the citizens to organize for its defence. Latest accounts state that the Confederate forces invading Kentucky were completely hemmed in by the Federals at Richmond, and their retreat cut off. Brashear City has been captured by the Federals, who are moving against Mobile. General Gilmore has abandoned, for the present, the idea of taking Fort Wagner. He is said to be confident that his seige-guns will breach Fort Sumter. The Confederates refuse to exchange the captured negro troops. Federal General Strong is dead. The Federal loss in the Morris Island assault is officially reported at 985 men. Two thousand Confederates were defeated near Winchester, on the 30th ult., by General Saunders. The New York Evening Post says that the Government has determined to enforce the draft in New York. The amount of force employed will depend solely upon the exigencies of the case. A bitter controversy continues between the Republican and the Democratic press concerning the constitutionality and policy of enforcing the draft; also between the State and Federal officials who were engaged in quelling the late riots. MEXICO.-A Council of the notables of the nation assembled in the city of Mexico, and declared that the Mexican nation, through them, selected an empire as the form of Government, and proclaimed the Archduke Maximilian Emperor. If the archduke refuses, they implore the Emperor Napoleon to select the person in whom he has full confidence to occupy the Mexican throne. The empire was publicly proclaimed on the 10th of July. ONE hour lost in the morning will put back all the business of the day; one hour gained by rising early, will make one month in the year. LOVE LIKE BEEF.-Young women often keep their lovers by tears. "Yes," says Grunwig, Love, like beef, is preserved by brine." A HUSBAND-IN-LAW.-A member of the American bar states that, some time ago, a rough customer came into his office, and began to state his case in rather an abrupt manner. "Sir, I have come to you for advice; I am a husband-in-law !"-"A what ?" spoke out the learned counsel.-"Husband-in-law, Sir!"-"I have never seen that defined among the domestic relations."-"Don't you know what a husband-in-law is? Sir, you're no lawyer-you're an ignoramus! I am a husband-in-law, but not in fact, sir— my wife's run off!" ADDRESS.-C. W. Stayner, care of Martin Harrow, Gothic Lodge, Romford, Essex. WANTED.-Information relative to Price Morris, painter, formerly residing in Manchester, and, with his family, at one time belonging to the Branch of the Church in that place; any intelligence respecting him will be thankfully received by his brother, Elias Morris, in Salt Lake City, or can be forwarded to this office. Also, the mother of William Dugard, or William Crowther, is desirous of obtaining some information as to his whereabouts; he is a native of Worcester, and was there about eight years ago; any information of him sent to J. E. Evans, care of George Q. Cannon, 42, Islington, Liverpool, will be forwarded to his mother in Great Salt Lake City. Bright stars and broad stripes were once floating in pride O'er the land where bold freemen suffer'd and The patriot's gone,-now his hopes they deride, And sounded the knell of our glory and doom. Breathing warlike defiance to foes on the tide; O'er the home of the noble, the Godlike and brave." PRESENT. But germs of fresh glories now rising to view, A shield from oppression, a shield from the grave. The good and the noble and wise will e'er stay; CONTENTS. LIVERPOOL: EDITED, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY GEORGE Q. CANNON, 42, ISLINGTON. LONDON:1 FOR SALE AT THE LATTER-DAY SAINTS' BOOK DEPOT, 30, FLORENCE STREET, ISLINGTON; AND FROM ALL BOOKSELLERS. THE LATTER-DAY SAINTS' MILLENNIAL STAR. Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the Prophets...... The Lord God has spoken, who can but prophesy?"—Amos. no "And Public worship, or at least associa- In some other cases the meetings have tion for worship, is indispensible to been private because the people of the the well-being, nay, even to the ex- world at large took no interest in istence of a Church. The word Church, them. But the importance which the according to its original meaning Lord attaches to these gatherings of among the ancient Greeks, signified his people, and his desire to promote the public assembly; so that, in that and encourage them under all circumsense, the Church of Christ would stances, may be seen in the following mean the public assembly of his Saints quotations :-"Again I say unto you or believers; consequently, according that if two of you shall agree on earth to that meaning, if there were as touching anything that they shall public assembly there would be no ask, it shall be done for them of my Church. But, according to the usage Father which is in heaven; for where of the Saints, this term designates not two or three are gathered together in a public meeting of believers merely, my name, there am I in the midst of but a compactly organized society, them."-Matt. xviii, 19, 20. built upon the foundation of living behold ye shall meet together oft, and Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ ye shall not forbid any man from comhimself being the chief corner-stone. ing unto you when ye shall meet This society, wherever and whenever together, but suffer them that they it existed, has always been noted for may come unto you, and forbid them its convocations, or meetings, in which not; but ye shall pray for them, and the religion of Christ and the ordi- shall not cast them out; and if it so nances of his Gospel were proclaimed be that they come unto you oft, ye and administered by his own appointed shall pray for them unto the Father and authorized Priesthood. The in my name; therefore hold up your majority of these meetings are public, light that it may shine unto the world. though both the ancients and moderns Behold I am the light which ye shall have, at times, been obliged to con- hold up-that which ye have seen me vene in private to avoid persecution. | do. Behold ye see that I have prayed 546 MEETINGS OF THE SAINTS. unto the Father, and ye have all witnessed; and ye see that I have commanded that none of you should go away, but rather have commanded that ye should come unto me, that ye might feel and see; even so shall ye do unto the world; and whosoever breaketh this commandment suffereth himself to be led into temptation."Book of Nephi, viii, 8. There are several important principles involved in these two quotations: the first of which is, that the Father will more readily grant the united prayer of even two or three, than if that same prayer were offered up by separate individuals without concert or combined action. Now we all know that unity, of itself, is a principle of power. Union is strength in anything. But we here discover that in the worship of God, union not only gives strength, but brings down the special blessing of Heaven besides. Thus the Saints, by meeting together, learn to unite their faith and prayers, thereby becoming mighty both with God and man; and in their gathered capacity this unity will increase their power to an extent that they who are isolated or sectarian in their feelings cannot even begin to conceive. Indeed, so needful is it that the Saints should meet together, that the Lord has made it a special duty of an important Church officer to stir them up to diligence in this matter. Take the following passage :— The Teacher's duty is to watch over the Church always, and to be with and strengthen them, *** and see that the Church meet together often, and also see that all the members do their duty; and he is to take the lead of meetings in the absence of the Elder or Priest.". Doc. & Cov. sec. 2, par. 11. From all which it is plain, first, that we should meet together in the name of Jesus, that his Spirit may be in our midst that light which in the Book of Nephi we are commanded to hold up to the world; secondly, we should meet often; thirdly, we should be thoroughly united in our feelings and faith, and come with a spirit of prayer rather than of criticism or fault-finding, remembering that we meet to learn God's law and not to make it; fourthly, we should invite and welcome strangers to 66 our meetings, and pray for them to the Father; and, fifthly, if we neglect this commandment we suffer ourselves to be led into temptation. If we go back to the old Jewish Church, we shall find that they also were commanded by the Lord to meet together at set times. In the 3rd verse of the 23rd chap. of Leviticus, it is commanded that the seventh day of the week be a Sabbath of rest-"An holy convocation;" and this custom of making the Sabbath a day of convocation is general among the Jews till this day. They meet in their synagogues now on the seventh day, even as they did at Jerusalem in the days of Christ, where the Pharisees were offended with him for healing the withered hand; Matt. xii or in the days of Paul, when he and his company went into the synagogue at Antioch, and, being rejected by the Jews, turned and preached the Gospel to the Gentiles: Acts xiii. And, by-the-bye, these two instances introduce this subject from a different point of view, for here we find a people honoring the commandment to meet together, so far as the mere fact of meeting is concerned, and yet, instead of getting blessings thereby, they actually have blessings reft from them. How was this? It was simply because they rendered the commandment of none effect by their traditions. They met on the seventh day, but it was in effect to bind the Lord by their laws rather than to bind themselves by his; consequently, when Jesus healed the man's withered hand in the synagogue, by the power of God, the Pharisees, instead of rejoicing in that power and in Him who had manifested it, went out to plot his destruction. In the other case, the Jews at Antioch, instead of going to the synagogue under the influence of God's Spirit to learn God's law, were filled with envy at seeing the multitudes run after Paul, and, under the influence of the spirit of envy, they judged and condemned both Paul and the Gospel, for which the Gospel was taken from them and preached to the Gentiles. Let us, therefore, be careful to ascertain that we are under a good influence when we judge upon any subject. With respect to the manner of con MEETINGS OF THE SAINTS. ducting meetings, a general order is to be found in the Book of Cov., sec. 2, par. 9-namely, "The Elders are to conduct the meetings as they are led by the Holy Ghost, according to the commandments and revelations of God." We perceive, therefore, that in order to efficiently discharge this duty, an Elder, while relying on the dictation of the Holy Ghost, should also be acquainted with God's commandments and revelations. The following general instructions from sec. xiii, par. 5, Doc. & Cov., bear directly on this point:- And again, the Elders, Priests and Teachers of this Church, shall teach the principles of my Gospel, which are in the Bible and the Book of Mormon, in the which is the fulness of the Gospel; and they shall observe the covenants and Church articles to do them, and these shall be their teachings, as they shall be directed by the Spirit; and the Spirit shall be given unto you by the prayer of faith, and if ye receive not the Spirit ye shall not teach." Section 14 is also addressed to the Elders, and contains similar instructions; see also 1 Cor. 14th chap., &c. * * * 547 that. I told them that dancing and theatrical performances were no part of our religion. * * * More or less amusement of that kind suits our organization, but when we come to the things of God, I had rather not have them mixed up with amusement like a dish of succotash. * * * I shall not be opposed to the brethren ́s building a meeting-house somewhere else, and keeping their cotillion-halls for parties, but I am not willing that they should convert the house that has been set apart for religious meetings into a dancing hall.”—President Young, Journal of Discourses, vol. ix, ps. 194-5. According to the census returns of 1851, there were, in England and Wales, at that time, 222 places of worship belonging to the Saints; the number of sittings in these places was 30,783; the attendance, as per census, on Sunday, 30th of March, of that year, was,-morning, 7,515; afternoon, 11,481; evening, 16,628, making a total of 35,624 for the day. The Government statistical compiler, Mr. Horace Mann, thus speaks of the Saints :- "The activity of the disciples of this faith is evidenced by the frequency with which they occupy these meeting-places; out of the total number of 222, as many as 147, or 66 per cent, were open in the morning; 187, or 84 per cent, were open in the afternoon; and 193, or 87 per cent, were open in the evening. Comparison with similar statistics of the other churches will show that this is much above the average frequency of services." It now only remains to say a word or two in conclusion. It is no small privilege to meet and mingle with God's people; no man can be a doer of the word unless he also be a hearer In this country many of our meetingrooms are used for all sorts of purposes, but at home the case stands thus-"I have lately preached a short sermon to the Bishops, in a Bishop's meeting, and I now wish to present the subject of those remarks to this congregation. They were in relation to the Bishop's building dancingrooms for their school-houses and ward meetings. In my heart, soul, affections, feelings and judgment, I am opposed to making a cotillion-hall a place of worship. Many of you remember that at first we assembled in a bowery on the southeast corner of this block, where we met for some time under its shade," Faith cometh by hearing," and no and held preaching meetings, sacrament meetings, political meetings, and every kind of public gathering, because it was the only place that would then accommodate the people. Soon after that we built this Tabernacle. We probably had not the first stick of timber on the ground before I was besought to build it for dancing in and for theatrical purposes. I said No to every one that requested me to do man can hear without a preacher, and no man can preach except he be sent ; and who does not know that when a sent preacher is sustained by the concentrated faith and prayers of a multitude who are living their religion and eager to hear the Word of God, that he is able to deal out to every Saint a portion of meat in due season, and a stream of doctrine flows upon the people that causes both the ears of every |