NEWS FROM HOME.

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week to baptize them. I anticipate doing a great deal of good in my field of labor. My whole time is taken up among the Saints, and I am endeavoring to take a course to win their esteem and respect, and they are very kind to me -more so than I could expect."

NEWS FROM HOME.

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News from home is ever pleasant and gratifying. We are all interested in the progress of events in Zion, and we as anxiously look for every item of information heralding the success of the Saints in some triumph in "Home Manufactures," the arrival of the brethren and sisters there, the prosperity attendant upon their labors, as though we were immediately engaged therein ourselves. The last of the emigration had not arrived up to the issue of our latest number of the News, but, from the prosperity then attendant upon their journeying, long ere this they will be there and preparing for the coming winter. There is nothing of a very striking nature in the progress of events, but change like time is ever moving, and there, as elsewhere, are interesting episodes of events, which to us, at least, are gratifying.

We cull the following items :—

On the evening of the 15th Sept. Elder S. H. B. Smith arrived, thirty-five days from Florence.

The following companies of California Volunteers passed through this city on Thursday, 17th Sept., on their way to Camp Douglas -Company A Third Infantry-Captain Ketchum, from Fort Churchill; company C-Captain Stillman, from Fort Ruby; company D-Captain Johns, from Sacramento, together with company L Second Cavalry-Captain Brown, from Churchill; and a small "detachment" of cavalry, under Lieutenant Westbrook. The whole were under the command of Major P. A. Gallagher, who has for the last year been in command at Ruby. They brought with them a train of 46 heavily loaded wagons, 3 field pieces-two 10 pound and one 12 pound-and three 12 pound howitzers.

The first two companies of Nevada Volunteers are also expected to leave Fort Churchill on or about the 1st of October for Camp Douglas. They have been recruited at Virginia, Gold Hill and the principal mining districts of Nevada, and enrolled at Fort Churchill, where they now only await saddles and bridles for their horses.

It will be very gratifying to the numerous friends of President D. H. Wells to learn that his medical attendant reports him convalescent, and is in hopes that, in the course of ten or twelve days, he will be so far restored to health as to leave his room, where he has been confined for the last two weeks with a severe attack of congestion of the brain.

Amos Reed, Esq., Secretary to the Superintendent of Indian Affairs, has been appointed Secretary of the Territory, vice Hon. Frank Fuller, resigned.

Presidents Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball, with a few others, returned, on the 25th Sept., from a very pleasant excursion to Great Salt Lake, What with riding, resting and boating in President D. H. Wells' new boat, the Swan, they appear to have derived much benefit from their trip.

Captain Peter Nebeker's train of emigrants arrived in the city on Friday evening, the 25th Sept. The company was in general good health, and the cattle looked in remarkable good condition.

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-CORRESPONDENCE.

CORRESPONDENCE.

ENGLAND.

KENT CONFERENCE.

Faversham, Oct. 3, 1863.

President Cannon.

Dear Brother,-Feeling that a few lines from this part of the Mission will not be uninteresting to yourself nor the readers of the Star, I embrace the present opportunity of giving you a brief account of our doings and the the condition of the Work here.

It is now over five months since I received my appointment to take charge of this Conference, when I felt thankful to be able to enter upon my extended field of labor, under its untrammeled condition-it being entirely free from debt, and a good spirit was manifested generally among the Saints, which I have endeavored to maintain, in my humble way, to the best of my ability.

The good and fatherly counsel given by brother John Needham during his presidency here has not been forgotten. I often hear him spoken of by all with kind remembrance, and many prayers have been offered on his behalf during his journey home.

Since his absence we have been visiting round both amongst the Saints and Gentiles, dispensing the Word of the Lord and sowing the seed where and whenever an opportunity offered; by some a spirit of inquiry has been manifested and some have been baptized, and prospects are good for a further increase in most places.

We are doing some out-door preaching, although not so much as I should like; but in some places, where the brethren have gone out they have had good, attentive congregations and some have been baptized.

Your visit, with President Bentley, in July, was highly appreciated by all who had the privilege of enjoying your society, and all they complained of was that your visit was not prolonged, but they are anticipating a renewal of your visit at the Con

ference.

The brethren laboring with me are

| energetic and doing their best to pro-
mote the Work of our Father, carry-
ing a good influence with them wher-
ever they go; as to myself, I never
felt better in my labors, for which I
thank my Father in heaven. I ever
feel a pleasure in visiting amongst so
good a people as I find in Kent Con-
ference, although here there are excep-
tions, as in most places. We are en-
deavoring to root out iniquity wher
ever it abounds, are entreating the
strive to work out their deliverance
people to live their religion and to
from the thraldom they are in, thus
escaping the calamities which are fast
approaching, not forgetting their duties
think I can say we are on the increase
in sustaining the Church here. I
in most things: many are paying their
Tithing and Mission Fund, and by so
doing are realizing the hand of the
Lord over them, prospering them in
position to lay by for emigration;
their means and putting them in a
while others, who are
closed-up in their feelings, are miser-
ably poor both in faith and the things
of this life, but I am glad to say that
that class is in the minority with us.

mean and

largest emigration next spring that has The prospects look good for the ever gone from this Conference in one season; the Saints are showing by their works that their faith in going home is of the right kind.

At the commencement of last month I appointed a meeting for Sunday, the 27th, at Heathfield, which is about Saints having made it known all around, midway between two branches; the ber of strangers were present; many we had a full house, and quite a numcame several miles, and I never remember enjoying a better spirit than strangers, and some are about to be was felt there, both by the Saints and baptized.

with Joseph's prophecy of the rise of We are now circulating handbills the present war in America and some appropriate passages of Scripture on the commotions of the last days, with the address of the Meeting-rooms throughout the Conference, and I

think they will be the means of doing | ciated with you in the holy ministry, good. with kind love, I remain, as ever, your brother in the Gospel covenant, WILLIAM SANDERS.

Praying God our heavenly Father to bless and prosper you and those asso

ENGLAND.-The commercial treaty between Great Britain and is to continue in force for ten years, was ratified on the 29th ult. terrible colliery explosion recently in South Wales, by which 36 their lives.

Italy, which There was a persons lost

AMERICA.-Missouri has again been invaded by guerillas 2,000 strong. General Lee has encamped in strong force half a mile from the southern bank of the Rappahannock, directly in Meade's front-a general engagement is daily expected. New York advices of the 16th ult. report no general engagement up to that time. Lee occupied the old Bull Run battle-field, and Meade a strong position at Centreville. Hill's cavalry had moved from Meade's front on the 15th, with the intention of making another raid through Maryland. A heavy Federal force was sent to intercept them. Meade claims to have repulsed the Confederates during his retreat to Fairfax Court-house, with heavy loss, in every attack they made upon him. Advices from Rozecranz to the 11th ult. state that the Federal batteries had caused the removal of Bragg's head-quarters from Missionary Ridge, and his batteries from the slope of Lookout-Mountain. It is said President Davis will shortly take command of Bragg's army. Communication with Burnside was still interrupted. No immediate attack was expected upon Charleston. A rumour is circulated that a bill for the conscription of 600,000 men will be proposed to Congress immediately upon its assembly. The Confederates hold all the passes in Bull Run Mountains. The Confederates were preparing to cross the river by pontoon bridges to dislodge Rozecranz by a flanking movement. Lee's army commenced crossing the Rappahannock on the 11th ult. Southern journals report that General Price, with 20,000 men, is marching upon Little Rock. Severe cavalry engagoments occured on the 19th ult., by which General Beauregard and Davis lost 200 men. In one engagement Meade lost 400 killed and 1,800 wounded, missing and dismounted. The remainder of Longstreet's corps has joined General Bragg.

POLAND.-The Hotel de Ville was set on fire in three places by incendiaries on the 18th ult. Assassinations still are frequent in Warsaw. Four Polish gendarmes were hanged in Warsaw on the 29th ult. Mouravieff has commenced his rule by two executions. Women are forbidden to wear mourning. Polish employés are being removed and their places filled by Russians. The Russians are committing horrible atrocities to compel the inhabitants to give up all concealed arms. They torture children before the eyes of their mothers; four little babes were tortured so that their lives are despaired of. Forty-one ladies were arrested in Warsaw on the night of the 2nd inst. Two convoys of 550 prisoners have left the citadel on their way to Siberia. The Grand Duke Constantine will be released of his functions as Governor of Poland. General Berg, it is said, will be his successor.

JAPAN.-On Saturday, August 15, all hope of negociations being at an end, the fleet took up a position opposite Kagosima, and prepared for action. Two shore batteries opened fire on the fleet, which returned it. By dusk the town was in flames in several places. Three forts were silenced. Our loss was 11 killed and 39 wounded. Captain Gosling and Commander Wilmott were killed by some shot. Paris advices of the 28th Oct. state that the English attacks on the Japanese were unsuccessful. The forts held out to the last. The English were compelled to withdraw.

An honest man is the noblest work of God-but the edition is small, suggests the N. O. Pic.

An escaped contraband gives his occupation as a bricklayer. Henceforth he may consider himself a free-mason.

The method most in repute among our forefathers for killing time was to kill each other; and we are getting to be exceedingly like our forefathers.

Let a man have all the world can give him, he is still miserable, if he has a grovelling, fettered, undevout mind. Let him have his gardens, his fields, his woods, his lawns, for grandeur, plenty, ornaments, and gratification, while at the same time God is not in all his thoughts; and let another have neither field nor garden; let him look at nature with an enlightened mind-a mind which can see and adore the Creator and His works-can consider them as demonstrations of His power, His wisdom, His goodness; and in all his poverty, he is far happier then the other in his riches. The one is but little higher than a beast; the other but little lower than an angel.

DIED:

At Wellsville, Cache County, U. T., July 31st, of inflammation of the bowels, James R. Hawkins, aged 49 years.

POETRY.

FREEDOM IN ZION

When Freedom fled from eastern lands,
She fled to where the day,

Last seen upon the distant hills,

In darkness melts away;

She fled from tyrant's chains that bound,
She fled from man's deceit,
To where her spirit's voice rang loud,
In mountain's safe retreat.

Where noble hearts ad arms are strong
To guard from treacherous guile;
Where honor is the watchword that

Calls down just heaven's smile;
Where nobleness is taught and done
Where vice meets with reproof;
And where the gifted are upheld
From wickedness aloof.

Fair Freedom cannot dwell with those
Who love an unjust rule;

And where the highest in the land
But makes himself a fool.

She stays but with the brave and good
Who fear no human foe;

Who honor worth where'er 'tis found,
'Mid highest born or low.

Jove's bird so famed for strength and skill,
So praised in ancient lore-

From Europe's lands, across the seas,
Fair Freedom westward bore;

He paused awhile, where England's sons
Were struggling to be free,

Then skyward poised, once more in flight,
Towards the westward sea;

But mountains vast upreared their forms
In silent majesty,
Above the ether, far away,

In a cerulean sky;-
And he, by grandeur over borne,

Once more came down to earth,
Hailed by the noble of each land,
And Utah found a birth.

EDITED, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY GEORGE Q. CANNON, 42, ISLINGTON.

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Saturday, November 21, 1863.

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MINUTES OF A

CONFERENCE

HELD AT THE MUSIC HALL, STORE STREET, TOTTENHAM-COURT ROAD, LONDON, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11TH, 1863.

Present on the Stand-President | diligence-that is, the great mojority. George Q. Cannon, of the Twelve I exhort you to continue faithfulApostles, Elders R. Bentley, District President and President of the London Conference, W. H. Shearman, (from the Liverpool office,) Joseph Bull, President of Sheffield District, George Sims, President of Essex Conference, E. F. Bird, President of Dorsetshire Conference, and M. P. Romney, C. W. Stayner, J. L. Barfoot, S. Sears, John South, T. S. Priday and E. Tuffs, Travelling Elders.

put on the whole armor of righteous-
ness, and let not the Adversary have
Tee advantage of you. I pray the
Lord that we may have a good time,
and I feel we will have.
We have a
Statistical and Financial Report which
I will read to you, by which I see we
have baptized 163 and emigrated 265.
Although our baptisms do not now
equal our emigration, they will more
than do so by the end of the year, if
we are diligent. As there are many
of the brethren here who will address
us, I do not feel like detaining you
any longer.

President Cannon proposed that the reports be received, which was unaniImously carried.

The Conference was called to order at 2.30 p.m., by Elder R. Bentley. After singing and prayer, he said,It gives me unspeakable pleasure to meet the Saints in a Conference capacity, where we can be instructed in the principles of eternal truth. wish you to exercise faith and to put away any cares or anxieties you may have pertaining to the world, so that we may draw down the blessings of our heavenly Father. I am thankful to be enabled to report the London Conference as being in a good and prosperous condition. The Saints are striving to live their religion, and the Priesthood is increasing in faith and

Elder Sims said,-I remember what my feelings were when I first entered the Church-how anxious I was to retain with me the good Spirit I had received. At one time I had no desire to live, for the hopes held out to me of the future were of a very gloomy character. Not so with the Holy Ghost which I received, it was to me joy and consolation. When I