The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-16

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! his visits to that City. The mann
script came into the possession of
Mr.. KinHear through a client of his
the executor OF Foster, and is lent
additional interest from the present
vexed state of the Mormon question
It reads as follows:
JERSEY CHURCH,
NEAR WARReNTON
December :Oth, 1890.
DEAR BROTHER: | received q
letter from you and one from PresiN
dent Rigdon which gave me much
satisfaction. | have had a yerv
good visit in this place and enioved
myself very agreeably. | have
preached and bore testimony sew.
erel times in this city. The church
in Philadelphia number abou. for
ty-fve members, snd there were
four or five more candidates this
this morning when [ left the city.
We came away this morn>
ing before the postoffice was
open and probably missed of hearing
further from you. / was glad to
hear that Pres. Rigdon is gaining
further in health, and trust that
it will please God to restore him
again speedily to health, so that he
may be able to attend to the duties
which necessarily devolve on him
in that place, and also that his
voice may Re once more heard
among the congregations of the
saints, and also among those that
are not yet saints. He would be a
very welcome visitor in Phjlsde)-
phia and the rest of the churches in
this region. | think a great work
will yet be done in PHILADELPHIA.
Our meeting house is very much
crowded with attentive hearers
and there are no doubt many
believers from the favorable EXPIRES
sions, friendly treatment and good
feelings which they manifest to-
wards myself and the brethren. l
have many invitations to visit
private families in almost every
part of the city. many more than l
can possibly attend to. lam at this
time surrounded by a good circle of
brethren, sisters and friends.
hore you will by the help of sod be
able to succeed In Washington to
the utmost Of your expectations in
bringing many from darkness to
light, and that the deaf may hear
the words of the book, that they
who erred in judgment may come
to understanding, and they that
murmured may learn doctrine, and
that the fear of God may not be
taught by the precepts of men but
accorded to the will OF God. | ex-
pect you will write to us as usual.
have been laboring here so constant
that have not been able to write
to you, and Judge has been here but
short time. He has been engaged
in writing the affidavit that Presi-
dent RigdOn has called for. We
have our wagon and horses in Jer-
sey. We found no sale for them in
Philadelphia. hence we have brought
them here. P. 2. Pratt has arrived
in this city. He has brought some
books here. He has got new
work published of some poems,
with a TIRE atise on the eternity
of matter. ETC., etc. Brother
0. Pratt is also here, and is on his
way to New York. Judge says that
he is glad you have remembered
him and is obliged for the advice
you gave, and that you have such
compassionate feelings toward him.
Brother Winchester is here In New
Jersey with us. He has stemmed
the torrent like good soldier for
the cause. In New York there are
about 100 members. We expect to
hold ourselves in readiness to 60
before the committee. Also P.
P. Pratt. You will therefore write
concerning the time when you ex-
pect the business will be before
the committee. We have just re-
ceived an account going the rounds
Of the newspapers concerning
my person, ETC., which perhaps
you have seen. They have a
good opinion.of my sincerity, and
upon the whole the piece is not 81,
bad as might be expected. Some Of
the twelve are on their way to Eng
land Brother Woodruff, Brother
Tailor and Brother FurieyI You
may send me letters to Philadelphia,
and We will take them out in mas
ses, and when We get it lam ID
hopes the blockade will be- raised
in the west, so that we may geta
shower of letters. 1t seems the
trouble still continues between the
Iowa and Missouri. The priests IN
Philadelphia are very mute. we
understand they have advised the
people to search the scriptures
which, if theysdo, will be to our al
vantage. l pray God that you may
have wisdom given you to conducb
wisely in all things pertaining 10
your operations in the ministry:
We are going to hold couple Oh
meetings here, and then expect 10
return to Philadelphia Saturday OF
Monday. Mr.. Bangor, clergyman
in the city, has manifested greas
friendship towards and has lnVlLeu
me to make his house my holne