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Letter Addressed to All Who Have
Labored In That Field.
TIE MORGAN MONUMENT.
Contributions for its Erection WIN he
peceivcd-tsids 10 be opened
wareb 1, 1000.

following letter was mailed Feb q, 1893.
TO about i've hundred Elders who la
bored under Elder John Morgan In tho
Southern States, Eiving them nn oppor-
tunlty TO con lbuto to She erection Of
monument to his name.
As some have not set responded we
again publish this icttcr rlving al, who
desire a chance 60 assist. We win not
accept contributions after March lot.
1900, as we viii then accept bids FOR
monument. COMMITTEE.
THE LETTER.
Dear nroihcr;-'or some time past n
number II prominent Eldort connected
with the Southern States mission during
the long presidency ~ the late Elder
John Morgan have hccn considering the
proprlcty ~ manlfcstlng IN some way or
other their regard for him aud pcrpct-
uatlng his memory 10 future genera
tions. Recently n became known 70
some ~ them that the first council ot
Seventy contemplated the erection NJ %
tombstone over his grave and that they
had made an appropriation Tor that
purpose. The amount appropriated by
tho council was tho same nH that nppro.
prlaicd Tor like purpose in tho ease
Of other such presidents who have died
liut aa this amount would only be- suf.
nclcnt FOR the erection of the plainest
Kind 81 tombstone 10 was thought
By the Elders who had lnhorcd IN the
South under Elder Morgan presidency
that n Il was osly known that q tomb
tone was To be- erected over the re-
mains of their beloved president they
would not only be- willing but anxious
to make contribution that In the AK
grcguto would 30 aWcll the amount ap-
proprlnted by the frst council NJ tho
seventy ne TO make 10 possible tu erect
u more pretentioua monument 90 por-
i.tunte the memory NJ this great mis-
flunurY president. A'Curdlngly n was
determined to nfford them such nm OPP
purtunity. and after consultation with.
and approval OF thua. rghtfully cuu-
cerned IN the case a committee was APP
pointed Co take tho matter In hand.
u. II. Roberts. J. q. klmbIll. wm.
Spry. Elias r. klmbail and ben 4. Rich
were made the committee.
The plan uf procedure N IN" commit
tee l. very simple. The object Ia t.
give an the Elders who labor.d under
Elder Morgan In the south from jan
uafy, lNss, whom ne took tho oversight
~ the mission, 60 January fth. 1855
when he was honorably rciaascd-an
opportunity tu express their r~gurd TOT
the man under whose objection end wise
counsel ~ many hundreds iahofcd IN
IN. Southern States mission dutlnf
those years that were 40 ffiuEht with
many dnngors To- the servants Of Gp1
and bitter prejudice against the mcsf-
age with which they were commits.
STONED.
\ letter. therefore. settling forth this
purpun. has beon sont Co a- many NJ
the Elders who lnbUfed under Elder
Morsan'H prvldcucy whose present adj
dresses can be ascvrtalngd, asking
them 10 contribute what 10 them may
seem proper for the purpose of erecting
q suitable monument over his grave.
Elder J. q. kimbal has been uppolnt-
ed treasurer ~ the FUND. and an remit
tancoH should d" promptly forwarded
TO him, ills ndir,ss IN No, 90 east,
First North street. salt Lake city. Al
ter a reasonable t,mo has been granted
Ia aiford all an opportunity To contrib
ute, such fuudp aH may have ac-
cumulntvd in thc hands NJ IN" commit
tee viii h" employed 100 the erection Of
,he monument contemplated.
W. do not feel called up0n 90 urge
the wofthincsa uf the late Elder John
Morgan tn bo thus remembered; his
lasting friendship nnd devotion To- tho
Isdora who nborcl with him In tho
South arr remembered by an those who
were 90 fortunate. and To- AFFORD them
this opportunity e. perpotuate his nom.
Org IN the way proposed ~ an sufficient
10 secure the necessary response.
In consequence M so many OF the
Elders who lnhoroi under Elder Nor
ran having changed their address
since they were released from the
South. this lpitrr "a published ln the
News" and an those who become ac.
qualntcd with tho matter In this wlv.
but who may fil 90 receive q letter
upon tho subject because ~ tho IN
ability NJ the committee Go locate Thorn.
Ne nHk them On consider this published
letter a. addressed t1 them personality
and RESPOND accordingly.
Truly your brethren.
a. ". ROBERTS.
l. o. KfMHAI.L