Letter to George Albert Smith, 9 October 1848
Philadelphia Pa
Brother G. A. Smith
Dear Sir
Brother Carter is about
to return Home I thought I would drop a few lines to you
I wrote you soon after I came to Boston. I have freequently
sent you the New York Hel Herrald dont know whether
you got them or not. I have found things of any
thing better than I expected in the East as far as the churches
are concerned ie what few their is are generally quite well organized
but as to the world the Spirit of God is withdrawn from
them they are drunk with the Blood of Saints as a Nation
& have been cut off from the Church & Kingdom of
God by the Saints in the temple of the Lord with
uplifted hands to Heaven, & the few Elders in the East
However faithful they may be cannot get any doors open
among the world to preach more than once or twice they cannot
pick up a living among the people & Br Carter feels that
He would rather go home & work at Blacksmithing
than to try longer to convert a Nation that is
in such a fix & I think Bro Rockwood Haven & others feel
nothing so to; I have had good meetings with
the Saints in the East thus far. I had the best
meeting yesterday in Philadelphia that I have had since
I have been East the largest congregation & most
strangers. Br Appleby was with me the first time I
have seen him, I have had two interviews with Col
Kane within a few days He manifested great kindness & [illegible]
