Letter to John Morgan, 11 May 1882
Salt Lake City, .
President Morgan,
Dear Brother—I received your interesting letter of April 21,
also that of May 5. Both were very interesting. In your first
letter you give an account of your labors up to date, which shows
that you performed a great deal of labor in a short time. Your
last letter shows that the work is spreading rapidly in that coun-
try, for which I feel thankful to the Lord, and to his servants who are
laboring faithfully to warn the nation and save the souls of men
who are willing tobe saved. Quite a number of the southern
members of Congress took a stand against the Edmunds bill and
the returning board, for they know how it is themselves. I think
their speeches have done much good, and there still seem to
be doors open in the south for the Gospel, far more than in the north,
and the Lord is blessing you and your companions in the Gospel
in a wonderful manner, considering that it is the gleaning
time.
Brother Cannon still remains on the battle ground,
to do whatever good he can.
Quite a number of those who voted against
his taking his seat have apologized to him since, saying they knew they
had done the meanest act of their lives in depriving him of his seat,
and their only excuse was that the party and country required it at
