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Day in the Life

Aug 30, 1888

Journal Entry

August 30, 1888 ~ Thursday

Aug 30th 1888
I signed 36 Recommends. I received 28 Letters
[FIGURE] I wrote 18 Public Letters & 2 to F. D. Richards & M Thatcher
My Public Letters were dictated by G Q Cannon
By My direction to Br Winters our reporters and
He copies them and I signe them

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41 mentions
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
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Letter from George Richards Ash, 30 August 1888

Pres. W. Woodruff Salt Lake City Dear Brother Your letter of the 14 inst inforning me that my name had been accepted as a missionary to Great Brittain was duly received My feelings with regard to the call are that with the help of the Lord I will go and do the best that I can to assist in rolling forth his work upon the earth I will try and get ready to start by the 10th of October Your Brother in the Gospel George R Ash. John Brown Bishop

Letter to James W. Bean, 30 August 1888

Salt Lake City, Utah, . Elder James W. Bean, Stake Clerk, Utah Stake. DEAR BROTHER: Your communication of the 27th. inst., addressed to myself and the Quorum of the Twelve, informs me that, in accordance with a resolution adopted by the unanimous vote of the priesthood of Utah Stake, you send your communica- tion asking for ten thousand dollars -[$10000.00]- of the tithing of the Stake for the current year, to aid you in the completion of the Utah Stake Tabernacle. The position of the Church in financial matters is such at the present time that it is impossible for us to comply with this resolution. We shall have to strain every nerve and use all the means within our possession, or that is likely to come into our possession for some time, to meet the engage- ments that are already contracted. In view of this, the Council of the Apostles some weeks ago decided to cease making appropriations, for the present, for the benefit of any meeting houses in our settlements. We have had a number of applications since then, which we have filed away, to be taken up in their order when circumstances become more favorable. The case at which the Council stopped

Letter to Karl Gottfried Maeser, 30 August 1888

Salt Lake City, Utah, . Prof. Karl G. Maeser, Provo. Dear Brother: We are in receipt of a communication from President T. E. Ricks of the Bannock Stake, who informs us that a Stake Board has been organized and gives us the names of the members of the Board. He himself is Chairman. He asks what the Church can do to help them. In reply we have requested him to state what they can do and what help they need, representing the scarcity of means with us at the present time. He requests us to name a Principal for their Stake. They have a building that will accomodate, they think, the pupils that will present themselves. I have informed him that I shall write to you and learn from you who have that will answer their purpose, and by that time, we told him, we hoped we should hear fom him as to what they can do. Will you please select some person that you think suitable. There is a great country at and around Rexburg, and it is a fine opening for some young, enterprising man who may wish to move out and make for himself a home in our growing settlements. With kind regards, Your Brother, Wilford Woodruff

Letter to Thomas Edwin Ricks, 30 August 1888

Salt Lake City, Utah, . President Thomas E. Ricks, Chairman Bannock Stake Board of Education. Dear Brother: Your favor of the 22nd., informing us of the organization of your Stake Board and giving us the names of the members, has been received. It is pleasing to know that you have a room that will accommodate at least 75 students, and that you can arrange for more, if necessary. You desire us to name a Principal for your Stake Academy, and ask what assistance you can depend upon from the Church. Before answering you, we would like to know what you can do your- selves, and then what you think you will need or must have to make your school moderately successful. You have a very good idea of the position of the Church funds and how necessary if is that we should be very economical at the present time. Looking at matters naturally, it does not seem a very promising time to be starting schools of this character with the expectation that the Church can aid them. But the cause is one that is very near to all our hearts and we are willing to strain ourselves considerably to reach the end we have in view.

Letter from Karl G. Maeser, 30 August 1888

[end sideways text] BOARD OF TRUSTEES. A. O. SMOOT, President, H. H. CLUFF, W. H. DUSENBERRY, M. TANNER, D. C. YOUNG, J. E. TALMAGE. KARL G. MAESER, Principal PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE Brigham Young Academy. Provo City, Utah, August 30, 1888 President Wilford Woodruff. Dear Brother, Your favor of the 24 inst. has just come to hand and con- tents carefully noted. Enclosed please find letter from Bro. James G. Bleak. As Bro. Nephi Savage has not been heard from, I should certainly en- dorse most cordially the nomination of Bro. Edward H. Snow, as a very worthy candidate for that position. Bro. Snow is intellec- tually ahead of Bro. Savage, but when he was here he lacked some- what in discipline, and I was informed he was engaged in surveying, or else I should have suggested him for St. George in the first place. As I do not know the location of the new contemplated Academy-building there, nor the extent of the work and patronage expected in that institution I can not yet draw up specifications for the building, which I am willing to do as soon I get some of those essential items. Bro. Don Carlos Young drew up a beautiful design for the future Provo Academy-building according to my specifications and ideas, and I should recommend him to you for all such work in the future. I leave the answer to Bro. Bleak's letter

Letter from William Charles Spence, 30 August 1888

President Wilford Woodruff, Dear Brother: Maricopa is the R. R. station on the Southern Pacific Ry. nearest to Zenos, Arizona. It would be impossible to get a pass over that Line. I presume they are the stiffest Company in existance in that respect. I wrote Mr T. H. Goodman the Genl Passenger Agt. of S. P. R. R. under date of Aug. 24th stating that our General Conference would be held here

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July 9, 1888
Church's attorneys obtain commitment from United States Solicitor that temples would not be confiscated.

Aug 30, 1888