Letter from Angus Taylor Wright, 26 December 1889
President Wilford Woodruff and
Brethren of the Council,
My Dearly Beloved Leaders:
I again take pleasure in addressing a few words to you, to
report our condition and requirements in this remote part
of the Lords Vineyard. I am pleased to state first that
Elders. Thos. C. Stanford, P. P. Thomas, L. J. Hawkes, M. Bennion, and O. C.
Dunford and wife arrived safely and in good health and
spirits, by the last mail boat having had a pleasant and
comparatively smooth passage. While on this subject, I
will say that I think it would be best to discourage the
Elders from bringing their wives with them to this field
of labor, for really it is not a suitable place, nor have we
proper accommodations for our sisters.
I was somewhat surprised at not getting notice
from you of their coming, nor even a letter with them,
and it was only by chance that I heard of their coming
and averted what might have been quite an inconvenience
to them, as it is almost absolutely necessary for some one to
meet them here to assist them in making necessary pur-
chases. etc
Will you be kind enough to send me about five more
new Elders for this field, to fill the places of those which
