Letter from William Spry, 14 February 1891
Chattanooga, Tenn.,
President Wilford Woodruff
Salt Lake City Utah
Dear Brother-
I arrived here last Tuesday all well, and
found the affairs of the mission in a fairly prosperous
condition. A number of baptisms have taken place
during the past season, and the Elders as a rule have
been kept at work in a very gratifying manner.
Occasionally some will get a little discouraged at the
outlook and think they are doing but little indeed, but
with a little encouragement and the growth of renewed
interest in portions of their fields, they branch out
again with increased vigor and find ample oppor-
tunity for doing good. As much as possible I move
around among them but owing to the great distance
some of them are away I cannot reach them as much
as I would like. We have applications for additional
help in some of our conferences owing to the interested
manifested and we shall increase our force some
5 or 6 by the company of Elders expected next month.
We can use them to advantage, and they will assist
materially in spreading the gospel among the people.
