Letter from John L. Dalton, 6 October 1893
Presidents Woodruff and Smith
Dear Brethren: Yours of
Sept 30th to hand. In reply will say, that
I was not aware that Brother Cummings
had written to Bishop Preston untill I
got your letter.
Although you failed to find any record
of a letter sent me giving me instructions
about the disposition of the tithing, I received
the letter all right, dated March 20 1893 &
Signed Geo Reynolds Sec, which reads
as follows: "Replying to your favor of the
15th inst. I am instructed to say that no
Tithing or Temple Donations Should be read
by any member of the Priesthood into whose
hands it is paid except on an order from
the trustee in Trust or the Presiding Bishop;
and a record should be kept in each
mission, in which all the tithing paid
should be recorded."
I will be as brief as I can and explain
what I have done.
On March 5 1893 I wrote Prest. Seymour
B. Young, and ask permission to use the
tithing that might be paid by the saints;
