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Jul 24, 1894

Journal Entry

July 24, 1894 ~ Tuesday

Keys crossed July 24, 1894. 47 years ago this day I brought Prest
Brigham Young into this valley in my carriage
Nearly all of that company to day are in the spirit
world I spent this day at home vary quiet

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family

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Letter from Henry Smith Tanner, 24 July 1894
Provo City, Utah, . Prest. Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City, Utah. Dear Brother: From Brother Gibbs' letter I learned that you are desirous of ascertaining my feelings, the nature of my engagements, and my circumstances, with a view to calling me to be Brother Maeser's successors. I will readily give you the required information. I have been asked to accept the Principalship of the Montpelier city school, but have not made any definite arrangements. Ever since I returned from the Southern States, I have been attending the Academy, and am now attending the Summer School. I have had to hire $125.00 to pay my expenses, and therefore am in debt. I have just completed a four years course in the Academy, and I had to hire money to remain and complete my course; as my expenses were quite heavy. The only means of support I have is my labor. My father has become involved in debt from
Letter from Joseph McLachlan, 24 July 1894
Ogden, Utah, To the Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ, of Latter-Day Saints President Wilford Woodruff. Dear Brother In the hope that I may awaken interest, and your favorable consideration of the ever increasing call, arising, from the people, for a higher and nobler Elucidation of the important question of "mutual Co-operation;" permit me the privilege of endeavouring, in my weak way, to show forth the high aims of the system, now, become the greatest beneficent social feature of the present century in England; whose quiet power and growth recall the beautiful lines applied to the Temple of Jerusalem: "No axe was heard, no ponderous hammers rung, Like a tall palm, the graceful fabric sprung." The trite definition of its operation may be thus stated, it is a system of industry in which the results are obtained by concert, the profits divided by consent, on principles of mutual equity; and the public made a partner with Capital and labor, instead of the victim of their needs; as it exists under the present system of competition. By this principle, men seek to help one another, the poor have hitherto helped the rich, but they have not yet learned the best way of helping each other. Perhaps, when all have learned the true religion, as contained in the gospel precepts "love your neighbours," also, "as ye would that men should do unto you,
Letter from Abraham Owen Woodruff, 24 July 1894
Dearest Father and Mother: Your kind letters Post marked the 5th and 9th respectively were both received today. The only letter which I have received in the last three weeks is one from Clara, for which I was truly thankful. Had almost come to the conclusion that you had all forgotten that I was in exhistance or had no spare time to write to me. Your letters were a great treat to me and to know you were all so well at home gives me great joy. Am extremely sorry to hear that you both have met with accidents and trust Pa's falling over the trunk will not prove to be of any injury to you. I must say to Ma it does seem strange to me that you have not men enough on the place without you going at such work as training up Vines and bringing injury to yourself that may last you through life but you are lifke me or I like you; experience teatches a dear school and we are every-day attendants. This is the 24th and I take pleasure in celebraiting it by writting to you. This is a queer climate some days it is as cold as May and today and for several day's it has been almost unbearable hot. Last night when I came to my room I was theroughly soaked through my clothes being almost as wet as if I had swam the River, from perspiriation. Bro. A. C. Lund a son of Apostel Lund spent yesterday with me. He has been studying "Music" in Leipzig and is on his way home but sorry he can not stay three years more here. I sent a Photo by him & he will call on you if he can. His home is in Manti & of course he will be anxious to see his Mother so may not stop in Salt Lake but will mail you the Photo. To keep peace in the Family I have moved and have now a fine room in a Hanoverian Family; they speak the pure language which will be quite a help to me. My letters of course will come as before until I leave Frankfurt and you know when that will be as well as I. Yes Pa I got the 2nd or last $500 you sent me. Many thanks for the same if I did not thank you before. Have your man be a little more careful about my address; it should be Frankfurt A. Main, instead of Frankfort; there are two Frankfurt's in Germany one in northeastern Germany and where I am in Preussen. Blanche said she would like to go to New York. Much better would be for her and Alice to save their money and a year from next fall come over here and go to School until I go Home. I[n] this way they could get a therough understanding of the Language and an experience that would be worth more to them than money; besides it would not cost them any more to live here & go to School than it does to live at home buy dresses and go out. Think this matter over

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Jul 24, 1894