Letter from Henry S. Tanner, 21 August 1894
San Francisco. .
First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ
of L.D. Saints.
Dear Brethren:
I take another opportunity
of writing to you. Brother Williams
and myself will not be able to do much
until we get help. We want two Elders
here as soon as they can conveniently
come. You are acquainted with the
brazenness of this field of labor and the
nature of our work and the kind of men
we need—that is, men of patience,
stability, and experience.
Our prospects at the present are not
by any means flattering, and the only way
^we^ will be able meet with success, is to put
on a force that will be able to dig deep
and pick out the few precious stones
that have sunk in the rubbish.
We are desirous of using every legitimate
