Letter from Andrew Smith Jr., 9 April 1898
Sat. .
Pres. Wilford Woodruff,
and Councillors
My Beloved Brethren:
I think
you would be pleased to learn from this part of
the Lords vinevard occassionally and therefore I
occupy myself at the present time, to inform
you of some of the good accomplished since
my last to you.
When elder Fred E. Barker arrived at
Sydney arrangments were made for him to go to
Brisbane, and Elder C. D. Fox who arrived with
him to labor as a traveling elder in Victoria.
I decided to go to Brisbane with elder Barker
and during my stay there I was taken down with
a fever known in these parts as the Dengue it
seems to be a complications of complaints in
the system, a number of the elders have also
been affected with the same.
The work of the Lord in that part, (Brisbane)
is moving along nicely, after witnessing the
ordinance of baptism performed, also assisted in
the confirmation. Organized a Relief Society with
officers and aids numbering ten in all. Ordained
one teacher, and two deaconcts, the M.I.A
being in a disorganized state for a short time
was reorganized, and introduced some ideas (new
to the members) in the sunday school. a good spirit
