Day in the Life

Apr 25, 1898

Journal Entry

April 25, 1898 ~ Monday

Mon Ap 25th At the office, recd a letter from M[adam] Mountford. I expressed my
feelings in regard to Bro B. Youngs remarks at the Tabernacle yesterday
as being unwise, as we are now a State & must take part either in peace or war
and requested John Q Cannon to write a piece for publication in the Deseret News
expressing my feelings, which he did. Congress passed a bill today declaring
war with Spain. I went home at 2 pm. to arrange for my grandson
Eugene to start for his home at Vernal this evening.

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Young, Brigham (Jr.)
18 Dec 1836 - 11 Apr 1903
578 mentions
Apostle
Woodruff, Henry Eugene
6 Apr 1883 - 23 Mar 1970
18 mentions
Family
30 mentions
66 mentions

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President's Office, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
Spain
Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
Utah
Vernal, Uintah County, Utah

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Letter from Frederick George Ralph, 25 April 1898

President Wilford Woodruff. Dear Brother. Your letter of April 21st is received. In regard to my feelings as a missionary to go to Great Britain in August next, will say, I am willing, and will do all in my power to do my duty as a missionary. I know of nothing to prevent my being ready at the appointed time. Your Brother in the Gospel, F. G. Ralph. J. F. Wright Bp

Business/Financial - Account Book, 1889-1898

To Eugenia $13 sugar $6.65 19 65

Letter from Edwin Dilworth Woolley, 25 April 1898

Kanab, Kane Co., Utah, Prest. Wilford Woodruff Presidents Office Salt Lake City Utah Dear Brother: I write to inform you that Bro. John Peterson whose name we recently sent to ^you^, as a suitable person to be called to the Missionary field, from this Stake, has just died. Respectfully Your Brother in the Gospel. E. D. Woolley

Letter from W. H. McBride, 29 April 1898

My Dear Brother Wilford Woodruff Tis with pleasure that answer your leter and to tell you that I am willing to except of the call. I am willing to go and do all I can for the

Discourse 1898-04-25

Monday, . Elders Willard Young and Richard W. Young called on President Wilford Woodruff at yis office this morning (Prests. G. Q. Cannon and J. F. Smith were attending Con- ference at Ogden) The brethren explained that they ex- pected as military officers to go to the front, having tendered their services to the Governor, and they also expected to aid in furnishing the required number of comvol- unteers from Utah to serve in the war with Spain. They had attended the meeting in the Tabernacle on Sunday and heard the discourse og Wlder Brigham Young, which they con- sidered diametrically opposed to the views they entertained and the mission in which they expected to be engaged. Elder Brigham Young came in and engaged in a long conversation with his brother and nephew in relation to this subject. Pres. W. Wododruff expressed his views very strongly to the effect that Utah should stand by the government in the present crisis and that our young men should be ready to serve their country when called upon. He instructed Bro. John Q. Cannon to have an editorial in the Deseret News on the subject, which after being prepared, was submitted to Pres. Woodruff and apparoed approved by him. He desired the Brothers Young to come again when his counselors were present so that the matter might be fully considered by the First Presidency. Congress to-day formally declared that a state of war has existed since April 21st, 1898, vbetween the United States of America and the Kingdom of Spain, and authorizee the President to use the entire land and naval forces of

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April 10, 1898
Wilford's Conference address on his 1877 vision of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Apr 25, 1898