Letter from Andrew Smith Jr., 20 December 1897
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Letter from Andrew Smith Jr., 20 December 1897
People & Places
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Excerpt:[sideways text] Prest Cannon has read this letter—also J. F. S. [end of sideways text] P. O. Newtown, Sydney, N. S. W. Aust. December 20th 1897. President Wilford Woodruff, P. O. Box B. S. L. City, Utah, Beloved and honored brother, As I have been called through your instruct- ions to take the lead, and preside in the what is now known as the Australalion Mission, I take the liberty to write you a few lines, among those things ... -
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Excerpt:We could put one hundred Elders in the City of Sydney, or Melbourne, and there would be a great deal for them to do. I would be pleased if such could be the case, that that number could be sent to Sydney. To show you how little a few Elders are known by the masses, Since the last opening up of the work at Sydney, ^they^ knew nothing about Elders laboring in Sydney. There was a very untruthful piece published about our people and we deemed it ... -
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Excerpt:In the City of Launceston, Tasmania, Elders have been laboring for some time and have met with no apparrent success until ^quite^ recently. The subaurbs are being tracted and the work is going on nicely, there are about 16 members and quite that number who are preparing themselves to have the ordinance of baptism performed that they can be properly initiated into the true fold of Christ. There are some very nice people in the Island of Tasmania and I believe a good work can be done. I feel that the Elders ... -
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Excerpt:Regarding the traveling to the different conferences, they being so far apart, the nearest is 500 miles Shanks povies are very good but it takes quite a time and I believe a great amount of time wasted to walk and this would not reach them all, it is an expensive mission for the size to do any traveling. Prest Richards and myself were up to Brisbane and were well paid for our visit The cheapest way is by boat more time etc saved The mission is in a poor condition to keep a ... -
Excerpt:Andrew Smith Jr Dec. 20 [18]97