OFFICE OF SOUTHERN STATES MISSION CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS. P. O. BOX 103. Chattanooga, Tenn., Nov. 17th 1891 Pres Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City Utah Dear Bro: It may be that we have been neglectful in not reporting oftener regarding the Southern States Mission. Everything having gone along so smoothly thought perhaps it would be as well to wait until emigration came out; and as I intended accompanying them, could then give in a full and complete report. ...

Elders are being tested more severely than ever before; Not on account of persecution or failure in extending hospitality, but for the indifference manifested. Never have we seen such an exibition of it. They will not talk upon the gospel. Honorable exceptions, of course. Have given instruction to go from house to house and from village to village until each county is thoughorly canvassed; then make a written record against them and so continue until every creature has been warned. Bro. Reynolds writes us that companies of mission- aries ...

necessarily follow a mission in the South longer than two years. We have some laboring in South Carolina near the ocean and have very encouraging prospects. Have calculated that about one half of our Elders are released before the experation of their mis- sion on account of sickness. One tenth at their own request and about one tenth between three and six months. While they may be very vallient men they are not all missionaries. For the reasons above mentioned our labors are very slow ...