[sideways text] W. Woodruff St George Oct 19 [18]85 [end of sideways text] St George Oct 13, [18]85 Presidents John Taylor, & Geo Q. Cannon Beloved Brethren, Your vary kind and interesting Letter of Oct 2 is Received, and Read with much interest. And also your Epistle of Oct 6 to the Saints. I feel that I can say Amen with Every sentiment of my heart, to every principle contained in Either of them. It certainly would have been a satisfaction to me, and I presume It ...

It does appear to me that I have never Read in the whole history of the World any Nation taking such rapid strides to prepair themselves for the Judgments of God as are the United States to day. whole pages of the publications of the day are taken up in the recitation of their Dredful Murder, rapes and the Abominations of the Earth, and all the government officers who are sent to admin- ister Justice to the Saints seem in a terrible hurry to fill up their cup of iniquity. They are filled with madness, and Act mo[r]e like Demons ...

Brother Bleak has Just read me the dispatches of to Day the 13 saying that 11 at to 4 of the grand Jury voted to clear A M Cannon on the 2 Indictment, and that Dixon & Varien had Resigned and Reported that Murry had, and that Zane is called to Washington. Thank the Lord for so much may we have peace for a Month ...