Letter to William Paxman, 9 September 1888

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Letter to William Paxman, 9 September 1888
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    PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. 17, 1888. President W. Paxman, Dear Brother: We wrote you by last mail but, being exceedingly busy at the time, did not answer the two questions you asked in your favor of the 3rd of July with regard to tracts and the emigration of our Maori converts. We shall send you an assortment of tracts by the Elders who next go to your field, and trust that by their means you will be able to accomplish much good. ...
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    2 They are employed as workmen in various occupations; but we think they should be in communities where they can receive better advantages and be able to pay some at- tention to the cultivation of the soil. We shall keep this matter before us, be- cause it is one that we are already questioned upon by Brother Joseph H. Dean, who has attained some success in preaching to the natives of the Samoan Islands, where he and his wife have gone from the Sandwich Islands. The prospects there ...
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    3 relatives of Brother Bromley in Australia. When Brother B. gets through minister- ing to his friends he will most likely return, and Brother Woolley will be subject to your instructions as to his future labors. Should Brother Bromley not find it convenient to go Brother Woolley will report to you for instructions on his arrival the same as the other brethren. This morning Brother George Q. Cannon went to the Third District Court, surrendered himself and plead guilty to two charges of unlawful cohabitation. For ...
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    4 the officials of the Penitentiary, and allowed such privileges as are consistent with prison rules. With constant prayers for yourself and those associated with you, I am, as ever, Your Brother, Wilford Woodruff