Constantinople, Sept 1st 1898. President Wilford Woodruff and Counsellors, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A. Dear Brethern, When I last reported to you I was at Sivas. I at once left for Zara to visit the Branch of our church there. I found them very faithful and filled with the love of the Gospel. They were, of course, very anxious to gather, and were very happy in the thought that the Lord would soon open up ...

honest and good, but thy need the same development as we have to do as we do. They have not inherited the experience, the self reliance nor the development of moral thought & courage that we inherited from our parents, and which is in- creased & intensified in us by the knowledge of the gospel & by the free institutions with which we are invironed. At Gürüne I met a Gentleman from Albistan about 75 miles south of there. He ^is^ what is called a Campbellite. He was ...

(third sheet) in man which they themselves do not possess. When they see a superiority then they are humble and submissive. This is their education for centuaries, with them it is second nature. If we try to be their equals, as the Gospel teaches, and as we would naturally like to be, we destroy our influence, To the mem bers we may be what the Gospel teaches, but to the others we must appear above. I thank you for the appropriation fo the schools in Turkey. At Zara ...

Financial Report. Constantinople Aug 6th 1898. Received from Bro. A. H. Lund. Franks Cat Franks Centi By cash for the Sivas branch poor 12500 [By cash for] Traveling expenses 43000 S.S. 300 on, To Erskenderoon Ticket for two persons (Hintze & Nisha) ^175m^ 5100 [Ticket for two ...

Aintab, Turkey 6th February 1890. To the Ffirst Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints: Beloved Brethren, It becomes my painful duty to commnu- itcate to you the sor^r^owful news, that our dear Brother in Christ, and fellow laborer, Elder Edgar D. Simmons, departed this life day before yesterday, Tuesday, ^the^ 4th of February 1890 at 2 p.m. after sickness of 2 weeks, of which the last 8 days have been very painful. He died onf the small pocksx ...

W. H. Smart 20 May 1890. (Recd. 23 May). Logan, May, 20 [18]90. Pres. Wilford Woodruff: Dear Brother: Please find en- closed a letter from an Armenian Bro. George A. Vezirian of Aintab, Turkey. I thought it might be interesting to you to read a communica- tion from that land. This Bro. is one of the few whom I met there who seemed honest in spirital matters. He la- bored zealously, during our stay in Aintab, as an interpreter of the prin- ...

England press at the "Holy City" that I was success ful in getting the Jew to permit them. Bro Huish has been here for some time and we have decided that he should return with Bro Herman, who has also been here for a week or so, to the north and labor in and a bout Aintab. I think we need a German speaking Elder in this part of ...

for more money. I wrote President Young for instructions and decided in the mean time to let matters run there course. Prest Young ad- vised me to go Haifa but at this time Haifa was quarantined on account of cholera hence I had to remain in Constantinople four or five weeks longer. In the meantime Bro Haag arrived from Schwitzerland. Bro Herman had taken his depart- ure for Aintab some time ...

mission. I will send part of the 500.00 frs. to Elder Herman who, by the by, is well and reports some success in Aintab and there a bouts. With many thanks for your consideration, I remain Your Brother Don C. W. Musser Just so. J. F. S. [sideways text] D. C. W. Musser Apr. 2nd 1893. [End of sidways text] ...

On the 30th of November I wrote to Prest Young setting forth my desire to travel with out Purse & Scrip. I said, among other things, that if he thought it wisdom, I would send him what money I had. I havent received a reply from Prest young but I have learned I cant travel with out money. I dont doubt the Lord for I know I am the recepient of rich blessings from Him every hour in the day, and were it not for His spirit I ...