| 553 of this route once before. At Corinne we were joined by Bro. Brand, and had the pleasure of meeting with Bro. Blair.
"The conference at Malad was a work of great good; twelve were baptized, I think eleven by Alexander and one by Bro. Brand. While there, the Lord confirmed the work with a most remarkable case of healing. A little one of Bro. Jones was sick with a disease threatening its life unless relief came. God was good, indeed, and it was a blessing to witness its thankful smiles upon the immediate removal, by the power of God, of that sickness. . . .
"Bright hours are soonest spent. Here we are, in Corinne again; and this afternoon, if all is well, we shall begin our farther flight to the Pacific sea. Bro. Blair and Bro. Brand continue the work in Salt Lake City. May God make one in the trio."-The Saints' Herald, vol. 17, pp. 10, 11.
In a subsequent communication Elder Smith relates that he and his brother Alexander were furnished with passes, free, by Governor Leland Stanford, then president of the road, and arrived in Sacramento on December 7, where they tarried for a few days, and then on to San Francisco. They spent a few days pleasantly there, and December 27 found them at Mission San Jose.
In the closing months of the year 1869, there was a movement in Utah which we feel justified in briefly mentioning though it had no connection with the church. It was the rebellion of Messrs. Harrison, Godbe, and others against church rule in Utah. An editorial written by Mr. Harrison, in the Utah Magazine, with a protest, were published in the Saints' Herald, prefaced with comments. We reproduce these as they appeared in the Herald, which will give the reader a clear idea of the issue:-
"THE ISSUE.
"We this number present to the readers of the Herald 'An appeal to the People,' and 'Protest,' copied from the Utah Magazine. They are sufficiently explanative in themselves to carry a correct understanding of the issue raised between E. L. T. Harrison and W. S. Godbe, and Brigham Young.
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