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Source: Church History Vol. 3 Chapter 26 Page: 498 (~1868)

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498 "Bro. William H. Kelley, in Minnesota, writes that he is preaching with evidence of success.

"Bro. Thomas W. Smith, writing from South Brooksville, Maine, seems to think from the circumstances surrounding him there, that the cause is gaining ground.

"We might continue naming the different localities where the elders are at work, and in them all there are evidences of good being done."-The Saints' Herald, vol. 13, p. 153.

On May 20 Elder Daniel Covert, one of the Indian missionaries appointed at the General Conference, wrote as follows:-

"I have little time to write to you tonight, to tell you how we are getting along. We are all well. Our Indian friends received us good. We had a good meeting last Sunday at four o'clock. I think we shall baptize some next Sunday. Our house is too small where we have our meetings. We have hard times to live here. We have to work very hard every day, so cannot preach much. The Indians want me to preach every day, they so glad to hear our preaching, but it is very hard on us, but we shall preach whenever we can. Our Indian friends are so poor they cannot help us to anything."-The Saints' Herald, vol. 13, p. 186.

Elder J. W. Gillen wrote, May 21, giving an account of thirty-seven baptized by him in Salt Lake City, including the seventeen before reported.

Elder J. C. Clapp wrote, on May 26, from Lebanon, Oregon, announcing that he and Elder G. P. Slayton had arrived in that mission from California.

On May 27 Elder W. W. Blair wrote from Philadelphia, indicating that he had started on his mission to California, accompanied by Elder Elijah Banta. He says: "We will sail in the Santiago de Cuba and Oregonian, and will start at noon, June 5.

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