| 563 laborers, and consequently to a better unity of opinion and feeling than has heretofore existed.
The attitude of the Government toward Utah calls for the most careful consideration and wise action on our part, that we may avoid undue prejudice against the people of the Territory on the one part, and undue zeal as citizens of the United States, on the other part, by which our attitude of advisers of that which is good to those suffering justly under the laws may not be put in jeopardy.
We are not advised of any change to be made in the quorums, not having received direction in this regard.
We do not deem it wise that there should be any change in the mission fields of the general officers of the church, so far as we are informed. In all of them we believe good and efficient work has been done. Commending the work to the care of the Master we are, in Christ, your servants,
JOSEPH SMITH.
KIRTLAND, Ohio, April 6, 1887. W. W. BLAIR
-The Saints' Herald, vol. 31., p. 292.
The following missionaries were present and reported: J. H. Lake, James Caffall, J. R. Lambert, E. C. Briggs, W. H. Kelley, John Smith, E. C. Brand, F. M. Sheehy, W. J. Smith, W. M. Rumel, R. C. Evans, Henry Kemp, D. S. Mills, L. R. Devore, Alfred White, John S. Roth, W. T. Bozarth, M. H. Bond, M. T. Short, G. T. Griffiths, E. A. Davies, R. S. Salyards, James A. McIntosh, R. M. Elvin, E. L. Kelley, Hiram Rathbun, J. J. Cornish, W. E. Peak, F. M. Cooper, R. J. Anthony, J. W. Gillen, F. C. Warnky.
Ministers reporting by letter: A. H. Smith, T. W. Smith, Joseph F. Burton, Heman C. Smith, Thomas Daly, I. N. White, James Moler, Duncan Campbell, A. J. Moore, I. N. Roberts, B. V. Springer, A. H. Parsons, H. N. Hansen, Peter Anderson, E. M. Wildermuth, Charles Derry, G. H. Hilliard, J. C. Foss, G. S. Hyde, J. L. Bear, C. Scott, Thomas Taylor, Samuel Brown, Albert Haws, J. R. Badham, A. J. Cato, G. T. Chute, H. C. Bronson, F. P. Scarcliff, H. H. Robinson, J. W. Wight.
The following communication from the Twelve was read on the 7th.
We, of the Quorum of the Twelve, report to your honorable body, that we are now ready and willing to transact such business as may be properly referred to us in our present condition, being but five in number. We note with gladness the progress made in the general work, but can but regret our inability to perform
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