W. C. White to Mary White, Nov. 19, 1888

Battle Creek, Mich. Nov. 19, 1888.MMM 124.1

My Dear Mary,
It is Sunday afternoon, and I have a few minutes, before the tine for the Gen. Conf. Com. and so I will try to write a few words to you, It is so long since I have written, that I hardly know where to begin. I cannot tell you of all the strange experiences that we are passing through, but I have asked Jessie to visit you, and tell you what she can about it. Eld. Butler is not on the Gen. Conf. Com. but he meets with us, and helps us some.

Eld. Smith has resigned, saving that he is not fitted for the work, either by nature, or by grace. D. T. Jones has been chosen to take Eld. Smith’s place.MMM 124.2

Eld. Haskell has just gone home, and now the burden of the work rests on Elds. Kilgore, Underwood, Farnsworth, and Jones, and myself.MMM 124.3

We have about three days vet of consultation, and then all will go but me. Much against my will, they have made me chairman, and have requested me to stay here till Eld. Olsen comes. We do no not look for him to get here till April, and I tell them that I cannot stay so long. They now propose that our spring council shall be held in March, and they wish me to stay till then. I am at a loss to know what to say. I wish I could see you for an hour, and talk with you about it. When you said that we would stay all the winter here, I had no faith in it, but I begin to believe that you had some presentiment of the outcome of the matter.MMM 124.4

Mother is getting on well with her book making.MMM 124.5

I will try to write more, in a day or two.MMM 124.6

Your Husband,MMM 124.7