The Brigham Young Center

Salt Lake City, U.T.
July 23/72

Prest. A. Carrington.
42. Islington, Liverpool

Dear Bro:--

Your interesting favor of the 1st inst. has been received, and was perused with much pleasure. We were particularly gratified to hear of your good health, as also that of the brethren laboring with you. Bro. George Reynolds returned safely, his health is improving but we apprehend, he will require a season of rest from mental labor, and a proper care of himself before he can safely resume business.

We think it better to let Elders Wilcken and Box remain in England for the present.

To-day we mailed you a list of persons we wish forwarded. Their emigration has been paid for either by themselves or friends within $500.00 and we have sent that Amt to Bro Staines to day.

There is now on hand up to this date a little over $6100.00 which amount you are at liberty to use for the emigration of the most worthy. We wish to call your attention very particularly to the miscellaneious deposits A/c. and the necessity of urging upon the saints who value their emancipation that they turn in their mite, however small, and swell this account to the best of their ability. The elders should preach this with spirit and the money so collected instead of laying in Bank should be used for the emigration of the poor saints, and we fear not but the Lord will bless the means so used, and should there be any urgent call made upon you, that you cannot meet, you are at liberty to draw upon me.

Since Jany 1st up to this date nearly $37,000.00 have passed through this office for emigration purposes, although but a small portion of that amount has been in the way of donations & we trust that considerable will yet be done this season. Never in our history has there been so excellent a prospect for crops. Labor is also in great demand and is well paid for. The opening up of railroads and mines creates this demand as well as the agricultural interest and money is circulating quite freely among a class, who formerly received but little. We intend making another call through the press and our home missionaries are quite zealous in this behalf through all the settlements.

We returned from our 2 days meeting at Payson last (Monday) night, where we dedicated a handsome meeting house, a building highly creditable to that city.

San pete and the little settlements in Sevier have had a heavy tax upon them in feeding the indians lately and it has required no little skill and prudence to avert hostilities, and counteract the evil intent of unprincipled white men, but we hope the danger is over.

The 4th passed of as you have doubtless read, passed without any public festivities, and the 24th will be likewise. Railroad excursions & picnics parties appear to be in order, and it is worthy of notice that five wards, including Draper and those in its vicinity make the trip to Ogden and return at the rate of fifty dollars per car, which is less than $1.00 per adult. We shall continue to keep excursion rates at the same low figures so that all may have the opportunity of enjoying themselves.

My health is rather improved by our trip to Payson & I am beginning to feel as if the severe cold which has pressed so hard upon me has really left me for which I feel extremely thankful.

Prest. Smith too has reaped some benefit from his trip east and feels well. Prest. Wells and the rest of the brethren with whom I mostly associate are also well and those named join me in warmest wishes as you also have our constant prayers for your success in the work in which we are all in common engaged.

Brigham Young