B. H. Roberts, Correspondence, 1900-1908

File — Box: 4, Folder: 12

Identifier: I

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B. H. Roberts, letter to Charles W. Penrose, 9 January 1900,4 pp., says: "I know that you have been much handicapped by reason of the position that the [Deseret] News has had to assume; but really I thought that the News has been doing ... well.... It seems to me from this distance, and with such information as I have, that it is an entire--and you will pardon me if I say, abject--surrender to all that the Tribune has stood for; and is humiliation at the feet of an arrogant, insolent and contemptible foe, such as I never could consent to with my present understanding of matters.... You will have to pardon my speaking so emphatic and earnestly upon this subject--I do so with the best of personal feelings, especially towards you, as I do not believe you conceived such a course, and I am quite willing that my views on this subject should be known to my brethren; for I feel outraged by having such a thing appear at such a time. And it seems to me that the time ought to come some day ... when we need not whine and whimper like whipped, mangled curs at the feet of the coward which has been, or lick the hand that has been smiting us. Maybe this is not a good Christian spirit, but I reckon I am not a very good saint nohow, at least with reference to yielding to our enemies."
Anthon H. Lund, Suggested Changes to the D&C Presented to the First Presidency, 13 September 1901,2 pp.
Margaret C. Roberts, letter to JFS, 1 July 1902, 4 pp. Concerning her difficulty with Ann Hyde.
[B. H. Roberts], letter to Heber J. Grant, 15 November 1904, 3 pp.
Concerning election results, Missouri persecutions book, Book of Mormon evidences book, Thomas Hull affair, Smoot testimony committee. "I feel well in my labors and have great joy therein. The truth of this great work grows in force upon my mind as the years go by notwithstanding the fact that for very many years now it has been an actual certainty to my consciousness."
[B. H. Roberts], letter to the First Presidency, 23 November 1904, 4 pp.
Concerning the use of public schools for religion classes being unconstitutional.
Herbert Durand, letter to Ben E. Rich, 23 February 1905
Herbert Durand, letter to Ben E. Rich, 28 February 1908
Herbert Durand, Memorandum of cost to Ben E. Rich, 28 February 1908
Herbert Durand, Memorandum of cost to Ben E. Rich, 28 February 1908
Herbert Durand, Memorandum of cost to Ben E. Rich, 29 February 1908
Charles W. Nibley, letter to B. H. Roberts, 10 June 1908, 3 pp., says: "My Dear Brother, you are in a dangerous position when you criticize your Church and its Presidency in these words, 'If they persist in some of the methods now in vogue it, the State, will unavoidably be anti-Mormon.' You said just before that it was for 'those who are directing the policy of our Church' to consider whether they are now wrongfully leading it so that the State will become anti-Mormon.... Brother Roberts, who made you the director, law giver and leader of Israel? You are on dangerous ground, let me tell you, and the quicker you go to your brethren and say I have made a mistake and I want you to forgive me and from this time on I will try to do more and say less."
B. H. Roberts, letter to JFS, 30 July 1908

Dates

1900-1908

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