Loma Linda Messages

A. G. Daniells to H. W. Cottrell, Sept. 27, 1907

Takoma Park Station, Washington, D.C. September 27, 1907. LLM 275.3

Elder H. W. Cottrell
Mountain View, California LLM 275.4

Brother Cottrell:—

I have your letter written Sept. 12, in which you speak of your plans for the Medical Convention to be held at Loma Linda beginning Oct. 28. In this you state that you expect I am planning to attend the convention. I received similar letters from W. C. White, G. W. Reaser and Dr. J. R. Leadsworth. LLM 275.5

I am willing, Elder Cottrell, to go to the Coast to attend this convention if the Pacific Coast brethren feel that under the circumstances I should do so. I had been hoping that I might attend your next session of the Pacific Union Conference, but of course, you will not expect me to do so, if I attend the Medical Convention. It takes a long time to cross the continent, and I do not think you will deem it wise for me to go back to the Union Conference in January after having been there in November. I am somewhat surprised that the brethren arranged for these meetings so near together, so that the General Conference representative from the East could attend both with one trip. I am continually under very heavy pressure, and notwithstanding my constant efforts to distribute responsibilities and shove everything I possibly can to the desks of those in charge of the different departments, a tremendous volume (487) of work continually rests upon me. I do not feel free to take a stenographer across the continent to spend four weeks, or nearly that amount of time getting back and forth. It seems altogether too much and for that reason I do not suppose you will think of urging me to attend your Union Conference, providing I am present at the Medical Convention. LLM 275.6

I may not understand matters clearly, but it seems to me that I could render the cause on the Coast much more service in the Union Conference than in the Medical Convention. I should think Dr. Kress, Dr. George and other leading physicians could be of far more service in the Medical Convention than I could if these brethren could attend your convention, and I could be released then and could be with you in the Union Conference. I shall not press the matter one way or the other, knowing that I cannot attend but one of your meetings you must decide which one that shall be. I suppose it would be difficult for you to change the time of holding your convention from October to January. LLM 276.1

I shall send a copy of this letter to Brother White and Dr. Leadsworth. In our committee council, it was thought that I should urge you to postpone the time of your Medical Convention, but in looking over the correspondence, I do not feel that I have the boldness to ask that this be done. I hope that your coming convention and also Union Conference session will prove to be cause of great blessing to the work on the Pacific Coast. LLM 276.2

Wishing you every blessing, I am LLM 276.3

Your sincere brother,
A. G. Daniells. LLM 276.4

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