Loma Linda Messages

W. C. White to A. G. Daniells, Oct. 4, 1907

Sanitarium, Calif., Oct. 4, 1907.

Elder A. G. Daniells, Tacoma Park Station,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Brother:

Yesterday morning I received your short letter of Sept. 27, accompanied by one of the same date to Eld. Cottrell. In these letters you tell us something of your perplexities regarding the various demands made upon your time and express the opinion that you ought not to be called upon to make two trips to the Pacific Coast this fall and winter, one to the Los Angeles Convention beginning Oct. 28, and another to the Union Conference to be held sometime in January. LLM 286.5

Yesterday I presented these letters to Brother Bowen, and I hoped to see Elder Behrens who is a member of the California Conference Committee. Elder Behrens was away. Brother Bowen said that he hoped it could be arranged to bring the Union Conference earlier. If not, he would consent to having the Medical Convention placed at a later date. I hurried off a letter to Eld. Cottrell, a copy of which I enclose to you. With it I sent to Eld. Cottrell copy of a letter written by Eld. Reaser to Eld. Burden, in which he stated his intention to lay down all responsibility connected with Sanitarium enterprises immediately and called upon Eld. Burden to take up the responsibilities of the Glendale Sanitarium at once. This morning I have received a letter from Elder Burden, from which I shall make an abstract, sending one copy to Eld. Cottrell and one copy to you. LLM 286.6

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Mother feels very sad over the situation, but she says that she is not surprised because as the matter has been presented to her, she has expected that Eld. Reaser would regard his own plans and views of so much importance that almost anything would be sacrificed in their behalf. The situation is very embarrassing for Brother Burden because during the last two years it has been diligently taught throughout the Conference that he is an extremist in the matter of expenditure and accumulation of debt and that Eld. Reaser was the only man, the only man, the only man standing against it. LLM 287.1

Mother has instructed me to write to Eld. Cottrell, asking him to come up here for counsel. She now thinks of proposing to Eld. Cottrell that he go at once to Southern California and help in this crisis. She may propose to go with him. It seems to me that much is at stake there now, and I wish with all my heart that you could break away from Washington and spend a week or two in Southern California before the meeting. LLM 287.2

But if you cannot come before the Convention, I entreat of you to attend, and to come prepared to spend some weeks with us here in St. Helena after the convention. LLM 287.3

You need not bring a stenographer. We can supply you at the Convention and afterward as long as you will stay here in California. LLM 287.4

It will be exceedingly embarrassing to the Southern Calif. Conference and the sanitarium enterprises there if the October Convention is put later in the season. It will be especially embarrassing to Paradise Valley Sanitarium; but I would much prefer to see the Convention delayed a month or six weeks than to lose your attendance. LLM 287.5

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I think it would be much better if we could bring the two meetings together by holding the Union Conference earlier. Then you could return East in time to attend the Southern Union Conference at Nashville. LLM 287.6

I suppose it will make lots of extra work for our accountants and auditors if we bring the Union Conference before the close of the year; but I shall do what I can to encourage this with the belief that it will help you to attend both meetings. LLM 287.7

And what shall I say about our work here? For weeks and for months we have been waiting for a visit from you. We know there are things that ought to be printed, but we want your counsel. LLM 287.8

We are occasionally informed that Dr. Stewart and his associates are preparing to print their broad-side. It is my belief that some quick work on our part now would take half the strength LLM 287.9

out of it. We must have your counsel. I know you have matters of immense importance at Washington, but I do not believe there is anything more important than what I have just mentioned. LLM 288

We are very glad to hear that Brother Irwin will attend the Los Angeles meeting. That is good. But we need you also. The fact that two strong men like Elder Cottrell and Elder Evans could attend the camp-meeting and go away leaving things in the condition they are now should be sufficient evidence to you that strong reinforcement should come at the time of the October meeting. LLM 288.1

Yours in haste,
W. C. White.

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