Manuscripts and Memories of Minneapolis

W. C. White to O. A. Olsen, Sep. 1, 1895

W. C. White
Granville, N. S. W. Sept. 1, ‘95
Elder O. A. Olsen,
Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S.A.
My dear Brother:-

In my letter of August 20, I referred to two or three points in yours of July 18, but had not time to answer your letter with any degree of fullness, and I will now refer to some of the important natters mentioned in those letters. MMM 289.1

The next day after that letter was written Prof. Prescott I went up to Avondale to make a hasty examination of the place and surroundings, so that we might counsel together about the work Elder Rousseau was down the next week attending the law suit. While up there we had quite a talk, with mother about educational and missionary enterprises. I will mention one point which mother made to connect with what I wrote about the training of young ministers. MMM 289.2

In discussing with Prof, Prescott the matter of ministers schools, she expressed the though that while these schools were necessary for a time after the Minneapolis meeting, that matters have now so changed, time is so precious, and the work so urgent that it would be better for men of experience to go into the field, taking younger laborers, and untrained but willing workers with them, to get a train gin as they work. I hope that Bro. Prescott will write you about this when he has time. I think we will need to take much pains to encourage all those who are taught in this way to study and learn with the expectation of taking others, with them, and teaching them also. MMM 289.3

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We are enjoying the Prof. Prescott and family very much Last week he gave almost his entire time to the preparation of a tract and to the writing of Sabbath lessons. It is no shall work to write the S.S. lessons for a year, and our brethren must give a time to do it well. I am heartily glad that they chosen him for work, providing that he is permitted to take time to accomplish it properly. MMM 289.5

I am glad that the G.C.A. has received Salisbury’s Letters, and that they will give attention to the Bible Echo. I cannot tell you [Selection ends here.] MMM 289.6