tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post4711095454965763836..comments2024-03-21T07:58:02.168-05:00Comments on Amateur Mormon Historian: May 25th-26th 1883 West Tennessee ConferenceBrucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543519825711760773noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-10027277258469912042009-12-07T20:00:17.048-06:002009-12-07T20:00:17.048-06:00I'm sure these people knew it was not really t...I'm sure these people knew it was not really the Mormon meeting house. They just didn't care who they hurt.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543519825711760773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-4390014545669298412009-12-07T16:49:17.235-06:002009-12-07T16:49:17.235-06:00You have to wonder about the judgment of men who w...You have to wonder about the judgment of men who would burn a schoolhouse -- presumably built at local taxpayer expense, presumably inconveniencing children more than anyone else -- just to deprive a few Mormons of (what they thought was) their meeting hall. <br /><br />Thanks for another glimpse into the past.Ardis Parshallhttp://www.keepapitchinin.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-74248227921619036262009-12-07T15:22:56.566-06:002009-12-07T15:22:56.566-06:00This was one of the first conferences when B. H. R...This was one of the first conferences when B. H. Roberts was filling in for John Morgan. Roberts had arrived in early May 1883.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543519825711760773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-28845134160262998392009-12-07T14:39:55.845-06:002009-12-07T14:39:55.845-06:00This is interesting. I checked to see if John Morg...This is interesting. I checked to see if John Morgan recorded these events in his journal. Through all of May 1883, his journal doesn't shine any light on this account. He is in Salt Lake from May 23-29, 1883. I'll keep a lookout for anything further.Bessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00932924864316918530noreply@blogger.com