DIARY OF DANIEL E. PRICE

MISSIONARY TO WALES

1895-1897

RESIDENT OF SAMARIA, IDAHO

Malad Valley

EXPLANATION

The original of this diary is in the family of Daniel E. Price and consists of 3 small books.  It contains so many references to the relatives of families living in Malad Valley, Idaho that it merits preservation for genealogical purposes.  Many addresses were given to him when he left for his mission to Wales in 1895 and he carefully made use of them for visits to relatives of his friends at home and reported to them by letter on the results of his visits.  I hope others will find it as useful as it has been to me in making contacts with kin in Wales long after the first pioneers came to Utah and Idaho.  It is with pleasure that I submit it to be used by the Utah Genealogical Society.

Esther J. Carpenter

15 June 1960

ASSIGNMENTS

1.      On April 25, 1895 Daniel E. Price was sent to Basseleg near Newport, Monmouthshire to labor with Elder Francis Cundick.

2.      On July 1, 1895 he was sent to the Aberdare, Glamorganshire district to labor with Elder William Trehorne.

3.      On January 14, 1896 Elder Price and Elder Edwin Price were assigned to work in the Pentre Ystrad, Rhondda Glam. District.

4.      On March 31, 1896 Daniel E. Price and William T. Griffiths were sent to labor at Porth, Glamorganshire which is near Pontypridd.

5.      On June 22, 1896 he left Porth, Glam. To work in Cardiff district which place he remained until his release came on 15 April, 1897.  At that time he was told he would sail on the 29^th April for New York on the ship Furnessia from Glasgow, Scotland.  He bid goodbye at 188 Cathays, Cardiff on April 27^th.

While laboring in Cardiff D.E. Price worked in that district and later served as secretary of the Welsh Conference.

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On 16 May 1897 Daniel E. Price arrived home in Samaria, Idaho having labored part of his mission with William T. Griffiths of Malad and John D. Peters of Brigham City, Utah who was President of the Welsh Conference when he left for home.

VISITS TO RELATIVES AND FRIENDS

While on his mission to Wales, Daniel E. Price took advantage of the chance to visit as many of his kin and also relatives of his friends as possible.  The addresses given to him before leaving home do not include all of the people he found to be related to those he knew at home.  I takes a careful reading of this diary to realize the number of people and addresses made available here.   He labored right in the heart of industrial Wales, therefore could sandwich in his tracting and his visits whenever time permitted. 

Since he descended from the Price family in Breconshire, he made three trips to that shire for visits only because it was some distance from his regular assignments.  However, he didn’t miss a chance to talk about his faith to all kind and their friends.  One relative invited him to hold a meeting at his home and it was attended by over 100 people more than the place would hold.

IN BRECONSHIRE

1.      November 20, 1895 to December 23, 1895.

2. July 27, 1896 to 22 August 1896.
3. March 12, 1897 to April 2, 1897.

ADDRESSES

Ebenezer Evans -  Conwil Elved nr Carmarthen Town, Carmarthenshire

Mr. David Evans -  53 Penn St. Treharris, Glamorganshire

John Evans (Bro. To Mrs. William Morse) – 108 Windsor Road, Neath, Glamorganshire, 84 Windsor Rd. also given

William Jones -  4 White Mill Terrace, Johnstown nr Carmarthen, Carms.

From William Morse – Samaria, Idaho

Mr. William Griffiths -  6 Dyffryn Road, Ferndale, Rhondda, Galmorgs.  Niece

Ann Lewis  -  18 Triangle Pentre Bach, nr Merthyr Tydfil.   Sister

William Owen  -  Scale Cottage, Seaside, Llanelly, Carms.  Nephew

John Roberts  -  Gilbert Road, nr Capel Neweydd, Llanelly, Carms.  Maria’s sister

William Jones  -  6 Church St., Pontlattyn, Glamorgs.  Maria’s brother

From Richard Morse, Samaria, Idaho

Mrs. Elizabeth Evans  -  28 Ynnysfach, Merthyr Tydifil, Glamorganshire

Aneurin Evans  -  64 Yew St., Troedyrhiw, Merthyr Tydfil

Mr. David Hodge  -  41 Major St., Pentre Estyll nr Swansea

Mrs. Ann Jenkins  -  15 Byng Street, Landore, nr Swansea

Mr. Gwilym Jenkins  -  Penlan Road nr Swansea

Mr. Thomas Evans -  42 Yew St., Troedyrhiw nr Merthyr Tydfil

Miss Esther Evans  -  Bailey’s Stree, Deri nr Bargoed, Glam.

John Jenkins -  Pentre Cawr, Llansamlet nr Swansea

Mrs. John Rees  -  48 Wernpit Road, Landore nr Swansea

Mrs. William Rees  -  9 Mysydd Row Landore nr Swansea

Phillip Jenkins  -  Penlan Road, Treboeth nr Swansea

Relatives of the Jenkins family -  Samaria

Mrs. Ann Hughes  -  17 Dyffryn Row, Cwmbach, Aberdare.     friend

Mr. Thomas Taylor  -  South Wales House, Blackwood, Monmouthshire

Mr. John Evans -  65 Lake Street, Ferndale Rhondda, Glamorgs.

From Mrs. Roberts of Cardiff

Mr.  Llewellyn Griffiths  -  71 New St. Ferndale Rhondda, Glamorgs.

From William Griffiths, Malad, Idaho

Mrs. Williams  -  84 Wyndham Crescent, Canton nr Cardiff

From John Deer of Neath

Mr. Joseph Williams - 47 Penrhiwceiber Rd., Penrhiwceiber, nr Mountain Ash, Glamorgs

Mrs. Ann Jones  -  Capan Twyll, 2 Ring St.. Merthyr Tydfil

From Samuel D. Williams, Samaria, Idaho

Mrs. Reynolds  - 1 Mill Street, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgs.

Phillip Hughes  -  Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire

Mr. Ceunwedd Rees  -  Cardiff, Galmorgs.

From John Reynolds of Malad City, Idaho

Mrs. Ann Rowlings -  13 George St., Aberaman, Glamorgs. (near Aberdare)

From William Pugh, Malad, Idaho

Mr. John Roderick -  Canton, nr Cardiff

Mr. William Spenser -  Dyffryn - ? Pendoylan nr Cardiff

From William Roderick, Samaria

Mr. Watkin Morgan  - 3 Whitting St., Ynyshir nr Pontypridd and Porth, Galmorgs

John Morgan  -  10 Wind St., Ynyshir

Kin of Joseph B. Morse, Samaria

Daniel Morgan -  Nelson, nr Pontypridd, Glamorgs.

Mr. James Price -  Llantrithyd, nr Cowbridge, Glamorgs.

Mr. John Roger Jones  -  Wine Tree Inn, Blaenavon, Monmouthshire

John Davis  -  Porth, Rhondda Valley, Glamorgs.

Henry Jones ( son of John and Catherine Jones) – Tredegar, Mon., late of Aberdare, Glamorgs.

Mary Davis  -  Brecon Union, Brecon Town, Breconshire (late of Llandeilorfan Parish)

Mary Davis (widow of David Davis’ son) Rhiwdeffaid, Llandeilorfan -  used to live at Pooly Shead nr Penrheolgerrig

From David P. Davis, Gwenford, Idaho

George and Mary Maggs,  Waunarlwydd nr Swansea, Glamorgs.

Sister to Fred Jones, Malad, Idaho

Mrs. Rachel Williams  -  Campman, Blackwood, Monmouthshire

Mr. John Rees -  Nelson, Machine House, Monmouthshire

From William W. Williams, Samaria

Mr. William Evans -  Ocean View, Pembrey, Carmarthenshire

From William Morse, Samaria

Mr. John Deer  -  Neath Abbey, Neath, Glamorganshire    brother

Mrs. Ann Jenkins  -  39 High Street, Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire   sister

From Mary Deer Davis, Samaria

Mrs. John Thomas  - 8 Station Terrace, Maerdy, Rhondda Valley, Glamorgs.

Sister to Mrs. Thomas Davis of Samaria, Idaho;  great-aunt to Maud Williams

Mr. David Jones

Mrs. Eleanor Evans

Mr. John Williams

All live in Hafod, nr Pontypridd

Mrs. Ann Evans – 21 Caroline St., Newport, Monmouthshire

W.R. Thomas -  Bristol House, Perrot St., Treharris, Glamorgs.

Above are cousins of Evan Jones, Malad, Ida.

Daniel Williams (cousin, occupation, guard) – 91 Llewellyn St., Llanelly, Carm.; also given this:  46 Dylwyn St., Llanelly, Carms.

Mr. Thomas Jones -  88 Old Farm Rd., Hirwaun, Glamorgs. (nr Aberdare)

Mr. David T. Evans -  55 Station Road, Hirwaun, nr Aberdare

Mr. Dan Price (son of Daniel Price of Wainlwyd, Breconshire) -  Llwycoed Station nr Aberdare

Above are kin of Daniel E. Price

In the diary are addresses of many other kind of his in the farming districts of Breconshire.

Mr. J. Pocock -  Nelson, Glamorganshire (He visited this family, but there is nothing to say who gave this address.)

ERRORS

There are many errors in spelling throughout this diary due in part to the difficulty of spelling Welsh place names.  The author of the diary became more familiar with the proper spelling of them the longer he was on his mission, but in some cases the wrong form was used throughout.

Another reason for mistakes is the fact that the diary was typed by three different persons, neither of whom were familiar with Welsh and did not have access to maps.  They followed the spelling as given or written by the author.

In many instances, I have retyped pages where the wrong spelling was repeated many times on the same page and where I found the correct form on the maps in my possession.  I did not have time to correct all of the errors that I know still exist in the diary, but will leave it up to the persons interested in these localities to search the maps of Wales to find the correction themselves.

The last person to type part of the diary corrected the spelling of the word TRACT.  The author used the word track throughout his books.  As I said before, the diary was written in three small hard covered books.

The following words are correctly spelled as shown below:

Hirwaun                                              Rhymney, Monmouthshire

                                                            Rymney, a village 3 miles from Cardiff

Basseleg

Merthyr Tydfil  -  sometimes called Merthyr in the diary

Troedyrhiw                                         Llanishen

Llandeilorfan                                      Llanelly, Carms. (there is one in Breconshire)

Devynock                                            Landore nr Swansea

Penrhiwceiber                                     Llansamlet nr Swansea

Ystrad, Rhondda                                Maerdy nr Ferndale

 

Samaria -  March 26, 1895  -  Daniel E. Price started from home to fill a mission to Great Britain at 9:00 a.m. by team to Collinston, also brother Thomas Williams of Samaria.  David Roderick was the driver.  At dinner at Washakie, Utah in L.D. Jones’ house.  Arrived at Collinston at 6:00 p.m.  Stayed over night at Mrs. Bigeler’s home.  No charge made.

 

March 27 -  Left Collinston at 7:10 a.m. for Salt Lake City.  Arrived there at 9:15 a.m. and took a street car for David Harman’s house.  Arrived there and found all well and ate dinner there, slept at Ed Harman’s house that night.

 

March 28 -  At Salt Lake City at Ed Harman’s.  Went up town to the City Hall and met brother William H. Gibb of Portage there and went to diner together and then returned to the City Hall and stayed until 4:00 p.m.  Then I went down to the RR station and met brother Thomas Williams, then went down to Ed Harmon’s and stayed there over night.

March 29 -  We went to the Historian Office and give our genealogy to the Secretary and then went to Brother William Davis’ house and found all well and ate dinner there, then went back to the office at 2:00 p.m. and I was set apart by brother Rulon S. Wells to a mission to Great Britain.  Brother George Reynolds and Brother S.B. Young gave some

very good council to those present.

 

March 30  -  At Salt Lake City at Ed Harman’s.  Went to the station with Ed Harman’s team.  He and his wife came with us to the station.  Also David Harman, Brother William H. Gibbs were there.  Left there at 8:00 a.m. by the D & R G RR.  Saw good placed from there to Provo and many canyon views in Utah.

 

March 31  -  Cross the Marshall Pass Mountain in which is 10,856 ft. high.  After leaving this Pass we came to Salina station with the narrow gauge.  Reached Denver at 3:40 p.m. after great view there of the city.  We left for Chicago at 9:20 p.m.

 

April 1 -  We passed through the state of Kansas – had a view of the deserts and the city of Omaha.  Crossed the Platt River also Missouri River.  Went through Council Bluffs and crossed the Mississippi River.

 

April 2 -  Saw many cities and at 8:10 a.m. reached the great city of Chicago.  After a view of part of the city we left at 2:00 p.m. for Buffalo on the Nickle Plate RR.  Passed through Cleveland, Ohio, also Fort Wayne and reached Buffalo at 6:05 a.m.

 

April 3 -  Left Buffalo for Philadelphia at 9:00 a.m.  Saw many grand views while passing through Scranton, Pa. where there is so much coal mining and machine shops.  Arrived at Philadelphia at 4:45 p.m. in the grandest depot that I ever saw in my life.

 

April 4 -  At Philadelphia.  Stayed here all day and saw many grand sights.  Saw some buildings that were 14 stories high and went to see the docks where the Steamers land and saw the one that we were going with to Liverpool.

 

April 5 -  At Philadelphia we visited the Museum and saw many wonders.  Also visited John Wanmaker Store the largest that I ever saw.  It covers one block of ground and is 5 stories high and there is everything that you can think of there.  We also visited the Art Gallery.  Passed through the execution rooms and saw implements of war of all nations and pictures of all descriptions that anyone could think of.  Slept on steamer tonight.

 

April 6 -  At Philadelphia.  Left here on the Steamship Kensington at 7:00 a.m. for Liverpool.  Traveled until 11:30 a.m. and cast anchor until the tide came in.  Started again at 5:45 p.m.  We came down the Delaware River for 90 miles and then struck the ocean at 10:30 p.m. 

 

April 7 -  All well except a little headache.  Saw a steamer at 6:30 a.m.  Also another at 10:00 a.m.  Meeting at 10:00 a.m. by the Church of England.  We were at noon today 258 miles from Philadelphia.

April 8 -  Beautiful day.  All well.  We had a game of shuffleboard.  Also went down to the storage to see them dance and had a good time.  We traveled today 315 miles.

 

April 9  - Find day all well.  Saw 2 vessels and 8 sea gulls.  Had a game of shuffleboard also, read awhile.  Traveled today 310 miles.

 

April 10 -  The sea a little rough.  I was sick all day and a good many others were sick.  We crossed the New Foundland Banks in the evening.  Traveled today 323 miles.

 

April 11 -  Sea little rough.  Good many sick today.  Myself also.  I was on deck only 10 minutes today.  Traveled today 317 miles.

 

April 12 -  The sea was rough again today.  I was sick all day.  Saw 3 vessels all going for New York.  We traveled 315 miles.

 

April 13 -  Sea little rough today again.  Little sick today.  We saw 10 vessels today. Traveled 310 miles today.

 

April 14 -  Fine morning.  I feel little better today.  Meeting at 10:00 a.m. with the Church of England.  By request of some of the leading men on board we held a meeting at 7:00 p.m.  Brother Harricks presiding we sung a hymn.  I offered prayer, we sung again then Brother Peters read the articles of our faith and spoke on them for some time.  Then we closed the meeting and questions were asked to us and we answered them for one hour.  When we got through one of the number made a motion to give us a vote of thanks which was unanimous.  We traveled 302 miles today.

 

April 15 -  The sea was very rough.  Not half well today.  Saw one vessel.  Traveled 281 miles today.

 

April 16 -  Saw 3 mountains at 8:00 a.m.  Saw many light houses and some farms along the shore of Ireland.  Arrived at Greenstown at 4:30 p.m.  There were 27 passengers went off there.  We left there at 4:45 p.m. for Liverpool.

 

April 17 -  Arrived in Liverpool at 12:30 noon.  Walked to the office.  Arrived there at 2:00 p.m.  Ate dinner there and then took in the main part of the city.  Visited the Art Gallery and saw many wonders.  Slept in a house joining the office.  Paid 25¢ a piece for beds.  Distance from Liverpool to Philadelphia is 3,298 miles the way we came.

 

April 18 -  At Liverpool in the Office.  We visited the Museum which was a grand sight.  Attended meeting with Apostle A.H. Lund at the Office and he gave us all very good council and appointed myself, Brother Thomas Williams and E.J. Ellis to labor in the Welsh conference.

 

April 19 at Liverpool -  Left for Cardiff at 12:00 noon.  Arrived there at 6:20 p.m.  Found Brother James Thomas, Pres. of the Mission and his wife.  Also Brother George Thomas.  All from Idaho Falls at the conference house.  All were well and we all slept at the conference house.

 

April 20 -  At Cardiff.  All well.  We all went down town to see the market which was very good.  Also visited a Grand park.  Also Cardiff Cemetery, the best I have ever seen.  Went down in the evening to town and saw many sights.

 

April 21 -  At Cardiff in Sunday School at 11:00 a.m.  Attended meeting 3:00 p.m.  Also a meeting at 6:30 p.m. and spoke in each meeting.

 

April 22 -  At Cardiff.  Writing addresses all morning in my journal.  Raining all day.  Reading the voice of warning in the afternoon which was good.

 

April 23 -  At Cardiff.  Fine day, went to see the docks in the a.m.  Afternoon we went to Penarth.  Saw very nice places there and walked back to the office and we were tired.

 

April 24 -  At Cardiff.  Raining a.m.  I was reading the voice of warning this morning and conversing with Brother J.J. James and Brother Barker from Chelton Conference who paid a visit.

 

April 25 -  At Caridiff.  Raining a.m.  I was reading the Voice of Warning.  We went down town and bought a pair of shoes.  When I came back I received my appointment to labor in Basseleg near Newport.  Brother Evan Jones and Brother Martell came to the office.

 

April 26 -  At Cardiff.  Raining.  I, myself and Brother Williams went down town and bought a grip sack a piece.  Came back and then I went to read the Hand book of reference. 

 

April 27 -  At Cardiff.  Went down to town, Brother Williams, Brother Ellis and myself and ordered a suit of clothes a piece.

 

April 28  -  At Cardiff fine day.  I was in Sunday School in the morning and in testimony meeting at 3:00 p.m.  Also meeting at 6:30 p.m.  The speakers were brothers F. Cundick, Wadell and President Thomas.

 

April 29  -  At Cardiff fine day.  Writing a letter home.  Brother E.J. Ellis left for the Rhondda Valley to his field of labor.  Brother James Thomas, George Thomas, Thomas Williams and myself had a fine walk around the park in the evening.

 

April 30 -  At Cardiff fine day.  Brothers James Thomas, George Thomas, Martell and myself went down to the station with bro. Evan Jones.  He was starting home today from his mission in Wales.

 

May 1, 1895  -  At Cardiff.  Went down town and had my picture taken and then started at 12:00 noon for Basseleg, Monmouthshire and arrived there at 12:00 p.m.  Found brother Cundick there.  Ate dinner and we both went to Newport for a walk and bought something to eat to come back with us.

 

May 2, 1895  -  At Basseleg fine day.  Reading most of the day in the Voice of Warning.  Myself and Brother Cundick took  a walk u the hills and saw a lot of nice places and a grand view of the place called Basseleg.

 

May 3  -  At Basseleg.  Brother Cundick and myself went to Pant-y-Mister and through Tydu and Risca and we distributed 200 tracts and had two conversations with parties on the gospel.  This is my first day out.

 

May 4, 1895 -  At Basseleg.  Reading in the morning.  We went to Newport in the afternoon to see the market which was very good.

 

May 5, 1895  -  at Basseleg.  Went to Abersychan and held two meetings in brother Green’s house about 24 miles from Basseleg.  We walked 11 miles and rode the rest of the way on the train.  We slept in sister Steven’s home.

 

May 6^th -  At Abersychan.  Went to Garn Diffeth to see family of Saints and walked back to Cwmbran and stayed overnight at sister Bevan’s house, walked today 10 miles.

 

May 7^th -  At Cwmbran.  Left sister Bevan’s at 12:15 noon for Basseleg.  Arrived home at 4:00 p.m.  Found all well.  Walked 7 miles today.

 

May 8, 1895 -  At Balleleg.  Resting and wrote a letter home.  Reading in the Voice of Warning today.

 

May 9^th -  At Basseleg.  Marking tracts.  Went to Newport and distributed 200 tracts among the hight (sic) class people.  Met with no opposition.

 

May 10^th -  At Basseleg.  Reading and marking tracts.  Went to Newport and distributed 300 tracts among the high class.  No opposition.

 

May 11^th -  At Basseleg.  Reading in the Voice of Warning in the morning.  Went to Newport in the afternoon to see the market and was in Mr. William A. Taylor’s house.

 

May 12^th -  At Basseleg.  Went to Abergavenny which is 23 miles from here.  Held two meetings in brother Berrington’s house and had good time there.  There were 7 present in the meeting.  Slept in Mr. Davis’ home, shoemaker.

 

May 13^th -  At Abergavenny.  Brother Cundick and myself went and saw a castle that was over 1400 years old which was a grand sight to see.  It cost one penny for admission.

 

14^th  May -  At Abergavenny.  Went to see the fair which was very good.  Went back to brother Barrington’s.  Had dinner and had a talk with a Baptist minister.  He was a very foolish man indeed.  We went from there to Raglan to brother Charles Rosser’s house and found him and his wife all well.  We went back 1 ½ miles to Raglan to see if we could get a place to sleep and we asked in all the pubic places there but they were all filled.  We got a place in an old widow’s house by making the bed ourselves and we got along very well.

 

15^th May -  At Raglan.  We went and saw the castle that was 1400 years old and visited a church and cemetery which were very old.  Started back for Basseleg.  We walked 13 miles and rode the rest of the way.  Got home at 7:00 p.m.

 

16^th May -  AT Basseleg.  Studying and resting all day.

 

17^th May -  At Basseleg.  Marking tracts in the morning.  Went to Newport in the afternoon and distributed 300 tracts.

 

May 18, 1895  -  At Basseleg.  Reading a letter from home which I was very glad to have.  I wrote to John, my brother, and to home today.

 

May 19^th -  At Basseleg.  Went to Machen to sister Smith’s house and held a meeting

there.  There were only us three and we had a good time.  We administered the Sacrament, stayed there until 9:00 p.m.  Walked 12 miles today.

 

May 20 -  At Basseleg and writing in my journal all day.

 

May 21 -  At Basseleg.  Reading in the Star all morning.  Sister Smith from Machen came

to see us and had a good talk with her.  I was reading the outlines of Ecclesiastical

History by B.H. Roberts in the afternoon.

 

May 22^nd -  At Basseleg.  In the morning making tracts.  In the afternoon went to Newport and distributed 400 tracts and brother Cundick had a long talk with a Baptist minister on the gospel.  There was quite a difference between them.

 

May 23 -  At Basseleg.  Studying and writing a letter to John L. Jones of Brigham City.

 

May 24^th and 25^th -  At Basseleg.  Resting and studying all day.  Marked tracts.  Went to Newport in the afternoon and passed out 300 tracts.

At Basseleg – rested a good deal today.  Got a letter from home all are well.  We went to Newport in the evening to see the sights.

 

26^th May 1895  -  At Basseleg.  We went to Abersychan and held two meetings in brother Green’s house.  Had a very good time.  Slept at bother Evan Griffiths’ house at Freehold land Ponterwynydd near Pontypool #30.  Walked 13 miles today.

 

May 27^th  -  At Evan Griffiths’ house.  Stayed there until 3:00 p.m.  Walked from there to Cwmbran to sister Bevan’s house.  Rested 2 hours then took the train to Newport and walked to Basseleg.

 

May 28^th  -  At Basseleg – resting and studying morning and afternoon.

 

May 29, 1895  -  At Basseleg.  Studying the Articles of faith in the morning.  Went to Newport in the afternoon to buy some food.

 

May 30 -  At Basseleg.  Studying the first principles of the gospel all day.

 

May 31 -  At Basseleg.  Went to Newport and distributed 300 tracts.  Got a letter from home and wrote one back also one for Evan Jenkins.

 

June 1  -  At Basseleg.  Raining today.  Wrote a letter to brother J.W. Dudley.  Sent three letters off together.  Went to Newport in the eve.

 

June 2 -  At Basseleg.  Went to Abersychan and attended two meetings in bro. Green’s house.  Came back to Pontyrwynydd to bro. Evan Griffith’s.  Stayed there all night.

 

June 3 -  At Bro. Evan Griffith’s.  We went to Pontypool Park to see Blandin waking the rope.  He walked it four times which was a great sight to see.  We also saw many great sights there were about 150,000 people there.  We left there at 6:00 p.m.  Walked to sister Bevan’s house where we stayed over night.

 

June 4 and 5  -  At Cwmbran at sister Bevan’s.  We left there at 9:30 a.m. for Basseleg.  Studying in the a.m. at 3:30 p.m. started for Cardiff.  Brother George Thomas of Idaho Falls started home June 4^th.  We walked all the way to Cardiff.  Arrived there at 7:15 p.m.  No one at the office.  Brother Wm. Griffiths came in one hour later.

 

June 6  -  At Cardiff.  We had a council meeting at 10:00 a.m.  There were present President James Thomas, William C. Martell, David Jenkins, F.C. Cundick, Daniel E. Price and Thomas Williams.  We had a very good meeting.  Then we all went down town for a while.

 

June 7^th -  At Cardiff.  Brother James Thomas and wife, brother William Griffith and Daniel E. Price all visited Llandaff Cathedral.  It was built in the year 480.

We also visited the Sophia Gardens which was a grand sight.  We then all came back to the office.

Left for Basseleg at 6:00 p.m. and arrived there at 9:45 p.m.  I walked 18 miles today.

 

June 8, 1895  -  At Basseleg.  Studying the Bible until 3:00 p.m.  Had dinner then went to Newport.  Brother Cundick and myself.

 

June 9 -  At Basseleg.  Got a letter from home and all are well.  Wrote on back and one to Bishop Jonah Evans.  Went to Newport with Mr. Williams to attend the Baptist chapel in the evening.

 

June 10 -  At Basseleg marking tracts and went to Newport and distributed 400 of them and got home at 4:30 p.m.

June 11 -  At Basseleg marking tracts in the morning and went to Newport in the afternoon and distributed 400 tracts.

 

June 12 -  At Basseleg marking tracts in the morning.  Went to Newport and distributed 460 tracts in the afternoon.

 

June 13 -  At Basseleg.  Went for a walk to a large park called Tedger park and saw hundreds of deer and lots of cottontail rabbits.  Took a book with me and studied for awhile there.

 

June 14 -  At Basseleg.  Studying the Bible all morning and in the afternoon.

 

June 15 -  At Basseleg.  Studying the works of B.H. Roberts until 4:00 p.m.  Then went to Newport for a walk.

 

June 16 – At Basseleg.  Brother Cundick and myself went to Abersychan.  We held two meetings in brother Green’s house and then went to sister Stevens and stayed there overnight. 

 

June 17 -  At Abersychan – left brother George Jones at 1:00 p.m. walked to Cwmbran and stayed at sister Bevan’s for two hours and then took the train to Newport.  We arrived home at 9:00 p.m.

 

June 18 -  At Basseleg.  Writing a letter home and marking tracts.  We then went to Newport and distributed 300 tracts.  Got home at 7:30 p.m.

 

June 19 -  At Basseleg.  Marking tracts.  Went to Newport and distributed 400 tracts.

 

June 20, 1895  -  At Basseleg.  Marking tracts.  We went to Newport and distributed 400 of them.

 

June 21 -  At Basseleg.  Studying in the morning and afternoon.  Brother James Thomas and wife came and visited us and stayed over night with us.  Brother Cundick and myself slept in Mr. Rees’ house.

 

June 22 -  At Basseleg.  Bro. James Thomas and wife, brother Cundick and I went for a walk through Newport cemetery which is very nice place.  We then went down to the station and home through the market.

 

June 23 -  At Basseleg.  We went to Abersychan and held two meetings in bro. Green’s house.  Had a good time.  We slept in sister Steven’s house.

 

June 24 -  At Abersychan – left there at noon and arrived at Basseleg at 5:00 p.m.  There was a letter from home waiting for me which was very welcome.

 

June 25 -  At Basseleg.  Resting and studying.  I wrote a letter home and one for Fred Thomas of Elkhorn near Malad, Idaho.

 

June 26 -  At Basseleg.  Marking tracts and went to Newport and distributed 400 of them.

 

June 27 -  At Basseleg.  Marking tracts and went to Newport and distributed 352 tracts.  We then went through Newport Park which is a very nice place.

 

June 28 -  At Basseleg.  Raining all morning.  Went to Tydu and distributed 50 tracts.  Got back at 4:30 p.m.  Raining again.

 

June 29 -  At Basseleg.  Brother Cundick and myslef left for Cardiff at 10:00 a.m. and arrived at Conference House at 12:00 noon found all well.  Brother James Thomas, Thomas Williams, William Jones and Daniel E. Price all sent to the station to meet Apostle A.H. Lund.  He and brother Joseph A. Buttle, Pres. of the Leeds Conference, arrived at 8:10 p.m.  We have had a good time this evening.

 

June 30, 1895  -  At Cardiff.  Conference convened at 10:30 a.m. with President James Thomas presiding.  Singing.  Prayer by Thomas Williams.  Singing.  The following brethern were present:  Apostle A.H. Lund, James Thomas, Francis Cundick, William Treharne, William C. Martell, James Brown, David Jenkins, Thomas S. Bladen, William Jones, Ellis J. Ellis, Thomas Williams, William Griffiths, Daniel E. Price, Edwin Price, William Griffiths, D.E. Price, Wm. Trehorne, James Brown, David Jenkins, and Apostle Lund.  Meeting then adjourned by singing and benediction until 3 p.m.

The afternoon conference convened with President James Thomas in charge.  Singing followed by prayer by Daniel E. Price.  Brother Joseph A. Buttle occupied most all the meeting and James C. Brown made the closing remarks.  Meeting adjourned until 6:30 p.m.  The authorities were sustained in the same meeting.

At 6:30 p.m. – singing, prayer, singing, then the sacrament was administered by D.E. Price and Wm. C. Martell.  Singing – then apostle A.H. Lund spoke at length on the principles of the gospel and gave many good councils and advice to those present.  Pres. Thomas made the closing remarks.  Singing, benediction by A.H. Lund.

 

July 1, 1895  -  At Cardiff.  We had a council meeting at 10:00 a.m.  All the elders gave their experience for the last six months which was very interesting.  Then bro. Buttle gave his experience which was good.  Apostle Lund gave many good councils to us all.  Also bro. Thomas gave us good things to consider.  Closed by benediction by Apostle A.H. Lund.

 

July 2, 1895 -  At Cardiff.  Brother Thomas Williams feeling very bad after the news of his wife’s death.  I got him to come with me to visit the park and also we went down town and spent the day in that way.  He felt a little better by night.

 

July 3, 1895 -  At Cardiff.  In the council meeting of July 1^st  I was appointed to labor with William Trehorne of Aberdare, Glam. Wales.  I left Cardiff at 12:00 noon for Basseleg, Monmouthshire to get my clothes.  I left there at 5:00 p.m. on the Great Western Ry. and traveled through the following places:  Tydu, Risca, Abercarn, Newbridge, Crumlin.  Change cars there and book for Tredegar Junction, for Rhymney or Llancaiach, Treharris and Quakers Yard.  Changed cars for Aberdare Junction, then Penrhiwceiber, Mountain Ash, Aberaman and arrived at Aberdare at 9:15 p.m. where I met brother Trehorne and walked to our lodgings at #1 Whitcombe St.

 

July 4, 1895 -  At #1 Whitcombe St., Aberdare.  I was writing in my journal and resting this morning.  Bro. Trehorne and I visited the cemetery.  We also visited the park, Abernant station and a coal pit.  In the evening we went to Robertstown, Bridge St., #24 to see David Bynon Davis and had a conversation with Mr. Hopkin and he invited us to come and hold a meeting some night in his house which we were glad to hear.  When we got home brother William Griffiths was at his house.  He slept with us tonight at Mr. Williams’ house.

 

July 5, 1895 -  At Aberdare.  Fine day.  Brothers Trehorne and Griffiths and I went around to see how much of the town had been tracted.  Then we went to the station to meet Bro. Edwin Price.  He arrived at 12:00 noon.  We had dinner together and then I went to Abernant to see Mr. Dd. Jones and wife.  I found them and had a good time with them, had something to eat and a good conversation on the gospel with them.  Then I went to see Mr. Thomas Griffiths a brother to James Griffiths of Samaria.  He and his wife were glad to see me and made me welcome and we had a long talk abut Bro. James Griffiths and Sister Griffiths.

 

July 6, 1895 -  At Aberdare.  Bro. Edwin Price and Wm. Griffiths of Malad were here.  They spent the night but left for North Wales this morning at 9:20.  Then Brothers William Trehorne and Thomas Griffiths and I went to Penyrheolgerrig to John Daniels of Samaria aunt.  We found all well and they were very glad to hear from John Daniels and sister Griffiths.  We left there at 3:00 p.m. for Aberdare.  This evening Mr. David Bynon Davis called on us to see how much was the fare from there to Salt Lake City.  I also received a letter from home, wrote one back.  Also one to sister Hannah Griffiths of Samaria.

 

July 7, 1895 -  At Aberdare.  Myself and Elder Trehorne went to Merthyr Tydfil.  We arrived at #3 John St. near Temperance Hall at 1:30 p.m. and found Bro. David Jenkins and James C. Brown.  We all left there together for Tabernacle Square and held a meeting in Sister William’s house which was well filled and we had a good time.  Then Bro. Jenkins, Brown, Trehorne, and I went with bro. Richards, Pres. of the Merthyr Branch, to supper and we were treated kindly.  We all went to meeting at 6:00 to the same place.  After this meeting the five of us went to Penyrhoelgerrig and held an open air meeting and we all spoke.  This was my first sermon out doors. We had good attention.

 

July 8 -  At Aberdare.  Writing in my journal.  Also marking tracts and we distributed 220 tracts and had 3 conversions.  We went to Aberaman to see Mrs. Ann Rowlings who lives in George Street.  We had a long talk with her about her folks.  (cousin of W.G. Davis – Samaria)  We also talked about our church and were asked to come again.  We reached home at 8:45 p.m.

July 9, 1895 -  Aberdare.  Marking tracts and we distributed 215 before dinner.  After dinner we went down to Lewinbach to see my old home.  We also visited Mr. Edmund Williams and family.  We found his wife home and had a good welcome there and a conversation with Mrs. Williams and a young lady who came in the house, on the gospel.  Names of the family are:  Elizabeth, Sarah, Mary, Elden, and George.

 

July 10^th -  At Aberdare.  Brother Trehorne and myself took a walk to Merthyr Tydfil and visited Mr. David Davis’ family, his wife whose name is Mary was home with the children.  They were glad to see me and to hear from their relatives in Samaria.  Her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Evans, died 2 Jan. 1893 and her sister Gwen died Jan. 20, 1889.  Mary has two girls and 3 boys, also Gwen’s little girl.  We also visited Mr. Job. Rasbridge’s family.  We found his wife, Elizabeth and her 2 boys one is 14 years old and the other is two years old.  The Rasbridge family live at # 19 Cyfartha Lane.  We next went to # 1 Mill St. to see Mr. Reynold and we had a good welcome there.  We next visited Mr. Jenkins Griffiths at # 88, uncle to L.M. Hamblin of Samaria, had a long talk with them about their folks.  We also visited brothers Jenkins and Brown and Mr. Ben Powell, a cousin to aunt Betsy Williams of Samaria.  He knows all of my father’s and mother’s folks.  We left him at the station in Merthyr at 8:45 p.m. and walked to Aberdare by 10:30 p.m. 

 

11 July, 1895 -  At Aberdare.  Marking tracts and we distributed 200 and had one conversation on the gospel which was good.  Then we came home at 2:00 p.m. had dinner after which we took a walk to see the upper part of town.  The rain drove us home and it rained the rest of the day.  I was reading in the works of Orson Pratt the rest of the day.

 

12 July, 1895  -  At Aberdare marking tracts and we distributed 165.  Then we came back to dinner.  After dinner brother Trehorne and myself then took a walk to Llwycoed Station to se Mr. Dan Price, the station master.  He is the son of Daniel Price of Wainlwyd, Breconshire.  He was glad to see me and asked me to come again because his wife wasn’t home.

 

13 July -  At Aberdare.  I left for Merthyr Tydfil at 2:30 p.m. and arrived at Mr. Job Rasbridge home of # 19 Cyfartha Lane.  It was 4 p.m. and I found all well.  After having something to eat Mr. Job Rasbridge came with me down to Troedyrhiw and we found Mr. Aneurin Evans, a cousin to my wife, and brother of Mrs. Rasbridge.  He lived at # 64 Yew St.  They were well and glad to get new of their relatives in Samaria.  After supper Mr. Evans went with us to have a walk all over the little town.  Mr. Rasbridge went home and I stayed the night with the Evans family.  I had a good welcome there with them.  I had a letter from home.  All well.

 

14 July, 1895 -  At Troedyrhiw.  I left Aneurin Evan’s house at 10:00 a.m. to visit the family of Thomas Evans, a cousin to Mr. Aneurin Evans.  Had a good chat then he accompanied me nearly to Merthyr and he and his wife wished me to come and see them again.  I reached the lodgings of brothers Brown and Jenkins at 12 noon, # 3 near Temperance Hall.  At 1 p.m. William Trehorne came from Aberdare and we all had dinner together.  We then went to sister Mary William’s home near Tabernacle Court and held meeting.  Although a few present we had  a good time together.  After meeting bro. Trehorne and I visited Mr. Jenkin Griffiths and family, uncle to Lewis Hamblin of  Samaria.  They treated us very kind.  We left there at 5:00 p.m. for meeting which was held in the same place.  After meeting we went to Rasbridge home, took a little rest and then Job Rasbridge took bro. Trehorne and myself for a walk passed (sic) the Crawshay Palace and nearly to Cefn-Coed-y-Cymmer so we saw the old place that I used to live when I was about 6 or 7 years old.  Then we walked back to Mr. Rasbridge’s house where we had supper and a good chat before going to bed. 

 

July 15, 1895  -  At Merthyr in home of Job Rasbridge.  After breakfast bro. Trehorne and I went down to see David Lewis at # 7 Gethin St. to see Mary John.  We found her all right.  They treated us kindly and we had a good conversation on the gospel with them.  We left there at 12:30 noon and visited Mrs. Ann Lewis, # 18 Triangle, Pentrebach near Merthyr.  She is a sister to Richard Morse of Samaria. They were glad to hear from their relatives in Samaria.  We left there at 3:45 p.m. for Aberdare over the mountain.  Arrived at 6:00 p.m.  We had some Whin berries on the mountain as we came along.  They make good pies.

 

July 16 -  At Aberdare.  Raining all day.  I wrote a letter home and also one to David Jenkins.  Today was a great election day in Aberdare and the other towns.  There were thousands of people on the streets today and great noise in the evening.

 

July 17^th -  At Aberdare.  Bro. Trehorne and myself left here at 11:00 a.m. for Mountain Ash.  We passed through Aberaman, Cap Coch and arrived at the home of Mrs. Ann Jenkins # 39 High St., Mountain Ash at 1:00 p.m.  We found her home and her daughter Mrs. Sarah Evans.  They were much pleased to see us and hear from their folks.  We had dinner, then went down to see Joseph Williams # 47 Penrhiwceiber nr Mountain Ash, a cousin to aunt Betsy Williams of Samaria.  They treated us very kind then we came back to Mrs. Ann Jenkins and stayed with them over night.

 

July 18^th -  Mountain, Ash, Glam. in home of Ann Jenkins.  We left there at 11:00 a.m. and walked along the canal passed the old pit that I used to work in nr Cwmbach, Aberdare.  As we came along we called to see Mrs. Jeremiah, widow of David Jeremiah.  She has 5 children.  She lives in Cross Row, Cwmbach.  We arrived at Aberdare at 1:15 p.m.  Then brothers Jenkins and Brown (James C.) called to see us.  We all had dinner together, then went to see Mr. Edwards, then for a walk to the park after which bros. Jenkins and Brown went back to Merthyr Tydfil.

 

July 19 -  At Aberdare.  It was raining all day so I stayed in the house studying Orson Pratt’s works and at 7:00 p.m. I went to see Mrs. William Dunn, who lives in Aberdare.  She was glad to see me and wished me to come to see her.  Brother Trehorne and myself then went for a walk through the park and back home.

 

July 20 -  At Aberdare.  It was raining until 4:00 p.m. so I stayed in the house and read the Succession in the Presidency of the Church by Roberts.  Then we went out to see the market which was grand.  We also took a walk through the main street.  Saw 1,000 people on the street.

 

July 21 -  At Aberdare.  Raining this a.m.  We left at 12:00 noon for Hirwaun.  Arrived there at 1:30 p.m. in the home of brother Thomas and Louisa Jones.

We had a very good meeting with the old folks and their daughter.  The daughter is 33 years old and has never spoken a word in her life.  They know my Father & Mother & John E. Price of Samaria.  They were glad to see us.  After meeting we called on Mr. Dd. T. Evans and family, a cousin to John Evans of Salt Lake City.  They gave us good welcome.  Then we returned home.  Reached home at 7:45 p.m.

 

July 22 -  At Aberdare marking tracts and we distributed 200 before noon.  After dinner we went down to Aberaman and we called on Mr. Wm. Evans & wife.  They are Josephites.  She has been in bed for 17 years with rheumatic.  We had not much welcome.  We then went to Mrs. Ann Hughes, Ann Jones before marriage.  She lives in No. 17 Dyffryn Row, Cwmbach.  She knew Anna Jenkins and all of the family and many more that had gone from here to Salt Lake.  She was very pleased to see us and made us welcome.  Then we returned home.  Reached home at 8:45 p.m.

 

July 23 -  At Aberdare.  Marking tracts and we distributed 200 and got to our lodgings at 1:00 p.m.  We rested until 4:00 p.m. then we called to Mrs. Dunn and she was pleased to see us and made us welcome and told us to come again.  Then we left and went to Roberts Town to see Mr. Hopkins and Mr. Dd. B. Davis.  They made us welcome and we had a good conversation on the gospel with them and Mrs. Hopkins, and others called in during the evening and we had a good time all the way through.  We left there at 9:15 p.m. Arrived home at 9:30 p.m.

 

July 24 -  At Aberdare.  Marking tracts and we distributed 200 between showers.  It rained all day so we had to stay in the rest of the day.  In the afternoon we had a visit by Mr. Eaton a Curate in the Church of England.  He asked us some questions in regard to our beliefs and about Utah and we told him some of them and we spent a few minutes very good together.  It has been a very funny 24^th of July for me today in this country.  I was thinking of the good time they were having in the mountains of Zion.

 

July 25 -  At Aberdare.  Raining all day.  We did not tract on that account.  I received two letters today.  One from home and one from Bro. Evan Jenkins.  Also some newpapers from Bro. Joseph W. Dudley and they were all very welcome.  I read them all with interest and I wrote a letter home so the day was spent in reading and writing and a little studying on the gospel besides.

 

July 26 -  At Aberdare.  Marking tracts and distributed 200.  Then we went for a walk to Llwycoed station to see Mr. Dan Price.  We had a conversation on the gospel with him.  He did not believe in the gospel as we did.  I loaned him the Voice of Warning to read.  Then we went to Abernant and called to see Mr. Thomas Griffith and family.  Also Mr. Thomas Jones and family and we had a gospel conversation with Mrs. Jones and another lady that came in.  Then we were treated to a good bowl of soup, the first I have had in Wales on this trip which was good.

 

July 27 -  At Aberdare -  it has been raining all day until 8:00 p.m.  We were in the house all day studying.  I was reading the works of Orson Pratt.  At 8:00 p.m. we went for a walk to see the market and to take in the sights of the town which was very pleasant.  There was no dust tonight and everything was quiet.  I had a letter from home.

 

July 28, 1895  -  At Aberdare – fine day.  We went to Hirwaun and held a meeting in brother Thomas Jones’ house and had a very good time.  Bro. Jones spoke through the spirit which was good.  We came back and called at TreSalem to find Mr. Evan Harris but failed for he didn’t live in this place.  We then went to a Trinity Church in Aberdare.  There was good singing and the house was well decorated and the speaker, Mr. Roberts, did very well to please the ear.  When he was finished he came an shook hands with me and 3 or 4 members.  After this we walked through the town and there were thousands of young people on the streets having a walk too.

 

July 29^th.  -  At Aberdare – a fine morning.  Studying until afternoon. Then we walked to a park and back and continued to study.  After supper we went for a walk and met a man on the street who conversed on the gospel with us.

 

July 30 -  At Aberdare.  Left for Mountain Ash for a visit at Mrs. Ann Jenkins home at 12:15 noon.  Arrived at 2:00 p.m.  Her daughter, Sarah Evans, was home and she treated us very kind.  Her mother had gone to Swansea for a visit.  After we went to see Joseph Williams at Penrhiwceiber.  He and wife had not arrived home from their visit but we were well treated by their sons and we had a good gospel conversation with the older ones.  We returned in the evening to Mrs. Ann Jenkins’ house and stayed there over night.

 

June 31, 1895 -  At Mountain Ash.  Brother Trehorne and I left here at 10:30 a.m. for Nelson.  We walked over the mountain to Treharris.  We called on sister Crictch who made us welcome.  Also her dau. was very kind.  We called on Mrs. David Evans; he is a brother to Maria Morse of Samaria.  Then we went to Nelson and called on Daniel Morgan, brother to Wm. Davis of Samaria.  Both he and his wife treated us very good.  We also called on Miss Elizabeth Williams, cousin to Lewis Williams of Samaria.  She was pleased to see me also her mother and sisters.  I called on Wm. Richards and wife of the same place.  Then we went to the home of Mrs. Rachel Williams, mother to William W. Williams of Samaria, Idaho.  We also visited Lewis Williams, his brother and one of his sisters.  We stayed over night and were treated very kindly.

August 1, 1895  -  At home of Mrs. Rachel Williams.  We left here at 7:00 a.m. for Cardiff.  We walked 2 miles to Pengam. Sta., took train at 8:12 a.m. through Hengoed Junction, Ystrad, Llanbradach, Caerphilly, and Llanishen.  We saw the old Caerphilly castle and arrived at the conference house at 9:30 a.m. and found all well.  Meeting began at 10:30 a.m. and there were 10 present.  We all enjoyed ourselves in the afternoon in conversation with bro. Thomas and wife.  Bro. Martell left at 1:30 p.m. for London on a visit.  In the evening bro. Thos. William and myself went for a walk to the park which is very grand now.

 

August 2^nd -  At Cardiff and raining.  I received a letter from Joseph W. Dudley of Malad,

Idaho with some good news and some not so good.  Brother Jonah Evans was no better.  I wrote home after which brother Thomas Williams and I went for a walk down town.  It was pleasant after the rain.

 

August 3^rd -  Raining so brother Thomas Williams and myself went to # 69 Leckwith road, Canton nr Cardiff to see Thomas Roderick, a cousin to David Roderick of Samaria.  He treated us very cold and gave us little welcome.  We went to the market to see Mrs. Price, a sister to Wm. Roderick of Samaria.  She was pleased to hear of her family in Samaria.  In the evening brother James Tucker of Morgan City, Ut. brothers Trehorne, Wm. Jones and myself went to see the market which was very grand.

 

August 4^th – At Cardiff and raining.  At 11 a.m. we had Sunday School.  There were 5 elders and 9 children present.  It was very good and at 3 p.m. we had a testimony meeting in which old and young took part and we had a good time.  At 6 p.m. our Sacrament meeting was held.  Speakers were James Tucker, Daniel E. Price, Wm. Trehorne, and Wm. Jones.  Closing remarks by Pres. Watts on the first principles of the gospel.  The elders conversed after meeting until bed time.

 

August 5^th -  At Cardiff.  Brother James Tucker left at 7:45 a.m. for his field of labor.  Bro. Trehorne and I left Cardiff at 10:40 a.m. on the Great Western RR through the following places:  Llandaff, St. Fagans, Llantrisant, Pencoed, Bridgend, Tondu Junction, Llangonoyd, Troedyrhiw, Garth and arrived at Maesteg at brother Thomas Phillip’s at 6 p.m.  We also made a call on Mr. Wm. Jones at Bridgend.  These were friends to Mr. Trehorne but they had no place for us to sleep and we were obliged to sleep in a public house named Swan Inn.  We paid 25¢ for our bed.

 

August 6^th -  At Swan Inn, Measteg – raining.  We had breakfast at Mr. Phillip’s home. We left her at 9:15 a.m. for Landore nr Swansea through the following places:  Ty-chwyth, Cymmer, Pontrhydyfen, Cwmavon, Aberavon, Briton Ferry, Neath and arrived at Mrs. Ann Jenkins in Landore at 1:00 p.m. and found all well.  In the evening we called on Mrs. Mary Hodge and her sister Ann Rees daughters of John Jenkins, uncle to Evan Jenkins of Samaria, Idaho.  We also visited Mr. Gwilym Jenkins, cousin to Mrs. Hodge and Rees.  His father was William Jenkins, Landore, an uncle to Evan Jenkins.  These people would be cousins to my wife also. We slept in the home of Ann Jenkins, widow and 2^nd wife of John Jenkins, Landore.

 

August 7^th -  At Landore, Swansea, Wales – raining.  Brother Trehorne and I went to see Wm. Williams at # 74 Poppet Hill, Swansea and member of the church.  WE called on Mrs. Allen at # 5 Foxhold.  We went to see Mrs. Mary Davis and # 29 St. Thomas Street, Inkerman.  She is a sister to Evan Jones of Malad, Idaho.  We also had a good look at Swansea – some good looking people and some hard looking ones too.  In the evening I visited Ann Rees and Elizabeth Rees sisters and daughters of John Jenkins mentioned above.  Their husbands are brothers. They treated me very kind.  I had a good gospel conversation with her and a neighbor, Mrs. Davis, also her husband, John Rees.  They were all pleased to hear the message.

 

At Landore Aug. 8^th -  Fine day – had a conversation with two old ladies on the gospel.  At 11 a.m. I went with Mrs. Elizabeth Rees and family in a cart to visit her brother John Jenkins, Jr. at Llansamlet near Swansea.  Found them all well and they received me kindly.  I stayed here all day and rode back in the evening with the train to Landore.  Mrs. Rees and Mr. John Jenkins are cousins to my wife and to Evan Jenkins of Samaria, Idaho.  They are children of his uncle John Jenkins late of Byng St. Landore.  I am staying with Ann Jenkins, the second wife who is a widow.

 

August 9^th -  At Landore.  Raining – received a letter from home saying the wife and little Mary are not very well.  I wrote home and one for Wm. Roderick in the evening.  I went to Mr. Gwilym Jenkins and stayed the night there.

 

August 10^th -  At Gwilym Jenkins, Penlan Road, Treboeth nr. Swansea.  He is a first cousin to my wife and her brothers and sisters.  Left here at 8:30 a.m. for Llanelly on the train.  Arrived at Mr. Giffith Francis house at 11 a.m  Mrs. Sarah Francis is a sister to Ann Jenkins – wife of Evan and to Mrs. David Harmon of S.L. City.  All were well and they were glad to have the presents from Evan Jenkins and David Harmon.  After dinner Mr. Francis came with me to find my cousin Daniel Williams.  We found them and after having a good chat we went to see the market which was grand.  Upon our return I had a gospel conversation with my cousin, his wife and daughter until 12:30 at night.

 

August 11^th -  At Llanelly – home of cousin Daniel Williams.  It was raining all day so we all stayed indoors and had a good time talking about the ways of America and her people and a good gospel conversation.  His wife’s name is Ann and the dau. is named Mary.  She was 20 years old in May. They made me very welcome while I was there.

 

August 12^th -  At Llanelly – raining today again.  After breakfast I went to see William Owen, Scale Cottage, Seaside district.  He is a nephew to Richard Morse of Samaria, Idaho.  They were glad to see me and wanted me to come again.  I then went to see a Mrs. Roberts, sister to Maria Morse, Richard’s wife.  She gave me some dinner and said that I was very foolish to come to Llanelly as a Saint and said that brother Richard Morse aught (sic) to have told me not to come because there was no good in us coming to this place.  In the afternoon I went to Mr. Wm. Owen’s at Scale Cottage.  After tea he and I went for a walk up on a hill to have a view of Llanelly and surroundings.  I also saw the village where Richard and William Morse were born.  The Owens family were very kind.

 

August 13^th -  At Llanelly – Raining until 10:30 a.m.  At that time Mary Ann Williams and I took a walk of four miles to Pembrey to see William Evans and family.  We found them very pleased to see us and to hear from William Morse and family of Samaria, Idaho.  Their dau. wasn’t well.  We were kindly treated.  We also called on Mrs. Margaret Harris, cousin to William Griffiths of Malad and daughter to Mrs. Dunn of Malad.  She was pleased to see us.  We had a very good time in Pembrey and we returned homne to Llanelly at 5:15 p.m. with the train.  In the evening I had a long conversation with my cousin on the gospel.

 

August 14^th 1895 -  At Llanelly – fine day.  I stayed in the house until after dinner studying the Bible.  Then I made a call on Mrs. Edwards at # 55 Old Castle Rd.  She is a Josephite and all her family but I did not know it until I got there.  Then I soon found out.  She asked many questions which was for no good purpose and also her son and another men that belonged to the same sect.  I got home from there at 8:15 p.m. then bro. Wm. Trehorne and bro. James and wife called on me and we had a good time together.  At 9:45 p.m. I went with bro. Trehorne to see a daughter to David Owens of  Malad.  She was pleased to hear about her father and her uncle, William Owens of Malad, Idaho.

 

August 15^th -  At Llanelly – raining a little.  Bro. Trehorne and myself left here at 2 p.m. on the train for Mr. George Maggs, Wainyrlwudd near Swansea to see Brother Fred Jones’ sister.  They were pleased to hear from their relative in Malad.  We walked from there Swansea a distance of 5 miles.  Arrived at Mrs. Ann Jenkins home at 7 p.m.  Then we called on Mr. Wm. Rees and family and spent a few hours very pleasantly together.  Mrs. Rees was the step-daughter of Mrs. Ann Jenkins and cousin to Evan Jenkins of Samaria, Idaho.  We were disappointed when we got back to Ann Jenkins’ home to find her brother and family expected to come for a visit.  We went to the home of Gwilym Jenkins and stayed over night reaching there at a late hour.  He is a first cousin to Mrs. Rees and to Evan Jenkins mentioned before.

 

August 16^th 1895 -  At home of Gwilym Jenkins – Landore, Swansea.  Fine day so we left Landore by train at 11 a.m. for Neath.  We called at the home of John Evans, 108 Windsor Rd. and found he had moved to Richmond St., Carmarthen.  We waked to Neath Abbey and had a grand view of the old Neath Abbey Castle.  We found John Deer and daughter home also Mrs. Ann Jenkins of Mountain Ash, his sister.  They are brother and sister of Mary Deer Davis of Samaria, Idaho.  At 5 p.m. Mrs. Jenkins left for home and bro. Trehorne for Aberdare.  In the evening Mr. Deer and I took a walk all around the Abbey Castle.  It was built between 1111 and 1142.

 

Aug. 17^th -  At Neath Abbey.  In the morning we went to Neath to see the market.  It is the best I have seen yet.  At 2 p.m. I left Neath by train through Briton Ferry, Aberavaon, Cwmavon, Pontyrdyfen, Cymmer, Blaen, Gwynfi, Blaen Rhondda, Treherbert, Treorky, Ystrad, Llwynpia, Dinas, Porth, and arrived at Ynyshir at 5 p.m. at the home of Watkin Morgan.  Found all well and glad to see me.  In the evening with Mrs. Morgan and two daughters we went to see the town of Porth which is very nice.  Lots of stores and many

people were out.  I slept in their son John Morgan’s home.

 

August 18, 1895 -  At Ynyshir in the Rhondda Valley.  John Morgan lives at # 10 Wind St., near Porth.  After breakfast Mr. Mogan and I took a walk to see many places in the Rhondda Valley which was grand.  Then we came back to dinner.  Afterwards I went to see Mr. John Thomas and family at # 11 Woodfield Terrace, Porth, Rhondda Valley.  His wife is a sister to bro. Wm. W. Williams of Samaria.  She is quite sick.  I also called on three men by the name of John Davis but did not find the right man I was looking for.  I returned to Watkin Morgan’s house and spent the evening very pleasant with the family.  Mrs. Morgan is a sister to Joseph B. Morse of Samaria.

 

Aug. 19, 1895 -  At John Morgan’s home.  He is the son of Watkin and Mary Morgan.  As a family they have treated me well and wished me to come again.  I left here at 10 a.m. and arrived at Wm. Griffiths, Salem Cottage, Ferndale at 11:30 a.m. and found all well and glad to see and hear about their folks in Samaria. (kin of Richard Morse, Samaria)  Miss Morgans came with me to see her aunt, on the same street as they live (I think this should be Miss Griffiths)  She also came with me to 65 Lake St. home of Mr. Evans.  They treated me good and told me to come again.  By this time Mr. Griffiths had come home from his work and we had a good chat about Richard Morse and all the relations in Samaria.  Mrs. G. is a niece to R. Morse.  Mr. Griffiths and myself went for a walk around the town and called on Llewelyn Griffiths, brother to Wm. Griffits of Malad.  I slept at Wm. Griffiths.

 

Aug. 20 -  At Mr. Griffiths.  Left here at 10 a.m. for Clydach Vale over the mountain and arrived at the home of Wm. Davies at 2 p.m. and when I got there I found that Miss Esther Evans lived in Bailey’s St. Deri near Bargoed, Glam.  After having something to eat I left here for Ystrad over another mountain and while crossing the mountain I came in conversation with 2 men on the gospel for 2 hours which was interesting and I arrived in Ystrad at 5:30 p.m quite tired at the lodgings of bros. Balden, Ellis and Peters at # 36 Gelli Road.  They were all out.  Elders Ellis and Peters came home at 8 p.m.  We spent a pleasant evening together.

 

Aug. 21 -  At Ystrad in brother and sister Rudge’s house # 36 Gelli Street, Ystrad, Rhondda Valley.  The elders live here.  I left here at 11:10 a.m. for Aberdare over the mountain to Ferndale and over another mountain to Cwmanan then over another mountain and arrived in Aberdare at 3:20 p.m. very tired with the sweat coming through my pants and coat.  I found brother Trehorne at the lodgings not feeling well and waiting for me.  I also found a letter from home that they were well but I am too tired to answer it today.

 

Aug. 22 -  At Aberdare.  Fine day.  Neither of us felt very well so we stayed indoors all day.  I wrote a big letter home.  Also one for Mary Jenkins.  We walked to the park and back in the evening.

 

August 23, 1895  -  At Aberdare.  Raining the thing we see lots of here.  Not well again so we stayed in doors today again.  We read and studied all day.  In the afternoon I received a letter from home.  One also came from sister Hannah Griffiths and they were very welcome.

 

Aug. 24, 1895 -  At Aberdare.  Fine day.  We stayed in doors in the a.m. studying and writing.  We were not feeling very well.  In the afternoon bro. Threhorne and I took a walk to see the cemetery and then back through the park.  After supper we went to see the market and we saw thousands of people on the streets.  Came back at 9:15 p.m.

August 25 -  At Aberdare.  Fine day.  Left here at 10:20 a.m. for Merthyr Tydfil and called on the way to see Mrs. Daniels at Penyrheolgerrig, and ate dinner there.  Then went to meeting in Merthyr to the same place as usual.  Then I called on Mr. David Davies and wife in Penterbach.  Then I went back to meeting to the same place and had a very good time.  Bro. Trehorne went to Aberdare and I went to Troedyrhiw, after dark.  I reached there at 9 p.m. and found all well and stayed over night with Aneurin Evans and family, kin to my wife.

 

August 26 -  At Troedyrhiw.  Raining all day.  While at the home af Aneurin Evans a Mr. John Evans # 21 Mt. Pleasant Troedyrhiw called on me.  He is first cousin to Anna Jenkins, my mother-in-law.  He also has a brother by the name of Thomas Evans living at # 42 Yew Street, Troedyrhiw.  They both wish me to call and see them.  I left here at 1 p.m. and called on Mrs. Ann Lewis, sister of Richard Morse, and gave her some news of her folks.  I called in Mrs. Reynolds but she was not home.  Her granddaughter was there and I had a good gospel conversation with her.  She said that she would go to the mountains.  Leaving Mrs. Reynolds I called on bros. David Jenkins and Brown at Tempreance (sic) Hall Merthyr and had a little talk with them.  I then went to Mr. Job Rasbridge’s house and stayed over night with them.

 

27 August -  At the home of Job Rasbridge, Merthyr Tydifil.  I called on Mrs. Ann Jones, Capan Twyll # 2 King Street Merthyr.  She is the aunt of Betsy Williams of Samaria.  She has 3 boys.  She was pleased to see me and to hear from her folks.  I promised to see her again.  I then called on bros. Jenkins and Brown.  Then I left by train at 11:30 a.m. through the tunnel to Abernant and called on Mrs. Thomas Griffiths and read to her the letter I got from Hannah Griffiths of Samaria.  I then went to Aberdare and arrived here at 1 p.m. and found bro. Trehorne not feeling very well so the rest of the day was spent in reading and writing.  It was raining the biggest part of the day.  In the evening bro. Trehorne and I went to Mrs. Dunn’s to see her and her son who had just come from Denver.  We had a long talk with him on the gospel.  Some things he did not believe in especially the gathering.

 

August 28^th -  At Aberdare.  Fine day.  We marked and distributed 400 tracts and I also wrote a letter to Joseph Morse of Samaria Idaho.  Also a few lines to aunt Betsy Williams.  In the evening we called on Mr. David B. Davis in Roberts Town.  H is going to start for Salt Lake City from here on the 2^nd of September with brother Thomas and wife.

 

August 29, 1895 – At Aberdare.  Fine day.  I received two letters this morning.  One Bishop Jonah Evans of Samaria and one from bro. William T. Griffiths in North Wales.  We marked and distributed 400 tracts then I went up to Llwycoed Station to see Mr. Dan Price and family.  I found them well and glad to see me.  I had a long gospel conversation with Mr. Price and wife.  There is a great deal of difference in our belief as people in regard to the plan of salvation and those of other sects and this is the case with Mr. Price & wife.  We talked over these things about 3 or 4 hours until bed time.  So I slept here tonight.

Aug. 30 -  At Llwycoed.  Fine morning.  I left her at 8:50 a.m. for Aberdare.  Bro. Trehorne and myself left Aberdare for Cardiff at 1 p.m. through the following stations:  Aberaman, Mountain Ash, Penrhiwceiber, Aberdare Junction, Pontypridd, Treforest, Walnut Tree Bridge and Llandoff and then walked in to Cardiff.  We found all well.  In the evening all the elders were in and we had a grand time in singing, reciting and speaking until 11 p.m. in token of respect to Bro. James Thomas & wife and others who are going to start for America on Sept. 2.  In all we had a very good time together.

 

Aug. 31 -  At Cardiff, fine day.  In the morning as many as were left here stayed in the house until noon talking about the good time that we were having among the people.  In the afternoon Bro. Trehorne & myslef went down to the Taffvale station to meet Mr. Dd. B. Davis who is going to Salt Lake City with Bro. James & Sister Thomas.  Also sister Smith from Machen and two of Bro. Cornick’s daughters.  They will leave Cardiff on

 

Sept. 2 for Scotland and will said from here on Sept. 5 for America.

 

Sept. 1  -  At Cardiff.  Fine day.  At 11 a.m. had a Sunday School.  There were present Bros. James Thomas, Wm. Martell, Bro. Wm. Trehorne, Bros. Dd. Jenkins, James Brown, Thomas Williams and myself and about 10 children and we had a good time.  At 3 p.m. we had a meeting in which the following Brethren spoke: Bro. Trehorne, D.E. Price & James Thomas.  Closing remarks by Bro. Watts.  There were 3 outsiders present at our meeting.  At 6:30 we had our Sacrament meeting in which the following Brethren spoke: Bros Brown, Dd. Jenkins, James Thos, & Wm. C. Martell.  This was Bro. Thos. last sermon in Wales.  After meeting Bro. Dd. Jenkins and myself took a walk to the park and back then a few of us sang a few hymns until it was bed time.

 

Sept 2 -  At Cardiff.  Fine day.  At 8:30 Bro James Thos & wife Sister Smith, Sisters Sarah & Hettie Cornick also Mr. Dd. B. Davis left the conference house for the station Great Western.  They all left here at 9:45 a.m. feeling well.  There were at the station of the Elders: Bros. Trehorne, Jenkins, Brown, Martell, Williams, & D.E. Price and a few of the sisters.  All of the elders and those present wishing the above a pleasant journey to the Land of Zion and at 2:30 p.m. Bro. Trehorne and myself left Cardiff for Aberdare.  We walked to Llandaff then we took train for Penrhiwceiber.  We made a call here on Mr. Joseph Williams & family.  They were very pleased to see us and to hear about Samuel Williams and wife in Samaria.  The two women had been raised together.  So we had a good welcome there.  Then we walked to Mountain Ash.  Bro. Trehorne took train for Aberdare and I slept at Mrs. Ann Jenkins over night.

 

Sept. 3 -  At Mountain Ash.  In Mrs. Jenkins house.  All well.  Fine morning but looks like rain.  At 10 a.m. I left here to look for Mr. Wm. Griffiths, a cousin to Wm. Griffiths of Malad.  I found him and the family at Mount Pleasant Terrace No. 9, Mountain Ash.  They were much pleased to hear from Bro. Wm. Griffiths and I had a good welcome with them.  Then I left here at 3 p.m. along the Canal to Aberdare.  Arrived here at 4:30 p.m. found Bro. Trehorne feeling all right.  It began to rain in a short time after I arrived here.

 

Sept. 4  -  At Aberdare.  Fine day.  Writing a letter to uncle S.D. Williams of Samaria.  Also one for home and one to Bro. Wm. Griffiths & Price in North Wales so the day was spent in writing until 5:45 p.m.  Mr. Dunn, the son of Bro. Wm. Dunn of Malad called in to see us and we had a very good talk with him.  He spoke very highly of his father.  Then Bro. Trehorne and I took a walk to the park and back home.

 

Sept. 5 -  At Aberdare, raining all day.  AI received a letter from home & some newspapers from John Daniels.  Then I finished my letter and sent it home.  Then we marked some tracts but cannot distribute them on account of the rain.  So I was studying the rest of the day.  Bro. Trehorne not well.

 

Sept. 6 -  At Aberdare.  Raining at different times of day.  We distributed 213 tracts and had several chats with the people while we were tracting.  After dinner we made a call on Mrs. Joseph Phillips at No. 31 Humphries St. Aberdare.  She is the daughter of Wm. Griffiths of Mountain Ash.  She was very kind to us.  Her neighbors are nearly all drinkers and very hard looking set.  We left here and went for a walk to the park and on our way back we called on Mr. John Lewis, on Gattes Rd.  He is a Josephite.  He knew Jonah Evans of Samaria well.  We had a chat with him on religion but not much wiser when we got through with him, so we left with good feelings for our lodgings.

 

Sept. 7 -  At Aberdare.  Fine day.  Studying Orson Pratt’s Works until 12 noon then I went for a walk to get black berries up towards Abernant.  I got a few then returned home for dinner.  After dinner I got a letter from home with $20.00 in it and good news that they were all well at home.  In the evening Bro. Trehorne and myself took a little walk to see the market.  I also went to see a penny show.  I also called on Mrs. Dunn.  She is sick in bed but she was asleep so I did not see her.  I had a talk with her son Isaac about the country and the people.  He did not like this country as well as America.  He did not enjoy himself very well here.

 

Sept. 8 -  At Aberdare.  Fine day.  At noon Trehorne and myself left for Hirwaun and arrived in time for meeting at Bro. Thos. Jones.  We had a good meeting although only five of us present.  After meeting we made a call on Mr. Edward Evans, a cousin to Bro. John Evans of Salt Lake City, his father-in-law, Mr. John Davis and another man was in the house and we had a long talk on the gospel with them which was very good.  There was pretty good feeling there and they wished us to come again.  We left here for Aberdare and had a very pleasant walk.  On our way back we came through the park.  There were a great many people enjoying themselves there.

 

Sept. 9 -  At Aberdare.  Very warm day.  We marked 200 tracts and distributed them.  Some of the people thanked us for them, others did not.  We only had two small chats today while tracting.  I deposited a draft for four pounds in the London and Provincial Bank, Aberdare.  I also bought two breast pins for the wife and one for Anna worth 2/6 each.

 

Sept. 10 -  At Aberdare.  Raining hard all day so we had to stay indoors all day.  I was trying to study all day but my mind was rambling all day so I did not learn much today.  It seemed to be a long day to me today so good day I say for today.

 

Sept. 11 -  At Aberdare.  Raining all day.  We marked some tracts but failed to give them out on account of the rain, so we stayed indoors.  A gentleman made a call on us for one of our tracts.  Is Baptism essential to salvation.  We gave him one, then he asked if we had some bread and cheese to give him and we gave him some.  So we fed him some temporal and spiritual food and he went away rejoicing.  This is the first man that has made a call on us for tracts and we hope that it will not be the last providing they will furnish their own bread and cheese.  In the evening we took a short walk through the main streets of Aberdare. 

 

Sept. 12 -  At Aberdare.  Fine day.  We distributed 200 tracts.  We had good welcome with several while distributing the tracts and two conversations on the gospel which is encouraging to us, as we don’t have many to talk to us.  In Aberdare after we got through tracting we went for a walk towards Cwmdare to see if we could find some black berries.  We got a few, then we went back for dinner, then called on Mrs. Dunn.  She is very sick in bed and has been for 9 days but a little better today.  We left here and walked to Aberaman to the house of Mrs. Ann Rowlings but she had gone for a visit for 2 weeks so returned back to Aberdare.

 

Sept. 13 -  At Aberdare.  Fine day.  We marked and distributed 200 tracts.  Had very good time and one conversation on the gospel with a lady.  Then we came home.  I wrote a letter to home then took a walk near Llwycoed to get some blackberries.  I got a few then got back in time for supper.  Bro. Trehorne and myself went to a Welsh Church called the Church of England.  There were about 12 in white gowns, some praying and some singing.  Some reading was done by one, then another read and preached, then they sang, then all with the gowns on went to a room by themselves to pray.  Then we were dismissed.

 

Sept. 14 -  At Aberdare.  Fine day.  I read the Bible for two or three hours then I took a walk to the park and back.  Had dinner then I read some more, then to the park again to see a game of Cricket between the boys of Aberdare and the boys of Robertson.  The boys of Aberdare got away with the game.  Then I witnessed a game of football which is a hard game and a dangerous one for the legs.

I sent a letter home with two brooches in for my wife and daughter Anna.  In the evening I stayed indoors and was studying the Welsh language.  I have almost learned the alphabet in Welsh.

 

Sept 15 see entry Aug. 27 -  At Aberdare.  Fine day.  AT 10:15 a.m. bro. Trehorne and I left for Merthyr.  We took train at Aberaman and arrived at 10:55 at Merthyr Tydfil at the lodgings of bros. Brown and Jenkins.  They had gone off for an 8 day visit so we went to Capan Twyll to Mrs. Ann Jenkins and got dinner there.  We also called on bro. Adams then we all went to meeting together and had a very good meeting.  We left for Aberdare and on our way called on Mrs. Daniels and family and had a very good time in explaining the gospel to them.  The two oldest sons were very interested in what we said.  We left at 7 p.m. and got back to # 1 Whitcomb St. Aberdare by 8 p.m.

 

Sept. 16 see entry Aug. 27^th -  At Aberdare fine day.  We marked and distributed 200 tracts and had a very good time.  We had a long conversation with a Baptist on several points in the gospel.  Some of it was good and some not so good.  They say that they believe in Baptism the same as we do but the trouble is they have not the authority to baptise and we have.  That is one of the differences between us.  In the evening I called in to see Mrs. Dunn.  She is very sick.  I had a long talk with Mr. Isaac Dunn and Mr. Rees Davies, an old gentleman that called in to see Mrs. Dunn.  Our conversation was about America and her people and our way of farming.

 

Sept. 17 -  At Aberdare.  Fine day and we have run out of tracts and will not be able to get any until we go to Cardiff so we haven't anything very particular to do today.  I read the last Star through and some in Orson Pratt’s works.  After dinner I took a walk to Llwycoed to see Mr. Dan Price and family and had a very good time.  While I was there the little girl and I went out to see if we could find some blackberries and I got all I wanted to eat at that time.  I left for Aberdare and arrived home at 7:15 p.m.  Then I put in the rest of my time studying Welsh and ate something.

 

Sept. 18 -  At Aberdare fine day.  At 10:00 a.m. Bro. Trehorne and myself left for Troedyrhiw over the mountain.  We called on Bros. Jenkins and Brown in Merthyr Tydfil and ate dinner with them.  We made a call on Mrs. Ann Lewis.  She was not very well.  Then we called at the same place on Mr. John Robert Morgan.  Robert and Ann Morgan all living at Pentrebach, Triangle # 15 are cousins to David Edwards of Samaria.  They were glad to hear about Dd. Edwards.  We left here and arrived in Troedyrhiw at 7 p.m. in the house of Aneurin Evans.  After supper we had a good gospel conversation with them and the young man, lodger.

 

Sept. 19 -  At Troedyrhiw raining some all day.  We left at 9:20 a.m. for Deri nr Bargoed over a mt. And when we reached the top we missed the road and walked some out of our way.  We arrived at # 38 Bailey St. Deri at the home of Esther Evans (Miss), sister to my mother-in-law.  She was pleased to hear of her folks.  She told us she was 79 years old.  We left here for Nelson and made a call on Brother J. Pocock and family.  We stayed there about an hour and were well treated.  Then we called on Mrs. Williams and family, relatives to Wm. W. Williams of Samaria.  They were pleased to have us and made us welcome over night.

 

Sept. 20, 1895 -  At Nelson or Llancaiach Sta. As it is called.  We left Mrs. Williams family at 10 a.m.  We called on the family of Daniel Morgan.  They were all well except himself.  He was in London for his health.  We left here for Ystrad Mynach, a distance of 2 ½ miles to see two sisters of David Edwards of Samaria.  We hunted the town over but failed to find them and while we were here we had a look at Maesy-cwmmer, then we returned on the same road to Nelson.  We went from  there to Aberdare junction, then to Penrhiwceiber.  We called here at the home of Joseph Williams and family.  His wife was not very well.  We then called on the family of William Griffiths and had a cup of tea and rested awhile.  Then at 5 p.m. we left for Aberdare along the canal and arrived here at 6:30 p.m.  We walked today 16 miles, yesterday 10 miles, and the day before 7 miles, so we are a little tired tonight.

 

Sept. 21^st. -  At Aberdare, fine day.  I was writing in my journal all morning.  In the afternoon I took a walk to the park and saw a good game of football.  I had a long conversation on the gospel with 2 young men.  They were very fair in their belief.  One of them said he would see me again in the evening.  We took a walk to see the market which was good.  There were a great many people there doing business.

 

Sept 22 -  At Aberdare fine day.  We left here at 12 noon for Hirwaun and arrived at the home of bro. aNd sister Jones at 1:30 p.m.  Had a meeting at 2 o’clock in their house, only five of us but we had a good time.  After meeting we called on Edward Evans of # 31 Trainway, Hirwaun.  He is favorable to us as a people.  We also called on his brother Dd. T. Evans.  He was not home.  Only the wife and daughter.  They told us to come again.  We returned to Aberdare on the Llwaycoed side of the valley.  We arrived here at 7:30 p.m., had supper and then I read a few chapters of the Bible until bed time.

 

Sept. 23 -  At Aberdare fine day.  I received a letter from home and was glad to get it and read it with interest.  I wrote one back home in answer.  Bros. Jenkins and Brown came over from Merthyr to see us and we had a good time together until 5 p.m., bro. Trehorne and I accompanied them passed (sic) Abernant station.  We returned home and ate supper.  We then visited Mrs. Dunn.  We had a short chat with her son William then we went upstairs to see Mrs. Dunn.  She asked if one of us would pray in Welsh.  We said, “yes” and bro. Trehorne offered the prayer.  She is very low tonight.

 

Sept. 24 -  At Aberdare fine day.  We went for a walk to Cwmbach and we made a call on Mrs. Ann Hughes of Duffryn Row and had a good welcome.  She is a friend of the Jenkins family of Samaria.  We also called on Mrs. Mary Fach John, as she was called before marriage but not Mary Thomas.  Also on Josiah Williams and wife.  Her name is Margaret.  I also called on Wm. Dudley and wife she was Lewis before marriage.  I called on Mr. Thomas Lewis Garner or Bucher he is called.  They all live in the same row and all knew the Jenkins family and were glad to hear from them.  We also called on Mrs. Edmund Williams and had a good welcome with her.

 

Sept. 25, 1895  -  At Aberdare.  Fine day.  I stayed in the house nearly all day studying.  I went for a walk to the park and back in the evening.  I also went to see Mrs. Dunn.  She is getting weaker everyday.  Poor hopes for her recovery.

 

Sept. 26^th -  At Aberdare fine day.  At 10:30 I left for Troedyrhiw.  I called at the Job Rasbridge house in Merthyr Tydfil and ate dinner there.  Then I called at David Davies house at # 28 Ynnysbach and found them all well.  These are kin of my wife’s.  Then I continued my journey and arrived at the house of Thomas Evans at 4 p.m. and ate supper there.  (He was a cousin to Anna E. Jenkins)  I then went to Aneurin Evans’s house to see if Miss Esther Evans had arrived according to promise but she failed to come.  She would be a sister to Aneurin’s father, David Evans, deceased, and sister to Anna E. Jenkins.  In the evening I went to the Independent chapel with Dd. Davies, lodger at the Evan’s home. They began the meeting with a reading from the Bible, then sang, then prayed and sang again.  Their minister, Mr. John Walter Price late of Aberdare, began to call each member to recite a verse from the Bible and to explain its meaning to the congregation which was very well done.  Before the men finished he got up and said there was a visitor from America there and said he was pleased to have me and then asked me to say a few words in Welsh or English.  I thanked him for his kindness and said I was pleased to be with them and said how fine the men responded and then told them who I was and what my business was in the country.  He got up again and thanked me and after the meeting he came and shook hands and asked me several questions about our country and several others did the same.  Mr. Price wished me a pleasant journey when I would return home and on the way to our lodging I told Mr. Davies if they in that meeting had only built on the right foundation they could do a great deal of good.  We then had a gospel talk until bed time.

 

Sept 27^th -  At Troedyrhiw fine day.  I left here at 9:30 a.m. and made a called at Pentrebach on Miss Morgans to see where her aunts lived and she said that they lived in Ystradfach.  I went to Merthyr and called at Mrs. Reynolds.  She was down to Neath to see her daughter, who is very sick.  Her sons were home and I had a long talk with Aneurin, her son, and he was very pleased to see me.  I later called on Bros. Jenkins and Brown and stayed there for 3 hours.  Had dinner with them, then we all left for Penrheol-gerrig (sp?) where they were going to tract.  I made a call here on a lady that wanted to see me.  She thought I was the son of Henry John that left here for SLD (sic) some time ago.  I then continued my journey for Aberdare and arr. At 6 p.m. and found bro. Trehorne not feeling well so after supper I wrote in the journal until time for bed.

 

Sept. 28^th 1895  -  At Aberdare – fine day.  The old people say that this is the hottest weather they have had in this month for 40 years.  Today I studied in the Bible until my head ached.  I went to the funeral of an old soldier who had been a faithful member in the Welsh regiment.  There was a large funeral and the brass band playing the dead march and other tunes and thousands of people all along the road.  I also took a walk to the park and in the evening we visited the market.  The streets were full of people and on my way back a man came across the road to me and said, “How are you?”  He was the man that I had a long conversation with a week ago today on the gospel.  He had been to the park looking for me.  I asked him if he had read the tract I gave him.  He said he did and could not find any fault with it.  He said he would come and see me again so we parted that way.

 

Sept. 29 -  At Aberdare fine day.  This is the warmest month this time of the year that has been in Wales for 40 or 50 years so the old settlers said.  Bro. Trehorne and I left here for Ystrad over the mountain at 11 a.m.  We made a call in Maerdy on Mr. John Thomas and family.  She is a sister to Mrs. Thomas Davis of Samaria.  They treated us very kind.  We also called on John Daviels and family of # 21 Pentre Terrace.  His wife is a cousin of the mother of Jenkin Jones of Malad, Idaho.  She is also a cousin to Edward Evans of Malad.  They treated us very kind.  Then we continued our journey over another mountain and arrived at # 36 Gelli Road at 5 p.m. at bro. Ridge’s house.  At 6:30 p.m. we had a very good meeting.  About 20 were present.  After meeting bros. Bladen, Peters, Ellis, Trehorne, and I went to sister Williams and had a good singing practice for two hours.  Bro. Peters being the leader.  We all slept in bro. Ridge’s house tonight.

 

Sept. 30 -  At Ystrad fine day.  We stayed indoors until 4 p.m. having a good time reading and conversing upon our labors in the mission field.  We left here at 4 p.m. over the mountain, bros. Peters, Bladen and Ellis accompanying us part of the way up the hill.  We arrived at Maerdy at 5 p.m. at the house of John Roberts, his wife is a sister to John Daniels of Malad.  She treated us very good and told us to come again.  While we were in this house an old lady by the name of Price called on us.  She wanted to talk but we found that she was a Josephite but not bitter against us as a people.  She wanted us to come and see her again.  Then we called on Mr. John Thomas and family of # 8 Station Terrace and had a good welcome and we stayed here over night.  Mrs. Thomas’ brother is lodging here with them.  His name is Llewelyn Williams.  He was been in the British service many years.  He has been in Canada and India and now draws a pension from the government.

 

Oct. 1 1895

At Maerdy, Rhondda Valley.  Been raining nearly all night and very dark and foggy this morning so at 10:30 a.m. we left the Thomas family and they wished us good luck and for us to come and see them again.  We walked over the mountain through the fog and very little rain.  We had arrived in Aberdare by 12 noon.  After dinner I read the Star and wrote in my journal.  Mr. Isaac Dunn called in to see us for a short time.  He said he was tired of staying in Aberdare.

 

Oct. 2^nd -  At Aberdare.  Raining today.  I am not feeling half well today.  I caught a bad cold while over to the Rhondda Valley so I stayed indoors.

 

Oct. 3^rd 1895  -  At Aberdare raining.  I am not half well again today but duty calls us to be in Cardiff today so we left here at 7:45 a.m. and were two min. late when we arr. At the station.  We waited for the next train.

Arrived in Llanishen and walked from there to Cardiff and arr. Just as meeting was starting.  Reports as follows:  Elders Jenkins and Brown reported the Merthyr Tydfil Dist., Cundick and Jones, Newport, Price and Trehorne, Aberdare, Bladen and Ellis and Peters the Rhonnda dist.  Griffiths and E. Price sent in their report to the North Wales District.  Pres. Martell made the closing remarks, singing, benediction by bro. Wm. Jones.  Omission – Pres. Martell and Thos. Williams reported Cardiff.  After dinner bro. Thos. Williams and I went to town and bought me a trunk worth $5.06.  In the evening we all sang hymns until bedtime.

 

Oct. 4^th 1895 -  Cardiff, raining and it had been blowing all night.  I don’t feel very well again today or my partner so we were indoors until 1:30 p.m.  Then Elders Brown, Jenkins, Trehorne and I walked to the Walnut Tree Sta. a distance of six miles.  I was all that I could do to reach there.  I felt very weak and tired so we took the train at that point.  Brown and Jenkins for Merthyr and we for Aberdare arriving at 6 p.m. to a cold room to greet us but we soon had a fire made.  This trip to Cardiff cost me $2.60 including tracts and books.

 

Oct. 5^th -  At Aberdare.  Raining all night.  I feel a little better today but obliged to stay indoors.  I read a little in a book called the Latter-day Saints which is good reading.  Disagreeable between the rain and not feeling well so in the evening I have a little change.  I rec’d two letters one from Mary Jenkins and one from home.  All well.

 

Oct. 6^th at Aberdare -  Raining nearly all day.  We remained indoors because we didn’t feel very well today again.  I wrote a letter home and one for Mary Deer Davis.

 

Oct. 7 -  At Aberdare.   Raining all day so we were obliged to stay indoors.  I went out to hear the Band of Hope for about one hour.  They paraded the streets with two bands playing for them.  People from all over crowded the streets in spite of rain.  I feel better today.

 

Oct. 8 -  At Aberdare.  Raining all day.  Studied until noon then took a walk to Llwycoed to Dan Price’s house and found them well except their little girl.  Richard Powell and Elizabeth Powell were there.  They are Mrs. Price’s parents.  They were well acquainted with my father and mother and all their folks and I had a good time with them.  In the evening they told me all about them and I had a long conversation on the gospel with all of them but it did not amount to much because they were satisfied with what they had. They all said that if you believe in Jesus Christ you should be saved and that was enough.  I left for Aberdare at 9:30 p.m. and arrived at 10:00 p.m.

 

Oct. 9^th -  At Aberdare.  Fine day.  We marked and distributed 230 tracts and one conversation on the gospel and an invitation to call again on Mrs. Wm. Davies and family of # 5 David St., Trecynon near Aberdare.  I spent the rest of the day in the house studying. 

 

Oct. 10 -  At Aberdare.  Fine day.  We marked and distributed 215 tracts and a few short shcats (sic) with the people while tracting.  Later I wrote a letter to James P. Harrison of St. John nr Malad, Idaho then we took a walk to see Thomas Griffiths and family in Abernant and we had a good welcome and gospel conversation.  We reached home at 10 p.m.

 

Oct. 11 -  At Aberdare.  Fine day.  We marked and distributed 210 tracts and had one good conversation with a lady and several short chats from others.  Came home and read the newspapers which I got yesterday from J.W. Dudley, Malad.  In the evening we took a walk to Roberts Town to see Richard Hopkins and family and to see if they had had word from David B. Davies since he had arrived in Salt Lake City.  They had and he was all right.  They gave us good welcome and told us we could have a little meeting at their home some night so we could explain to them what we believe.

 

Oct. 12 -  At Aberdare.  Cold day so we remained indoors until 4 p.m.  Then we took a walk to the park to see a game of football between Aberdare and the Cardiff boys.  The latter won the game.  I studied this a.m. and this evening until my head aches so I have to quit for the present.

 

Oct. 13 -  At Aberdare.  Fine day.  At 12 noon we left for Hirwaun and on our way we came across one of the leaders of the Salvation Army men and we had chat with him on the gospel.  He agreed with us until baptism because the thief that was on the cross went to Heaven without Baptism.  We referred him to the circumstances then he said where ever Jesus was it was Heaven.  We arrived in Hirwaun in good time for meeting and had a very good time with bro and sister Jones and daughter.  We then left for Aberdare and on our way according to promise we made a call on William Davis and family at # 5 David St. Trecynon nr Aberdare.  They have relatives in Utah, named Poweel (sic) and we had a good long talk on the gospel with them.  They had 3 boys and the family found no fault with what we said and said if that is your doctrine it is correct.

 

Oct. 14 -  At Aberdare.  Fine morning.  I wrote in my journal after breadfast (sic) the first thing.  Then I studied until noon in the Bible.  After dinner we took a walk to the park to see if someone wanted to see us but we failed to find any.  I also called to see Mrs. Dunn.  She is very low today.  In the evening bro. Trehorne and myself attended a Baptist Welsh conference on the Gadyls.  There were several ministers present, two of them did the speaking and preaching and the others did the grunting.  There was very good singing there.  We are always expected to give coppers when we attend those meetings.  The preachers want to see that first before they do the preaching.

 

Oct. 15 -  # 1 Whitcombe St. Aberdare.  Fine morning so marked and distributed tracts.  It began to rain before we started to pass them out but we had walked nearly a mile so we thought that we had better dispose of them before going back and we had a very good time in doing so in the rain.  I gave tracts to two ministers, one of them thanked me for them.  Mrs. William Dunn died this morning at 3 o’clock.  She had been sick about six weeks.  I wrote a short letter to Pres. William C. Martell.  Rained all afternoon so we stayed indoors and studied the rest of the day.  We have distributed 735 tracts up to date this mo.

 

Oct. 16 -  Aberdare.  Find day.  We marked and distributed 224 tracts in the little town called Roberts Town nr Aberdare and had very good time while tracting and on our way back we met Mr. Wm. Dunn and he wanted us to come with him to dinner so we went to # 5 Abernant Place with him and had a good welcome.  Then we returned home and I wrote a letter to John Martin of Samaria.  In the evening we took a short walk to the main street and I bought some brooches for Mary, Sarah and Esther for one dollar. 

 

Oct. 17 -  Aberdare – fine day.  We marked and distributed 200 tracts, 46 in Roberts Town and 154 in Aberdare.  As we were leaving Roberts Town we had a long talk on the gospel with a methodist.  He had been with them all his life and he was 60 years old now.  He knew the testament nearly all off by heart but did not know the true meaning of it any more than a child did only in his way and he had everything turned upside down and another gentleman came along and joined in with him and he was just as foolish as the other.  Some were not much wiser after our conversation but we can see how blind people are without the spirit of the Lord.

 

Oct. 18 -  At Aberdare.  Fine day.  We took a rest today from tracting and studied a little.  At 3:30 p.m. I went to Llwycoed to see Dan Price and family and I took the Book of Mormon for him to read.  I had a good conversation with his wife and her mother on the gospel.  Then Mr. Price accompanied me to Aberdare and we talked on the gospel all the way down but could not get him to see anything regard to the gospel the same as the Latter-day Saints do.  He and his wife have their minds centered on belief alone to save them.  When I reached home there was a letter for me from home with good news that all is well.

 

Oct. 19 -  At Aberdare and a fine day.  I wrote a letter home in the morning and in the afternoon I attended the funeral of Mrs. Dunn.  It was a very large funeral and well conducted according to their ways and customs in this country.

 

Oct. 20 1895 -  At Aberdare.  Fine day so we walked over the mountain to Merthyr Tydril and called on Elder Jenkins and Brown but they had gone to London.  We then called on Joseph Richards and family, cousins to bro. Trehorne at Plymouth Rd nr Merthry.  They welcomed us and told us to come again.  We left for meeting but there was none due to the Elders being away.  We talked to 2 young men at Mrs. Mary Williams’ home. 

Then we called n Mrs. Daniels at Penyrheol-gerrig enroute to Aberdare and had a good welcome there. (kin of John Daniels)  A Mr. Thomas Morgan and two sons of # 5 Winch Bower made a call on us here.  They are related to William Pugh of Malad.  We had a good time in explaining the gospel to the old man and his two sons.  We talked for about two hours and found the two Daniels boys also interested.