THICK GREEN JOURNAL OF DAVID RICHARDS
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Day book in which I, David
Richards (President of the Witton lee Ware Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints in the Durham Conference), record some things and how I spend
my time, beginning in this book on
October
13, 1856
13 Monday) Wrote in the morning and at half past
ten went on the train to Bp
Auckland to fetch some things which were needed around the house. I
purchased
a cap for Wm David, my son, for 2 shillings 6 pence. In the afternoon I
returned on the train. I rested after returning. Worked in the evening.
14 Tuesday) Read in the morning
for a while. After that rested. Worked in
the evening.
15 Wednesday) I spent part of the
morning reading and writing. I rested in the
afternoon. Worked in the evening.
16 Thursday) I spent the morning
with President O. G. Workman. At 10:30 I went
with
Pres. O. G. W. on the train to Bp Auckland
to buy a book to use in the
Branch.
Also Traveling Elder Th. Wallace was coming on one car from Crook.
He had been there arranging for a
room in which to hold our meeting at the
home of
Mr. Joseph Dickson at the "Arwydd y Goron" pub. ["Sign
of the Crown"]
Pres. O. G. W. went on the train to Durham
and Elder Ths W. and I went to buy
the book
and to print a notice about the opening of the room in Crook for
preaching.
We purchased a book for 2 shillings 6 pence and a book for the
Woodland Branch for 2 shillings. For printing the
notice 3 shillings. I
returned
on the train at 12:30. Rested
a bit. After that worked in the evening.
17 In the morning in Witton le Ware to meet with Elder Ths
Wallace to get some
of the notices. Rested in the afternoon. Worked in the
evening.
18 Saturday) Rested in the
morning. In the afternoon received my wages for my
work. I
received 2 pounds 15 shillings and 6 pence. I paid my tithing of
5 shillings 7 pence. In the evening
in Witton le Ware for books for the Saints.
19 Sunday) Read and wrote in the morning. In the afternoon went to
Crook to
open the
room there. At 2:00 o'clock in the meeting of the Saints there. Two
or three
of the world attended. Traveling Elder Ths Wallace
present and the
saints
in general. At 5:00 o'clock Traveling Elder Ths. W. and I went
with
Elder Wm Horn and Elder Carter
and Priest G. Thompson and Teacher [Blank],
and
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Pres. Roberts who ___________________________________________
near
Crook and we sang "What was seen in the heavens" in English from
there
through
Crook. And we stood here and there to proclaim that we would hold
our meetings
in "Arwydd y Goron,"
the home of Jeph Dackson,
Crook, on Sundays from then on. We made a big stir in the place and we had some
listeners at
the meeting in the evening. Traveling Elder Th. W. preached very splendidly
there and there was a very good influence in the meeting. The
distance from here to Crook 4 miles.
20 Monday) Worked during the day. I spent
the evening after coming from work
tidying up the records in the Branch Book,
except for Thursday night when I
went
to Witton lee Ware to hold a prayer meeting at the
home of Priest George
Thompson, the 21, 22, 23, and 24.
25 Saturday) Worked during the day. In the evening in Witton le Ware for the
books of the Saints there.
26 Sunday) Read and wrote in the morning. At 1:00 o'clock in the council of
the
district in the room in Crook. At 2:00 o'clock the Saints came from
Evenwood to Crook in a wagon which
they had hired for the day. Then we began the meeting of the Saints. At 6:00
o'clock in the preaching meeting in the same place. Traveling
Elder Ths Wallace in the open air there. A
very good hearing with many gathered. Some pamphlets were sold there. We came
back
with the
Saints on the wagon through Hoply Geat
and Witton le Ware (very
nicely).
27 Monday) Read and wrote in
the morning. Rested in the afternoon. Worked nights
this week. I spent part of the mornings
working in the records of the Branch
Book before going to rest, 28, 29, 30, 31.
November
1856
1 Saturday) Rested in the
morning. In the afternoon received my wages for my
work. I
received 3 pounds 12 shillings and 0 pence. I paid tithing 7 shillings
3 pence.
At 1:30 I
took Miriam, my daughter, to Bp Auckland on the train.
It cost 6 pence for us, a distance of close to three miles. I sent Miriam
back
on the
train at 3:30 and I went to Newfild Row to visit Priest Ths.
Lamb, a
distance
of close to 3 miles. I took my afternoon
meal with him. After that
the two
of us went to Bransborth to visit Brother and Sister Drecks and Brother
Jones. I
found them in better spirits than usual. I started from there back
home
between 8:00 and 9:00 o'clock. I arrived home sometime after 10:00 o'clock
after
walking today close to 9 miles to visit
the Saints.
3
2 Sunday) Fasting today. Wrote and read in
the morning. In the
afternoon in
the
meeting. Presided over the meeting of the Saints in
the room in Crook.
In
the evening preached in the same place. had very good
meetings and
many
gathered to listen. I sold several. pamphlets at the
two meetings.
3 Monday) Worked during the day. In the evening in Witton le Ware.
4 Tuesday) Worked during the day. In the
afternoon Eleth Braddrick
came to
the
works to request that I administer the ordinance to Elder Wm Worn who was
taken
very ill today. We went up in the evening and I administered to him.
Adn before I left
there he came down from his bed and began to partake of food,
something
which he had not done all day. Thanks to the Lord for his goodness
and
his mercy.
5 Wednesday) Worked during the day. In the
evening I went to Witton le Ware
to visit President A. M. Musser who had come there today. I spent a little
time in his company very pleasantly.
6 Thursday) Worked during the
day. Read and wrote in the evening.
7 Friday) Worked during the day.
Read in the evening.
8 Saturday) Worked during the day. In the evening in
Witton le Ware in the council
at
the home of Priest G. Thompson. Present were President A. M. Musser,
Traveling Elder Ths
Wallace. We received very good teachings and counsels
from
them.
9 Sunday) Fasted today. Read a little in the morning and went to Witton le Ware
to
request that President A. M. Musser come up to Crook. We passed by the home
of Frances
Bulmar and Sister M. Aelott
and went to visit the brethren and sisters
in Thresilflat. At 2:00 o'clock in the afternoon at
the meeting of the Saints
in the room in Crook. Several of the world were
present. At 6:00 in the
preaching
meeting in the same place. Pres. A. M. Musser spoke there. Several
gathered in the meeting. I sold several
pamphlets after the meeting.
10 Monday) In
the morning in Witton le Ware. President A. M. Musser
received
a
letter from Pastor H. Lunt notifying him that he and Elder Th. H.
Yough would be here Wednesday
next. Rested in the
afternoon. Worked in the
Evening.
11 Tuesday) Read and wrote in the morning before going to rest. Worked
in the
evening.
12 Wednesday) Rested in the morning. Got up in the
afternoon. President A. M.
Musser came
here before the brethren. They came here on the train at 3:30 and
4
after
resting a little they went up to Witton le Ware to
hold a meeting there at the home of George Dowdon. I
went with them to Witton le Ware but I did not stay
for the meeting because there was a call for me to be at my job.
I came back by 6:00 o'clock. Worked in the evening.
13 Thursday) Read and wrote in the morning. Worked in
the evening.
14 Friday) Rested in the morning. I spent the afternoon with Brothers
H. Lunt,
Th.H. Young, A. M. Musser and Th Wallace. They came here at 12:00 o'clock
and they
went from here on the train to Sunderland at 5:30. In the evening
I went to work.
15 Saturday) Rested in the morning. Afternoon received my wages for my
work. I
received 4 pounds 10 shillings
0 pence. I paid 9 shillings 0 pence tithing.
After that I went to Bp Auckland
to fetch some things which were needed in the
house.
16 Sunday) At Sacrament meeting in the morning at the home of Priest
George
Thompson in Witton le Ware. In the afternoon in Crook to hold a
meeting in
the room
there. And at 6:00 in the evening in the same place preaching.
A
few
gathered.
17 Monday) Wrote in the morning. Afternoon in Witton lee Ware. Read
in the evening.
18 Tuesday) Worked during the day. Read in the evening.
19 Wednesday) Worked during the day. Read and wrote in the evening.
20 Thursday) Worked during the day. In the evening in the prayer
meeting at the
home of Priest G. Thson Witton le are.
21 Friday) Worked during the day. Read in the evening.
22 Saturday) Worked during the day. In the evening in the council at
the home
of Priest G. Thompson in Witton le
Ware.
23 Sunday) Wrote a little in the morning. Afternoon directed a meeting
of the
Saints in the
room in Crook. In the evening, preached in the same place.
Very good
feelings there. A few gathered.
24 Monday) Worked nights this week. I spent part of the mornings
reading, and
writing
before going to rest, the 25, 26, 27, 28.
29 Saturday) Afternoon received my wages for my work. I received 3 pound 15
shillings 6 pence. I paid 7
shillings 8 pence tithing.
30 Sunday) Wrote in the morning. Afternoon in
the council of the district in
the room
in Crook, Traveling Elder Thos Wallace presiding. In the evening
going to
have a meeting of preaching in the room but no one came except myself,
5
and
Elder Ths Wallace and Priest G. Thompson. We stayed there until 7:00
o'clock.
December
1856
1 Monday) Worked during the day.
In the evening I went to hear one of the
Baptist Ministers (who came____ here from Wales by the
name of
David Edwards from Saron Cendil) deliver a lecture
on the sufficiency of the Bible in the grasp of the Welsh in this place.
Instead of a lecture on the sufficiency of the Bible, the lecture was on the
shame of Mormonism. And
he did
his best to twist the meaning of the Bible to his own answer. He gave
permission
to one of the Saints to speak, and since there was no one else but
myself
there I arose to defend the principles to the extent that I was permitted to do
that.
2 Tuesday) Worked during the day. Read in the evening.
3 Wednesday) Worked during the day. In the evening I baptized Miriam
and Jane
my two
daughters in the River Ware near the Vayadocks [Viaducts]. There was
a lot of
snow on the ground and [the river] was
frozen quite solid. I had to
cut the
ice to get a place to baptize. Elder Wm Horn was with me. We confirmed them in
the house after we came there. I confirmed Miriam and Elder Wm Horn
confirmed
Jane. Miriam was 9 years and 10 months and 14 days old and Jane was
8 years
and 5 days old.
4 Thursday) Worked during the
day. In the evening directed a prayer meeting
at the home of Priest G. Thompson in Witton
le Ware.
5 Friday) Worked during the day.
Read and wrote in the evening.
6 Saturday) Worked during the
day. In the evening directed a council of the
branch
at the home of Priest G. Thompson in Witton le Ware.
Elder Ths Wallace
was
present and before the council was over President A. M. Musser and Traveling
Elder [blank] Edwards came in.
Traveling Elder [blank] Edwards is to be
the
successor
to Elder Ths Wallace.
7 Sunday) Read in the morning. Afternoon at the
meeting of the Saints, in the room
in
Crook, and in the evening in a preaching meeting in the same place.
Elder
Edwards spoke there. A few gathered there.
Weather very cold, snowing very
heavily.
8 Monday) In the morning when we were having
breakfast Pastor H. Lunt came here
on
his way to Butternowl. I went with him. Before we got
to Witton le Ware
we
met Elder A. M. Musser and Harry Edwards going to Evinwood.
They went
6
on together. I returned back. Rested in
the afternoon. Worked in the evening.
9 Tuesday) Read and rested in
the morning. Afternoon I arose when Pastor H.
Lunt and President A. M. Musser came here on
their way back to Sunderland.
They had missed their train and were going at 5:30,
so they had to stay here
overnight. They took lodging at the home of a
friend, David Williams, No
[blank
space for address]. I. went to work in the
evening.
10 Wednesday) In the morning prepared the brethren to be on their way.
They
went on the train at 7:30. I went to Witton le Ware to visit the Saints there.
Afternoon in [blank space].
Worked in the evening.
11 Thursday) Read in the morning. Worked in the
evening.
12 Friday) Wrote in the morning. Worked in the evening.
13 Saturday) Rested in the morning. Afternoon received my wages for my
work. I
received 3 pounds 10 shillings 0 pence. I paid 7 shillings tithing. I started
at 1:30 to go
to the quarterly conference at Sunderland. I
went on the train to
Bp Auckland. I walked from there
to New Durham (I missed the train in Shintcliff)
so I
took lodging in New Durham at the home of [blank space for name and address].
14 Sunday) I went from New Durham to Ballmount.
I took the train from there to
Milfeld Station in Sunderland. I arrived there close to 10:00 o'clock.
I went
to the
meeting at the primary school on Pan
Lane. At 2:00 o'clock
in the meeting
in the
same place. Apostle Ezra T.Benson present in the
afternoon. We received teachings and counsels which were very good from him.
After the afternoon
meeting I returned back home. I called at the home of Brother B. Nuton at
8 Revinmarth
Street to bid farewell to the brethren there. Pastor. H. Lunt and Apostle E. T. Benson and President A. N.
Musser were there. Pastor H. Lunt
asked Apostle E. T. Benson to lay his hands on me and bless me which he did.
I felt very thankful to my heavenly father for brethren who counted me worthy
of a blessing. Apostle Ezra T. Benson was the first of the Quorum of the Twelve
which I
had the privilege of seeing. At 5:30 I started on the train to
Durham. From there I came to Crook on a
wagon. The weather was cold and very
wet. I
walked from Crook home. I was home before 10:00 o'clock.
15 Monday) I got up early today to go to work, but before I get there
my furnace
was
being repaired. I returned back home. I read and wrote a little. I was
being
troubled by my teeth. I went to the doctor between 10:00 and 11:00 o'clock
to pull my tooth which he did. I started from there to visit the Saints in.
Witton le Ware and Bransberth
and Newfild Row. I returned through Bp Aukland
7
and on
the train from there home by 8:00 o'clock. I walked today close to 13 miles. I found the Saints in very good
spirits.
16 Tuesday) Worked today. I fell at work today as I was pulling out a
on my
left arm and I threw my elbow out of place, and I had to go home in the
afternoon. My arm was very painful. I anointed it and bathed it well in
cold water and the pain decreased considerably. The doctor came there and
said that, nothing was out of place.
17 Wednesday) In the morning I went to work
but my arm was too painful for me
to work
and I came back home. I went to Bp Auckland in the afternoon to show my arm to
[blank] Young who lives near the railway near Blue
Row. After he looked at it he said that my elbow was out of place. It hurt
greatly when he set it
back in its place, and my arm became much better immediately. I came back on
the train at 3:30. In the evening directed a prayer meeting at the home of
Priest G. Thompson in Witton le Ware.
18 Thursday) Worked during the day. My arm was rather painful. Read in
the evening.
19 Friday) Worked during the day. Read in the evening. My arm is much
better now.
20 Saturday) Worked during the day. In the evening in the council at
the home of
Priest G.
Thompson in Witton le Ware.
21 Sunday) In the morning in the communion
meeting in Witton le Ware at the home
of
Priest G. Thompson. Afternoon at the meeting of the Saints at the room in
Crook.
In the evening preached in the same place.
22 Monday) Read in the morning. Rested in the
afternoon. Worked in the evening.
Spent the 23rd and 24th
in a like manner.
25 Thursday) Christmas day today. Rested in the morning a little. At 11:00
o'clock
I took Miriam and Jane to Evanwood to the Tea Party
there held at the
home of
Elder [blank] Golter.
The weather very stormy. Snowed.
In the evening at the songfest [an evening of singing
together] there. I and my two daughters took lodging at the home of
Brother R. Awood.
26 Friday) In the morning started back home,
and the two girls were very cold.
Today there was a lot of snow on
the ground and it snowed very heavily at times. I had a hard time getting the
children home because there was so much snow on the ground. Worked
in the evening.
27 Saturday) Rested in the morning. In the afternoon received my wages for my
work. I
received 3 pounds 11 shillings. I paid 7 shillings 2 pence tithing.
After that I went to Bp Auckland
to fetch some things which were necessary
8
for the
house. In the evening in the council at the home of Priest G. Thompson
in Witton le Ware. Traveling Elder H. Edwards present there.
The council
was
postponed until 2:00 o'clock tomorrow.
28 Sunday) Read in the morning and in the afternoon in the council in
the room in
Crook.
Elder Edwards present in the evening at the preaching meeting in the same
place. Elder Edwards spoke there. Very good feelings among
all the
Saints there. A few of the world gathered.
29 Worked during the day. In the evening I read. Wm David, my son, fell
down over
a
chair this morning and got a big cut on his head about an inch and a half
long. I administered the ordinance to him and
he is very calm at present.
30 Tuesday)
Worked during the day. Read in the evening and administered to
Wm Dd. His head is much better.
31 Wednesday) Worked during the day. In the evening
in Witton le Ware to direct
a
prayer meeting at the home of Priest G. Thompson.
January
1857
1 Thursday) Worked during the
day. Read in the evening.
2 Friday) Worked during the day.
Read at home in the evening.
3 Saturday) Worked during the
day. In the evening I went on the train to Blue
Row near Bp
Auckland to show my arm to the same man. It was extremely painful
today.
After coming back I went to get the to see
the
3 pence each to
get in. Nothing special there.
4 Sunday) In the morning after going through the family duty I went to
Witton le
Ware by 10:30 to the communion meeting at the
home of Priest G. Thompson and
from there in the afternoon to Crook to hold a
meeting of the Saints in the room
there. Preached in the
evening in the same place.
5 Monday) Worked nights this week. I spent part of the mornings
reading and
writing before
going to rest the 6, 7, 8 and 9.
10 Saturday) Rested in the morning. In the afternoon received my wages
for my
work. I
received 4 pounds
8 shillings 6 pence. I paid 9 shillings
tithing.
I went after that on the train to
Bp Auckland to fetch some things needed for
the
house. I bought a pair of shoes for myself and Miriam. I returned at 3:30. In the evening in W. le
Ware. I received the books there.
11 Sunday) In the morning I went to Witton le Ware and from there
I. went to the
home of Sister F. Bulmar,
Wit House. I called at the home of Sister M. Ailott
in
Bickborn and from there to Crook in the afternoon in
the meeting of the
9
Saints in the
room there. After the meeting I went to the home of Sister Ann Jackson
near Bownd Clouse about a mile from Crook. Preached in the evening in the room in Crook. A few
gathered. I received the bill for the rent of
the room
as follows: for the room for 14 weeks 1 pound 1 shilling;
for
lights
arid fire 14 shillings/l pound 15 shillings. [See
P. 31 of
the journal
for his
arrangement of the numbers]. A bit too much for the lights
and the fire.
12 Monday) Worked during the day. In the evening wrote a letter to
President Ths
Wallace.
13 Tuesday) Worked during the day. Read and wrote in the evening.
14 Wednesday) Worked during the day. In the evening in Witton le Ware in the
prayer meeting there at the home of Priest G. Thompson.
15 Thursday) Worked during the day. In the evening at
home reading. A Daniel
Gardner came to see a picture of the temple.
16 Friday) Worked during the day. Read and wrote in the evening.
17 Saturday) Worked during the day. In the evening directed a council
at the home
of Priest G. Thompson at Witton le
Ware.
18 Sunday) Read and wrote at home in the morning. Afternoon directed a
meeting of
the
Saints in the room in Crook. Preached in the evening in the
same place.
A few gathered.
19 Monday) In the morning I went up to Butternowl to visit the Saints there.
I was in the hoie
of Brother and Sister Gibbon and Sister Simpson. All are
well
except Brother Robson Simpson who had smallpox. He was improving nicely.
I came back in the afternoon, a
distance of close to 6 miles. Worked in the evening.
Worked nights
this week. I spent part of the mornings reading and writing before
going to
rest. Wednesday morning I was in Witton le Ware
looking in on the
Saints there.
All happy and healthy. The 20, 21, 22, 23.
24 Saturday) Rested in the morning. Afternoon I received my wages for
my work.
I received 5 pounds 5 shillings 11 pence. I paid 10 shillings 8
pence tithing.
Afternoon I went to Bp Auckland
to fetch some things which were needed around
the
house. At 7:30 in the evening I went with Traveling Elder John Thompson
on the
train to Crook to pay to Mr. Joseph Dickson the rent for the room where
we hold
our meetings there. I paid him 1 pound 10 shillings and he did not
require
us to pay the rest. At 9:00 o'clock we returned on the train. The
weather
got very wet and the snow came down very heavily.
25 Sunday) Read and wrote at home in the morning. In the afternoon at a
council
10
of the
district in the room at Crook. After the council was over a meeting of the
Saints was held. In the evening Traveling Elder in Thompson stayed
in the
room until 7:00 o'clock and no one came together so a meeting was not
held
there. We called at Thrasill Flat on our way back and found Brothers
and
Sisters Joseph and Mary Parmley, Ths
Hopper and Frances Bulmer sitting
there
instead of coming to the meeting. Rather unseemly behavior for Saints.
26 Monday) Worked during the day. Wrote and read in the evening.
27 Tuesday) Worked during the day. Read in the evening.
28 Wednesday)
Worked during the day. In the evening in Witton le Ware directing
a
prayer meeting at the home of Priest G. Thompson.
29 Thursday)
Worked during the day. In the evening wrote a letter to a John
Vaungh in Merthyr Tydvil to notify him that
his John was here.
30 Friday)
Worked during the day. Read in the evening. The
weather very cold,
freezing
and a, large thickness of snow on the ground.
31 Saturday) Worked until 4:00 o'clock. In the evening at a council of the
branch
in the
home of Priest G. Thompson in Witton le fare.
February
1 Sunday) Fasting today. Read in the morning.
At 10:30 in
a communion meeting
at
the home of Priest Ge Thompson in Witton
le Wire. We went from there to
Thrisilflat with the
books for the Saints there. All the Saints were away from
home.
Afternoon I went to a meeting for the Saints in the room in Crook. Three
from
the world were there. Two of them went out before the meeting was over.
The
other stayed until the end. He bought a pamphlet "The only W. to be
saved."
[Title written in English.] Since there was not one sign of
anyone coming to
the
meeting in the evening I went back to Witten le Ware with Brothers Thompson
and Horn. I met Priest Ths
Lamb there. He has moved to live in West Auckland
and so will the Evenwood Branch.
2 Monday) Wrote in the morning. Afternoon
rested. Worked in the evening.
Worked nights
this week. I spent part of the mornings reading and writing before going
to rest. Wednesday I was in Witton le Ware looking in
on the Saints there. Afternoon President Ths Wallace
came here. I was up taking care of some things in the branch. After that I went
back to bed to rest until time to go to work
the 3, 4, 5, 6.
Chunks of ice were thawing today.
7 Saturday) Rested in the morning. Afternoon I received for my work 5
pounds
9 shillings 3 pence. I paid 11 shillings tithing. At 4:30 I
went on the train
to Bp
Auckland to fetch some things for the house. I came back at 8:30.
11
8 Sunday) Read and wrote in the morning. After that I went to Witton le Ware
to the
meeting of the Saints there at the home of Priest G. Thomson. I arrived there
by 11:00 o'clock. Very good feelings among all the Saints.
I had lunch with Brother G. Thompson. Elder Wm Horn and Priest G. Thompson and
I went up to Crook by 2:00 o'clock in the afternoon to hold a meeting of the
Saints in
the room there. No one gathered except for Sister Fr. Bulmer. After the
meeting according to counsel received from President Ths
Wallace by me last
Wednesday I went to Mr. Joseph Dickson to cancel our arrangements for the room
because no one was coming to the meetings except for a few of the Saints. He
was willing to do that. After that I returned home. I walked close to 9 miles
today. I spent the evening reading and writing.
9 Monday) Worked during the day. Wrote in the evening and explained
the apostasy
and
restoration of the Gospel to David William and his wife.
10 Tuesday) Worked during the (lay. Wrote in the evening;
11 Wednesday) Worked during the day. In the evening directed a prayer
meeting at
the
home of Priest G. Thompson in Witton le Ware. After
that I returned home.
Elder O. G. Workman had come there. He stayed
with us overnight.
12 Thursday)
Worked during the day. Wrote in the evening.
Brother O. G. W.
went up to Butternowl.
13 Friday) Worked during the day. Wrote and read in the evening.
14 Saturday) Worked until 4:00 o'clock p.m. In the evening sat in council with
Brothers Wm
Horn and Ge Thompson at the home of Brother Ge Thompson in Witton le Ware.
Ths Kinly was cut off.
15 Sunday) Wrote a little in the morning. After that I went to Evienwood.
I arrived there between 11:00 and
12:00 o'clock.
I had lunch at the home of Brother and Sister Robinson. Afternoon
at a meeting of the Saints at the home of Elder Wm Coltar.
The meeting began at 12:30 and ended before 2:00 o'clock. After that Brothers Coltar and Anderson and myself and three or four Sisters
went down to Hokes and sang a hymn there and Brother Andrrson
announced that a preaching meeting would be held at Evienwood
as soon as we returned back.
We sang in two places along the
way back. Traveling Elder G. Thompson preached very eloquently on faith to a very numerous congregation, and I bore my testi-
mony of the truthfulness of the gospel after him. We
had some opposition there.
Some of the ranters made____and others
sang. In the evening
according
to counsel of Traveling Elder G. Thson I went up to Butternowl. I
12
preached
there at the home of Eider Ths White. The house was
rather full of people. Good feelings and conversation there. I took lodging at
the home of Elder Ths White.
16 Monday) I had breakfast with Sister White. I spent the morning
visiting the
Saints there.
I came back home where I arrived between 2:00 and 3:00 o'clock.
Worked nights
this week. I spent the mornings before going to rest as follows:
17 Tuesday) In Witton le Ware to give money
to Traveling Elder G. Thson to pay
for the
room in Crook. I went to work at 2:00 p.m.
for Edward Astons to get
to
attend the funeral of John Edwards.
18 Wednesday) Read and wrote.
19 Thursday) Read and wrote.
20 Friday) In Witton le Wa re visiting the
Saints there.
21 Saturday) Rested in the morning. Received my wages for my work in
the after-
noon. I
received 5 pounds 10 shillings. I paid 11 shillings tithing. After
that I
went to Bp Auckland to fetch some things needed for the house.
22 At about 7:00 o'clock in the morning Elder Wm Horn came to
the house to tell
me that
a district council would be in Evenwood today to
begin at 12:00 o'clock.
I wrote a little. After that I
started for Evenwood to the council. I arrived
in time
there. After the council [written twice]
we held a meeting of the Saints.
I ate with Brothers Andraeson and Colten. In the evening
a preaching meeting
was held at the home of Brother Barth Matcalf in New
Row. Elder White and
Thompson and I preached there. The house very full of people.
Very good feelings
there.
23 Monday) I received a post office order today for 1 pound 10 shillings
from
Aberdare
for the chairs which were there for us which Ann, Margret's sister,
sold for
us. Worked days this week. Read and wrote in the
evening.
24 Tuesday) Worked until 2:00 o'clock. After that I went to Bp Auckland to
cash the order and to buy some things which were needed for
the house.
25 Wednesday) In the evening in Witton le Ware to direct a preaching meeting at
the home of Priest G. Thompson. Elder R. R. Hodgson spoke
there.
26 Thursday) Read and wrote in the evening.
27 Friday) I received a letter today from Elder O. Thompson that I was to be
in Evenwood on Sunday. I went to W. le Ware in the evening to notify
the
Saints to be there.
28 Saturday) Wrote in the evening.
13
March
1857
1 Sunday) Fasting today. In
the morning at 10:00 o'clock at the council in
Evenwood at the home
of Teacher [blank], Robbinson. President Ths Wallace
present. We received very good teachings
about the general reformation. In
the
afternoon in the meeting of the Saints at the home of Elder Wm Colten.
In the evening in the preaching meeting at the home of Brother
Barth Metcalf
in
New Pow. Elder R. R. Hodgson and President Ths Wallace spoke there.
We
received very good instruction today.
2 Monday) Wrote in the morning and to Bp Auckland. After
that rested. Worked
nights this week.
3 Tuesday) Wrote and read in the
afternoon. President Ths Wallace and Traveling
Elder J. Thompson came here at 5:30. Pres. Wallace left on the train to Sun-
derland and Elder Thompson to Evenwood.
4 Wednesday) Read and wrote.
5 Thursday)
In Witton le Ware looking in on the Saints there.
The General
Reformation is the chief topic of
conversation of all the Saints presently
and it
is a great privilege.
6 Friday) Read.
7 Saturday) Rested in the
morning. Afternoon I received my wages for my work.
I received 4 pounds 10 shillings 7 pence.
I paid 9 shillings 3 pence tithing.
In the evening I went to Witton le Ware with the M. Star for the Saints there.
8 Sunday) At 10:00 o'clock in the morning I sat in council with
Traveling Elder
John Thompson and Elder Wm Horn
and Priest G. Thompson and Deacon
J. Church [?],
taking
care of branch matters. We received teachings about the general refor-
mation from Traveling Elder J.
Thompson. It was decided that I and Elder Wm
Horn and Priest G. Thompson would
be baptized today. We were fasting today.
At 2:00 o'clock in the meeting of
the Saints. Between 4:00 and 5:00 o'clock
Elder Wm Horn and Priest G.
Thompson and I were baptized by Traveling Elder
Jn Thompson in the Ware River
near Witton le Ware. At 6:00 o'clock in the
preaching
meeting. No one from the world present. Very good
feelings among
all the
Saints there. The meetings were held today at the home of Priest G.
Thompson. He has a very convenient
home at present in which to have meetings.
9 Monday) Worked days this week.
I spent the evening after coming from work
as follows: Read on Monday.
10 Tuesday) Read in the evening.
11 Wednesday)) In the evening directed a
prayer meeting at the home of Priest
14
Ge Thompson in Witton le Ware. Traveling Elder Jn Thompson present.
12 Thursday) In the evening read Number 11 of M. Star Vol 19.
13 Friday) In the evening in Witton le Ware with the books for the Saints there.
14 Saturday) I came home from work at 1:00 o'clock this
afternoon. I spent the
rest of
the day visiting two families in this place. The weather wet and very
cold.
15 Sunday) Wrote in the morning. In the
afternoon at 2:00 o'clock directed a
meeting
of the Saints in Witton le Ware at the home of Priest
Ge Thompson.
Warning was given to all the
Saints of the Branch the previous Sunday to come
together
today, those who wanted to keep their place in the Church. The
following
brothers and sisters were cut off for disobedience: John and Elizabeth
Hutchinson,
John and Mary Church [?]. At 6:00 o'clock directed a preaching
meeting
at the same place. Two of the world attended.
16 Monday) Read and wrote in the morning. Worked nights
this week. I spent the
mornings before going to rest as follows:
17 Tuesday) Read a little and in Witton le
Ware looking in on the Saints there.
All feelings very good.
18 Wednesday) Rested in the morning. After that wrote and read.
19 Thursday) Rested in the morning. In the afternoon I went to bid
farewell
to
Brother and Sister Gibbon before they went away to Lion. They stayed at
the home
of Wm Wigan. I met the following elders there: H.
Lunt, John Thompson,
H. Edwards. I came back in time
to go to work, a distance of close to three
miles.
20 Friday) Read and wrote.
21 Saturday) Rested in the morning. In the afternoon I received in
wages for my
work 5
pounds 1 shilling 6 pence. I paid 10 shillings 3
pence tithing.
I read a little after that. In
the evening I went to Bp Auckland to fetch
some
things which were needed for the house. I walked back three miles.
22 Sunday) Fasting today. Read and wrote in
the morning. At 10:30 in branch
council
at the home of Priest G. Thompson in Witton le Ware.
In the afternoon
at the
meeting of the Saints in the same place. In the evening in the preaching
meeting
in the same place. A few gathered. The weather very cold.
23 Monday) Wrote in the morning. In the afternoon at work. In the evening at
home. Worked days this week. I spent the evening after coming home
from work
as
follows:
15
24 Tuesday) Read a little on the observations concerning the present
time by
a
Joshua Lewis, Henllan. He is quite honest. Also
wrote.
25 Wednesday) In Witton
le Ware directing a prayer meeting at the home of Priest Ge
Thompson. The Saints are quite different
in coming to the meeting. Brother
Ge Thompson went out
of the house at the time of the meeting and stayed out
until the meeting was over. He is under a very
bad influence at present.
26 Thursday) Read a little. I went to
bed very early feeling quite unwell.
27 Friday) Read Number 13 of the
current volume of M. Star.
28 Saturday)
In Witton le Ware with the books for the Saints
there.
29 Sunday) In
the morning wrote and added up the figures for the treasury. At
11:00 o'clock I started for Eveanwood to the
monthly council there. Weather
very
wet. The snow coming down very heavily through the morning.
At 12:30
there in
the council at the home of Elder Wm Coltar and a
meeting of the Saints
after
the council in the same place. I had my afternoon meal at the home of
Brother Wm Colter because the weather was so wet. I returned
back home before
the
evening meeting. I arrived home close to 7:00 o'clock. I read a little
from the 4th number of the Journal of Discourses and
wrote a little before
going to
rest.
30 Monday) Read and wrote in the morning. Worked
nights this week. I spent the
mornings before going to rest as follows:
31 Tuesday) Read and wrote.
April 1857
1 Wednesday) Read and wrote.
2 Thursday) Baptized Sisters Iabella
Thompson and Frances Bulmer in the Ware
Rivera little
further up the shore than Witton le Ware. I
confirmed them
amidst
the bushes and holly along the road which goes to Hamstaly.
It rained
very
heavily throughout the day. I found some______in the trees near
the Witton
River.
3 Friday) Figured the branch accounts for the last three months to go
to the
Conference in Sunderland next Sunday. Number of branch members: 2 elders.
1 priest, 6 saints, total 9.
Cut off 5, released through letters 8. [The
meaning
is not clear here. I would assume that the 8 moved to other branches].
4 Saturday)
Rested in the morning. Afternoon I received in wages for my work
during
the past fortnight 4 pounds 10 shillings.
I paid 9 shillings tithing.
At 5:30 I went on the train to Bp
Auckland. At 6:15 I went from there to Sun-
derland on the train again. It all cost me 3 shillings 10 pence.
I arrived
16
there
close to 8:00 o'clock. At a council in the room on Pan Lane. I
took
lodging
in Sawthwick at the home of a widow close by Brother Nibly [?].
[5] Sunday) Fasting today. At 10:00 o'clock
and at 2:00 and 6:00 o'clock in
the
meetings in the room on Pan Lane.
Very good meetings. Excellent teachings
from our
revered______Smith and Lunt and several others. I
took lodging
at the
home of Brother Elicott in Sawithwick
and Brother Roberts from
___________with
me.
6 Monday) In
the morning after having breakfast at the home of Brother Elioett
we went
to the council at the home of Brother B. Nuton on 8 Revanswarth Street
in Bp
Warmouth. It lasted from 10:00 o'clock to 2:00. We had a good place
and
excellent counsels there. 8 were called to
go out to travel among the
world in
this conference. After the council we partook of an excellent lunch
prepared
by Sister Nuton. At 4:10 I left on the train from Millfeld
Station
to Bp
Auckland. it cost 2 shillings and 1/2
penny. I met Elder Wm Horn there.
I went home with him. At 7:30 we
came from there home to Witton Park.
It cost
4 pence. I found my family all well.. Thank the Lord for his care over us.
7 Tuesday) Worked days this week. I spent the evenings as follows:
read
and wrote tonight.
8 Wednesday) In Witton le Ware intending to hold prayer meeting there but
because
there was not a convenient place there I spent my time teaching the
Saints their
duties.
9 Thursday) Reading and writing.
10 Friday) Reading.
11 Saturday) In Bp Auckland to fetch some things which were needed for the house.
12 Sunday) In the morning Elder Wm Horn and I
went to Hamstaly, a distance of
4 miles, and we distributed 31 tracts
there. There was a good influence on
some persons there, but the majority did not wish to wake
from their spiritual
slumber. At 2:00 o'clock held a meeting of the Saints at the
home of Priest Ge
Thompson. In the
evening at 6:00 o'clock held a council in the same place.
It was decided
that the meetings would be at the home of Elder W. Horn from
then on.
13 Monday) Read. Worked nights this week. I spent
the mornings before going
to rest as follows:
14 Tuesday) Read.
15 Wednesday) In Witton
le Ware looking in on the Saints.
All with very good
17
feelings.
16 Thursday) Made a little wooden
bed for William David and Rees Mormon to sleep
in. Received 72 tracts today from Brother S.
and M.
17 Friday) Did the same thing.
18 Saturday) Rested in the morning. In the afternoon I received in
wages for
my work
the past fortnight 4 pounds 4 shillings 4 pence.
I paid 8 shillings
6 pence tithing.
After that I went to Bp Auckland with Brothers Sutharland
and Mathewis, the Traveling Elder. I obtained a P.O. Order of 10 shillings
to send
for books to Brother W. B. Child in Sunderland.
I bought two hats-
one for
Miriam and one for Jane. I came back on the train.
19 Sunday) In the morning wrote a letter to
send the order to Brother W. B. Child.
Also I went to Witton
le Ware. Brother Wm Horn wau too
sick to come with me
to
Hanstaly. I went by myself. I called to give
tracts out and offered them
in 85 houses. In 75 of them they
received the tracts. The people are rather
dull
and do not have much spirit to look in them. I hope with the blessing of
the Lord that the tracts will wake them. In the
evening at 6:00 o'clock held
a
meeting of the Saints at the home of Elder Wm Horn in Witton
le Ware. I
gave 6 tracts to Sister F. Bulmer to distribute
in Fortree. Today I walked
between 9 and 10 miles.
20 Monday) Worked during the day this week. I spent the evenings before
going to
rest as follows: read and wrote.
21 Tuesday) I received an
answer today to the letter and order which I sent to
Brother W. B. Child. And I wrote a Letter to
President Ths Wallace to notify
him
of the Hamstlev situation.
22 Wednesday)
In Witton le Ware. Elder Wm Horn is much
better.
23 Thursday)
Today I received an answer from President Ths
Wallace. Beneficial
counsels in his letter. Read and wrote a letter to Sister Hodgson for her
to send to her husband, Traveling Elder R. R. Hodgson. Traveling Elder Jn
Thompson came here in the evening and went to W. le W. to sleep.
24 Friday) Read and wrote in
the evening.
25 Saturday) In the evening I
went to Witton le Ware with the books for the Saints
there and from there to the home of Priest G.
Thompson and up to Thrwisilflat
to
the home of John Cooke. On my way back I paid a visit to Sister Mary Elliot
in
Beickborn. She promised to come along faithfully from
then on. I arrived
back
home close to 10:00 o'clock. I walked close to 9 miles.
18
26 Sunday) At 9:00 o'clock in the morning I started on my way to Hamstaly. I
called
in Witton le Ware for Elder Wm Horn. We visited 85 families.
We gave
out and
exchanged 72 tracts there. The people beginning to awake there.
In the evening held a meeting of
the Saints and a council at the home of Elder
Wm Horn in W.
le Ware.
27 Monday) Worked nights this week. I spent part of the mornings
reading and
writing before going to rest the 28, 29, 30 and May 1.
May
1857
2 Saturday) Rested in the
morning. I received in wages for my work today 4
pounds
11 shillings 8 pence. I paid 9 shillings 2 pence in tithing. In the
evening
I went to Hp Auckland and fetched some things necessary for the house.
Traveling Elder George Mathewis came here today with 73 tracts for me. I
gave 1
shilling to him.
3 Sunday) Fasting
today. In the morning at about 9:00 o'clock I started off to
Hamstaley. I called in Witton le Ware for Elder Wm Horn.. We
visited 86 families.
We gave out and exchanged 70 tracts. An antagonistic influence among some
of the people. In the evening we
held a meeting of the Saints at the home of
Elder Wm Horn in Witton
le Ware. All the Saints in very good spirit.
4 Monday) Worked days this week. I spent
the evening as follows: reading and
writing.
5 Tuesday) Read and wrote.
6 Wednesday) Margrete my wife was taken
sick today. She continued so through
the day with any relief. In the evening she was in a lot of
pain.
7 Thursday) Margrete was delivered today at
about 1:30 in
the morning through
the help
of a Mr. [blank] doctor of these works. A lovely boy was born to
her. He
died as he was being born. He measured 20 inches in length and his
coffin
was 27 inches.
Margrete had a very hard time. I did not go to work
today. I
prepared to bury the child. We called his name Joseph. I was in
Bp Auckland to
fetch some things which were needed. In the evening we buried the child
in the cemetery of the Escomb Church.
A orgrete was as good as she
could be expected to be.
8 Friday) Wrote a letter to Aberdare to Margrete's sister and
relatives there.
Also read. Margrete very
fine tonight.
9 Saturday) Traveling Elder John Thompson camp, here in the afternoon. I gave
him 10 shillings
tithing pertaining to this branch. Read a little in the evening-..
10 Sunday) Margrete improving
greatly today. At 9:15 in the
morning I set off
19
to go to
Hamstaley. I called in Witton
le Ware for Elder Horn to come with me
which he did. We visited every family in Hamstaley. Ten gave the
tracts back and one began to take it (that is, the priest of the Church of
England). I preached there at 5:00 o'clock in the lower part of the village.
And Elder Wm Horn bore his testimony. A few people together, and it was very
difficult to preach there. There was a good influence on some families and
the opposite on others. In the evening we held a sacrament meeting at the home
of Wm H. in W. le Ware.
11 Monday) Wrote in the morning. Worked nights this week. I spent part of the
mornings reading and writing before going to rest the 12, 13, 1.4, 15.
16 Saturday) Rested in the morning. I received 4 pounds 5 shillings 8 pence.
I paid 8 shillings 7 pence
tithing. At half past [no time given] I went on the
train to
Bp Auckland to fetch some things which were needed for the house.
I bought a pair of shoes for Wm
David my son. I returned back at about 9:00
o'clock on the train.
17 Sunday) In the morning I went up to Hamstaley with the tracts. I called at
Witton le Ware for Elder Horn.
Two gave the tracts back and five began to recei
ve them. I preached at 5:00 o'clock in the same place
as the previous Sunday and
Elder Wm Horn bore his testimony after me. A better influence for speaking
today and more people gathered. As we were returning from there some of the
people and the children began to shout [blank] at us. That causes me to believe
that something is afoot. May the Lord prosper and bless the tracts and the
sermons and the testimonies to be to the good of the people in that place is
my wish and prayer. In the evening we held a sacrament meeting at the home of
Elder Wm Horn in W. le Ware. Very good feelings among all the
Saints there.
(Sister F. B. sold 5 tracts.)
18 Monday) Worked days this week. I spent the evening as follows:
tonight
wrote a letter to President Ths
Walliace about Hamstaley.
19 Tuesday) Wrote and read. I received a letter from President Walliace notifying
me that
he had received my letter and the order for 2 pounds 10 shillings
which
I sent to him last Saturday. Margrete my wife improving greatly.
20 Wednesday) In Witton
le Ware.
21 Thursday) Wrote and read.
22 Friday) Read.
23 Saturday) rote.
24 Sunday) In the morning went to Hamstely. I called at Witton le
Ware for Elder
20
Wm Horn. He was not well. I went
up by myself. I visited 85 families.
72 of them received the tracts. I preached at 1:30 near the Spiningweell
Tavern.
A few gathered to listen and at 5:00 o'clock at the bottom of the
village.
The few gathered were extremely unwise. A very bad influence
there.
At about 7:00 o'clock directed a
council and distributed the sacrament to the Saints at the home of Elder Wm
Horn in Witton le Ware. Very good
feelings among all the Saints there. Priest Gge
Thompson and Sisters M. Eliott and S. Horn were put
on a month's trial.
25 Monday) Wrote in the morning and went to Bp
Auckland to fetch some things
for the
house. I gave number 21 of the M. Star to
the editor of the Bp Auckland Harld and requested
that he print the Reply of O. Pratt to the accusations
of Judge Drummond. He promised to let me know Saturday after I came back.
I wrote a letter to President Ths Walliace.
Worked nights this week. I spent
part of
the mornings writing and reading before going to rest, 26, 27, 28, 29.
30 Saturday) Rested in the morning. In the afternoon I received as
wages 4 pounds
6 shillings 1 pence. I paid 8 shillings 6 pence tithing. Then I went
to Bp
Auckland to fetch some things which were needed for the house. I
obtained a
Post Office
order for 1 pound 4 shillings 6 pence to send to President Thos
Walliace. 16 shillings
3 pence of tithing, 2 shillings for tracts, 6 shillings
3 pence for books. I walked back and forth. Mr. [blanks]
Hollis, editor of
the Bp Auckland Harld, refused to
print anything from the Star in his paper.
31 Sunday) In the morning I went up to Hamsterly. I called at Witton le
Ware for
Elder W. Horn and he came with
me. We visited the place as usual. Two gave the tracts back. We sold [illegible].
We asked for a place to preach at
every
house and they all refused except for two women. And their husbands
were out and so we failed to get a place. There was a better influence
by talking to people in their homes than by preaching outside there. In the
evening we held a meeting of the Saints at the home of Elder W. Horn in Witton le Ware. Very good feelings among
all the Saints there.
June
1857
1 Monday) In the morning road and wrote a
letter to Pres. Ths. Walliace.
In
the
afternoon I went to visit Sisters J. Thompson and F. Bulmer in Victoria
at the
White House. They were in good spirits. I warned Priest George Thompson that he
was deprived for a month.
2 Tuesday) Read in the evening. Worked days this
week. I spent the evening
21
as follows-
3 Wednesday)
In Witton le Ware.
4 Thursday) Wrote. Received a
letter from President Ths Walliace
in answer to
the letter I sent to him last Monday.
5 Friday) It
was very warm at work today. Read.
6 Saturday) Read.
7 Sunday)
In Hamslerley. Distributed
tracts. On my way I called at Witton
le Ware
for Elder W. Horn. 10 of the recipients
gave the tracts back and
one began
to receive them. We sold one. One woman promised to give space
to us to
preach in her home next Sunday. It rained heavily in the afternoon. We got wet
through our clothes to the skin. On our way back I called at the home of Elder
Wm Horn in Witton le Ware and since none of the
Saints had come
together
because it was so wet I administered the sacrament to Brother Wm
Horn and
myself. After that I returned home. Sister Jla
Thompson was there.
She had come to look in on my family since the rain had kept her from coming
to the meeting. There was a very antagonistic feeling in Hamsterley
today.
8 Monday) In the morning wrote and read. Worked nights this week. I spent
part
of the mornings reading and writing before going to rest. On the 9th
I wrote a letter to President Ths Walliace. 10, 11.
12 Friday) A sad accident happened on the job
last night. David Hainar was
struck
by the steam wheel of the saw. He was very badly injured especially
on his
head. I was in Witton le Ware today. I saw a letter
there from old
Sister Mary Hils from Great
Salt Lake Valley.
Very good news about the country
in it.
She has married there. Great is the talk presently
about a
comet which is to appear tomorrow, and according to what is being said
it is to
destroy all of Europe. Many are fearing and trambling because of it.
13 Saturday) Rested in the morning. I received as wages for my work
today 3
pounds 16 shillings 6
pence. I paid 7 shillings 9 pence tithing. In
the after-
noon in
Bp Auckland to fetch some things which were needed for the house. I came back
on the train. I went up to Jeinstawn and from there
to the home of Priest George Thompson in Victoria.
Elder John Thompson was living there
with his brother George. He has given up his mission and has gone to work. He
has been a very good man.
14 Sunday) In Hamstaley
distributing tracts. I gave up receiving the tracts again
today. On my way I called at Witton le Ware for Brother Wm, Horn to come with
22
me which
he did. The people very uninterested and a very antagonistic
influence in the place. In the evening directed a meeting of the Saints
at the home of Elder Wm Horn in Witten le Ware.
15 Monday) Worked days this week. I spent the evenings after finishing
as
follows:
tonight set a [blank] to catch water by
the house. A letter to
President Ths
Walliace.
16 Tuesday) Read and wrote.
17 Wednesday) In Witton
le Ware to look in on the Saints there. All well.
18 Thursday) President Ths Walliace came here tonight. I went with him to Victoria
to visit
Elder John Thompson. He refused to come out to speak with Ths
Walliace
in any
way.
19 Friday) I came from work at 3:00 o'clock today and I went to Evianwood
to meet
with
President Ths Walliace. He
preached out of doors there. We encountered
great
opposition from some people there until we had to give up the meeting.
After that we held a meeting at
the home of Brother [blank, Robinson. We
received
good teachings there from President Ths Walliace. I arrived back home
close to 12:00 o'clock.
The distance from here 4 miles.
20 Saturday) In the Welsh chapel of this place
listening to the choir sing. Sang
very well there.
21 Sunday) Brother Wrn Horn and I went to Hamstarley to fetch the tracts which
were
there. We got them all except for four. The people rather satisfied.
We gave the place up and shook
the dust from our feet as a witness against it. We did not wash our[hands] for lack of opportunity. This was the 11th Sunday
for us
to go there and testify and offer tracts to every house throughout the
place, and no one offered us a morsel of food. We left the house at about
9:00 o'clock in the morning and by the time we had gone through the whole place
and returned back to Witton le Ware it was close to
6:00 o'clock.
for the most part I have not eaten lunch on Sunday
from the 29th of March.
The people were unanimous there in opposing the gospel, and I believe that they
will be without excuse at the judgment because they received a sufficient
offer of it. In the evening we held a council and sacrament meeting at the
home of Elder Wm Horn in Witton le Ware. It was
determined that we should
take Beckborn and Howdean
to receive an offer of the tracts instead of Hamstaley. I have walked close to 10 miles every Sunday
by going to Hiamstarley.
22 Monday) I took the children up over the
Witton le Ware bridge in the morning.
And there I baptized Sister Sar___
Horn and Miriam and Jane my two daughters in
23
the Ware River
and I confirmed them on the banks of the river. Sister J.
Thompson, Sister Horn's
sister-in-law was present. I arrived back home some
time
after one o'clock. Worked nights this week. I spent
part of the mornings reading and writing. Wednesday morning I caught the
Primitive Methodists
listening to a Rees Davis (a preacher with the Baptists, Pen-dol) preaching
Psalms.
27 Saturday) Rested in the morning. I received as wages for my work 4 pounds
10 shillings 10 pence. I paid 9 shillings 1 penny tithing. In
the afternoon
I went to visit the Saints at Witton le Ware and Victoria. All in good
spirits.
28 Sunday) In
the morning I and Brother Wm Horn distributed tracts in North
Beckborn
and Howdeor. Some accepted and some refused. We gave
out 41 tracts
in
the two places. We visited Sister Mary Eollatt in South Beechborn and the
two
of us had lunch there. In the evening we held a meeting of the Saints at
the
home of' Elder Wm Horn in Witton le Ware. Excellent influence in the meeting.
29 Monday) Worked days this week. I
spent the evenings as follows: reading and
writing tonight.
30 Tuesday) Read and wrote.
July
1857
1 Wednesday)
In Witton le Ware visiting the Saints there.
2 Thursday) Read.
3 Friday) Read.
4 Saturday Read Number 27 M.
Star, an account of the rrmirtyrdom of Apostle P.
P. Pratt.
5 Sunday) Elder W. Horn and
myself distributed tracts in North Beechborn
and
Rumbley Hill and Houdon. A very antagonistic influence in Houdon. We visited__
families. 60 of them received the tracts. At 6:00 we
held a council and a
sacrament
meeting at the home of Elder Wm Horn in Witton le
Ware. We had an
excellent
meeting there.
6 Monday) Worked nights this week. I spent part of the mornings
reading and
writing before going to rest, 7, 8, 9.
10 Friday) I received a letter today from President Ths
Walliace notifying me
that President O. Prat and E. T.
Benson would be in Sunderland next Sunday, and
he requested that I be there and all the
Saints if they could come. I went to
Witton le Ware
and Victoria to notify all the Saints. They felt inclined to come.
11 Saturday)
Rested in the morning. I strained my back last night at work and it
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is very
painful today. I received as wages for my work today 4 pounds 15
shillings 4 pence. I
paid 9 shillings 7 pence tithing. At 4:20 I went on
the train
to Bp Auckland and from there at 6:00 o'clock on the train to Sunder-
land.
Brother W. Coltar and Sister Robenson
from Lvenwood came with me from
Bp Auckland. We arrived there at 8:15. In the council there at
the primary schoolhouse on Pan
Lane. I took lodging at the home of Brother
B. Nuton, Number 8 Revinosworth
Street, Bp. W.
12 Sunday) I got up early and went with Brother Wm Coltard
along the beach. I
took a dip in the ocean. My back is much
better. We went back and had break-
fast with Brother B. Nuton.
Neither of the apostles came because there was
a
call for them to go to Scotland.
At 10:30 in the meeting in the schoolhouse
on Pan
Lane. Present on the platform were Pastor Smith,
President Ths Wallaace,
Presidents Smith and Carliel
and Elder Gates. And a variety of brothers and
sisters came together. I had lunch at the home
of Brother B. Nuton and at 2:00
o'clock and at 6:00 [we had meetings] in the same place. My back was very sore
during
the afternoon meeting. Elder Smith, District President Carliel
and Pastor W. J. Smith administered the ordinance, anointed with oil and laid
hands on me and I
got much better. In the evening we had very good meetings throughout the day. I
took lodging at the home of Capt. Stevens with President Ths
Walliace.
13 Monday) I got up early and went for a swim in
the ocean. I amused myself
for a while along the Oceanside. I went back to town and arrived
back at the
home of Capt. Stevens. I had breakfast there. I
went from there to the home
of
Thos Smith. Had lunch there. I went from there to
Number 8, Rivanwarsth.
I
was there with Pastor Smith and President Wallaice
and three other brethren.
At 4:10 I
caught the train to Bp Auckland and at took
the train home.
I found my
family all well, just as I left them.
14 Tuesday) Worked during the
day. Rend and wrote in the evening;. My back is
much better.
15 Wednesday) Worked during the day. While I was bathing I strained my
back again
to
the point that I had a hard time moving. I washed it well and dressed and
spread oil on it thoroughly. It subsided a bit.
16 My back was very painful when I got up today. I went to work and
worked all
day. In the evening I went to Witton le Ware to visit the Saints there. All
feeling
very fine. My back is much better.
17 Friday) Worked during the day. Read in the evening.
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18 Saturday) Worked during the day. Read and wrote in the evening. My
back
is better.
19 Sunday) Elder Wm Horn and I distributed tracts in. North
Beechborn and Rumble
Hill and Hawndon. We visited 99 families. 67
of them received the tracts.
Some opposition
in Howdon. In the evening we held a council
and a sacrament
meeting
at the home of Elder Wm Horn in Witton le Ware. Very
good feelings
among
all the Saints.* (*Rees Daniel's son
drowned today.
in the
river.)
20 Monday) Wrote in the morning. At 20 to 11:00 I took three of the children
on the
train to Bp Auckland to Mr. Wm Cooke. His men and horses were going
through
the town in a manner like ___. They looked_____.
After going through the town they
returned to their Circus. Then I returned
back
home with the children. In the evening I worked.
21 Tuesday) Rested until 3:00 o'clock in the afternoon. I went to [work] to
take Edward Astons's place so he
could go to the funeral for Rees Daniel's child.
22 Wednesday) Read a little. After that rested.
Worked in the evening.
23 Thursday) Wrote a letter to President Ths Walliace. I received a letter
today
from my mother with a in it as a present
to the
Children. After that I rested. Worked in the evening.
24 Friday) Wrote a letter to my mother in
answer to the letter which I received
from her yesterday. After that I rested. Worked in the evening.
25 Saturday) Rested in the morning. I received as
wages today for my work 4
pounds 6
shillings 2 pence, and the 10 shillings which I received from my mother
makes 4
pounds 16 shillings 2 pence. I paid 9
shillings 9 pence tithing. In
the evening
I went to Bp Auckland to fetch some things for the house and for
Miriam. I walked down and came
back on the train. Much drunkenness and much
fighting
in this place on Saturday. The number [blank space] [?].
26 Sunday) Distributed tracts in North
Beechborn, Rumbey
Hill and Howdan. Brother
Wm Horn was with me. We visited 94 families. 64 of them
received the tracts.
Very good feelings among the
people for the most part in N. B. and R. H. Con-
siderable opposition in Howdan.
A Clugh promised us to have preaching in his
house.
Held Sacrament meeting at 6:00 o'clock at the home of Elder Wm Horn
in Witton le Ware. The Saints in very good
spirits. When I arrived back home
there
was a notice for me there to go to work at 12:00 o'clock tonight.
27 Monday) At work from 1:00 o-clock in the
morning until 5:00 p.m. In the
evening read and wrote.
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28 Tuesday) Worked until 6:00 o'clock in the afternoon. In the evening wrote
a
letter to President Ths Walliace.
29 Wednesday) Worked until 6:00 o'clock in the afternoon. In the evening
President
The Walliace
came here. I went with him to Victoria
to the home of Sister J.
Thompson. He took lodging there.
30 Thursday) Worked until 11:30 in the morning when the mil was shut down for
this
week. I
wrote a little. Afterwards I went to Witton le Ware
and from there to
Victoria. All the Saints
feeling very good.
31 Friday) Wrote and read in the morning. At 1:00 o'clock I left the house.
I
walked
to Totnigham, a distance of 5 miles. I took loding there at the home of
Brother Wm Jr,nes.
August
1857
1 Saturday) Between
6:00 and 7:00 o'clock I went with Brothers Wm Jones and
[blank]
to Spenemur, a distance of 3 miles. And I went on the train to Stockon
and the
brethren to Bp Auckland.. It left at 8:10
and arrived Stockon at 10:30. And from there on the train to Middlesbro.
I paid 6 pence. The distance on the railway is 4 miles. This is the first time
for me to be in this town. There
are between 1,000 and 2,000 Welshmen living in this town without anyone in the
Church to preach in their language to them. I met some of them and I recognized
them. I took lodging with Wm Jones the Trainar. He
was living in Union Curty.
2 Sunday) At 6:00 o'clock
in the morning I left on the steamboat "Contractor"
for one
shilling to Sunderland. We arrived there
between 9:00 and 10:00 o'clock.
It was raining when we arrived
but it cleared up very nicely. There was a lot of drinking Porter and liquor
and smoking on board and that made the place very uncomfortable or me. I was a
little sick there but I did not throw up. 'Vy
stomach was very upset during the morning. At 10:30 in the meeting in the
primary school in Pan Lane.
Present on the podium were Apostle E. T. Banson and
Pastor W. J. Smith and President Ths Walliace. At 2:00 and at 6:00 in the
meetings in the same place. Apostle E. T. B. spoke most particularly in
the
three meetings. The first meeting he took as his text Amos 3:7. He preached
splendidly. In the second he proved that Joseph Smith was a true prophet and
[spoke aboutj, the Doctrine and Covenants. In the
evening [he spoke]; most
particularly about the first principles. We had very good meetings. I took
lodging at the home of Capt. St runs at Number 2, Johns Street.
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3 Monday) I got up before 5:00 o'clock
in the morning to go home on the train at
5:20. But before I got to the
station the train was leaving. After that I went
for a
swim in the ocean. I had breakfast at the home of Capt. Stavans.
At
11:20 I left on the train to Bp Auckland. It cost 5 shillings 6 pence. From
there I
walked home. At 3:30 I went to work there until 6:00 o'clock
the
next
morning. Worked nights this week. I spent part of the
mornings writing
and reading before going to rest. Wednesday the 5th I went to W. le Ware and
to Victoria
to visit the Saints. All feel.ing
very good. The 6, 7. Sister
Hannah Stenings from Sunderland
came here the 6th. There is a great abundance
of every kind of fruit this year. We have not had a big rain for weeks. Good
signs of having an abundance of many kinds this harvest. They say that there
has not been such an abundant year as this since 30 years ago.
8 Saturday) Rested in the
morning. I received as wages today 3 pounds 12 shillings
11 pence. I paid 9 shillings 6 pence tithing. At 1:20 p.m.
I went to Bp
Auckland to fetch some things which were needed for the house. At 3:30 I
came
back on
the train, I put the things which I bought in Bp Auckland by the
station
for Miriam and I went ahead to Jinchwn with Sister H.
Stavins and
to Victoria to the home of
Sister J. Thompson. While it was raining very
heavily
with some lightening I went from there to W. le Ware to the house where the
books of the Saints were kept. On my way home I got sopping wet. Raining very heavily.
9 Sunday) Fasting today. W. H. and I distributed
tracts in North Beechborn
and
Rimble Hill. A very good influence on some of the people. We visited 66
families. 7 returned the tracts. We went from
there to look in on Sister
Frances Bulmer. She had been bedfast since last
Monday. She is improving
nicely. In the evening directed a sacrament
meeting at the home of Elder Wm
Horn in W. le Ware. Very good
feelings among all the Saints. A little rain
in
the morning. The evening very fine.
10 Monday) Did not work today. Wrote in the morning. Read in the afternoon.
11 Tuesday) Worked days this week. Read in the evening and visited one
family
in Woodsend.
12 Wednesday) I came home from work at 3:00 o'clock today. I went to Witton
le
Ware. We held a council and a prayer meeting at the home of
Elder Wm Horn.
13 Thursday) In the evening distributed [tracts], to the homes by the old Witton
Park coal mine. I visited 18 families. 15 of them received the tracts.
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14 Friday) Read at home. I received a letter today from Elder Coltan notifying
that
there was to be a "Camp
Meting" held at Cockfild next Sunday and requesting that I be there.
15 Saturday) Read and visited Elies James and
his family. They had received
3 tracts and
refused to receive more.
16 Sunday) In the morning I went to Witton le Ware to notify Brother Wm Horn about
the
"Campt Miting" in
Cockfild. Brother Horn went to notify the other
saints
and
I went up to Buternowl. The Saints there were in a
meeting near the
_____[bells?]. I had lunch at the home of Sister Hannah Simson. At 2:00
o'clock in the _________meeting I spoke there along with others.
The people listened___________. In the
evening at 6:00 o'clock in the
meeting in the same place. I came back home in the evening,
a distance close
to 6 miles. We had a very fine day.
17 Monday) I spent the day rather unproductively.
I rend a little and went to Bp
Auckland to fetch things to put on my coat to throw water away in the rain but
they failed to answer the purpose. No work tonight.
18 Tuesday) Wrote in the morning and went up
to Victoria and W. le Ware to fetch
tracts.
Afternoon rested. Worked nights this week. I spent
part of the mornings
writing
and reading the 19, 20, 21.
22 Saturday) Rested in the morning. In the afternoon I received as
wages for my
work the
past fortnight 4 pounds 10 shillings 2 pence. I
paid 9 shillings 6
pence
tithing. After that I went to Witton le Ware to look
in on the Saints.
And from there
to the White Hous, the house of Sisters Thompson.
All feeling
very
fine. And from home. I walked close to 5 miles.
23 Sunday) In the morning before 7:00 o'clock
Johy Jonson came to call for an
administration
on Brother James Kipling from Leeds who is
here for a time
staying
at the home of his sister in Woodsaid. I went up
there. I administered the ordinance to him. He was throwing up blood. I came
back from there home
and went after that up to North Beechborn
with Elder Wm Horn to distribute
tracts.
We visited 46 families. 19 of them [received}
the tracts. At 1:30
we
preached in the open air there. A few people gathered to listen, and from
there to
Rumble Hill. We visited 22 families there. 13 received the tracts.
At 4:00 o'clock we preached out of doors there. A very good hearing. A few
gathered.
We went from there to Howdon. We visited 35 families. 13 received
the
tracts. The people are generally quite r:at
i sfi.ed. And from there to
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Witton le Ware to the home of Bro
Wm Horn. I had some food. We held a sac-
rament meeting there. And from
there home. I went past Woodseid and looked
in on
Bro. James Kipling. He was a little better. I administered the ordinance
to him. I walked today close to 10 miles.
24 Monday) Wrote in the morning. After that I
went to administer to Brother James
Kipling. He is a little better today. And from there to Bp Auckland. When I
came back from there my son Win David had been
close to having his hand on the
train
track between the four wheels______________________________.
A small.
injury on his right hand. In the evening I exchanged
the tracts in the
houses
by the old Witton
Park coal pit. I visited 18 families. 13 of them
received
the tracts. I preached out of doors there at 7:00 o'clock. A very
good
hearing with many gathered. After I returned home a messenger came to
fetch me
for Brother J. Kipling. I went up to him. He was throwing up blood
through
his mouth. I administered the ordinance to him and he got a little
better.
I returned home between 11:00 and 12:00 o'clock. I walked 8 miles today.
25 Tuesday) Between 3:00 and 4:00 o'clock in the morning a messenger came to
fetch me
for Brother J. Kipling. I went up to him. He was throwing up blood exceedingly.
I anointed him with oil and administered the sacrament to him
and laid my hands on him. And he got much better. Worked
during the day.
In the evening up to Woodseid to
look in on Brother J. Kipling. He was much
better tonight. I administered the ordinance to him. Sister Kipling had come
here today from Leeds.
26 Wednesday) Worked during the day. In the evening
in Witton le Ware. I acted
in the
office of teacher at the home of Brother and Sister Horn. Sister J.
Thompson present there. All feeling very good about living their religion. 4 miles.
27 Thursday)
Worked during the day. In the evening I wrote and went up to Woodseid
to
administer to Brother J. Kipling. He is very much better.
28 Friday) Worked during the day. Read in the evening.
29 Saturday) Today I took my entire family to see Newcastle upon Tyine.
We left
here at 7:00 o'clock
in the morning. We arrived there at 9:05.
It was close
to _______________going from this place to there
on the train. A round
trip
ticket was 2 shillings 6 pence each. We enjoyed seeing the town. I saw
the
museum there. There were some very strange things to see there. We
started
back from there at close to 6:00 o'clock in the afternoon. We got home
at about 9:00 o'clock.
Everyone well. Jane found a shilling on the road
there.
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I paid two pence
tithing.
30 Sunday) In the morning distributed tracts
in North Beechborn.
I visited 45
families
there. 18 of them received the tracts. I
preached out of doors there
at 1:00 o'clock.
A few gathered. The people are quite satisfied there.
[one
leaf is missing at this point]
?.. and
President Ths Wallince and Elder Martin L. Ensign (a brother who
came
from the Valley last April with the handcarts) here. And it was very
nice to
see him. President Ths Walliace
went to sleep at the home of Brother Wm Horn in Witton
le Ware and Pastor W. J. Smith and Elder M. L. Ensign slept here with us.
5 Saturday) I spent
the morning with the brethren. At 12:00 o'clock Pastor W. J.
S. and President Ths Walliace went from here to Totingham and Brother M. L.
Ensign stayed here. I received as
wages today 3 pounds 8 shillings. I paid
6 shillings 10 pence. In the afternoon
Elder M. L. Ensign and I went to Witton
le Ware
and from there to the home of Sister J. Thompson in Victoria Tailare.
I came back on the train to this
place.
6 Sunday) Fasting
today. Wrote in the morning. After that I went to
distribute
and
exchange the tracts in North Bitchburn.
I visited 47 families there. Two
gave the
tracts back. I went from there to Rumbley Hill. I
visited 23 families
there.
One gave the tracts back there. And from there to Howdon. I visited
18 families there. They received 7 more tracts and gave one back. I met Elder
Wm Horn there.
He had visited 18 families there. Total number of families
which we
visited today is 106. The number which received the tracts is 42. We went from
there to Witton le Ware and I was feelings week. I
had some food
there at the home of Brother Wm Horn. After that Elder M. L. Ensign and I
went to Taft Hill to the "Campt Meting."
Some of the Saints from Evenwood and Woodland were there with the Travelinm Elder. We had a very good meeting there
at 2:00 and again at 6:00 in the afternoon. I
preached in the two meeting
together
with other elders. A very attentive bearing in the two meetings. I
walked
between 8 and 9 miles today.
7 Monday) Idle today. As I had nothing to do spent: the day as follows: In
the
morning I looked at the numerous volumes which I had to place, especially
to be
given to people in the vicinity to read according to the counsel of Pastor
W. J. Smith. Last Saturday he
gave to me 48 tracts to give to the
wealthy in
the
neighborhood to read. In the afternoon I went to By, Auckland. On my way
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there
and on my way back I distributed to the people old copies of the Star
and the Ud Seion [Udgorn Seion - Zion's Trumpet, the
weekly Mormon publication
in
Welsh], [a total of] 28. I gave out 3
tracts in Escomb, one to Mr. Alkines,
the
parish priest. In Bp Auckland I bought "The Phonographic Instructor."
After coming back I studied the
"Phonographic" a little, and in the evening
went to
visit 15 families
near the old Witton
Park coal pit. 12 received
the
tracts
there. I gave out about 10 old Stars and Ud S [Udgorn Seion;.
8 Tuesday) Worked until 12:00 o'clock.
The steamwheel shaft got bent, so we
could
not work. They are taking this week to change it. In the afternoon studied
"Phonographic" and read.
9 Wednesday) Wrote in the morning my in back of the house. In the
morning Elders
M. L. Ensign and [blank] Garnear came here. They had lunch with us. After that they
went on their way to Sinnemore and I went up to Witton le Ware to meet with Pastor W. J. Smith and
President Th Walliace
according to their promise, but they did not come in the evening. We had a
meeting of the Saints at the home of Elder Wm Horn.
10 Thursday) In the morning studied the Phonographic a little. In the
afternoon
I
went to Witton le Ware intending to meet with Pastor W.
J. Smith and President
Ths Wallaice but they did not come there. I gave out 20 old
Stars and Udgorn
Seion today.
In the evening studied Phonographic. Today I walked 6 miles.
11 Friday) Wrote and studied Phonographic a little in the morning. In
the after-
noon
Pastor Wm J. Smith and President Ths Wallaice came here. I paid the
following
money to President Ths Wallaice:
tithing 1 pound 16 shillings 2 pence,
emigrating
fund 17 shillings,
for books 8 pence, for their travel
expense 4
shillings
8 pence. They went at 4:45 on
the train to Sunderland. In the
evening
studied Phonographic.
12 Saturday) Wrote in the morning. After that
I went to Witton le Ware and from there
to
Victoria Telary to the home of Sister Thompson and
from there to the home
of
Sister Frances Bulmer to the White House. William, her son, was very sick.
I laid my hands on him and prayed
there. I went from there through Furtree
back to Witton le Ware and from there home. I gave out 22 old
Stars and
Udgorn Seion. Today I walked between 7 and 8 miles.
13 Sunday) Fasting today. Read in the morning
and distributed tracts in North
Bictchburn. Elder Wm Horn
came there after me. We preached there in the open
air at 1:00 o'clock.
A very good hearing. A few gathered. We visited 48
families
there. The same number recieived the tracts there. We
went from there
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to Rumley Hill. We visited 25 families there. I preached out of doors there.
We had great opposition there by
one of the Primitive Methodist preachers by
the name
of Joseph Ritson and others, one by the name of Adam Leithead. The
latter
told us to have food with him after the meeting. We went from there
to [crossed out] visit sister Frances Bulmer at
the White House. She was in
very good
spirits, Howdon. We visited 2; families there. In the evening
directed
a meeting of the Saints in Witton le Ware at the home
of Elder W. Horn.
Today I walked close to 10 miles.
14 Monday) Wrote in the morning. After that I
went to exchange the tracts in
Esgamb. One gave the tracts
back. [illegible
word] Atkeson, a priest of the
Church of England,
burned the tract which I left there. I gave out a few old
Stars and Udgorn Seion to the people on my
way there and back. When I came
back
Traveling Elder M. L. Ensin and Elder Garnar had come there. Worked nights this
week.
15 Tuesday) Worked a little in the morning. After that I went with
Traveling
Elder
M. L. Ensin and Elder Garnder
to Bp Auckland to buy a pair of shoes for
Elder M. L. Ensin. They cost 14 shillings.
They went to West Auckland and I came
back home. I gave 4 shillings between them. I walked close to 6 miles. I
other spent part of the other mornings reading and writing
the 16, 17, 18.
19 Saturday) Rested in the morning. I received as wages today 2 pounds 2 shillings
9 pence.
I paid 4 shillings 4 pence
tithing. In the evening in Hp Auckland.
Going and coming I walked close to 6 miles.
20 Sunday) Elder Wm Horn and I
distributed tracts in North Biechburn.
We visited
45 families. 13 received
the tracts. We preached out of doors there at 1:00
o'clock.
A few people gathered. The people are quite satisfied in this place.
We went from there to Rumbley Hill. We visited 23 families there. 17
received
the
tracts there. I preached out of doors there at 4:00 o'clock. A very good
hearing
with many gathered. One Hanna asked several questions at the end
which I
answered. When the biggest part of the people we
went
from
there to White House to visit Sister F. Buimer. James
Bulmer, her husband, refused to allow us to hold a meeting of the Saints in
their house. In the
evening directed a meeting of the Saints at the home of Elder Wm Horn in Witton
le Ware. All the Saints felling very good. Today I
walked close to 10 miles.
Monday) Worked days this week. Read in the evening. I started to write a
letter to President Ths Wallace but I could not
because the thumb on my right hand
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was
22 Tuesday) Read in the evening. My thumb is very painful tonight.
23 Wednesday) In the evening my thumb was very
painful. Not much relief for
me anywhere.
24 Thursday) I did not sleep much last night because my thumb was so
painful.
I went to work
but was not able to work.
25 Friday) My thumb was very painful today. Was not able to work. No relief
through
the night last night. I read a little and walked from here to the
house
of President J. Thompson and to Witton lee Ware and
to the White House
to
the house of Sister Frances Bulmer. My thumb was a. little better in the
evening.
26 Saturday)
Worked during the day. In the evening listened to some singing in the Chapel
of the "Premeits." There was a concert
there by the Welsh choir. Very nice.
27 Sunday) Brother Wm Horn and I distributed tracts in North Bicchborn. We
visited 45 families. 13 received
the tracts there. We preached out of doors
there at 1:00 o'clock.
A few people gathered. We went from there to Rumbley
Hill. We
visited 20 families. 17 received
the tracts there. We visited 32
families
in Houdon. 16 received the tracts there. In the evening directed
a meeting
of the Saints in the home of Brother Wm Horn in Witton
lee Ware.
the
Saints all feelings very good. Today I walked 10 miles.
28 Monday) Read in the morning. My thumb keeping me
from writing. It is getting
gradually
better. Worked nights this week. I spent part of the
mornings
reading
and giving some various numbers of the H. Star and the Ud
Seion to
the
people around this place.
30 Wednesday) [no entry for the 29th] I went to Witton
le Ware. I met Traveling
Elder M. L. Ensin and E. Garnar there.
They came with me: here. After they
had eaten
they went on their way to Thotingham. Traveling Elder
M. L. Ensin
gave me 8 shillings
back from the money which I paid him for his shoes.
October
1, 2
3 Sunday) Rested in the morning. Afternoon I received as wages 4 pounds 5
shillings
10 pence. I paid 8 shillings 5 pence as tithing.
After that I went
to Witton le Ware to make preparations to go to the conference
tomorrow.
I walked between 4 and 5 miles.
4 Sunday) Between 6:00 and 7:00 o'clock in the morning I
started off to Bp
Auckland to go on the train to
Sunderland. I bought a round trip
ticket.
It cost 3 shillings 1 penny. I arrived
at Sunderland by 10:15. In meetings
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at 10:30, 2:30 and
at 6:00 in the evening. I had lunch with
Brother and Sister
Perkins. I had my afternoon meal
at the home of Brother and Sister Nuton.
I took lodging at the home of Capt. Staphiens on 2nd John
Street.
5 Monday) I started on the
train at 5:20 in the morning to come home where I
arrived
at about 7:30. My family was all well. I rested for a while. My
thumb
too painful to write. In the afternoon I went to give out tracts in
Etherde Line. I gave out two [tracts] and a few old Stars.
It began to
rain
so I had to return back home. Read in the evening and went to Witton le
Ware. I walked 3 miles.
6 Tuesday) Worked during the day this week. I spent the evenings as
follows:
tonight, read.
7 Wednesday) Read.
8 Thursday) In Witton
le Ware.
9 Friday) Read. Thumb is getting better.
10 Saturday) Read and wrote.
11 Sunday) In the morning held a council at the
home of Sister Isabella Thompson
in
Victoria Telare. It was decided to collect the tracts
from North Biechbourn
and
Rumbley Hill and Houdon. Brother Wm Horn rather sick
today so I had to
go and collect the tracts from the above places. I shook the
dust from my feet
as a witness against North Biechbourn. I left Rumbley
Hill and Houdon open
for the present. In the evening in the meeting of the Saints
in Witton lee
Ware in the
usual place. I walked 10 miles
today. I wrote a letter to Aberdare.
12 Monday) In
the morning I went to Bp Auckland. I exchanged the tracts which
were in Escomb
and I gave some old Stars to the people as I went back and forth.
Rested in the
afternoon. Worked nights this week. I spent the
mornings reading
and writing before going to rest. And I was in Wiitton le Ware the
morning
of Thursday the 15th. 13, 14 and 16.
17 Saturday) Rested in the morning. Afternoon I received as wages for
my work
the past
fortnight 4 pounds 5 shillings 9
pence. I paid 8 shillings 7 pence
tithing.
After that I went to Bp Auckland to fetch some things which were
needed
for the house. I called to exchange the tracts in Escomb.
They
refused
to receive more. It is ________________work.
18 Sunday) Wrote and read in the morning. At 11:00 o'clock held a council at
the home
of Sister J. Thompson in Victoria Telare. After that
I went and
Brother Wm Horn
to Bowda Clause Colary rCollieryl. And we visited 57 families.
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45 of them received the tracts.
One [name is blank] who lived in number 17 promised us that we could preach in
his house. We announced that a meeting would be there at 2:30 but when we went
back there no one was home. So we preached out of doors in a place where they
play ball near the [blank].
Tavarn
which is kept by [blank]. We had a very rood hearing with close to 100
people gathered. In the evening in a meeting of the Saints at
Witton le Ware in the usual place. All the
Saints are feeling very good. I have
caught a
very bad cold. Today I walked between 10 and 11 miles.
19 Monday) Did riot work today. The mill is
stopped. Wrote in the morning.
I received a letter from Aberdare today in answer to the letter which I sent
there
the 12th of this month. In the afternoon I
visited 11 wealthy
families in
this
area. 6 of them received the tracts. I gave
out a few of the old Stars.
When I came back Traveling Elder
M. L. Ensin had come here. I went with him
a ways on the road to Witton le Ware. I gave 6 pence
to him. In the evening wrote a letter to President Ths
Walliace and W. B. Child, the book distributor in Sundreland.
20 Tuesday) Read in the evening.
21 Wednesday) In the evening in Witton le Ware to look in on the Saints. All
are feeling good.
22 Thursday) Wrote in the evening.
23 Friday) Wrote and read in the evening.
24 Saturday) Read in the evening and instructed the children.
25 Sunday) Read in the morning and at 11:00 o'clock in the council at the home
of
Sister J. Thompson in Victoria Tailary. Traveling
Elder M. L. Ensin was there. After the council I and
Elder Wm Horn went to Bowden Clouse Colary to distribute
tracts. We visited 84 families. 61 received the tracts. We had lunch with one
Robert Tamsay and we had our afternoon meal with one
John Smith. He and his wife had been members in the Church and they are
desirous
to come
back. In the evening in the meeting of the Saints in Witton le Ware at the home of Brother Wm Horn. Traveling Elder N. L. Ensin present.
Today
I walked between 10 and 11 miles.
26 Monday) Wrote in the morning. After that at work. Traveling Elder M. L.
Ensin
came here and had lunch with us. After that he went on his way to Totingham. Afternoon I rested a little. before
going to work. Worked nights this week. I spent the
morning before going to rest as follows:
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27 Tuesday) In Bp Auckland to fetch some things
which were needed for the house.
We bought a sack
of flour for 2 pounds.
28 Wednesday) In the morning I wrote a letter
to Pres. Ths Wallace. In the afternoon
Pres. Ths Wallace came here. He went to Witton
le Ware in the evening.
29 Thursday) Read in the morning. Miriam very sick
today.
30 Friday) In the morning I visited six of
those to whom I gave the tracts on
the 19th of this month. They refused to receive
more. Mr. [blank] Gombas
asked to
see the tracts "Marriage and Morals in Utah." I received at the
post
office the "Y Gwron," a Welsh newspaper. Ab received the blessing. [?]
31 Saturday) Rested in the morning. Afternoon I received as wages 4 pounds
5 shillings.
I paid 8 shillings 6 pence tithing. After that I went to
visit the
Saints in Witton lee Ware and from there to White
house and Victoria Tailary, and from there home. All
the Saints are feeling very good. Today
I walked between 6 and 7
miles.
November
1857
1 Sunday) Wrote in the morning and read
number 20 of the Journal of Discourses.
After that I went to Victoria Tailary. Joseph Braddick told me
that Elder Wm
Horn was very sick. I went with
him to Witton le Ware. I administered the
ordinance
on Elder Wm Horn. He got a bit better. I had lunch with John Thompson.
After that I went to Butternowl. At 2:00 o'clock in
the meeting of the Saints
there. President Ths Wallace
present. I had my afternoon meal at the home
of Sister H. Simson. After that I went with Pres.
Wallace to Evanwood. We
held a preaching meeting at the home of Elder Wm Colter.
A few gathered.
I spoke a little there. I returned home after the meeting. I walked today
15 miles.
2 Monday) Read and wrote in the morning. Afternoon I went to Witton le Ware
to meet
with President Ths Wallace. It was close to 6:00 o'clock
when he got
there. I
went to Felinfol to meet him. I paid him the
following money:
tithing
-- 1/11/10; emigrating fund - 1/16/9; to help Pastor W. J. Smith to
emigrate -- 1/0/0;
for books -- 0/8/8; total -- 4 pounds 17 shillings 5
pence.
I gave him a shilling for his
expenses. In the evening he preached at the home
of John
Thompson. A few gathered.Today I walked 4 miles.
3 Tuesday)Worked days this week.Wrote in the evening.
4 Wednesday)Read
in the evening.
5 Thursday)Wrote
and read in the evening.
6 Friday) Read in the evening.
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7 Saturday) Read in the evening.
8 Sunday) Read in the morning and studied the Phonographic for a
while. After
that I
went to Bowdan Close Colary
to exchange the tracts. I visited 86 families.
64 of them received the tracts. The people feel quite satisfied there.
Elder Wm Horn is very sick. He did not come with me today. I fasted today.
I had my afternoon meal at the home of Elder Wm Horn, after I came back to
Witton le Ware. In the evening directed a meeting of
the Saints at the home
of Brother Wm Horn in Witton le Ware. All the Saints
are feeling very good.
Today I walked between 10 and 11 miles.
9 Monday) In the morning I read and wrote a
letter to President Ths Wallace
and
studied the Phonographic. I rested in the afternoon. Worked nights
this
week. I spent part of the morning before going to rest as follows:
10 Tuesday) In Witton le
Ware.
11 Wednesday) Read and wrote.
12 Thursday) Wrote an account of the
establishment of this branch.
13 Friday) Read.
14 Saturday) Rested in the morning. in the
afternoon received my wages for my
work the
past fortnight. I received 4 pounds 10 shillings 4 pence. I paid
9 shillings 1 penny tithing. Since I have 5 pounds 10 shillings in the
[Emigrating]
fund in Liverpool on which I have not paid
tithing, today I paid 11 shillings tithing on that money. We received a
warning of the lowering
of hours in this work [pit] after this coming fortnight. After that I went
to Bp Auckland to fetch some things which were needed for the house. I walked
down and
came back on the train at 8:00 o'clock.
15 Sunday) Read a little in the morning. At 11:00 in the council at the
home
of
Sister Isabella Thompson in Victoria Tailary. After
the council I went to
the
house of Sister Frances Bulmer, the White House. I spent the afternoon
there. I
had my afternoon meal there. In the evening directed a meeting of the
Saints at the home of Elder Wm Horn in Witton lee
Ware. A very good meeting.
All the Saints are feeling exceptionally good. I walked 5 miles today.
16 Monday) Wrote the account
of the establishment of this branch and its growth
to
present. In the afternoon in Witton
lee Ware. Read and wrote in the evening.
17 Tuesday) Worked during the day this week. I spent
the evenings as follows:
tonight read.
18 Wednesday) I received the books today. In the evening I went to Witton le Ware.
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19 Thursday) Read in the evening.
20 Friday) I received a letter today from Elder R. B. Hodson notifying me that
he would be in Witton le Ware the 26th of this month. Wrote in
the evening.
21 Satuday) Read in the evening.
22 Sunday) Read in the morning. After that I went to Victoria Tailary________
Elder Wm Horn.
I went to Witton le Ware. I met him coming.
We went back to Witton le Ware. I had lunch with Brother Wm Horn. After
that
Brother Wm Horn went to Evienwood to tell the Saints
there about the Tea Party
we were thinking of having on Christmas Day. And I went to Woodland. I
took lodging at the home of Brother and Sister Robert and Sarah Hord. Today
I walked 10 miles.
23 Monday) I had breakfast with Brother Hord.
After that I went to Butternawl.
I
called to see Mary Gibson and Henry Dawson. They were quite fed up with
Mormonism. I had some food there. I had lunch
at the home of Sister Simpson.
When I met with Elder Ths
White he and the Saints there had planned to have
a
lunch on Christmas day. So we left the thing undecided as to when we should
have a ______Christmas
party for a fortnight to allow us to consider
the matter. Afternoon I started from there home. I called to
see Sister Mary
Holane in Taft
Hill. I arrived home a little before 6:00 o'clock. I found
the family all well. I walked today 10
miles. The weather was very cold and
there were rain showers. In the evening
read and wrote. No work tonight.
21 Tuesday) In
the morning wrote a letter to Aberdare to Margaret's
sister,
Ann, and her husband, I sent my
testimony of the truthfulness of my religion. I sent by post 4 copies of the Udgorn Seion to President D. Daniels
in Swansea,
different
numbers. Read a little. It snowed a
little last night. Money is
very scarce
in the country at present. The Bank of England is raising interest rates from
10% and some of the banks of the country have failed. In this
country and in Scotland and
in America
commerce has nearly stopped. And
work
hours are being curtailed and some of the wool and cotton factories are idle.
And the _______is going to be
very poor throughout this country this winter
And war is continuing in the Indies
and there is talk of ware between this
Country and China. And all things bear witness that the days of
trouble and affliction are at the door. Rested in the
afternoon. Worked in the evening.
25 Wednesday) It froze a bit last night.
Wrote and read in the morning.
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26 Thursday) Read in the morning.
27 Friday) In Witton le
Ware in the morning. The ice is thawing today.
28 Saturday) In the morning rested about half
the day. President Ths Wallace
came
here. I received as wages today 4 pounds 8 shillings.
I paid 8 shillings
11 pence tithing. Since Miriam and Jane, my
two daughters, have knitted and
treadled a few pairs of stockings I felt to pay 1 shilling tithing for them
today.
For this branch I paid the following money today to President Walliace:
Tithing -- 2/5/0; for books 4 shillings; to the emigration fund 3/1/0; and
I have him a shilling. President Walliace and I went to Bp Auckland. I
bought
the things I needed there. After that I went with President W. to
Totingham
and returned back to Bp Auckland,
and I came home on the train
at about 8:00 o'clock.
The warning that hours will be lowered in these works
is out
today and there is talk there will be a reduction [in wages] of 4
shillings
to the pound; one blast furnace has been shut down and there are signs that the
works will be very slack this winter.
29 Sunday) Read in the morning. After that I went up to Bowdun Clouse Colary
to
get the tracts that were there according to the counsel of President
Ths Walliace to me because no one in that place was taking but
a little care
of the
tracts. I called at the home of Sister Thompson in Victoria Tailary
for
Elder Wm Horn and he came with me. When we were returning
from B. C. C.
we met
one Rodgar Night, a teacher from the Engley Branch in the Manchesdar
Conference.
He had come to stay in this neighborhood and was looking for the
Saints in the
neighborhood who could meet with him. We lost 11 tracts in B. C. C.
We called to see Sister F. Bulmer on our way back. In the evening directed
a meeting of the Saints at the home of Elder Wm Horn in Witton
le Ware.
I ate there. Today I walked 10 miles.
30 Monday) No work today. No agreement in
the lowering. In the morning read
Jornald
of Discourses, number 22. And in Bp Auckland I bought a book to learn
arithmetic. I walked both ways a distance of 6 miles. Afternoon studied
arithmetic and went to Witton le Ware. In the evening
after coming back studied
arithmetic.
December
1857
1 Tuesday) No work today yet. Wrote and
read in the morning and studied arith-
metic. In the afternoon
Traveling Elder M. L. Ensain came here. I spent the
evening with him. No sign of work this week. My
son Rees Mormon rather sick
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today. I
administered the ordinance to him three times. He was a bit better in the
evening. Elder M. L. Ensain has a place to stay at
the home of Wm
Jones, my neighbor.
2 Wednesday) I got up at 6:00 o'clock. I studied arithmetic in the morning.
After breakfast Traveling Elder M. L. Ensain and I went to look in on the
Saints. We went to the home of Sister J.
Thompson in Victoria Tailary.
She was feeling very well. We had lunch there.
We went from there to Witton
le
Ware. All the Saints are feeling very well. I had my afternoon meal
at
the home of John Hutchinson. After that before the meeting I had some
food at the home of Brother Wm Horn. In the
evening we held a meeting at the
home of John Thompson. In the meeting J.
Thompson confessed his fault and
his
weakness in leaving the Church and begged forgiveness for his fault and
to
be allowed the privilege of coming back to the Church. We had a very good
meeting. Elder M. L. Ensain
took lodging at the home of Elder Wm Horn.
3 Thursday) In
the morning studied arithmetic. At about 11:00 o'clock Elder
M. L. E. came here. After we had
lunch Elder N. L. Ensain went to Totingham.
I went with him as far as Escomb. After that I went
up to Etherly. I visited two families there. The husbands at work. The women feeling
very good.
I sold 5 tracts to them. In the evening read and studied arithmetic. No
sign of work going forward. The workmasters and we
are very far from agreeing _________
I received a letter from Pres. Ths W.
4 Friday) In
the morning ________a little on the
fireplace and the floor
of the
house. After that studied arithmetic. In the afternoon I went to
Bp Auckland. I saw Owmels no1 display of
wild and ____ creatures. I
paid 1 shilling
to go in. I saw some very strange creatures. In the evening
after
coming back studied arithmetic. I received a letter today from John Marshall
and his wife from Scotland
notifying me that he and his wife had been baptized.
I received the Welsh newspaper "Y Gwron"
from Aberdare today.
5 Saturday) I got up at 6:00 o'clock. I
wrote a little and read Mil. Star
number
49 and Ud Seion number 24.
After that I took the books to the Saints
and
made preparations for tomorrow because Pastor ''1m J. Smith and Elder Henry
J. Doremus
are coming here tomorrow. I went to Witton le Ware
and from there to the White House to [see] Sister F. Bulmer. I had food there.
I went from there to Victoria Tilary to the home of
Sister J. Thompson and back to Witton le Ware. By
then Pastor W. J. Smith and Elders H. J. Doremus and
M. L. Ensain
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had come
there. I went to arrange for a place for the brethren to sleep.
I got places with [blank] a
non-member. Pastor J. S. and H. J. D. went
to
sleep
there, and Elder M. L. Ensain at the home of [blank].
I got back home
about 9:00 o'clock.
Today I walked 6 miles.
6 Sunday) Fasting
today. In the morning I wrote a letter to my mother at
Bath [Baeth?]. I went to Witton
lee Ware about 11 o'clock. Before I got
there
Eder M. L. Ensain had baptized John Thompson who had
been a traveling
elder.
He was cut off a few months ago. At 2:00,
o'clock in a meeting at the
home of
Elder Wm Horn. After the meeting I had food at the home of Brother Wm
Horn. At 6:00 o'clock
in the meeting in the same place. We had very good
meetings.
Excellent instruction from Pastor W. J. S. and all the
brethren.
The devil was angry. Pastor Smith
and Elder H. J. Dremus went to take lodging
in the
same place. The children and I came home by 9:00 o'clock. I walked
4 miles today.
7 Monday) I got up at 6:00 o'clock.
Wrote a little before breakfast and studied
arithmetic.
After that in the afternoon I went to Witton le Ware
to pay for the lodging of Pastor W. J. Smith and Elder H. J. Dormus. He would take
nothing for his hospitality. After I came back I read and studied arithmetic.
There is no sign of work beginning this week.
8 Tuesday) I got up at 6:30. Studied arithmetic
before breakfast. I received
a
letter from Aberdare saying that Wm David, Margrete's uncle, had died last
Saturday and was being buried today. Coal
miners there are standing out
for
[more] money. A rather poor sign for the works this winter.
After that
I
went up to Tafft Hill to the home of Joseph Gibson. I
had lunch there.
I went from
there to Witton le Ware. At 5:00 o'clock we held a council there
at the home of Brother John Thompson to deal with the cause
of the Branch.
In the evening
after coming back home studied arithmetic. Today I walked 6 miles.
9 Wednesday) I got up at 6: 30. Before
breakfast I cut wood to light the fire
and
read. After that studied arithmetic and read. In the afternoon and in
the
evening studied arithmetic.
10 Thursday) I got up today about 6:00 o'clock. Studied arithmetic in the
morning.
Fasted today. In the afternoon I and my wife Margret
went to Bp
Auckland to fetch some things for the house. We walked both ways. In
the evening
studied
arithmetic and read.
11 Friday) I got up before 6:00 o'clock today. Studied arithmetic before having
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breakfast.
Traveling Elder M. L. Ensain came here about 10:00 o'clock.
He had lunch with us. Margret
complained at having to give food to him. In the afternoon I went to Bp
Auckland to send Traveling Elder M. L. Ensain on his
way to Totingham. After coming back in the evening studied arithmetic.
12 Saturday) I got up a little
before 6:00 o'clock. I studied arithmetic
before having breakfast. After that I did some
things that needed doing
in
the house. The workmasters refused to give any money
to the men who were
living in their houses. There is no sign of
work starting next week. In the
afternoon I went to Witton
le Ware with the books for the Saints there. After
coming back I read.
13 Sunday) I got up at about 6:30 and read and studied arithmetic in the morning.
I fasted today until 1:00 o'clock
in the afternoon. After that I went to
Witton
le Ware. I found all the Saints in disorder. Brother and Sister
Thompson had very bad feelings
one against the other. I had a bit of trouble
in
getting them back to feeling good one toward the other. We held a meeting
at 3:00 o'clock
and at 6:00 o'clock at the home of Ellder Wm Horn.
They all
came to
very good feelings.
14 Monday) I got up at 6:00 o'clock. Studied arithmetic and read before
breakfast.
And after that did the same
thing, and in the evening also did the same thing.
There is no sign of an agreement
to allow us to begin working yet. The work-
masters
are asking the peddlers to go to work for_____________ less and
they ______________to go for 1 shilling to 1 shilling 3 pence
less.
15 Tuesday) Today I got up before 6:00 o'clock. I wrote and studied arithmetic.
After that I went up to Butterknuel. I had lunch with Brother Thomas White.
I had my afternoon meal with
Sister Hannah Simpson. I took lodging at the
home of
Brother Ths White. I asked for work here. Failed to get it today.
16 Wednesday) I had breakfast today with Brother Ths
White. I inquired for
Brother Samul Willson at his work and
from there up to his house. At about
9:00 o'clock Brother S. Willson came to ask me
to begin working with him.
I went and worked all day. I had
lunch with him. I had my afternoon meal
at the
home of Sister Simpson. In the evening I went home to Witton Park.
I found my family all well. No
sign of work starting. I walked 6 miles home
after
finishing my work.
17 Thursday) I got up today about 3:30 in the morning. I left the house about
5:00 o'clock to come up to Butternowl. I
arrived there some time after 7:00
o'clock.
I went to___________ to Brother Th White. I was at work from
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close to
7:00 o'clock to 5:00 in the afternoon____________________
for the
coal mine which was going to begin here. This is the first time
in my
life for me to work outside like this. In the evening administered
the
ordinance to Sister H. Simpson and read.
18 Friday) Worked until 5 o'clock.
About 6:00 o'clock President Ths Walliace
came here. I spent the evening in his company.
19 Saturday) I got up about 6:00 o'clock. I read a little before breakfast.
After that
worked until close to 3:00 o'clock in the afternoon. After having
a little
to eat I started home with President Ths Wallace. I
called at the
home of
Robison Simpson to see his wife who had just risen from her bed.
We had some cake and a glass of
rum there. We arrived at my home in Witton
Park at about 5:15. My family all well. President Wallace gave 10 shillings
to us
from the money which was in the emigrating fund for us. He left on the
train at 6:15 for Sunderland. I spent the evening reading.
20 Sunday) I got up a little after 6:00 o'clock. I read and wrote. After that
I went to Witton
le Ware. Elder Wm Horn is very sick. I administered to him
and he
got a little better. I went from there to White
House to the home of
Sister F. Bulmer. I had lunch there. I went from there to
Victoria Tilary
to the
home of Sister J. Thompson and back to Witton le Ware. We
held the
meeting
of the Saints at the home of Brother Jn Thompson. We
had an excellent
meeting.
We did not hold an evening meeting because circumstances called for
me to go
home. Elder Wm Colter from Eavenwood in the meeting.
21 Monday) I got up about 3:00 o'clock in the morning today. I left for
Butter-
knowl about 5:00 o'clock. I arrived there about 7:00 o'clock.
Rained a bit.
I worked all day. Read in the
evening.
22 Tuesday) I got up at 6:00 o'clock. I read a little in the Mill. Star
before
going to
work there all clay. It rained heavily from 1:00 o'clock until 2:00.
In the evening wrote and was at
the home of Brother Samul Willson.
23 Wednesday) I got up about 6:00 o'clock. I read a little before going to work.
In the evening I went to Woodland with the Stars
for Mary Gibson. By the time
I got there there
was no one home. I left the Stars in the yard. A distance
of 3 miles, 6 miles
round trip. It was raining when I went up.
[24 Thursday]) I got up about 6:00 o'clock.
Worked during the day. In the evening
I came home. I called at the home
of Joseph Gibson in Tiph I had some
food
there. I arrived home about 8:00 o'clock.. I found my family all well.
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No sign of the
workers and the masters coming to an agreement yet, so there is no sign of work
to begin.
25 Friday) Christmas Day today. I got up at
6:00 o'clock.
Wrote and did the
Branch accounts to take up to the conference at
Sunderland next Sunday. I
went to Witton le Ware in the afternoon. We
held a council there at the home
of
Brother John Thompson. In the evening we held a songfest in the same place.
All the Saints feeling
extremely good.
26 Saturday) In the morning wrote and put the
Branch accounts in order to take
to
the conference and read. In the afternoon I set off for Sunderland.
I
walked to Bp Auckland. I met Brothers Colter and Robson from Eavenwood
at the
Station there. We left on the train at 6:15. We arrived
at Sunderland at 8:15.
In the council
there at the primary schoolhouse on Pan
Lane. Some accusations
were
spoken against President Ths Wallace but they were
all proved false.
I took lodging with President
Wallace at the Temperance Hall on Bridge
Street.
I received 6 shillings and paid 8 pence
tithing. President Wallace paid
2 shillings 6
pence for our supper and bed.
27 Sunday) I had breakfast with Brother John [blank]. At 10:00 o'clock
in the
meeting.
I paid the following money for the Branch: tithing -- 1/1/8; for
books -- 8 shillings. I promised to give 4 pounds
to help the brethren to go
to Zion with their families.
I had lunch with Brother Colt on Johns
Street.
At 2:30 in the meeting in the same
place as the morning. At 5:20 I and the
brethren
from Favenwood left on the train for Bp Auckland.
From there I walked
home
where I arrived close to 8:00 o'clock. My family all well.
I wrote a
letter
to President Ths Wallace in which I placed the ___________for the
4 pounds to help the elders to go home to the Salt lake
Valley.
28 Monday) I wrote a letter today to my mother at Bath and one to Aberdare
to
Ann, Margret's sister, and her husband, and
read. The puddlers decided not
to
start back to work unless they got their old wages back. I have received
6
shillings from the time work stopped. The children treadled a pair of
stockings for their mother. I paid 8 pence tithing.
29 Tuesday) I left at 5:00 o'clock
in the morning to go up to Butterknowl, a dis-
tance of 6 miles. I arrived there at
about 7:00 o'clock.
Worked during
the day.
In the evening at the home of Brother S. Willson and
at the home of Frances Dinnam the shoemaker to get my
shoe fixed. James Cotes fixed it
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for me
for nothing. I had some food with Brother S. Wittson. (Willson --
the
"l" is often crossed].
30 Wednesday) Worked during the day. In the evening directed a prayer
meeting
at the home of Brother Ths White.
31 Thursday) Worked during the day. In the evening I went to the home
of Brother
S. Wittson. After coming back I wrote.
