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Feb 22, 1835

Journal Entry

February 22, 1835 ~ Sunday

On the Lords day left Mr Snellin
travled 2 miles to Mr Hubbel preached
at his house much of the Spirit of
God rested upon us Brother Henry
Babtised 2 persons ^Brother & Sister Hubbel's^

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Brown, Henry
7 Mar 1808 - 24 Apr 1852
95 mentions
Hubble, Jonathan
abt. 1786-aft. 1845
28 mentions
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Daybook (13 January 1835 - 26 November 1836)
Feb 22 On the Lords day Left Mr Snellin travled 2 miles to Mr Hubbel preached at his house much of the Spirit of God rested upon us Baptized 2 persons
Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865
22 Sunday we Preached to Mr Hubbel's to a full House at the close of the meeting Brother Brown Baptized Mr Hubbel & his wife 23rd Brother Brown was now vary anxious to continue his Journey down the Arkansas River to Little Rock cross the Missippi bottom and go into the State of Tennessee. This is an Error which many Elders fall into as soon as they get doors open for preaching & the people were ready to receive it they will run away & leave them this was the case with us. We had been there 13 days had met with much opposition in the begining but the Lord had sent Judgment upon our opposers & there had been more than 20 death in the neighborhood during our stay with the people, and our worst opposer had droped dead at my feet, my dream had its pe[r]fect fulfillment, prejudice had given way, & the people were Just ready to Embrace the gospel & pleading with us to stay and preach to them, which had we have done we certainly should have built up a church in that place. I wished to stop & labour with the people as the Lord had opened doors for us, But Br Brown would not consent. He was Holding the office of an Elder, I a Priest, And I felt that I must be subject to any one over me in office so I had to yield much to the grief of the people & in opposition to my own Judgment. We left Brother Hubbel's accompanied by Brother Wright Akeman travelled 23 miles crossed the Arkansas River for the purpose of making a canoe to go down the river in we spent the night with John Morse
Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865
[Edward William Tullidge] Sunday the , we preached at Mr Hubbal's to a full house and at the close of the meeting brother Brown baptized him and his wife. Elder Brown was now very anxious to continue his journey down the Arkansas River to Littlerock cross the Mississippi bottom and go into the State of Tennessee. This was an error which many Elders have fallen into. As soon as doors have been opened to them for the preaching of the Gospel and the people have been ready to receive it they have removed and left them. This was the case with us. We had been there thirteen days and had met with much opposi- tion in the beginning; but the Lord had sent judge- ments upon our opposers; during our stay there had been more than twenty deaths in the neighborhood; our worst enemy had falled dead at my feet; my dream had received its perfect fulfilment; prejudice had given way and the people were ready to receive the Gospel. Indeed they pleaded with us to stay, which had we done we certainly should have built up a branch of the Church in that place. I desired to tarry and labour with this people as the Lord had opened doors for us; but brother Brown would not consent and as he was an Elder and I but a Priest I yielded much to the grief of the people and in opposition to my own judgment.

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Feb 22, 1835