Day in the Life

Jun 27, 1836

Journal Entry

June 27, 1836 ~ Monday

27 Rode to the Baptist Meeting house on Thompson's Creek
in consequence of falshoods from Parson Browning
the Baptist shut the doors against us Parson Browning
appeared angry at me & my brethren for rectifying
his errors & falshood's I asked the privileg to speak
to the people either from the fence or a stump or
cart or in the stretet one man gave us liberty to stand
on his land opposite the meeting house we assembled
& Preached to the People & was blessed with the Spirit
of God we then rode to Randolph Alexande^r^s
Weakly County Tenn[essee] distance of the day 15 m

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Alexander, Randolph
22 Mar 1802 - 12 Mar 1879
56 mentions
1835 Southern Convert

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Thompson Creek, Weakley County, Tennessee
Weakley County, Tennessee

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Daybook (31 December 1835 - 3 January 1837)

27 Rode to the Baptist meeting house on Thompson's Creek in consequence of lies from Parson Browning the Baptist suhut the doors against us Parson Browning appeared angry at me & my Brethren for rectifiying his errors & falshood's I asked the privilege to speak to the People either from the fence or a stump or cart or in the streat one man gave us liberty to stand on his land opposite of the meeting house We assembled & Preached to the People & was blessed with the spirit of God we then rode to Mr Randolph Alexander Weekly County Tennn distance of the day 15 miles

Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal

on the . On my arrival I met a large congrega- tion; but, on commencing meeting, Parson Browning ordered the meeting to be closed. I told the people I had come ten miles to preach the gospel to them, and was willing to stand in a cart, on a pile of wood, on a fence, or any other place they would appoint, to have that privilege. One man said he owned the fence and land in front of the meeting-house, and we might use both, for he did not believe "Mormonism" would hurt either. So the congregation crossed the road, took down the fence and made seats of it, and I preached to them one hour and a half. At the close Mr. Randolph Alexander bore testimony to the truth of what had been said. He invited me home with him, bought a Book of Mormon, and was baptized, and I organized a branch in that place.

Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine

Baptist meeting house on the 27th of June. On my arrival I met a large con- gregation; but, on commencing meeting, Parson Browning ordered the meeting to be closed. I told the people I had come ten miles to preach the gospel to them, and was willing to stand in a cart, on a pile of wood, on a fence, or any other place they would appoint, to have that privilege. One man said he owned the fence and land in front of the meeting house, and we might use both, for he did not be- lieve Mormonism would hurt either. So the congregation crossed the road, took down the fence and made seats of it, and I preached to them one hour and a half. At the close Mr. Randolph Alexander bore testimony to the truth of what had been said. He invited me home with him, bought a Book of Mor- mon, and was baptized, and I organized a branch in that place.

Autobiography 1857 Draft 1

followed by Brother A O Smoot & Benjamin Clapp. On the I went to a Baptist meeting house on Thompsons Creek to fulfill a previous appointment when I arrived the house was crowded with people I entered the pulpit & was asked to speak when the Baptist priest Mr Browning arrived on horseback at the door directly steped inside the door in great agitation & told the Deacons to forbid my preaching in the house

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Jun 27, 1836