9th Sunday morning I repaired to the to worship with the Saints Father opened the meeting by prayer then read the
twelvth chapter of the second Book of Nephi &
preached from it unto the people. In the latter
part of the Day Elder addressed the Saints
in the power of God. Elder followed with few
remarks after communion. President
addressed the congregation & laid before theirm
their situation as to temporal things, as the gentiles
are striving to besiege the Saints in &
would be glad to starve the Saints to death. He also
stated that the Presidency had used every means
for the deliverance of the Church but as many of
the Church had refused Kirtlan couurrency which
was their temporal salvation in consequence
of this they put strength in the hands of their
enemies & those that had done this thing must
suffer by it Sidney closed and
arose & like the lion
of the tribe of [Revelation 5:5] he poured out his soul
in the midst of the congregation of the Saints
but who can find lang^u^ague to write his words
& teachings as with an iron pen in a rock that
they may stand for future generation to look
upon. A fountain of knowledge rolled from
his mouth to the people which was the . Yea in the name of God he proclaimed
that severe Judgment awaited those characters
that professed to be be his friends & friends
to humanity & the Kirtland Safety Society
But had turned tr[a]itors & opposed the curr-
ency & its friends which has given power into
the hands of the enemy & oppressed the poor
Saints such have become covenant Break-
ers for which they will feel the wrath of God
as true as Joseph is a prophet
uttered the feelings of his soul in pain while
viewing the poverty & afflictions of or
the Saints in at least that
should be whited walls [Acts 23:3] & bring perrils upon the
Saints. Joseph is as a father to Ephraim & to all
Israel in these last days, he mourns because
of unbelief & the negligence manifest with ma-
ny who have receieved the gospel in obeying
the commands of God he fears lest ^but^ few
be left to receieve an inheritance. There is
not a greater man than Joseph standing in
this generation. The gentiles look upon him
& he is to them like bed of Gold conceled
from human view: they know not his prin-
ciple, his spirit, his wisdom, virtue, phylanthr-
opy, nor his calling. His mind like
swells wide as eternity Nothing short of a
God can comprehend his soul
