Autobiography 1865 Millennial Star
rence, , with Elders John E.
Page and James Blakesly, in the
township of Bastard, Leeds County.
There were eight branches represented,
containing 300 members. 13 Elders,
5 Priests, 8 Teachers and 6 Deacons.
Elder William Draper and myself
ordained 7 Elders, 9 Priests, 11 Teach-
ers, and 5 Deacons: five were baptized
by Elder Page at the close of the Con-
ference.
A woman was possessed of the devil
and greatly afflicted, much of the time
was dumb; four of us laid hands upon
her, and cast the devil out in the
name of Jesus Christ, and she was
made whole, and gave thanks unto
God, and went on her way rejoic-
ing.
We visited several other Branches
and preached the word of God, and
several of the sick were healed.
We returned to Kingston, took
steamer for Oswego, and canal for
Albany; Brothers John Goodson,
Isaac Russel and John Snider accom-
panied us from Canada, and left us at
Schenectady, to join Elders Kimball,
Hyde and Richards at New York, to
go to England.
We walked from Albany to Farm-
ington, Conn.; attended a conference
of the Saints in Canaan; arrived at
