16th travled to Utica 15 miles. We left Utica at 3 oclok
P.M. in a rail car and reached Schenectady at 8 oclock
being but 5 hours in travling 80 miles here we took
the parting hand with three of our beloved brethren that
had journe'd with us from Canada viz. Elder John Goodson
and Priest's Isaac Russel & John Snider thes brethren
were bound for the city of New York to Join two of the
twelve in leaveing New York for England on the 20th day
of JUNE AD 1837 to carry glad tidings of salvation
to the inhabitants of Europe. Heber C Kimble & Orson Hyde
were the first appointed to open the kingdom to England
they are the two twelve above spoken of and will leave
America on the 20th for that purpose accompanied by five
other brethren. May the God of Israel be with them & make
them an instrument in his hands of rending the kingdoms of
this world. After parting with these brethren who, con-
tinued on the rail road to Albany we walked 5 miles from
Schenectady & spent the night at a tavern the whole
Distance of the day was 100 miles
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