Oct 5th 1839 I was called upon by my relatives to attend the Ifuneral sermon of Uncle
I had suffered with the chills & fever almost daily for about 15 days & to undertake to preach
a sermon in my weak state & to commence at the hour my ague was to come on required much
resolution confidence & faith. however I promised to Go & gave out the appointment. It was a
chilly day I rode in company with my & Sister , 3 miles from to Adna
Harts house in the neighbors soon began to assemble & I had an interview with many friends
that I had not seen before for a long time viz Sister ,
besides a large congregation of the Neighbors in the reigions round about. Adna felt before
his death that he had not lived as he ought for the last few years of his life, but before his
death he felt to repent of all his sins, & said & felt that he was perfectly willing to die & his friends
felt a great evidence that it was well with him. After singing & prayer I arose at the same
hour that my ague was to come on & I addressed the assembly an hour or more with such
remarks as I thought the subject required & dismissed the congregation. I took the last
look of the which was vary plesant & it was conveyed to the grave Yard whare my
& many relatives were buried, & here Adna Harts body was committed to the
Tomb from the sight of many friends. I did not go to the grave myself, but after conversing
with Philo Vining upon the things of the Kingdom of God and also hearing Sister
express her joy at having obeyed the gospel & being baptized for the remission of sins, I took the
parting hand with those friends & returned to House in being vary thankful to
the Lord for entirly delivering me from the ague & fever this day notwithstanding I had been
so much exposed & I had no more of it for many days 6 m[iles]
