Day in the Life

Jul 5, 1840

Journal Entry

July 05, 1840 ~ Sunday

5th Sunday I met with the Elders & Saints
& a large congregation of the citizens of Manchester
at the Joiners Hall for public worship, the Saints
have hired this hall it will seat an assembly of
about two thousand I preached in the fore
part of the day. In the afternoon I communed
with 4 or 500 Saints the whole congregation
would number near 1000. Elders Hadlock, Kington,
Fielding, Cordon, & others testified to the congregation
Elder Cordon preached in the evening to a large congregation
several were baptized spent the night with P P Pratt

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Cordon, Alfred
28 Feb 1817 - 13 Mar 1871
108 mentions
Fielding, Joseph
26 Mar 1797 - 19 Dec 1863
39 mentions
3 mentions
Pratt, Parley Parker
12 Apr 1807 - 13 May 1857
548 mentions
Apostle
Kington, Thomas
18 May 1794 - 1 Jul 1874
182 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren

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Manchester, Lancashire, England

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Letter from Francis Pullen, 5 July 1840
Ledbury Dear Brothers in the Lord I have caus to b[l]ess the Lord you W Richards W Young Mr Woodroffe as you came to Ledbury Brother Browett Baptized me on the 2 Juley bless the Lord I saw that Day I was Confirmed on the 3 of Juley by – Brother Kingston Brother Browett Since then I have ^been^ happey felt that Peace wich I thought never was for Poor Francis Pullin I feil sumeTimes a littel a cast Down and sume Time happe as my Tounge cant experess Lord bless Brother Kingston as have liffed maney Prayers for me Brothers. Plest to Pray for me to Stand fast in the faith my Parayer to the Lord is Do [h]is will keep his Commandment and walk acordily and my wich is to Spend my Strenk [strength] to win Souls to the Glory of God if Hell apouse with my – God on my Side I will cut my Road

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Jul 5, 1840