Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 1
the with Bro Cordon and preached in Birmingham
that night which was the first time I ever preached
in that great town. At this time there were four
Saints in Birmingham and several others ready for
baptism. I felt that there would be a great work
done in that town.
Next day I took the rail at
Birmingham at 10 o'clock a.m. and arrived in London
at 3 o'clock p.m. At the station I took the omnibus
to brother Corner's where I found Elder George A Smith
We were glad to meet with each other once more.
We hired lodgings—board and sitting
room at No 40 Ironmonger Row St Luke's. Everything
was dear and we found that with the greatest economy
we could not do with much less than a pound per week
for each.
What few Saints there were in London
at that time were very poor and not able to assist
us but we hoped the Lord would soon open the way
in that great Babylon of the nation that His work
might roll forth. It was however certainly the darkest
prospect before us of any place I had ever been in since
