Church Conference is held in the Nauvoo Temple; pulpits are complete and windows installed.
Oct 6th In company with about a dozen Saints
I visited the Warwich Castle & Tower & went
through each appartment of them it is cons-
iderd the most splendid castle in England
& is furnished with all the splender that the
art & gold of Earldom could present. The
main body of the castle was 333 feet long
divided into several rooms. the walls were
hung with the most splendid tapestry, rooms
furnished with the richest Damask coverd chars
chairs, Tables & stands inteoverlaid with paarl
shell & precious stones some of which cost
£15,000 pounds each & would take 3 years
to make it. This castle contained a great
variety of paintings of the Kings Queens Lord
oretors & rReformers among which was the founder
of the Jesuits. from the windows of this castle
we could look out upon the most Noble & stately
ceders of Lebenon Deah & firs and other shrubery
the pleasurer grounds of 40 Acres and A prark of
5 miles in circumferansce. this castles castle
was 800 years old And the Tower was 500
years old, & 150 feet high we went to the top
of it & haid da splendid view of all the surrounding
country. In a small room at the enterance
of the casthle we had a view of of the
Armoury of the celebrated Guy his helmet
brestplate & shield weighs 120 pounds and
his sword weights 20 lbs his coper porage pot
holds 120 gallons six grown person of us sat
inside of it at one time
In the evening I took cars in company with
Elder Hedlock & rode to Birmingham on our arival
we found Elder Crook waiting for us. we
accompanied him to the Hall of the Saints
whare we found between 4 & 500 Saints
sitting at a tea table As we entered the doors
the claping of hands & stamping of feet made
the room tremble. It was with difficulty I could
get to the stand, as all wished to shake hands
with me as I passed along After taking a repast with
this lovely band of brethren I addressed them for a
bout one hour clothed with the Spirit & power
of God I was followed by Elder Hedlock & we
had a good time After dismissing the congregation
I requested the officers to stop & all the witnesses
that were needed in two cases that were appealed
unto us. we heard the cases & testimony upon them
& gave the same decission that was given before
but we found that there had been to much gin
& brandy and ale at the bottom of the difficulty
and the presiding Elder had taken to much of
it himself Elder Hedlock spoke upon the subjet
& said he considerd there was towo much gin in
it when he closed, the presiding Elder mounted
him rough shod to ride him down or oppose him
in the sentiment. I knowing the sentiment to be true
felt determin to sustain Elder Hedlock in the position
he had taken And As I rose to speak the power
of God rested upon me And I spoke for about
ten minutes As with the voice of God for I
was constrained by the voice a& spirit of God
thus to speak & reprove sin when I closed
the council felt that it was right It put a
veto upon there drinking Ardent spirits & Mault
liquor to assist them to preach the gospel several
told me at the close that I had opened there eyes
upon the subject. we had a good time & we
A profitable meeting. We spent the night at
Br [blank] distance of the day 25 [miles]
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As I rose to speak the power of God rested upon me And I spoke for about
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