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Oct 1st Sunday I met with the Saints in New York at the South
west cornor of Elizabeth & Grand Street over a porter shop I preach
to the People in the fore part of the day and was glad to met with the
Saints. In the afternoon I addressed them sumwhat lengthy spoke
of the Sacrament quoted the revelation saying that Jesus would
drink the wine anew with us on the earth with all the righteous from
Adam down to the last Saints exhorted the saints to be faithful
that we might be among the Number. their had got to bo [be]
so much done before Christ would come & when he did come
He would labour with all the Saints a thousand years through the
whole Millinnial in order to prepare the Kingdom of God on the earth
that it might be presented spotless, pure & finished to his Fathers
Throne, many other remarks were made after which the
Sacrament was administered and as the Presiding Elder
had left and they now had no presiding Elder it was Necessary to
appoint one I presented to them the necessity of being united in this
thing I recommended to them Br ^T^ Cartwright as a Presiding Elder
He was nominated seconded & carried unanimoosly for a pre
siding Elder over the New York Branch Brs Evans Ayers were
appointed his Councellars and Edward Cook Clerk I ordained
Br Thomas Cartwright to the office of Elder I blessed one child
After meeting I went to Br Cooks & took tea, after which
I had some talk with Mrs Cook I then returned to Mr Davids
and spent the night the Books presented 65 members of the
Saints in New York. It rained hard through the day & night
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