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^ Oct 1st Sunday I met with the Saints in 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 lengthty 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
down to the last Saints [Matthew 26:29] [Doctrine and Covenants 27:5-14] 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 & when he did come
He would with all the Saints A thousand years through the
whole in order to prepare the Kingdom of God or the earth
that it might be presented spotless, pure & finished to his Fathers
. 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 as A presiding Elder
He was nominated seconded & carried unanimoosly for A pre
siding Elder over the New York Branch Brs wer
Appointed his And 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 I then returned to Mr
And spent the night the Books presented 65 members of the
Saints in New York. It rained hard through the day & night
