Autobiography Volume 2 circa 1865
There was quite a display to day the
in Philadelphia in depositing the remains of Comodore James Biddle
in the vault of the Biddle family. This was done with military
honours. There were about 20 military companies and three
bands of music acompanied with a display of flags from
public buildings chiming of bells firing of minute guns from
the navy yard &c. Commodore Biddly is the eleventh
commodore buried in Philidelphia up to this date and the
8th or ninth who had died there. Those preceding him
were Commodores Decatur Bainbridge Barry Truston Shaw
Hull Rodgers Porter Elliot and Dallast.
Two days later Elder W. I. Appleby
and myself again called upon Col Kane. His office was full
of business men but as as soon as he saw me he came directly
as cordially as before and conversed with us with deep interest upon
our cause. He said he had fears that there was trouble
brewing against us in the West of Iowa and he wished me to
give him the earliest information of anything against us.
On the Sunday I met with the Saints
with many strangers in the old Mormon Hall or Marshall
Hall. I addressed them in the morning from the words
of Jesus to his disciples "that "as it was in the days of Noah
and Lot so also should it be in coming of the Son of Man. [Matthew 24:37] I
had the power of God with me during the day.
I gave Brother Appleby a recommend
to preach and organzie churches in Pa. N. J. and Delaware in
my absence
