2nd Sunday spoke to the people & was followed by
President who reproved the people. He considered the people
were not ownly asleep but working wickedness He considered many of
the people were like a company of Men rushing to a precepice on
a dark night on horsback whare neither horse nor rider could
see any thing but would soon be dashed to peaces. He wanted the
Elders to put away their velvet lips & smooth things & preach
sermons like pitch forks tines downwards that the people might
wake up. preached in the Afternoon & backed up
President Young in what he said. He spoke vary plain & pointed
He was followed by President who rained down pitch-
forks & forked lighting figuratively speaking upon the Gentiles
who were working wickiedness upon this people & defileing the
females. He spoke vary plain & pointed. At the close of the
meeting I attended the prayer meeting or circle at the the Calafornia Mail had came in and the time was spent
till dark in reading letters & papers some letters were from Dr
we learn from the papers that Armies are gathering
at for civil war. and commotions are increasing in all
the Earth. I attended meeting at the
& preached to the people I was followed by Brother &
Bishop .
The Indian war continues 3 more brethren
have been killed. on[e] of the war chiefs was put in
& the report is that he cut his own throat He is dead
