6th Sunday &
started for at 8 oclock A.M. President
Fitted out a team of 4 mules to take them down to attend the
court I Attended a meeting at the
Preached, was followed by Presidet & Elder
all of which bore a strong testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ
and of the work of God in the last days. My Quorum met at
2 oclock for Prayer Prayed & was Mouth
Brother was prayed for as he was about
to be cut open by Dr to take a stone out of his Bladder.
Brother Worstenholm wished some of the Twelve to be
present at this trying operation I went in company with
, Dr France, Dr , Dr , , & to the House of Wm Worstenholm in
in the [blank] ward within about half a mile of Bridge
I am informed By Brother that his name
is Wiolstenholme Wm Wolstenholm, we arived at his
house at half past 3 oclock he met us vary cheerfully and
made evry preperation for the operation. we could not get
any chloroform so the surgeons concluded to use Ether
they got 3 ounces at Godbys and he was about one hour in
breathing it but it did not put him to sleep they then
sent & got 5 ouncs more & used that all up and it ownly
made him crazy they used 8 oz. of Ether & was 2
hours about it & it did not put him to sleep this was
the Effect of Adulterated medicines if it had been good
a quarter of the Quantity would have answered. we had
to leave him without operating upon him untill we could
get some chloroform I returned Attended the prayer
circle with the Twelve, there being present W Woodruff
J. Taylor & C. C. Rich O Pratt Prayed W Woodruff was
mouth. We then all called upon President Young spent
an hour with him.
