4th Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning for Prayers I
attended Meeting at the tabernacle President Young Preached a
vary interesting Discourse which was reported By G. D. Watt I
also reported it. at the close of the meeting I in company with
Presidents Young & Kimball & J Taylor & Lorenzo Snow called
upon President D. H. Wells who was fast recovering from his sickness
while speaking of the Malays President Young said that He was of the
opinion that the Malays were of the seed of Abraham they went to
those Islands the same as they came to this continent they are
probably of Abrams promised seed. They have a cereimony to
marry for Eternity this principle shows that they obtained their
traditions from Ancient Israel for the gentiles did not practice
it & it has been handed down among them through many Generations
untill the present time. The Malays are a vary war like people & proud
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