Robert E. Lee surrenders his Confederate troops to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox (official end of Civil War declared on August 20, 1866).
7. Sunday G. Q. Cannon G. A. Smith & President Young
spoke in the forenoon &, President Young preached one
of the greatest sermons of his life in the afternoon among
other things said the gospel of Christ Embraced all truth &
Blessings to man & all knowledge. He said G. A. Smith & W. Woo-
druff are our Historians. I do not Excuse them from knowing
Every thing, they should know all things appertaining to History
Iwhen I ask them any Question appertaining to History I want
them to answer it correctly. He was followed by D. D. Hunt
& L. Snow at the close of the meeting I laid hands upon sister
Eliza Benson who had fainted & was speechless she revived
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