14 We divided our company Prosident Young & co stoped to hold
a meeting at Springtown. G A. Smith W. Woodruff L Snow F. D. Richards
& G. D. Watt went onto Fort Ephraim to hold a meeting at 12 {oclok}
we arived at Fort Ephraim at 11 oclok 11 mils
we learned to day that A man by the name of Robert Geillespie was
killed by Indians on the Evening of the 12 inst, his body was carried
to day atto Mount Plesant whare he lived. A man by the name of Harris
was with him & got away. We commenced our Meeting at 12
Prayer by J. Vancott W Woodruff spoke 10 minutes. J Vancott spoke
in Danish 15. L Snow spoke 12 minutes. The congregation had
an intimission, & went out & formed in a line to meet the President
& co. after they arived we all again assembled in the meeting house
& G. A. Smith spok 15 minutes G Q Cannon 30, F D Richards 12 1/2
Capt Wm Hooper 11, & President Young 10 minutes
At the meeting in Springtown T. B. H. Stenhouse spoke 35 minutes John Taylor
40 minutes & President Young 4 minutes. We learn to day that the Indians
killed another man by the name of Johnson of springville.
At the close of the meeting we drove to Manti. L. Snow A. H. Raleigh &
my self stoped at the House of a Danish Brother by the Name of Rasmus S
Hougaard 10 mils
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