fare $1 when I landed I found Elder Hulse
& Priest Robt P. Wilson were waiting for me
I rode with them to Br Wilson & spent the
night. The New York Sun of to day contains
a most singular phenonimen ever recorded
in the last days A shower of flesh & blood, A
pillar of smooke, & a shower of manney.
I was introduced for the first time to Elder 2ndQuarters S. Sparks who I found was presi-
ding over about 40 Saints at Setauket I
preached in the evening at Stoney Brook &
spent the evening with Br Wilson
~ Thursday
Sept 2nd Preached in the chapel owned by the
Saints in Seteauket in the evening spent the
night at Br Harmon Bales
5th Sunday I preached 3 time in the chapel the
meeting was formed into a conference I was chair-
man Elder Sparks clerk we expeled one ordained
one Priest & one Deacon I had an interesting time
with the Saints I sold 11 Books mormon & 12
copys of the Stars, Origen Bacheler who has held
several debates with Adams & other of the Saints
in New York was in this neighbourhood during the
day held 2 meetings against the Saints and
defied any to meet him in debate Elder Sparks
received his challenge & is to meeting him for
a debate at the prysbeterian meeting house on
wednesday the 15 inst while the Heavens &
earth are full of fire, Blood, flesh, pillars of smoke,
earthquakes trouble & commotion, the heathen
imagin vain things & gentiles rage, & Bacheler & Sunderland & others are triing to debate & stop
the fullness of the gospel & crying peace & safety
But they will not prevail the work of God will
roll on
fare $1 when I landed I found Elder Hulse
& Priest Robt P. Wilson were waiting for me
I rode with them to Br Wilson & spent the
night. The New York Sun of to day contains
a most singular Phenonimen ever recorded
in the last days A shower of flesh & blood, A
pillar of smooke, & a shower of manney
I was introduced for the first time to Elder
Quarters S. Sparks who I found was presiding over about 40 Saints at Setauket I
preached in the evening at Stoney Brook &
spent the evening with Br Wilson
~Thursday
Sept 2nd Preached in the chapel owned by the
Saints in Seteauket in the evening spent the
night at Br Harmon Bales
5th Sunday I preached 3 time in the chapel the
meeting was formed into a conference I was Chairman Elder Sparks Clerk we expeled one ordained
one Priest & one Deacon I had an interesting time
with the Saints. I sold 11 Books mormon & 12
copys of the Stars, Origen Bacheler who has held
several debates with Adams & other of the Saints
in New York was in this neighbourhood during the
day held 2 meetings against the Saints and
defied any to meet him in debate Elder Sparks
received his challenge & is to meet him for
a debate at the prysbeterian meeting house on
wednesday the 15 inst while the Heavens &
earth are full of fire, blood, flesh, pillars of smoke,
earthquakes trouble & commotion, the heathen
imagin vain things & gentiles rage, & Bacheler &
Sunderland & others are triing to debate & stop
the fullness of the gospel & crying peace & safety
but they will not prevail the work of God will
roll on
"Journal (January 1, 1841 – December 31, 1842)," September 1, 1841 - September 5, 1841, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 26, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/VVW
