to see what effect this would have, I warned them in the
name of the Lord, and proclaimed the judgements of God that
awaited the wicked, and shook my garments in the presence of
the people, and told them I was clear of their blood, byut they
only heard my voice intermingled with the roar of cannon and
musketry; before I closed speaking, the sailors went back on board
of the revenue cutter. At the close of the meeting I baptized
2, two, also one next day, and while baptizing the mob again
commenced firing guns. The bBaptists and Methodists got up the
mob. Mr. Douglass, the methodist priest, when argument failed him,
applied to all the magistrates for warrants against me; they
refused to grant them, as he had no cause of complaint but
religious persecution.

Feby. 13, I crossed in the mail boat to Hampden,
and ordained James Townsend; we walked together through
deep snows, and visited and preached in the towns of Searsmont,
Belfast, Northport, Frankfort, Hampden, and twice in the city
hall in Bangor, to large assemblies, and returned to Fox islands
via Casteem and the isle of Holt — arrived in Vinal haven
March 8,: Elder Townsend returned home.

March 22, I accompanied bro. Stirrat at low tide, on
to a bar some 40 rods from shore, to dig some clams, we
were soon joined by Mrs. Woodruff and a sister Stone, who had
a curiosity to see how clams were dug; the ground for about
12 rods nearer shore was several feet lower than the point
we were on, we were so busily engaged we did not observe
the flowing tide until we were surrounded by water, and
having no boat, our only alternative was to wade ashore
and carry the women, which we safely accomplished amid the
relection that tide nor time waited for no man.

April 4, Mr. Kent, the post master, showed me a letter
containing two sheets of foolscap signed by Warren Parrish and several
of the Twelve, who had apostatized and been cut off from the church,
the communication was full of slander and falsehoods against Joseph
Smith and the Prophet and all that stood by him; it was sent

to see what effect this would have, I warned them in the name of the Lord, and proclaimed the judgements of God that awaited the wicked, and shook my garments in the presence of the people, and told them I was clear of their blood, but they only heard my voice intermingled with the roar of cannon and musketry; before I closed speaking, the sailors went back on board of the revenue cutter. At the close of the meeting I baptized two, also one next day, and while baptizing the mob again commenced firing guns. The baptists and Methodists got up the mob. Mr. Douglass, the methodist priest, when argument failed him, applied to all the magistrates for warrants against me; they refused to grant them, as he had no cause of complaint

Feby. 13, I crossed in the mail boat to Hampden, and ordained James Townsend; we walked together through deep snows, and visited and preached in the towns of Searsmont, Belfast, Northport, Frankfort, Hampden, and twice in the city hall in Bangor, to large assemblies, and returned to Fox islands via Casteem and the isle of Holt — arrived in Vinal haven March 8,: Elder Townsend returned home.

March 22, I accompanied bro. Stirrat at low tide, on to a bar some 40 rods from shore, to dig some clams, we were soon joined by Mrs. Woodruff and sister Stone, who had a curiosity to see how clams were dug; the ground for about 12 rods nearer shore was several feet lower than the point we were on, we were so busily engaged we did not observe the flowing tide until we were surrounded by water, and having no boat, our only alternative was to wade ashore and carry the women, which we safely accomplished amid the relection that tide nor time waited for no man.

April 4, Mr. Kent, the post master, showed me a letter containing two sheets of foolscap signed by Warren Parrish and several of the Twelve, who had apostatized and been cut off from the church, the communication was full of slander and falsehoods against Joseph Smith and all that stood by him; it was sent