I Recieved two letters
from you one Nov 30 & the other Dec 3rd & I should have
written you answers immediately. But Elder Kimball
was writing to you at that time & giving you
all the news so I thought it would be a mere
form if I wrote. But having a few leasure mom-
ents this evening I thought I would say a few
words to you although I have not much
news to write at this time. But what I have got you
shall have freely. We just recieved a letter to day
from Elder Young he said your health was vary poor
which I was sorry to hear. We recied a letter some
days since from Elder Pitt he had Baptized one man &
others Believeing, a Brother in Woolwich wants us to come
down there & prieach. We attended meeting last evening
at the Independant chapel & Preached according to
appointement. We had a good many out to hear
& among the Rest a Wesleyan preacher came & Brought
his whole congregation, & as soon as I got though prea-
ching Before We closed our meeting, the Methodist preacher
got up, & opposed me with all his power; & tore around
like a madman & I think it done more good than my
preaching, for it made us friends & all the [comuity] of
the house were mad at him, & he was forbid comeing there
to preach any more, & in fine it made quite a stir
But what the result of it will be I know not. Mr Album the preacher that Invited us there thinks he shall
I Recieved two letters
from you one Nov 30 & the other Dec 3rd & I should have
written you answers immediately. But Elder Kimball
was writing to you at that time & giving you
all the news so I thought it would be a mere
form if I wrote. But having a few leasure moments this evening I thought I would say a few
words to you although I have not much
news to write at this time. But what I have got you
shall have freely. We just recieved a letter to day
from Elder Young he said your health was vary poor
which I was sorry to hear. We recied a letter some
days since from Elder Pitt he had Baptized one man &
others Believeing, a Brother in Woolwich wants us to come
down there & prieach. We attended meeting last evening
at the Independant chapel & Preached according to
appointement. We had a good many out to hear
& among the Rest a Wesleyan preacher came & Brought
his whole congregation, & as soon as I got though preaching Before We closed our meeting, the Methodist preacher
got up, & opposed me with all his power; & tore around
like a madman & I think it done more good than my
preaching, for it made us friends & all the comuity of
the house were mad at him, & he was forbid comeing there
to preach any more, & in fine it made quite a stir
But what the result of it will be I know not. Mr
Album the preacher that Invited us there thinks he shall
"Letter to George Albert Smith, 28 December 1840," p. 1, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 25, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/OyDg