them what they could not do for themselvs
& this was wherein The Apostle said why then
are ye baptized for the dead if the dead
rise not, this is far greater than faith &
hope for though we might Believe ^& hope^ our friend
might be redeemed yet if we was not
Baptized for them they might remain in
Hell & our faith & hope do them no good
but to do that for another which he can
do for himself is not Charity. Elder Wight
made many other vary useful remarks
in his discourse

In the afternoon Elder Magin addressed
the meeting. But in the midst of his discours
President Hiram Smith came onto the Stand
& requested the Masonic fraternity to
meet him at the Lodge Room in 30
minutes we immediately went down
& a quarter could not Get into the Rooms
we then formed a hollow square on
the green. President Smith then infor
med us that the Sheriff of Jackson
Co Missouri & Wilson of Carthage had
come upon President Joseph Smith & taken
him on surprise presented each of them
a pistol to his breast & swore they would
kill him if he made any resistance. Br
Markham went to his assistance & they
presented their pistols to him also & threaten
his life but he approached them to knock
them down they again pointed their
pistols to Joseph Breast & said they would
kill him if Markham approached them

them what they could not do for themselvs & this was wherein The Apostle said why then are ye baptized for the dead if the dead rise not, this is far greater than faith & hope for though we might Believe & hope our friend might be redeemed yet if we was not Baptized for them they might remain in Hell & our faith & hope do them no good but to do that for another which he can do for himself is not Charity. Elder Wight made many other vary useful remarks in his discourse

In the afternoon Elder Magin addressed the meeting. But in the midst of his discours President Hiram Smith came onto the Stand & requested the Masonic fraternity to meet him at the Lodge Room in 30 minutes we immediately went down & a quarter could not Get into the Rooms we then formed a hollow square on the green. President Smith then infor med us that the Sheriff of Jackson Co Missouri & Wilson of Carthage had come upon President Joseph Smith & taken him on surprise presented each of them a pistol to his breast & swore they would kill him if he made any resistance. Br Markham went to his assistance & they presented their pistols to him also & threaten his life but he approached them to knock them down they again pointed their pistols to Joseph Breast & said they would kill him if Markham approached them