closes, it being a very religious town where the peo-
ple were supposed to strictly keep the Sabbath.
The janitor of the Hall did all in his power
to make the people comfortable supplying plates
cups & saucers, hot water &c which some-what
added to the comfort of the people. We held three
meetings. In the morning it was very cold,
no fires and we got somewhat chilled. In the
afternoon the gas was lit to ptemper the atmos-
phere and we had some 118 strangers. I
felt quite unwell, took a chill and had every
symptoms of fever & cold. I remarked to Pres^t
Tuckett I was afraid I should not be able
to talk much in the evening when I was ex-
pected to occupy most of the time. When even-
ing came we had some 200 strangers and
after the evening singing & prayer I arose to speak
feeling pretty miserable and having nothing
to say. I commence tremblingly, but the Spirit
of the Lord came upon me and I preached
in power for about 70 minutes, and was
entirely healed. All the miserable feeling left
me and I was as well as ever I was in my
life. I was enabled to bear a strong testimony
to the truth of Joseph Smiths mission and to
plead with the people to investigate the prin-
ciples, we taught, with a prayerful heart. My
subject was man's relationship with God and
the necessity of the principles of the Gospel & Atonement