been a prominent Elder in the Church, and had labored with
me as a missionary, had apostatized and been cut off from the
Church. Learning that I was building up branches of the
Church upon the island, he and other apostates conspired to
block up my way by writing lies to the people and stirring up
a spirit of mobocracy upon the islands.
They succeeded in exerting a strong influence with the
wicked, but I knew they could not hinder the work of God.
On the I held a meeting at Brother Ebenezer
Carver's, and, though the hearts of the wicked were stirred
up in bitterness against me, the Spirit of God was with me,
and at the close of the meeting I baptized three persons.
One of these was Mrs. Abigail Carver, the mother of Eben-
ezer Carver, who was seventy years of age and in poor health.
She had not so much as visited a neighbor's house for six
years, but upon this occasion she walked with boldness to the
sea shore and I baptized her, and she returned rejoicing.
On the I had the happy privilege of again
meeting with Elders Milton Holmes, James Townsend and Abner Rogers, who had come to the islands to attend confer-
ence with me.
We held our conference on the , on North Fox
Island, and had a representation of the different branches on
the islands. We also preached and bore our testimony,
ordained several and baptized one person at the close of the
meeting.
On the Mrs. Woodruff left the islands to
return to her father's home in Scarboro, Maine, and a few
days afterwards I called the Saints of the North Island
together and communed with and instructed them. I also
informed them that the Spirit of God bore record to me that
it was our duty to leave the islands for a season and take a
western mission. They had been faithfully warned and the
Saints were established in the truth, while the wicked were
contending against us, and some were disposed to take our
lives if they had the power.
A CONFERENCE HELD.
been a prominent Elder in the Church, and had labored with
me as a missionary, had apostatized and been cut off from the
Church. Learning that I was building up branches of the
Church upon the island, he and other apostates conspired to
block up my way by writing lies to the people and stirring up
a spirit of mobocracy upon the islands.
They succeeded in exerting a strong influence with the
wicked, but I knew they could not hinder the work of God.
On the I held a meeting at Brother Ebenezer
Carver's, and, though the hearts of the wicked were stirred
up in bitterness against me, the Spirit of God was with me,
and at the close of the meeting I baptized three persons.
One of these was Mrs. Abigail Carver, the mother of Ebenezer Carver, who was seventy years of age and in poor health.
She had not so much as visited a neighbor's house for six
years, but upon this occasion she walked with boldness to the
sea shore and I baptized her, and she returned rejoicing.
On the I had the happy privilege of again
meeting with Elders Milton Holmes, James Townsend and
Abner Rogers, who had come to the islands to attend conference with me.
We held our conference on the , on North Fox
Island, and had a representation of the different branches on
the islands. We also preached and bore our testimony,
ordained several and baptized one person at the close of the
meeting.
On the Mrs. Woodruff left the islands to
return to her father's home in Scarboro, Maine, and a few
days afterwards I called the Saints of the North Island
together and communed with and instructed them. I also
informed them that the Spirit of God bore record to me that
it was our duty to leave the islands for a season and take a
western mission. They had been faithfully warned and the
Saints were established in the truth, while the wicked were
contending against us, and some were disposed to take our
lives if they had the power.
