performance of our own missionary
labors we circulated and posted hand-
bills. The following is a copy of the
first placard of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints posted in England's great metropolis.
"He that judgeth a matter before he heareth is
not wise." [Proverbs 18:13]
THE LATTER-DAY SAINTS meet for pub-
lic worship at Mr. J. Barrett'sAcademy,
57 King's Square, Goswell Road—(en-
trance door in President Street) every
Sabbath at 3 and half past 6 o'clock p. m.;
also on Tuesday and Thursday Evenings,
each week at 8 o'clock.
LECTURES will be delivered by Elders Woodruff
and Smith (late from America), who re-
spectfully invite the citizens of London
to attend.
The following Sunday we preached for
the first time in Barrett's Academy at
3 o'clock. There were present about
fifty persons, unto whom I preached and
Elder Smith preached in the evening;
but it was the hardest matter to awaken
an interest upon the subject that I had
ever found.
Next day I received a package of letters
from America, one from my wife an-
nouncing the death of my little daughter, Sarah Emma.
There is so much going on in this great
modern Babylon to draw the attention of
the people that it seemed almost to re-
quire the trumpet's blast from heaven to
awaken the attention of the inhabitants
to our proclamation of the restoration of
the fullness of the Gospel.
We were here like the Apostles of old
without purse or script to warn the City
of London, where we had to pay high
for everything we required, and to pay
for a place to preach in. We were at
this time about out of money, but still
we felt to trust in God.
I preached in the after-
noon in the Academy to about thirty,
and in the evening to about fifty. We
broke bread unto the Saints, and this
evening there seemed to be some interest
manifested in inquiring into the work.
We preached again on the following
Sunday. During the week we received
counsel from our brethren of the Twelve
for George A. Smith to go immediately
to the Potteries and spend his time with
the churches there. After his departure
I felt very lonely for several days, but
Elder William Pitt from Dymock came
and labored with me for a short time,
after which he took a mission to Ipswich.
Brother Hulme, a captain of one of
the "Pickford's Boats" on the London
Canal, was present at my next preaching
after the departure of Elder Pitt, and
with him were two of his hands whom
he had baptized. On the following
I dined with him and the two brethren
on board their boat.
On the afternoon and evening of Sun-
day, the , I held public
meeting at the Academy, when four
offered themselves for baptism; and on
the following Sunday I again preached
twice and baptized and confirmed three
more. These were the first fruits of my
labors in London.
Next I took a very interesting
walk with Dr. Wm. Copeland through
every part of the College of Surgeons at Lincoln's Inn Fields, and on my return
home I was soon joined by Elders Brig-
ham Young and Kimball, who had come
to spend a week or two in London. This
was the first time ever President Brigham
Young was in the metropolis of Eng-
land.
We met for service at the Academy
Wednesday evening, when Brother Brig-
ham preached, followed by Brother
Heber. We had a good time.
In company with Presidents Young
and Kimball on the I
visited the Tower of London, without
seeing which the traveler would lose a
capital page of the history of his travels
in Europe, and during the week also
visited St. Paul's, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, the Queen's stables,
and saw many other noted sights of
London.
Sunday we held public meeting at the
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF WILFORD WOODRUFF.
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performance of our own missionary
labors we circulated and posted handbills. The following is a copy of the
first placard of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints posted in
England's great metropolis.
"He that judgeth a matter before he heareth is
not wise."
THE LATTER-DAY SAINTS meet for public worship at Mr. J. Barrett'sAcademy,
57 King's Square, Goswell Road—(entrance door in President Street) every
Sabbath at 3 and half past 6 o'clock p. m.;
also on Tuesday and Thursday Evenings,
each week at 8 o'clock.
LECTURES
will be delivered by Elders Woodruff
and Smith (late from America), who respectfully invite the citizens of London
to attend.
The first principles of the Everlasting
Gospel in its fullness. The gathering of
Israel. The second coming of the Savior
and "the restitution of all things'' spoken
of by all the holy prophets, will be among
the subjects illustrated.
The following Sunday we preached for
the first time in Barrett's Academy at
3 o'clock. There were present about
fifty persons, unto whom I preached and
Elder Smith preached in the evening;
but it was the hardest matter to awaken
an interest upon the subject that I had
ever found.
Next day I received a package of letters
from America, one from my wife announcing the death of my little daughter,
Sarah Emma.
There is so much going on in this great
modern Babylon to draw the attention of
the people that it seemed almost to require the trumpet's blast from heaven to
awaken the attention of the inhabitants
to our proclamation of the restoration of
the fullness of the Gospel.
We were here like the Apostles of old
without purse or script to warn the City
of London, where we had to pay high
for everything we required, and to pay
for a place to preach in. We were at
this time about out of money, but still
we felt to trust in God.
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I preached in the afternoon in the Academy to about thirty,
and in the evening to about fifty. We
broke bread unto the Saints, and this
evening there seemed to be some interest
manifested in inquiring into the work.
We preached again on the following
Sunday. During the week we received
counsel from our brethren of the Twelve
for George A. Smith to go immediately
to the Potteries and spend his time with
the churches there. After his departure
I felt very lonely for several days, but
Elder William Pitt from Dymock came
and labored with me for a short time,
after which he took a mission to Ipswich.
Brother Hulme, a captain of one of
the "Pickford's Boats" on the London
Canal, was present at my next preaching
after the departure of Elder Pitt, and
with him were two of his hands whom
he had baptized. On the following day
I dined with him and the two brethren
on board their boat.
On the afternoon and evening of Sunday, the , I held public
meeting at the Academy, when four
offered themselves for baptism; and on
the following Sunday I again preached
twice and baptized and confirmed three
more. These were the first fruits of my
labors in London.
Next day I took a very interesting
walk with Dr. Wm. Copeland through
every part of the College of Surgeons at
Lincoln's Inn Fields, and on my return
home I was soon joined by Elders Brigham Young and Kimball, who had come
to spend a week or two in London. This
was the first time ever President Brigham
Young was in the metropolis of England.
We met for service at the Academy
Wednesday evening, when Brother Brigham preached, followed by Brother
Heber. We had a good time.
In company with Presidents Young
and Kimball on the I
visited the Tower of London, without
seeing which the traveler would lose a
capital page of the history of his travels
in Europe, and during the week also
visited St. Paul's, Buckingham Palace,
Westminster Abbey, the Queen's stables,
and saw many other noted sights of
London.
