heard, and they wished him to speak to
them again. He did so and addressed
them at considerable length, and after-
ward several invited him home to their
houses.
While he was away a man who had
been a preacher came to Mr. Corner's;
I gave him a brief account of the great work of God in the last days and they
received the things which I spake unto
them. Mr. Corner offered himself for
baptism. This was the first man in the
city of London who offered himself for
the ordinance of the Gospel. We ap-
pointed the next evening to administer
the ordinance of baptism unto him.
After supping with him we returned
home. I was weary and unwell during
the night, but felt thankful unto the
Lord for the privilege of preaching to
the inhabitants of this great city and to
have gained one soul as a seal to our
ministry.
On the we reaped the
first fruits of our labors and laid the first
living stone of the Church of Jesus Christ
in England's great metropolis.
We walked into the city and called
upon Mr. Corner, who went forward
with us to the public baths and received
the initiatory ordinance of the Gospel.
He was baptized by Brother Kimball.
Returning to the house of Brother
Corner, Elders Kimball, Smith and my-
self laid our hands upon his head and
confirmed him a member or the Church.
We returned to our homes that night,
thankful unto God for his goodness in
blessing our labors even thus much.
On the I was quite
ill. I had been unwell for several days,
but now I was obliged to keep to my
room; but Elders Kimball and Smith
went into the city to visit the people and
found some who hearkened to them favor-
ably. We had by this time found that
London was the hardest place for a mis-
sion that we had ever undertaken, but
we did not feel discouraged in the least,
and were determined in the name of the
Lord to set up the standard of the King-
dom in that city.
The following day I was still confined
to my room most of the time, but on
the next, Elders Kimball and Smith went
to Debtford, and I took a walk into the
city, called upon Brother Corner and
found him in good spirits. I also called
upon Mr. Panther, 17 Warf, City Road,
Basin, who was a director of a Methodist
chapel. I asked him for the chapel to
preach in. He said he had a school
house which would hold two hundred,
and that I might have that on Sunday.
So I gave out an appointment at Bowl
Court, 137 Shordeitch. I conversed
with several others who received my tes-
timony, and one woman said she would
be baptized.
Sunday, , I preached
in the morning at Bowl Court, 137
Shoreditch, and was followed by Elders
Kimball and Smith. We also held a
meeting in Tabernacle Square, at 3
o'clock in the afternoon, at which Elders
Kimball and Smith preached and I bore
my testimony to their words. One man
arose and opposed us, and was angry be-
cause of the truth of God. He continued
opposing, until the police stopped the
conversation.
We met again in the evening at Bowl
Court, to preach to the people, but
when we got there we found a plan con-
trived by several of the preachers for
one of them to preach, lest some should
believe our testimony. We went our
way and found four persons who re-
ceived our testimony and offered them-
selves for baptism.
Next day I wrote to Elder Browett of
my Herefordshire field of labor, and
walked to Brother Corner's and visited
several other friends. Two offered them-
selves for baptism. I visited St. Paul's
and then returned home. Elders Kim-
ball and Smith had just returned from a
visit to the Rev. Robert Aitken. He
received them kindly, acknowledged
their doctrine true, but was afraid of
deception. His mind was in a disturbed
state.
In the evening we held a meeting in
the Temperance Hall; but we had al-
most the bare walls to preach to, there
being only about thirty present. I
preached to the few present for about an
hour, and Elder Kimball followed me.
After paying seven shillings and six
pence for the use of the hall we returned
to our lodgings.
On I paid my bills
and called upon the friends, in company
of Brothers Kimball and Smith, and on
the day following I parted from the
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF WILFORD WOODRUFF.
Column 1
heard, and they wished him to speak to
them again. He did so and addressed
them at considerable length, and afterward several invited him home to their
houses.
While he was away a man who had
been a preacher came to Mr. Corner's;
I gave him a brief account of the great
work of God in the last days and they
received the things which I spake unto
them. Mr. Corner offered himself for
baptism. This was the first man in the
city of London who offered himself for
the ordinance of the Gospel. We appointed the next evening to administer
the ordinance of baptism unto him.
After supping with him we returned
home. I was weary and unwell during
the night, but felt thankful unto the
Lord for the privilege of preaching to
the inhabitants of this great city and to
have gained one soul as a seal to our
ministry.
On the we reaped the
first fruits of our labors and laid the first
living stone of the Church of Jesus Christ
in England's great metropolis.
We walked into the city and called
upon Mr. Corner, who went forward
with us to the public baths and received
the initiatory ordinance of the Gospel.
He was baptized by Brother Kimball.
Returning to the house of Brother
Corner, Elders Kimball, Smith and myself laid our hands upon his head and
confirmed him a member or the Church.
We returned to our homes that night,
thankful unto God for his goodness in
blessing our labors even thus much.
On the I was quite
ill. I had been unwell for several days,
but now I was obliged to keep to my
room; but Elders Kimball and Smith
went into the city to visit the people and
found some who hearkened to them favorably. We had by this time found that
London was the hardest place for a mission that we had ever undertaken, but
we did not feel discouraged in the least,
and were determined in the name of the
Lord to set up the standard of the Kingdom in that city.
The following day I was still confined
to my room most of the time, but on
the next, Elders Kimball and Smith went
to Debtford, and I took a walk into the
city, called upon Brother Corner and
found him in good spirits. I also called
Column 2
upon Mr. Panther, 17 Warf, City Road,
Basin, who was a director of a Methodist
chapel. I asked him for the chapel to
preach in. He said he had a school
house which would hold two hundred,
and that I might have that on Sunday.
So I gave out an appointment at Bowl
Court, 137 Shordeitch. I conversed
with several others who received my testimony, and one woman said she would
be baptized.
Sunday, , I preached
in the morning at Bowl Court, 137
Shoreditch, and was followed by Elders
Kimball and Smith. We also held a
meeting in Tabernacle Square, at 3
o'clock in the afternoon, at which Elders
Kimball and Smith preached and I bore
my testimony to their words. One man
arose and opposed us, and was angry because of the truth of God. He continued
opposing, until the police stopped the
conversation.
We met again in the evening at Bowl
Court, to preach to the people, but
when we got there we found a plan contrived by several of the preachers for
one of them to preach, lest some should
believe our testimony. We went our
way and found four persons who received our testimony and offered themselves for baptism.
Next day I wrote to Elder Browett of
my Herefordshire field of labor, and
walked to Brother Corner's and visited
several other friends. Two offered themselves for baptism. I visited St. Paul's
and then returned home. Elders Kimball and Smith had just returned from a
visit to the Rev. Robert Aitken. He
received them kindly, acknowledged
their doctrine true, but was afraid of
deception. His mind was in a disturbed
state.
In the evening we held a meeting in
the Temperance Hall; but we had almost the bare walls to preach to, there
being only about thirty present. I
preached to the few present for about an
hour, and Elder Kimball followed me.
After paying seven shillings and six
pence for the use of the hall we returned
to our lodgings.
On I paid my bills
and called upon the friends, in company
of Brothers Kimball and Smith, and on
the day following I parted from the