220 Early in the morning I Baptized two persons viz Capt Isaac Crockett & William Merchant. We then
walked to Mr John Smith's whare I again met Mrs Woodruff We spent the night at Mr Smiths Distance 8 m[iles]
~ Sunday
201 Sunday met a large congregation in No 2 for a meeting Elder Ball addressed the people I followed him {The spirit of God rested upon me to a great degree [with power] on the people} We held a prayer meeting at Br Charles Brown's I spent {the night with}J Arey 2 m
~ Monday
22 I visited Br Thomas Arey 2nd he had broken his leg yet he was resigned to his affliction after praying
with him we walked to Capt Benjamin Coombs & spent the day in writing 3 miles
25 Spent the day in visiting the Saints and attended a prayer meeting at Br Sullers 3 miles
~ Friday
26 I accompainied Elder Ball & Br C Brown on to green Island bar & we dug a quantity of clams which
we made in to a clam chowder & it was a delicious feast. We spent the night at Mr Ebenezer Arey's. 3 m
~ Saturday
27 Walked to Capt Benj Coombs & spent the day in writing I wrote a letter to EFather Ezra Carter
~ Sunday
28 Preached on Sunday in No 2 schoolhouse & returned to Capt Benj[amin] Coombs & spent the night 3 miles
~ Monday
29 Walked to Mr John Smith from thence to Joseph Sylvesters with Mrs Woodruff from thence in com-
pany with Elder Ball to Br William Merchant's & we found him, his wife & Sister Crocket in a per-
ilous situation there hath a lying spirit gone out into the world & it hath entered into the Priest of Baal as
well as the multitude & Mr Douglass the Methodist Priest had visited the three mentioned persons & report-
ed that I utterly denied the Bible & said it could not be depended upon, this with many other fals reports
set them against me in spirit but after teaching them concerning the evil spirits &c we had prayers Brs Valentine Ames & I Crocket were with us we had a googd time Brother & Sister Merchant & Sister Crocket
became more camlm & began to be deliverd from the devil. Spent the night at Br Merchant's distance 10 mile
~ Tuesday
30 Walked to Widow Hopkins & spent the night We preached to several strangers 3 miles
~ Wednesday
31 Walked to Br Crocket's I had a serious interview with Mr Douglass he stated things that were utterly fals he
rejected our testimony in every respect & is striving to overthrow the Saints Preached at Br Crockets 3 miles
~ Saturday
20 Early in the morning I Baptized two persons viz capt Isaac Crockett & William Merchant. We then
walked to Mr John Smith's whare I again met Mrs Woodruff we spent the night at Mr Smiths Distance 8 m
~ Sunday
21 Sunday met a large congregation in No 2 for a meeting Elder Ball addressed the people I followed him
{The spirit of God rested upon me to a great degree with power on the people} We held a prayer meeting at Br Charles Brown's I spent {the night with}J Arey 2 m
~ Monday
22 I visited Br Thomas Arey 2nd he had broken his leg yet he was resigned to his affliction after praying
with him we walked to Capt Benjamin Coombs & spent the day in writing 3 miles
24 Walked to Br Thomas Arey's 2nd Preached at night at Mr J Calderwood{distance of the day} 4 miles
~ Thursday
25 spent the day in visiting the saints and attended a prayer meeting at Br Sullers 3 miles
~ Friday
26 I accompanied Elder Ball & Br C Brown on to green Island bar & we dug a quantity of clams which
we made in to a clam chowder & it was a delicious feast. We spent the night at Mr Ebenezer Arey's. 3 m
~ Saturday
27 Walked to Capt Benjn Coombs & spent the day in writing I wrote a letter to Father Ezra Carter
~ Sunday
28 Preached on Sunday in No 2. Schoolhouse & returned to Capt Benjn Coombs & spent the night 3 miles
~ Monday
29 Walked to Mr John Smith from thence to Joseph Sylvesters with Mrs Woodruff from thence in com
-pany with Elder Ball to Br William Merchant's & we found him, his wife & Sister Crocket in a per
-ilous situation there hath a lying spirit gone out into the world & it hath entered into the Priest of Baal as
well as the multitude & Mr Douglass the Methodist Priest had visited the three mentioned persons & report
-ed that I utterly denied the Bible & said it could not be depended upon, this with many other fals reports
set them against me in spirit but after teaching them concerning the evil spirits &c we had prayers Brs
Valentine Ames & I Crocket were with us we had a good time Brother & Sister Merchant & Sister Crocket
became more calm & began to be deliverd from the devil. Spent the night at Br Merchant's distance 10 mile
~ Tuesday
30 Walked to widow Hopkins & spent the night we Preached to several strangers 3 miles
~ Wednesday
31 Walked to Br Crocket's I had a serious interview with Mr Douglass he stated things that were utterly fals he
rejected our testimony in every respect & is striving to overthrow the saints Preached at Br Crockets 3 miles
"Journal (January 1, 1838 – December 31, 1839)," January 20, 1838 - January 31, 1838, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 6, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/nGY