August 25, 1840 ~ Tuesday

25^th I wrote a letter to Elder Turley & enclosed
our letter & sent them to him to convey them to America
we directed them to Liverpool. we visited Mr George
Boulton pin & needle hook & eye manufacturer we went
to his shop & saw them make pins through evry
process of it from the wire to the finish we attended
a tea total meeting, at the Temperance Hall

We engaged the hall
for a public meeting that we might preach the gospel
to the people we could not have it untill the 7 of sept
Elder Smith made a short speech in the tea total mee-
ting we returned & spent the night at our lodging 5 m[iles]

August 26, 1840 ~ Wednesday

26 we all started out to try to get some doors open
for preaching the gospel Br Kimball went to one part
of the city Br Smith & myself visited another part
we called upon two Baptist ministers, we asked
one for his chapel & the other we warned &
left an address we attended meeting in the evening at
the Methodist chapel in long lane

August 27, 1840 ~ Thursday

27^th I wrote a letter to Phebe sent by the hand
of Sister Elizabeth Ravenscroft I also wrote
a letter to Sister Elizabeth R. We attended a
tea total meeting (or temperance) at the Temperance
Hall in St Georges Road near Elephant & Castle
South London. By request of the committy I address
ed the meeting upon the subject of Temperance & was
followed by Elder Smith we gave out an appointment
to preach upon the gospel at the same place on the 7^th
of Sept, we are making evry exertion to find some
saints or those who are willing to obey the gospel
in this city of London But as yet our searching
has been in vain, Priest & People are all Bound up
in Bundles of tradition there Bands are made strong
& the whole city is given to whoredoms & all man
ner of wickedness & is ripe for judgment. Still
we are determined to spare no pains but to search
dilligently that we may seek out the honest in heart &
the meek of the earth

August 28, 1840 ~ Friday

28 We all started out in the morning to go through
the city of London to see if we could find any
man that had the Spirit of God & after wander
ing several miles through the city not knowing
whether we went we came to an Ephraimite

August 25, 1840 ~ Tuesday

25th [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Elder Turley & enclosed our letter & sent them to him to convey them to America we directed them to Liverpool. we visited Mr George Boulton pin & needle hook & eye manufacturer we went to his shop & saw them make pins through evry process of it from the wire to the finish we attended a tea total meeting, at the Temperance Hall

We engaged the hall for a public meeting that we might preach the gospel to the people we could not have it untill the 7 of sept Elder Smith made a short speech in the tea total meeting we returned & spent the night at our lodging 5 m

August 26, 1840 ~ Wednesday

26 we all started out to try to get some doors open for preaching the gospel Br Kimball went to one part of the city Br Smith & myself visited another part we called upon two Baptist ministers, we asked one for his Chapel & the other we warned & left an address we attended meeting in the evening at the Methodist Chapel in long lane

August 27, 1840 ~ Thursday

27th [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Phebe sent by the hand of Sister Elizabeth Ravenscroft I also wrote a letter to Sister Elizabeth R. We attended a tea total meeting (or temperance) at the Temperance Hall in St Georges Road near Elephant & Castle South London By request of the Committy I address ed the meeting upon the subject of Temperance & was followed by Elder Smith we gave out an appointment to preach upon the gospel at the same place on the 7th of Sept, we are making evry exertion to find some saints or those who are wiling to obey the gospel in this City of London But as yet our searching has been in vain, Priest & People are all Bound up in Bundles of tradition there Bands are made strong & the whole city is given to whoredoms & all man ner of wickedness & is ripe for judgment, Still we are determined to spare no pains but to search dilligently that we may seek out the honest in heart & the meek of the earth

August 28, 1840 ~ Friday

28 We all started out in the morning to go through the City of London to see if we could find any man that had the Spirit of God & after wander ing several miles through the City not knowing whether we went we came to an Ephraimite