London we returned home & held a prayer
meeting at Father Corners 52 Iron monger Row
St Lukes London. Distance of the Day 10 miles

October 22, 1840 ~ Thursday

22 I wrote a letter to Brother Thomas
Clark. We hired Mr J. Barretts Academy
57, King Street Square, Goswall Street
(the enterance Door in President Streett for three
mont[h]s to preach in. I went to the printer
& got 500 hand bills published which cost
me 11/ this to give notice of our meeting
on my return from the office Elder Smith
presented me with three letters to read &
also the No 10) of the Times & Seasons one
letter was from Elder Richards & one from Father
John Smith to his son George A. & while reading
it I was informed that my Daughter Sarah
Emma Woodruff was DEAD [FIGURE] this is the first
information I have had of it. May the Lord
comfort her mother in her afflictions, & preserve
her life & health & her son for my sake,
I wrote two letters one to Brother Francis
Pullin & one to Elder Samuel Warren

In the evening in company with Elder
G. A. Smith I attended A Missionary meeting of
the Weslian Methodist in the Weslian City road
road Chapapel ^Wesleyan^ Chapel London I[t] was considered
one of the greatest missionary meetings ever held
in the city of London the chair was occupied
by the LORD MAYOR of the city of London
He was a noble looking man, his watch guard
consisted of six gold chains which were large
& heavy. The object of this meeting was for the
Wesleyan Methodist to send out foreign missionari[es]
& to make collections enough to clear themselves of
a debt of £50000. the most splended talents of
Europe were gatherd together on this occasion Ministers
of the Church of Scotland, of England, & of the
Wesleyans were present in large numbers, the mee
ting opened early & continued untill after 10 [ocl[ock]]
oclock. There was much policy manifest in this
combination of ministers & power of the differen[t]
churches for the purpose of Gathering collections I
herd speaches from 10 or 12 Ministers. One
Scotch Minister Says as he arose & addressed the
chairman & meetings My Lord & Wesleyan

London we returned home & held a Prayer meeting at Father Corners 52 Iron monger Row St Lukes London. Distance of the Day 10 miles

October 22, 1840 ~ Thursday

In the evening in company with Elder - G. A. Smith I attended A Missionary meeting of the Weslian Wesleyan Methodist in the Weslian City road Wesleyan Chapel London. It was considered one of the greatest missionary meetings ever held in the city of London the chair was occupied by the LORD MAYOR of the city of London. He was a noble looking man, his watch guard consisted of six gold chains which were large & heavy, The object of this meeting was for the Wesleyan Methodist to send out foreign missionaries & to make collections enough to clear themselves of a debt of £50000. the most splended talents of Europe were gathered together on this occasion Ministers of the Church of Scotland, of England. & of the Wesleyans were present in large numbers, the mee ting opened early & continued untill after 10 [ocl[ock]] oclock, There was much policy manifest in this combination of ministers & Power of the different churches for the purpose of Gathering collections I herd speaches from 10 or 12 Ministers, One Scotch Minister Says as he arose & addressed the chairman & meetings My Lord & Wesleyan