Turley spoke of the knowledge of God coveri
ng the earth as the waters cover the great deep &c
I blessed 5 children & lade hands upon 5
that were sick Spent the night in Burslem
took supper with Brother Isaac Whittaker.
distance of the day 14 miles
January 28, 1840 ~ Tuesday
28th I applyed for a license but the justice
had not power to grant me one [FIGURE] that
he knew of. I preached in Birmingham ^Birslem^ at
night to a crouded congregation &
Methedist preacher by the name of John Jones arose when I closed & read a pam
phelet containing an Extract of morm
onism unveiled & Warren Parrish
letters Signed Luke Johnston & John F. Boyanton I answered him when he got
through & he rejected our testimony as he
had done a number [of times] before I had a
interview with priest Samuel Heath he
spent the night with me at Elder Cordons
January 29, 1840 ~ Wednesday
29th I took the parting hand with Elder Turley who started for Birmingham may
the Lord Bless him I pray. I preached at
Brother Woods in New Castle & spent the
"Journal (January 1, 1840 – December 31, 1840)," January 28, 1840 - January 29, 1840, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed May 19, 2022, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/documents/a304ab9d-910a-40ea-a121-858616d49cff/page/f46b8791-d418-495a-ab76-a19fa766c82e
