[Members] [Elders] [Priests] [Teachers] [Deacons] [Elder] Edward Philips P[riest]. [represents the Church at] Ashfield & Crawcutt 1 Dead 55 5 [Elder] John Fidoe P. [represents the Church at] Bishop Froome 10 1 [Elder] Eld. George Allen [represents the Church at] Clifton upon Tame 15 2 ...

This hath been a busy day with me & after standing upon my feet from morning till night I am called to shake hands with hundreds of Saints who possess glad hearts & chererful countenances, & it is with no ordinary feelings that I meditate upon the cheering fact that a thousand souls have been Baptized into the New & Everlasting Covenant within half a year in one field which God has enabled me to open & I Pray God to Accept the gratitude of my heart for his ...

in Death I held a Prayer meeting with the Saints & spent the night at Brother Coles September 24, 1840 ~ Thursday 24th I spent the Day in writing. The church ministers are vary much stired up in this region because the Saints are gathering together evry exhertion is made against the the work of God the clergy are foaring they will loose their flock & the Lord is delivering the flock out of their hands the ministers of the Church of England see this, & they are ...

September 28, 1840 ~ Monday Minutes of the Conference of the Staffordshire Potteries Sept 28 1840 The conference met at Hanly Staffordshire on the 28th Sept there being present one of the travling council 4 Elders 11 Priest 5 Teachers & 2 Deacons. The meeting was then called to order by Elder Simpson when it was moved & carried that Elder W. Woodruff be chosen President of the conference & Osmond Shaw clerk. The meeting was then opened by singing ...

Moved & carried that Badley Edge be organized a Branch Moved & carried that Elder Cordon represent this conference to the general conference to be held at Manchester on the 6th of Oct 1840 Moved & carried that this conferenc adjourn to the 28th Dec. The meeting then concluded by singing & Prayer, & in the afternoon the officers met when Elder Woodruff addressed them at length & gave much council & advice & the Blessing of God was with us ...

October 2, 1840 ~ Friday Oct 2nd Elder Kimball & myself arose from our bed in the morning with the power of God resting upon us yea the spirit of God is like fire shut up in my bones. O my God, why is thy spirit thus upon me why is mine eyes this morning a fountain of tears what art thou about to do O my God that causes this thing. I ask the[e] father to tell it unto me in the name of Jesus Christ thy Son. Thus ...

October 5, 1840 ~ Monday 5th I took coach in company with Elder's Kimball & Br Kneadham for Bir Manchester I had a shake of the ague on the way & was quite sick, when I arived at Manchester I had an interview with Brs Young, Richards, & O Pratt & many other Brethren I [FIGURE] wrote a letter to Phebe & spent the night at Br Richards with Br Young & ...

viz Conferences & Churches 41 Saints 3626 Elders 81 Priests 222 Teachers 764 Deacons 26 Sum Total of official member 383 Increase for the last three months see July 6th is Saints 1113 Elders 25 Priests 96 ...

October 7, 1840 ~ Wednesday Oct 7th ^John Burry^ I sat in council with the Twelv & many other Saints at the Star office, we all attending A discussion in the evening held at the Carpenters Hall Garrett Road Manchester A Mr Baurretty attempted to prove the Book of Mormon fals & water Baptism or Baptism by immersion not esse- ntial to salvation he was answered by Elder Corden who proved the Book of mormon true & Baptism by ...

the proof sheet of the Book of Mormon. I bought two pair of pantaloons. I spent the night at Br Rigbys's after taking supper at Br. Miller's. The people are much stired up in Manchester, ther[e] will soon be persecution arise against the Saints in this town, the work is progressing the servants of God have preached in the streets, & the town is warned, & the methodist Preachers are much stired up against it. They gathered together at a house & ...

October 15, 1840 ~ Thursday 15th I arose refreshed by sleep but had a wait upon my mind, which has been upon me for ma- ny days the spirit of which manifests great trouble & persecutions of the Saints in general, throughout Europe & America & that many will fall away, that the U S A will rise against the Church & that they will be driven from whare they are & that great trouble awaits the world universally I had a long conversation with Catherine the Prophetess upon ...

face had the appearance of much meekness love & light I said Oh, he said fear not. he came & touch[ed] me with his hand then fear departed from me I said doth the Lord love me so much, he said it is thy faith in the servents of the God of heaven. Though [Thou] hast clothed the Naked & fed the hungry & the God of heaven will feed thee forever & forever, & the desire of thy heart shall be granted thee in Gods own time No weapon shall prosper against thee ...

& she was healed. I visited a Mr Parrott who was sick but he had an evil spirit in him that rejected the truth & I did not lay hands upon him. I preached at night at Br Joseph Tate 24 Park st Birmingham this is the first time that I have preached in Birmingham there is 4 Saints in Birmingham sever[al] others are rea dy for Baptism there will be a spedy work in that town through the mercy of God & ...

me & I was immediately healed & delivered me from all my troubles October 19, 1840 ~ Monday 19th [FIGURE] I wrote two letters one to Elder Richards & the other to Elder Kington I spent several hours in visiting the British Museum the accou nt of which is as follows A Visit to the BRITISH MUSEUM London Oct 19th 1840. In company with Elder G A. Smith I purchased a Book from which I make an extract of the following SYNOPSIS ...

plans drawn for new buildings, none were under- taken till 1823, when, upon the donation from his Majesty King George IV of the Library collected by King George III, the Government orderd drawings to be prepared for the erection of an entire no Museum a portion of one wing of which was to be occupied by the recently acquired Library. This wing on the Eastern side of the then Northern, & a part of the western compartment of a projected Square have been since completed. The Townly Gallery at pre- sent ...

number of sculptures, was Nero, Trajan The God Ammon, Shakespere, Huercules, Appollo, Thalia, Diana, Domitia, Homer, Minerva, & hundreds of others. An article called the Portland Vase is the choiceest article of any one thing among the Antiquities as it is the ownl[y] thing of the Kind known in the world. This celeb rated Barberini vase was more than two centuries ...

those now in use, Many Antiquities & Greek inecriptions from Athens, And almost an endless variety of articles from all of the Ancient cities of Greece, Rome, Egypt, & Jerrusalem.

October 20, 1840 ~ Tuesday Oct 20th [FIGURE] I wrote 5 letters one to O. Pratt to E. Bromley, to I. Whittaker, to Young & Kimball, to D. Browett. I spent the day in writing in our sitting room October 21, 1840 ~ Wednesday 21st [FIGURE] I wrote two Letters one to Elder John Cheese & the other to Edward Oaky after which I took an interesting walk ...

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 [FIGURE] 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/ ...

friends let my tongeue cleave to the roof of my mouth [Psalm 137:6] & my right hand forget her cunning when I will not take a Wesleanyan by the hand & call him Brother. A church Minister sayes My Lord & Wesleyan friends, I wish you while looking at the Church of England to cover her imperfections with the cloke of charity & while observing the Church of Scotland to do the same & I would readily cover the impe[r] perfections of the Wesleyan Society but I ...