Journal (January 1, 1840 – December 31, 1840)

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Journal (January 1, 1840 – December 31, 1840)
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    who received the word gladly & wished to be baptized. I then called upon Mrs Sarah Stanton the overseer & keeper of the splended mansion house by the name of Brand Lodge this Lady was a weslian but received my testimony & I Baptized the three 3 females above spoken of in a conve- neient pool or bath inclosed in the Brand Lodge. I also confirm ed them & then walked to Keysend Street & held a meeting with the Saints & had ...
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    May 17, 1840 ~ Sunday 17th Sunday this is the anniversary {Met} at Gadfield Elm at which place I met with the saints in company with Elders Young & Brigh Richards. I preached in the morning, & Elder Young in the afternoon, & while he was preaching opposers made much disturdance & was determined to break up the meeting Elder Young rose up in the power of the Priesthood & in the name of the Great God & according to the ...
  • Page 123

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    Daniel Browett an Elder & John Smith, John Davis, James Morgan, Robert Clift, John Gaily, & William Evens to the office of a priest. After our meeting was closed 3 were Baptized. Baptizedsm was administered by Prist James Morgan, who was baptized, ordained, & commenced Bapti- zing all in one Day, the 3 Baptized were also confirmed which closed the business of the Day Making 19 Baptized & confirmed, & ordained 1 Elder ...
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    & walked to Br Jinkins & spent the night distance 8 mi May 23, 1840 ~ Saturday 23rd we spent the day at Moorends Cross at Br Jinkins we blessed the family for they were worthy we had a good time {I spoke in tongues} May 24, 1840 ~ Sunday 24th Sunday I walked to BOld Starridge Common to attend a camp meeting I preached in the morning Br Richards in the ...
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    May 29, 1840 ~ Friday 29th We met at the creek & I Baptized 2 & Elder Richards confirmed them & walked to Shucknell Hill & Preached after meeting I Baptized 3, one a preacher on the plan we confirmed them & ordained one Priest Benjamin Williams making 5 Baptized & confirmed {Distance of the day} 6 miles May 30, 1840 ~ Saturday 30th Elder Richards Baptized 2 & I confirmed them we then walked to
  • Page 126

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    June 1, 1840 ~ Monday JUNE 1st [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Elder Milton Holmes I Baptized 9 & Elder Richards confirmed them we then walked to Ledbury & preached & spent the night. The churches in Herefordshire Now No 402. 8 m[iles] June 2, 1840 ~ Tuesday 2nd [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Elder Tayler. we received the first No of the Mill[ennial] Star. Elder Young ordained
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    June 6, 1840 ~ Saturday June 6th I walked to Br Benj[amin] Hills at Turkey Hall & spent the night 4 miles June 7, 1840 ~ Sunday 7th Sunday according to appointment I met a congregation of saints & sinners at the coars Lawn for the purpose of holding a camp meeting I preached in the fore part of the day & was followed by a Priest, & in the afternoon several of the Priest & Elder deliverd their testimony, & I closed the meeting by delivering ...
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    June 12, 1840 ~ Friday June 12th I walked to Dymock & had an interview with Elder Richards he had just returned from the south part of Herefordshire whare he had built up a church of 11 members & ordained one Teacher John Castreo we preached at Br Kingtons confirmed 2 & healed one tha was sick Elder Richards wrote a peace for the Star 12 [miles] June 13, 1840 ~ Saturday ...
  • Page 129

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    that Priest Robert Clift have the care of the church at Dymock James Palmer Priest care of the church at Kilcott John Hill Priest care of the church at Twigworth William Simomon Priest care of the church at Haw Cross William Coleman ...
  • Page 130

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    appointing Elder Daniel Browett President & John Hill Priest standing clerk, on the south side of the river. & Also Elder on the North side by appointing Elder William Jeinkins President & John Smith Priest standing clerk to assemble on the 26th of June ^3rd of July^ next at Turkey Hall. after passing many other votes of minor impo rtance accompanied by much instruction from Elders Richards & Woodruff touching the duties of the several officers in ...
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    June 15, 1840 ~ Monday June 15th We walked to Dymock. I walked to Ryton & Preached & returned to Dymock & spent the night confirmed 2 persons [FIGURE] I received a letter from Elder John Taylors 10 m[iles] June 16, 1840 ~ Tuesday 16th Walked to Lugwardine. Preached at the house of William Green, father of Elder Philip Green after meeting 3 were Baptized by Elder Green. Elder
  • Page 132

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    hendered a short time in looking for a suitable place for Baptizing a man by the name of Pitt came to us filled with the Devil & wrath at the head of a mob & commanded us not to Be Baptized in that river & threatened us much if we did so. Elder Richard Preached to Mr Pitt & warned him to repent & be Baptized or he could not be saved. But the Devel raged to such a degree in this man & his company we ...
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    June 21, 1840 ~ Sunday Minutes of A conference held at Standly Hill Bishop ^Castle^ Froome Herefordshire England on the 21st June AD 1840 The preachers & members of the Frooms Hill circuit of the United Brethren met at the house of Elder John Cheese on Stanly Hill Herefordshire England June 21st AD 1840 at 10 oclock AM according to previous notice, when the meeting was called to order by Elder Thomas Kington & Elder ...
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    John Preece Priest Ledbury Joseph Firkins Assistant Samuel Warren Priest Keysend Street Joseph Shinn Assistant James Shinn Teacher James Baldwin Priest Wind Point John Allard ...
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    Elder Philip Green Shucknell Hill Lugwardin Mardon Elder John Cheese Stokes Lane Woferwood Common Bishop Froome Elder Charles Price Ledbury Ridgway Cross Elder James Hill Hope Rough Stanly Hill Elder John Benbow Frooms Hill Carried unanimously Mooved by the President & seconded by Elder
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    assigned to the different Elders viz) standing clerk Elder Thomas Clark President & James Meeks, Duns Close [standing clerk] Samuel Jones [President] William Williams Wind point [standing clerk] Philip Green [President] Francis Burnet Lugwardin [standing clerk] John Cheese [President] George Allen Stokes Lane [standing clerk] Charles Price [President] Thomas Jenkins Moorend Cross [standing ...
  • Page 137

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    Reflectiosns From Adam man decended & prospered & blessed untill he polluted the earth by sin & wickedness to that degree that God destroyed the whole world by a flood except 8 souls & they went forth & again peopled the earth & was always blessed when they kept the commandments of God & was cursed when they broke them. God blessed Abram & made covenants with him & his seed. Though Israel was in slavery as it were under Pharroio yet when ...
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    June 22, 1840 ~ Monday June 22nd Elders Richards & myself spent the morning in aranging the minutes of the conference at Elder John Ben bows, we confirmed one Blessed 4 children. I then Baptized 5 persons & confirmed them & also 2 others were Baptized by Elder Clark which we confirmed this was Just as we were about to leave of Frooms Hill to start on our Journey for the conference at Manch ester, & I never before ...
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    we took the parting hand with each other & Elder Richard took the cars for Manchester & I took coach for West Bromwich 5 miles & called upon Sister Mary Packard at Mr's Duffrell Church Tavern West Bromich she informed me that Elder Turley was in another part of the town & had commenced Baptizing. Sister Packard accompanied me to Brother John Robinson Gritts Green near Bromwich thes friends received me ...
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    under ground at work in the midst of fire, Brimston, sulpher, Gas & cole &c. the whole face of the earth & heavens air & horizon, men, women, & houses, are filled & coverd with the composition of fire, cinders Gas, sut, & smooke of their miserry & labours that assended up out of their piles, firnesses, & pitts froom day to day & from year to year. in fine, it is more like Hell in comparrison than any place I have as yet visited. (Uncommon) A boy by the name of ...