I soon saw evry exhertion was making to prejudice my mind
against Br Clark the spirit against him was of such a
Nature that I saw he could never work with Br Hedlock
in fact the accusations against him was of such a Nature
& urged so [warningly] I was obliged to make it almost my
first business to trace up the the accusations against him
to the fountain head through all its windings it appeared
to me to be like great groanings among the mountains to
to bring forth a mouse, it Ended in this fact he had
kissed somebody but in my opinion it was more to keep
him out of the Emigration business thus to clense the
church of crime. After I settled that up I advised him
to take charge of some conference for a season untill
their was a better feeling at Liverpool. I made my
Address to the churches though the Star & had my recommend
published with it that the Saints might know that I
came with Authority from Head the proper Source I
saw that Br Hedlok & Ward seemed to he much troubled
about their standing so I made choice of them for councillors
out of respect to the men & their former standing, thinking
they would operate with me, their was nothing through the
Star but what all was right but the more I advanced toward
my place as president to take charge of things & direct them
the more I found a spirit against it & secretiveness in
all things Esspecially with Br Hedlock & Br Ward had so much
of John Bull in him that it seemed at times that it was of
more consequence to him than the priesthood, & as out of the
heart the mouth speaketh I soon sayw things in their hearts
not right if I could judge from the causes they were
persuing their feelings was we have power & influence & we
will hold it. Br Hedlock continued to carry on Business

I soon saw evry exhertion was making to prejudice my mind against Br Clark the spirit against him was of such a Nature that I saw he could never work with Br Hedlock in fact the accusations against him was of such a Nature & urged so warningly I was obliged to make it almost my first business to trace up the the accusations against him to the fountain head through all its windings it appeared to me to be like great groanings among the mountains to to bring forth a mouse, it Ended in this fact he had kissed somebody but in my opinion it was more to keep him out of the Emigration business thus to clense the church of crime. After I settled that up I advised him to take charge of some conference for a season untill their was a better feeling at Liverpool. I made my Address to the churches though the Star & had my recommend published with it that the Saints might know that I came with Authority from the proper Source I saw that Br Hedlok & Ward seemed to he much troubled about their standing so I made choice of them for councillors out of respect to the men & their former standing, thinking they would operate with me, their was nothing through the Star but what all was right but the more I advanced toward my place as president to take charge of things & direct them the more I found a spirit against it & secretiveness in all things Esspecially with Br Hedlock & Br Ward had so much of John Bull in him that it seemed at times that it was of more consequence to him than the priesthood, & as out of the heart the mouth speaketh I soon saw things in their hearts not right if I could judge from the causes they were persuing their feelings was we have power & influence & we will hold it. Br Hedlock continued to carry on Business