August 28, 1873 ~ Thursday

Aug 28, 1873
we had a hard frost last night that killed potatoes povines & late grain
we rode th[r]ough Bloomington to Paris I stoped at David P Kimbals 8 M[iles].
we held a council in the Evening at C. C. Rich upon the case of David
P. Kimball. it was thought adviseable to take his licen[s]e from him
as the President of that Stake of Zion

August 29, 1873 ~ Friday

29. Met at the Bowery at 10 oclok for a 3 days Meeting E F Sheets prayed
G Q Cannon spoke 38 Minutes, W. Woodruff 43. Afternoon
John Taylor spoke 69, G A Smith 42.

August 30, 1873 ~ Saturday

30. Saturday Met at 10 oclok J P Freeze spoke 30 M[inutes], T. Taylor 23
G A Smith spoke one hour & 23 Minutes upon his Journey to Jerrusa-
lem At the close of the Meeting we went to the House of C C Rich
& B. Yo[u]ng, G. A. Smith John Taylor W Woodruff C. C. Rich,
& G Q Cannon laid hands upon the Head of Moris Phelps 68
Born Dec 20, 1805 & Ordained him a Patriarch B Young Mouth

Nathan C. Davis Born Aug 29, 1816. Aged 57. Ordained
By G. A. Smith

Bekias Dustin Born Oct 5, 1796. 77 years old Ordained
Patriarch By John Taylor

W^m Stewart Born Oct, 1800 Aged 72. Ordained
Patriarch By W. Woodruff. 4 Patriarchs Ordained

Afternoon A Letter from David P. Kimball resigning his
presidency over that stake of Zion. David spoke followed by C. C.
Rich, Bishop Budge G. A. Smith W. Woodruff G. A. Smith again
John Taylor & President Young spoke some 40 M, G Q Cannon
spoke 14 M. at the End of the speeches David P Kimball was retai-
ned as President on Trial

August 31, 1873 ~ Sunday

31 Aug Met at 10 oclok W^m Budge Prayed S. H. B. Smith spoke 10 M
E. F. Sheets spoke 27 M A M Musser 40, G C Lanla 6 M

August 28, 1873 ~ Thursday

Aug 28, 1873 We had a hard frost last night that killed potatoesvines & late grain we rode through Bloomington to Paris I stoped at David P Kimballs 8 Miles. We held a council in the Evening at C. C. Rich upon the case of David P. Kimball. it was thought adviseable to take his license from him as the President of that Stake of Zion

August 29, 1873 ~ Friday

29. Met at the Bowery at 10 oclok for a 3 days Meeting E F Sheets prayed G Q Cannon spoke 38 Minuts, W. Woodruff 43. Afternoon John Taylor spoke 69, G A Smith 42.

August 30, 1873 ~ Saturday

30. Saturday Met at 10 oclok J P Freeze spoke 30 Minutes, T. Taylor 23 G A Smith spoke One hour & 23 Minuts upon his Journey to Jerrusalem At the close of the Meeting we went to the House of C C Rich & B. Young, G. A. Smith John Taylor W Woodruff C. C. Rich, & G Q Cannon laid hands upon the Head of Moris Phelps 68 [FIGURE] Born Dec 20, 1805 & Ordained him a Patriarch B Young Mouth

Nathan C. Davis Born Aug 29, 1816. Aged 57. Ordained By G. A. Smith

Bekias Dustin Born Oct 5, 1796. 77 years old Ordained Patriarch By John Taylor

Wm Stewart Born Oct, 1800 Aged 72. Ordained Patriarch By W. Woodruff. 4 Patriarchs Ordained

Afternoon A Letter from David P. Kimball resigning his presidency over that stake of Zion. David spoke followed by C. C. Rich, Bishop Budge G. A. Smith W. Woodruff G. A. Smith again John Taylor & President Young spoke some 40 Minutes, G Q Cannon spoke 14 Minutes. at the End of the speeches David P Kimball was retained as President On Trial

August 31, 1873 ~ Sunday

31 Aug Met at 10 oclok. Wm Budge Prayed S. H. B. Smith spoke 10 Minutes E. F. Sheets spoke 27 Minutes A M Musser 40, G C Lanla 6 M