July 22 & 23 1875
I spent these days cutting & binding wheat
~ Saturday
24. July 1875 I attended the great Jubilee of the sabbath [FIGURES] school children in the New Tabernacle there were
some 12000 persons present a great share were children
it was the grandest sight I Ever saw in my life, the Taberna
cle was adorned with 750000 fartificial flowers and roses
strung upon some three miles of cord. Mr MCCormic &
wife late member of Congress was present, and many other
strangers and seemed much asstonished at what they
saw the Presidency and Twelve were present G. A. Smith
stoped but a short time as he was unwell.
Afternoon Prayer by A M Musser R T Burton spoke
33 Minutes J Taylor spoke 44, A.M. Musser 17.
~ Monday
Monday 26 Met at 10 oclock Prayer By Br Jeffries Lorenzo Young spoke 61 Minuts John Taylor 11 M[inutes]
W. Woodruff 25 M[inutes]. Afternoon J TaylorG Q Cannon
spoke 65 Minuts At the close of the Meeting we repaired
to the water & G Q Cannon spokeBaptized 14 persons and
they were confirmed under the Hands of J. Taylor
W. Woodruff R. T. BurtonA M. Musser & Lorenzo
Young we then held a political Meeting. I spent the night
at Aroett Hales 40 Miles
~ Thursday to ~ Friday
July 22 & 23 1875
I spent these days cutting & binding wheat
~ Saturday
24. July 1875 I attended the great Jubilee of the sabbath
FIGURES school children in the New Tabernacle there were
some 12000 persons present a great share were children
it was the grandest sight I Ever saw in my life, the Taberna
cle was adorned with 750000artificial flowers and roses
strung upon some three miles of cord. Mr MCCormic &
wife late member of Congress was present, and many other
strangers and seemed much asstonished at what they
saw the Presidency and Twelve were present G. A. Smith
stoped but a short time as he was unwell.
Afternoon Prayer by A M Musser R T Burton spoke
33 Minutes J Taylor spoke 44, A.M. Musser 17.
~ Monday
Monday 26 Met at 10 oclock Prayer By Br Jeffries
Lorenzo Young spoke 61 Minuts John Taylor 11 Minutes
W. Woodruff 25 Minutes. Afternoon G Q Cannon
spoke 65 Minuts At the close of the Meeting we repaired
to the water & G Q CannonBaptized 14 persons and
they were confirmed under the Hands of J. Taylor
W. Woodruff R. T. BurtonA M. Musser & Lorenzo
Young we then held a political Meeting. I spent the night
at Aroett Hales 40 Miles
"Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)," July 22, 1875 - July 26, 1875, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 27, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/PZ6A