labours & their works do follow them [Revelation 14:13]

The speaker before closing, called upon the vast
assembly before him to humble themselves in faith
before God, & in mighty prayer & fasting to call
upon his Holy name, untill the elements were
purified over our heads & the earth sanctified under
our feet that the inhabitants of this city may
escape the power of the disease, pestilence & destroyer
that rideth upon the face of the earth & that the
holy spirit of God may rest upon this vast multitude

A[t] the close of the meeting President Smith informed
the congregation that he should attend to the
ordinance of Baptism nearin the his ho river near his
house at 2 oclock. And at the appointed hour
the Bank of the missisippi was lined with a multitude
of people & President Joseph Smith went
forth into the river & Baptized with his own
hands about 80 persons for the remission of
their sins & what added Joy to the scene the
first person Baptized was Mr L. D. Wason a
nephew of Sister Emma Smith the first of
her kindred that have embraced the fulness of
the gospel. At the close of this interesting scene
the Administrator lifted up his hands towards
heaven & implored the blessing of heaven ^God^ to
rest upon the people, & truly the Spirit of
God did rest upon the multitude to the Joy &
consolation of our harts. After Baptism
the congregation again repaired to the grove
near the Temple to attend to the ordinance of
confirmation & notwithstanding president Smith
had spoken in th[e] open iaair to the people & stood
in the water to& Baptized about 80 person about 510
of those Baptized received their confirmation
under his hands in the after part of the day, &
during the intermission of these meetings their
was probably as many more Baptized & confirmed
for their Dead relatives at the Font By the Twelve
And those who wish for further information
concerning the scenes of the Sabbath in Nauvoo
or any other day in the week I would say to all
such come & see. W. Woodruff

labours & their works do follow them

The speaker before closing called upon the vast assembly before him to humble themselves in faith before God, & in mighty Prayer & fasting to call upon his Holy name, untill the elements were purified over our heads & the earth sanctified under our feet that the inhabitants of this city may escape the power of the disease, pestilence & destroyer that rideth upon the face of the earth & that the holy spirit of God may rest upon this vast multitude

At the close of the meeting President Smith informed the congregation that he should attend to the ordinance of Baptism in the river near his house at 2 oclock. And at the appointed hour the bank of the missisippi was lined with a multitude of people & President Joseph Smith went forth into the river & Baptized with his own hands about 80 persons for the remission of their sins & what added Joy to the scene the first person Baptized was Mr L.D. Wason a nephew of Sister Emma Smith the first of her kindred that have embraced the fulness of the gospel. At the close of this interesting scene the Administrator lifted up his hands towards heaven & implored the blessing of God to rest upon the People, & truly the spirit of God did rest upon the multitude to the Joy & consolation of our harts. After Baptism the congregation again repaired to the grove near the Temple to attend to the ordinance of Confirmation & notwithstanding president Smith had spoken in the open air to the people & stood in the water & baptized about 80 person about 50 of those baptized received their confirmation under his hands in the after part of the day, & during the intermission of these meetings their was probably as many more Baptized & confirmed for their Dead relatives at the Font By the Twelve And those who wish for further information concerning the scenes of the Sabbath in Nauvoo or any other day in the week I would say to all such come & see. W. Woodruff.