June 12th I took the parting hand with Elders Page & Blakesley
& many other Saints & travled in company with 6 other
brethren to the branch of Church in leeds distance 30 miles
We met together in the evening at Brother Carnes &
bore testimony to the work in which we are ingaged Elders John Goodson, H. HaleM Holmes & John Snider followed
each other in testimony I then followed them the spirit of
of God rested upon us all. I called upon Sister Carnes to
present before us two of her children which were sick
one was a suckling child lay at the point of death I took
it in my arms presented it before the Elders they lade
their hands upon it while in my arms & we healed it in
the name of Jesus Christ & I returned it whole to its Mother
the other child was also healed the Parents praised God
for his goodness I spent the night at Brother Eeton's
~ Tuesday
13th I took the parting hand with the Saints in the Leeds
Church & walked in company with several Elders to Kingston in Upper Canida on the shore of lake Ontario
a place containing 5 or 6 thousand inhabitants Spent the
night in Kingston distance of the day 26 miles
~ Wednesday
14th I had an interview, in the streets of Kingston, with
Brother's John Gribble & Isaac Russel at 12 oclok we
went on board the Great Britian J Whitney capt. We
reached Oswego at 7 PM 60 miles fare $1.00 dollar
left Oswego in the line boat Maumee & travled 18 m[iles]
during the night the whole distance 78 miles
~ Thursday
15th Travled 18 miles to Syracuse & we went on board
the Saint Joseph at 5 oclock P.M travled to Rome 45 m[iles]
the whole distance of the day 63 miles
~ Friday
16th travled to Utica 15 miles. We left Utica at 3 oclok
P.M. in a rail car and reached Schenectady at 8 oclock
being but 5 hours in travling 80 miles here we took
the parting hand with three of our beloved brethren that
had journe'd with us from Canada viz. Elder John Goodson
and Priest's Isaac Russel & John Snider thes brethren
were bound for the city of New York to Join two of the
~ Monday
June 12th I took the parting hand with Elders Page & Blakesley
& many other saints & travled in company with 6 other
brethren to the branch of church in leeds distance 30 miles
We met together in the evening at Brother Carnes &
bore testimony to the work in which we are ingaged Elders
John Goodson, H. HaleM Holmes & John Snider followed
each other in testimony I then followed them the spirit of
of God rested upon us all. I called upon Sister Carnes to
present before us two of her children which were sick
one was a suckling child lay at point of death I took
it in my arms presented it before the Elders they lade
their hands upon it while in my arms & we healed it in
the name of Jesus Christ & I returned it whole to its Mother
the other child was also healed the Parents praised God
for his goodness. I spent the night at Brother Eeton's
~ Tuesday
13th I took the parting hand with the saints in the Leeds
church & walked in company with several Elders to
Kingston in Upper Canida on the shore of lake Ontario
a place containing 5 or 6 thousand inhabitants Spent the
night in Kingston distance of the day 26 miles
~ Wednesday
14th I had an interview, in the streets of Kingston, with
Brother's John Gribble & Isaac Russel at 12 oclok we
went on board the Great Britian J Whitney capt. We
reached Oswego at 7. PM 60 miles fare $1.00 dollar
left Oswego in the line boat Maumee & travled 18 m
during the night the whole distance 78 miles
~ Thursday
15th Travled 18 miles to Syracuse & we went on board
the Saint Joseph at 5. oclock P.M travled to Rome 45 m
the whole distance of the day 63 miles
~ Friday
16th travled to Utica 15 miles. We left Utica at 3 oclok
P.M. in a rail car and reached Schenectady at 8 oclock
being but 5 hours in travling 80 miles here we took
the parting hand with three of our beloved brethren that
had journe'd with us from Canada viz. Elder John Goodson
and Priests Isaac Russel & John Snider thes brethren
were bound for the city of New York to join two of the
"Journal (December 29, 1833 – January 3, 1838)," June 12, 1837 - June 16, 1837, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 2, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/j25