Two days afterwards the Twelve and
about 150 Saints took an excursion on board a steamer
As we glided over the water we passed the new frigate
Rariton of sixty four guns and reached Gloster Point
were we spent the day in feasting fishing swinging
walking singing and discussing various subjects

One of the subjects which arose
for discussion was, "Is the prosperity of any religious
denomination a positive evidence that they are right?"

Elder John E. Page contended for
the affirmative and Elder J. M. Grant for the negative
Brigham Young the chairman decided that the
prosperity of any people was no positive evidence
of their being right.

We returned to the city and
during the evening my mind was deeply exercised
with the impression that my wife was in distress
or afflicted. I prayed for her before the Lord
and my mind was releived

During the week we held meetings
several times and visited public places.

On one of the days Elders Young
O Pratt G. A Smith myself and P. Hesse visited
the State House, and on the top of the steeple we
had a fine view of the city of Philadelphia
Descending to the Indipendance Hall we saw the
place where the Patriots signed the Declaration
and sat in the chair in which John Hancock
sat in at the time he signed that instrument

Next day we visited various parts
of the city especially Peel's Museum where among many
other things of note we saw and examined the body
of the Mermaid and the skeleton of a Mamouth

On the 14th I parted from the
Philadelphia Saints and in company with Elders
Orson Pratt and Wm Moor took steamboat to
Skoolkill and then walked 6 miles to Mr. Mosley's
and preached in the evening followed by O. Pratt

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Two days afterwards the Twelve and about 150 Saints took an excursion on board a steamer As we glided over the water we passed the new frigate Rariton of sixty four guns and reached Gloster Point were we spent the day in feasting fishing swinging walking singing and discussing various subjects

One of the subjects which arose for discussion was, "Is the prosperity of any religions denomination a positive evidence that they are right?"

Elder John E. Page contended for the affirmative and Elder J. M. Grant for the negative Brigham Young the chairman decided that the prosperity of any people was not positive evidence of their being right.

We returned to the city and during the evening my mind was deeply exercised with the impression taht my wife was in distress or afflicted. I prayed for her before the Lord and my mind was releived

During the week we held meetings several times and visited public places.

on one of the days Elders Young O Pratt G. A Smith myself and P. Hesse visited the State House and on the tope of the teeple we had a fine view of the city of Philadelphia Descending to the Indipendance Hall we saw the place where the Patriots signed the Declaration and sat in the chair in which John Hancock sat in at the time he signed that instrument

Next day we visited barious parts of the city especially Peel's Museum where among many other things of note we saw and examined the body of the Mermaid and the skeleton of a Mamouth

On the 14th I parted from the Philadelphia Saints and in company with Elders Orson Pratt and Wm Moor took steamboat to Skoolkill and then walked 6 miles to Mr. Mosley's and preached in the evening followed by O. Pratt