confiscated and seized by Parliament and the body of the building
converted into stables and barracks. In the reign of Charles the Second
it was again repared but was not finished when it became a prey
to the great fire of London in 1666. The new cathedral—the St
Paul's of to day was built by Sir Christopher Wren. The first
stone was laid on the 21st of June 1675 and the cap stone laid
by the son of the Architect in 1710 and it was finished and
issued by George the First in 1750 ^1715^. Its cost was over one million
and half sterling English money or nearly six million dollars
Its length from East to West is 500 ^ft^ and the breadth of the
body of the church 285 ft. and to the top of the cross over the dome
its height is 404 ft: and it covers over two acres of ground.
I again visited this cathedral on the and went from the lower floor to the ball and
visited every part of the building for public inspection. I walked
through the Whispering Gallery where a person can hear a
whisper from any part of it and when the door shuts
it penetrates the ear like peels of thunder.
On the we attended a meeting
of the Temperance Society, at their Hall which we engaged,
but could not have it until the . Br Smith
made a short speech. On the following , we started out to try to
get some doors opened for preaching. Brother Kimball
went to one part of the city and brother Smith and myself
to another. We called upon two Baptist Ministers and
asked one for his chapel. In the evening we attended a
Methodist meeting in Song Lane
Next we again went to the Temperance
Hall, in St George's Road, near the Elephant & Castle, and by the
request of the meeting ^comittee^ I addressed the meeting upon the subject
of temperance, followed by George A Smith. We gave out
an appointment to preach the Gospel at that place Sep the 7th
The after we all started out to go
through the city of London to see if we could find a
man with the Spirit of God; and after wandering through
the city, not Knowing whither we went, we came upon a
man and stoped him and spoke to him. Brother
Kimball asked him if he was a preacher? He said
confiscated and seized by Parliament and the body of the building
converted into stables and barracks. In the reign of Charles the Second
it was again repared but was not finished when it became a prey
to the great fire of London in 1666. The new cathedral—the St
Paul's of to day was built by Sir Christopher Wren. The first
stone was laid on the 21st of June 1675 and the cap stone laid
by the son of the Architect in 1710 and it was finished and
issued by George the First in 17 1715. Its cost was over one million
and half sterling English money or nearly six million dollars
Its length from East to West is 500 ft and the breadth of the
body of the Church 285 ft. and to the top of the cross over the dome
its height is 404 ft: and it covers over two acres of ground.
I again visited this cathedral on the 7th of
September and went from the lower floor to the ball and
visited every part of the building for public inspection. I walked
through the Whispering Gallery where a person can hear a
whisper from any part of it and when the door shuts
it penetrates the ear like peels of thunder.
On the 25 of August we attended a meeting
of the Temperance Society, at their Hall which we engaged,
but could not have it until the 7th of the next month. Br Smith
a short speech. On the following day, we started out to try to
get some doors opened for preaching. Brother Kimball
went to one part of the city and brother Smith and myself
to another. We called upon two Baptist Ministers and
asked one for his chapel. In the evening we attended a
Methodist meeting in Song Lane.
Next day we again went to the Temperance
Hall, in St George's Road, near the Elephant & Castle, and by the
request of the comittee I addressed the meeting upon the subject
of temperance, followed by George A Smith. We gave out
an appointment to preach the Gospel at that place Sep the 7th
The day after we all started out to go
through the city of London to see if we could find a
man with the Spirit of God; and after wandering through
the city, not knowing whither we went, we came upon a
man and stoped him and spoke to him. Brother
Kimball asked him if he was a preacher? He said