~ Saturday
Jan 1, 1881
This is New years day for 1881. What the year will bring forth
I know not. What the year will bring forth God knows and will direct
it, and time will show it to us. I pray Godd to preserve me and
My family in Purity And I P[r]ay the Lord to Peserve the first
Presidency, Twelve and all the faithful Saints in Zion and Bless
And Protect Br George Q Cannon in Washington and hedge up the
way of our Enemies that they shall not have power over the Saints of
God. In company with Mrs Woodruff I visited Leonard W
Hardy at a surprise party at his house on his birth day. We had an
Excellent time. His sons and family Presented him with a $30
arm chair, speech was made by one of his sons, in the presenta-
tion of the chair. Addresses were made by Br Hardy followed By
R T Burton & W Woodruff I spent the Evening with my son
Wilford, & Br Nixion & wife of St George
~ Sunday
Jan 2d Sunday I met at the Tabernacle, Elias Morris Prayd John ^L^ Henry
John L Smith spoke 10 M, C W Penrose 31, John Taylor 70 m
I attended the Prayer Circle in the H. Office at 1 oclok and atten-
ded a Meeting in the 17 ward in the Evening John T Cain spoke
30 M, Br Lambert 15 M, & W Woodruff 45 M I wrote one
letter to Wm R Smith of Centreville
~ Monday
3
In company with Angus M Cannon I visited
Father Vance who had Been afflicted for 4 years with
Evil spirits, and was suffering much we talked with him
and his wife for several hours. A man by the name of
E R Walker called himself a Doctor and said He was
an Elder in the Church He was associated with other Men
He said they had cast out 1500 devils out of Br Vance
and had all their names written down in a Book
~ Saturday
Jan 1, 1881 This is New years day for 1881. What the year will bring forth I know not. What the year will bring forth God knows and will direct it, and time will show it to us. I pray God to preserve me and My family in Purity And I Pray the Lord to Peserve the first Presidency, Twelve and all the faithful Saints in Zion and Bless And Protect Br George Q Cannon in Washington and hedge up the way of our Enemies that they shall not have power over the Saints of God. In company with Mrs Woodruff I visited Leonard W Hardy at a surprise party at his house on his birth day. We had an Excellent time. His sons and family Presented him with a $30 arm chair, speech was made by one of his sons, in the presentation of the chair. Addresses were made by Br Hardy followed By R T Burton & W Woodruff I spent the Evening with my son Wilford, & Br Nixion & wife of St George
~ Sunday
Jan 2d Sunday I met at the Tabernacle, Elias Morris Prayd John L Smith spoke 10 M, C W Penrose 31, John Taylor 70 m I attended the Prayer Circle in the H. Office at 1 oclok and attended a Meeting in the 17 ward in the Evening John T Cain spoke 30 M, Br Lambert 15 M, & W Woodruff 45 M I wrote one [FIGURE] letter to Wm R Smith of Centreville
~ Monday
3 FIGURES In company with Angus M Cannon I visited Father Vance who had Been afflicted for 4 years with Evil spirits, and was suffering much we talked with him and his wife for several hours. A man by the name of E R Walker called himself a Doctor and said He was an Elder in the Church He was associated with other Men He said they had cast out 1500 devils out of Br Vance and had all their names written down in a Book
