July 6, 1884
Sunday I met at the Tabernacle at 9:40 to attend
the funeral of David O Calder his remains were brought at
9 oclok & viewed untill 10 oclok services commenced at 10
Prayer By H S Eldridge. Mellen Atwood spoke 5 M[inutes] A M Cannon 11 M[inutes], G Q Cannon 62 M[inutes]. He read the 42
chapter of the Book of Alma on the resurrection and spoke
quite extensively upon the subject. Afternoon {Prayer by} Carl MaeserG. Teasdale spoke 64 M[inutes]. We met in council
~ Monday
7 We Met in council at 9 oclok and discussed matters
of Church interest we were informed that Judge Hunter
Had discharged the Grand Jury and liberated Nellie White
from Prision. A. M. Musser went to the penetentiary and
brought her away He stoped with her at the Historians
Office we went out and spoke to her she was in good spirits
~ Tuesday
8 [FIGURES] Thank God Congress has adjourned and the Hoar
Bill has not passed and we have five more [months] of Breathing
spell. The Lord has heard and Answered our prayers
in this respect I wrote ^5^ Letters to Asahel, Jesse Moses
[FIGURE] Susan C Scholes to Bell Erickson and Sarah The
Presidency & some of the Twelve went to Logan this after-
noon to attend to Logan Temple matters
~ Wednesday
9 [FIGURES] I received 2 letters to day from Sarah & Udall
I wrote ^2^ Letters to D. K. Udall or sent a message to him &
wrote A F. McDonald I learned to Day that Aaron
McDonald at Mesa City Arizona Died from sun stroak
I wrote to Francis Sharp & sent him a pamphlet on
Priesthood & revelation I put up a large quantity
of scraps to day
~ Sunday
July 6, 1884
Sunday I met at the Tabernacle at 9:40 to attend
the funeral of David O Calder his remains were brought at
9 oclok & viewed untill 10 oclok services commenced at 10
Prayer By H S Eldridge. Mellen Atwood spoke 5 Minutes
A M Cannon 11 Minutes, G Q Cannon 62 Minutes. He read the 42
chapter of the Book of Alma on the resurrection and spoke
quite extensively upon the subject. Afternoon {Prayer by}Carl MaeserG. Teasdale spoke 64 Minutes. We met in council
~ Monday
7 We Met in council at 9 oclok and discussed matters
of Church interest we were informed that Judge Hunter
Had discharged the Grand Jury and liberated Nellie White
from Prision. A. M. Musser went to the penetentiary and
brought her away He stoped with her at the Historians
Office we went out and spoke to her she was in good spirits
~ Tuesday
8 FIGURES Thank God Congress has adjourned and the Hoar
Bill has not passed and we have five more months of Breathing
spell. The Lord has heard and Answered our prayers
in this respect I wrote 5 Letters to Asahel, Jesse Moses
[FIGURE] Susan C Scholes to Bell Erickson and Sarah The
Presidency & some of the Twelve went to Logan this afternoon to attend to Logan Temple matters
~ Wednesday
9 FIGURES I received 2 letters to day from Sarah & Udall
I wrote 2 Letters to D. K. Udall or sent a message to him &
wrote A F. McDonald I learned to Day that Aaron
McDonald at Mesa City Arizona Died from sun stroak
I wrote to Francis Sharp & sent him a pamphlet on
Priesthood & revelation I put up a large quantity
of scraps to day
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," July 6, 1884 - July 9, 1884, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 24, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/k24E