Sept 7, 1881
I met in council today the case of the
Liquor in Brigham City was taken up and
the commit[tee] felt that they had nothing to do upon the
subjectch matters it was left to the Authoritites of Brigham
Cicty athe presidency felt that they ^had^ Enough
to do to attend to the Kingdom of God without
attending to the local affairs of the various towns wards of the Church
~ Thursday
8 I spent a part of the day at home I went to
^[FIGURE] I wrote to J McAllister^ Grass lot in the Evening & spent the night I was unwell 6 M[iles] {[4 words of illegible shorthand]}
~ Friday
9. I returned to the city I attended council at 3 oclok upon
Territorial Statiscical matters
~ Saturday
10 I made half a Barrel cider this morning & spent the
Rest of the day in the office I wrote 2 letters to Jesse Moses
[FIGURE] David P Woodruff
~ Sunday
11 ^[FIGURE]^ Sunday I received a letter from J G Bleak I attended
Meeting in the Tabernacle. Br T. B. Lewis gave a powerful
Discourse & bore a strong testimony to a large assembly
of Saints and many strangers, spoke 45 M[inutes], followed 35 M[inutes]
By C W Penrose who spoke well I met in council, & {prayer}
Sept 7, 1881
I met in council today the case of the
Liquor in Brigham City was taken up and
the committee felt that they had nothing to do upon the
subch matters it was left to the Authorities of Brigham
Citythe presidency felt that they had Enough
to do to attend to the Kingdom of God without
attending to the local affairs of the various towns
~ Thursday
8 I spent a part of the day at home I went to
[FIGURE] I wrote to J McAllister Grass lot in the Evening & spent the night I was unwell 6 Miles
{4 illegible words}
~ Friday
9. I returned to the city I attended council at 3 oclok upon
Territorial Statiscical matters
~ Saturday
10 I made half a Barrel cider this morning & spent the
Rest of the day in the office I wrote 2 letters to Jesse Moses
[FIGURE] David P Woodruff
~ Sunday
11 [FIGURE] Sunday I received a letter from J G Bleak I attended
Meeting in the Tabernacle. Br T. B. Lewis gave a powerful
Discourse & bore a strong testimony to a large assembly
of Saints and many strangers, spoke 45 Minutes, followed 35 Minutes
By C W Penrose who spoke well I met in council, & {prayer}
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," September 7, 1881 - September 13, 1881, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed May 9, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/oZxz