Noah Rogers
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Excerpt:E P Magin represented the Church in Gilsom N.H. containing members 42 among the No are two cousins of President Joseph Smith one the postmaster of the Place Elder Bryant represented the Georgetown Branch containing members 30 But not much of the spirit of gathering Elder E Snow remarked he did not wonder they had not the spirit of gathering when their Presiding Elder Nathaniel Holmes & his son Elder ...
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Excerpt:May 22, 1843 ~ Monday [FIGURE] 22 May I have had for several days past some conversation with a number of the brethren concerning building a hous for myself & family. As I had spent most of my time in the vineyard for the last ten years & would probably spend much of my time to come in the same way I desired to have a house for my family to abide in & be comfortable in my absence several of the brethren proffer[ed] to assist me to brick & ...
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Excerpt:apostitize from the faith they join him & those that are cut of from the church & thus he is trying to build up a party unto himself. The church now seems to be firm in Boston. I had a good time with them. I spent the night at Br Phelps Mrs Woodruff seemed much better in the evening distance of the day 35 m November 23, 1844 ~ Saturday 23d Took cars rode to New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts stoped for the night with Elder
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Excerpt:me a present of a pencil & pocket Bible &c she was the ownly one of all her connextions who had embraced the gospel. She had a desire to come to Nauvoo & mingle with the saints Be baptized for her dead &c. Br Tucker helped me to carry my trunk to the depo. I Bought tickets in the first class cars to westfield which cost me $3.30. I parted with Br Tucker went into the cars & started we ...
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Excerpt:& called upon Elder Foster 145 walker St & suped with him then walked with him to Br Rogers 67 franklin St I here found Elder B Young & Sister Cobb they were well Elder Young went home with us & spent the night with me. Distance of the day 75 m October 1, 1843 ~ Sunday Oct 1st Sunday I preached twice in the Columbian Hall. Called upon Ilus in the morning had a rainy day ...
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Excerpt:of the kind take place soon there was a company of 17 Missourians armed came of over the river below Warsaw and kidnaped 4 of our bretherens and carried them over the river & whiped two of them almost to death The names of those that they whiped is Noah Rogers & the other by the name of Bois the others Jas. Alred & Alansow Brown bro. Alred they striped & tied to a tree & drawed the lash over ...
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Excerpt:August 25, 1845 ~ Monday 25th In company with Elders Holmes, Ure, Roger & Travis we walked through the citty went through the simetry from the[r]e to the Cholery Monument erected in memory of the many hundreds of townsmen who wer suddenly cut down with the Cholery & buryed in deep pitts. They were treated in the following manner when any were taken unwell they were carried in a basket to the poor House the docters stood ready gave brandy & laudlum & when they got stupifyed ...
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Excerpt:the last chapter of Malachi much of the spirit of God rested upon the People. Leonard Hardy [illegible]Presid[e]nt John Fawley Clerk I ordained 2 Priest confirmed 5 Blessed 3 childr en laid hands upon 6 that were sick spent the night with my family at Mother Creers 8 m September 1, 1845 ~ Monday Sept 1st I took a long walk with Elders Hardy Speakman, Holsall, Melling, and a number ...
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Excerpt:June 15, 1846 ~ Monday June Monday 15th we started early overtook Br Smoot at 11 oclock we had sumthing of A rough road & Bridges to cross over through the day we arived at the camp of Israel called Mount Pisga I had an interview with Br C. C. Rich & Huntington the President & council at Mount Pisgah And many other friends I encamped on the east side of the creek & camp of Israel I ascertained that Br Noah ...