Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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    John Tayler commence his Labours in Liverpool, that P. P. Pratt go to Manchester to publish the periodical & that George A. Smith go to the Potteries & that Elders Brigham Young & W Richards go with me into the field or vineyard which I had opened in Herefordshire & the adjoining county. So I took the parting hand with the Twelve & Saints & ...
    Dates:
    April 19, 1840 April 20, 1840 April 21, 1840
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    [FIGURE] A synopsis of the travels & labours of W. Woodruff In AD 1841 Travelled in ENGLAND, WALES, & AMERICA And visited the following towns & cities Townes & Cities populations Shires & States [FIGURE] London the Metropolis 1,600,000 Middlesex Co Bristol 200,000 Liverpool 280,000 Lancashire Preston 60,000 Ditto Manchester 350,000 Ditto Staffordshire potteries 70,000 Staffordshire Wolverhampton 30,000 Ditto Birmingham 300 ...
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    A Synopsis of the travels & labours OF W. WOODRUFF. IN A.D. 1840 Traveled in ENGLAND & WALES visited the following Towns & Cities Towns & Cities Population Shires Liverpool 280,000 Lancashire Preston 60,000 Ditto Manchester 350,000 Ditto New Castle, Tunstell Burslem, Hanley, Potteries Stoke & Longton 70,000 Staffordshire Stafford 20,000 Ditto
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    Colebourn the Rector of the Church of England. I then called upon the clerk of the peace about a licens but he could not give me information upon the subj ect. I then had an interview with Mr Alexander Stewart a preacher but he rejected my testimony, brought a railing accusation against me & turned me from his door. I took the Omnibus in company with br Wm Benbow & rode to Wolverhampton & spent the night distance 26 miles March 4 ...
    Dates:
    March 4, 1840 March 5, 1840
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    untill I had closed my Baptizing & my mind was stayed on God. I then walked to Dimock &, spent the night at Brother Kington distance 9 mil April 10, 1840 ~ Friday 10th I walked to green way & Baptized 3 persons & then walked to Ledbury from thence to Frooms Hill visiting the Saints by the way side. I found Broth John Benbow had sold his possessions & entirely left the Hill farm & ...
    Dates:
    April 10, 1840 April 11, 1840
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    We took the parting hand with each other & Elder Richard took the cars for Manchester & I took coach for West Bromwich 5 miles & called upon Sister Mary Packard at Mr's Duffrell Church Tavern West Bromich she informed me that Elder Turley was in another part of the town & had commenced Baptizing sister Packard accompanied me to Brother John Robinson Gritts Green near Bromwich thes friends received me kindly ...
    Dates:
    June 24, 1840 June 25, 1840 June 26, 1840
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    under ground at work in the midst of fire, Brimston, Sulpher, Gas & Cole &c. the whole face of the earth & heavens air & horizon, men, women, & houses, are filled & covered with the composition of fire, cinders Gas, sut, & smooke of their miserry & labours that assended up out of their piles, firnesses, & pitts from day to day & from year to year. in fine, it is more like Hell in comparrison than any place I have as yet visited. (Uncommon) A boy by the name of ...
    Dates:
    June 27, 1840 June 28, 1840
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    in Death I held a Prayer meeting with the Saints & spent the night at Brother Coles September 24, 1840 ~ Thursday 24th I spent the Day in writing. The church ministers are vary much stired up in this region because the Saints are gathering together evry exhertion is made against the the work of God the Clergy are foaring they will loose their flock & the Lord is delivering the flock out of their hands the ministers of the church of England see this, & they are alarmed in ...
    Dates:
    September 24, 1840 September 25, 1840 September 26, 1840 September 27, 1840
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    face had the appearance of much meekness love & light I said Oh, he said fear not, he came & touch[ed] me with his hand then fear departed from me. I said doth the Lord love me so much, he said it is thy faith in the servents of the God of heaven. Though hast clothed the Naked & fed the hungry & the God of heaven will feed thee forever & forever. & the desire of thy heart shall be granted thee in Gods own time. No weapon shall prosper against thee for ...
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    October 16, 1840
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    LEAVES FROM MY JOURNAL. The answer I got was, that I should go to the south, for the Lord had a great work for me to perform there, as many souls were waiting for the word of the Lord. CHAPTER XXIV. MY JOURNEY TO HEREFORDSHIRE—INTERVIEW WITH JOHN BENBOW—THE WORD OF THE LORD FULFILLED TO ME— THE GREATEST GATHERING INTO THE CHURCH KNOWN AMONG THE GENTILES SINCE THE ORGANIZATION OF THE CHURCH IN THIS DISPENSATION—A CONSTABLE SENT TO ARREST ME—I CONVERT AND BAPTIZE HIM—TWO CLERKS ...
    Dates:
    March 3, 1840 March 4, 1840