Show I 1 1 6 1 I 1 I 1 copyright ight secured 1 1 HISTORY OF JOSEPH S I 1 1 1841 1940 thursday 29 eldor elder woodruff preached twice in london and baptized three friday 30 elder lorenzo snow had a discussion with mr barker a methodist minister at hill top near birmingham and baptized two saturday 31 1 copy the following from the manx liberal of this date to the editor of the manx liberal sir I 1 feet feel rather surprised and chagrined that that thai modern delusion viz mormonism should have made such auch rapid strides in this town hitherto considered exempt from I 1 the many systems of irreligious creeds which abound in england Arn america and elsewhere I 1 had thought th that t the powerful and argumentative addresses of th the dissenting ministers would have checked such a gross piece of or imposition in its in infancy foncy and thus prevented the great mass of olour our towns people from becoming the ille dupes of designing knaves I and being led away by every wind of doctrine above all I 1 imagined imig ined the two pamphlets issued by that holy religious and devout man of god mr hays naster to which connection I 1 hive have the happiness and ho honor nor to belong would have been quite sufficient to prove the fallacy of such a system and prevent its further spread but sir air alas alas the case is quite the reverse numbers continually flock to the wellington welington room and listen with a eagerness ess to fhe principles there advocated the meimi members r of our society Metho methodist list seem tobe to be most conspicuous in sanctioning and promoting this vile and abominable doctrine oil oh sir the results to our connection will be dreadful the havoc tremendous just think of the majority of our leading leada and intelli intelligent kent ing and ana abetting a cause of this description oh air lamentable and heartrending heart rending to witness the beaming countenance and smiles of approbation displayed recently Taylors at meeting I 1 could anam enumerate erate a host of our members who regularly attend those auti anti meetings but I 1 nill wili just mention with your permission the names of a few who attended one of the last meetings here followed a list of names namest 0 mr editor I 1 quaky for the consequences such a wholesale conversion to mormonism was never before witnessed in any town or coup country try what will become of our society Wh what atwill will become of our class mee meetings tings what will become of our brethren in the nth I 1 and above all what witt wil become of poor mr hays that nice ble man who so nobly stood forward to expose the errors of the mormon system god bless him film aud aad pre preserve serva him from want but mr editor what makes the case worse is that a rumor is prevalent that all these pious men are to ile be BAPTIZED that is duly immersed in the salt water of douglas bay by that abominable creature tay nr there thare must he enchanting about the vile man IMMERSION my hand I 1 while alij iwhite I 1 write and in winter tool too oh air I 1 the tho thought ailt chills my very soul surely this american dipper intends to drown them h he e can have scan no other object in view therefore brethren of the methodist society beware drowning is pait not to G i be envied and that too in your sius sins besides what would the venerable john wesley weslay if he were alive say ta 6 such cond conduct Wt what will the ilia I 1 conference say and what will ivill the world say I 1 leave laava these questions to yourselves to toan answer awer in conclusion brethren I 1 recommend you to read 1 mark lears learn and inwardly digest the things which belong to your eternal peace and listen no longer to the follies of men A STAUNCH WES WESLEYAN htyan duke arike street treet lif douglas oct sundays Sun Sunday dayN ozember November 1 l the committee 0 organized a stake called geneva morgan county ill III presidents wm bosley howard S smith and samuel voler fowler bishops 3 ishop alx lx court gardner dark clark I 1 moses clare and david orton orion elder levi richards arrived in id manchester Mauche itar tuesday 3 the english bombard st jean dacre during which a h powder magazine exploded over 2000 men thursday athe committee organized a branch of the church at 0 Spring springfield held presidents I 1 edwin P merriam Merr iain iaac H bishop and arnold str ghents bishops bishey acquit cur abraham ty ry stephens aaa and jonathan du C alian palmer Pa lnier I 1 monday 9 elder gorge george A acwith smith received receive 4 it uril to lofto loo ro lo ionia 4 arec A 6 e jw 4 for his health ais tie he had hail injured his hia lungs by pr preaching eachin in the streets so that he discharged cone oid erable lood frodi aroln them I 1 tuesday lohe lo 10 he to took ok leave of elder wood ru ruff IT a and it d traveled to BI birmingham rm ingham I 1 met elder eidet alfred cor cordon don prea preached cUed ind and baptized fi five ye in afi the ow ening I 1 thursday IS 12 despatch england having published i a sar sarcastic cati article against the Sain saints tain in that country x and ai afi bishop of Glou gloucester ebster and his bis tithe fattened clergy for alla allowing the cormons mormons delude to dolude and baptize in his diocese elder X W woodruff replied to it this I 1 day which the jes pac refused to publish saturday sl 21 I 1 yung 0 q kimball and na i lirla wan atad the balton thursday 26 elders B alls 4 g g J C kiln ball and george A smith preached s to io the saints in hanley this day and on at t sto k e trent I 1 4 saturday elders young sana and Klin kemball balt left for london 1 eldera elias higbee and roberta robert B T thompson hompson the committee appointed at the tha O october wrote a Deti tion to congress Cop gress for the red redress ress of the grievances of the latter battor day setting forth their wrongs aud ana gnp in in betance au a the same ne as my p petition of the of november 1839 in n connection with t I 1 and sidney rigdon thursday De december oember 3 elam young kimball and woodruff visited the tw boer a r of london the howe amory rm ory I 1 jewel a I 1 wel room and h e thames I 1 tunnel I 1 I 1 I 1 friday 4 elders young and woodruff ruff visited palace and westminster abbey there was a conference in now new york city r elder orson hyde presiding the revelations of elder sidney 11 diroberts were objected to which were that a certain br othey iannat glye give 1431 a Is awit wit of f clothes nl othes and agold a gold watch theowest best that chait bouw I 1 fee be bad also alito his saluting inting ra the th a sisters with what he W 1 calls aay kish ac ac elder roberts justified hina hinely veir lit in theme thee ill things n gs much good counsel was given him but he said he knew the revelations five lations he had chad received were from god and would make no do confession consequently the Confer conference euce cut him aff and derna demanded nied his bia license uvense which he be re cased to give up elder taylor has been and baptizing in in the isle of man abair where the work is AB now progressing gressi ng I 1 I 1 I 1 saturday i 15 B young writes as follows I 1 jj no row st lukes I 1 I 1 december ath 1840 beloved brethren I 1 have just returned ret drued from a walk with bra kimball ano ana woodruff we have only been baen as far as saint pauls kauls and returned by withfield smithfield mith field market about 3 miles br bi Kh and myself had fine for our journey kere ere it wax was a bedl beautiful lafal day hat we left M urnel a i I 1 id I 1 for Bir Bur slem stem 1 W we found we the brai brethren jen in in good god sefrito spirits and in iii a good state to appear ahde they 1 hey ip appear ear to be welt well fuit ed with br james galley I 1 pt think hink he hd will bill be ii a useful mairle mair in this kingdom I 1 we found br got go A smith in burslem BUTSIe mi not fiot in ili the best beat of health i her he is like thy the rest of us the does not I 1 agree him he is affected wilh a bleeding ut at 1 the lungs war blaitt with ram ili in the potteries I 1 two the C hurch church is ft in iii a stat esome of a pretty hard time tivie of it iti brt bra smith will stay there for the present saturday left for the next stopping place in greta green where we spent tire the sabbath on oa saturday evening we called to see sister ro deu deh father patricks daughter daugh tar site she was very glad to t see sea us aud wanted we should stay till all night her husband was very kind to us and bid us welcome to his house at any time or the elders we wd could not lot stay took tea with them and I 1 agreed to send elder lorenzo snow there if lie could come and left thern them I 1 preached in fit the morning to tire the saints in grets green staid afternoon meeting and then their walked to birmingham ru was very tired heard elder edir snow preach he is a nice young man ahan I 1 think br kim kimball ball also apo spoke 1 to fo the people after br suo snow had got I 1 we found br robert W williams 11 biam is here he fib opened the meeting he seems to be full of the spirit I 1 I 1 on oil monday at 12 clock oi br kimball slid and myself took the railway br williams started on foot for london we wa arrived here on monday evening about 6 found B br r woodruff well and in ili good spirits we hive have boin bein be in pretty busy since we have been here I 1 BRIGHAM YOUNG A great part of the city of f messina sicily was this day destroyed byan byan earthquake such was wag the force of tile the fiest shock that tire the inhabitants of tile the town were buried buried in ili an instant beneath beneat li via the ruins 1 sunday S belders 6 elders young and Rig iball preached in barretts Barret Az academy ademy london and adm n ster ed ad the sacrament in fit tire the evening monday 7 elder john tayloe sued issued L his third pamphlet in defence of the lruth against the atticks attacks of the t h a rev robert haj hays ys wesleyan minister douglass isle ot of man the three contain 35 pages eiges of closely printed matter which are complete P expose expose oi of the corruptions corrupt ions of tire the wesleyan priesthood and a clear illustration of the truth of tin the latter lay day work elders B young HC kimbull kimball and W wo wod id ruff visited the anatomical department of tl alo e college colleg of surgeons wednesday I 1 9 elders young and kimball visited st pauls cathedral the monument london and southward South wark bridges adges and also als othe the british museum thursday I 1 10 0 elder levi richards lort left manchester for herefordshire Hereford shire sunday 13 I 1 attended the high council at my office coffiee robert D foster was on oil trial for lying slandering the authorities of tire the church profane swearing c witnesses were examined in par tand taud trial adjourned to the monday 14 robinson smith dissolved artuer ship the times and seasons are to be continued continued by don Carlo Smith wednesday 16 this thid day tire charters of the city of nauvoo tire the na nauvoo uvon legion and tire the university of the city of nauvoo were signed by the governor having previously passed the fie house and senate as follows AN ACT TO incorporate THE CITY OF NAUVOO I 1 I 1 section ibe I 1 be it enacted by the people of the state of Illino illinoise represented in the general As 48 seri ably that tha t all that district of country embraced within the fl following lowing boundaries to wit beginning gilliol gil lill a at t the north east corner of section thirty one in in T township own ship seven north of range eight west of the fourth principal meridian jn tile the coun I 1 j ty of hancock and running thence west to the north west corner of said section thence north to the mississippi river riar thence west to the middle of I 1 th the a main channel of the w sail said river chevice down 1 the middle of said channel chann el to a point due west of i the south east corner of fractional section num 1 her bar twelve in ill tow township iship six north or of range nine est of the fourth principal cip a I 1 meridian it id n thence eart to the south east corner 0 of f said erx tion twelve thence north on oil the range line between township six 1 north and range eight and nine west to the I 1 1 southwest south west corner of section six in towns township bill dixi north of range eight west thence east to the south 1 j ell east r t corner of suid said section thence north to the alie place of beginning including hc luding tile the plots pints of I 1 commerce and nauvoo shall hereafter be culled called 1 and known ownby by the name of the city of nauvoo and the inhabit inhabitants aits thereof are hereby constituted I 1 i a body corpora ta and politic by the ilia name afore succession may midy have and foe ae a seal said Z which they pay mc change hange and alter alten Hit vat pleasure sec c 2 denever Ve never any tract of 10 lapa pd adjoining the city of nancoo shall have haqq been laid out into own town lots and duly daly recorded according to law the shall I 1 I 1 form a part of the city of zjay au I 1 sec 1 3 the rafie 4 ants of suj d ci city aty by th ako name and style aforesaid shall have power to sue and b be a sued to plead anabe and be im implead pleaded cd dt di fend and lie be faded idal in all I 1 courts of law iiii aul equity and in all act actions tons whatsoever to pu purchase receive and hold property real and personal erso nul in in said c city ity to purchase receive and anid hald real property beyond the city fo for r burying grounds or t for or other public pul I 1 imposes poses for the nse of the inhabit i 1 ants of said d city to sell lease convey or disposal of property real and personal for the bar benefit befit of the city to imar improve ove and protect such property and to do all ot other things in w relation thereto as ad natural person ait I 1 I 1 I 1 ile see sec 4 there theire a consist of a mayor four and nine counselors f who shall have the qualifications of elee elec tw tees a of said city and shall be chosen by the qualified voters thereof th ereo and shall hold their offices for two years andun and until tit th their air su successors shall be elected t a and qualified the city council shall judge of the qualifications elections and aad returns of their own members and a majority of them shall form a 1 quorum 1 to do business but a smaller number may attendance of absent allt members wd pen allies as mayo n aa prescribed by ordina ordinance co sec gee 5 ahe the 1 mayor aldermen and counselors before a entering stirl ng U upon on the duties of their offices js I 1 shall tale take an and d sa subscribe bied te an oath or affirmation thit that th it 1 i they will support the constitution of the united states and or of this state slate ind and that they will well duld and truly perform the duties of their offices to the best beat of their skill ana ana abilities ablit ties see sec 6 on the fh first st monday ol of february next and every two years thereafter an election shall be held for the election of one mayor font four aldermen and nine counselors and at the the first ATS A election under this act three thres judges shall I 1 be c chosen hc 0 h aka wee was by tha th electors present the said juja judges shall choose two clerks and the badges and clerks before entering in upon air their tu duties ties shall kae ake and on subscribe ati an ol 01 oath or a as us is now required by I 1 law to be t taken ak an by judges and clerks or of other elections and at all subsequent elections the necessary number of judges and clerks shall be ap pointed appointed by the city council at the th first election so heldtke held the polls shall be opened at 9 a m and closed at six pm yit at the close of the polls poll 9 th the a v votes 0 o tea sh shall all be coupled and a stat statement an t thereof proclaimed at the front door doo r of the house at which said toil oa hall 1 bp be held and t lie C clerks shall leave with each person elic erected ted or acks usual blabe |