Show OF F T THE I 1 I 1 E hisnay HISTORY ofa OF HEBER EBER s CHASE KIMBALL continued baj raj we took look passage on board the Gar garrick rick rici and ana ou on the landed in liverpool Li tb mission consisted of elders orson oron hyde irvill ichii dm john goodjon and isaac rus RUB rel rei elid ind iud myself also john derand darand nd joseph yoking felding who were priests ets while cros cron crossing sing the seit seki ea I 1 dreamed that the joseph came to 6 me rae while I 1 wai wal S standing standi rg a gon pon i ike ide 9 e forecastle of the tee I 1 ship and nd a aid said brother heber here hire is a rod putting it into my rny hands with which you are to guide the ship while you holahta hold woid 11 hia his J blis hta red rod you shall prosper and there shail shall be an nok obstacles abs cias clas thrown before you but what you shall have power to overcome and the hand of godshall Go god ashall shall thail be with you after this I 1 discovered eyo eye q ki da of obstruction would be placed before the ship to stop Us its progress but the how dow being sharp the obstacles were compelled to move out ons on sido like a bul bui bulrush rushi and nd when the ship would conw conn toa to a mountain it would plow its is ifs course course r right ag h t through as though it was in water this thia rod which 06 joseph ier der h gave me wab was about thre Ihre aau gau gan a rida tida d a half balf feet it in ien len length gib gih lri iri is B ap appearance arna was ju just st as natural asi ever beheld him in it tto tte flesh he ble bie blessed sed irla iria ma and lind disappeared our paia pasa passage gew was as very agreeable and ind the winds for the most part very favorable iche the last sunday we were mn von the water bre hyde hyie preace preached lied tied to the captain hem crew and pais passenger eu ers they thy ga gave e good attention I 1 was destitute of money on W we went by coach to preston preiton thirty one miles it being w a public day the streets presented a very lusy busy scebe scene indeed I 1 never witnessed any thing like it MUHO playing flage flying thousands of me iden n women and children parading the streets decked in ribbons characteristic of their politics on one of the flagg flags which wab was just unrolled before us the moment the coach reached it its destination tia lia ti ws wis the iho following motto truth will prevail inra rge e gilt gH jetters it being so very seasonable to nible nabie arid and the sentiment being appropriate to usail M lin our situation we were involuntarily led to tw 4 ex calm caim amen so let it be we took lodgings in st wilfred street shortly after atte ura bro fielding fo found und bild brother the rev lames james fielding who requested to have an interview with some of us that evening accordingly eiders elders hyde goodson and myself went and were kindly received by him and mr watson matson hm his brother in law we gave them a short ac coutt of f the obi object ec t of our mission and the 06 great work which the tile lord bad commenced and conversed i on these subjects until a late lata hour the next morning we wera wena were presented with hilf half a crown which mr fielding sister mrs watson sent cent us sunday we went to hear bear mr fielding preach praying to 6 the lord to open up the way for us after be he had got through his discourse and without behrig requested by us he gave out an appointment for us in the afternoon it belog noised abroad that some elders from amerlia america were going to preach a large concourse of people assembled to hear 6 us 1 I called caliel their attention to the mt principles of the gospel and told them something of the nature of 0 ha the work which the lord had bad commenced on the earth after which bro hyde bore boie testimony monys which tas ito vas rece received ived by many with whom I 1 afterwards afterward conversed bro goodson preached in the eyen even evening ingo and bro fieldin fielding I 1 bore testimony on wednesday evening at the same place elder hydo hyde preached and bro richards bore testimony A number believed and began to praise god and rejoice exceedingly cee the rey james fielding shut hb his door a against ainest us va and w would ouid not buffer suffer us to preach any more in his hii chapel and became one of our most violent opp op posers osera he Ife said baid respecting the thet three first ser mana tana which were preached in that place that kimball bored the holes goodson drove the nalls bails and hyde clinched them about day aay break sunday july elder isaac russel came up to the third loft elder hyde and myself were sleeping and called upon ua us to pray for him that he might be delivered from thie he evil spirits that were tormenting him to such a degree dearee that ha be felt be he could not live long unless he obtained relief we laid hands on him I 1 being liebing mouth and ud prayed that the lord would have mercy orf on him biro and rebuke rebuke tho the devil while thus eng engaged enraged aed I 1 was struck with I 1 great ireat force by some invisible power and fell senseless on the floor and iho the first thing thine I 1 recollected was being bupp supported arted by elders eiders hyde and russel who were praying for formos formes me they then laid ane rne me of itlie bed but my nay aga ago agony ny was so rr reat e it I 1 drose arose arose bowed on my knee knees and prayed ithen I 1 thon than sat ou on ana the bed bd and could distinctly see the evil esil spirits who foamed and gnashed grashed their teeth upon n us we gazed upon them about an hour add and nd a half balf we W were er net looking tava towards rd a the window bilt but towards the wall space appeared before us and we saw the devils coming in legions with their thelt leaders who came within a few feet of us ps they gat came e towards us like armies ardies armies rushing to battle they appeared men of full stature pos possess sessa ih ing every uncomely form and appearance of men in the fles flem fl eshand band hand every variety of stature re and form mean mangled and deformed wb who we were re angry and desperate and I 1 shall never forget the vindictive mail malf draty grAty depicted on their counte nancen and any attempt to bahat paint t the he sc scene ene which then pr presented itself 9 elf eif or portray the malice and enmity depicted in their countenances would be vain peri perspired aired exceedingly and my clothes were as wet as it if JL I had haa been taken out of the riv river riger ei although I 1 felt exquisite pain and was in the greatest distress for some time tune and arid cannot even look back on the scene with out feelings of horror yet et by bt it I 1 learned the power of the adversary hie enmity against be the servants of god and got bome gome understanding of the invisible world we distinctly heard those spirits talk and band express their wrath and hellish designs against us how ever th eLord delivered ua us from the mand mald mand maud blessed us exceedingly that day and I 1 bad had ho tho pleasure notwithstanding my weakness wea knees of body of baptizing nine f two of the candidi candidates itea ites on coming forward for baptism ran a race the you younger nger ger georgre george D watt outran autran the elder and was i as the first baptized in england bros hros hyde richards and myself fasted falten ohe one one day very week 4 monday we held coi council inell and appointed elders richards to go gb on a i ro ision to bedford elders russel and snider t to at alston elon baon cumberland and elders hyde ayd e fielding and myself agreed io labor lii iii pres Prea tori and the he legions roua round about W we continued onti conti aued in fas fasting tin 9 and prayer prabir until two in the morning the next day the I 1 brethren took their departure for the different fields of labor assigned them we preached in private houses by the fit fireside eside at the corners of the streets in the the bpark marketplace 4 cee and wherever the lord opened the waya way and baptized those who believed our testimony teb tea friday frilay august ath j baptized miss janetia janetta richards and confirmed her at the wal wai water r ide side being the first confirmation in england the follo following wing sabbath the ath we preached in the market place toa kum bum numerous numerous erous assem assemblage blae both bolh rich and poor who flocked from all A parts to bear what these dippers had bad to say gay we wem op doged by a learned minister who was confounded and went away disgraced in the eyes of the people in the tho evening those who had been baptized numbering about fifty met together at sister Daw Dawson dawsons sons 3 and were confirmed i the rev john richards an independent minister father of miss afia jaletta rich richardb richarde ards arde invited me by letter to preach in his chapel at walker fold Chaid gly fore forenoon noon afternoon and evening eveni rg on sabbath jath jtb which invitation I 1 in fulfilled lii ill fl ed and I 1 was kindly entertained b by y the rev gentleman whose chapel was crowded with very attentive atten tiye listeners mr air richards gave out ont another appointment for me to preach on monday evening which I 1 attended and by request of the congregation preached on wednesday evening A number believed the doctrines I 1 advanced and on thursday six individuals all members of mr richards church came forward for for bap baptism tim james smithies and hig hit wife nancy were iwo two two of the number the mo most st of mr richards 5 members and he afterwards told me I 1 had bad ruined his hib flock I 1 pitied the old gentleman but I 1 had a duty to perform which outweighed all other considerations I 1 shall ever remember with gratitude his generous hospitality about sept 12 brother snyder returned from the north where lie he had traveled in company with brother russel they met with considers considerable opposition and had baptized 30 and others othen were investigating after pending spending a few days with us he and brother goodson who had bad returned from his mission to bedford took their leave of us and started for america on the ath of october brother goodson pretending to have business of importance which called him home he ife had tover liver books of mormon and doctrine and ana covenant which he be refused refu sed to let me ha have bave e at although thou gh 1 proffered to pay him the money monay for them on my return he carried them then back 0 to o america and burnt burat them from which time he left the church the rev robert aitken delivered a violent and abusive discourse against the saints in preston the tile next sunday elder hyde and myself re read it 4 the chapter of corinthians and strongly urged upon the people the grace of charity which is is so 0 o highly spoke boken u of in that chapter and made ome some remarks on the proceedings of the rey hav robert aitken who bad abused us and the book of mormon so very ery much in return lor for his hig hi railing we exhorted our people to pray that the ho lord I 1 would soften his heart and open his big eyes that he I 1 might tsee gee see it rashard wab was shard hard to kick against the ifie pricks prick this course bad a very good effect and that week ve we baptized fifty a large number of whom were mern members bers of mr aikens church thus the lord blessed ua us exceedingly notwithstanding the railing and abuse of the tho priests ests etts and all this worked together for our good and the advance plent of the cause of truth and the work of the lord continued to roll forth with creat greit power calls from all quarters to come como and preach were wera constantly bounding sounding in our ears earn and nd we te labored both night and day to teach leach the people IV had to rp speak eak in small and very crowded houses and to large assemblies in the open air consequently oui our aurga lurge a became very aomand sore and our bodies bodice worn down with fatigue at length we obtained a commodious place to preach in called Is the cock pit pita J wa had to pay se beven seven ehi efi th shillings illings sterl sterling hio per yer week rent renty and two hillings for lighting if with cas gaa it jt had beep recently couve co overfed I 1 ofed into a temperance hall when we leased it the he area in thecel the cecire fre was occupied by be si ners and car our pulpy was the place bce w where b re tike tibe iha the judges formerly sat bat who award eithe edthe prizes at cock fights A r the temperance eran tran ae reformation in england doni doai commenced fenced 1 i in Pie preston ston just previous ions to our arrival there awit NY as often said by Temperanc tempera uee nee emeA men who joined the church that that movement wag was a preparatory word word work or forerunner to the lutro introduction af aiho the gospel in in most every place we went where ghere there was a temperance ball hall we could get it to preach in many believing that we made men temperate faster than they did I 1 foras for aps pas soon scon abany as 1 any uny obeyed the goepel they abandoned their excesses in drinking and none of ua us drank any klud kind of spirits porter nor small beer nor even eyen wine neither neller did we drlak tea coffee or chocolate 0 w our meeting was disturbed by bome bone methodist min ministers weg wag b tour hall hail ilce lice sited arid and policemen proffered their services to keep the he li peace ace and protect pra hect us from tro fro fromang many any further disturbances bro hyde hyda and myself made application to tho the quarter te r sessions and obtained liun licenses ses although we had many persecutors who would have rejoiced at our destruction and who felt determined ter mined to overthrow the work of the loru lord yet there were many who were very friendly who would could have stood by us under all 8 and nd aou would 1 d not have been afraid to hazard their thein lives in our behalf we divided the church into several branches and ordained priests and teachers to preside ever over them thursday evening vas was van appointed for prayer meetings to be held in different parts and on sundays for the whole chuich chulch to assemble in the cock pit when the sacrament ac was administered and such instructions given as were thought necessary for their spiritual prosperity and advant advantage gge yge g after having attended to this duty dut I 1 again went I 1 into the country where I 1 spent the principal p at part of my time leaving preston on monday morning and returning on saturday night having mentioned my determination of going to chatburn to several of my brethren they endeavored deavo red dissuade to me from going informing me that there could be no prospect of success whatever is am several ministers minister of different denominations had endeavored in vaia vain to raise churches in these place places this aid ald did i iii lii not riat me in the leut beut I 1 went in the nam 0 of f jesus christ my tod was accompanied by the spirit of thi the lord and add was received with joy and theae then people who wre were represented is as befog so hard bird and obdurate wel lie lle wei wie e melted down into tenders ten tenderness dern and lot love and the effect seemed teemed io to be beneral jeneral ge I 1 told them that being be lug ing u servant 0 of ie the lord jebus christ I 1 stood ready at all time times toa to tob administer the tiie ordinances ordin ancs of the gospel at the abe close closi of my discourse I 1 felt fait some one pulling my coat cost and turning around I 1 was accosted with matter master master please wil will willylu lyou you baptize mi me 1 cand and me land and me exclaimed more than a dozen voices vices accordingly I 1 went down into int 0 the water and baptized twenty five and was engaged in til his lis ils d duty daty t t ya and conversing with 1 t the iho be p people f ople opie u until I 1 I 1 the t next morning I 1 returned to downham where I 1 had preached the 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