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1837,
11 Jan "Beulah Downs died. 63
17 Jan vPermilla Wicks, "having given little or no proof for
Her being a Believer and being found a ringleader of
disorder and rebellion among the hyoung females in the
WF, was taken yesterday to the SF and today taken to
The world. Thus a rotten limb was cut off in hopes of
saving others."
18 Jan "All of us went to the WF to comfort and strengthen the
^faithful and to labor to purge out the spirit of rebel-
lion, heresy and witchcraft which had 0.^ for its
principal leader." ^^^^
4 Feb ^avid Miller went to NL 1st Family to help care for
Sick because they had so many laid up. Returned 14th.
1 Mar "fouth Johnson left Office/ "tllarissa Vedder in.
9 Mar Betsy Hawkins last year made 2860 Ibs. Butter (sold
350) and 2400 Ibs. Cheese (sold 850) at CF. 23-26 cows
20 May "Tina Seaton came back to WF from Sodus because it was
breaking up to move to Groveland and "she felt too
infirm to begin in a new place again, "(fa^' JLfyfJr&*^^ ^/
21 May SF complained they had 22 people to feed besides their
own family.
28 Aug David Miller and Jesse Harwood go to NL to talf-k to
Ministry about building a large shop for the sisters
instead of repairing the old one.
24 Sept "For a number of weeks past the meetings have been won-
derful, even to the astonishment of Believers as well
as unbelievers. In addition to the gifts of shaking,
turning/ bowing etc. some souls seemed to be traversing
the invisible world, at times viewing the happified
state of the Saifife in light, and when permitted, sing-
ing and da'cing with them, some of whom had been their
former companions in the gospel. Again one, after
Beholding the beauty and glory of the faithful & view-
ing their happy mansions) would be conducted down into
dark & dismal dungeons to see the state of the wicked
who seemed to be found with chains & in awful distress-
so great was their agony that the sight was too much
to endure." ,
25 Sept Labored with Theodore Bates Jr. "Who is so bound to his
wife that he feels willing to give up Christ & salva-
tion for the sake of enjoying that stinking relation
of the flesh."
29 Sept Elder Ebenezer & Rufus went to WF uby request to see a
young sister who was in a trance or vision last night
and was taken again this morning while at breakfast and
continued in that state till past noon. In all this