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1861
to inquire into their financial condition.
aljnost throughout this society, that Believers have not been snug to
our principles relative to Trustees giving notes to the world, etc.'''
Anna Cole died, 92.
23 Aug Giles goes to Albany to get some suitable books for the WF children,
"as they appear to be very destitute" of suitable material. Obtain
about $10 worth.
25 Aug Joseph Pelham has been released as Elder at Groveland and is to come
to W and Calvin Green appointed in his place.
29 Aug Ministry at WF, find1 very great need of a revival of the testimony in
this place, and much purging from sin. The family is sadly sunken in
their spiritual condition, both male & female."
30 Aug Changes at WF: Nancy Wicks leaves Elders & goes into office; Alvira
Copley moves from office to take care of youth; Orpha DeGraw takes
Eldress order.
31 A^ug Ministry return to Lebanon. Have beei?i gone 8 weeks & 2 days.
16 Oct Ministry come to WV. Find things in good condition, health & harvest.
19 Oct Ministry visit the various families & make arrangemnendts to the recep-
tion of a number of children of families who have recently gathered in
at the SF, some 20 in all, There are also some 9-10 adults who have
come in within a few weeks past.
20 Oct Arrangements made for Paulina Bates to go to the Lebanon NF for a time
to regain her health.
22 Oct AT WF, Eld Bro Joel released & appointed to family deacon^' & Jeremiah
Lowe takes his place & Augustus Blase to live with him. Alexander
Youngs released as family deacon & to live with Bro Justice in the office
as Trustee.
24 Oct Shubel Prentiss released from family deaconship & Edward Powers appointed
there with Joel Smith; Henry Smith, 18 years old, appointed to take care
of the boys; Simon Sniithjto care of garden, releasing Eld Bro Jeremiah
from that care; Subel to take tailoring in place of Luther Wells, "super-
annuated ."
28 Ocf C. Miller, Justice Harwood & Alex Youngs go to NYC "to make certain
arrangements with a man there who is some $4000 in debt to Justice, and
on whose store & goods Justice has obtained a judgment bond."
Return on Nov. 2 and "report a rather dark story, think there is scant
enough goods in the s tore to pay the debts."
5 Nov At Nliphauncey Dibble released as elder, Albert Lomas takes his place.
12 Nov A family at SF by name of Wicks who came in about 2 months ago, departs
for NYC. "Short stay."

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15 Nov Solicitations prove to be for sick & wounded soldiers so make donations.