Liverpool.

Am well

Fine day.

I spent the forenoon at my desk and the afternoon seeing Pres. H. M. Smith, & family and Saints 18 in all off on the Grampian. We had special permits Elders Sjodahl, Cottam, my son George and myself and went aboard. We left the Durham House at 1:30 and Returned about 5:30 P.M. after seeing the folks off. I spent the evening moving in to my quarters and adjusting desk &c. Retired at 11:40 P.M. No word from home since we arrived.

Liverpool.

All well.

Fine day.

Last evening at supper I broke my tooth. It split from crown to root. My son George with forceps took the inner part away. Today I went to Dr. Jennings and had my tooth smoothed up. Bro. Cottam & my son George & I went down town having books to get or business to do. I wanted to leave for Belfast Ireland tonight, but could not do so.

Bro. Sjodahl went to represent me and I am obliged to remain home until my identity [p. 191] book is completed. I have been working on this thing off & on all this week.

I wrote a letter home to my wife to-day.

We are now very comfortably ensconced in our new home, “Durham House”.

Liverpool.

All well.

Rained.

Attended S. School at 11 A.M., Sacrament fast meeting at 2 P.M. and public service at 6:30 P.M. I bore testimony at afternoon service. Offered opening prayr at morning and evening services. Afternoon testimonial meeting and nearly all spoke. I spoke of the operations of the Holy Spirit. My son & Pres. Tofte were the speakers in the evening about 40 present. A good and full day of worship. We fasted until after 2 o’clock meeting and had five extra people to dinner.

Wrote up my journal after the evening meeting.

I wrote to my daughter Nerva & her husband and wrote a sentiment in Sister Evelyn Short’s album. [p. 192]

Liverpool.

Windy

Cold.

I remained at my desk and was busy all day and evening until after 9 P.M.

Liverpool.

Pleasant day.

Am well.

A brother Caron of McGrath Canada in soldier’s uniforms called on us at 10:30 A.M. He and Clarence Osland sail for Quebec on the Olympic today. Eye trouble & rheumatism is Caron’s trouble. He reports Major Brown & his L.D.S. men at Somerset barracks, Calvary depot, Shorncliffe, Eng.

Attended to usual desk work.

Went down town. Geo & I got our Identity books and I got booked out of town for Blackburn for tomorrow.

Liverpool.

All well

Good weather.

Letters from home. All well there. I did work at the desk necessary and left on 5:07 P.M. Y&G train for Blackburn. Arrived at 6:14 P.M. Was met by Pres. Parley M. Condie and taken to the Alien’s office and registered in, thence to their Lodge [p. 193] 39 Mill Lane and had supper and met Elder Mason. Attended evening meeting and occupied about 65 minutes in a conversational tone to a congregation of about 30 several of whom are non members. General instructions for Saints & admonition to faithfulness to duty. Good satisfaction.

Blackburn.

Am well.

Fine day.

Pres. Condie & Elder Mason & I took a two hours walk through the cemetery Corporation park and residence district which are both beautiful, but the town proper being a certain manufacturing town is not so inviting.

I took train at 12:30 for Clitheroe eleven miles further North the birth day place of my mother Saw and visited the old castle many centuries old and from its walls viewed the country for miles around and it is one of the most beautiful scenes I have ever seen. I returned via of Manchester to Liverpool and on the way had a good conversation with a gentle [p. 194] man and his daughter.

Liverpool

All well.

Fine day again.

I commenced the day with a cold bath. Wrote letters, attended to business at the desk. Completed 2nd article for the Star. Wrote up my journal for two days &c. Went down town and got booked out for Bristol for tomorrow. Wrote letters to my Sisters Alice Ann, & Minerva and to Alice my wife &c.

Liverpool.

All well.

I took 10:30 A.M. train for Bristol and arrived at 4:30 P.M. 50 min late. I was met at station by Con. Pres. Peter E. Johnson and Elder John H. Wilding who accompanied me to the home of Bro & Sis Wm E. Caswell 71 Bannersman Road where I made my headquarters & stayed at night. I also met Elder Chauncey H. Crittenden. Three Elders only laboring in the Bristol Conference. Three branches only organized viz. Bristol, Cardiff, & Pontypool. I booked in at the police station as is universal action in & out of town when to be over night as that means [p. 195] change in residence.

Attended ward Branch social at night. I recited, “He worried about it.”

Bristol.

Am well.

I attended S. School at 10:30 A.M. and was one of the speakers occupying 30 min. Subj. Organization, order, discipline, &c. Pure religion & undefiled, all religious work of this character. How best to sustain the officers.

At 2 P.M. meeting we presented a list of new officers of the Bristol Branch putting same in hands of local people entirely. One sister Doris Palmer presented as branch & S.S. chorister was rejected by vote, an unpleasant feature. The priesthood had confirmed it but certain choir members turned us down. The General authorities & mission & conference authorities were sustained. I talked along lines of charity, mercy, love and support of one another.

At evening meeting I occupied 45 minutes with good liberty about 45 being present. Subject. “Why the world are in darkness. They lack the Spirit.[”] [p. 196]

Pres. Johnson and the two elders Crittenden & Wilding and I sat for our photos for which we paid 2½ d. each. Pres. Johnson showed me through town to the Clifton suspension bridge and tower &c. I returned in time to take the 12:45 train at Stapleton Road station near the Lodge. I saw the John & his son Sebastion Cabbot starting point “Tram Center,” where they started out on their voyage which resulted in the discovery of America in 1497, five years after the discovery by Columbus 1492. The Avon river lead Cabbots out to the Bristol Channel. The Severn tunnel forms the head of the channel and we crossed the Severn which is about 300 miles wide by sub road. Saw the Cabbot monument &c.

Arrived in Liverpool after 6 P.M. On the way I met a retired high school teacher Miss Lucy Mason of Craigmansee, Wellington, Shropshire, England. Had a gospel talk with her and gave her my name and with 13 articles of faith & promised to send some literature to her address. [p. 197]

When I reached Durham House I found Pres. Angus J. Cannon & wife & daughter and Bp. Lewis of Park City and Elder [blank] Tagget. These had come earlier than was expected hence a surprise. They had arrived Sunday night and that night gone to a hotel. Bp. Wm D. Lewis is for England and the others for Basal, Switzerland.

We attended reliefsociety meeting and had songs & visit after.

Liverpool

All well.

Went with Elders Cannon, Tagget and Colton to see the U.S., the French & the Swiss Consulates and took steps for them to continue on their journey.

I made the assignment of Bp. Wm D. Lewis to the Norwich conference and my son George went down town to see about his identity book &c with him. Attended to other important work at my desk.

Letters from home from LeGrand My son. I worked until abt. 11 P.M. I dictating letters while he wrote them on the typewriter. [p. 198]

Liverpool.

All well.

Letters from Mother, Sarah, Ruby, Oliver, Mamie. I wrote a ten paged letter addressed to Mother & children in ans. to them all. Worked at my desk.

Addressed the evening meeting for 40 min. Subject. What the three witnesses & 8 witnesses testimony stands for. Joseph’s first vision & what he was told by the Son, John the Baptist’s visit, the visit of P. J. & John & receipt of the H.P. and the divine authenticity of the B of M. Apostasy, predicted by scripture, recorded by the historians and abominable doctrines taught. Value of the testimony of the witnesses.

Liverpool.

All well.

Sent pamphlets “Mormonism” by Roberts & Rays by Penrose to Lucy Mason a retired high school teacher at Craigmansie, Wellington, Shropshire, Eng.

I dictated to Bro. C. a letter to Pres. F. M. Lyman & members of the Council for quarterly meeting and mailed same this date.

Wrote a number of letters and did other desk work. [p. 199]

Liverpool.

All well.

I went down town with Pres. A. J. C and Bp. Lewis in forenoon and was booked out for London for tomorrow. Later in the day my son George and brother Lewis went down to the alien’s office and finally obtained his book.

I worked at the desk all remainder of the day. I wrote to my sons LeGrand & Ray, to Arthur Winter & to Hugh Brown.

Liverpool

Am well.

I took 11:25 Midland train for London. Was met by Conference president James G. McKay and escorted to 152 High Road, So. Tottenham London N. Deseret. I visited the Branch bazar in afternoon and at night attended a free concert by the Saints.

Attended three sessions 11:00 A.M., 2:30 and 6:00 P.M. also a baptismal at 4:30, 9 baptismals. I addressed all these meetings except the 2:30 meeting. Pres. McKay & I set apart a number of sisters to do missionary work. [p. 200]

London.

Am well.

Pres. James G. McKay and I went to the U.N. Ambassage to see Mr. Page whom we found to be in America. We got little satisfaction. We took the remainder of the day seeing London. We visited and saw the Bank of England, the Thames river & several bridges including the tower bridge, the famous London Tower, the Parliament buildings, the West Minister Abby, the St. Paul’s cathedral, the King’s palace, victory tower, Paul Maul &c. &c. My first day sight seeing in London. She is a grand old city.

Attended a priesthood meeting in the evening twenty present. I ordained two elders, Henry J. Stagg and Wm R. Atwood. I also addressed the meeting for about 45 min.

London.

Am well.

Pres. McKay & I went and saw the U.S. Counsel General Mr R. P. Skinner soliciting his assistance in getting Pres. Angus J. Cannon, his wife & daughter & Elder Scott Taggert through France to Switzerland. He started things to moving at once. [p. 201] Blessed Elder Wm Payne. Memory. These people had been refused the privilege to go through France by the French Counsel at Liverpool. We wired Reed Smoot at Washington and he wired in return that the Department had wired Paris to get them through.

I left London on 2:35 P.M. train for Liverpool. Arrived in good time & all OK. Later in the evening word came from the Counsel at London to have the Cannon party come to London at once.

Liverpool.

All well.

My son George and I went downtown with Pres. Cannon & party and saw them off on train, all except Elder Taggart on 9:40 train and he on 11: A.M. Train. The getting of the trunks transferred caused him to be left. We wired Pres. McKay to meet them.

I worked at my desk in the afternoon and attended regular Wed. evening meeting.

This evening in violation of the law Edith turned on the lights in the living room about 10 o’clock not knowing the blinds were up and the officers at once called. I was in bed & George opened the [p. 202] door & answered the call and made explanations and was promised a call later.

Liverpool.

All well.

Two officers called at 10:15 A.M. to see me about the exposed light of last night & after I had made explanations he dropped the matter by saying it must not occur again.

Brother Geo. M. Tonks from Nelson came to see me and said his wife is critically ill & desired to go home & get her and take her to California, he wanted to be transferred to the Calif. mission but as he is afflicted with urinary troubles I did not feel to send him to Pres. Robinson himself and wife & both sick so I gave him an honorable release to go home and suggested that should he be well when he reaches home he might ask for a short term mission to California. Bro. Tonks says he has four sons grown one of whom has filled a mission. He could fit one of the boys out and send him out here on a mission.

I wrote home to Alice & Ray and did other desk work. Spent about two hours with Elder Tonks. [p. 203]

Liverpool

I have some cold.

Spent the day at my desk except that I went down town to get booked out of town for morning. Wrote letters to Joel & mother.

Liverpool.

I have contracted a severe cold the past few days.

I took 8:35 A.M. train for Sunderland arriving there at 3:30 P.M. 166 miles. Situated on coast of the North Sea. I was met at station by Pres. Jonathan Hunt of New Castle Conference and taken to their lodge at 29 Azalea Terrace, So. Sunderland, Mrs. Scott the Landlady where I had supper & then we held a priesthood meeting in our meeting house there being present besides myself, Pres. Hunt and the following missionaries Henry C. Phipps, Vincent Shepherd, and Evan C. Perkins also a brother Tate Local. A brother [last name redacted] who had been summoned to appear failed but sent a letter. His case was reviewed and by unanimous vote he was excommunicated for apostasy and contempt of the Council of the Elders before when [p. 204] he was cited to appear.

I gave instruction along lines of proposed policy in mission of organizing branches with local brethren and sisters, having the local brethren & sisters do teaching work & otherwise care for the people and loose the hands of the elders to do real missionary work teaching, visiting investigators &c.

Our meeting was about 4 hours duration. I went to Gates Head later with elders Shepherd & Perkins and I stayed at sister Harriet Eskin’s home 249 Cardigan Terrace, Coatsworth Road, Gates Head on Tyne.

Gates Head on Tyne.

My cold developing

Good weather.

I attended three general conference meetings and spoke at all of them occupying an average of about 40 minutes each. Good meetings, good liberty. Attendance 75—160—140. See record of other book. We organized the Gates Head branch with all local people and excepting Victor S. Jefferson who was disgruntled because he was not made president of the branch, all was unanimous and harmonious. I set apart some of these officers and administered to a number of women. [p. 205]

Gates Head.

My cold has developed into hoarseness.

Elders Shepherd & Perkins accompanied me and we walked from police station when we went on car to get booked out of town, across the bridge to Newcastle. Saw the tower and went in the Newcastle Cathedral. Took 10 A.M. train for Liverpool and arrived at 4 P.M. late. Read letters, wrote up journal &c. Attended Reliefsociety meeting.

Last Saturday night I had a dream and in my dream saw the Savior and at his feet sued for faith and power to pursue the strait and narrow way of life so as to be acceptable to him. I felt what I believe to have been the pure blood love of Christ. Only once before have I had such a glorious manifestation and that was about eleven years ago when I dreamed that I saw the Savior and felt his love.

May the Lord be praised forever.

Sunday in meeting I blessed & named baby Elizabeth Winter [p. 206] For list of names of branch officers see Millennial Star of Oct. 7. I find I have been writing more in detail of my work in my journal than is necessary and to save time I intend to cut shorter my journal history for it is doubtful if it will ever be made use of.

Liverpool.

My cold same.

I worked at my desk all day and at night went over to Bootle and with others held funeral service over the remains of a Mr. [blank] Liddel who is a Church of England man and his funeral will later be conducted under the auspices of that Church. His wife & a part of the family are members of our Church. I was the only speaker and occupied about 35 minutes with good liberty.

Liverpool.

My cold not quite so bad.

Last night I had hot bath and a good night’s sleep & rest and such happy dreams. I dreamed that I was engaged with the waltz with my wife and also that I had a little baby boy of my own whom I dearly loved aged perhaps 6 months. [p. 207]

Liverpool.

My cold better.

I worked all day at my desk and attended regular meeting at night yesterday.

Our cook Harriet Lowther received telegram from near Plymouth Davenport announcing that her sister had died. She will take morning train to that point, this morning.

I worked at my desk all day and evening.

At 9:05 P.M. I received cable from Pres. Smith as follows: “Release Jorgensen. Wife ill.” Before leaving my chair I had formulated to him a telegram releasing him and announcing that the Metegama sails tomorrow & sent the same.

Liverpool.

All well as usual.

My cold improving.

Telegram received before breakfast saying Elder Jorgensen would leave Hull at 6 A.M. today.

Important letter formulated and sent out today to the conference presidents of the [p. 208] British mission—Travelling expenses and poor fund the subjects. I wrote a letter home to my wife four paged, letter size.

Liverpool.

I am much better of my cold.

I left on 10:30 A.M. train for Nottingham arriving at 1:41 P.M. Was met by Conference President John D. Hooper and taken to the Lodge 84 Robin Hood Chase, Nottingham where I slept while in Nottingham. I attended a meeting at 3:30 of the local priesthood, the sisters, invited and addressed the meeting.

In the evening attended a social in the hall and recited “He worried about it.” On being encored I recited “A Mother to her Son.[”]