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Mission Journal 12/2 - 12/8
December 2 A young man from Bolton that was a business man came in to Brother Williams. I drew him into conversation by showing him a map of Salt Lake City. We had conversation about an hour. I lent him my ready reference book. He promised to read it and bring it back in two weeks. As soon as he was gone a man who sold fish came in. I had a lot of talking with him. I found he had a little knowledge of the first principles of the gospel for he had been baptized by the Josephites and had some false ideas. We talked on the bible doctrines for about an hour and he afterwards acknowledge several of his notions to be false and he promised to come to our meetings. I then went to Patricroft and stayed with brother W. Eden all night.
December 3 From here I went to Manchester to hunt for my cousin John Carlin. I traced him to a year ago and could not get any nearer. I went to the Tree Library and got the City Directory but failed to make him out. After this I went to the Conference house at 2 Clane Street off Wesley Street London Road. I had quite a chat with some of the elders and then went to hunt W. Constantine and I found him and he received me very kindly and give me a nights lodgings. He give me an umbrella, neck tie and a pair of short legged stockings. We had quite a talk over old affairs that happened in England when I was here before. After breakfast, I went to x Cleaveland Assembly Rooms, Manchester, where the Conference was held. We met in the fore noon , afternoon and night. There were present President Jeasdale and Elder McAlister from Liverpool, President Phillips and H. Giles, J. Rennals, C. Green, J. Booth, Gugly, and Thomas Beard as traveling Elders. Elder Gugly had just been appointed President of the Leeds Conference. Brother Giles and myself attend sacrament. There were one child blest. A sick woman and a young man administered to. I spoke a short time, and there was a good feeling arid several strangers present. I slept with brother Booth at Sister Scoffield’s She is a widow woman but very well off and keeps a shop. She was very kind to us.
December 5 President Jeasdale having called the elders to meet at the Conference House, we meet and give a report of our labors, after which he give us some instructions. After the council was over, we all went to Pendlebury except brother Jeasdale who went home again. We had our photos took in a group. This Photographer, N. Horn, takes all the Utah elders at half price. From here I went to brother Edens, Patricroft.
December 6 I went from here to Moreside nd then to brother Williams Swinton. It rained all forenoon, I had dinner at Sister Williams and then went to Farnworth. We had dinner at brother Davies and then went to meeting. Brother Rennals spoke about 20 minutes and then give it into the saints hands to bare their testimony. Several spoke and brother McBlackey of Bolton said that very few of the elders sent here were called of God as was Aaron and said we were not so called. I spoke 6 or 7 minutes and showed that we were so called, he contradicted me in meeting and manifested a bad spirit. We convinced some of the brethren that we were right. This man is a very contentious person.and thinks he knows more than the Utah elders. We stayed at brother Robinson’s at night.
December 7 We rent out to tract. It snowed all day and was very cold. I felt very depressed in spirits. We had dinner at brother R. and then back to Swinton. and had tea with brother Williams after which we went to the Moreside Meeting. I spoke half an hour and the depression soon left me. We had a good meeting. 2 men 2 women 1 boy 1 girl present besides us. I slept at sister Kays with her son John.
December 8 I wrote a long letter home. I had dinner at brother Brooks. I went to Pendlebury to find brother G. Chapman. I found his house about dark sister Chapman received me kindly and I had quite a talk with her son who is married but not in the church. I read to him the propchecy of Daniel and explained them to him. At 11 p.m. brother Chapman and another son came home from their work, they were kind to me and I slept with this son whose name is George. It rained all day.
December 3 From here I went to Manchester to hunt for my cousin John Carlin. I traced him to a year ago and could not get any nearer. I went to the Tree Library and got the City Directory but failed to make him out. After this I went to the Conference house at 2 Clane Street off Wesley Street London Road. I had quite a chat with some of the elders and then went to hunt W. Constantine and I found him and he received me very kindly and give me a nights lodgings. He give me an umbrella, neck tie and a pair of short legged stockings. We had quite a talk over old affairs that happened in England when I was here before. After breakfast, I went to x Cleaveland Assembly Rooms, Manchester, where the Conference was held. We met in the fore noon , afternoon and night. There were present President Jeasdale and Elder McAlister from Liverpool, President Phillips and H. Giles, J. Rennals, C. Green, J. Booth, Gugly, and Thomas Beard as traveling Elders. Elder Gugly had just been appointed President of the Leeds Conference. Brother Giles and myself attend sacrament. There were one child blest. A sick woman and a young man administered to. I spoke a short time, and there was a good feeling arid several strangers present. I slept with brother Booth at Sister Scoffield’s She is a widow woman but very well off and keeps a shop. She was very kind to us.
December 5 President Jeasdale having called the elders to meet at the Conference House, we meet and give a report of our labors, after which he give us some instructions. After the council was over, we all went to Pendlebury except brother Jeasdale who went home again. We had our photos took in a group. This Photographer, N. Horn, takes all the Utah elders at half price. From here I went to brother Edens, Patricroft.
December 6 I went from here to Moreside nd then to brother Williams Swinton. It rained all forenoon, I had dinner at Sister Williams and then went to Farnworth. We had dinner at brother Davies and then went to meeting. Brother Rennals spoke about 20 minutes and then give it into the saints hands to bare their testimony. Several spoke and brother McBlackey of Bolton said that very few of the elders sent here were called of God as was Aaron and said we were not so called. I spoke 6 or 7 minutes and showed that we were so called, he contradicted me in meeting and manifested a bad spirit. We convinced some of the brethren that we were right. This man is a very contentious person.and thinks he knows more than the Utah elders. We stayed at brother Robinson’s at night.
December 7 We rent out to tract. It snowed all day and was very cold. I felt very depressed in spirits. We had dinner at brother R. and then back to Swinton. and had tea with brother Williams after which we went to the Moreside Meeting. I spoke half an hour and the depression soon left me. We had a good meeting. 2 men 2 women 1 boy 1 girl present besides us. I slept at sister Kays with her son John.
December 8 I wrote a long letter home. I had dinner at brother Brooks. I went to Pendlebury to find brother G. Chapman. I found his house about dark sister Chapman received me kindly and I had quite a talk with her son who is married but not in the church. I read to him the propchecy of Daniel and explained them to him. At 11 p.m. brother Chapman and another son came home from their work, they were kind to me and I slept with this son whose name is George. It rained all day.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Mission Journal Entry
November 28, 1887 – Sunday
Brother Renals, Greenalch and myself went to Farnworth Sunday School where we talked a little to them. We had dinner at Brother Robinsons and the Brother R. and myself went to a place called Darcy Leaver where there were a family that had once belonged to the church that desired us to visit them. They invited us to go and see them next Sunday and hold meeting. After talking to them and showing them the gospel and their duties of God, we went back to Farnworth and I preached 40 minutes.
November 29, 1887
We went to Bolton. We went to a sister Kay’s. This is a widow woman who came into the church at Whaley Bridge, my native town. She was well acquainted with my mother and brother, George, and my sisters. She was exceedingly pleased to see me on account of my mother that she thought so much of. We went to Sister Harrocks’ to stay all night. This is a good old sister that is a regular blunt Lancashire woman. Her husband is a paralect and can hardly talk or move about. She made us very welcome. We stayed all night.
November 30, 1887
It rained all fore noon. We went to Sister Davis’ and had dinner here. We had tea at Sister Robinson’s and we went to the meeting house at night. This meeting house up some stairs in a room over a stable that stinks very bad. I preached 20 minutes after the saints had bore their testimonies. I spoke on the power of evil spirits and exhorted the saints resist them. Brother R. and myself had felt very depressed all day but felt better after meeting. We went the next day and had dinner at Brother J. Williams’ and had tea with President Cook of the Moreside Branch. We went to meeting at night and only 4 men and a boy present. We administered to Brother J. Williams who had been sick and then went to Brother Flitcroft’s to administer to two of his children. I stayed all night at his house on the sofa.
December 1, 1887
The Elders keep the first Thursday of the month as a fast day and meet in council at the conference house in Manchester. I walked to Manchester and went and I had a warm bath and think it did me more good than if I had food. It cost me 2 d. We assembled at meet at 11 a.m. There were present five elders besides myself. The elders were called on to give an account of their labors. The meeting was over by 2:30 p.m. President Phillip provided a good dinner for us all at the conference house. After dinner, I went in search of my cousin, John Carlin, but I did not succeed in it. I then went to Swinton, 6 miles from Manchester, and stayed with Brother J. Williams who is a coal miner and has two sons who work in the mine. He has a brother living with him who is a farm laborer and is not in the church. These people are Welsh and I read out of the bible to him, he using the Welsh bible. I explained the principles of the gospel which he acknowledges were in accordance with the bible. I slept with him and the boy about 18 years old. He was very rough so I did not sleep much. I had plenty of fleas to keep me company.
Brother Renals, Greenalch and myself went to Farnworth Sunday School where we talked a little to them. We had dinner at Brother Robinsons and the Brother R. and myself went to a place called Darcy Leaver where there were a family that had once belonged to the church that desired us to visit them. They invited us to go and see them next Sunday and hold meeting. After talking to them and showing them the gospel and their duties of God, we went back to Farnworth and I preached 40 minutes.
November 29, 1887
We went to Bolton. We went to a sister Kay’s. This is a widow woman who came into the church at Whaley Bridge, my native town. She was well acquainted with my mother and brother, George, and my sisters. She was exceedingly pleased to see me on account of my mother that she thought so much of. We went to Sister Harrocks’ to stay all night. This is a good old sister that is a regular blunt Lancashire woman. Her husband is a paralect and can hardly talk or move about. She made us very welcome. We stayed all night.
November 30, 1887
It rained all fore noon. We went to Sister Davis’ and had dinner here. We had tea at Sister Robinson’s and we went to the meeting house at night. This meeting house up some stairs in a room over a stable that stinks very bad. I preached 20 minutes after the saints had bore their testimonies. I spoke on the power of evil spirits and exhorted the saints resist them. Brother R. and myself had felt very depressed all day but felt better after meeting. We went the next day and had dinner at Brother J. Williams’ and had tea with President Cook of the Moreside Branch. We went to meeting at night and only 4 men and a boy present. We administered to Brother J. Williams who had been sick and then went to Brother Flitcroft’s to administer to two of his children. I stayed all night at his house on the sofa.
December 1, 1887
The Elders keep the first Thursday of the month as a fast day and meet in council at the conference house in Manchester. I walked to Manchester and went and I had a warm bath and think it did me more good than if I had food. It cost me 2 d. We assembled at meet at 11 a.m. There were present five elders besides myself. The elders were called on to give an account of their labors. The meeting was over by 2:30 p.m. President Phillip provided a good dinner for us all at the conference house. After dinner, I went in search of my cousin, John Carlin, but I did not succeed in it. I then went to Swinton, 6 miles from Manchester, and stayed with Brother J. Williams who is a coal miner and has two sons who work in the mine. He has a brother living with him who is a farm laborer and is not in the church. These people are Welsh and I read out of the bible to him, he using the Welsh bible. I explained the principles of the gospel which he acknowledges were in accordance with the bible. I slept with him and the boy about 18 years old. He was very rough so I did not sleep much. I had plenty of fleas to keep me company.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Mission Journal Entry
November 20, 1887 - Sunday
I had my dinner with Brother G. Clark at the conference house and went to meeting in the afternoon and spoke 6 minutes. After meeting there was a little old man come up to me and he proved to be William Constantine who used to be in the church and often came to Whaley Bridge when I was a boy. He was well acquainted with my wife; they used to be particular friends. He invited me to go and see him some time. At night I preached about 40 minutes – about 20 present.
November 21, 1887
I did some copying of the letter I had wrote on baptism. At night President Phillips took me to Brother Scoffield’s to sleep. They received me kindly.
November 22, 1887
In the afternoon Joseph D. Renalds came. He was the travelling Elder that travelled in the Mineside District of the Manchester Conference. This district includes Pendleton, Pendlebury, Eccles, Patricroft, Moreside, Swinton, Mosley, Bolton and Farnworth. I was appointed to labor with him in this district. We started to Farnworth and we went to meeting at night. There were very few there and the meeting room was cold and very disagreeable. I stayed at Brother Rboinsons.
November 23, 1887
I went to Moreside and visited several of the saints and went at night to hear a rehearsal which they were having to get ready for a tea party. I spoke a short time and slept at Sister Kay’s with her son John. She is grass widow.
Note not from the journal: I had never heard the term “grass widow” before. Here are the meanings: 1. A woman who is divorced or separated from her husband. 2. A woman whose husband is temporarily absent. 3. An abandoned mistress. 4. The mother of a child born out of wedlock.
November 24, 1887
We went to visit Sister Nightingale at Eccles. She is a widow with five children. She received us kindly and we stayed all night at her house.
November 25, 1887
We went to brother and sister Eden who were glad to see us. We stayed all night.
November 26, 1887
We went to Moreside and stayed at Brother Thomas Fletcroft’s. He is very poverty stricken. He has been out of work a great deal and has a wife and three children. I slept on his sofa. They are very kind people to the elders.
November 27, 1887
I went with Brother J.D. Renals and Elder Jiles, who is from Heber City, to Pendlebury to Mr. Horn’s to get our likeness took. We bought our dinner. We visited the saints and then went to the tea party at Moreside Meeting house. Besides the elders named above; I met Elders Phillips, Quigley, Greenalch, Booth and Green. I stayed at night Sister Kay’s.
I had my dinner with Brother G. Clark at the conference house and went to meeting in the afternoon and spoke 6 minutes. After meeting there was a little old man come up to me and he proved to be William Constantine who used to be in the church and often came to Whaley Bridge when I was a boy. He was well acquainted with my wife; they used to be particular friends. He invited me to go and see him some time. At night I preached about 40 minutes – about 20 present.
November 21, 1887
I did some copying of the letter I had wrote on baptism. At night President Phillips took me to Brother Scoffield’s to sleep. They received me kindly.
November 22, 1887
In the afternoon Joseph D. Renalds came. He was the travelling Elder that travelled in the Mineside District of the Manchester Conference. This district includes Pendleton, Pendlebury, Eccles, Patricroft, Moreside, Swinton, Mosley, Bolton and Farnworth. I was appointed to labor with him in this district. We started to Farnworth and we went to meeting at night. There were very few there and the meeting room was cold and very disagreeable. I stayed at Brother Rboinsons.
November 23, 1887
I went to Moreside and visited several of the saints and went at night to hear a rehearsal which they were having to get ready for a tea party. I spoke a short time and slept at Sister Kay’s with her son John. She is grass widow.
Note not from the journal: I had never heard the term “grass widow” before. Here are the meanings: 1. A woman who is divorced or separated from her husband. 2. A woman whose husband is temporarily absent. 3. An abandoned mistress. 4. The mother of a child born out of wedlock.
November 24, 1887
We went to visit Sister Nightingale at Eccles. She is a widow with five children. She received us kindly and we stayed all night at her house.
November 25, 1887
We went to brother and sister Eden who were glad to see us. We stayed all night.
November 26, 1887
We went to Moreside and stayed at Brother Thomas Fletcroft’s. He is very poverty stricken. He has been out of work a great deal and has a wife and three children. I slept on his sofa. They are very kind people to the elders.
November 27, 1887
I went with Brother J.D. Renals and Elder Jiles, who is from Heber City, to Pendlebury to Mr. Horn’s to get our likeness took. We bought our dinner. We visited the saints and then went to the tea party at Moreside Meeting house. Besides the elders named above; I met Elders Phillips, Quigley, Greenalch, Booth and Green. I stayed at night Sister Kay’s.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
It looks from the ages of Joe and Johanna that this photo was taken around 1898.
Back Row, L-R: John William, Mary Ann, James Thomas, Jr.
Front Row, L-R: Mary Davis Goodworth Beard, Johanna Leona, Richard Stephen, James Thomas Beard, Sr. and Joseph Samuel
The children that are not shown, as it was before they were born, are: Sara Emma, Elva Rose, Elmer Aaron, David Llewellen, Ilene Lovinia, Violet Evelyn and Henry Evans.
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