& reorganized the Church but it left the Church
in no better situation. Elder Young reproved
Elder Page some for undoing alone what three
of the quorum had done together. He also spoke
of the instruction that Br Joseph spoke of
ie to be gentle & mild in our teaching & not to
Battle the sects any more at present but win
the affections of the people, we had a good time
to the people together

we met in the evening at Jeremiah Cooper's house
I opened the meeting by Prayer. Elder B
Young arose & addressed the Saints in a vary inter-
esting manner & tried to instill into their minds to
be prepared to Harken to the word of the Lord &
obey his commandments & obey the things that
the prophet tells us to do & was followed By
Elders H C Kimball & G. A. Smith who bore testimony
of the work of God I spent the night at Br
James McDaniel's

Pittsburgh resembles the
English cities in consequence of their burning so
much stone cole which covers the cities with
smoke soot & Blackness. Its Population is 35,000
it has 120 preachers of the Gospel, 95 churches
& 21 Denominations, & It contains a Church
of Latter Day Saints Numbering 75

July 29, 1843 ~ Saturday

29^th I spent the Day at Br Mc DanielsDowell writings
& reading We met in the evening at Br
Savorys to teach the Elders. Elder B Young
first addressed the meeting [FIGURE] The following
isare some of the principles taught the Elders
By Elders Young. He says relative to government
that A man should in the first place presidie
over himself, his passions, his person, bring himself
into subjection to the Law of God, then Preside

& reorganized the Church but it left the Church in no better situation. Elder Young reproved Elder Page some for undoing alone what three of the quorum had done together. He also spoke of the instruction that Br Joseph spoke of ie to be gentle & mild in our teaching & not to Battle the Sects any more at present but win the affections of the people, we had a good time together we met in the evening at Jeremiah Cooper's house I opened the meeting by Prayer Elder B Young arose & addressed the Saints in a vary interesting manner & tried to instill into their minds to be prepared to harken to the word of the Lord & obey his commandments & obey the things that the prophet tells us to do & was followed by Elders H C Kimball & G. A. Smith who bore testimony of the work of God I spent the night at Br James McDaniel's. Pittsburgh resembles the English cities in consequence of their burning so much stone cole which covers the cities with smoke soot & blackness. Its Population is 35,000 it has 120 preachers of the Gospel, 95 churches & 21 Denominations, & It contains a Church of Latter Day Saints Numbering 75

July 29, 1843 ~ Saturday

29th I spent the Day at Br McDowell writing & reading. We met in the evening at Br Savorys to teach the Elders. Elder B Young first addressed the meeting [FIGURE] The following are some of the principles taught the Elders By Elders Young. He says relative to government that a man should in the first place presidie over himself, his passions, his person, bring himself into subjection to the Law of God, then Preside