priesthood must be a king & a Priest a
person may have a portion of that Priesthood the
same as Governors or Judges of England have
power from the King to transact business but
yet he is not the king of England. A person may
be anointed king & priest before they receive
their kingdom &c. At the close of the meeting
I dim returned to Br Hammers & in the evening
Elder O. Pratt Preached & was followd
by few remarks from Elder G A Smith

August 7, 1843 ~ Monday

7^th Spent the day with Brethren visiting
the Saints &c we find in to days papers
an account of the destruction of property & loss
of lives by the storm on saturday about
thirty lives were lost & 500,000 dollars worth
of property destroyed the Iron suspension
bridge the first built in the world (so said,
with the canal bridge & 50 other bridges
on the Chester Creek Pa are washed away

August 8, 1843 ~ Tuesday

8^th In company with the Twelve and about
150 Saints we left the city on board of a
steemer for an excursion. As we glided over
the water we passed the New frigate Rariton
of sixty four guns which had been lanched but
a short time & saw the building that coverd
the Pensylvania 170 gun ship the Largest
in the world, we Past on to Gloster Point
& spent the day in the following amusment drinkig
Ice water Lemonaid, & feasting, sailing, fishing,
swinging, walking singing, & discussing vario
us subjects &c. The following subject arose
for discussion is the Prosperity of any religious
denomination a posative evidence that they

priesthood must be a king & a Priest a person may have a portion of that Priesthood the same as Governors or Judges of England have power from the King to transact business but yet he is not the king of England. A person may be anointed king & priest before they receive their kingdom &c. At the close of the meeting I returned to Br Hammers & in the evening Elder O. Pratt Preached & was followd by few remarks from Elder G A Smith

August 7, 1843 ~ Monday

7th Spent the day with Brethren visiting the Saints &c we find in to days papers an account of the destruction of property & loss of lives by the storm on saturday about thirty lives were lost & 500,000 dollars worth of property destroyed the Iron suspension bridge the first built in the world (so said, with the canal bridge & 50 other bridges on the Chester Creek Pa are washed away

August 8, 1843 ~ Tuesday

8th In company with the Twelve and about 150 Saints we left the city on board of a steemer for an excursion. As we glided over the water we passed the New frigate Rariton of sixty four guns which had been lanched but a short time & saw the building that coverd the Pensylvania 170 gun ship the Largest in the world, we Past on to Gloster Point & spent the day in the following amusment drinkig Ice water Lemonaid, & feasting, sailing, fishing, swinging, walking singing, & discussing vario us subjects &c. The following subject arose for discussion is the Prosperity of any religious denomination a posative evidence that they