among wholm was 50 of the Mormons
there was a prospect of the whole armey
suffering for want of food. We appointed
a meeting at 2 oclok in our new city to
hear a statement made by square wells of
the affairs in Nauvoo before meeting the cry
of fire was heard on the prairie grass of
the encampment & all run to put it out &
it was soon extinguished.

Meeting opened at 2 oclok PM at the Council
Block. Meeting opened by prayer by O. Pratt
who also remarked that we had suffered
by the gentiles a long time; but had now gone
out of there midst & hoped we should rest
for a season from there grasp. had rather
suffer the fatigues of this wilderness journey
and live on game than suffer by mobs. would
rather fall into the hands of God than a mob
as God is more merciful. I have heard the
prophet say that God could not controle the
wicked at all times and let them act upon
their agency without operating upon them as
a machine. I am contented whare I am
but should be more so if we had an abundanc
of the necessaries of life, the mob at last
have had courage after gathering & threatning
for about 6 years to come against the Saints
in Nauvoo from one thousand to twelve hundred
men had came against one hundred of the
Saints and have a pitched battle, but the Saints
went out to battle in the name of God & their ene-
mies were defeated.

Daniel H Wells arose and said, I will by request
give a short account of affairs in Nauvoo concerning
their late difficulties. You have heard that
men were lynched there. we took 15 of the

among wholm was 50 of the Mormons there was a prospect of the whole armey suffering for want of food. We appointed a meeting at 2 oclok in our new city to hear a statement made by square wells of the affairs in Nauvoo before meeting the cry of fire was heard on the prairie grass of the encampment & all run to put it out & it was soon extinguished.

Meeting opened at 2 oclok PM at the Council Block. Meeting opened by prayer by O. Pratt who also remarked that we had suffered by the gentiles a long time; but had now gone out of there midst & hoped we should rest for a season from there grasp. had rather suffer the fatigues of this wilderness journey and live on game than suffer by mobs. would rather fall into the hands of God than a mob as God is more merciful. I have heard the prophet say that God could not controle the wicked at all times and let them act upon their agency without operating upon them as a machine. I am contented whare I am but should be more so if we had an abundanc of the necessaries of life, the mob at last have had courage after gathering & threatning for about 6 years to come against the Saints in Nauvoo from one thousand to twelve hundred men had came against one hundred of the Saints and have a pitched battle, but the Saints went out to battle in the name of God & their enemies were defeated.

Daniel H Wells arose and said, I will by request give a short account of affairs in Nauvoo concerning their late difficulties. You have heard that men were lynched there. we took 15 of the