Letter to Ebenezer Robinson and Don Carlos Smith, 29 April 1840
April .
Eld's. E. Robinson & D. C. Smith:
Brethren, as elder Young is
writing, I am privileged with a space
for a few lines; knowing that our friends
are desirous to hear of the work of the
Lord in this land, I make the following
remarks concerning the mercy of God
and my labors, since I last wrote you,
(I wrote you a lengthy letter, da-
ted Feb. 27th, in which I gave you
an account of my travels, voyage, and
labors; from the time I left Montrose,
unto the date of my letter, which I trust
you may have obtained,) I continued
laboring in Staffordshire, until the first
of March, when I felt it to be the will
of the Lord that I should go more to
the south part of England. I left the
care of the Stafford church, in the
hands of Elder Turley, and traveled
80 miles south in a region where the
word had not been preached. I com-
menced preaching near Ledbury, Here-
fordshire: this is in about 40 miles of
Bristol, 40 of Birmingham, 14 of the
city of Worcester, 120 of London.—
As soon as I began to teach, many re-
ceived my testimony. I there preach-
ed one month and five days, and baptiz-
ed the superintendant of the church of
the United Brethren, a branch of the
Methodist church, and with him forty
five preachers, mostly of the same or-
der; and about 114 members making
160 in all. This put into my hands or
under my care more than forty estab-
lished places of preaching, licensed ac-
cording to law, including one or two
