As I’ve read Willard’s journal entries, almost every day he speaks of stopping in “for tea” at someone’s home. All along, I assumed that indeed they were having English tea, however I read this journal entry from March 22, 1905:
We remained at lodge and studied till 2 P.M. today. Then went to No. 5 Ivenho Terrace, Chester le St. to meet a minister who had desired to meet us. Our conversation lasted three and a half hours. We were able to meet his arguments. He invited us to stop to tea which we did. He thought it strange for us to take water instead of tea, but we explained the Word of Wisdom to him, which he could not but acknowledge was a benefit to any class of people. We left his home after tea with an invitation to return and visit some future time. We went to lodge and fot our books and tracts and then to Waldridge to hold a cottage meeting. There were quite a number present. I presided and was the first speaker occupying 30 min. on the First Principles. Elder McFarlane then spoke 40 min. on the Personality of God. We enjoyed a good Spirit and were _____ by meeting together. After meeting, supper was prepared. When we had partaken of it we went home.
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| 5 Ivanhoe Terrace in Chester-le-Street, England |
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| Journal entry from 22 March 1905 |
