Tuesday, April 24, 1906. Penrith. Cloudy.
Spent part of the forenoon at lodge studying. Went to the Market about 11 o'clock. Met some friends while there and had a talk with them. Returning to lodge we had dinner then went out tracting. Found many of he people away from home. When we finished, we came to lodge. Had tea and spent the evening writing.
Wednesday, April 25, 1906. Penrith and Pooley Bridge. Fine.
This morning we decided to take some tracts and books and go out in the country for a walk. We decided to go to Ullswater, one of England's lakes. It being five miles from Penrith, we done tracting on the way out at the farm houses scattered along the road. When we arrived at the lake, on its shores found a village called Pooley which we tracted and sold all our books. We also had a long talk with a man on the Gospel and he invited us back. We came back to Penrith on a different road, then we went it being on the Westmoreland side of the river. The scenery was beautiful and we enjoyed the trip fine, but were very tired before we got home.
Thursday, April 26, 1906. Penrith. Cloudy.
Spent the forenoon at lodge in study. After dinner we took second tract and went to Brougham St. to continue where we had left off previously. I met several who were very cold. In fact I got three turndowns in succession with door slams. Still hope and courage continued and I met to or three who treated me while and were pleased to listen to my humble testimony. One invited me back to spend an evening with my companion any time we would like to come, so I feel I was well paid after all and hope good will result from the work done. We spent the evening at lodge studying & writing.
Friday, April 27, 1906. Penrith. Cloudy.
In the forenoon went down town and done some shopping. Bought weekly groceries. In the afternoon we went tracting. I had good success. One lady invited me in thinking I was the Parish Curate, but she soon found out different when I told her I was a Mormon. After having a good Gospel conversation with her she bough a book from me. I had quite a number of other conversations with different people. We come home, had tea, then went to Mr. Robinson's and spent the evening chatting with him, he being an invalid, having rheumatism. The family treated us fine.
Saturday, April 28, 1906. Penrith. Stormy day.
Spent the forenoon at lodge. Also part of the afternoon on account of the bad weather. We did manage to go out tracting toward evening between storms. I called on a family of friends in Brunswick Terr. Had a talk with them (Nicholson). We spent the evening at lodge.
Sunday, April 29, 1906. Penrith. Cloudy, rainy.
We arose at 9 A.M. Had breakfast and took a walk up to the cemetery and back. Studied before dinner and after dinner. In evening at 6:30 we went to Christ's Church (Church of Englan). The minister rook for text Col. 2:8 "Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit after the traditions of men after rudiments of the world and not after Christ." After the service we came home. Studied till bed time.
Monday, April 30, 1906. Penrith. Cloudy.
Spent the forenoon writing. After inter we went out tracting. Began at Brunswick Square. I was turned down about ten times. The people were bitter toad us and would not listen to us, but slam the door. We spent the evening at lodge writing and studying.
Tuesday, May 1, 1906. Penrith. Fine day.
After breakfast we went down to the Market. Also called at Post Office and sent our monthly report to Pres. Taylor. After dinner we went out tracting. Met with good success conversing with some who were pleased to hear us. After tea we went to visit a lady who had invited me to call some evening when her husband was in. We took some views of S. L. City and spent a pleasant evening with them and had a good conversation with them on the Gospel. Her husband was not so favorable with us, but the lady was very interested and said she knew the Gospel as we taught it was true. They live at 10 Brougham St. We came home and retired.
Wednesday, May 2, 1906. Penrith. Stormy.
Spent the forenoon in study. After dinner went tracting a short time. Although the weather was quite miserable. We met Mr. Burrows, a shoemaker. Had a long talk with him on the Gospel. He is a Saved man. We talked with him for a long time, but couldn't make much of him. He was very boisterous and overbearing in his manner, would not accept reasonable scriptural doctrine. Leaving his place we came home. Spent the evening studying & writing.
Thursday, May 3, 1906. Penrith. Stormy.
Spent the forenoon at lodge studying. After dinner we went tracting. Had good success. It began to rain after we were were out a while and a lady invited me in. I had a nice conversation with her and when the rain ceased I continued on tracting. When finished came to lodge, had tea, then we took a walk up to the Cemetery. Studied while there. Returned and spent the evening at lodge.
Friday, May 4, 1906. Penrith. Cloudy and Rainy.
This forenoon we went out tracting. Met with fair success. Had a numb of conversations. We came home to dinner. After dinner we went to Castletown and called on a lady who was interested and had purchased a Book of Mormon. We had a two hour talk with her. She seemed very interested (27 Mill St.). Leaving there we came home. Had tea, then went down to the Printer's Office and back. Spent the evening at lodge.
Saturday, May 5, 1906. Penrith. Stormy.
Spent the forenoon at Lodge. After dinner we went tracting, but it rained nearly all the time we were out. I talked with one lady for nearly an hour. Therefore I didn't get many tracts out. We spent the evening at Lodge. Sister Atkinson called on us. She had come to visit her relatives here in Penrith for a few days.
Sunday, May 6, 1906. Penrith. A little stormy.
We spent a good part of the day studying, did not go to any place of worship. We fasted all day. About 3 P.M. Sister Atkinson came to lodge. Took tea with us and spent the evening. After she had returned to her relatives, we retired.
Monday, May 7, 1906. Penrith. Fine day.
After breakfast we prepared books and tracts. Left to accompany Sister Atkinson out in the country to visit some of her relatives. After following the green lanes three miles we arrived at Newbiggin. First visit was on her relative, Mrs. Nelson. Had tea, then we came on to the village of Stainton. Called on Mrs. Bellas, another relative of Sister Atinson's. The mother of the lady was very ill. We were requested to pray with her, which we did. Leave there we called on two more families, friends of Sister Atkinson - Thompson & Dawson's. From there we came to Penrith and visited two families of her relatives, Mrs. Thompson at St. Charle's Hotel, the other Mrs. Yates of Arthur St. where we were entertained by a daughter and sister of Mrs. Yates by piano selections and singing. Also gave us refreshments. From there we came home and retired.
Tuesday, May 8, 1906. Penrith. Stormy.
Today it rained continuously. We did not venture out to do any tracting or visiting, but studied.
Wednesday, May 9, 1906. Penrith. Changeable.
We spent the forenoon tracting Graham street. Had fair success, although many had been warned against us. After dinner we finished Graham St. then we took a talk. After returning, had tea, then called on a family at No. 4 Beacon Rd. Spent the evening with them. They had been to America. They treated us nice and invited us back. They are Wesleyans. We came home at 10:50 and retired.
Thursday, May 10, 1906. Penrith. Stormy.
This morning the weather was quite clear, so we decided to fo to Lowther Park to see the Calvary of three thousand men who were stationed there under Colonel Lonedale, one of the owners of the Lowther estate which covers many thousand acres. We passed the encampment and continued on up through the park till we came to the Lowther Castle, the most beautiful one in the North of England. We seen about 150 deer scattered in the fields on both sides of the road as we went up. We were told thee were 1,800 head of deer on the estate. It began to rain before we started back and our 5 mile journey was tedious. After arriving, we had dinner then went out tracting. Finished Wordsworth St. I went to two ministers' homes but they didn't show up. We spent the evening at lodge writing and studying.
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