Sunday, January 23, 1876

Sunday, Jan. 23rd.  In the morning I had another visit from Oils.  We talked on history of the colonies, then on science, morality and religion.  He was much pleased with our last interview and was over an hour telling his wife about it.  In the 3:00 P.M. meeting I bore my testimony.  At 7:00 P.M. I gave a 25 minute talk from the Hymn: "Know then that every son is free to choose his life and what he'll be."  I said that God gives us a will and the freedom and reason that makes us men, and, as we have to account to him, we should use our freedom and reason and not be swayed by prejudice.  I followed with a Gospel sermon supported with scripture quotations.