Thursday, January 20, 1876

Jan. 20th, 1876.  President Groo received a letter from McLaughlin at Kiapva.  Three of the four Elders left at Aukland had reached that place.  He and Brother Steed were distributing tracts, and were having 1,000 copies of the "Only Way to be Saved", printed.  I went with President Groo to see Ellis.  We found that he was with Claude Rogers at Newcastle.  Mrs. Ellis had much to say in favor of the Reorganized Latter-day Saints, thought the hundred pounds spent by her husband to go to Plano was well spent.  This evening, we are told that Mr. Wardon, the post master at Glebe, is reporting that Brother Peg is keeping a bad house,  has two girls to accomodate the five Elders.  Some will do anything to vilify, distrust and prevent the good we would do.