Attended morning meeting and spoke in regard to the Fast &c. The Governor [Nahaolelua] desired to address the people convened in our Meeting House we gave way to him and afterwards held our meeting and enjoyed an excellent time.¹ The Meeting House built by the brethren here is an excellent one and excels the Calvinistic Meeting House; it is the best of any we have built.²

Baptised two men and one woman Bro. K. officiating.³

Went to Wailua and held meeting; I spoke and we had a good time. Returned to Keanae [Ke‘anae] and baptized three men Bro. Kaleohano officiated.

Attended morning meeting. To day had been appointed as the day to dedicate the house—we met at 10½ <o’clock> A.M. and sang and afterwards I prayed & dedicated the house to the Lord and enjoyed the spirit much—afterwards sang and Bro. Hammond then arose and spoke and was followed by me; we enjoyed the spirit—we then closed by singing and prayer. We then went up to the place of baptism and baptised seven Bro. Hawkins officiating. Returned and sat down to dinner and enjoyed ourselves excellently—the victuals were cooked nicely and in abundance—I ate the best poi to-day I ever tasted. In afternoon opened the meeting by singing and prayer as usual and attended to the confirmation of those baptised and spoke and had a very good meeting.⁴

We had a very good meeting this morning. I preached and afterwards I baptised thirteen.⁵ In afternoon attended to the Lord’s Supper and to the ordaining of two teachers and four deacons. The day was spent pleasantly by me.

Attended morning meeting this morning. While eating breakfast Bro. Hawkins made some remarks about the field that he had been appointed to preside over and said he felt it to be a large field <one> and he would like it if someone could take charge of Kula branch if they felt like it &c. &c. Bro. Hammond said that things had been going so too much so, and that there had not been regularity enough, that the way things had been going on was not calculated to do well, no one having a settled place, but first one preaching <at one time at a place> and then another following and preaching at that same place, & the first leaving things partly settled thinking that the one following would attend to it; and thus things had not went on as they ought to have done.—I asked how this could have been avoided under the circumstances up to the present time; and that <at> our last Council Meeting (the 13th ultimo) he knew that we had taken measures to prevent confusion of this kind in future by setting off to each one his field of labor. There were several remarks and replies made backward and forward and considerable feeling manifested; I thought that Bro. Hammond intended to cast reflections upon me as he alluded to me as having acted partially and, as I thought, insinuated that I wanted to help the others forward and to keep him back—and these feelings had caused him to make a remark some time <before> that “he was only a passenger in the ship.” As we were in the house we thought we had better put off our conversation until after breakfast and retire by ourselves lest they <(the people)> should think wrong and form incorrect conclusions. As it was raining heavily we went to the Meeting House; Bro. Hy. W. Bigler was chosen to preside, I then arose and told my feelings in regard to the remarks of Bro. Hammond and disclaimed all thought of doing as he said I <had> done in regard to favoring some to the prejudice of others &c. &c. And I wished him to state in what respect I had done this and what his reasons were for making the remarks he had.

Bro. H. [Hammond] said that his feelings had been hurt and he had borne and forborne and did not design to give vent to his feelings he had curbed them and had desired to get away without letting them escape, and this had caused him to think about returning to-day lest this should happen, but the remarks of Bro. Hawkins had brought it out. One thing, he said, was that their had been remarks made that he had no right to stay and act upon this island without the consent [of President Lewis], although he (Hammond) had received the Pres.’ counsel to that effect. (This remark had been made by Bro. K. some time ago and as⁶ I thought had been settled.) He [Hammond] also had desired [for me] to go into Lahaina [with him] to preach he had alluded to it to me several times to <try &> draw me out but he could not. I put him off with some slight remark and this would wound him, but yet he thought it was necessary that he should be humbled and he was determined to bear it—there was one time in particular that he asked me as he had a very strong desire to go in, but I was quite cool about it and said that I did not at present feel like it—and that at others times I had said that it needed wisdom and a good knowledge of the language to go to Lahaina. He had felt that he was treading on toes and therefore he had made the remark “that he was only a passenger on board the Ship.” These things had grieved <him> because he thought there was a disposition to keep him back especially when he thought that he had made sacrifices as well as his brethren [and] that he had done all he could do. I arose and attempted to speak but could not as my feelings were so much wrought up that I could not express my feelings <thoughts> I never, to my remembrance, in my life experienced such feelings they were exquisite and I felt cut down to think that Bro. H. [Hammond] & I had mingled together and I had unbosomed myself to him time and again and yet all this time he had these feelings against me and had hinted to me and I had been so dull that I did not understand—these thoughts oppressed me and it was in vain that I tryed to express them for awhile—Bro. Hawkins spoke justifying the course I had taken—I prayed to the Lord to calm my feelings by His Spirit and I did experience a calm and the spirit of peace rested upon <me> and I felt easy—the storm had passed and the gush of feeling had subsided and I felt that it would all come out right. I arose and spoke and was enabled to tell my feelings and I had the spirit—I reminded Bro. H. that the time he asked me, we were both <talking about> going into Lahaina and I merely told my feelings at that time without the least design to retard him in any particular and I called upon the Lord to witness that I had endeavored to act impartially at all times, between my brethren.

My situation had been a peculiar one from the time I landed until the present—there was a time not long ago when Bros. Keeler & Hawkins thought I favored Bro. Hammond and now Bro. H. [Hammond] thought I favored <them> and I felt that I had always paid to him, if to anyone, the most attention; but what was my favor, a puny man filled with failings going to benefit any man, independant of the Spirit; it was the Lord and the presence of His holy spirit that will exalt and favor us &c. &c. Bro. H. [Hammond] denied any design to hurt my feelings but or to throw reflections upon me or my course in general; that it was the remark of Bro. H’s [Hawkins] wishing to have somebody else take his place, and thus throw things again in confusion, instead of having us operate according to our last counsel, that had started his feelings & had caused him to speak—Bro. H. [Hammond] spoke at some length, as well as others of the brethren—there were old feelings elicited that had been between Bros. Hawkins and Keeler Hammond that had caused <sorrow> and all in consequence of misunderstanding, both had thought they had <had> cause for feeling—and I was glad that it had come it out as it accounted for many things and for feelings that had been shown—it was in regard to to precedence in the priesthood. Bro. Hammond had thought that as he had a special appointment to this Island from Bro. L. [Lewis] & Bro. Hawkins was a visitor and <had> said that he did not know the time when he would return to Hawaii [Hawai‘i], that his it was his right to preside <take the lead> in my absence until the other day Bro. Hawkins told him that he had been hurt at his (Hammond’s) non-observance of order in our blessing meeting; and yet Bro. Hawkins had been guilty of the very things since Bros. Hy. & Wm had been here, that he reproved him for, as they were his seniors by ordination.

Bro. Hawkins on the other hand had thought, that he was recognised as one upon this Island with the rest, as he had represented branches, and he had thought that it was so understood by all the brethren, and he had thought that it was his right to take the lead—in the case of Bro. Hy &c. he had done so knowingly as Bro. Hy. did not know the language sufficiently and he intended to have <had> an understanding with the brethren about it the first opportunity. We had a good deal of talk and laid our feelings open one to the other and settled it all satisfactorily to all parties. The irritability and feeling displayed by Bro. Hammond this morning I believe was caused by these things—I thought this worthy of note that I might be reminded to avoid ascertain at all times the feelings of the brethren and to cultivate at all times a spirit of candor that we might have no misunderstandings.⁷

In afternoon had a meeting of the officers and gave much good instruction.

We started this morning for Makawao and arrived in afternoon.⁸ Bro. B.’s [Burnham] eyes had improved.

We stopped all day and in afternoon had a candy frolic. In evening held meeting.

Started very early this morning for Waiehu <all> with the <exception> of Bro. Hawkins who stayed at M.—Found all well at W. Bro. Farrer’s eyes have been quite sore for some days.

Bro. Keeler <&> I started to Wailuku.⁹

My Sister Leonora’s birthday; this day completes her twelfth year. I will scarcely recognise her when we meet. Bro. Keeler left to day for Honuaula.

Spoke this morning. In afternoon Bro. Hammond & I spoke, also some of the brethren.¹⁰

Writing Journal &c. In afternoon Bros. Hy. & Wm. and I went over to Waiehu.

Bro. Hy. & I returned to Wailuku and attended to Council Meeting; had a good meeting.

Bro. Farrer returned here to-day. In afternoon held meeting.

Writing in Church Record &c.

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Writing &c. We Went to Waiehu this afternoon.

Returned to Wailuku. Bro. Hammond arose and spoke and enjoyed the spirit I had felt my lean<n>ess and want of ideas &c.; but upon his finishing I stood up and was blest with a powerful share of the spirit. Met again after a short intermission and was blessed with a goodly share of the spirit as were all of us also. I enjoyed this day’s meeting exceedingly.¹² Bros. Hy. & Wm. returned with Bro. Hammond to W. One young man was baptised to-day by Bro. N. [Napela]

I went over to Waiehu this morning to see about getting horses ready to go into Lahaina for Bro. Lewis &c. &c.

I started for Lahaina this morning in company with one of Bro. Napela’s boys to drive the animals; arrived in L. in the afternoon and found Bro. [William] & Sis. [Patty] Perkins and Bro. Kipp there and all well excepting Sis. P. who is weakly; they were waiting for a vessel for home as they had been counselled by Bro. Lewis (after stating their situation) to return to the Valley [Utah Territory]. Bro. L. had not arrived they were expecting him hourly. I forgot to mention that Bro. Hammond had been into Lahaina last week and had heard that Bro. L. had sent a letter requesting us to bring him in horses as he intended to have Conference on this side of the Island. The letter I never received but upon hearing this word, we thought best to send the animals.

Reading &c. Bro. L. did not arrive.

About noon to-day Bro. & Sis. Lewis arrived; they were both well and in good spirits although they had been straitened at times, yet the Lord had opened their way and they had been able to get along; Sis. L. had been able to sew and support them. In evening we started Bro. & Sis. Kipp accompanying us Bro. & Sis. P. remaining to come by boat if opportunity afforded. We had a beautiful night the moon making it nearly as light as day. We arrived about midnight and found Bros. Keeler and Hawkins as well as the rest.

Engaged Variously.¹³

We went up the Kanyon to have a Council Meeting among ourselves. We opened by prayer Bro. L. called upon us to express our feelings; I arose and said I would like to know Bro. L’s mind in regard to the course that had been taken by us upon this Island and whether it met his mind in all things. Bro. L. said that it was all right and he was suited. He said what feelings he formerly had were buried &c. &c. These feelings were against Bro. Hammond as he thought Bro. H. had disobeyed his Counsel. After considerable talk with good feeling it was amicably settled—Bro. L. thinking that Bro. H. had been blessed in doing what he done.¹⁴

Went over to Wailuku and Bro. Hawkins preached I followed and was followed by Bro. Hammond.¹⁵ In afternoon I spoke and was blessed with a good flow of the spirit—Bros. Hawkins and Hammond followed. Got wet in returning to Waiehu.

Variously engaged.

Went to Wailuku and worked with Bros. Farrer and Keeler at the Meeting House.¹⁶

The brethren stayed at the house working and I went to the Kula as the bottom is called to pull grass [thatching]. Returned in evening and found Bros. Bigler and Hawkins here.

Returned to Waiehu in evening Bros. John Winchester and Albion Burnham arrived from Makawao. also Bro. Kipp and wife. In evening held meeting and had a good one