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Jun 29, 1836

Journal Entry

June 29, 1836 ~ Wednesday

29th June Preached at Mr McKinzie's held a dabate with a
Baptist Priest after meeting & selling a Book of Mormon
to McKinzies we Rode to Mr David Criders Gibson Co Ten 7 m[iles]

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McKinzie, Alexander A.
abt. 1795-aft. 1849
7 mentions
Crider, David
28 Mar 1804 - 25 Sep 1877
18 mentions
1835 Southern Convert

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Gibson County, Tennessee

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Daybook (31 December 1835 - 3 January 1837)

June 29 Preached at Mr McKinzie's held a debate with a Baptist Priest after meeting & selling a Book of Mormon to McKinzie we rode to Mr David Griders Gibson Co Tennn 7 m[iles]

Autobiography 1858 Deseret News

On the , I went to a Baptist meeting house, on Thompson's creek, to preach; the house was crowded. As I rose to speak, a Baptist priest, Mr. Browning, arrived at the door on horseback, and stepped in greatly agi- tated, and told the deacon to forbid my preach- ing in the house; at the same time commenced a tirade of abuse against the Mormons, telling several lies, which I corrected before the peo- ple, which increased his rage. As I was for- bidden to preach in the house, and had been invited, and traveled many miles to fulfil my appointment, I told the people I would like to preach and was willing to stand on a wood pile, a fence, a cart, or any place they would appoint. A man rose and said he owned the land in front of the meeting house, and I might [Column 3] stand and preach on that, and welcome. All the congregation, with the exception of the minister and one deacon, arose and left the house, walked across the street and formed seats of a worm fence, and gave good attention while I preached for an hour and a half on the principles of the gospel. When I closed, Mr. Randolph Alexander, who had never heard a Mormon Elder speak before, said, the people of the present day made him think of a pen of hogs; the keeper would make a trough, and pour into it hot or cold water, dish water or anything else, and they would drink it; but let a stranger come along and pour over a basket of corn on the back side of the pen, and the hogs would be frightened and run and snort all over the pen. He said it was so with the people; the priests would feed them with any kind of doctrine, no matter how false, the people will swallow it down, but let a stranger come and preach the gospel of Jesus Christ, which will save the people, as Mr. Woodruff has done, and the people are afraid of him. Mr. Alexander invited me home, bought a Book of Mormon, and was soon baptized, and several others followed his example.

Autobiography 1857 Draft 2

On the , I went to a baptist meeting house on Thompsons creek, to ^preach^ fulfil an previous appointment; the house was crowded with people, as I rose to speak in the pulpit a baptist priest, Mr. Browning, arrived at the door on horseback, & stepped in greatly agitated, and told the Deacon to forbid my preaching in the house, at the sametime commenced a tirade of abuse against the Mormons, telling several lies, which I corrected before the people, which increased his rage; as I was forbidden to preach in the house, and had been invited, and travelled many miles to fulfil my appointment, ^I told the people^ I would like to preach & was willing to stand on a wood pile, a fence; a cart, or any place, they would appoint; a man rose and said he owned the land in front of the meeting house, and I might stand & preach on that, and welcome, all the congregation with the exception of the minister and one Deacon arose and left the house, walked across the street & formed seats of a worm fence, and gave good attention while I preached for an hour and a half on the principles of the Gospel; when I closed I gave liberty for any one to speak. Mr. Randolph Alexander rose and made a few remarks, it being the first time he ^who^ had ^never^ heard a Mormon Elder speak ^before^, he said, the people of the present day made him think of a pen of hogs, the keeper would make a trough, and pour into it anything, hot or cold water, dish water or anything else, ^and they would drink it,^, but let a stranger come along and pour over a ba^s^ket of corn on the back side of the pen, & the hogs would be frightened and run and snort all over the pen; he said, it was so with the people, the priests would feed them with

Autobiography 1865 Millennial Star

On the , I went to a Baptist meeting-house, on Thompson's creek, to preach; the house was crowded. As I rose to speak, a Baptist priest, Mr. Browning, arrived at the door on horseback, and stepped in greatly agitated, and told the deacon to forbid my preaching in the house, at the same time commenced a tirade of abuse against the "Mormons," telling several lies, which I corrected before the people, which increased his rage. As I was forbidden to preach in the house, and had been invited, and tra- velled many miles to fulfil my ap- pointment, I told the people I would like to preach, and was willing to stand on a wood pile, a fence, a cart, or any place they would appoint. A man rose and said he owned the land in front of the meeting-house, and I might stand and preach on that, and welcome. All the congregation, with the exception of the minister and one deacon, arose and left the house, walked across the street, and formed seats of a worm fence, and gave good attention while I preached for an hour and-a-half, on the principles of the Gospel. When I closed, Mr. Randolph Alex- ander, who had never heard a "Mor- mon" Elder speak before, said, the people of the present day made him think of a pen of hogs; the keeper would make a trough, and pour into it hot or cold water, dish water, or anything else, and they would drink it; but let a stranger come along, and pour over a basket of corn on the back side of the pen, and the hogs would be frightened, and run and snort all over the pen. He said it was so with the people; the priests would feed them with any kind of doctrine, no matter how false, the people will swallow it down; but let a stranger come and preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which will save the people, as Mr. Woodruff has done, and the peo- ple are afraid of him. Mr. Alexander invited me home, bought a Book of Mormon, and was soon baptized, and several others followed his example.

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Jun 29, 1836