Elder Newton Jackson
Jackson, Newton R. vol. 1, 1912
(Page 13) JANUARY, 1912. Thursday 11 (11-355) Passed the forenoon by reading and gading up town. Elder Edmunds and I went out looking for a book sale. Received two letters from home one from mother and one from, Elvan, so sat down and answered them. We walked to Morecambe in the afternoon and held a cottage meeting at Sister Lancaster's Had two investigators out. After supper we returned home.
(Page 20) JANUARY, 1912. Thursday 18 (18-348) Still snowing and very cold. In the forenoon I wentout gaffering. After dinner Elder Edmunds and I walked over to Morecambe to hold a cottagemeeting We had to walk against a very disagreeable blizzarg all the way. Went to SisterLancaster's and after tea we held our little meeting. Returned to Lancaster on the 9:10 train andwent to the Hippidrome where they were playing "The Victim of the Mormons". It was verydisgusting. After the show we got out at the door and passed tracts. One old woman tore up mytract and throwed it in my face and said take your old tract you w rotten thing. Ha-ha- said I.
(Page 28) JANUARY, 1912. Friday 26 (26-340) Woke up with an awful headache, but after breakfast felt some better. When Edmunds left I became the treasurer for Lancaster branch, so I balanced up the tithing, star, fast offerings, rent and expense accounts and sent the money in to the office. In the afternoon Elder Tillotson and I got some films and walked out to the city park about 3 miles distant. The park is surrounded by a high rock wall and we entered it through some hugh iron gates. The whole enclosure was a garden of flowers and green trees. In the central part was a beautiful building erected by Lord Ashton in honor of one of his wives. Not far from here was a hot house containing all kinds of pretty plants and flowers, among which were various kinds of ferns, palms and lillies. All over the park were the finest of rock walks. Before retiring I went in Sister Simmond's and sang them a solo or two.
(Page 64) MARCH, 1912. Saturday 2 (62-304) Sister Hartley called in the forenoon and we had her stay for dinner. I caught the 12:45 train for Preston, went up and spent a couple of hours with the Elders then Pres. Richards and I met Elder Reeder and a company from Lancaster and we all took a train to Burnley. At 8 o' clock we held a baptism at the public baths and it was there that I done did my first baptizing. There was a large crowd of saints present. After singing a couple of hyms and dedicating the water, Pres Richards spoke a few minutes. Then I went into the water and baptised in order as follows-- W m John Ren of Morecambe, Mrs. Jane Sycamore of Lancaster, and Miss Dora Robinson of Lancaster. After the services we all returned to Lancaster arriving at 10:30. Rode on a train from London at the rate of about 75 miles per hour.
(Page 73) MARCH, 1912. Monday 11 (71-295) Rather overslept myself and was late for breakfast. It was a fine day so the Pres. and I went over in Skirten tracting. We had a awful time; crowds of people of people followed us around yelling. We returned to the lodge at 1 o 'clock and had dinner. At 2 o 'clock we went through the Lancaster castle and had the points of interest ex- plained to us by a guide. The oldest parts of the castle were built in 124 A.D. We were taken down in the dungeons where the old prisoners were kept and seen saw the old chains, handcuffs, Straight jackets etc that were used in olden times. Also went into the court rooms. Visited the place where people were hung and seen saw the ropes and apparatus that had hung many. The prisoners use to be branded with a hot iron the letter "M" was put on their hands in this way they could tell if they had been in jail before. Attended Rel. Society at night C 2
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