[Nauvoo Neighbor] Announcement: Nauvoo Legion General Orders -- Charles C. Rich -- Rich signs the order as "Brigadier General," and puts the legion on parade duty near the Temple. (1)
[Nauvoo Neighbor] Poetry: "A Sonnet on Light" -- W.W. Phelps -- Short poem about the light of heaven. (1)
[Nauvoo Neighbor] Poetry: "Cry of the Martyrs" -- Editorial -- Poem abut the Martyrdom. (1)
[Nauvoo Neighbor] Poetry: "Hymn" - Comforting the Saints -- W.W. Phelps -- Hymn about rebuilding Israel, and comforting the Saints. (1)
[Nauvoo Neighbor] Story: "Extra Maneuver" - New Major General of the Nauvoo Legion -- Editorial -- Speaks of a letter written by James Arlington Bennet and published in the New York Sun, which he signs as the "Inspector and Major General" of the Nauvoo Legion. Discusses his history with the group. (1)
[Nauvoo Neighbor] Story: "To Honest Men" - Description of G.W. Westbrook's Pamphlet -- Editorial -- Discusses the pamphlet's "middle course" of providing facts and truth, without being a member of the Church. The pamphlet describes the problems that the church have had in Illinois and Missouri. (1)
-- Sep 4, 1844. Wednesday.
[William Clayton Journal] Last evening the Twelve and some others met together with Elder Rigdon to investigate his course. He came out full against the Twelve and said he would not be controlled by them. They asked him for his license, and he said he would give that if he must expose all the works of the secret chambers and all the iniquities of the church. The Twelve withdrew fellowship from him and James Emmett.
There is considerable feeling prevailing. Edward Hunter,111 Leonard Soby, [] Cottier, B[] Coles are amongst those who have joined Elder Rigdon. Samuel James is one of his main supports. Every one of his followers as far as I can learn are ordained prophets and immediately receive the same spirit Elder Rigdon is of. In the evening the Twelve and a few others of us met at Elder Youngs and offered up prayers for our preservation and the preservation of the church, and that the Lord would bind up the dissenters that they may not have power to injure the honest in heart. We had a good time and we believe the Lord will answer our prayers. (2)
-- Sep 5, 1844
[Anointed Quorum] Thursday prayer circle meeting: "Br. Marks came to see me about Prs Rigdon and his revelations [--] in the afternoon went to the prayer meeting and exposed the fals[e] Prophets," through the true order of prayer (makes misleading addition: "public prayer meeting"). (3)
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 5th Rode to Yrick Tavern. Took dinner. Had an interview with Mrs Alney, learned that Win. & Wilson Law had just passed before us. We rode to Mr Kimballs from Maine & spent the night. (4)
William Clayton writes in his journal: "This evening I heard Elder [Orson] Hyde in the Masonic Hall. He proved very plain that Elder Rigdon's course since he came here has been a continued course of deception and falsehood and that his object is to scatter the people and break up the foundation laid by our beloved prophet Joseph Smith. The people seem to feel indignant at Elder Rigdon for it is now reduced to a certainty that he is conspiring with the apostates to bring a mob upon us." (5)
-- Sep 5, 1844, Thursday
[William Clayton Writings] Clayton became convinced that Sara [Crooks] was even ``laying a snare'' for him. (6)
-- Sep 6, 1844
Amasa Mason Lyman: Sealed to Caroline Ely Partridge 6 September 1844. Five children: Martha Lydia, Frederick Rich, Annie, Walter Clisbee, and Harriet Jane. (7)
-- Sep 6, 1844, Friday
[William Clayton Writings] Friday 6th. ... A.M. Er H.C.K. came up to say that I might take A.H. I went to the Temple office & also to see A.H. P.M attended the High Council as clerk. Leonard Soby was disfellowshipped by the council for following Er Rigdon. He spouted hard (6)
[William Clayton Writings] Friday. Sept 6 At the Temple all day copying Records of the Kingdom (6)
Footnotes:
1 - http://boap.org/LDS/Nauvoo-Neighbor
2 - George D. Smith, An Intimate Chronicle; The Journals of William Clayton, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1995, http://amzn.to/william-clayton
3 - Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Signature Books, 1994, Appendex: Meetings and Initiations of the Anointed Quorum, 1842-45, http://amzn.to/origins-power
4 - Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies
5 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com
6 - Fillerup, Robert C., compiler; William Clayton Nauvoo Diaries and Personal Writings, A chronological compilation of the personal writings of William Clayton while he was a resident of Nauvoo, Illinois. http://www.boap.org/LDS/Early-Saints/clayton-diaries
7 - Cook, Lyndon W., The Revelations of the Prophet Joseph Smith: A Historical and Biographical Commentary of the Doctrine and Covenants, Seventy's Mission Bookstore, Provo UT, 1985, http://amzn.to/RevelationsofJosephSmith
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