[Hosea Stout Diary] Thurs Jan 20th 1848. Engaged with E. Gardner and D Carns on the subject of the seditious feeling prevalent. We had repeatedly made mention of it to different ones of the Council desiring that would call a private council and hear our report but they seemed very easy and unconcerned which made us feel the responsibility the more on us. So today we were around & saw several of the Council who were as usual very easy. Very naturally supposing that we would see to it. Still we could not get a hearing. About dark I went to the Council house to a meeting of the High Priests and finding no one there except some of the Council, Clerk & some of the Bishops I Began about the spirits which were at work &c untill I grew very warm & spoke very long & loud untill they were fairley wakened to look into the subject and appointed tomorrow at 9 oclock a.m. to give the police a hearing for I said many thing that was hard for them to believe. From here I went to notify Prest Harris of the Council tomorrow who was well pleased with the arraingements.
This evening before dark a child belonging to Br Klingingsmith had her clothes to catch on fire and nearly burnt her to death.
[source: Diaries of Hosea Stout]
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