[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 24th I met in Council with the Twelve & High Council & herd a Charge prefered by the Policee against E. D Wolley for making use of sedicious language against the Authorities of the Church. The letter of the accusation was sustained against Br Wolley but it was not supposed by any that the spirit of sedition was in his heart. It proved to be an interesting meeting as much teaching & instruction was drawn out of the Presidency High Council, Twelve &c.
Br Wooley in his plea expressed his feelings that the Hickery Clubs carried by the policee, & the Council for Bishops to preside over Any parties in the place to keep order, And that the Policee would not suffer A man to let his own cattle get into his own crops to destroy them were oppressive to his feelings.
President Young said He wanted to speak upon the spirit of the thing with Br Wolleys that the things that oppress Br Wolleys feelings would have no effect upon him if all had been right with him but he had got the spirit of the world & did not feel right. Said that the law was for the unruly & that it must rest upon good men in order to reach the unruly & transgressers.
Many gave their opinion upon the subject. Br Wooley made his confession that he had spoken in an improper manner in a moment of passion. He was forgiven by the council & all was settled.
W. Woodruff in his remarks said He would advise evry individual not to make any decision or give any judgment or opinion upon any subject whatever untill they herd both sides of the question. Council was dismissed & we returned home.
Brs Pratt & Levi Richards & myself visited Br Henman's family to administer to them for the whole family was sick & had been troubled with evil spirits. We prayed with this family & laid hands upon 7 that were sick of the Household. The spirit of the Lord was with us & we rebuked the sickness & commanded the evil spirits to depart & they recieved A blessing upon the family. Br's Pratt & Richards returned to my house & spent several hours in conversing about science, Phylosophy, Astronomy, And A variety of things of interest.
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
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