6th I spent the fore part of the day in the I attended meeting of
the Bishop & council & priesthood of the 14th ward at 2 oclock
was present. I sat & herd the report of the Bretheren & when I
was requested to speak by Bishop I arose & said
that as Bishop Hoagland & the missionaries had appointed
Men as teachers to the gentile stores to preach the gospel to them
But the spirit said to me it was not wisdom to send men to preach
the gospel to them I considered they were wicked & corrupt &
it was like casting pearls before swine [Matthew 7:6] when I closed F. D. Richards
Backed me & up & bore testimony that I said was true. Then Bishop
Hoagland arose & opposed me vary strongly & said He presided over the
14 ward & had sent the Teachers to preach to the Gentiles & he wished
them to go & do it. I at once saw the gentiles were devil had ensnared
him when He sat down the Teacher arose & said what shall I
do? Brother Woodruff says do not go to those Gentiles. Bishop Hoagland
says go. I arose & said to the teachers obey your Bishop for He
says he will take the responsibility upon himself in sending teachers
to them many of the Priesthood were fired up upon the subject
but the meeting closed & we went home. At about 5 oclok the
Calafornia Mail came in & Brother Richards & myself went up
to Presidents we related to him what had taken place with
us & Bishop Hoagland. President Young was asstonished at the position
which Brother Hoagland had taken. He said the devil was leading
him into dificulty which he could not extricate himself without
Help. He immediately sent for Bishop Hoagland who came up & the
subject was all talked over & President Young showed him his
error & he saw it President Young told him that the Twelve
held the keys of the Kingdom of God in all the world where
the are not, & that No Bishop presided over any
one of the Twelve in any place the Bishop Made his confession
and went home we santt a while & read Letters & papers
several were received from Elder
