Sunday morning the weather was still cloudy; but before it was time for the people to assemble, the sun shone forth. Boats and trains poured their living freight upon the ground in thousands. Elder Smith spoke in the morning upon the Eastern Question. The subject was of special interest, and the people listened with the most earnest attention. In the afternoon it was difficult to make my way to the desk through the standing crowd. Upon reaching it, a sea of heads was before me. The mammoth tent was full, and thousands stood outside, making a living wall several feet deep. My lungs and throat pained me very much, yet I believed that God would help me upon this important occasion. While speaking, my weariness and pain were forgotten as I realized that I was speaking to a people that did not regard my words as idle tales. The discourse occupied over an hour, and the very best attention was given throughout. As the closing hymn was being sung, the officers of the Temperance Reform Club of Haverhill solicited me, as on the previous year, to speak before their association on Monday evening. Having an appointment to speak at Danvers, I was obliged to decline the invitation. {4T 279.1}

Søndag formiddag var det stadig overskyet; men før folk skulle samle sig, skinnede solen frem. Både og tog udtømte deres levende fragt på jorden i tusindtal. Ældre Smith talte om formiddagen om øststats-spørgsmålet. Emnet havde særlig interesse og folk lyttede med største opmærksomhed. Om eftermiddagen var det vanskeligt for mig at få adgang til talerstolen på grund af den stående menneskemængde. Da jeg nåede den, var der et hav af hænder foran mig. Kæmpeteltet var fuldt og tusindvis stod udenfor og dannede en levende mur, adskillige meter tyk. Mine lunger og hals gjorde meget ondt, alligevel troede jeg at Gud ville hjælpe mig i denne betydningsfulde anledning. Medens jeg talte, glemtes min træthed og smerte da jeg så et jeg talte til et folk, der ikke betragtede mine ord som tom tale. Prædikenen tog over en time og der var hele tiden den allerstørste opmærksomhed. Da afslutningssalmen blev sunget, bad embedsmænd fra Haverhills Afholdenheds Reform Klub mig om, ligesom sidste år, at tale for deres klub mandag aften. Jeg havde en aftale om at tale i Danvers, så jeg måtte afvise invitationen.