Went again to Br. Kahakulua’s, but was too late for meeting although the sun was hardly up. They are very short in their exercises when I am not present. The deacon was not there, he is quite weak in the faith. Tried to hire again the house we formerly occupied for a meetinghouse, but could not agree on the price. Called on Mr. Lippit, the lawyer, had quite a pleasant interview, left a file of the Deseret News with him. In the afternoon held a meeting at my house, very few present, talked upon the necessity of having faith enough to have power over diseases and not to be afraid of the scourges which the Lord will pour out upon the nations. We have heard that the smallpox is in Honolulu. The Saints wished to know if they should not go and get vaccinated as all the people were doing. So I told them, if their faith was weak and [they] did not trust the Lord to go, but as for myself I should not go and if I died all was well. Had a good time with them; they appeared to be warmed up. As I expected to go away on the morrow to Wailuku, I bid them adieu in the name of the Lord. I shall probably be gone 2 weeks.
