Tue Sep 20, 1853

Employed in shoemaking until 4 o’clock, then attended meeting at Solomon’s. Married a couple in meeting, the lady belonged to our church. I spoke on the law of marriage and etc. Wrote a letter for Antonio Silver to Br. Kipp, for him to come up and settle his business and etc. Yesterday while Br. Kaainunahi was fishing, there was a young man commenced to make game of him and of the Mormons, and finally took to baptising himself in mockery of our immersing the body, crying out as he did so some slang to annoy the brother. But at the second baptising of himself, his breath was taken away and he died immediately there and then, and was buried today. So the Lord is beginning to fight in behalf of the truth. May the day come, O Lord, when there shall be none left to fight against thee and thy truth, amen. Bought a bottle of wine for Br. MacBride, $2 for it; he is a little better. Four ships in port, not done well.