Monday, May 25, 2020

Frederick Kohlhepp - Missisionary Journal Entries - November 1905

1 November 1905 – Wednesday

Wed. 1st Nov. Distributed tract around Du[“]renast and held bible class in the evening in Du[“]renast. [p. 17]

2 November 1905 – Thursday

Thursday Nov. 2nd 1905 Rainy. Held Bible class in Wimmis.

3 November 1905 – Friday

Nov. 3rd Wrote letters and studied.[N1]

4 November 1905 – Saturday

Nov. 4th Studied all day went to Thun in the evening.

5 November 1905 – Sunday

Nov. 5th Held Meeting in Wattinw[i]l. Bro. John Springer held meeting in Wimmis. In the evening we held a meeting in Durenast.

6 November 1905 – Monday

Nov. 6. We went to Wattenw[i]l on business.

7 November 1905 – Tuesday

7th Held Bible Class in Wattenw[i]l.

8 November 1905 – Wednesday

Nov. 8th Bro. [John] Springer and I tracted between Wattenw[i]l and went from there to Thun. It was market day in Thun, and the streets were crowded with people from the country towns. The wares of all kinds are put right on the streets for sale horses cow’s clothes shows in fact everything a person needs.

9 November 1905 – Thursday

9th Went to Wimmis + held Bible Class. [p. 18]

10 November 1905 – Friday

10th Friday came home from Wimmis. Tracted on the way home in a little village west of Dü[r]renast. Reutigen.[N1] The people would not accept our tracts we could only get two persons to take a tract.

11 November 1905 – Saturday

Sat. 11th Nov. Moved into new Local house.

12 November 1905 – Sunday

Sun 12th Nov. held Sunday School, Sacrament + Evening meetings in Dü[r]renast. Also held Priesthood meeting after Sacrament meeting.

13 November 1905 – Monday

13th Wrote letter home[N3], Visited Bro. Andregg in evening we had a very enjoyable time togeather.

14 November 1905 – Tuesday

14th Held Bible Class a Wattenw[i]l.

15 November 1905 – Wednesday

15th Reutrned home Wattenw[i]l, received letter from home.[N4] Wrote to Bro. [John] Schwendeman in Bern to meet me at the Depot.[N4]

18 November 1905 – Saturday

Sat. 18th Arived in Bern all O.K. Met Bro. [John] Schwendiman in the Depot. He left for Arrenan on Sat.[N5] at 12.45 P.M. I remained [p. 19] in Bern and remained untill Monday evening.

19 November 1905 – Sunday

Held afternoon and evening meetings had good meetings and felt a good Spirit.  I made some good friends while there..

20 November 1905 – Monday

Left for Thu[n] at 5.30 P.M Monday 20th

21 November 1905 – Tuesday

Tuesday 21st Held Bible Class at Wattensessf [Wattenwil].

22 November 1905 – Wednesday

Wednesday held Bible class at Du[“]renast

23 November 1905 – Thursday

Thur. at Wimmis. Administered same day to Bro. Weber.

24 November 1905 – Friday

Next day Frid. 24 Went to Re[u]tigen a village between Wimmis + Du[“]renast to administer to an old sister named Kernen who was sick.

25 November 1905 – Saturday

Sat. 25th Stayed at home and studied.

26 November 1905 – Sunday

Sunday 26th. Attended Sunday School and afternoon + evening meetings in Du[“]rrenast. In the evening Bro. Kunze arrived from Meiringen where he had been sent to labor. He found the Saints there divided and scattered.

27 November 1905 – Monday

Monday We went to [p. 20] Thun on buisness.

29 November 1905 – Wednesday

Wednesday helped Bro. [John] Spr[i]nger make out monthly report[.] 29th held Bible Class in evening at Du[“]rrenast.

30 November 1905 – Thursday

Thur. 30th Held Bible Class at Wimmis.





NOTES:

[N1] Missing letter.

[N2] Reutigen is more directly south than west of Durrenast.

[N3] Missing letter.

[N4] John Schwendiman of Sugar City, Utah. A picture of this Elder is amongst Fred's mission papers. I've included both front and back.



According to the church's data, Schwendiman served 3 different missions. The one to the Swiss-German mission was his first.

[N5] Missing letter.

[N6] Arrenan is not a real city. Need to research.

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