SUNDAY, January 20.  Snows all this day, again.  The snow is now very deep, and as it is not drifted sleighing will be surpassingly fine.

MONDAY, January 21.  Brother John Zigler of Timberville dies very suddenly this morning, at the age of sixty-nine years, two months and twenty-seven days.  This is county court day in Harrisonburg.  I am told this evening by some who were present, that there were hundreds of sleighs of all shapes and sizes to be seen in the streets.  So far as my knowledge extends, a scene like that has never before been witnessed in Harrisonburg.  The roads in all directions are in a surpassingly fine condition for sleighing.  The roads are all paved with crystals more valuable than all the diamonds that have ever shone in the crowns of kings.

FRIDAY, February 29.  Council meeting at the Brick church, in Augusta County.  To-day we discuss the question of the propriety of making a move to more generally propagate the Gospel.  Most of the brethren and sisters present seemed to be heartily in favor of the move.  One brother, John Harshberger, said:  “If the Gospel is not true, let us eat and drink like other beasts, for to-morrow we die; but if the Gospel be true—­and thanks be unto God, for we know it is true—­it is worthy of all acceptation; for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth.  But how can any one believe in him of whom he has not heard?  And how can any one hear without a preacher?  And how can any preach except he be sent?  I am in favor of trying to do more in every way than we have ever yet attempted, to spread the good news of salvation.

  “’Salvation! let the echo fly
    The spacious earth around,
  Till all the nations ’neath the sky
    Conspire to raise the sound.’”

Brother Benjamin Moomaw, Brother Nininger, Brother John Harshberger and myself were appointed a committee to draw up a memorial on the subject, to place before the next Annual Meeting.

SATURDAY, March 1.  Council continues.  The subject of divorce and adultery is considered to-day.  It is decided to send it to the Annual Meeting, as also a query on proposition to district the churches, and have general council meetings in those Districts.  It is also unanimously passed to have lamps in our meetinghouses.  Pass some other minor questions, and council breaks up.

SUNDAY, March 2.  Meeting at the same place.  Brother Benjamin Moomaw speaks on Heb. 5:8, 9.  He is a man of great power in the Word.  I regret that I cannot recall to memory all that he said, but I will here give a condensed outline of what I remember.  These are the words of his text:  “Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered.  And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation to all them that obey him.”