“ and myself spared no pains during our stay— at : we found six members of the Church, and many attentive hearers. We purpose sending a steady, faithful elder, who we think can build up a large church. We found our time too limited to meet the conferences and transact our business, to tarry longer at present, but shall return, if we find it necessary, after the Baltimore Convention; for we will never leave them, nor forsake them, nor return home, while we think there is a stone unturned, or a conscience that is not harrowed up by our continued preaching.

“On the 11th inst., we left , and arrived at Bro. Saunders’, Wilmington, Delaware, at 5 o’clock the <​same​> evening, distance 114 miles. We can assure you we found every thing right in this place, and adjacent to it. We found about 100 members, and held two meetings with them, appointing a conference on the 22nd, and 23rd inst.

“On the 13th at 2 p. m. we left this place for , and arrived at bro ’s at 5 p. m. being exposed had a slight attack of the chills and fever. Since that time we have preached alternately.

“The Church here numbers nearly 200, out of which number many have commenced sickening, and were growing faint at the many false reports in circulation, fearing that the prophet had fallen and the Twelve were in transgression, but they have since learned that the prophet is right, and that the Twelve are with him, and they are beginning to revive; they have stood six tremendous shocks, and I think if they stand the seventh, which is to come tomorrow evening, they will survive. We shall call on them to know whether they intend to gather with the living and sustain the cause of God by the mouth of his prophets and apostles, or die in . If they should choose the latter, we shall attend to the funeral ceremonies, and leave them to rest with the dead, and we will go on our way among the living. [HC 7:138] If they should choose the former we shall expect a glorious work in this place.

“We shall leave here on the 21st for Wilmington, to attend conference; we shall then return to this place, and from here to and , to meet the conferences in those cities, and so continue from place to place until we shall have accomplished the mission appointed unto us.” [HC 7:139]

“To the people of the State of .

“I desire to make a brief, but true statement of the recent disgraceful affair at , in regard to the Smiths, so far as circumstances have come to [p. 234]