| 313 away; while the mob agreed not to molest the persons or properties of the Saints.
About this time a debate was held at Allegan, Michigan, between an Elder Kenyon, of the Seventh-day Advents, and Elder Columbus Scott. About the first of June Elder James Caffall held a public discussion with a skeptic by the name of Howell, at Coal Creek, Colorado.
About this time Elder J. A. Crawford, who at the last General Conference was assigned a mission to the Southern States, had some difficulty which resulted in his renouncing the church. 1 Soon after this he became identified with the order known as the Christian Church.
Though the Saints at Lamoni had been previously holding meetings in a building they had erected some distance from the town and holding prayer-meetings in private houses in town, there had not been a sermon preached in the town until the early part of June, when Elder John H. Lake, then on a visit to the place, preached in the house of Peter Harris.
On June 10 A. J. Hinkle, son of George H. Hinkle, wrote from Gravel Ridge, Manitoba, as follows:
I have been advocating your organization to this people. Some are not favorable to it, though others are. For my part, I want to work while the Lord is working. There are twelve members here belonging to Sidney's [Sidney Rigdon.-ED.] organization; and there are outsiders favorable to the gospel. We looked for them to come in; but since Bro. Post [Stephen.-ED.) died, they stand back. If it could be that an elder could be sent here, the chances are favorable to build up a branch here.-The Saints' Herald, vol. 27, p. 222.
The following letter from Aalborg, Denmark, June 14, will indicate conditions in Scandinavia:
Bro. Odin Jacobs arrived here May 28, and he stayed here till June 8. He then started for Norway, and in good spirits. June 6, I baptized the heads of a family. Bro. Jacobs assisted in confirming them and we were blessed by the Holy Spirit. One of their sons, about fifteen years of age, gave in his name yesterday for baptism.
1 In a letter to President Smith, Elder Crawford assigned as his reason, bad treatment by the membership of his vicinity to himself and wife.
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