| 617 regard to the matter, and had appointed a committee consisting of Joseph Smith, David Dancer, George A. Blakeslee, W. W. Blair, and D. F. Nicholson, to procure the publication of said articles of incorporation, and take steps to procure subscriptions for the erection of a college in Lamoni. The matter was widely advertised and subscription lists were circulated and letters sent by the committee to different parts of the country. But this did not meet with sufficient encouragement and the plan to build the college by a joint-stock company was abandoned.
Commencing on January 18 in Bandera County, Texas, a debate of ten two-hour sessions was held between Elder J. A. Currie, Jr., and Elder Banta, of the Christadelphian Church, Mr. Banta affirming that the breath of man is the spirit and the only spirit of man, and the breath and body are soul.
On January 21 Elder M. R. Scott wrote from Byrneville, Indiana, giving an account of a peculiar experience. While assembled for meeting a card was handed him reading as follows:
"Mr. M. R. Scott, I am going to send you these cards until the white caps take you out and beat all the hide off of your back. If they don't I will address the next one in their name. You are a thief and a dead beat."
Another card was handed him reading as follows: "You are hereby notified to stop your services immediately, without any hesitation whatever. We have endured your conduct as long as we can. Take fair warning and walk out of this house right now, or take what will certainly follow if you do not. By order of the community."
No attention was paid to these warnings, nor was there any attempt to execute the threats.
On February 6 Elder Levi Phelps wrote from Bayport, Michigan, giving an account of an interruption at Caseyville, Michigan. He says:
While I was baptizing there the people were very disorderly, and the language used by both men and women would truly astonish you. On last Wednesday morning we had a confirmation and testimony-meeting, and the Spirit was with us in power, and by
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