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Testimonies for the Church Volume 2
As our series of meetings in this place was near its close, Brother
Spooner of Tuscola came for us to visit that county. We sent ap-
pointments by him as he returned on Monday, and we followed on
Thursday after the baptism. At Vassar we held our meetings Sab-
bath and first day at the union schoolhouse. This was a free place
in which to speak, and we saw good fruit of our labors. First-day
afternoon about thirty backsliders, and children who had made no
profession, came forward. This was a very interesting and profitable
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meeting. Some were drawing back from the cause, for whom we
especially felt to labor. But the time was short, and it seemed to
me that we should leave the work unfinished. But our appointments
were out for St. Charles and Alma, and to meet them we must close
our labors in Vassar on Monday.
That night what I had seen in vision concerning certain persons
in Tuscola County was revived in a dream, and I was still more
impressed that my work for that people was not done. Yet I saw no
other way only to go on to our appointments. Tuesday we journeyed
thirty-two miles to St. Charles and stopped for the night with Brother
Griggs. Here I wrote fifteen pages of testimony, and attended meet-
ing in the evening. Wednesday morning we decided to return to
Tuscola if Brother Andrews would fill the appointment at Alma. To
this he agreed. That morning I wrote fifteen pages more, attended
a meeting and spoke one hour, and we rode thirty-three miles with
Brother and Sister Griggs to Brother Spooner’s in Tuscola. Thurs-
day morning we went to Watrousville, a distance of sixteen miles. I
wrote sixteen pages, and attended an evening meeting, in which I
gave a very pointed testimony to one present. The next morning I
wrote twelve pages before breakfast, and returned to Tuscola, and
wrote eight pages more.
Sabbath my husband spoke in the forenoon, and I followed for
two hours before taking food. The meeting was then closed for
a few moments, and I took a little food, and afterward spoke in a
social meeting for one hour, bearing pointed testimonies for several
present. These testimonies were generally received with feelings
of humility and gratitude. I cannot, however, say that all were so
received.
The next morning, as we were about to leave for the house of
worship to engage in the arduous labors of the day, a sister for whom