Note from Bro. Matteson.
By John Matteson
In Mapleton, there was a good interest to hear. I commenced meetings here three weeks ago; preached one week, and was then suddenly called away to defend the cause in Centerville. There was a desperate attempt made to destroy our influence, by the same man who had formerly opposed us. He would take our tracts, read out of them, pervert, and garble, and ridicule, in a most wicked manner, calling us infidels, and trying to prove it by reading out of different books. When I came and took notes night after87night, he abused me in the worst manner. By the action of an overruling Providence, he suddenly ended his meetings Sunday night, and gave me a week to review him, and hold meetings. We had some interesting meetings, and a few were added to the number of believers. Last night, I commenced meetings again in this place, and spoke to a full house. JOHN MATTESON.