MEETINGS IN RED ROCK AND PLEASANTVILLE, IOWA.
By M. Hull
It is impossible under present circumstances to give a definite report of the meetings at Red Rock, as unavoidable circumstances prevented my giving a full course of lectures at that place. But I can say that the result was as good as could have been expected under the circumstances. Several decided to keep all the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus, four of whom were baptized. The attendance was large considering the circumstances. It was remarked that these meetings were better attended than any ever held in Red Rock before. Two Disciple ministers attended and heard a part of my lectures. After hearing the discourse on Babylon, they told the congregation that it was truth, that it was almost impossible to tell the difference between the professors of Christianity and the world. One of the above named individuals staid and heard on the subject of the third message, and went away fully convinced that we had the truth. Praise the Lord for bringing his jewels out of Babylon. The truth is now bearing away the victory in Pleasantville, though these meetings, like the ones in Red Rock, were broken up too soon. Could the meetings have been held one week longer there would have been a large church raised in Pleasantville. I found prejudice very high there, the cry of "Mormon," "Millerite" &c., &c., greeting me everywhere; but prejudice was so far gone before I left, that notwithstanding the nights were dark and the roads muddy, there was not a house in Pleasantville large enough to hold the people. Twelve publicly declared their determination to keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. Several others told me in private conversation that they never intended to violate the fourth commandment again. Others told me that this was the truth, but the whole world was going to perdition, and they would make the best of this world, and go the downward road too. May the Lord have mercy upon such, and give them to see that his commandments are imperative; that he has a right to command, and we have no right to reject. The Lord's cause was advanced somewhat by one Eld. Short, who came from Winterset, and attacked us upon the perpetuity of the law. His arguments were unsound to the core, and it did not take a great while to convince the people of the fact that error cannot stand the test. But if error cannot stand the tests which at present are being applied to it, how will it stand in the coming day? May the Lord help men to see that now is the time to have their errors torn from them. If this work is not done now, it will be done soon, and that in the presence of an assembled multitude. M. HULL.