f you had been a wise man you would have
taken the hint and kept away from him."

We made our way through to Overton County, Tennessee. Here I
advised my friend Edwards to return to Nauvoo, and gave him money
to pay his fare on a steamer, for he was not cut out for a
preacher.

At Carlisle, the county seat of Overton County, I met with a
young man, an elder, by the name of Dwight Webster. Though but
little experienced, yet he was a man of steady habits and an
agreeable companion. We held a number of meetings in this part of
the country. Brother Webster and I baptized several persons, and
made a true friend of a wealthy merchant, named Armstrong, who
welcomed us to his house and placed us under his protection. He
also owned a large establishment in Louisville, Kentucky. He was
an infidel, though an honorable gentleman. His wife Nancy, and
her sister Sarah, were both baptized.

While here I received a letter from Brother James Pace, one of my
near neighbors in Nauvoo, requesting me to visit his brother,
William Pace, and his relatives in Rutherford County, Tennessee.
Elder A. O. Smoot and Dr. David Lewis succeeded us in this
county, and in Jackson County, Tennessee, and added many to those
whom we had already baptized.

Brother Webster and I made our way through to Stone River,
preaching by the way, as opportunity occurred. Here I handed my
letter of introduction to William Pace, brother of my neighbor,
James Pace, who received us kindly and procured us the liberty of
holding forth in the Campbellite chapel.

Here we were informed that the Campbellite preachers were heavy
on debate; that none of the other sects could stand before them,
and that no one dare meet them in public or private discussion. I
replied that my trust was in God, that the message I had to bear
was from Heaven; that if it would not bear the scrutiny of man I
did not want to stand by it; but if it was of God He would not
suffer His servants to be confounded.

"Truth is mighty and will prevail; Error cannot stand before
Truth. If these men can overthrow the gospel which I preach, the
sooner they do it the better for me. I do not wish to deceive
anyone, or to deceive myself. If anyone can point out an error in
the gospel which I preach, I am willing to drop that error, and
exchange it for truth."

The hour came, and Brother Webster and I both spoke. We spoke on
the first principles of the Gospel of Christ, as taught by the
Saviour and His apos