Samuel Anderson, as our pastor.

We also represent our church as in good standing and in full fellowship, numbering twenty-eight members.
Bro.

Anderson, the bearer of the above letter, came before the Convention and said: "It does yet appear to me that a man's sins are forgiven as soon as he believes; but I do not think that for this cause there ought to be a schism between us.

I am willing to unite with you in exhorting men to obey all the commands of the gospel, and in seeking to unite all Christians on the one foundation." But there appeared one cloud in our horizon, one cause to hinder the perfect success of this, our second yearly meeting.

The country was full of rumors of war, and there seemed impending a great national conflict.Bro.Hutchinson had been for one year an eminently successful evangelist; but now he went into the Union army as an army chaplain, and thus his work among us ceased.