re we were from, and where we were going. We answered all his
questions. He then offered us refreshments; we informed him that
we had no money, and had eaten nothing for three days. He said it
made no difference to him; that if we had no money we were more
welcome than if we had plenty of it. We ate a hearty meal, and he
gave us a drink of cider. He then filled our knapsacks with buns,
cheese, sausages, and other things, after which he bid us
godspeed.

We traveled on with hearts full of gratitude to God, the
bountiful Giver Who had opened the heart of the stranger that had
just supplied our wants, and we felt grateful to and blessed the
man for his generous actions. While passing through Cincinnati we
were offered refreshments by a lady that kept an inn. We crossed
the Ohio River at Cincinnati, and stopped over night at a hotel
on the Kentucky side of the river. We then traveled through
Kentucky and into Overton and Jackson counties, Tennessee. I now
bear testimony, though many years have passed since then, that
from the moment I renewed my covenant to deny myself to all
unrighteousness and live the life of a man devoted to God's work
on earth, I have never felt that I was alone, or without a Friend
powerful to aid, direct, and shield me at all times and during
all troubles.

While in Tennessee I stopped with my friend Levi Stewart at the
houses of his relatives in Overton and Jackson counties, and
preached several times. My friend Stewart was blessed with a
large bump of self-esteem. He imagined that he could convert all
of his relatives at once; that all he had to do was to present
the gospel, and they would gladly embrace it. He appeared to
forget that a prophet was not without honor, save in his own
country and among his own kinfolk.

Brother Stewart, though I was his superior in the Priesthood, if
not in experience and ability, looked upon me as a cipher, fit
for nothing. The rough treatment and slights that I received from
him were more than humiliating to a man of fine feelings and a
spirit such as I possessed. I said nothing to him, but I poured
out my soul in secret prayer to my Heavenly Father, asking Him to
open the door for my deliverance, so that my proud spirit, which
was bound down, might soar in a free element.

One Sunday we attended a Baptist meeting. We sat facing the
preacher, but at the far side of the house. My mind was absorbed
in meditating upon my future labors. Gradually I lost consciou