CHAPTER III.

I am Baptized--First Conference of the Church--Remarkable Visions--The Prophet Visits the Colesville Branch--Holds Meeting--Persecution Begins--A Presbyterian Preacher Tries to Mislead My Sister-in-law, but Fails--Baptisms--Mob Gathers--Joseph Arrested by a Constable--Wicked Men Lie in Ambush for Him--He is Delivered from the Mob by the Constable--His Unjust Trial--He is Acquitted.