For the Times and Seasons

Connersville, Fayette county,

Indiana, May 21., 1844.

Dear Brother-With due respect, I take my pen to address you a short letter. I am well, thank the great giver of all good, and hope you are too. When I left La Harp, I proceeded to Ottowa, preached a few times when I left for Indiana and traveled over the worst road that I ever saw. I crossed the Wabash at Covington, where I introduced truth among them.-They were wild and unreasonable at first, but soon became more tame; I succeeded in getting the court house and preached twice, and left with an urgent request to return. From

thence I went to Fredericksburg, on the Indianapolis road, where I preached to a congregation, the most of whom had never seen a Mormon before. From thence I went to Jamestown where I preached again; the meeting went off well, and the people seemed anxious to hear the truth. From thence I went to Pittsborough where I preached to an audience who had never heard a saint before; they had many awful conjectures about the truth, and sent three miles for a Protestant Methodist to oppose me.

I set forth faith and repentance and baptism, for the remission of sins, &c., which he opposed so strong that he quaked like old Belshazzer, and finally it grew into a debate; the Mormon the affirmative, and the Methodist the negitive [negative]; but after one night's sleep, (the debate was to come off the next day,) he wanted to be off; he too when he began to consider, believed the same things, except baptism, and that he would not deny. All things being ready, I opened the subject and read his dicipline [discipline] which settled the point, and we parted friendly; but in the beginning he was determined to oppose Mormonism; but found it hard to kick against the truth. From thence I went to Indianapolis, the great capital, where I lifted my voice to them in defence [defense] of the truth. They listened with much attention and seemed disposed to investigate. From thence I went to Morristown, where I again told the listening multitude the way of life and salvation; thence to Connersville, where I have an appointment to-night in the court house.-I am now seated in a large hall, surrounded by strangers, yet friendly, who have took in a stranger and fed him; I am within five miles of the place of destination. I have been favored with good health since my departure from Nauvoo; and have baptized two, who live in Ottowa, Ill.

Yours respectfully,

GEORGE P. DYKES.

James, the apostle of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, in his general epistle to the twelve Tribes scattered abroad, thus speaks unto them: James, chap. 5;1-3.

"Go now ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire.-Ye have heaped treasures together for the last days."