Braced by the fiercest party spirit, he stood staunch in his loyalty to Smith and the cause, with no thought of yielding an inch of ground to the oppressors.
"I do not believe," repeated Susannah sturdily, "that it is the more religious of the Gentiles who have said and done these things.

I have come here to-night to hear and to speak with Mr.Finney, whom I know to be a very godly and patient man." "Why has he come here ?" demanded Rigdon.

"He who by his preaching can gather thousands in populous places, why should he ride across this thinly settled parcel of land, preaching to mere handfuls, if it is not to denounce us?
And he has not the courage to go nearer to the place where the Saints are gathered in numbers.

He will teach his hearers first to ravage the few sheep that are scattered in the wilderness, that by that they may gain courage even to attack the fold." Susannah drew upon herself their anger, and so strong was Rigdon's physical nature that even his transient anger seemed to embody itself in some sensible influence that went out from him and preyed upon her nervous force.
The night had fallen.

A bell, the rare possession of the largest meeting-house, had already begun to ring for Finney's preaching.
Susannah went out on foot.