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E shall now be necessitated to go back to Tabernacle Hall, on the rainy night, where the bloody conspirators were laying their first plans to destroy Victor Juno's influence with General Washington Armington and family.

It will be remembered that Deacon Rob Stew, Rev. Joe Pier and Nancy Clover were the leaders of the sectarian ring, who had sufficient influence, cunning and craft to wield whatever power they saw fit to exercise over the orthodox religious classes of all denominations; for it must be again remembered, that although sectarian denominations seem to hate each other, nevertheless, when any innovator attacks one sect, or part of a sect or its tenets, they are all a unit to subdue and quiet the aggressor.

Deacon Stew—whose blood had curdled in his veins, on account of Victor Juno having gained access, and a most dangerous hold upon the affections of General Armington, who already had urged his daughter to receive the attentions of this rude innovator, and as the deacon was him- self convinced from what he saw with his own eyes at the bedside of Miss Lucinda Armington, when her father related what he had seen at Mr. Juno's house, called for vigorous action, therefore-proposed that one of the most trustworthy physicians belonging to the cause be apprised of the necessity to attend instantly at Tabernacle Hall, to receive instructions to attend this Mr. Juno in consultation with the family physician of Mr. Juno, at the request of General Washington Armington and his amiable daughter Lucinda.

The president, Rev. Joe Pier, said: "Beloved saints, we certainly have arduous duties to perform, and they are 