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which causes more converts to backslide 'than all 
other evils,-- is licentiousness ; and nakedness con- 
duces much to it. 
DEDICATION OF THE CHAPEL AT SHENGAY. 
Thanks be to God which giveth us the victory.’’ 
We are organized at last, and our beautiful new 
chapel is dedicated to God. We have labored un- 
der great disadvantages, many of our people being 
away. The whole country is in a state of excite- 
ment. One John Caulker has a party of Kossoo 
warriors, who are committing serious depredations 
in the country, in consequence of which it is 
in a state of confusion. On the 3d, 4th, and 
5th of April three villages were plundered by the 
robbers. 
On April 2d we met a few of our members in 
the country chapel at Shengay. Mr. Flickinger 
told them that we intended to organize a church 
on the following Sabbath, and stated what would 
be required of those who united with us, namely, 
that no one owning slaves, or who is a member of 
the Furrow Society, or a polygamist, or who sells or 
drinks intoxicating liquors as a beverage, could be 
a member of our church. On the morning of the 
4th the chapel was pretty well filled. Mr. Flick- 
inger preached, taking for his text Psalm xxvii. 4, 
and after the sermon Rev. J. M. Williams, of 
