"Your dear mamma and Tryphosa are both quite well. Not so Priscilla.
I grieve to say she is NOT well. George's conduct lately has been
very strange. I am afraid that he will be a trouble not only to us,
but to the Church of Christ. Both he and his father have kindled
strife amongst us in this unhappy election contest, for which, as a
minister of God's Word, I have held aloof. For one or two Sundays
the Allens have absented themselves from Divine service in the
evening, and we know that there has been no sickness in the house. I
feel certain that before long they will withdraw their subscription.
I have good reason to believe that their friend, Mr. Coleman,
exercises a very baleful influence upon them. However, God's will be
done! These are the trials which His servants who minister to His
flock must expect. Good-bye, my dear Thomas. Mamma and Tryphosa
send their love. Give diligence to make your calling and election
sure.--Your affectionate father,
"JOHN BROAD.
"P.S.--It will be as well, perhaps, if you can ascertain whether the
Allens visit the Colemans, and more particularly if George goes
there. The Coleman household consists, I believe, of a father and
daughter.
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