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La Porte Ind. March 13/64

My dear good Wife

   This morning I attended church & heard a very good sermon from the Rev. Mr. Noyes.  He received 21 members into his church as the fruits of the winter revival.  The Methodist I am told have had an addition of near 100 to their church this past winter as the result of protracted meetings. Mr. Noyes preached this morning to his new church members.  He spoke of the peculiar privileges they enjoyed as the children of God & of their peculiar duties.  Our rain storm last night turned into a snow storm & this morning every thing seemed pure & clean & white out of doors, but now the snow has mostly disappeared & in its place is mud.  We had quite a heavy snow storm but it was so