Baptism of a man at Belper
Published October 6, 2026 at 3:56 AM
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Millennial Star Research
At a meeting in Belper, a man who had been investigating the Gospel came forward with tears in his eyes and requested baptism, stating he could no longer reject the Gospel.
Fuller account of this event (the complete account as preserved in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 49, No. 13 (28 March 1887), p. 203):
At Belper, on the 13th inst., a man named Henry Walsh, who had been investigating the Gospel for some time, came forward at the close of the meeting, with tears in his eyes, and requested baptism, stating that he could no longer reject the truth.
In Their Own Words
“Yesterday we were at Belper, and held three very interesting meetings, which were crowded each time with attentive listeners. At the close of our evening meeting a man came forward with tears in his eyes, and gave in his name for baptism, saying he could not, and feel justified, reject the Gospel any longer. — Millennial Star 49:13”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 28 March 1887 (Vol. 49, No. 13). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1887-03-28_49_13 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Complete account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 49, No. 13 (28 March 1887), p. 203 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1887-03-28_49_13
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