Elder Hochstrasser's deliverance from violent mob assault in Zuchwyl

“Elder Hochstrasser had quite an exciting and painful experience last week in Zuchwyl. While traveling by carriage, two or three men marched up to him, collared him, and dragged him out of the vehicle, which was one of the interfering men had hired. They dragged him along, some of them striking him on the head, then on the other, while others were kicking, up to Zuchwyl, about half a mile from Solothurn. There they continued their abuse, taking him into five different public houses, all the time beating him with their fists and canes, spitting in his face, and otherwise maltreating him. They continued this for three hours, and, finally, taking him to the door, they gave him a kick and let him go. He is sore and bruised, but nothing broken, and his faith has not been weakened in the least. — Millennial Star 46:24”