Elders Chester C. Pulley and William R. McNeil delivered from a violent mob in Shuqualak

“On July 8, we went to Shuqualak, Miss., and stopped at the hotel. We had not been there long before Dr. J. A. Perry, constable Tom McClure, and W. J. Hubbard came to the hotel and told us we had to leave town. We told them we were there on business and intended to stay. They then told us to go to the mayor's office. We went, and they followed us. McClure and Hubbard began to threaten to horsewhip us out, and McClure got both of his hands around my throat and commenced to strangle me. Just then N. J. Campbell interfered, making him let go. We then got our grips and commenced to leave town, with the men behind with whips. The mayor never said a word to quell the disturbance, and the only man there to raise his voice in our behalf or in behalf of justice and liberty, was this Mr. Campbell, who with Louis Sparkman, came there to see that we were not horsewhiped. We were glad to get out of the town, and we feel that the Lord protected us, for they were very angry and would have done us great bodily harm had it not been for the interference of the two gentlemen mentioned.”

— Chester C. Pulley, letter to the Millennial Star