Uniting with the Methodist Church . Soon after our return from the camp meeting, I, with several others, was taken into the church on probation. My mind was very much exercised on the subject of baptism. Young as I was, I could see but one mode of baptism authorized by the Scriptures, and that was immersion. Some of my Methodist sisters tried in vain to convince me that sprinkling was Bible baptism. The Methodist minister consented to immerse the candidates if they conscientiously preferred that method, although he intimated that sprinkling would be equally acceptable with God. {LS 25.2}

Forenes med metodistkirken
Hurtig efter vor tilbagevenden fra lejrmødet, tog jeg, med adskillige andre, i kirke - på prøve. Mine tanker var meget optaget i dåbsspørgsmålet. Ung som jeg var, kunne jeg se kun én dåbsmetode bemyndiget i skrifterne og det var dåb ved fuldstændig neddykning. Nogle af mine metodistsøstre prøvede forgæves at overbevise mig at bestænkelse var bibelsk dåb. Metodistprædikanten indvilgede i at neddykke kandidaterne hvis de samvittighedsfuldt foretrak den metode, selv om han lod forstå at denne bestænkelse ville være lige så acceptabel for Gud.