, ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁house keeper ▁at ▁the ▁Matth ias ▁Kingdom ▁commun al ▁col ony . ▁E lij ah ▁Pi erson ▁died , ▁and ▁Robert ▁Matt he ws ▁and ▁Tr uth ▁were ▁accused ▁of ▁ste aling ▁from ▁and ▁poison ing ▁him . ▁Both ▁were ▁acqu itted ▁of ▁the ▁murder , ▁though ▁Matt he ws ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of ▁less er ▁cr imes , ▁served ▁time , ▁and ▁moved ▁west . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 9 , ▁Tr uth ' s ▁son ▁Peter ▁took ▁a ▁job ▁on ▁a ▁wh aling ▁ship ▁called ▁the ▁Zone ▁of ▁N ant uck et . ▁From ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 4 1 , ▁she ▁received ▁three ▁letters ▁from ▁him , ▁though ▁in ▁his ▁third ▁letter ▁he ▁told ▁her ▁he ▁had ▁sent ▁five . ▁Peter ▁said ▁he ▁also ▁never ▁received ▁any ▁of ▁her ▁letters . ▁When ▁the ▁ship ▁returned ▁to ▁port ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 , ▁Peter ▁was ▁not ▁on ▁board ▁and ▁Tr uth ▁never ▁heard ▁from ▁him ▁again . ▁ ▁The ▁result ▁of ▁freedom ▁The ▁year ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁was ▁a ▁turning ▁point ▁for ▁Ba um free . ▁She ▁became ▁a ▁Method ist , ▁and ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁Pent ec ost ▁Sunday , ▁she ▁changed ▁her ▁name ▁to ▁So j our ner ▁Tr uth . ▁She ▁chose ▁the ▁name ▁because ▁she ▁heard ▁the ▁Spirit ▁of ▁God ▁calling ▁on ▁her ▁to ▁pre ach ▁the ▁truth . ▁She ▁told ▁her ▁friends : ▁"