Show CHURCH RELICS WHILE mr nir joseph bull was in the east recently in the interest of this office he was enabled to examine some very ery v interesting relics connected with the past history of the latter day saints they are at the establishment of dervend lee of chicago and consist of a number of articles that were deposited in the chief corner stone of the nauvoo temple at the time the foundation of that structure was ivas laid one was a portion of a manuscript copy of the book of mormon eviden evidently evidently tl copi t the e original one the idea that it rs is in the possession of david whitmer being apparent lya mista kethe one he has bein being in all probability only a copy of it this PRIs view is born out by the opinion of president wilford allford woodruff whose attention has been drawn to the subject i brother bull mads made an extract from the manuscript and brought it with him he also has a portion of the cord strongly twisted yarn with which it was tied together among the relics is aso also the april n umber number of 1840 IM of the times and issa sons |