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Show apostates who had turned away from mon but tho scriptures also, for in the hero frem that day tovthls, and that the personages clothed open with this pillar of power of satan in those days! No such of aa a the hands good, from eyery principle of latter we are told that he had seven hun power slezlng everything upon oountenairce whose shone the nre, thing like earth U the place of their habitation, They of Ids had become great mediums. dred wives and threo hundred concubines. them man and righteousness, ne a was sun one independent using at heard of these noonday; wander to In J fro la the earth seeking Some of were them wTito were out termed to what mediums; some The Book of Mormon does not number th control writing to the say, personages pointing othtfr, - with workthem would didn't those table; 8omo4 concubines and wives that he had; but the in But of whom they may devour! Oalj think of a This Ls my beloved revelations, days! why Son, .hear ye him.'' one DeIn would mese have way and 'cw'u, container! thArv SAAmorl tn trtnM. manuest manifestations powers long GlEOTtGK Q. CAIfJfON hundred devils to awry being thai bow This occurred beforo this young man was the devil the feelings of the old gentleman, and ho , wouia not some in another. uoa umei because that 01 fore was ana a niieen years age; it exists on the earth. startling m new were Ls. tho Snow and of devil While control Brother the him: I ie to get ont of it under suffer announcement to make in the midst of a Uo exa very learned Judge, a man very plain the matter. Uo said theand some Though these plrUa had not the full generation so completely given : era non. has in York, lie thin the respects, Almighty to the up for his great attainments, and who tamed in the Book of Mormon and scrip- - " knowledge of the Almighty; though they tradltiona Of their- - fathers: and whea this fallen, ana tne uora will not sutler mm to noted than He permits; and when had been a Jadge in the City of New York, tures were not as thevv. irre. naa not mat superior knowledge that a proclaimed by this youncr. unlettered go any further ua were epokwj. artn received was. uamunas, not tho gospel: and 'priesthave that v. just gave bis name think . rn.'i. to .... relioriana the the the people snd boy priests .1.1 la the bowmof the Boa of Ood, and tles In the State of New reigns utwi iuiu justified in cautradlcting that savino- r hood in ihelr midst, and light and knowl- an interview, w e promisea wwe think in tho Book of Mormon. sir In the I Of many thai Stood In Tf hi nniMnM vi mm to scorn, "nwni -York,they laughed He the heavens not will suffer stayed Jacob from evening. early edge visions for aaiawey, Solomon's visit. ma snow w 10 ueoeive iorui power devii and revelallona la our day! Ood speaking the 1 thiy had great Information before their fall. to men He? deter- with that man. He had written a great They also Said that James in mntiAnttAn therefore them lead astray; and our in looked They upon mined that the preliminary manifestations manv works in relation to spiritualism, with Peter and John gave them many inZ?y Klder ORSOy ritATT, deUvttd They bad stood to tho of Oodf and him as deluded; day!' of the pointed they finger Lit the TabT7cJe, SaU als ' C$y, Lad, no doubt, learnedprince celestial world, and and had lectured at Now York and other structions, which Mr. Oodbe read to me: many thing from scorn at him and warned their congrega- should come from the to me, ninny, instructions purits power and au- - nlaoes to verv lanre assemblies in regard ne also read with U own the II tions l9eA canon that him. priesthood "The month. of scripture Sow long they had been Sjrainat ; Dee, to wero have come from Heber C. Kim et vpn imm on mirn. ik- - to its trutn. we no very .rvoiin giaa. porting In Ilia presence It la not for us to say, God is cioseu up; no more communications are have an opportunity of hearing. ball and Joseph he Smith, and to be expected from heaven. The ancients fore He wonia suuer me aevn v come la to from his own mouh, something about told mo thero was a great deal mnm thf au not rereaied lU But they had great saw heavenly visions and personages; and manifest his strong delusions! KKPOKTKD BY DAVID W. CVANSJ not did let me see. Probably I was K.imofl It to say. ui8tuurcuwai organ these supernatural manifestations. We did they experience. lam apeaklngof the know- - they heard the mice of the Lord; they were not to in tho faith to see it not were strong any light, enough gam expect water any particular Dy napuzeu individuals ized by the Holy Ghost to receive reve and 'with tho statements wero These a n There is a passage which will be foiind)ePaa4 the cunning that these enemies inspired nut while made to ine in tha this. further than and when traveling they Ho!y Ghost, nenoia no such thing is to be most to wo to know how wished Ltold them, "I do abroad mission perfect were tue plainness. Mied unosi mey with n in one of the epbtles of John, the substance of Ooj possesaed when they werecaat down lations, lrA to man in our day, neither has there uoiy given renos own on in his detect uie the ueiieve in devil of. your thoso oftho 10 ground, iminiuinjess lh9 e4rtitf .They hare cunning been for many generations paL" This was oftentimes, in early stages of which I will repeat! "Every spirit that I I manifestations. believe to we had lation those ot have'had Thev a continually lire. you with things covered pillar confesses not that Jeans La the Chrlat la not beyond what yon have ever seen manifested tne styie or tne remarks made by religion- - Church, just as ybu say, but I. do uu awmou upuu wuu to meet with. Mr. Edmunds told us about manifestations, wero invmerseu is is ago. years tne not believe men. that cnudren at of the and py in mediums lony Greek Peter, James, John, Soloml tho Holy Ghost entered their of Ood." I may not hare given you this They can, speaking in man . some four years after nt. This wero filled with the spirit of Latin; about persons who had never learn mon, Joseph Smith, Heber Kimball or snd for word, as It La recorded, times, apparently, be perfect gentlemen wards, yountr word hearts they was an visited again by has been to you. I do not believe holy angel. p3are ami wnn lue kiii. ut iuukuoi, uv ed to sv rite and had never written a word Jesus one of them has been to you. it is the nfi-bat I hare gtren yon the substance of lb a when they enter the tabernacles of the It waa not merely something speaking in J,,mnhwr. arms whoso lives taken their in been had tho ofivisions. with nVwviof time gilt ' . .1 dark; it was not something wrapped up and1".had. power .to ueai laid down In the scriptures. It la Well children of men. They can become, ap the u wui. possession of, sand their writing a great idst the samo as ho has manifested himseli me en;.. no in with but It, mystery, also about bells being in tho world." "Oh sni.1 t)ioW , attending glory to bnild not If name could of in Jesus variety of writing; tho Christ, all readers yyry of the scriptures, that parently pious, and, yon known by . . . a glorious angel whose countenance nhone "l ' .V . 14. room and rung. He the difference between us and them: IS tho. around carried Kinc-dom vIvM (1 . at. nritr.Ktr.lnr. fim esiaousu V I .1 at rigui. our aisceru would of from onjoaana the world mankind have think, spirits, yon in tho priesthood; we believe- in lnereryage face of the earth, so far also informed us that many persons had upon tho influence had to contend against a power which Li in manifestations of devils, when in the tab- arrayed in a white robe, and stood beforo euusness seen and heard these manifesta not of ives; we believe in the order over hearts tho only plurality could gain mm. a ma man saw the counten- asr they tion .but they had actually seen the person of tho church" and so on. Said I, "don t whorever Hut of men'. tim opposition to the Almighty. It tee ma hat ernacles of many individuals, that they ance of the young were made, especially you know that the dovil would bo verv angel; he saw his person and s of tliO Most lllgu weni per ages, by whom they our world la Infos ted with those) spirits of were perfect angels on earth. his glorv and rejoiced thorciD. This angel i hnn nanus. ana foolish, if ho wished to. load astray men their facesarms was a bowl The devil operates In every conceivable revealed to him some great realities; not secution followed themi There who had been in this church, who had beei or darkness which were, in the beginnlngtsat u Dcuevea tnev in Wa innnired him. acu to loxas tho pulpit from Msiuo for years to belie vo the principle or dark sayings, covered up from "Do no. Oh. gener down from the Almighty, tn consequence form, and this Is what the apostle meant mysterious they Savior taught nno extromitv of tuo union io me inv priesthood? without any particular information, light rmm beliovo in, if ho should undertake is believe Christ the Jesus that you new roveiauon. out ihnr. crviinr ally of their rebellion against Illm; and In when he aaid "We do not merely wrestle or knowledge, but certain realltio were All thn Dinora and ujainst was a very lead them astray by "un no, no wrote there 4" nsnouieais oi mo uay, or the world?" a good no .truth in all these thing,j Tho no and devi7 every age of the world these wicked spirits against flesh and blood, but also against mado manifest to him concerning the sn rar and near, doubt, man, the good articles against published can to himself inhabitants of this land. This angel not much the was belief adapt he of anv ner " hare manlfesfed themselves, and especially principalities and powers.' We have clent precepts; there good many revelation; ut nf recoivinir hew flood him that they were a branch of the seemed bettfrV than other good men, only he hap- son 'Ii you believed in plurality he 'would from a bo to when the priesthood has been upon the enemies far more powerful than men to told coming perfect House of Israel; that they kept sacred and you think it was all M hi tho laud testifying tj tho sup pened to have some precepts beyond the make earth and a dispensation has been commit contend sjralnat. The devil has not the hely records; that those records were kept all nuartersof could get you to bwaUow downright. ButHhis is far one commuor or now age two agelnwhlctrheUved; receiving absurdity ted from llearen to man; then all hell has power to take full possession of the taber by prophets and inspired men; that they posed unci by superior to that, and consequently all those great lies that would effect your destrucAlmichtv. tho from nication Uy somo were fourteen centuries which you would preach and "deposited, seemed to be la an op roar .and the powsr of nacles 'of human creatures, unless they bcciine bo great that scores and things that Jesus and His apostles revealed tion, and the nation had fallen into wicked persecution after sgo, many others, he would not mint destroy shade. are the in belonged thrown to wero in They death to to him end his influence that ness, by one of their last prophets, and that scores of the Saints put all the fallen angsla made manifest, give wsy how truths a we have you might believe. H, a many to but age. ami thin wal followed up until tho if soce. It U written, somewhere In the 3Tr? degree that he rets rower over thern. But the time was at hand for this record to bo Pronhetand be would that to far willing stern and you should believe a wore superior of Church the Patriarch dispensation 6y the gift and power of Ood. this of great tenor was '.many the This gentle things Testament, that Mwe .wrestle not against we have not time now to trace the history brought forth by that." absolutely, true if he and tho peop'o driven from their Here, then, was a reality; something martyredtheir to these conversation in man's regard and flesh and blood merely, bat against spirit of the powers of darkness in early ages; every property destroyed, and glorious, snd alter having receiv- homes, Ho also told about different spheres and get you to reject s'mo of Uio fundaual wickedness in high plaeesw" We not but will briefly state, that they did show great ed from time to time, visits from these moan in tun power of the enemy used to things. and different orders of angels, the mental principles of your salvation, aiul uproot and detrov tho lulaoHs oi the gospel or glory, glorious personages, an a talking with them, and were told, being personsges from tho salvation oftho people." "But O." we only have to meet with wieked men, "sji forth their power In ancient times. tbe priesthood out ul llioo irlh. latter, one man would talk with another, face Moses was called of Ood and ordained to as the power of the devil manifested In them, they, "how happy we feel! We d. different n: was and those in the They required no priest- said spheres. alter What days, to ho a im per their not face, feel beholding glory, no such no any animosity to anyone; no anger no ordinances, o embittered against this hood, authority, but the Saint of Ood, hare always had to the holy priesthood after the order of Mel mitted to go and take tbeso plates from the why wero they bosoms. Wo love the President and our in or as said have" "You organization. baptism, thing father-in-lathey "hroughtus meet with manifestations of power from chisodec, by the hands of his place of their deposit, pLrtcs of gold, ro- - people? When we heard these, things wo saw, his council; we love tho- STwelve and tho so strange! You pretend to beneath powers not ordained of Ood, and Jethro, and aent forth with power and au corua, somo or which were made nearly something 7 ou pretend to new revelations: truly, tltat as the devil did manifest his whole church." visions! beforo And six hundred Christ. said I, "supposiBg, for aru years Egyptians, the "Now," ancient times in to are Into ameng welfare seek the which You after God has calculated. If possible, to deceits thority nrctend power You that Egypt spoken! a men then. to show still further reality, some that t's thesn believe sake,, the you really peobecause they had persecuted of the seed of Abraham, Isaao and Jacob, In thing tangible, the Urim and.Thummim, a pretend that angels havo come! You pre the very elect. were manifestations from the ,j Oodbutthai in to death their of God, put young lend that Ood has revealed another record, .ple Now there are la existence two great bondage there. Just ss soon as the Almighty glorious instrument, used by ancient seers, another themselves James even personages calling Peter, snea ana so, innocent You have Bible! uiooa, that fants, you pretend was also obtained with tho record, through Joseph, Jesus, Heber f. Kimlral! received tho priesthood and tho apostle- directly in the midst of our nation, his John, powers: one W of Ood, Including all,' the began to manifest Himself through the which, by the girt and power of tho wero not thoo personages st all, so long as Holy for tueso things you sro not wor evil power was again manifested in strong heavenly host the angels a9d ceiestltl power of the legal pries lb. ood, so soon these Ghost and by the commandment of Al- ship,toand was lixed.tfcft they were what faith of saints tho yohr delusion. dwell in our midst! You must bo Having persecuted fherriselvoB to be, what or beings who dwelt tn the preeeuee of Ood opposite powers began to work whenever mighty Ood, he translated that record into thy His they represented foelina-shed the blood persecuted from city to city, you must bo Uod, and having be would You about it language, and the book was published driven them your driven and saints and and partake of Ills glory, holding power they coui find a chance; and the Individ our from your houses und lands; your prophets tho year 1330. same of as fore dio in would the lor the the papart it, banished just idol sad ealhorUy from Ulna to go forth and uals through whom they worked were the During the translation, before tho book property must bo conliscaietl and. des from place theto place, and. do for their will the thinkgans worship; them and thero is uo power in this Rocky Mountains, beyond jut the minister according to Ilia oomuiaad. .The princip! men of Egypt, the most popular was published, when the prophet came to troyed, of have donO; among can protect you in those ing that they had certainly got rid ofJ them, s me. "asi thousands ours that country ho dis the of wards the latter men record, In Chtiatcndinn had ;aes in part of an other power is enemy to Ood; It la the their midst, the priests. fetis past. and that they weuld periahitherc. they laving you have so strangely covered that the ancient inhabitants of this viows which beoomo so exceedingly wicked, we saw They wero siucern, the-rU- bad J4y in their in of Christian this midst tho power of that being who rebelled sgalmt magicians, and astrologers were the ones continent Uao Book of Morwere in a certain way that the devil was showing forth his power works, but by a:.! by, Him In heaven, and sooght to take pois-sio- n through whom Satan man! foaled this oppo by those havingbaptized from Almighty country." comes mon end ami on for on and the authority their the hand they are hewn thoHe saysthe left, Was there nuy ttolygnmy in right days delusion of the throne of the Almighty, f Ac- site power. Ills design, no doubt, was to Ood. lie folt anxious to know how he. in cent into the fire.' " down and and destruction. Latter-da- y tho satnts? uod among io: Oliver Oowdery had not revealed and established ibis So these men have joy in their works: Now 4etus again speak of the apostates. cording to the history that la given of this frustrate or destroy the influence of the connection with hisinscribe, prac tho blessings or this tico are as happy as; happy cm bo, apparthev participate seem to be might mediums the greatest Apostates among them in thoso days; they were in event, a general council was held In heaven miracles, signs and wonders that were holy ordinance, rney very wen know.irom because they believe in thie simple, neither have where ently, was such' for they Spiritualism, any thing, it persecuted about the time of the creation of this earth. made manifest by Moses among the peo what Ood had revealed to them, and from not foolish, vaiifalso nor spirits that have taken order, church, out .wo wero persecuted priesthood. These aposrfr them In that council there was a personage ple of Ood for their redemption. Ilea 00 what they had understood by translating not named; tovlead them astray. had fallen the into idea that advantage wo samo tates, tho believed in generally, priuciples main portion of tho record, that there that lhr ancient apostles and Christians Said I, "The true reason that I do not beand of and the called an angel, who stood in authority In when Moses came before Pharaoh he cast the be Jesus, apostles prophets waa no man in all Christendom that had any of ypur manifestations ls, that Hut by and by, after having times, were living in barbarous ages, lieve in the presence of Ood; and. when the ques- down his staff and it was turned Into a ser authority to baptize them. They were, anx lieved in. blood 'mani our your of but civilization esto,' that you have published the far behind of tho prophets, and the tho day, sent forth and tion was aaked, "Who ahall go forth; and pent, or into something having the appear ious to know how tuey might uo uaptueu, shed wonto a wore called among the people contains that upon been open had up their driven lands they from, the authority might bo restored Saints so in. opposition to the to redeem mankind" Lacifsr, the Son of the ance of a serpent, and was fall of life and and how far and reveal things derful absolutely dispensation, light re- Book of Doctrine and Covenants another, and their went out into a strove, ana joined in and from ono city towhen rney to that I know ever which been had that was a tho wicked had animation. miracle superior this who That stood that in the predestroyed, great angel Morning, secret prayer, and the Lord aent an hoi v property themselves on no good angel or spirit over revealed, them ever vealed lived who in any and prophet by preiniquity, ripened on to on sence of Qod, answered and said, "Have am tha Lord saw proper, that occasion, angel to them, a man who'onoq dwelt This seems to have been the to you." Mr. Godbe wanted to know in hi wired themselves in a great degree for the the earth. of the and hold the earth, priesthood before this wicked manifest idea of thoso apostates called medi- what respects. I pointed out a'humber of that lie send wlU forth I all and me; redeem king, go I, overwhelming judgments of the Almighty, general l Ood of to the fathers, promise according ums. I do not know but I am taking up things, where they como out in opposition mankind, that aet one soul shall be lost. might hare what he had desired, for he had the lineage of Aaron. John the Baptist, and when they found that this people were too that book. . Iu order tp around thik to bo not time, but I must now come a to by persecution, and littlemuch Lord granted 1L the put down of Christ, who was behead that wo would he told me that the spirits get ISatlheOnydlegotten Bon of the Ffther, asked for a alga, and thewere bad manifested nearer home. coutlnuo these publishing called by the ed by Ilcrod John who preached repent of that Book Doctrine and Covewho was with the Father rom the ficgln- - tiut Immediately others no it, doubt (the You heard andreflected have now and far tho devil took wide, tidings, or sins, tne to was and ance not for the remission be and relied the fullKing; sootnssyers wonmagicians, in nants) a termed and baptism is what upon upon verygreati nlng, replied and aaid, "Father, thy will be those whom Satan had gained power and came to Joseph and to Oliver Cowdery, as another turn. What was it? Said bo, "I derful est sense tho of in our state of word, present is that "movement," cannot see bo something put down with persecuthey done, and the glory be thine forever. And tnnuenoe over, ana iney were commanded a ministering angel. and those that revelations to Zion build in knowledge; up purity, taking light tion, thev go forth and the people will be going in our midsf. here a rsbellioa rose) op between Satan, the to show what they could do. They cast Perhaps you may inquire here:a Was John The "movement" was and commandments were given in our we place cannot lieve them moroorless; destroy or rods snd likewise their became down Was he a tabernacle? without they spirit Son of the Morning, and the Son of th4 livby a few individuals who had to them, and if wo destroy their property and commenced was he a personage of tabernacle, of flesh drive serpents. off give to us now, hence we must noMake cut been io no makes by the highest authority of the them it them from act pi place ing Ood, as to the redemption of mankind. QN ow, here was a manifestation of similar and bones? Wo all know that he was of and exactly as thoy are. i and Church Ood, expelled Kingdom so I will show them that the to the Book of Ioctririo and rod became a serpent and referred I before the crucifixion of Christ; and difference, One sought to destroy the plan of GckI and power,-Moso- s teaphing and publishing things world can have revelation enough," and he because of in Covenants, magicians also became ser if you wish to know tho condition of John eo of Church. to the this Now opposition io .their 'maniorder the agency that the Lord Intended to give the rods of theand en ced. B ut Instead of call in g mponm en contrary festo" to show how the Lord and His priestbut ly foundation real is the by Moses' rod swallowed when he came to 'Joseph and Oliver, read andm mbeginning do what snppose you to Intelligent beings, and to redeem them pents; groat and good, something work- hood wore to govern, andcontfoi iu, temup the rods of the magicians. What did the appendix to the Book of Doctrine and in aGodiike rnauner,he called upon certain on which these lew Individ uals are as well as in spiritual things; 'bot" whether they would be redeemed 0 not; that prove? In the estimation of wicked Covenants; and you will find that Abraham , tell tell what and will I I you, poral you, residing not far from whero the ing? said heard has I,4,your a as that spirits teach "that they innst tell and because he considered thai his i plan men like the king of Egypt and his sub- s: Isaac, Jacob, Joseph and many others, who females,of the will I person you wore found, Mormou Book of Mho plates teach was extend-Idmore was It the whom than only John are named would much jects. spiritual things; and have nothing there, among ; from their own mouths; I wss eo good before theileavenaand so bauch no business to assume control in temporal of this power bad in possession by the the Baptist, were with Christ in His resur- where tho people had been warned perhaps own their mouths than from it have rather than iu any other, portion of the from a second-han- d but let every man1 follow tho superior to the plan that Ood had detlsed, msglcians. They did not look upon It as a rection; that is, they came forth in tho first longer I have seen concerns, States. These ladies, Misses Fox Messrs. W. S.Oodbe source, Uned of bis own mind." "This," sa'd I. bent receivJesus time at thst the T. Harrison and L. said he, "Surely I will do It; wherefore distinct and separate power, because they resurrection, E. by name, began bringing forth supernat- ence since they were cut off from the "proves to mo that yourspiritsinever cauio not the spirit to discern, the spirit of ed His body. About that period the graves ural Others did the samo in give ma thine honor, which la the poe-e- of had was not wuntnem, and tney could of the Saints were opened and many of a manifestations. the Juom Church. I went to see Mr. Oodbe, but he from God." I waa very gentle with Ibeui; and time short Ood. to the obtain Thai is,ne sought' they have continued until was not discern the difference. But there w e re them came forth. John was amongst them: not at home. I was invited to take a did not express myself harshly, but iu a present day and have spread over the seat in throne of the Almighty, and to carry out manifested on that occasion two distinct and he held, legally, tho power, keys and the E. L. T. Harri piam and pointed manner. presence of Mr. parts son, andtheheard bestowed upon the lineago of whole United states and many othermaSe I have taken up this subject, of false and powers, so aim ilar ta their aa or two, refor hour his own purposes In preference to yielding and separate him, forth Erlesthood, the and world. of If you go but those w ho lived near unto true manifestations1 and laid it Aaron. Oodmanifestations. Mr. late his spiritual spiritual to the purposes and power of the Almighty. Ood and none to these manifestations understood the workings of the beforo did John do, when he appeared to inquiries in regardthere this on the spur of What see sent td had been that congregation I him, be, hearing are several millions me This rebellion became so great, and the noiy spirit, coma aetect me airxerence be- Brothers Joseph Smith andOllver Cowdery? you will find that moment. the of me Brother Britr-hato meet I a letter inquired again requesting in this country that believe in with them. I met with him in a came He did not go forth into the water to hnp-U- of people on on what Influence of It spread so rapidly amoeg the tween them. to the aal stand, A succession of wonderful manifestations as ho did anciently in the Jor- them. What a change between now and room, separate from any of the rest,private should he and I 'everv and them, I subject one-thisaid, speak, of that that boat, could Thou heavenly part you scarcely had a long conversation with him. My spirit that confesses that Jesus is the Christ, of the power of Ood was made through dan; but he gave the authority to them to forty years ago! And ouo in tho whole Christian world that heavenly, throeg, I mean the spirits, re- Moses, and In all, save two or three in baptise he laid his hands upon their heads would in meetiBg with these gentlemen was isiofGod, and every spirit that does not admit tho probability of new reve- object belled against Ood and followed the evil stances, the magiciana did likewise. Whst and ordained them. , Thus the hands of an see to. point out to confess this is not of God." The nature of to If it now or lation manifestations; be man a would supernatural at sent the conclusion from which Heaven immortal and foolishness' naturally the foolishness these spirits, id their manifestations, is td being So of this angel. them their design and purpose there are millions in the United States of men would arrive under such cirwicked, heads! were laid their wero course were lessen tho power and authority of the great upon and the conduct They their some could they of them thought that they doubt cumstance? They would naturally aay, ordained to that same priesthood that John alone! as our God and the Lord of this to would lead and much how it what Do these manifestations affect, for good, taking, it would make them in time to Redeemer, You creation. aoccxapllsh their design; for they had not a "here is Moses, who has been brought up himself held, with the promise and predic- thoso go among the Spiritualists misery who believe in themf Do they cause come In of all the can scarcely find one inthe should abroad and and he not tion that that be not not or the did future did learning deslgxft acd priesthood I if yon Egyptians repent. know, knowledge, they to repentjjf their sins? No; they who them (Tie more la advanced our takfen than earth while will tho earth dividual he from should that see were to before acknowledge the power, them, that they purposes of Qod, only . In a . amaH degree, has learned lessons that theymagicians; blaspheme the name of Ood almost with so fullygoing not yet stand. hare and of our Redeemer. So or in what greatness glory up wrapt spiritualism, that will their cheat and and sad consequently they supposed that take I term is it with thoso who a acquired," consequently men of that stamp They wero commanded to bi baptized, every breath, ism manifest! themselves is of this it ,for species spiritual advantage possible of their brethren, same kind of spiritualism of which I have here. They dare not come; out all at' once; plan was better than that of the Almighty; would decide thai it waa all by the same and having received the authority to ad- every who do and steal lie and will every been speaking; They both, separately.one but, as I told them youare so infatuated, not acknowledge minister the ordinance, they went forth they aad In this great rebellion the Lord caused spirit, and they would of wickedness and abominations on 1L Ood on of tho in the each and species lath of other, finger one evening, the other on another, baptized Satan, or Lvclfer, the Son of tha Mo rain g, That may be a sample to all people in May. 1S2), nearly one year beforo tho rise aro tho very ones that tho devil" works related to me their supernatural manifest- and you believe them so firmly, I see no and those who followed him. to be cast out future generations in themsnlfeatations of of this Church, which took place on the Cth through; still tho whole Christian world, ations, commencing some fifteen months possible hope for your recovery, until perV. these powers. The wicked eanaot discern of April, 1830. Trior to the last mentioned app.uently, aro now. willing to admit new before. They told me they had had inter- haps at some future time of heaven. tho revelations revelation. Oh, yos! They have forgotten comprehend the d Were nee between date the Lord bestowed authority uon how a voice without ' seeing that you will get may be so absurd as.- - to We may form some little calculation of snd hearing Latter-daviews, by y tho Saints these two they persecuted If we believe that ills servants to officiate in still higher orwith Heber C. Kimball, who stagger your own faith; then you may go the Test numbers thus thrown 'out of there Ls a Oodpowers. ' and a heavenly host standing dinances than those pertaining to the because they believed in now revelation, any person, 1 into infidelity." a ., (; them many great which, things now taught can believe in revelation and by tb.9 ' easw thoy Heaven, when we consider thai the J- were In His presence, ready to do his behests,we Aaronlo priesthood. That priesthood could wholesale! is that this find this. I I to conflicted with expect ideas, my according not will believe in records They manifestations of di- administer baptism for the remission of d contained in the Doctrine with these manifestations abroad; Th of all the spirits tnat were born. must believe In the the medium of the prophets; the instructions such we believe thai there are sins, but It had If and or g(ven vine no through to power; power as sending men on mediums. will work at them for a season, but Covenants, Intended for this creation. Only fallen spirits who have been cast down to administer tho spirit. ' But authority thoro was a but they are ready enough to believe if a and etc. The the instruc- they find so many absurdities and contra, tenourof wlckod man who will blaspheme the name missions, that they finally relinquish them; kept theif first estate, and they have the this earth, we must also believe that they ftrieslhood thst had thst power and on this received subject. was that dictions, medium and is made a par- tions, he manifest their power lust ss far as to infidelity, and say, "therein turn tnd on a need called speaks of another priesthood of Jesus isinthe no when rreat privilege of'comiaz hero io this will are mission, person, this great power. Such char, A or suffered ho ticipant in we But which hclJ. do than theretruth that he: Slid the of anything." permitted. greater the they he spirit light got go unless creation and taking 'bodies of flesh and not wish to dwell too Long need from not do acters organization so plain; I did me any for Pardon one rue the la 'there after speaking whether it upon coming mightier on his o wn heart, to tell him when not bones, tabernacles) wherein their spirits of past ages, we want to come downhistory Messrs. more than L He holds a priesthood greater than God, they do not need auy baptism, ordi- wasinright Harrison other in myself pledge. he that go;? should, Godbe spoke to me about! their maniand that which has been bestowed upon nio, nances or priesthood. of because not may dwell, to prepare themaeJvea for a immediately to oar own time. need go words being they names Tho devil has invented various to tb aged and to the middle- namely,the priesthood of MelchLsedeo. Ho the voice of the priesthood or festations that I would hold hiy peace.r f more glorious stale of existence hereafter. -agedI now appeal to get the appointed byConference order in manifestations for his In shall old them l had spoken" very pointedly' fire with and tho this will and ask of the Latter-da- y I baptise yon the general s' of the hsts of them this one question What was the'oon-ditio- n Ghost. I can only 'administer in theHoly If, then,, only out- people to swallow them down; the same as Saints. not dees who know, except Now, the doctors. When they wish to adminis- those who ore infatuated and overcome by do so in the future, believing,' Jwith all my heaven are to couae to on r earth to. tabernaof the world forty years ago in re ward ordinance: I have not the right to ter some nauseous kind of medicine, they false to to ralraculoua administer manifestations of cle la the flesh, we may form some Idea of gard ' you this higher ordinance." s veetcn that that is directly in opposi- heart, and knowing that they ivere riot from it up a little.- - So tho devil has tion tospirits, so was new to Smith and with Oliver and It Of Doctrine and Covenants? Heaven. reyeTaUon?" Book I power, the Joseph the vast number who felL Already our am now in such away of the Christian world at Cowdery; they could only baptize with sweetened up these things Did they see any of these personages? speaking Lord The there, 'Whomsoever you says earth has teemed for six thousand years large. Did they believe that Ood would water until they received a priesthood that he has got almost all these manifesta- shall Both of them say they saw none oX them; ordain and and bands upon lay your under tho name of science. If yon send forth, was with numberless millions of humad beings perform any miracles in oar day? The old greater than that which John the Baptist tions to that! theyheartL it bless and. them with be will merely ato voice seen I see a species f deviiism made a light when have know thai the whole held. And when the Lord was about to want faces and will before their whose spirits existed before the foundation and the middle-age-d will I They pretended go it comes out under a scientific them; manifest, come He them to Church had His world a little He the) conclusion after had Jesus shall talked! be that came; prepared organize) rearwardmd on by their be my spirit of the woriJ. Those who now exist proba- there waa no such, name o( the under; spacious saw & once lirrht:. whllft men on as little thev thev had been lint here who rhv for is not, therefore, thing supernatural sending - Animal .magnetism, or in their hearts." It ' bly number one thousand or twelve hnn-dr- power to be made manifest, in our times. the earth namely. Peter, James and John, Ehrasoology, . commanded the is he when h man, by nojpersonage,different were tho ' manifestasuch popular name names that every millions.' Twelve hundred radioes That waa the el moat universal belief among to bestow upon them this higher priest- somo been How very voice of the priesthood, to think that he is which to real; sciences, havo men. given When of the children talked to hood. tions to is he whether I have laid, before you i when Jesus ewn yon to his be go of spirits now dwelling in mortal flash! thena judge not are now new revelation, they considerHow did those celestial personsges come? have their laws, founded in nature, to Joseph Smith,- and when the about ministered still and on remain; that forth calllngor of the manifestations. Think immense) numbers who mast ed the Terr Idea of such a thing a Did they come manltesting themselves by given to these supernatural came Heato him! Ho not only heard of is That not.the way angels in folly. fellowship. have preceded us and the myriads who are Tradition had taught them and their fath- a mere voice, or behind some screen ss it Why does Satan nso those artifices? Be- ven, saw voices their the book same, but in Lord for the persons and their says the tho people at present day have that ali; things," remember this is very glory. andhow they their to comet These axe the were generations, that the book, were? No, they came personally, in their cause who ers for many dressed; and he Bciermfic, or a great broad in its the Old and New Testament, con- glory. They not only manifested their per- becomeof naturally to was ; build, up f the? kin gdom of be shall "all inspired nature, things tho devil kept their first estate. Their numbers, called and 'thinks them have; tained all that Ood ever did reveal or erer sons and their glory, but they also spoke many .of my people and by the God and bring forth the records of the Book by the voice invent a real; nice, beautiful done probably, cannot be less than two bondrtd would reveal to the human family. This and gave them the Melchlsedeo priesthood, if he can onlysome whom I have ap- of Mormon. . How very different from servants of voice my sciena to resemblance thousand millions, leaving, is an approxi- notion was not peculiar to some few cl asses and the holy apostleship. which is equiva name, witha to the calling and this is this covering themselves up in the pointed,4 pertaining tific great many of these persons missions and all things dark to deceive! The whole spirit world hr mate- esUxnaia, one hundred thousand of Christian society, but it was almost uni- lent to that priesthood, and commanded will name, the of priesthood;'! swallow it down, and think it ail right. build and the to them Church Christendoms. versal a Such up organise to throughout the building up of the Kingmillions of rebellions spirits or devils who thing as nsw revelation was discarded Several years ago, about the time of the per talning of Ood on the earth, and to administer by u:o to be done in this way. Now unless you have something i to detect and Ood by ef Eras-tns dom were cast out from heaven and tarnished them, all over the world. Bald they, 4the the laying on of Hands, to those who were commencement of the war. Brother understand thetruo fromihei falsa you ar these haye taught them directly to ' were down New spirits in Snow and in water, that they myself to this creation, haying no privilege1 of canon of scrip tare Is full. It Ls complete, sincerely baptizedwith to over named liable to be led astray and destroyed, 4 ,V this. of the Theycame contrary the greater baptism York City, Spiritualism, . at that time, me other " and it is the yery height of blasphemy to might be baptized to that rxeeday anything who individuals them. I do not know Almost . waa all the all fleshly tabernacles, of order the day." fire and the Holy Ghost. that Ood would give any more!1 of surpose two powers, only that these about Smith said that further camelo them; Joseph old members of the church that had They It was la the Garden of Edexx thai the This was the condition of mankind bef- Here then was a succession or manifesta thoso will to go to their own place; them; all evil powers and Klrtland and bad aposs that Peter. James and John came came arose, forty years ago. tions of power from lhe celestial abode. been InN&uvoo men theso devil, or one of these foul spirits, entered ore this Church unlefcs to andi said also that iropon tne, same Jesus, himself, fled into New: York, PhlLadebt thoy had ta those not Ood to Satan did in tired, obscure snder. aa and a ; oyer them hereKin. days, anLmai Individual, By seror a has by young a caUd beast, power Into certain them, .and that Solomon came to them, being that hold man. rose up, and. In the midst of all make manifestations of his power in a yery phia, St. Louis, and throughout the Eastern and them .in captivity in the will ideaflesh, the .was the oar rather nts he first before aad against these of part in and such as No any going through pent, splr(t cities; things Ch3istendom,procHlmed the startllc g news great degree. unless next world; they repent, the same about Bookot recorded the Mormon, in heardT anything about these his concubines: he said ho never had aa angtl to him; that rspplngt trt-- thoso davsl No such thing as cities, if you them revelation here, wilt sei who bejulkd them, and they inCsYtd them- that Oodhishadfaith, gives any being d wooden apostates, you would hear about them bo and sincere re- plancKtitt a little them there, and oyer the hold selves to partake ef the far bidden fnalL' If, through he had prayers, so far mash3ry his all that but women, beheld a aupernaiural thing that the devil makes use of in giving lug great mediums: thero Was scarcely a concubines, pentance sa as do not find a, La the and earth the it the were early the subject, were wives.- will contronhem; then, they bnt what they were spiritual meals as. he understoodnot vision, thai he had eeen a pillar of fire de- revelations, in those days'. No such4hinir case ower ; in the. 'and Morbeen of Book This no hare the ntfpling doobt dictating, scend from heaven, and saw two glorious as tables dancing about the room by the urns. Some of the worst kind of apostates, repudiates they only Card en of Eden, THE EVENING NEWS. toe Juw7 A - DI8COUKMK 7-- 1 n 1 ! .i. ! - ii- T e - . W w W Kfirv-anL- - Mi-Hon- ri: semi-barbaro- us w - -- ' ad-vanc- ed ; bo-e.ui- . so an-cio- nt , fore-runn-er bo-head- ed - t j , r ! f m, se . rd were-possibl- j . . - - one-thir- two-thir- ds ' i ; j -- " as-.ctnb- .two-third- . ; c-- -- ed ? . 1 - - ; two-thir- ls ! -- - ' ! ! 77 j ; ad3 - heart-shape- I 1 I ; |