Show from the etoile du deseret the organ of the church of jesus christ oj of latter day sains pv hUshed in pm pat THE VOICE OF JOSEPH continued translated FROM THE by W W in the book of mormon are the name and local situations of numerous nume roas cities OB doub gedly spacious that formerly stood aud and 9 1 ot ed among the ancient nations of america aste iste northern part of canth america Ams rica as well wall as Clent clentho lo america possessed the mast numerous aft the splendid edifices the palaces the pac e wen a fortresses and the cities rose there i m m all directional W an attentive reader of this book may discolor the situation and the distance of a great many eit 1 ies es and if the geographical lines and the actual ma state of th s country ate are familiar to him he may ma y by meana of the descriptions given in this book almost entirely entice determine the exact point they heretofore occupied and matter well worthy of note since the publication of this ines inestimable tible book the grani ruins of 0 a number of superb edifices mortifications and cities 1 u been discovered b stephens and Ga catherwood therwood in the interior solitude uda al central america in that reg region gion i even where exist egisti exi i sti the cl c aties described in the book of mormon monnon IH this is one proof proa certain that fe e young illiterate translator of the book 44 of morn mormon was inspired of god gad the ti translation of joseph smith describes a country of great and populous laft eit cit ic which aich existed anciently as aa also their approximate at Zt situation tation and distance from floii others in the course of time afterwards stephen and Cath catherwood etWood d the ruins rains of a number even four few of these sm s ima cities in m the same place placie where they were described seri bed who unless the power of god should re veal ea I 1 beforehand the unknown fact baet could in after vead vea s demonstrate demo istrate the several discoveries truly tee tae resent recent discoveries m mide ade in cut cal forma fornia of splendid ruins which whether for their antiquity or the vast new of their extent unsurpassed upon the whole ea eath th are another exterior proof of the divinity of the B ok of mormon we now turn from the r nuns i NINTHLY the fulfilment fulfillment of a considerable zi number a of oe the th prophecies given by joseph smith is in in Eal fallible lible after proof of ha his divine mission among the hundreds of his predictions fulfilled we give the following for examples I 1 after the platen were found joseph then began the tran translay slat on he had bad not made much progress el when I 1 he discovered in translating 11 the kroph prophecy of nep nephi ha already mentioned i ed that THREE WITNESSES b besides himself hiu elf should behold the book by the power of god should understand and should bear testimony 2 of it its s truth some time after that is to say to in the month june 1829 the lord gave a revelation th through joseph saith smith to oliver cowdery david whilmer and martin harris informing them that if they would gouid exercise exercise faith f aith they show should behold the plates ind and the arim and this prediction was afterwards fal fulfilled filled and these three persons perso ns were to send 1 their written testimony Jo together gether with the book of mormon unto alt all naf nations ions kindreds larig languages mages and people al declining tring iring that an angel of god had descho de ed effrom from the heavens had bad taken the plates and showed them and at the 8 same ame time the voice of the lord out of t th the e heavens bre bore testimony of the truth of the I 1 records translated bv joseph jaseph smith now an impostor P 0 s aitor without doubt in might i lit predict the vision of three h n ee witnesses uit nesse but he cou if d never call an angel from amm the heavens iu in presence ence of the witnesses witness ei in order to fulfil fulfill his prediction 2 before this church of jesus christ of letter day S eints had any existence upon the earth the prophecy of moroni was translated and printed ita in i the e book of mormon it was positively predicted in in that prophecy that in the day when this book should be revealed the blood of the saints should cry WHO ne the lo 10 lord rd of earth because of the tae wickedness of the people and that the time woold speedia omy arrive V M because of the crie and lamentations or of widows w ws aw orphans whose eliose husbands and fathers have been put pat to death by criminal hands when the lord would avenge the blood of his saints in august word wont of the he lord came to joseph saying tw that the saints should be mArea ted and scourged urged fricia cuy city to cl city t ani and from synagogue to synagogue and that aw FEW of those then belon belonging Q ing to the church should stand to receive receive an inheritance ll 11 see book of doctrine and covenants p 1513 1611 K A E p the th blood blod of oe many hundreds that have been slain an I 1 martyred marty red in the church is incontestable proof of the truth of the pi prediction edic tion joseph came to be not only the prophet of god for the first rising of the cli church of the saints but to vengeance upon the earth against the nation that these bloody deeds no human fore foresight could foresee the s of blood that were to take place next in the foundation of htwa church AU the natural cei ce i i i the united states were against the fulfillment of that terrible predicta predict coa all the religious societies were stron strongly 1 I protected a ag all sorts of persecute perse cut om and into intolerance T arance erance by gaia a altees from the po powerful wm of the civil law ve the constitution of a great free people assured re li sious liberty to every child of the aine american rican soil on oi greatness great neW so far as th this s earth exults in human liberty or universal peace pretends pretend sto to have chosen I 1 ts the voice of the her her asylum somebody interprets voice great prophet that predicted the foundation of the c chuu h ch of the cutora downin M aan scowled scow ged from city to synagogue to synagogue 1 never biye since the foundation of the wo worm wold ld were prophecies more visibly and passion abely fulfilled if to foretell these then future events which were wen im impossible for human wisdom to foresee ei eve e 46 tp altet all ail exterior appearances rendered v very i a I 1 I 1 I 1 the prediction of so eo many events IV al and their i ai quent fulfillment constitute a true afi t A is is due to joseph south smith to ie be a trw prophet et t and d it if he was to be ba a etue prophet he ac was mu to the be the envoy emy of god TF it has thousands shousan Is of living witnesses I 1 I 1 f U M godbay cravea revealed ed the truth to them of the book jot mormon by dreams and visions and revelations 0 the voly holy ghost the ministering of an own ow voice oo 00 now if jqseph joseph smith has I 1 been ow an costor w ail these witnesses also are impostors somebody may inay say that these witnesses are not impostors hut but have deceived themselves but I 1 ask may a man testify fesq y that ho he KNOWS that a false doctrine is true and not bi be an impostor it happens frequently abat men deceive themselves in their self 00 opinions 00 I 1 but they never deceive each other when they testify of their own positive knowledge what have certified by others what another did one of two things must be such men must be impostors i pos or else their testimony must be bue now is it not a wonderful strange thing that three or four men unbound and strangers st to each ear h other should undertake to cheat the human species by testifying chatan that an angel of god descended from the heavens in their presence where they had bad a celestial vision where god affect pd d a plain miraculous ailine jd amne authenticity of the book of af mormon if the testimony of three fliris or four witnesses appears marcellous marvellous marv ellous bow much more infinitely marcellous marvellous giarve marv af ellous mears tons roust be the testimony of tens of thousands in different countries separate and far from each other without having baving even yet seen and who are nevertheless striving vig to persuade the whole universe to the grano cranfi imposition if these thousands of witnesses boldly affirm and with sincerity s ne crity that god lias has revealed to them that this is the church and kingdom that was to le be set of up in the last days then we have one combined mass for collateral proof to establish h the divine Inis mission sion of joseph smith W the numerous miracles that joseph performed are not proofs of much importance tance to establish his divine authority in the name of the lord he cast out devils healed the sick spoke new low tongues n es interpreted ate feted ancient trici ent languages and foie fo refold fold future events ants A great number of these extras extraordinary adria immar miracles I 1 re performed before numerous multitudes of believers ea i vers and un believers and upon persons that did not belong to air church hi uch the numerous miracles performed by the thousands of elders and members of this church are additional NEW NF W p i roofs that thi p man that was its founder must be the envoy of god I 1 rhe thousands of diseases that arave b ave been miraculously healed in all parts parts of the earth where the gospel has been preace ind 1 are a glorious testimony al most that the arthr authority rity of joseph emanated from the heavens but while a great majority of men consider iiii ran acles as infallible proof in favor of the divine autho auchoi i ty of those that perform them we are of an opinion diametrically opposed opposed posed the magic magicians ns of E egypt agypt performed pei formed splendid oT miracles before their t eil nations na t iolj they t llev created snakes and frogs arid and chanted the wate waters s of f rivers to bloedo if miracles aie ai e admitted as divalli ble proof then the egypt ans were vere holy and received messages contradictory to lo moses and the magicians were as as any of divine authority after this idia idi a the W of endor did victoriously victo 11 establish her her divine misson miss on ill ii conjuring up a dead man from aiom the tomb in the presence of saul said eb ring of ishael A certain devil deril sh ish power which n hi ch I 1 john t speaks of ct in in revelations X XIII will ma make k e miracles ir of the grand admirable and make fai faie e descend from the heavens li eavens upon the earth in the sight of men if miracles miracle 4 are arc an infallible proof surely no man will ever the divine auchoi alt lioi ity of the beast in in johns rt JR ve lations says john three unclean spirits wee frogs s came out of tle the mouth of the dragon and out 1 of I the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet pi for foi they are aie the spirits of devils WORKING M MIRACLES to logo go forth unto into the earth and of 0 the whole world to gather them to the battle of the great day of god 31 3 1 the learned doctors and clergy of the nineteenth nige kienth ventury boldly affirm that miracles are an infallible of the divine mission of ct those that work them in accordance of this e will no blame attach to the kings of 0 the earth sublime e doctors d and all their disciples to receive the devils dm divinely nely inspired message for after this argument th they ey cannot reject it by any means since since they prove their th air divine mission by testimonies which are so infallible in on this account we expect to have at some I 1 topp tie an innumerable army of pi priests bests and ministers bind and all party sects with the kings to bring to pass the grand march to the great valley of armageddon near jerusalem and prove also by the r wor works S 4 that bat they really believe the infallibility of mb muscles mu acles I 1 I 1 orlier e ilea devils ils can do miracles as well as got god and a as they have already persuaded the reli religions giong world vi bild that mii miracles cles are infallible proofs of divine mission ms sion it will be perfectly e 1 factly natural to establish the dumity of I 1 ahe he miss miss sion sion before the eyes of the children of modern babylon wit but tile the L litter adfer day saints bellev believe e not in the infallibility libi lity of miracles they firmly believe that the ip of the did etole ghost are absolutely necessary necea sary in t the A e C tire of christ without which she never can ix is f up on t the earth miracles un united cited with a pure cju doctrine pin ne sacred and perfect with a doctrine rea and a scriptural rip tural are strong collateral proof in bayor ei I 1 ali this lip doctrine and the divine divicie authority of those al jt but mu miracles acles alone taken separately j aad without the living leaven of the ot ther other testimonies nies for the living means of infallible proof absolute 1 y prove IA 0 ii Q for the remission of sins 21 iss is essential I 1 ti al inace church of christ chiist and conjointly with the other or doctrine comprised ir the gospel and is ph presumptive in favor of the divine authority 0 those that preach it but baptism for the hie i re emission of sins without the living leaven with otlee other pont of the he doctrine oi of christ neve served for foi proof either for or against the divine authority of any mari man the thousands of miracles per pei in the church united to an infallible doctrine and aad to a considerable number of other bother proofs now cart carty y a c conviction almost irresistible i in in the spirit of an binum innumerable erAle multitude of m men en that have obeyed he gospel and have also become the happy depolito ies of lof the power of god by which they can themselves s heal tte tace sick aej by faith in the name of the lord work demonstrating to themselves the truth troth of f the promises of the Savior that certain sains sis ais ecail follow them thein that belie believe bf lieve v e mark XVI 17 V 1852 A DUPONT 1 |