| Show HIS 1111 leonard solly sob heard the revelation read head and makes affidavit to that effect lahy alave ilave the ilie up ul pressed the affidavit taken by their agenal in a recent issue of the Hillen millennial nial star there is ii an interesting letter from church emigration agent joe jas 11 hart to president daniel it wells from which we have copied the following on the dinst in company with elder samuel harrison of phil adolphia paid leonard soby baby a visit ile he remembered you with inn much chia im ter estand your labors labora for the church while lie ha lived in nauvoo and while you were in the outer court but using your influence and battling for the rights and liberties of the tha prophet joseph and his hia faith fal followers ile he seemed much pleased to bear of your welfare and prosperity and was anxious that you should know his bin feelings of regard for you and for the church of jesus chnat L ot of latter day saints from froin which bo has been separated for so BO many years he left as aa you know with sidney rigdon soon alter after the martyrdom of the prophet joseph and his bis brother hyrum leonard soby baby was mentioned b by 7 the late thomas grover in his testimony mony concerning the high council in nauvoo as one who on hearing the Bey elation on celestial marriage read in said council by elder hyrum smith had rejected it on le learning arninK this joseph smith the leader leaber of the tha so called church sent font one X elder ider gurley a lawyer and a member of said church to procure from mr leonard soby baby his hi affidavit that no BO such revelation was read to td him and said high council J and an d that no such revelation was given by the prophet joseph smith i but facco accord ird ing to his bis boit bast knowledge and bolit belief must have originated with young mr soby baby is now cow 78 years of ogo oge a well to do merchant in beverly Ba burlington Barli county new jersey and and is touch much ds esteemed teemed by his big fellow citi zens as a m man an of bf truth honor and integrity lie he feels a pride prida in the remarks of his neighbors that what ar mr A soby e says they hey know is the rath mr air gurley asked him to sign the ille affidavit ha he had bad prepared denying the divine of the aforesaid revelation and was refused but bat told that it if he gurley would prepare an affidavit to the efi effect oct that i he be vasa BBS a member of the high council in nau in 1843 and heard beard the revelation read by the patriarch hyrum smith and that it was waa received by the prophet J joseph smith and read to the high council by his authority as a s revelation to the church char h of jesus christ of latter day saints that he would sign an affidavit to that effect when M mr r gurley heard beard this said leonard soby bobyl he struck his hand band on that slab and exclaimed my god is ia that trual irnel and lud shocked he prepared pra pared au 1 l davit however to agree with facts got fiet forth by the ex high councilor which was waa duly signed and I 1 a I 1 d I 1 b by L leonard al ard soby baby and att attested estol iby by ah joshua u a W Kobert Notary public beverly now new jersey abia was about two years a ago elder gurley it is said bald lias has ato abandoned oiled the Josep josephite bite fraud but the affidavit has not up to this thin time been made public it might lot let all the gas as out ant a of the Josep bits wind bag a you ou know now so the concern may be a complimented compliment li anted id for or so I 1 I 1 important a document for it said nt af davit be a tr true us t then on the faith of maid church is ia a fraud aud and a snare bud and will lead its votaries vot yot aries to perdition in the interest of truth troth and jus ties tice I 1 prepared i on an affidavit in the I 1 store of your old fri frigaa gad leonard soby baby who after bearing it read care lolly fully duly signed it and was duly sworn by the notary public who at fixed thereto his h is notarial sea seal on the day ol of march 1886 1880 with kind regards il ii am yours your very truly JAMES JAMBS H HART habr |
