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Show srt.iiKNr.s' smir,T lulereillrir; Ucliin by I Mrr hlertnaon aul lltmarka hy llder h. Wa lllrliartli. Last J'rlJay eveulng, the HluJents' Hocltly of tho Latter-day Halnta' Col-$ Col-$ convened as uaual. On ac count of tho nbirnto of Chairman Chair-man J. J, SVallon Inilructor Joeili Nelson presided, who In-troduied In-troduied i.lder Kdwnrd Htevenson, alter the opaulug eierolaoe, aa the evenlug'a licturef. HutJect,"The early rlas of the Church." A beautiful lntlug, llluttiatlng tho I'roplut Joseph Jo-seph Hmltli receiving Iho plain at llm hande of Moroni, waa tihltlleil, also what his been supposed to he n copy of the characters of tho nolo.1 laaiage from the Hook of Mor-in Mor-in in taken hy Klder Martin Harris to I'roliietot Authon.ol New Vtrk,both of which aJdeil lo tho attractheuest of the leituru. As au .Introduction to his remarks, the spcakir reviewed briefly thu history his-tory ot tha Jaredltes frorn the tlmu of their landing upon this rontlnint until their flual dissolution around tbo hill Ilamab. Ho loko of the prom Isce which Iho Lord made unto them, an I of how they weie bhwact! when keeping llio commandments com-mandments of tho Lord, and of their being left lu thenlsolvta tu become a rey lu the wrath and-veugeaniuof a JuslUod, Itilouiu disobedience and tho 1 tide an I liaui-lilluies of their own iietrla. A brief summary of the lot! decisive battle vras given, In which tho whole uatliu, with the txcenllon of Corlantumr. waa de-troyed. Iha fulfilment ful-filment of Lther'a proihicy concerning concern-ing thtlr destrucllon and of tho pro-iin.o pro-iin.o made to Coriaatuinr that ho aliould Utu and mocl a strango pioplii by whom ho should be burluJ, was re-firred re-firred lo, alter which thu sakcr showed, In a louclse way, how uu-chaugiablo uu-chaugiablo Is tho word ol Uod and Immutable Ills decreea. A rrsumu of -Sctihllo hUlory was given, their res-laviHy, res-laviHy, their wars and contentious, tho organization ul tho Cliuroh by Jesus Cnrltt, h HUD yrar'a ieace, the na-lac, na-lac, IhoUualbaltlo at tho Hill Cum ornli, anl the biding anay of tho recorda hy Motonl, were brleily touch ml uinu: also thu discovery, uu the I .'111 of October, I !:, by Columbus, of tbo remnants of those two mighty nn tlons, the r-tjli'tie and Lamaultes, tvhlt h once swarmed over thla continent contin-ent fr m Its uorlherii to llaeoulhtiu txtrimttlis. Wheuco Micro "Ktd Men" tainii wus for yesrs a mystery to Ihu world, but tliatoncuuuua tlmo the) lilld bten a civilized and ail ellllglit ened ople was obvloua when the many external ovldences which were extant wero oonalJeret. It waa left for the l'roi htt Jweph Hmltli, aa an Instrument lu tho bauds of tlod, tu oho this nusttry, by I rluglng forth Iho Hook of .Murium, which ho Irana-lated Irana-lated by meana of llm Urlnl and rhumnilm from the plalea which bo recelteii from tho angel Moroni, a ncord uf America's prc-hlatorle ua-lions. ua-lions. The Drat vision of Joseph Utulth In wlilih UoUtho Fathtraul Hla tjon Jesus Christ ap.eared untu him, waa dwtlt unou for sotuo lime, alaj the first visit of tho angel Moroni and his Inatructloss to tlio 1'rophet Ji-p"i. Tho yiarly visit lo tho hill Cumorah, the delivery of tho plates to Jonpu by the ungel, nml thecharge trhtcti he rtculvcd concerning concern-ing tlmu, wore all tlilttoJ UKin and ixplalnuJ. Joseph's tisllmony con-teriilngtheiirsouallly con-teriilngtheiirsouallly of Qod and Ills doli Jesus Christ w luentlontd, and ofJils bolng tho ilrst slnw the abolition of'tha priiuitlve (,'liureh to l.-tlUy that h had sevj tha Fathtr end the Hon aul lhat ho kuew that ther live, riiuteilluiouy of the time wltnrrsia concernlug theaiii;el Morotil and tho platta was fully dlacuvsod, iia-silrs the festlmonlee which each ual glveu to the eptaker at Uitlerent occasions. A graphlo account was glvtn of the ivrseveraruo of mobs In trying tu obtain the platt a from tho 1'rophet and of the niau) uilraculoue matilieatatlous of (lod'a pomr lu pteiorvlug him nud tho plates froni their hands, also tho manner of translating v,aa described, de-scribed, bestdta many amedotea lonnecled with tho I ringing airlh of Iho Hook of Mormou and tho tarly llso of Ihe Church, which waa Instructive aud Interesting, as well as tielug conclusive tvldente of tho divinity of the mission of Josiih Hmltli, In couclurbn, Brother Htevenson Hte-venson bore a strong testimony to tho snetid and autlioullo iharacter of tbn llouk of Mormon. Following tlio lecture. Misses Carrie Krlckson and l.va KnowJton reiijered a duet, and "How KatoHliell) Crossed thu llrhlge" was routed by Jilts Adeline Ade-line llotsley. At this Juncture Llder B, W. Jllch-ards Jllch-ards camo forward and tudorsed the rt marks of Kldir Hlovenson, and also garu the tcstlmou) of Oliver Cow dtr toniunlcg tbo Hook of Mormou. Oliver had lived with hla (llrollirr llicliard'sj'amlly.nndliehad heard nlm mail) limes bearing hla testimony In rtgardto the many manifestations of Uod'a mwcr llirough Jossih Hnillh. Ho related several Inctdeutsconuecltnl with tho llfo or Oliver w hllo the latter was In thoaisoclatlon of Joe h, which l'tru Instructive and liiliu.llng. Hu referred lo thu glfl of tranalitliig King coofirrtd iin Oliver Ihrouli liUi constant liniortiikltlcs with thu Lord, but which v,a soon taken from him, aa It waa not. hla place to tranilate. Llder llliharda roncliideil by bearing a faith ful tt alimony to tho truths contained tit tho It nk of Mormon, and aJmou-lshed aJmou-lshed tho stu lent to study 11 for tlioro-In tlioro-In Is found thefulntMuf the evtrlstl-lug evtrlstl-lug Closjel. Aftor singing and thu benediction the meeting was a IJourned. 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