| Show 1I 11 I jd DAVID J WHITMER DEAD II I A Missouri Piper Reiiiwilu Itsil I I 12 mOD ol His Fatter Duld J M Whitmer I t A I n II hIt h-It i I I1 I b I I i On June r4th at id J Whtmr ion of David Whltmtr one ol tl Thtee i llnWMt I tu the Hook of Mutinon clip I Mtuonl i at Richmond Cloy county i Hi luneralluok place Irum the family I = at 10 m on June J i6ih nd Ii fi the body I as Interred the new crm t leryat that place David J Whllmor II jl 1 received mm hi lather I and retained In hh powenlon the IIMIHI C Inl Ir im II whkli I the printer telthe type for the I nut edition of the Book ol Mormon a I 1IOjtho otictiwl nununcrlpl In nitlish 1 1 but the original Iraiwcnpt taken there Irom printed In New ork In iS i 1 he Richmond Dtmoail ol June isth Inn 1 under the I an ankle relating thereto I heading The Oilgmal Tfantcripl II The Origin of the Moimol Bible Owned b > lira Ut IlIvd l l Wnllmer whfcti li I MpKHlncttl here Mnehol It I I WM puWMied iheNitwi at the tune 9f David tthltmera death but In con rl nectlon with the ilemUe of Ina lun 11111 leah prove Interesting reading Tat JJtMtfltt Ml I t In connection with the allllh ol Pat l > Id J tthltmer > eitrrday we re qj I ubIUli an atlicle which appealed In tlic I DtMUtu In I88S m ihe I me of the dcitli ol Divld hilmer Sr It Iwlng I 1j i the Iwt Interview I with tint famous I Mfttmoii ihKlplt It If I what he Mid jutt belorc hit death In Awaking ol the orldii ol 1 the Mormon Iliuie i He was the last t Hi jo ol the three wltnemen to the dltlne authenticity ol I thi record of the Nephlle and as th history of thl < HOOK ol Mormon U I not much known ue Ihlnk I this I a tilling occasion tu rrpeiit tut Mr mtmer I hal ollrn Mid on tl e illMtct taken In i I part fiom an article I wniiin l > y I > o lohnion ol the Htlsbur I Itimjcrjf It it as follows J ben I Iol he WAI 14 jears ol age and I working on liU lather i laim near 11 I 1 a mira New ot all Hut lectlgn ol country wa more or lest excited over I Ihe reported diKOvery by Joseph Smith I of the cold pi lies from which Hie 110 k I of Mormon waslranslated O iver tow I I dcrylhe village school tenehcr men lloiicd the matter to him announced t 111 determination to Milt Snnlli and In r vctllgale I ihe nutter lor himself promts Inj Mr hltmer at the latter I a rcipietl j to advise i him ol i tl e reiull I A lew f da > s I liter he received letter from Cuwdery 1 urging him to join him which hedd I ting received I by the Id it I ulih 1 1 I open arms After remaining long tnoujh I l lt I to talisly Inmtell ol the divine Insplra I lion ol Smith the three returned to I tthtmcrs I home where It was agreed i f I the work of translation ahoul I be pros fJ cculcd I I I shottly after hli ruurn an1 I ulillehe j was lowing t In Hit held one illcinuon I I l I he was visited I by Smith andLowJery who rriunled that he houl I acconi pany them Into the woods on a hill icroH the road 1 for the purpose ol I wilnenlng n manifestation that should l rjualily he i d Louder y to bear ttilnets Ir Ji to the divine lulhenllclt i of the Hook I of Mormon Smith explaining that tuch rccedure was In accordance with ex pliclt Instructions he had received frum Ihe angel of f the 101 I Krpalring to Ihe woods Ihey eiifMged m prayer fora short time when suJUn ly a great llht shonu round about Ihcm lar brighter and more darilin than the billllancy ol the noon day MIII teem I Ingly invclolng the wood lor a con r f I ticicrable I distance A > piiil of ckva I I lion 1 seized himni ol toy ludescribible I I and i itrango Inllucnce stole I over him which no intranccd him I that he felt that i lie 1 was chained to the pol A moment I later and n divine I personage clothed I in f white raiment ii pcared unlo Ilicni M 11 ul 1 Immediately In Iron l of the I personage I i stood a Wol which lay a number of I 1 Luld 11 late tome braw platei the I mi and Ihummln Incl I the twoul of Laban All I of these the were directed to examine I carefully and alter i tliur ex amlnatlon they lee told Hut the luI1 I 1 would demand that I thry bear linen h tlt II I Yt II thereof to all the woil I Hnse plates I were engraved ttilli char idem tinned j t I In the Hook of Murmon retained 1gyplian chiriclers unknmn to tl t hl llnuUls o f the result di > which h I cliimed as a fulhlnient of the prophcty I ol I Inlah An I Iou word ol Ihe Iuul 1 hat become t be-come unlo them us the leivi < > ot I a bout which Is soled and which is delivered unlo him hit li I learn < I > a > lng Keail 1 this Ira thte and ho U > etli 1 tan not for III U sealed etc I A slip ol pa 1 cr < onumng a fact tl pie of tliew charaeleri traced by looepll Nnithuaj submitted I totho ctleoraud 1 rolettor Anihon and oil crs a id all I conw > cd their liability tu Irantlato them rtcojnlz nh in them clnractcrU I tiCS III icvenl ancient al habelt Him tl 11 p ls ttlll In Mr Whllmcrs posteaslon I ondU cherished u nh the name > acred I 1 cate that he bestowi on the originil niaiiuscni t ol the Hook of Morinun i which he also lui While detcnbini thU t Ulan to us all tram ofaxvero cod Irom which hoI ho-I at tuflerlnk dlsa piared lor Ihe time I being Ills 1 form ttraiKhten lilt eounle I nance luuumed ulinont a beatified ex prestton and hit tunes luiamu ulrangely I eloquent Although evidently notluuied Doit the douipliun wa > u 1111nlliceit I piece ol Huoil 1 iiamtini and he carnn I 1 nil hoareriuith hlintotlut lonely hill I I 0 the old arm and they utood there nith I him jrlg the divine I pretence Slieptici may laujli und > ioll if thev ill i but no man can listen tj Mr I Wnlt rner at he I talks of hit 1 Interv t lew with the I 1 ingoli of the lulI I without beini most lorclbly convinced that he has heard in I boncst man tell what he hocoslly be Icvtt to be true j The remit of thia 1 v Won I wai a pro lamatlun KttiuL lorth enfI f icu enumerated I enum-erated I Ilio Urim nnd riiummin1 mentioned n the account of the vision crc a pair ol tramparcnt tlono tptciacl bmllli Aould put on the tpcciaclt when A lew unit of Ihe textol I the UJUK of Mormon Mor-mon would appear on Hie lenes When thce were eorrcctly tmiicnbed by Cowdcrt who uete I as hlf rfiuanuensis thuo uI la would duappear imJ otner lal > e their place When one hundrt I onj tlxtotn a ea Here complelcd l l r ir bmltb cntriikUd them to Man n lUrrw tu take to III I It homo wlih ivevtucon veil h t lanuly to the new u 11 Ih 1 ce 1 laud at mjit 11 a b ir lu Ira and n lIIurnlll lcr nlln llj btiu stolen Ibey wru luU nd never rephceJ to U t Hie llool ol Mormon tol ly f l < thort r that number I of i igea of tli orlglnil 1 matter As itch it-ch nsemcnt for 11114 citele ne Ihe I Pm mil Tliummln was taken from ilui BUI I by hunibhnc hlmie I hi again lound f4vor f with lIe Iold I im 1 w presented with atrange uvalthap td chucoUte colored stone oboul l mel la me-l e ol in egg but more Hit wlichlt ai promise I nhoiild itn > er the sume puriiote Ulih Ihli iline all the mnent l iMok wi Itanslated I t 11 I lie l I rophet would place me tone In i hit then put hit lari in the hit anil read the words lhat appeared thereon This mom Is I the only rel c of the IVophc it urkiie > islen e which li not mioti I lon in Mi f vMnlmir I was roulik l ti Oliver Lowd ry mil pre nerved 1 bv him Illltl hU death III IfcJI Afer tliat event I hine t oun u tee led In elling It hulll owderya wiJiw andltitniw iniun < me wcred relics prenerved at Hall I ke city On Sndav cveinni 11630 January 31 id I 11J8II i Mr V hitnur colleu hl < lanilly u id Home Irlenda to hm bedside mid 1 aldretsla hmnell tj the Attending < < physician Mid Ur Hucbanan 1 want you IUy wiHther or not 1 mil in my right mind Ulote I give my dyin ttttimont Tne doctor answered ea you are In > our ilghl mind fur 1 have Jut had n conversation with oti He then i ldre ed himself In all Now you mutt all be lilthlu I In Christ 1 want to lAY to you nil the Hible and Ihe record of Neptntei Hook of Mormon l true to > ou ca i nay thai > ou have heard me I tear my testimony on my r dealli i bed All I be Milhfnl In Chritt and lour reward will lie accor lm < loour work ud blest > im all My truit is In Chriit lorevtr worlds wltnout end A nun |
