Show I Biography phy of of Brigham ul rp Young I I If f and an d 10 I fistor History f the Mormon Church ChurchS h irdi 0 V i 1 f t 1 S 1 V V M M. r R R. jn t t y Ladies Home V J Journal S I V'S V VV Vr V V V Continued on n from O t la st t week v ve lt V VS S At first it was Ivery very difficult tomake to tomake tomake I make an any converts out r. r of f the tilE f of the the- thC ln cole Colesville Coles- Coles I ville Ne t York r 3 bUl buiu 1 a dam for for us use usein in baptizing ng converts s It was ps destroyed royd by the town townspeople and after ner mass amas a meeting of Of indignation tion tio Joseph Smith was vas arrested on a a h. h warrant r charging ha V him him- with disorderly rd rc- rc I erly conducts ensuing trial At the tIle ensuing ng I Attempts vi were v re J in doto de to p ove that ao V had obtained a. a horse and n 10 oxen D n Ailing their owners that an aal angel fit ni authorized him t to poss possess those 3 iJ He Hc was vms acquitted but but was as mme Immediately arrested on ou oua a a warrant warrant Wat- Wat war war- rant from Broome county Olny Ol n y and hurried hurried hur hur- ried ned away to tho the court there Ho lie wrote later latel that as as' he was ya brought into a tavern by the constable the tho crowd spit slit upon him pointed their fingers at him and shouted Prophesy sy prophesy And thus wrote J Joseph seph did they imitate te those who crucified the Saviour of mankind not nor knowing what they did He was was' acquitted again V V Soon after the church was was organized organiZEd organized organ organ- efforts w were re made to sell sep the Book Dook of Mormon lor The price had been fixed by a 3 revelation it one one dollar dollar dol dol- lar fir and amI seventy five seventy cents a copy Martin lartin Harris Harrig Samuel Smith ana took to the road in the and tried to sell the book at t. t that price but they found it i po sibel Whereupon Joseph received a supplementary revelation Uon mat possibly possibly possibly pos pos- pos pos- sibly that price was too high and ho h was o authorized authorize 1 to sell tile the book for a dollar and it a quarter Eventually EVen lall Tf- Tf vas S-s S V sold ld for any anything thing thing- offered and the sal salesmen m n frequently took toole merchandise instead of money Samuel Smith soon discovered ered that it hurt peoples people's prejudices to tp be be offered offered offer offer- ed a new Bible and he therefore asked them thom if th they did not wish to buy a history hist fY of tho t c origin of or of tho ho Indians ns ns V V VV K V The Pratt Hi others Brothers f V Tho The carly early converts converts wore no nav 1101 m many many ni and nono of them was v important nn- nn 11 til Parley Parker Pratt l r h. h i jos ph Smiths Smith's 1 neighborhood 1 rl O r r rha had ha ben livi living liying g. g in j Kirtland J ir land Oin 9 1 whore e he lie hemet met Sidney Higdon Rigdon an ant and was associated with him in n liS Campbe Pratt Pinit was vas was enjoying coin comparative ala ye comfort t fifo nir tt and antI peace peace- i pr mind but Olle one olie lay v ho held el stran strange co conversation ver a iO with his is- is forc forcer r j er William m. m Pratt reproduced ed Tit it k I follows follow In his autobiography J JolloW I 1 I Y r f w from froni m thence a n a. a large arge p r boo book 1001 of promissory notes i like the he following Whoever Vl shall V. V sake father or brethren at i J ho houses house or lands or on sisters iste s I children hildren for or sake an and t the e. e DS- DS pel's l receive an n hundred d dr Lin r L- L in his lire ind in the world to come r. r me life everlasting ver ast ng I If ye in m ne r. r I and nd abide in you jou O 1 I ask what you will i in my my name me antI ancl I will oIt gi gh gHo o lt it Al AH thin things s are mc possible to to him that believeth believed t I Tow William said I are tre re the tho words of Jesus esus Christ or 1 r ard V they not 1 V They certainly are I alwa always s be- be I 1 vJ Testament e t. t tho ew cW resta f Then you admit they ar aro 1 g genuine gnu nt t V V II III ine V V V S V f f fIs I do do t Is the singer singer bl meet et hi r 1 e elie engagements t I r S. S He lie certainly is li Is ho lie willing V V V t tHo V Ho is V h H V Well Ven then I dm am gol going g- g gt t to fulfill the tho conditions to to the the letter on my part I feel called upon pon by tho the Holy 1 Ghost to forsake my house and and 1 I home lor the gospels gospel's sake 1 will do it placing both feet Ceet firm on onI these pr promises W with nothing fp fo I Irely I If I sink they are false I rely upon n I I If It I am sustained u they ey un arc true i test Experiment will vIll put them to tho the went mont shall now establish the the truth j of Christs Christ's promises or orthe the truth oti ot i infidelity s Well yolI s sid said id he lie hetry try ry I It it if y you ou ouI u ut t I will but for my part part although 11 I i a aI a I ways fly believed the Bible Dible I would literally and really real real- I not dare believe b li v it ly stand upon its promises with no other prop Soon S afterward P p f A lt le-lt i t I his farm and journeyed east east wife V t Ne rk on i l his s' s to New New York he heard orth of the coka j or Mormon l He Ho wont went tt to td te os ph Smiths Smith's argument arg arguments arguments' ments and after fter ho c ch heard h the th new new prophet deliver a se ser sermon mon onon he remained to bo He was vas an ardent proselyte and soon after after his his own wn baptism In August J 1 r 1830 he b baptised his er- er Orson Pratt t who 0 i was as thell then then- only l l r nineteen old aid yeatS yes years P i f V V The The Pratt br brothers thera were lut intensely 1 and and su superstitious They were always always always' s seeing ing signs o of of the the he c coming corn com m- m ing of the Son Son of of Man i Mann an in the t le- le and though Parley did not qt tako take enough interest in astronomy to tomako tomake o mako make it possible for him to believe that t they were anything b but t spiritual manifestations his brother ro h r Orson Orso 1 who later became an m expert mathematician mathe mathe- mat mathematician o- o matician and a capable astronomer should have known better I While Parley Pratt was was' on a mission mission mis mis- I sion to convert the Indians Indians' of MIssour Missouri Mis MIs- sour to Mormonism he met Sidney Rigdon again and gave gayo him a copy 1 of the tine Book of Mormon Rigdon after afler some hesitation and doubt wa wa-j wa a converted and went to Palmyra to tr visit the prophet The result was the decision of Joseph Smith to re- re remove move the church and his followers from Palmyra where he lie said he lie su su- su suZ- suZ from persecution and where he certainly was subject to t to Kirtland Ohio an intensely intense intense- ly religious community V offered of- of offered offered of of- excellent opportunities for a anew anew new new reli religion iou with enough elements ts f of f the tile old cre creeds s. s Here Hero the church I could begin a new now life under promising promising prom prom- ising auspices for at Kirtland Joseph Josepn Smith was unknown and Sidney Rigdon Rig Rig- Rigdon Rigdon Rig don was well known To be |