Show the religion commonly knowd not a mormonism is gaining prominence arid and notoriety in world it II it is proper however hoi sever that thai tho the generality of people should he be informed as to this name which is iSgette generally rally applied to a majority 0 the 1 people p ople of utah raid nail their this term in m point of 0 fact is a misnomer or title still we ns as a people choso whoso appropriate native name ns as a reli religions ious body boda is is the church ot of jems chrit christ 0 of latter la t ca day saints and whose doctrines are those disclosed by the fullness of the everlasting tarl isling gospel Il euter taire no prejudices inimical to the term it is derived from a most honorable source mormon is the name ot of one of the 1 lat tt historiano his who kept the record of the instep alito llito nation that once flouria flourished heri upon the continent of noich and south america anterior to its discovery hy by columbus this record was securely laid hid up tip by his sou son moroni in tle the hall camorali Cu soon after the destruction of that nation it remained fur for four tern felon hundred years year until the tact fact of its existence was revealed to joseph smith aho was chosen as the instrument io ment to tale take it ib from the alie place of 0 its deposit and translate it by tile be gift and of god bud and publish the game to the voiad the name ol of this illustrious historian who engraved the account cf his ix ople upon ili those plates of pure gold hit bay in ing been app applied lieLl to this work after it was printed caused those who valio were believers in its divine authenticity to be called cormons mormons Mor mons hence in view of the distinguished source we have no ill feeling fehrn x ben we hear beer the appellation applied cither to ourselves our or our religion under ljj laj this name our church is becoming beco univ 9 distinguished through the civilized world at the same time all maud mauner ner ot of things thi gi good goo d a and 11 d bad are spoken wired and printed concerning us it is singular that the evi evils s with which we are charged by p are readily believed by the ali world with but few exceptions while the file meritorious me it itria riu acta act eliat we devise for personal pers ional and public good nrc are too often ignored it is wonder fail ill that a system of salvation such as ai the one ona taught by the latter day saints should IT ba received with so 50 much distrust and d disfavor hut but so it was iu in the days ol of christ and nil his apostles people keople of 0 honest hearts and candid minds are sur surprised thil that this should be the case and it can only be accounted fo for by the fact that the great adversary of 0 gospel truths holds largely the supremacy over the minds ot the children of men in this dispensation all religious 0 sects profess to le be honest and ana conscientious in their zelig religious ious beliefs but by their fruits they are to lie be known tho the prophet isaiah it iti the ninth chapter cli apier speaks thus of the very day in lit abich this work was brought forth therefore the ibo lord 1 ord said forasmuch as I 1 this his people draw near me IN kill their mouth aad their lips ilo do honor me but have bave remol removed led their licar heart far from me die anil and their acar r torm art trie me its is taught by tte precepts 0 men med thereto r I 1 bt be bold I 1 in ill III pt proceed ccecil to todd do a mave louia wol k among this people even cucu a marvelous work aud and i 9 hooder lor for be valA dons ol of t heir vi rate into shall iball perish and the und 1 ret anding of their prudent anco sha 1 be had bid truly it is 1 a I marvelous work and a 1 wo wonder rider alich tile tha lord has performed in the earth it hail bad its commencement with the visitation of an all angel to joseph smith anil and the printing printine of tile book of mornion mormon which fulfill fulfills another prediction in tile before mentioned chapter A and nd them than shall be brought down tuil thill b it ape ak out of file grou raft and thy by p ee c faill t 11 11 bo be low out of the he dust and 11 by r foice ca SIT abal 1 I be as ai of fit one oo 00 that both s Is millar tp larit out of iho ground arouni gro uni all aad d thy speech shall whisper out of 0 the ilia d dit now it if these words word of the ancient prophet does not describe literally and spiritual oly the 60 manner branner in which that tied and inspired record was brought forth and the effect it iles has had upon society then their to what or people ire we to look tor for a fulfillment fulfilment of thecile inspired words this system called mormonism lia hai survived eur rived the hitter bitter in receives invectives rec tives of priests and religious bious bigots and is ii fast becoming an envied aut bcd izower ili in thea the larth constantly egowin in strength tre and importance in ILI the beginning its speech was loir ilow out of 0 the dust yet it received receive il the nourishing nouri ahing arid and quickening in of the file divine din ne spirit whereby it won the confidence of and grew in 0 th float acar carlo to year and is ia at attracting tracing the attention of many notions not nat ioni ionti uy by really many it is envied for its it advanced and enlightening ideas of morality I 1 religion eli gion civilization ind civil government imagination i is busy as ai to tile hie status of the church alien six biily y moie etc years year shall live have passed away our faber is inadequate to map out the glorious glor ioui picture pic |