Show HV GH CHURCH GH BU BUYS S SI I TO IG One on Which First Book of Mor Mar Mormon Marmon Mormon mon Was Printed Coming To Salt Lake A MOST INTERESTING RELIC nought b h by Irl StimUli l W V Wh lio Offered II It i To f Him for Cor O OI I X N J 1 L i May tri 26 Joseph eph F FSmith Smith of or the Chyroh of ot Jesus Christ of or Saints of or Salt Lake CIty Utah e pUt pur the old Washington press up upon upon on oil which the tho tint first edition cd Iton of or the tho Book ook of or Mormon Will was printed The price paId to Col Fred demons Is Ic said Mid to b be u Inquiry at it the office of or the First today elicited the Information tion that the above dispatch Is itt I correct In III to ito rat fat as It pertains to the Iho purchase of or the In question The Tho price paid patti for or It however was Willi 50 Instead of or tho the amount named In the tho Newark account of or tho tim transaction OFFEit En UY LW Sonic Some tune limo ago ngo an aim offer was M made by b Mi fled J red W lemons Clemens for tOl the Ihl wilo of n the tho historic hl press prese lIre to the Church hutch of o oJ J pu Christ ChIRt of Saints A Adeal Adeal deal was consummated tune time ago age lilt by lJ which tIme the relic rell passed Into In In tile tho handu of fit It tho the Church Chur lt It I t WAil securely packed und shipped to 10 Salt Snit Lake via 11 tile tho New le CW York Central I on the tho i Slid lId may nil bo he expected to 10 ar or arrive rive here any 1111 day Ihl 1 TO ro SMITH In I n ml a It from Crom Mr heinous demons to President Joseph F I Smith nn affidavit was WI sworn to by h John II IL Gilbert the man latin who as ns an nn of or set Ill the typo of r the first edition of or thu tho of or Mormon Following Is IK thin Iho II It State Slate of ot New York or County of ot ne as till John M II a n resident leut of or Pal HI 11 Id 1 county and state cattle came be before tome fore the undersigned ami being duly dul sworn says 11 fl that hIs bin hi age aie Is 90 PO years hn ho ins Mas burn louii on the he I day of ot April that he li h Is U well itch ell acquaint I with the tho printing press pre R owned by b C f 1 fand L COil and K E II It Harless editors of o the time Farm Fann ore ers Counsel el and Times p upon which call Farmers Counsel COlln Is Itt print oil In lit Hose Itose slid salt county and alit state that he knows that salt said printing press preliM Is II tho Iho Identical printing press up upon on Oil which the original Mormon bible was printed that tue h knows soul nl l print printing ing to 10 be bo WhAt IH is known as sum the Mormon printing pro preM lI That he lie was 18 compositor In time the printing of or the in r I II I III I Mormon bible said MI Mormon bi hi bible ble being printed In alm r sold said county and state that there ther can be bu no nn question as 1111 to In II the of or sail lt printing press owned by It C e I an ant antE I IE E g It II as n to Its being the lush Iden Identical printing press upon which worked work d In lii pi print itu g the t It i original ginal Mormon bible JOHN JOliN M II Sworn to in lint and before mo lila 11 this Ith day tilt of or buly III and I t hereby certify that Is 11 known to 10 me In to tn Ill hut the hue Identical John lohn II TI that he lie represent himself to be hI heIt It II C e C 11 HS Notary Public IT HR m HRIn III In his hili letter to 10 President Smith Mr demons I 1 had Imd the acquaintance of or Mr lr Oil HII Gilbert bert for fill 50 I l years When asked d to go ItO II a and Inspect the press n nEt ne ld If It It ft bears bIr certain plate marks and amid repairs It II Is lii I the pr js beyond alt nit question When prevailed upon to make flake n a per personal vIsit I It h hI he pointed out nt at once thea marks evidences anil mantle n v sit It of or a ino mOlt t valuable and In relic nail congratulate your our people upon Its possession It Is whore wh Jr It thou II beIn belu the time hands of ot its It II Mr Ir Gilbert died tit nl Ill I N V 1 Jim Joti M 6 I It S aged nearly 53 3 years |