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Mes Ies user ari Times Ben Benn Rel RelM n fl M the Millennial Star cannot b 1 for tor many times their orlu b I r ra i p f If I f thy lire to 10 be b l found nt at all umlI ul rany aay men taco Ir ar willing to pay tu largo large mini umi lul fur fr fr tM II L works merely mele to have turn n II M anti curiosities but hit to lo the works nrc of ot the tho ut tU ir Rul alu for fam 01 In them to a I great leit ox CX t th tb and history of oC tho the iiii rda Mints are oro to be he found antI 0 nil r il are lre In II most mORt I and nil more reliable tar for or historical TIm HOOK 01 OP 0 1 0 It i tint hlll h work wor ever eer published fr kt this hi aol was waa tho the Hook Bok of ot an on abridgment of ot tho the 10 1 bj it h 1110 prophets of oC Clod tho thor th r ni inhabitants of oC this continent I P f c Ii i r J Smith cOln t In the HIP winter of and t It In WO IS 9 The he first edition Of ot oft ott tv t n i ok k nf rt n Mormon was s printed by Iy Ert H I for tor the tho Prophet Pr het Jo Irh ih mIh ml nt am lt New el ev York rk ant Im d trl r in tl 1 th press Irs Jm early In 1830 mo hl Inn n td 1 nf of lt copies COple cOlle and on tv t I title ilk tte r ip ig the tho Ihl appear lly By ly rh Smith ninh Junior author and Ild pro proc fm c n the fh next lext ngO the copy In full ul It I rends reatis COlY Northern It m District of ot New Ne York to 10 I r F U it remembered That hat on the day y of f t Jume JUM In m the th tl year of ot tt Ih In l of the United of t u A D 1629 Joseph Jo eph Smith Jr r t r th fl sil strict bath huth deposited la In this Of tho the title of oC a 1 book bok the tho whereof wh he claims CILLILUS ns CS In IM the Ih words following to wit The he Hook ot of Mormon K 11 tn account written by the tIme I hod hn ot of f M nun upon plates taken the F plairs 8 of ot o hl Wherefore tt It Mi u im an of ot the records r of ot Ih the l up of f Xe ehi hl ld also ot of the 8 written to the thc Iho re i of oC f tho the house huu 0 of oC l Li I S IC to Jew Je am Gentile ritten I ly Iy y IC of and allo o h th 1 of f prophecy and reve rove and seat selI up and hI rrt 1 III bo I th Lord rd that they 1 ond 1 to 10 COlo come mo forth by b the tho gift 11 I r 1 of Got mm nto tite tho e I npr fl tw lt tin i ft I f h oC 1 lot by the th hand of alI u ti hid hilI iii mm p u n to the I Ii e id ford if to In rOI conIc In n tut time by tho the way sity f 0 11 WI u Ly by i III i j th t lu Interpretation I n at iott thereof I C Ih if gi lt 1111 y i kI In an j t taken rom II m i P k Ulf cf t Ither Ithel Also 0 which Is A m f m I hi Ii J olo of oC o f which fre s at the tho time time the LOrd i I t i l of ot tho the hn 1 people W t t 11 II n u tower towel to 10 lh Ih II In is II to Fie phe 1 unto how I nf time tho hOIlo hiot of Israel minga the tho l Lord n hatim done tot for or th MW know thIr ih t and Ih they might tolO Ilk m h ii thEY v na n I a of or the hue I Loud Lord LOle that 1 I oft for tor ever anti and or LII tai t i 01 OttI II r of oC the tho th Jew Jev mid tumi K I s i t Joi 1 Is IA the Christ tho Una r i m 1 n t I lag I Himself I I I f unto Inlo mu at o It al W h nII Ili A mol now if IC I f there here t ho he 10 futo It b II of oC men men where foro tnt maa b h I I II the nf ot 1101 that lint ye yent e It lest 1 1 r I 1 pot nt at the ho j Author f HI ly Smith J v In Ia i i I of oC tt Il It Ity y to II the att at Of ot Congress tOt for II th Ihl t S A Al Aim n net t tri of oC I hy ri lOok S i I n I i m 1 h I M of charts Ml anti of Stilt luthor anti Proprietors In 1 I dim ri og the t Im e bios t there l a 11 mm oct act so to an d 11 supplementary tO 1 An A n act foi tom the Iho on cOura 1 n t l url ot the he lea mitt og IW l m ecu ring to mh Ih II l I or of f i l cha ii s hooks book I 1111 proprietors eow of such mich i o i t r i J therein ther 11 men nien en 1 I li 1 hi I g lh th t ha i Mt Is t I the mimic nf of desIgning MI en Il n etching 01 Other tr Cl k or if n It I Ii rf the Northern Ul of or Yolk II York ork hi has tb terrt anti lIon on hut ini PM il a tanking K thin thA time tho i K rel of Mh ht lit laM i wih Hi the tho th law lass 11 Vol ei I 1 fi Sh I See eo P 11 luster to of ot the tIme Church 1 This l bS I r Th was published h In ln by Parley p I Pratt mund John Jolin t In 1537 n Oliver Vcr the Ibe 01 dId ls i Ift t I l h 1 lh the UMI h I In elite that hat II which they the to al i they ther Cy hl rn 0 cd leave lea 0 tb I ot of the Ihn Ba same f tOI in lull bat f AIe tue The TI first firste trAt ty the e hut I ieok I il th limo for time the il tom COI II t time tho Doctrine COlen Coven ant il sti 0 that the al Irl lion II In this II ot of toe tho It hit lh h hUll bud errors tn crept into Inlo the editIon trl Ir puhl hell work warn tul compare With i th the n OrIginal UI wih rl rIt e oviL alde I by r Pl Smith r rIn Ohn Parle P and Johl I In o TimIa edition Dillon Cllon WO va Of ot GI II the Hie year lr ap isa 1840 the tho third edl etil I j I I f H H jo t o f I Ii 1 i f J I II I J k f sir siri 1 4 i ic I i 1 f j M y yI I II j j lr I IJ 1 c w j 1 I J J Jo o 1 i J Jf a i I f I F I x 1 m I J J t f A 1 I V tHI f tH HH H I II rH H I I JOSEPH I I F SMITH si 1 I JIl i Who Has UnA Charge Chargo of o the time Church Records ut at the Historians I lion lon of ot the hok hook k Wil va published by b Ebo be nezer und and Don DOl Carlos arhos The fhe edition was stereotyped It by hy hard hurd of ot Cincinnati Ohio Ohl and Ind nat contained pages The rhe next edi edl edition tion lon the first firm ft was wan printed from from the th second American edition anti 01 was 11 published by L Young Toting He Ue Heher her C I and Parley P 1 Pratt by h i order of ot the tho Prophet Smith In Inthe tho the year In the thur three HIM e previous editions tho the testimonies of tho wit wi witnesses nesses le appeared In the hack back burc of ot the tho book hUt but In the tho European edition limo tho tl test ero cro transferred trl t ran t to time thu front of the time book hook UH s they th now appear In Iii II nil 11 later hater editions edI This edition was wan printed cl by h J Co do 0 Liver LIer Liverpool LiverI pool I and 8 n g to the t he contract was ns to 10 have been beel OJO copies lint 40 O copied COIMI ere all ul that wel ever issued from room the tho amid 1111 deliver delivered reler ed cut The Tho ho following statement from fr mn m Kl EL 11 tier der d r Int will iiI bo Lit 10 of ot Interest here hero Manchester Jan Jima IS ISI Co Drs ISO ISH To ro Parley Palley P Pratt To paper for tor Copies Hook of Mormon c s d n Ibs lbs nt at lt S 8 i er Hi lb O To Tm 0 cash casim raId paid for COI or printing Copies C I 1000 mo Cr CrI lly I 13 0 Copies 1 delivered 2430 2431 lbs Ibs paper paler at S 13 Hy By I do printed at II IIlO lO for or S O I duo 1119 In II April A 1811 HI Mr Ir Into a n written n agreement to print an another 11 am other edition of ot tho the Book uok of ot Mormon ind to furnish paper print ex cx extra Ira tra tr copies at Ut his hil own aIl expense to make mako up UI for tor that thuit number deficient In the for tor Iner edition ns as 18 per above statement amid which were to 10 have been louvered delivered by I Christmas last iest Having tailed failed d to 10 do tb I 10 80 10 I 1 now no bring brim tho the above claim for tor breach of ot contract and short Phort delivery delery mis is per former agreement Time The copyright for tor this second edition editon was Wil secured hut but the hooks bonks were Ire ere never published anti shortly after this Tomp kins A Co failed The Time copyright ht of at tho Iho edition Is II as lS follows Feb Fel I eb 8 1818 Then entered for tor his copy published h 11 by J TompkIns Liverpool the property of ot Joseph Smith Jr Tho The Hook of Mar Mor Mormon moon mon upon plates pIl tel tRIton taken from roam the plates of ot Neph Translated d by h Joseph Smith Jr First from tIme the American edition five copies Tho The written IH is a true Irue copy cops of oC nn no In entry In Iii time the th register book hoole of the tho company of ot kept nt ut the Iho lie hall hallof hll hallof of ot the said company Witness R my hand this day of at I February HU WI aio OW Warehouse keeper of ot tho time Company of oC Stationers fhe The first European l edition contained 1 61 pages anti Ind was wan ns tho time first edition Ilton In i which im Ic im nn ami 11 Index I appeared a r limo Tho w Index I which Is la practically time tho name amo 11 In Jim nil ni 10 me cent editions was waR placed at nt tho tIme end of time the volume where the tIme had mai previously appeared Tho Time second ICu I u edition editon WI M vt published by h Orson Pratt at ID it Wilton street l Liverpool In II This edition editon had 63 pages time tha only being 1 the thc transfer of ot tho I Index to the tho tore fore COIO part of ot tIme tha book hOk In II 1552 1152 Elder J Franklin D I pub lumP I tho time J edition I nt iliG a t 15 street Liverpool Another o which h tue Hindu was wan to IQ o number tho time verses of lt tho the different throughout the thi book hook In December Elder Orson Pratt Prot went vent to ling I land hamul II Il for tot the tio purpose of ot publishing nl a n Iter ot d edition cd Ilon of o tIme tho Hook Book of ot Mormon and Ind of oC tIme DIA tl Doctrine nud Cov I ov Thin Timie Thil edition of ot tin tIme Honk Book of ot Mormon called the lime II first electrotype edition cult t lout was Ims sa s divided ih iv by P h y lidor 1 at t In II I i to chapters ammil vcr e ns its lS we w now uio II It I He lie le also nilo lidded to thIs thin edition ellton the tho th footnote references which nr such surl helps to 10 tho the of ot tho work worl Tho Jho edition of ot Parros won van Wil Issued from time the Itress In mo The rime rh edition was wn pub nt at Liverpool In ISSI The Tho ho follow 1111 lug Ing year nn aim 11 American edition with Ih footnote references Wil 1 from tho time In Salt Sail Lako Inko city This how over OCI was WIS not tho time Mm OrRt Utah for fir rl II n 1871 1671 nn mi al edition til was WIS published In imi Salt Halt Ink City Gly antI and another I 10 11 hl In Imm mo liTa Previous to 10 this time Woo 1671 most of ot time the Church literature vas mi In is sued suell from Crom room time the lucas In lii Liverpool ANTI ISSUE ISSI About tho time year 1858 nn run II lol mon milan lon edition of ot the tho blank of ot Mormon won 10 published In New Ness York by II p 0 Wright W right Co a Time The he object t nf of pub lull Hulling this t im is edition eti I t I an In both hoth Pot im a 0 i ml g lill contemptible It I wm wn printed accord log Ing to the tho statement of or tho th publisher tram from room tho timo third American edition Iou Naum ou oo anti and sarn 19 given to the time world be hp because e cause of at f a 1 general desIre dc lre for tor Ion ton In him II regard to tho nn ima lure turo ammil origin of oC the time Hook Book 11 and old a becam so o the I ho tar Ik of IC 0 the tho great body bOil of o Iho limo Church through the tho Influence of at tabo eisa teachers who lul 1111 vily 1 brought Into 1110 the Church heresies even denying den tho tha I Lord rd that brough them together with tho time fact wih that th tho tf have havo IIo for n a long time Iliac sup Bim pressed pressO tho time book on account of oC Its iA pointed condemnation of ot their practices PR has IR appeared to the tho ns as n a sot bUt reason for tor reissuing r It I Tho Timo edition haul m 10 pages I nl con nn ami advertisement explaining the tho object of ot the tho Ihl and an tom In Introduction of ot over live le pages a l by h Z Brook Elder In iii tIme the Church of ot Christ Although the tho claimed that the book ook was tia IS n II reprint of the lu third American or Nauvoo edition It I tan con contained the Index antI and was as after the thu style stylo I II of oC Orson Orlon Pratts edition of ot We may condole conclude that the th hail had hadn haila n a 1 copy of oC this thU edition If it not nol they ctr certainly ctr loud some sOle other edition contain containing ing I tho 1 lu ho telex Index I or Ir else II o how they timey Ih cupy CUP cup It The Iho Nauvoo aloo no 10 Index U It Is I publishers w that they were 1 t ecu 1 falsIty falsify falsifyIng Ing II when they stated stIlted the time why I they the reissued time the book 1 they I that they th were Wert ere they undertook their t he ir tUsk task of lt publish publishIng pull I tm ilm h Ing If another edition ellon for tol or alt all Al 11 copyrighted ht d The sole nole object of ot th Ihl tIme pub gain gainIn 11 Mi or I was evidently to t mako financial In km Ill G nn an In edition of the time Hook of ot Mor Mam Iol I mop In II i mm the lie t Desen t I Ph lie I n UM pul pul I Imler P the I ime direction 11 ii ion of if lt Elder Or Orson OrSon I son Balm Pratt by h I 1101 New C York Vork At t thi tim present time 11 this edition IH I use u o orul fill rul onh as aN It a I other oher of oC I In im i Book of c r Mormon Morlon been tall tilh 1 In lii 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