Show I 1 copyright secured j HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH arril arnil 1841 fraim art frt the millennial sar of april 1841 difference BETWEEN THE BAP AND LATTER DAY SAINTS FROM THE NORTH staffordshire MERCURY SIR in a late publication you reported the case ease of some persons who were taken before IT T B rose esq for disturbing a congregation of I 1 latter L itter day saints or believers in chebook the book of mormon 1 A teacher of that sect on being asked kd by the magistrate wherein they differed from the baptists re relied replied lied lil ili in the laying on of or hands but bat declined making an honest confession of those peculiarities which separate them as widely from the B as from every other denomination of tile the christian church this was certainly prudent but as us the baptists feel feet themselves dishonored by such an alliance they would be unjust to themselves were they to leave unanswered such a libel upon their denomination the following very prominent marks of difference wilt enable your readers to io judge for themselves 1 1 the saints admit all persons indiscriminately a to baptism encouraging them to pass I 1 through that right with the promise that great sni sri spiritual ritual improvement will follow they baptize forre of sins without walting wailing for credible evidence of repentance for sin bathe but the bapties Bap dap tits ts admit none 0 tty that ordinance who do not exhibit this qualification in tile most satisfactory manner and it they found a candid tte tie looking to the tile water of baptism as having virtue to cleanse clea iise tise him hlin from sin he would be put back until better instructed 12 1 2 after baptism tile tiie ho saints kneel down and their priest laying on his ills hand hands pro professes to 0 o give thein them the tho holy ghost if effects similar to those produced by the laying on of the apostles hands were seen to follow scepticism must roust yield to the tiie firce of such evidence but ili in their ca case se no such effects are produced cd the tiie baptized sinner is a a sinner still though fl littered flittered flitt ered ared and deluded with the epithet latter day saint the baptists Bip lists regard such mummery with as much disgust as all christl Chris atis do 13 3 Ha having as they suppose the extraordinary gifts of the spirit the saints consistently pretend to have the power of working wonders iid ild and lid profess probes to heal tiie tile sick with holy oil also to the power of prophecy As most moral evils bring with then them their own remedy dy these lofty pretensions will ruin ruia them in ili due time by op opening ning tile tiie eyes of the tiie most deluded as in tile tiie case of the countless sects of impostors who have appeared upon U 0 n the stags before them it need not be added me d that tho the B Bap baptists lists stand far removed from such conceits and have no part in them 4 not satisfied with the bible os as a complete revelation from god the latter day saints have adopted a romance written in america a ae a fresh reve revelation lalion and have added a trashy vol voi volume 1 ime of or GOO 00 pages to that book boo k bich alch which we bearo aro are forbidden iden to odd udd to or take from under tile tiie most awful penalties e n fives lives but even this is not enough for their impious in pion piou presumption they have published a onell in which new revelations are served serve d u up p fresh as they tiley arrive for the use of all ali al I 1 who wiio c can all ari swallow them the disgust wid with I 1 U which hiell tile the B baptists N ests regard such a melancholy ex hibi hibl tion of or human folly and wickedness separates thein thern to an all impassable distance from froni such people 5 in order to carry on ihla this order of things tile tilo latter lilter day saints have appointed two priest 1 hoods tho the lesser or priesthood is to hoid hold field the keys of the ministering of angels and to administer iii in outward ordinances the power and authority of or tile tilo higher or priest flood is is to hold the keys heys of all the tile spiritual bess bless sings ings of the church to have the privilege of receiving the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven to have the heavens li eavens opened to them to commune 11 ne with tha general assembly and church of tile tiie first born and to enjoy the communion and 1 pres estuce euce euco of god the Fitt father lier ller and of jesus the tile I 1 mediator of the new covenant ree gea see sea page pug 0 13 so thit ili in this wonderful pries priesthood ta lood they have provided for an ati ample supply of new things ill in bendles variety and without end from the hands of wretched men who blasphemously aspire to a dignity which belongs alone to him who is the I 1 only priest for ever after the order of melchi the atar rear of sing sang sing upon your valuable columns mr alir E editor prevents my enlarging upon thi and very viry many other points of difference dissie diffie rence i but enough has been done to shew your readers no two sects can diner differ more widely from each olner than the tho baptists and latter day saints and that to confound them in any way together is wt not only unjust to the former but I 1 involves them in the d ggrace of being partakers par takers in a bra imposition or a pitiable delusion which they regard reg with quai equal ab abb horence orence and disgust A BAPTIST I 1 hanley feb 16 tue the foregoing article attempts to allow the diere difference ucil the baptists sis and latter day saints wo wiil will now dw attempt to show the differ owa one oae between the baptists and furmer former day I 1 saints the former day saints baptized for remission of sins gins acts il it 38 the baptists baptize artze those only who are suppose to have their sins sins forgiven before they tiley are baptized 2nd and the former day saints admitted all al persons indiscriminately to baptism as soon as they professed faith and repentance encouraging them thein to pass through that rite lite with the hie promise that griat spiritual improvement would follow acts facts ii if 38 41 11 inclusive but if the baptists found the tilo penitent believer looking for rems remission sIon lion of sins through that rite they would ba be put back to get religion where they could conid find it 3rd ard rd after baptism im tho tile former day saints prayed for and laid hands on tile the disciples in the name of jesus and professed to give them the holy ghost acts viii 17 also acts 6 the say bay they regard such mummery with as much disgust as ar all christians do ath having as they supposed tile the extraordinary gifts of the spirit the former day saints consistently pretended to have the he power of ol 01 working wonders and professed to heal the tiie sick with holy oil james v Y 14 15 also to the power of pronh cy ey first corinthians from to chapter it need not be added that the baptists baptista stand far removed from such conceits and have no part in ili them nor in any thing pertaining to the gifts girts and power of god or to use tile the apostles own words they have a form of ol 01 godliness denying tile the power ath not satisfied with the bible as a complete revelation from god the former day saints have a added a it volume of several hundred pages the new testament to that book which according to baptist logic moses forbid them to add to or tike from dent iv 2 but even tills this was not enough ellou nii nil but llew new revelation revelations were served up almost almos t daily fresh as they arrived for all those who could sI swallow them tile tiie tile disgust with which the baptists regard such things considering them but a melancholy exhibit imi ibi of human folly and wickedness separates them to an all impassable distance from tile the former day saints and how with all these differences the baptists should ever havo have been thought by themselves or tiny any body else to bo be tile thee church of Christ Cl irist 13 difficult to imagine ath in order to carry on their strange work or order of things the former das day saints had bad two priest pries hoods boods the priesthood administered in outward ordinances as ili in the caso cao ol 01 john the baptist the power and authority of the higher or priesthood was to hold the tho keys of all the tiie spiritual blessing of th the church as jesus said III 1 I give unto thee tho the keys of tile tiie kingdom of heaven whatsoever thou blud bind on earth shall shail be bound in heaven ac they thoy were to havo have the privilege leg lec of knowing the my series serles of the tha kingdom of heaven to you it is given to know lle ile lie tile mysteries bries of tile the kingdom 11 to have the tha heavens opened uno unto them to commune with the general assembly and church of the first born and to enjoy the communion and presence of gird tile the father and of jesus the mediator of the tha new coven covenant aitt heb neb X xii 11 22 23 24 so that in this wonderful priesthood they have provided for an six ample supply of new things ili in endless variety and without end from thoe those who are and were counted the of ali ell things and who as the baptists baptista would insinuate did aspire to a dignity which they siy belongs alone alona to him who wiio is tile tiie only priest fer ever after tile the order of the fear of trespassing tres passing upon the tile time and patience of our readers prevents our cular ging upon these and many other poin points is of difference but enough has been said to hev shew that no two to sects can possibly differ more widely from each other than do the baptists ats and former day saints and to amalgamate the two systems in any way is not only an act of injustice nj ustice but would involve tile the baptists who by the by are ara nu an honorable body in the dis des disgrace degraca frace trace of that sect which was vas every where spoken en against see acts tuesday 20 elder elders 3 brisbain Brig hain bain young heber C kimball orson pratt woodruff john taylor george A smith and willard richards and family went on board of the ship rochester at Liver liverpool poal poel captain woodhouse Wood house housa who delayed his sailing two davs to accommodate the rl eiders ciders bound for new york with a company of saints elder parley P pratt tarried in england to preside over the chu church reh reb and continue the tiie publication of the millennial millann lal ial star and eder hyde to pursue his mission to jerusalem mr james robinson assessor for the city of nauvoo died aged 30 ile he had resided in this county may mary years and from his hia business habits and kind disposition he was highly respected wednesday 21 the Rc rochester chester sailed saturday 24 the high council of iowa selected david pettigrew aud and moses nickerson counselors to president john lohn smith in fix place of reynolds caboon and lyman wight removed by appointment james emmett in place of david pettigrew in the tile high council joseph C kingsbury bur in place of george IV pitkin removed to nauvoo and william clayton in place of erastus snow absent monday I 1 26 1 I attended the city council several members being absent I 1 moved that hat the marshall ba be ordered to enforce the attendance atten dance danco of aldermen and councilors councillors counci lors at one on saturday next and council adjourned wednesday 28 the ship rochester en countered a tempest shipped a heavy sea W woodruff got lot thoroughly drenched W richard richards escaped under the tiie bulwarks bulwa saturday may mas leider lelder I 1 elder eider robert B thompson became associated with the times and seasons as one of its editors the first regiment first cohort of the nauvoo legion was organized and captain george miller was elected colonel captain ste stephen I 1 11 en markman lieu lieutenant t colo coto colonel nol not and captain william wiiliam wightman x major of the same consisting of four companies the first regiment second cohort was also alao organized and captain charles C rich was waa elected colonel captain titus billings lieutenant colonel and capt captain iiii john scott major maior consisting of four companies also the second regiment feconda cohort was organized and captain francis M higbee was elected co colonel louel captain nelson higgins lieuten ant colonel and aaron H golden major consisting consa of four companies 1 attended the city council and moved that the sympathies of the council be tendered to the relatives of james robinson deceased late assessor and collector for the city which was carried I 1 also moved that a new burying ground be procured outside the city limits and purchased at the tiie expense of the tiie corporation which was carried and alderman daniel H well wells and councilors councillors Counci lors wilson law and john T barnett were appointed a committee for the same and ten acres were ordered to be purchased I 1 spoke at length on tho the rights and privileges of the owners of the ferry showing shelving that the city council has no ight to take away ferry privileges once granted without damages being heing paid to tile the proprietor and also moved that an ordinance be passed to protect citizens killing dogs running at large which were set upon cattle or hogs or molest individuals and on other subjects before the council sunday 2 the tha teachers quorum was or canizer in nauvoo elisha averett president james jaines hendricks james W huntsman coun cifors |