| Show althe the following interesting article uil ull un der the head of church mchurch history is 14 I 1 of president joseph smith and was written by him in for publication lica ilca li tion tiou in the chicago we ay copy it from the times nid ald did seasons yol vol S jilge page it is Is the intention to vin fin incorporate corporate it in the continued artiel article I 1 lan jan answer elo dlo to several questions in elation to the history and do doctrine trine of tbt the latter day saints and the settle 1 and und progress of utah territory ll 11 V 11 tb e pen 0 of president geo A F it raf mitan 1 CA 9 rafn rl clr vacil ily III toily TOllY u t f f ti j ot at the request edlar dat edl tr rl and proprietor of the tw chicago ahl abl cago democrat kide tiDe 1 have written the following sketch c h 1 of theodise theorise the irise orise prie prid progress persecution r and ped i faith mth of the tho L attel latter day saints of chic which h 1 have thel honor under god of being the foun founder dir dor imi lut wentworth says that he wishes io 0 o furnish burbag tow a friend of his hia who is js writing the history of K ew hampshire with bith this document As mtr mry bastow has taken the proper steps to obtain correct information all thail that shall ask at his hands is that he publish the UA account entire iban itan ti garnished and land rl seh tation I 1 was born in ithe the to towar rulof balof of sharon shanon windsor county vermona Ver V erm monc R on the of december A adt D ahen hen ten y old oid id my parents remold to pa gnyra aral H trw gork or k I 1 nn where wa resi resl resided eted cled four ears year a and d from thence irence W we P ren removed doved to the he town of manchester abri 1 lwy idy my father was vas i a iarien barier ia fyr rien rier and ard taught caught ne the aru art of husbandry when about fourteen years of age I 1 began T to reflect upon 4 thelin the importance of being prepared for a future state and upon en enquiring the plan of salvation I 1 found that tha t there hero was wax kaaa great clash blash ia id religious sentiment enfa hiweni HI N went t to 9 one society so clety they referred me mia to another each bacu bohe bowe ohe g t his na creed ki edrow a q urn bonum t hon bon lona iona fon that all 01 could liok riot ba b tight hafid kand thac that god could bol vol be the author of 0 so o much confusion I 1 determined to investigate the subject mor abr 0 I 1 fully believing that if god had a church it would not be into faction factions and that if adt he taught ah tone one society tot toi wor woy an a in ln baft brie letof set of ordinances a he would bottea not teach ch az iother another principles were diametrically ric iLlik opposed t relieving 61 levi ng th the e word of god I 1 had hau confidence in the declara declaration tic tio ot james if rny any man A jaek jack mie filix bi blinas pusa inas pi pt Q wod po yr 91 velh to ta all men inen shiben aUy ary and nd upbraid et eth erh liy ily apt aad 4 shall bo be gl hajni retire to 6 der A pia pla cyin pein began egeli to call urbi I 1 aldra while engaged I 1 st supplication ion lon my rd ow d wis wes dalre nawa fr frutie 0 ts W as auri suri aurl iwa rounded rown roun oed edt edi and iwas was endra n a vvo i a who eachl Z bep f features and likeness ich whdeh 4 at day they told Jold kne ine me t thau than h 6 all ail 11 i 1 denominations were b be bel 1 lie lle llev lieV frig irig irk doctrines and thata tha 00 acknowledged ashia asbia h I 1 church ch and kingdom and iwa iga T asa asi expressly ga them thein l at the same same time receiving a promise that the falness of the gospel should at bome some future uma be made known unto me on the evening of the of september A D 1823 while 1 I was praying unto god and endeavoring ring to exercise faith in le the precious promise promises of scripture on a sudden a light like that of d day ay only of a far purer and more glorious appearance and brightness burst into the room indeed the first sight bight was as though ehouse th was filled with c con 0 n nire fire the appe appearance arante produced ed a shock that affected the tha whole body in a nao rao rayment ment a personage stood before me surrounded with a glory yet greater than atwith th which I 1 was already surrounded this messen messenger geir geln proclaimed himself to be an tin angel of god sent to bring the joyful tidings that the cove nant which god made with ancient israel was at hand to be fulfilled that the preparatory work for the leeond coming of ape the messiah was kwal speedily to commence that theotime the time was at af hand for the gospel in all its fullness to be preached in rower power unto all nil nations that a T people leople might bei be prepared for the millennial reign t i I 1 was informed that I 1 was chosen to be an instrument in the hands of god to bring about konle sonie some of h his 1 purposes inthis glorious dispensation I 1 1 I Iwas concerning the aboriginal inhabitants of thil chii country 4 and shown cyb wo they were and ind from whence jiey came a brief brief sketch of luf aj their origin progress as governments 8 of their ess and equity and it I 1 a ahe fhe blessings af 0 f god being finally withdrawn arop theo them ps adeo a people P e was n made tad lad e mown wil wll unto meli was Alst aist iso told dl where I 1 thine there W was af deposited p osite d some bome plater pinter 0 f b 04 which of he records af pf he an dent prophets that had filst exl exi stefa steal dpn aph on thia this continent th the au angel augel gel a appeared 1 eared to tone tane mg ra three times the h e samo same nigh and ano unfold e ed d the same game things after fair having caving received many visits from fron the he angels of bf god unfolding the majesty and aud glory odthe of the events evenly that should transpire in ln the last daysi days on th the morning ot 0 f ahe the he 22 ad of september er 41 4 41 3 17 the inget angel of the loti liori delivered tha the my haico bard band these records er en graven on ii pat which had th the appear appearance anc ane dr d plate was six inches wide id e jud and eight in ine lne ches chea rongi and hot liot q u site thick hie k ascom monti mon tin fi wilh eng engravings r y in gi in lri egyptian characters and ano bourie bound tb together ether ethen ina lna in a vo volume lumea aa the leaves 0 a b ox thih rel tl rings juaning elrod ih tha 01 P gvoic wole th exo u ewa af 0 pih t ng ne ariX inches in a ilk par aik of was has sealed seated thie afia he charae charac tera 0 oh th oj unsealed uns nn sealed baled part pat 1 w were er pm and beau 4 y T ig 4 wok apy habited di 1 at P Us s orn dc qu pd skia atiq luthea inthea t pf af e en graving I 1 i taj th the fhe r 9 r jv w a 3 found 1 01 binen w which h c ie th e pj U called nd filip 01 1 ili which lil c consisted lite libe ad off orf T two 11 rai ral t stones a set bet ei in the A him rim im of a b bow aw fantene fas to a breastplate breast plate through the medium of the arim rim aa ah 1 1 ff translated ra 1 p I lit jit d the xee jee record or by the gift kift ah and adt poe 0 of god godl 1 in thid import oat tat and ana interesting gb boo 0 K the history ancien of t america 91 UE ur folded irom its first by clit came frodi froni 1116 tow er dr babel at abc the dm STort af laugham t to TF the begent beginning ling brt br urt t ikei t christian eia efa era we t dh are informed by records that taht ameritha aln in a anci ahoe ebat efat times had heen been inhabited by di tru beem iceM of eople p pla hie called rind anaam andam caulo banio directly fr arm the secord rae rac came directly from the sem slem abbet si six sik hundred yeas leaa adfor bedore before christ they were cpr principally 1 bradl ites e ehfe Jared ites itea idere ladre destroyed da a t t tim tinh that the israelites came the from berfas sa a lem who succeeded succeed ad 6 ich eni eri tance of the country the principal prin cipa nation of oatlie tle the second d race fell in battit batti towards the clo cio close 0 of othe the fourth century the 01 e leid ledd is 11 alpo noi nov VUEW inhabit this thi ires hs boo ogi ls hells us acab oura bandu boade ilis ilia a P hrail t yut put 4 f 1 that ha h id t naf hee nee d 1 poe iri lri iti tvr U ties tiey 1 1 basor pa sor Teachers 1 ae brab th fb t ib lh ne a n J li fai aroe iree ft chece 1 nt t t pe were cuti coff in consequence que c of ih abat that hd 1 W fh the prophete bali ab h among theras therah white write n thein their prophesies astory yc and ana th i hide iti IV up uy dai TAI theeart the L tr and tsau isal I 1 it mil mis mah MAU A adda aria i be bd wit with the bib bible bibie lefor forthe 11 af pf f fhe the b of god lih liw the thet theida iss Ids last t days day ra for a more particular account I 1 would gefen to the book of mormon mordoh Mor moh mon I 1 which can be vur gur purchased diled at nauvoo dr from any of our traveling elders As adan soon as the news of this discovery wa known faise false reports misrepresentations an and d alander flew as on the wings of the wind vind in every direct direction lohi the house was iwas frequently beset by mobs and evil resigning ller lier persons sons several deveral times I 1 was shot at and aud very narrow marrow narrowly y escaped and every device w was 67 made use of to get the plates way front froni me but the power and blessing of df god attended met ralef and several began to believe my testimony 1 on the ath of april 1830 the church of jesus christ of latter day saints was waa first organized in the thel town of fa fay ette seneca benech cb state of new york yar some few we recalled were called and ordained ordain od by the spirit of revelation and prophesy and began to preach as the spirit gava 4 them utterance abd hild though weak ket yet were they strengthened by the power bower 0 of add arid many niad nind were Wei re brought to ta repentance were immersed ih ift the e water and nd were filled with ith ithe the holy ghast by th the 0 la gainon inon ngon of hands they hey saw baw aw visions and prophesied aleU devils era ast lo 10 tonic n if and the sick healed by the laying on of hands that time the work rolled tolled forth with astonishing ra rapidity id ty and arid soda soon formed an fn in E the ibe X Effi states fes naw byork pennsylvania ohio 1 in dian diah abd missoure missouri 11 tri ri the lv last named ra bl natt I 1 D eif was for jor formed medon jn jackson co cog nu numbers joined the churchard chur chand we abra were increasing in rapidly we made large purchases of f land laed our farms teemed with V plenty and d peace anc and 1 happiness w was as enjoyed in 0 our do domestic r eelk circle land jand throughout oer our I 1 r my but as lowass clate with nylah pur neighbors who wele were wel e many pf af them basest of men sud and add had nned fled fj from am the nace face society to th the obb frontier country to escape the hand of justice in their midnight re rebels thein their sabbath ga and gambling they commenced first to i 0 ridicule then to and ninal final y a an n organized assembled and burn burnt d faur fiur bouses houses tarred arnd annd land arid feathered and nid h aid d whipped many of oun our oar brethren 1 an d finally drove them from their habith habit i who houseless hp useless and homeless justice justlee and humanity I 1 had to wand wander et on m the tue bleak bieak prairies ti til ili ill the tho children lefft the tracks of their bloed prairie this took place in the November of and tufey they had go 10 other but the canopy inthis in this incle lucle pie pit at season af the year this p proceeding was winked at by the goy ern ein ment and although deft 0 deeds decas our oun han tan dand had Vlola violated ted no law we noi redress I 1 there thero were many sl inhumanly driven from otheir their houses house and had bad t t seek homes where they tho the resul tj was vas that a c cf f them 1 boang debri deprived eed ked of bf tab comforts f life and the necessary atten dante died mapy children were willows and husbands widow 1 i ers nigar our farms jarms possession of by y the moh mob many thousands jbf dath data tip aad nad hot hog were wera i e re tak taken fin anal and ouri household goods store e boog gooda 1 I and printing 9 press z and lud type were broken taken or otherwise destroyed 1 many of our brethren removed to cla cia clay where they continued until 1836 6 chrep jears years yai thero there was no violence offered aul ant there was ninga of vio violence lenceL but iri fri in 1836 those threat began to tc assume a more mord morese benlou riou forbid form porm frow from PL tb threats rne rae eting called resolutions ons ona were v ere ene passed veng earlee earice aud and destruction were werd thres e ened ed 1 j and affair hajy again assumed a fear f fui ful 1 atti attl attitude fude ihde jackson i j county was wag a sunni cienfu precedent raced e n t and as ast asi the authorities i in that county 0 anty did not interfere the thoy they boasted thi chati 4 they ny world would not opt in v y to the authorities N fruno fj cioe e too 60 true and aften after muei muel lq privation andl andi gewere a agajan ain driven our orr homes bomes we lex net t petea in 14 jC aldwell and ard da A kes ies counties where ate aye e made large ane ant ex extensive sd to cofre rne fre ure elyes elyea ves from frona the 0 oppression n ours gurs af W settling in with ver xen r flew ha ibl ibi it agthe but hene here pe w W I 1 JQ inn lyp jm n peace sw abu jp 8 y mobs ja 40 iner inen et ivas issue issued iby arv 1 under 01 an M ba rand rang randd rando through the country tp robbed bittl ed ps ua flock fagle fagie camie eamie ohp ap h hp p rage hgo ia c many m anny at our i 1 murdered mur gerec imreh blood 0 the he c chastity h of our women was wa violated and andi we were forcel D awby ay 6 0 property wert a tha hap ozithe odith e autier enduring every evers i nit anity that u wk fy py ungodly 0 1 ty a d bof mara maraud ers rg irp li twelve to id feen fifteen f thousand t soul buld s ipen children were driven from their 0 own fi resides landi landl and froni aads la ads that they had aa warrantee deeds of houseless friendless ess and alid hobl hobi homeless eless in the depth of win winter tiri to 0 wander as exiles on ithe phe earth or to seek an in na a more genial clime and ag among a 0 less 16 barouk barbarous people tobo to b continued |
