Show FALSE AND ABSURD us is a sample of the usail method of treatise treating subjects relating to mormonism and the mormon Mor mons it is in the form of an article which first appeared in the new york tona and was reproduced in the omaha bm bee the subject is the book of mormon and the drift of it is to show that tut bat record is a I 1 fraud in addition to tb the old and long since I 1 exploded fabrications among them the 8 baulding absurdity used to I 1 throw discredit Sis discredit credit upon that wonderful book in speaking of the three witnesses it says subsequently an all of these men renounced mormonism and declared their testimony false the well known and established fact is that all three sti strayed rayed from tie the Chur church chii but oliver cowdery kad and nor mar tin harris subsequently returned to it david whitmer being the only one of them who died outside of ef the fold all ot of them were approached pro ached in various ways to induce ahem to declare t air testimony false but not one of them ever did so each makita making the declamation in regard to what they had seen and heard regarding the plates and their translation art frt fram m the time of the manifestation to them till their latest breath david whitmer the one who did not return to the bauren wound up his earthly career by making a dying state beut in relation to toe the book of mor mon men sole solemnly asserting that he be heid the angel saw the plates and heard the voice of god verifying tie correctness of f the record it is customary and popular in connection with those subjects to fix ion on a conclusion without and then hunt bunt for subterfuges and falsehoods to justify it this is the method of fools the process adopted by people who are wit wite wire e and fair is to investigate every phase of a sw subject jece with an unprejudiced mind and base a conclusion upon the evidence dise discovered it seems trat in certain directions the prevalent bent among many people is to believe and sustain a lie that they may not be saved they remind one of a jury which makes up its verdict before the case to be disposed of is tried |