| Show A STEP IN THE WRONG DIRECTION the me rev bev W P brown a prominent latter day saint minister formerly of harvey kan now of richmond mo is in independence selling his real estate and effects for cash with which he purposes going to jerusalem and there witness the second coming of christ he says that the second coming of christ is not far distant that the jews are fast returning to jerusalem and he takes this as indicative of the great event he belongs to the Whit merite branch of the mormon church and has been at richmond studying the original manuscript of the boob of mormon for the purpose of figuring out the exact date of christs return he be will leave his wife and three daughters here bere while he goes to jerusalem in the early part of this on summer mer he says he does not know just what day christ will come but thinks it wont be very many months and wants to get there in time cor st louis republic lic it his Is not surprising that persons so erratic as an the individual named in the foregoing should take the step therein indicated there are some things in the republics statement relating to the mormon church that are misleading or we would have taken no notice of the trip to jerusalem there Is IB no Whit merite branch of the mormon church the handful of followers of mr brown have no connection with the mormon church they do not even form an offshoot offe hoot from the original tree what there is of the organization la Is a new formation it claims to be founded on the book of mormon but repudiates many things the book contains and also the authority claimed by the man who translated it as well as the church of jesus christ of latter day saints over which he presided A great deal has been sid about the original manuscript of the book of mormon and much speculation has been indulged in about its pecuniary value there is nothing in the original manuscript that as not in the printed book that which is claimed to be the original manuscript is probably the copy furnished to the printers and may be worth something as a a relic but no more the book of mormon furnishes no data as to the exact time of the second advent those who have au an itching desire to discover the times an aej I 1 seas ons on y will derive as little satisfaction at richmond as in jerusalem and vloe versa moreover the 14 second coming of christ to is not predicted in the book of mormon as to take place at jerusalem that the savior will at some time stand upon the mount of olives is among the occurrences foretold by the prophets to be associated with the jewish restoration but that is not the place where those who look for his appearing I expect him to come the second time without sin bin unto salvation the Whit merites will make another serious mistake if they follow the example of mr brown and some other enthusiasts of whom he be is but a copy and sell out their real estate to go to 1 jerusalem that they may get there in time for christs Ch rises coming this movement and the sect which mr brown is trying to build up should not be confounded with mormonism or the mormon church with which they have no actual connection whatever |
