| Show persecution persecution base intolerant fiend whose hellborn hell born energies conspire to wreck all hopes and theories not by thee endorsed futile all words the horrors to portray that fiercely gleam from thy suspicious eye thy savage rash anathemas ana themas roll forth against all such as dare to act or think contrary to the creeds by thee approved or who a may dare reveal than those thy slavish in minions inions acknowledge true thy schemes are numberless none can describe thy protean shapes thy subterfuges tell no stratagem device hypocrisy too mean for thine adoption to achieve thine ends thine aids unscrupulous liars slanderers slander ers bigots smooth lipped meek faced hypocrites r who may not with their lily hands assume the murderers knife or light the martyrs fire but yet urge on unthinking mobs to deeds they never would have done had they but 1 known the pure authentic truth but who impelled by mad mistaken mista kep zeal know not their errors until past recall ten general pagan onslaughts thou lead in ancient times against the early saints then when apostasy overwhelmed the world in awful sacrilegious mockery thou appropriate the name of christ and neath the blazoned symbol of his death I 1 perform thy most perfidious hellish acts yea all ail the inquisitions hideous work was done beneath the emblem of the cross the nearer men endorse and practice V truths embodied in redemptions ons glorious plan the fiercer rages thy malignant ire and every promulgator of reform that chatin in true doctrine batrine makes the least advance beyond his predecessors feels thy wrath A measure of thy jealous fury gains in halls to justice dedicated too has garbled sophistry been often used As pretexts tor for thy monstrous cruelties cruel ties the grand and everlasting gospel came in latter days and met the same response As formerly A senseless frenzy reigns all classes are aroused vile demagogues exterminating edicts recommend and marvelous to tell the very sects which persecutions cruel fangs f angs had tell felt in bygone years join in the hue and cry of modern times and clamor for the sward to silence modern followers of christ and many of the saints of latter days have sealed their testimonies with their blood but shame and grief will yet the world overwhelm oer whelm when they discover they have fought with god and sure as shines the sun beyond the reach of puny machis radiance shedding forthm fort hB to cheer and bless the earth the church of christ will rise superior to its boasting foes and in return for all the wrongs endured reign oer mankind to blest them evermore WILLIAM CLEGG Spring springville ville march 10 1886 I 1 |
