Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-12-20
DEI.USION


About couple ofw eeks sine, three men,
calling themselves Oliver Co~dry, David
Whlfpmar and Martin Harris appeared in our
village, Laden with n-w revelation, which
they claim 10 he a codIcIi 10 the New Testa.
ment They p'eachei in the evening in the
Methodist Chapel nj from certain indications
concerning they might dn more good other
where's, departed for krtlaD1, whe"e is u
" common stock family. under the charge of
Elder klgdpn n famphrl tie leader Of some no
torlety. These nm claim tn aci under 81 com
mission written by the finger "f Grd'-ihry
are veIy enthusiastically rrsolute but
from what We learn, need that steadfast, Diet, r.
nned resolution, aud popular talent, which
arc necessary To ensure any consid rattle u =
gree Of success ia new PROJECT.
Inc account which they give is substantially
a. follows vi ie,rnt period an angel APP
prnfed Il II poor ignprant man ,idIng in or
uPa Pa rh ~ OulaIio County la the Sta e Of
New York, 4 dirrctad HIM to o, en the ear b al
place DESIGNATED. Nhrre he woull find The
n " rrvcl TIN eugr,yc ON lnte fof m, tai. In
due obedience In the crle ,tial messenger.
Smith repaired to the spot. aHl on opeIrg TIE
grolnd discovered an ublJna stoue box 3ighhy
close wnh menf. lie opened the sacred de-
pository aud iolnd cnosed bundle OF plates
resembling gold, carefully tied at one edge
| a beck. The plltes were about inches long
and Il broad, aud tie Nh lephc was about q
IN hes deep. each plat. aboal lhe thickness Of
in. They wrre engraved in ClIar,cIe.
nnniPIi gini" 80 the harmed mrn OF thu Uni ed
| ates, 10 many oi whom II II aid they have
| beet presented. The angel afterward, appear
! ed IL Iue ihrre individuals, aad Showed thrm
he plates. To smith was gvea to Translate
the character, winch hr was enabled 10 do by
loohlns through two reml transparent ston $,
but a, he MAS ignorant OF the ant of writing,
CowdIy and the Others wrote as smith inter
preled. They say thar part OF tine plates es-
cdped from them III a supernatural mnGner,
aud are To he again revealed when the event.
! of time shall require them.
lie three individuals above named, have
subscribed their names TO an article in the
hook, in which they selemnly declare thai they
saw the angel and that no assured them that
the beck wa Il divine revelation. They say il
was written By the prophets OF God, during the
period EN- sac'1g the time OF 60n years before
aud several hun ired after the Christian era.
/ II predicts we understand, almost all events
which have como 10 pass, such as the AmeTl
can rev olution, &c.
| These men are believed by tn ir followers 10
be prophets ; mud they say that the world is
soon . come to an end-"ithm is year. at lon
Sesf.
BY the world coming to an end they only
mean that The incorrigible will be Gu, slrby n
vr,s'y OF means. leaving on;y the trIe believers
They nave now gons wesi TOR a country ihry
know not Nhure, west vi the Misss,ippi, " here
tney say Is Holy Spot, and there they are 10
eS abl,sh a New JeIusalom, into which will
/ os gathered all the natives, " no they saw are
defendants Of Maaasseh. Ihey are led by the
spirit, and VIII know thn ground when tne,
! place their feet on it.
lnmedidely nn their arrival here Elder
! Rigdon emb, aced the new doctrine, and was
bapiisrd lor tue ihirJ ine--ouCr asa regular
Bap,'s,-one as Campbeite, and now as a
disciple OF the new revelation. He saws
he has hitherto ignorsn,ly preached herrsy. Ri.
flock, We understand, have principally followed
their shepherd for the second time, snd some
tof the third time. have gone down into the
water. We are told that the number ba.
,i.ed Into the new order, is rising Of one hun.
| dred.
Some stir was caused in Richmond week bo.
tore last ny so or 30 presentments under N.