The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-11-03

made about fhe year four hundred and
twenty, on , bin hen called CumonA,
nos in Ontario county. where Il Ezs pre-
served in safety, unIl II vas brought 20
light b. no lees thsa the ministry Of an
gels, anl translated by inspiration. And
the great Jehovah bore record Of The same
10 chosen witnesses xhO declare il 70 the
world" -=
The xriier then proceeds 10 inquire
into the evidences Of his book. These
he deducrs from scripture. By IN inge-
Nous and elaborate application Of PrHphe-
cy. he attempts % prove" firss. that
America Is promised land 70 the seed Of
Joseph; second. that the Lord viii reveal
TO item his truth a gell as b. the Je1s;
anil third, that their record should come
forth and unile is testimony with tie re-
cord Of the Jews. in time for the nesiors-
tin Of Israel in the last DAYS. And this
record, thus pointed out hy several pro-
phecies in the cid Testament, tradition
ally preserved among tie seed Of Joseph,
alias the ahO,igines Of America, Is the
identical book of the Mo mons"
NOV some readers NAV he disposed 10
exclaim that ali this is tissue OF folly or
fanaticism hut We heg them TO beware.
In these days Of universal Z" enlighien-
ment," the common sense Of carislendom
is no standard by which TO judge of the
vagaries Of indi i,inal minis. II few
pi0us and devont men can be found who
affect 10 appeal 10 reason and scripture,
we must spesk ten!erly Of their yisiona-
ryfreaks. and ne'er presume 10 pronounce
them either impiOus or absurd. The
Mormons appear TO be set OF simple hut
sincere enthusiasts. they complain that
for their religious belief. (see preface to
their Declaration. - hey nave been as
saulied BY mObs. their houses haze been
torn dawn or burned, their goods destroy
ell. tneir fields Of grain laid waste;" that
- they haze been sto'ed, whipped. and
shot: tina; their blo0d has been eause:i %
flow, and slill smokes 10 heaven because
of their religious principles; AMI that in
this their native lani, the land Of boosted
liberty and equal laws. they have sought
in vain for redress" Those WIN like
our worthy friend e. y. and others haze
a vocation for such arguments, NAV fol-
10" these pious and persrcnled enshusi-
asts. in their appeal TO reason and scrip
tnre for tie discussion Of their ieneis.
For our own part, Se are content 10 say
their notions--hon ever supported by ma
ny persons Of piei' AMI " a ieE" OF abb
lity-are contrary to the common sense
OF christeniom and feel no farther con-
Germ in the matter.
Their creed, inunded upon the literal
interpretation Of the scriptures, appears
to he briefly as follows: The Jews and
the latter dav SAINTS are To gather togeIh.
er and rebuild jerusalem. The nations
are To gather against them TO battle. The
armies Of Cog are In war against the cI-
~. with various success. until the Messi-
Oh shall appear personally upon earth,
overthrow the armies 1f Gog, bind Satan
in chains of darkness, and introduce the
Millennium. Al the expiration of this Pc
Rod. Satan will he lnpsed. and will 60
lnr,h 10 deceive The nations. and to pre-
pare them for the last battle against The
saints. Then will take pIart the final
great struggle he meen Gnd and Satan,
fer the eminre i the earth. Satan and
his army shall hr over,hrnwn, the earth
shall come to an end. and abe f. al jung.
ment shall ensue. From tie rtmans Of
the PRESENT earth. there will be formed a
net earth, which will be understandable.
wherein dwrllrIh righteousness. and
which VIII became The dwelling place Of
the saints FIR ever. Christ. the Messiah,
will appear PERSONALITY among them, and
rule over them. yIsIbly, as their king,
through all eternity.