Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-06-06

THE MORMON BIBLE.

The Boston Recorder OF last week contains
the following singular development Of the
origin and history OF the Mormon Bible. Ii
accounts most satisfactorily for The existence
OF The book, fact which heretofore il has
been difficult 10 imagine how a work con.
tanning So many indica tions OF being the pro.
duction VI cultivated mind should be con.
nected with knavery so impudent and su I.
perslilion So gross as that which must have
characterized The founders of this pretended
religious sect. The pr esent narrative which
Independently Of the testations annexed, an.
pears 10 be by no means improbable, " as
procured from the writer by the Rev. MIR.
STOW, ot ioilIston, who remarks that he
has had occasion TO come 10 contact with
alormonism in lis grOssesl forms" TWAS
Recorder. BOSTON DAILY advertiser.
Origin Of the Book Of Mormon," or
s. Golden Bible."
As this book has excited much attention
and has been put, by certain new sect, 10
the place OF the sacred scriptures, deem il
duty which owe TO the public TO state
what know touching its origin. That lis
claims 10 divine origin are wholly unioun-
ded, needs no proof 10 mind unperverted
oy the grossest decisions. That any sane
person should rank j, higher than any other
merely human composition, is matter OF
The greatest establishment; yet IL is received
ny some who dwell IN enlightened New
England, and even by those who have sus.
tanned the character of devoted Christians.
Learning recently that Mormonism has
found lis way inIo church in NJ Massachusetts,
and has impregnated some of it's members
with It's gross deuslons, so that excommu>
nICdtlOn has beCpna / lot.
mined 10 delay no longer doing what can 10
sup The mask from this monster of sin, aud
10 lay open this pit OF abomnation.
Rev. Solomon SpauIding, TO whom | was
united az marriage in early lie, was grad
uate OF Dartmouth College, aud was dislin.
guished Tor lively imagination and great
Iondness Tor history. AT the lime of our
marriage, he resided in Cherry Valley, New
YORK. From this place we removed TO
New Salem, Ashtabula county, Ohio {;
sometimes called Conneaut, as ii is situated
upon Conneaut creek. Shortly alter our re-
moval TO this place, his health sunk, and be
was laid aside from active labors. la The
town OF New Salem, there are numerous
mounds aud forts, supposed by many TO he
The dilaplddied dwellings and Notifications OF
race now extinct. These ancient relics
arrest The attention Of tho new settlers and
become objects Ct research for the cur ious
Numerous implements we're found and 9TH
er ARTICLES evinciDg great skill in the arts.
MT Spaulding being an educated man, and
passlonalely fond oil history, took lively
interest in these developments of antiquity
ana 10 order 10 beguile The hours OF retire
ment and furnish employment for his lively
imagination, he conceived The idea of giving
az H!stoTtcaI sketch Of this tang lost race.
Their extreme antiquity OF course would
'ead him owrite in the most ancient style,
and as the Old Testament is the most an
ciebi book in the world he initiated its sly lie
as nearly as possible. His sole object in wri-
une ms historical romance was 10 amuse
himself and his neighbors. This was about
'ne year 1912. Huil's surrender al Deiroi.
occurred near the same time, and recolIecl
,he GATE well from that Circumstance. As
uo progressed IN his narrative, the neigbbor
would come in from time TO time To hear
portions read, and grea, interest in the
wofk was excited among them. IL claimed