The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-11-30
The MonMoSs.-We give for the informa.


sion. The pretence of working miracles in
this age and country is quite too dangerous
for continued supremacy Of the knaves who
profit by ii, over the minds of their most stu
pid votaries.-[N. Y. Sun.
The Mornons have twelve stakes-places
where they are to build temples, &C., cores
ponding to the twelve tribes of Israel. On one
side of nv station, three miles distant, they
have driven one of these stakes. They have
been making great efforts the past winter, and
more than twenty in this vicinity have joined
them. In other parts of the county they have
made many converts and now hold the bal
ance of political power, and can elect whom
they please TO office. Of course the office
seekers are their very humble servants. They
are also making great efforts in other parts Of
the country. They claim all the miraculous
gifts and powers of the apostles; daily show
signs and wonders which overpower the cred
ulous, and manifest zeal that / have never
seen before in any class If religionists.
| will give you summary Of their preten-
sions:
/. Joseph Smith is prophet-a as really as
Isaiah; and the Book of Mormon, with all the
revelations of the prophet, which now makes
quite volume, are of equa! authority with the
Old and New Tesamenis.
2. Theirs is the only true church; they
know this with absolute certainty. Every
other professcd disciple of Christ holds the
same relation TO this church that the Jews
did who in the time Of the apostles rejected
the Saviour.
3. No man can be a Christian, or be ad.
mitted into the kingdom G. God, unless he is
baptized by immersion by an authorized per-
son.
4. None are authorised TO preach or admin
lister the ordinances but such as are called by
direct revelation, and set apart by the authori-
ty of Joseph Smith. All others are false teach
ers and false prophets, wolves in sleeps clo-
thing, thieves and robbers -as they say in
their preaching.
5. All who are baptized receive the Holy
Ghost and the forgiveness of sins. Hence
they can work all the miracles promised in
Mark xvi.
6. Zion, or the New Jerusalem, is in Mis-
souri,, where the Saviour is to appear in a
short time in person.
Z. All that believe are called by the spirit
of God 10 assemble in the vicinity of the vari.
Gus stakes and help 10 build the temples. The
Indians are the lost tribes of Israel, and during
this generation they are all to be gathered at
these points. while all others are to be cut off
that is, all who do not receive ]. Smith as a
prophet Of the Lord.
8. For such as will not believe in this life,
a kind of purgatory is prepared in another
world, where they will be brought 10 their
senses and made TO receive the prophet while
those who have once joined the Mormons and
apostatized, have never forgiveness, neither in
this life nor in that which is to come.
9. The prophet predicted eleven years ago,
GRAFTON. And they have been dispossessed,
and the city of their hopes lies desolate still,
they are not without hope. Nauvoo, their
principal city in this vicinity, contains about
three thousand Inhabitants. Every one of
certain age is called upon to bear arms; and
''thc Legion of the Lord is drilled twice a
week, and it is the common belief that they
intend soon to attempt to retake their claim
in Missouri.
10. Joseph Smith translated the Bible a
new. In the first three chapters of Genesis
he has added the amount of at least one entire
chapter, for which there is not the least shad-
nw Of authority. So in other parts, lie makes
any alteration he Pleascs; e. G. in Gen. vi, 6,
where it is said, at repented the Lord that he
had made man upon the earth,' the new trans
lation reads, sit repcnted Noah that he made
man," &c.
You smile at my apprehcnsions, but do
fear the influence of this people. If this delu-
sion shall not be stayed, the minds of its SUBJ
jccts will resemble our prairies after the fire
has burnt them naked. Infidelity or atheism
will be the result. But when CT where the
delusion will be stayed, cannot see. Moth
ing is too foolish for men to believe; and unless
it can be met by timely, well directed and en-
ergetic efforts. it will spread. have had the
audacity to call in question the authority of
their prophets and aposllcs-to 60 into the
midst of them and try to teach them better
things. do not expect to raise a doubt in
the mind Of one who is already Mormon ::
but | may prevent some from becoming such
1t troubles them very much TO be questioned
on their doctrine before public assembly.
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