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you have now said. neither myself
nor my most able ministers have been
axle to uain>av by any argument or
TACT. But. then YOU must recOIlect
lha, tradition and custom, together
with fashion ard popular clamnr. have (.
in AL ages had more effect than PLAIN
TACT and sound reason, Hence, you
see. We are vet safe SO long as we
continue The cry from press and pol
pit. and in Sunday schools. that all
these things are done away and no
longer needed. In this way, though
God NAV speak, lhey will--Bsi bears
angels may minister. aud they will
not believe; VISIONS may reveal, and
they will not lie enlightened; proph-
est may lift their voice, and their
warnings pass ~unheeded; so you see
We still have them as safe rs We had
The people Of olden time. God can
communicate no message to. them
which will Ue examined or heard
with any degree of credence or can
dor. Sofor all the good they get
from God. all communication beng
cut of, they might as well be with
out n God. Thus YOU see | have iull
influence and control of the multitude
by Il means tar more e!!ectuai than
argument or reason. and ] even
teach them That IT Is Il SIN to reason,
think. or investigate. as IT 1t would
disturb the even 4 OF tie r rituS
b~reathiugs and devuut groans and re-
sponses. Smith. You must be ex
trcmely ignorant If human nature, a.
well as ot the history OF the past, 1"
presume that reason and truth would
have much effect with the Multitude.
Why. SIT, Hook how cilectually We
warded off the truth 1t EpheSuS,
when Paul attempted to address
them in the theatre. Strange that
with all these examples before YOU.
you should venture Ia raise the hue
d. any CRY which has been so oft defeat
I ed, and this with M iclter weapons
: IN YOU side than reason and truth.
} Indeed, YOU may thank my christian
spirit oi iurbearance that you eScap-
:. ed So far without Il grid IRON; tn.
take care for the future. | mag mol
always be 81 mile.
SmiM-But Why Is your majesty
st highly excited against me and my
plans OF operation. seeing that YOU
consider that you.have the mul-i:uie
perfectly safe; and why 50 enra.cd
and so fearful of the consequences
OF ny purse and the elect Oi my
weapons, While al the same time
. you profess to de>pi>e them as weak
: and pawerless. Alas, IT is too true
. that YOU have the multitude SAFE 10
all appearance at present. and that
truth can seldom rtaCh them; why
not then be content and leave me TO
fersuc my calling IL peace? | can
hardly hope 10 win Ia The cause OF
, truth any but the few who think.
: and these have ever been trouble
= some Ia your cause.
DcriI-True. but then YOU are, 10
> spite Of all my efforts, and that of my
fellows. daily thinning u ranks by
adding TO the number of those who
think. and such a thinking is kept up
that wcare often exposed in some e
our most prominent plans. and are
placed in m awkward ~predicament,
and who knows what teieat, dis
grac. and dishonor may befall the pi-
Gus cause if yon are suffered 10 con-
,lnue your rebellIous course.
Smih-But, Mr.. Devil. why, with
all these other advantages nn your
side. do YOU resort 10 such mean,
weak. and silly ~iabricationS as the
Spaulding Story. You profess to be
a gentleman, a hristlan, and a clcr-
gyman, and YOU ought for your own
sake, and for The sake OF your cause.
10 keep up outward appearances OF
honor and iIrmness. And now, Mr..
Devil, tell the truth for once; YOU
know perfectly well that your SpauI
ding Story. in which you represent
me as an imposter. IN connection
with Sidney .Rigdon ard that we
were engaged in paIming Solomon
SPasIdlng's romance upon The world
as the Book of Mormons. is a base
fabrication, Without a shadow OF
truth, and YOU know that | found the
Original Records of the Nephi es.
and translated and published The
Book of MornonS from them. with
out ever having heard of the cxis-
tence OF Spauiding, or his romance,
or OF Sidney Region either. Now,
Mr.. Devil. this was Il mean, dis
graceful. and undetermined trick in
YOU, and one of which even YOU have