The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-09-17
!, Revelation


GircH 10 IIiEilm Smith, Auglsi 18Th, iSio.
Verify say unto You, ny servant. Will
lam Smith. aIiso and rut on Thy wAoic al
wor as have commanded you before. and
fear not them that can destroy the body, hut
fear him that can destroy both soul and bo-
dy in hell. and do the work have APPOINT
cd INTO thee To do. for it is ucadil that my
servants should work in the days that |
have appointed unto them 10 work, for the
tine speedily cumeth wherein no man can
work. Now this is the work that have
commanded my people TO do in these last
days. 20 preach my gospel and tu.id up n!
church. And this i the CvIi that las cone
upon many. because they have departed
from the Tiglt way. and, Ike l'a.a,in. tEc
son Of Ba>or, they have cursed my people,
Israel. when have said HAT they SLa.i tr
blessed: and have also gene alter other
gods and the worship of idols made IN III"
image Of man and pen>hahlc clay. four foot
ed beasts, and birds, and fallen down 10 Woy-
ship them: and verify ! say unto you who
were my people, Tor all these things | viii
bring YOU into judgement; and Nour rulers
have cut of from before my face, and their
authority is 70 more, for they have ceased
~ preach my gospel, oppressed the Tcor,
and seek TO &C; gam and not 20 DO my VIII.
saith the Lord your God. Therefore their
houses are left unto them dCsola,c, and
another people win plant in their stead f"
do my work that shall be true and faithful.
And now say unto you, my servant, Will
lam, in thy humility | have visited thee, yet
thy cEastscmeut is great because thou GidSt
listen 10 the CniicCuCntS Of thine enemies
who have sought. not thy salvation, hut
have sought Ia get power over thee that
they might destroy thee. Behold, say 1t
was not for thy goCd-thc thing that thou
hast done. nevertheless, have delivered
thee again cut Of their hands, and il shall
work for thy good hereafter. Tor VIII ny
them that say they are my shepherds AMI
are not my shepherds, and ih'm that 'ay
they are my people and are not my people
thIt their y orkS may be manifest ol what
Sort !tis.VNe shall know Ih,m by their
fruits. And verify say. he that hath not =
iorgiyug spirit is not oimc. and he that VIII
no, forgive his brother his trCIassos S.a.l
not be forgiven, ard | will measure unto
him 6Onble inthc day oithC judgment 9! me
unjust: and have | not said that cursed
is the man that spilcth mans blood, Tor ny
man shall his blood he shed. Therefore, say
unto my saints, who are my saints: he yc
+ not deceived. for have proven them tins,
once more tor your sakeS that " may know
. that they are not of me. And now AGAIN
command you all, my saints, 10 90 10 more
after them who are not my shepherds,
whom have not chosen To lead my sheep,
and who cease not day nor night 10 destroy
my flock. Let my servant William, there
fore. gather around him wise men: and, be-
hold say. he shall not neglect the poor OF
my people nor dcspisc him Of low estate, for
| viii gather into my kingdom the halt. tho
lame. and the blind, that my supper may be
full. and my house, and this is the work
have appointed. also, that the poor OF my
people may be exalted and the high ana
lofty ones brought low. and in mine own
due time viii appoint unto my people, that
are pure in heart, a stake OF Zion tia, Shall
he for place of safety. and for place OF
refuge for my people in the day OF great
! tibuation. And in this stake that VIII
+ appoint. nv people shall build unto me an
house that shall be for the cleansing OF the
sanctuary. and for the saving OF the sons oi
Jacob, and all the house Of Israel, his com
panions: aud the greatness Of the gIoly
, thereof shall be as have said, and as 1t IS
written. But for the present appoint unto
YOU a stake ofXion in this land, even III the
land Of Palestine, wherein thou d"ciltSi' 10
be place of gathering for the time beng
for your temporal salvation and for your
work of preparation until the day ctmeth
I that the people OF this land will not healken
E. to ny counsel. And all they who will re-
E., pent and harken 10 the counscls Of my SER
0 want aud his counsellors and obey the Cos
y pei, behold they shall find favor in my sight,
Y aud | will shew mercy unto them IN on
: abundance, even unto all those who VIII
$ shcw mercy to the people of mine own
2 right hands planting, for they shall prosper
: in the land. And now command my SER
Il want William Smith and my servant Aaron
d Hook, whom have appointed to be thy
: counsellor, TO begin from this hour TO pro-
l. claim the glad idings of salvation, even the
V redemption Of Zion, and TO set in order al
II things pertaining TO my church. Let there
il be councillors appointed for this stake, and
d n bishop, rs the law requires; and procla'
IS nation be prepared and sent abroad unto al
u the church, in the spirit Of meekncss and
h loving kindness, and thy tongue shall be un'
u loosed and they who seek TO bind thee shnl
n be bound. And, behold, verify say. tina
a all who shall strengthen the hands Of m!
c servants, and continue in the truefaith. shall
10 be called the iilly chosen and faithful,