Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-12-01
PUBLISHED by REQUEST.
G II r. . NICL L S.
CHAPTER 1.

VI ~ - - d.
% Now, in the third year of the reign of
Franklin, there lived an high priest, one
S!epheE, in a country which is toward the
going down of the sun.
In this county there were two temples,
one at each border of TIE land, and the
priest had to minister in holy. things in
each one every Lords day.
.ne The high priest said to the people, why
are ye SO divided? Let us get together
AMI build an house where there Will be
room for all The people of the land. Let
the height thereof be - cubits, the length
thereof 35 cubits, ard the breadth thereof
% cubts. .a, .,. ..;, .... ... ..iiG
And the thing pleased the people, and
they said, lat it ba So
And they went to the workmen in brick
and in mortar, and said, will ye build us
an house for 50 much? And they said,
Yea, for so much!
Now before the temple was ready, Ste
phen was called to another country to be
priest unto another people, and there came
another priest, Albert by name, to live. in
the country which is far west, toward the
going down of the sun. There came also
another priest, one William, to assist. Al
bert in the priests office. And Albert
went to the workmen in brick and in NOR
tar and said, wilt thou have the temple
ready byasuch a time? a.. ~, '".l"a'..
The wcrkmen said, nay, give us more
time. But on the first month the work
men said to the priest, the temple is now
ready forathee. .@IUe5 ad.r yGe.
Now Albert called together the people,
and said, Let the lads and damsels of the
land be gathered together in the temple
every Lords day at the ninth hour. thai
they may receive instruction out of the
law of our Lord. .".a''
And they placed them in charge of one
Aaron. Timothy was appointed Scribe
and to the keeping of Albert the younge
was given the books. aai ~ ga."t
Now Aaron did choose him Of the peo
pie of the land suitable men and womel
to assist him in the instruction of the lad
and damsels, who should be gathered TO-
.gether. .riIui a: 1au.-d ei, v' ...sL .a
And they all loved to come together
and they gathered in more children, bot
l.
lads and damsels, until the house was full
And, Albert, the priest, consulted witt
Aaron, and with every teacher.
And Albert said unto them, if it seem
eth good to you, let us send abroad unit
all the children, that they may come to
gether on the fourth day of the sevent
month, aud let us go into the wilderness,
even to the wilderness of Sheffield.
Ard the thing was right in the eyes {
Aaron, and of all the teachers. ..g.r -i,, u
e So upon the fourth day of the sevent
month, the children, teachers, and parent
came to the temple at the eighth hou
and .straightwsy they entered a vessel, an
sailed for the wilderness of Sheffield.
,. While upon the vessel, they did sir
and were very merry. .,,,,', t-og
When they came to Sheffield they d
meet the tribe Of Benjamin, and also son
other tribe children. 4ar1 'a.'' 'sr
! Albert, WtIham, and another high prize
were there, and there were also 9th
mighty men, and they did speak to Il
children, ....s.. ..,. ...r..,.. .e .-.-..
And in the wilderness there was fea
prepared, and they did all eat and we
filed, and of the fragments they took !
several baskets full. go. I'D .,.......r
> After they had all toasted upon the go