The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-02
A LINK OF HISTORY.
NoRMoNIsM AND yoA sMfrH-rHs BOOK or MORMON
OR GOLDEN BIBLE.

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Within our recollection, Normorism was "a speck
bigger thar mans hand" rhe original imrossor, joe
smith the writer Of this article, only thiryt 80
years ago, with tho Manuscript Of his Mormon Bible 70
be printed He then had but follower, respectable
wealthy farmer OF the town Of Macedon (a'myra)
s1r readiug few chapters, seemed suer jumbo Of
unirtel ble absuTdes that We rofufcd the work, i'd
vspg Harris not 70 mortgage his farm And beggAr ms IA
my. But Joe crossed the way 20 neRtbor
Eltu Marshal, and got his mormon Bibe."-Atbary
Journal
Nr. Elhu Y. HarsnA did print the Mormon Bole.
was printed by Mr.. Esbcrt d. Grsndp NOV deceasca)
a, The of,e o. the Wayne Ssstsnei Palmyra We hspan
10 kpow this fact Mr. Johu ". Gilbert, residog ~
Palmyra did the pross woek, add large portion Of the
type setting tho Bible. II Mr. Weed dou pts THIS,
show bun copy Of she hrss Mormon soie ~i'n tho i'm
Tue story ,he printing Of tho irss eiItpa o, Tho
BOOK OF Mormon uuifony ~ ioioss;-y,e srho,
tnic records, Onver C5wdery, ansnuepss 90 Smith,
and Martin harris 'oh een dupe for the psymsa,
expenses, constituting, as they csi ned tee ns fref"
nucleus Is tho dswning "Churcn Of the Laser Pay
-aints applied about the month Of jane, 1879 10 Mr..
Espert rsndn, the then publisher % the SsSps Sen
tiuel newspaper, ana JOB printer Palmyra, sor The
printing o. book reitrred 70, commonly called The
Golden bible" Harris, who was forehsuasf fsrd,er
thai oeb, honest respectable citizen, but noted
Tor kis superstirous and fanssisa pecahsri,es IN
lgious rna;iers the only Of the party whose
cunAsy responsibility worth dollar, sod he offered
10 give security by mortgage upon his uoencumbsred
farm " the coat ~ the pra,iog and binding Of ne bo1k
Grsndn a once advised them sgrrst the supposed folly
enterprise and with the OF other Dcgbh and
friends Harris sought 70 the latter desss aod
withdraw bis couniehsnce iro the i'm posture. All pOr
tnity of this kind however, resisted With determi
nation by Harris (wh0 doubt, frmly believed ia
ccnuinsnes OF Smiths preen,Ons) and resented with
assumed pous ndie aAnon py smith O'saery saas eu'
views ard much pareyinE on the sapject Sfaadia wt5
Understood 70 rcuse 70 give u furtoer oonsidcrauoa
Harris -an thought became Tor time some~hst stag
gered bis confidence, bu, Joe could Il, not ring IN
rns;tcr printing w1ou, hs aid, ard No psrssvsred
IN his seductive arts az viii be seen wth ultimate sue
About ,b,s time in the fore part Of the year 1890 ss
r.e,lec,sdj TIE same party or por'Ia o. them, a.
pied 10 Nc. Weed OF the Aysi Masonic Ta9vrer RD
chester tsho By the way, IN his rennsceaces 70
have confused NormcnEm with anti Mssonry) aod there
met ~ niIar rcpulse, stated By the Joyra1t Mr.
sarshsll Of spelling book nosoris,y, who
gagged the printing ard Publishing business ~ ''hcs
YER, gave terms 70 smith ADD mis- sssocises tor tle
execution Of their work aud hts pfoferef sccspta,,s OF
the proposed mode Of security
Ihe saic,s them returned ana renewed their request
10 Mr. Grasdn, assuring hm tnsi the prntng vas " oe
done any rate and explaining they would be saved
Of travel ts toe aoustrus
sere u be delivered ssd the proof shssts dsy
prinnrg ofoe) ~ having their work 6ocs AZ Pa
ryrs, where they resoed. was upon THIS state " fass
aud Of the that Mr. 1rsndn, ssr fur,her
heetston reconsde-cd MS policy Of refdsN and nusiy
into contract Desired prutiog snt blni
ing copies Of the oyox for the PROS Of 5000 ~
be secured by mortgage proposed; wosb ccntrat ra
faithfully performed on his part compe,og tss wsrk 10
tne summon OF 1890 ard fAtnfuy fudlei IN tas pay
rnens by Harris. Major Gilbert, ~ st,'ea ny the rcy
les, took The ioren knsnip OF the prinug sdd d u1s
OF the press ana co1posion work OF the i,b. He s;
ressns an original copy Of the book in ai
tnem OIL N a ne from the pcess s1rking rne ms1u
scrps, "a C9wterys naidwr.ng, we're ogyriei ., tns
printing cfi,e 10 dairy instruments, gen srsiy by Jyo
or bis trusty brother Hiram, AMI were req tis.ly
Withdrawal tor security sad preservation a. evon-
ing The pre'enson was TIA, tney we're writ
ten on. ~ the anUueusls Covdery from rsusa jus YER
bay given by the prophcs Joe who alone vas euaoed %
read the ptos OF the ssc;ed pats sy me sas Of
wonderful and magic spccscIes that were touod 10
the earth with the crts lat perform sace of tals
tssk the chosen desipherer always co nc saed ia
room, and by specsl revelation nsithsr C)sdery
or any Other per the SAID chosen was permit.
ted 70 the paies penalty u Instant dean sa N
the rr.terecn. Tue hantpresS when dit the print
ing ,smi.h's patept) has continued the SEA
ac olce p~t important erain the rise u MisriJa.
en.