Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-10-21

Aaronic and twelve to the Melchisedec priest
hood, and on the front of each palplt are appro-
PIRATE gilt letters. Rolled up against the cell
ing in both stories are curtains that can be used
TO separate each audience room into sundry
compartments. Outside, high up IN front on
the edIfce. is large square panel IN which
was an inscription in lit letters reading thus -
'' House of the Lord, built by the Church OF the
Latter Day Saints; 1884" l believe that this in
scription was somewhat abridged by some OF
the Mornons who remained behind, or returned
after the grand exodus of the Mormon people
leaving out, think, the words Church Of the
In regard to the
ORIGIN OF THE MORMON BIBLE,
Eber ID. Howe, the founder Of the PdinesriUe
Telegraph, nearly fifty years ago, and Dr.
Storm Rosa, in their book entitled Nor
II is the alte.ed writings of solomon
Spald ng, called "The Manuscript Found
work OF hction. This manuscript was placed in
the pos e-sion of some printers in Pittsburg by
Spalding, but was not printed by them in Spal-
ding's life time. They show also, that Rigdon
was in Pittsburg before he came to Mentor to
preach Campbellism, and that he was about the
printing Office where the manuscript was left by
Spalding, for some time. The manuscript dis
appeared from the printing Office, with no
PLANTATION to Spalding's friends by the proprie-
tors OF the Office. 1t is supposed, therefore, that
the changes in the manuscript we're made by
Rigdon, and that when he was preaching OF
some wonderful event to come, to his Mentor
people, he was foreshadewing the Mormon
fraud, planned principally by himself. Martin
Harris claims to have paid for printing the
bible. Martin Harris, Oliver Cowdry, and
David Whitmer claim to have been the witnesses
OF the delivery of the plates containing the Nor
mon bible to the prophet, for this is what they
say: 1--WE declare, with words of sOberness, that
an angel of God came down from heaven, and
brought and laid before our eyes that we be-
held and saw tie plates and the engraving
thereon"
Harris, whom know personally, is a simple
minded. unsophisf'cal, garrulOus old man. He
talks with remarkable readiness upon certain
portions Of Scripture, AMI the Mormon inter-
pretatioDs thereof, for he has practiced il life
time. This fall he was ken from Kirkland by
one of the elders TO Salt Lake city.
The leaders Of the MormOns when i'm Kirt-
land, were unmitigated rascals, but the con- mon
people were honest and well disposed, but sad
ly deluded people.
THE MoRNONs LEFT KIRKLAND
In 1887. The leaders were subjected to SO many
legal prosecutions that the place became unen-
durable to the m. The most prominent adversary
that they had was Grandson Newell, then OF
Mentor, an honest, straightforward man, who
had an utter detcstaton Of all delusiOns, secular
against his Iife,) and he followed Joe with a
purpose and An activity that knew no cessation
and legal prosecutions followed, one after
another, until the prophet was forced to bring
out new revelation, and the faithful started
on the tiresome journey to jackson county,
Missouri, for another New Jerusalem.
The Temple is now owned BY Mormon named
Huntly living in Wisconsin. 1t has been "dese-
Grated as a temple by being used for school
purposes, but stands as a monument OF human
folly and religious fanaticieD. LIS. A.