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THE WEBER STAKE ACADEMY.

very interesting and Instructive
program was given at tho Weber Stake
academy Friday. March ". 1889.
Miss Louise Irwin read an essay on
The influence OF Books. followed by
vocal solo by Mr.. orson Grlnin.
LECTURE nv GEORGE REYNOLDS.
Prof. L. +. Mouech introduced the
speaker OF the evening. Elder George
Reynolds OF Salt Lake. who coupled
the time by treating the Language Of
the Book % Mormon. The substance
OF his remarks was ha foliowss
n was well known 20 the former La
NANTES Of this continent that record.
such az the iook Of Mormon existed.
and had been written by the ancient
Nephiics The earliest Spanish cxplor-
ers also knew that such record exist.
I'd and II soon became known to the
spanish eccicalastics. M these records
began 10 rctard the spread OF catholi-
ciam. the people who had them were
very severely punished ana fosscd to
destroy al! copies that were known to
be In existence. but II has been pro-
phcsied that this Book viii be again
given 10 the I.amanitca.
The first Hebrew characters found by
the earliest Spanish explorers, were ON
gravcftoncs. The inscription on one "
these graNertonca was. why has God
gone away lie IL dead one knows.
another inscription was May the Lord
have mercy on his n Ncphitc" another
stone three and half inches long by
one Inch wide. was covered with faces.
another stone was found In u sink IN
Ohio. three by six inches. ~ choco-
late color ana wedge shape. bearing an
Inscription written In Hebrew ~ fol.
lows, The King Of the earth. the word
and law ~ the Lord. and the Holy u
HOLES, Mounds Of stone ana dirt were
found In ohio. $50 feet In circumference
and nifty feet high. many small coins
were found In the Interior. In one 81
these was found piece 81 wood with
brass rings on II. this board covered an
other board. which was the cover OF y
coffin, IN tho coffin were found a lock or
black hair some bones and some brass
rings, under the coffin was small box
which contained the ten command
menta, which were written on
plates In the Hebrew language. on
one side Of the plates, which were ~
Inches long. 2fa inches wide ana IL
inches thick. was a carved ngurc
dressed In the robes of the Priesthood
above whose head was written ~ he-
brow Moses" This grave II sup
posed 10 have been that ~ one % the
Nephllcr. the Ten Commandments De-
Ing buried with him,
a man was once lcvelinR q piece OF
ground In Pennsylvania when he
found two black straps Of rawhldc,
gewed together. between them were
-four pieces Of parchment. containing
ieelble Hebrew inscriptions, treating
on parts Of the old Testament. Annth-
81 parchment was found near the kan-
rns river. the inscription ON this parch'
ment. A. we'll NJ those on many utarir'
proyea plainly that the people who Tor
mcrly Inhabited this continent were the
Nephites and their descendants,
MIR Wesley says he obtained u manu-.
srript from u Jewish Rabbi of AmHter.
dam. by the name NJ MannHsa hen
Israel: the substance Of this manu-
script N as follows.
this continent. he discovered that HIS
guide was one of the ScphitcH. who IN
formed Francisco of the TERRIBLE pun.
ishnehtH the spaniarda hal inflicted
upon them. In the course OF Their con-
yerratlon Frsnclaco discovered thht
IN. tribe OF the Ncphites still had a
hiding place on this continent. When
Informed OF this the explorer desired 10
see the tribe and their hiding place.
The guide obtained an oath 81 secrecy
and conducted him Ia the place. Ger
tain signals were given ana they were
conducted over "a large river into their
place Of refuge: the people wcrr very
large I'm stature. with Hunburned skins,
and wore turbanr on their heads. The
people claimed that they had been con.
Quoted into this place by the Lord
through great miracles ana that Trey
had fought many times and lost most
~ their people. tn keep their country,
which WAS given them by God. These
people ala not speak the Hebrew Lam
guage In conversation. using " only IN
hymns. writings. etc. but the Language
they speak. resembles very much the
while i'm Cincinnati Elder Farley y.
Pratt was shown gold plate upon
which inscriptions were written IN He.
brew, This. a. well aa two brazcn ana
three copper ones that Adair speaks %
which we're found In ohio. bear prof
that the ancient Inhabitants " this
continent We're Nephltea. The Indians
claim tho plates We're given them by
God and that they had buried many OF
the plates with the people who died.
All these facts tend 10 establish the
authority Of the Hook ~ Mormon.
Miss Ncttle Taylor gave recitation
after which the academy qulntette
club rendered % selection.
lienedlctlon was pronounced by MISS
Hannah Rhond.
Saturdays proceedings before Judge
Rolhpp In the Second district court
were rs follows;
Estate and guardianship Of i.nttle
Rouse ct al, minors; Mir, Elizabeth n.
Roure appointed guardian win bono
fixed at $500.
ii n shaw W. Mlddlerex Ranking
company: suit for $500 damages Tor
failure OF tho defendant To release u
certain mortgage. Case tried by nn adj
vlHory Jury: witnesses heard Tor me
plnlntlf aud FOR the defense. judge
Rolnpp Instructed the jury that they
must not render compromise Nefdlet-
II must be- for the full amount sued Tor
or nothing. The Jury brought IN vcr-
diet ~ ss31 damages and ~ attorney
fees, whercnpon the Judge hhd the Jury
polled aud the foreman declared lhat
Inc verdict was unanimous, Then tald
Judge Volapp; "rhe verdict N set
aside this Jury Il excused from fur-
liner Attendance upon this court.
~ A. smith vs. G., y. Tayne, shrrln
demurrer OF defendant overruled ana
ten days given 10 answer.
Kurtz aud Smith W G. Y, Layne'
sheriff demurrer of defendant rus,
tnincd and ten days given To amchn
complaint. e,,.. -.
n, Tanner, Jr., VI ogden Guy con-
tinued until May lith.
A suit WAS filed by the Union feoinc
Railroad comnnny against charles nei-
mer and J. W. OFT for mn INJUNCTION
10 restrain 4. Perrin from ISSUING hn
execution against the rnilfohu company
In Justice pcrrin's court
u. s. DISTRICT COURT.
Saturday forenoon the plnintln rest
ed. after examining half dozen WI.
nosaes, In the case of the people or
plain city and Warren againHt the
Rear River Irrigation and Ogden water.
,va,La ..unauN an thai In the lnltci