New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-25

only eighteen years old. claimed 20 have rscs,~.
revelation from heaven. IN which he was inforr-.s
that his sins were forgiven. and his pravsrx go
that covenant which God mads with anc,.-.
Israel was at hand. to be fulfilled that ssa -,
paratory work for the second coming OF tns ,,
siah Che impostor5 OF ali times appear "a -.
been either 'FestoreEs' or AessiahsD vas sDas,,
to begin. that the time az hand Tor ne g.,
to be preached IN it's power and fulnsss ~ -,
nations and that Smith was chosen to BE- an =.
strument. in the hands OF God. 70 bring aso,sf -
of His purposes in this glorious dispensatou.s ~.
asserted further that the angel had given Ais, .
brief sketch OF the aooFigiHsI inna5itaut. =.
America-''of their righteousness ana tnsir frfo.e
and of the blessing OF God Being finally uirssrs,,.
from them" RE also was informed where pvs-o -
be found certain gold plates Containing an a5rsaz.,
record prepared by prophet called Mormon -
had been commissioned By God 70 write T. ara -
IL IN the earth until God sn5uId see NJ 10 h-f, =.
forth, and unite IL with the Bible for the ac~o
plishrnent % His purpose IN the last dav" AZ ..
first settlement IN America by a colony thaf -
from the Tower OF Babel and Of tire srrs.,.
prophets up to the beginning OF the fifth c.ntur~
This record. the famous Book OF Mormon 40
Golden Book" written on gold plates eight lrcs..
long and six wide bound together with three rine,
was supposed TO have been sealed I'D in a ,.o,.
box and hidden IN the earth under divine zzsssnca
a. d. 40 The inscriptions on the plates were N "a.
reformed Egyptian tongue and were Translated 4,
means of pair % mystical spectacIes watch seco
panied the volume and We're called Trim and rhfr-.
MIN This made IL very easy FOR Smith 70 RAJ -
mysterious inscriptions. after be had pretsrdsd :.
unearth 1t in Manchester. y. z. The TRANSLATES,
appeared before the pubic in 100 and then I, va
found by comparison thai. with the exception a.
certain ilterats Interpretations e borrowed -
stolen nearly verbatim from manuscript romance
written by Solomon Spalding who died IN lEs =
1873 Smith declared that he had another -r.~sl,-
ton recommending the adoption OF poIyzarrv
which was originally condemned By TIE "Boox a.
Mormon Revelations seem 70 have occurred az
convenient seasons. for when the Supreme Corr
decided that the Law prohibiting poiysary was en-
stitutionaI another ''reTcIaton'' made poyzanv
morally wrong.
From the time OF the Egyptian priest no en-
nngly made speaking statue down % the prsseu,
time, there have been many religious drearsr,
The Mad MuIlah.' OF recent history. claimed 70
be "restorer' OF the ancient religion OF India
The famous ''Nahdf' Of the SOudsn was anoths-
Abd-EI-Kader. the AIgsrians believed IN IsS woul9
drive the foreign herstcs and build ID spirit
ual and temporal Zion The Bah OF Persia pros
pered 6fty years ago and mis- tsnets are still max
ing converts.
IN this country. and within recent years ths-s
have been men who thought themselves possessed
OF revelation. One who styled himself "lIsca.z-
edek'' fourished n New-Tork. living IN a richly
furnished house Fifrh-aye-. and numbering
among his clients some OF the wealthy people o.
the city. The pubic has not forgotten Schlarts-
and others OF recent date.