Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-28


sore cursing, because of their iniqulty
For behold, they had hardened their
hearts against him, that they mad De-
come like unto flint; wherefore, as
they were white, and exceeding falr
and delightsome, that they might not
be enticing unto my people, the LORD
God did cause a skin of blackness TO
come upon them.
"And thus saith the Lord God, 1
will cause that they shall be loathsome
unto thy people, save they shall repent
of their iniquities
i'And cursed shall be the seed OF
him that miXeth with their seed; for
they shall be cursed even with the
same cursing, and the Lord spake, and
it was done.
"And because of their cursing which
was upon them, they did become an
idle people, full of mischief and sub
tlety, and did seek in the wilderness
for beast of prey"
The Final Battle.
The account of the final battle be-
tween the Christian Nephites and the
heather Indians. or Lamanltes, as they
are called, is given in the Book OF
Mormon, as follows:
"And it came to pass that we did
march forth to the land of Cumorah
| (Ontario county New York;, and we
did pitch our tents round about the
hills of Cumorah; and it was in land
of many waters, rivers and fountains;
| and here we had hoped to gain advan-
tage over the Lamanites.
"And 1t came to pass that when we
had gathered in all our people in one
to the land Of Cumorah. behold, |,
Mormon, began to be old GA years
old); and knowing it to be the last
struggle Of my people, and having
been commanded of the Lord that
should not suffer that the records
which had been handed down by our
fathers, which were sacred, to fall into
the hands of the Lamanites for the
Lamanites would destroy them), there
fore l made this record out OF inc
plates Of Nephi and hid up In the NIL
Cumorah all the records which hao
been Entrusted to me by the hand Of
the Lord save it were these few plates
which gave unto my son Maronl.
"And it came to pass that my people
with their wives and their children
did now behold the armies of the La
NANTES marching towards them; an.
with that awful fear of death which
fills the breasts of all the wicked oil
, they await to receive them.
"And it came to pass that they cam
to battle against US, and every sol
|, was filled with terror because OF tn
. greatness of their numbers. :.
"And it came to pass that they di
fall upon my people with the swor'
!. and with the bow and with the arrow
:. and with the axe and with all name
a of weapons Of war.
"And it came to pass that my me
o were hewn down, yea, even my te
! thousand, who were with me, and
fell wounded in their midst; and the
7 passed by me that they did not put
n end to my life.
r "And when they had gone throus
It and hewn down all my people save
o were twenty and four of us (amo1
It whom was my son MaronD, and '
having survived the dead of our pc
n pie, did behold on the morrow whit
1t the Lamanites had returned into t
ot camps, from the top Of the hill, I
Il moran. the ten thousand OF my pc
n pie who were hewn down."
Supplementary Record.
nj The supplementary record is 81
IN posed 70 be written by Mormon's sc
Mcroni. who tells in the Book OF Eth
We how the plates are to be preserve
US Tootnotes explain that their prophesi
ia, finder is Joseph Smith, jun" Here
les' the account:
TN And now l. Moroni, have writ
S, the words which were commanded
H. according to my memory; and l ha
told you (Joseph Smith, jun,)
4e things which l have sealed up the
Zip fore touch them not in order that
he (Joseph Smith, jun.,) may transla
Ie- for that thing is forbidden you,
In oept b. and by it shall be the wisd
ng in God.
ep- "Anl behold, We may be privile&
that We may shew' the plates u
ep- those who shall assist to bring TO
my this work:
my And unto thee shall they be she
by the power of God; wherefore Il
in shall know of surety that tn
ley things are true.
"And in the mouth of three
me nesses shall these things be establ
ks ed, and the testimony of three
lch this work in which shall be she
owl forth the power of God. the Holy CT
af- beareth record: and all this s
DIS, stand as testimony against
Dur world at the last day
are "And if it so be that they repent
his come unto, the Father in the name
Jesus. they shall be received into.
csc Kingdom of God.
lur. And now. if have no authority
eth these things, judge ye, for We S
AXE know that l have authority when
shall see me and we shall stand
phi fore God at the last day Amen"
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