The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-04

The people on this contine nt TO return
10 Jerusalem three times In The year,
lfsit possible for THIS to have the least
reference 10 the coming forth Of the
'.plates't that we're hid up unto the
lord to come forth. in my own due
tine He tells us that the 18th and
| l2th verses had Its literal fulhllment
through Prof. Chas. Anthem, Of New
York City, where some Of the charac.
tiers were taken to him to be read"
He means the characters on the sup.
posed plates from which the Book Of
Mormon was translated. Had the ED.
or followed the photography Of his
inspired" and illustrious predecessor,
he would have written characters
thus, "camctors." But have shown
that there we're no people on this con
tInent to make any history to be writ.
ten on pilates Of gold" or pilates OF
brass" or any other material AMI to
be "hid up unto the Lord" and found
by Joe Smith or any one else. Neither
archaeological nor any other kind Of
evidence Is worth the ashes Of rye
straw until this gap is closed up, and
] believe MIR. Woodbury. saw 1t, and
hence his effort to raise side issue
and darken counsel.
But let us examine lisa. XXIX. hip.
Il reads: "Ana all vision Is become
INTO you as the words Of a book that
Is sealed, which men deliver to one
that IS learned, saying, Read this,
pray thee: and he saith. ! cannot. for
Il Is sealed: and the book Is delivered
to him that is not learned, saying.
Read this, | pray thee: and he saith,
lam not learned"
The Mormon Interpretation Of this
Is that the book" Of this is the Book
of Mormon; that II was presented to
some one who was learned and asked
to read It: that Prof. Chas. Anthem, OF
New York.. was that learned one; that
he could not read the matter on the
plates; and that the plates were then
delivered 10 Joseph Smith who was
the one shat is not learned" and that
he translated the 'caractors" on the
plates "by the gift and power OF Cod
1t Is notable that the prophet does not
speak Of any sealed book existing;
but says that "all vision (of the pro.
phets} Is become unto you tthe jews
as the words OF book that is sealed.
1t Is the visions OF the prophets Of Is.
rael that were sealed up TO the Israel
ties or Jews, and no book alta Il. But
we will grant the Mormon contention
that II was n book, and see where We
come out.
Prof. Anthem Is connected with the
affair In this way, as per Joe. Smiths
acceual: joe claims 10 have copied
sonc Of the 'caraclors" on the plates"
onto paper and sent Martin Harris 10
Pral. Anthem with them. Joe sent al.
so Il. pretended translation OF the char.
ac,r,s at the same time. The tran.
scrihcd characters we're first delivered
to the. professor, and he was asked
10 read them, and he said he could not
read a sealed book. An apparent full,
fillment of the prophecy. He Is report.
ed rs telling Mr.. Harris. what kind Of
Characters they we're. II Prof. Anthem
knewf what language the characters
were from, It appears that he could
not read them. But having gotten his
testimony to the nationality OF the
characters, he Is next shown the trans.
latiOn by the Seer Joseph, and the pro.
fessor Is reported by Joseph as say.
ing that the translation was the near.
est correct Of any he had ever SEEM"
Now here Is a marvellous work and
WONDER sure-Prof. Anthem could not
read the characters, but yet he could
testify that Joe's translation was the
nearest correct Of any he had ever
seen! think Prof. Anthem was lied
upon. But the book" was TO be de-
liyered 10 him that Is learned (Proi.
AhthoR}, and then delivered TO the
young and unlearned man" (Joseph
SMITH. But Il appears that Joe got
them first; or else how could he have
translated some Of the matter 10 send
to Prof. Anthem? Back Of It all Is the
fact that there never were any Jews
sent TO this continent by the Lord to
keep the law OF Moses strictly In all
things, and thus 10 make record on
plates or anything else.
intimated that the Mormon doc.
trine is a modern Joab-pretending af-
lection for the Bible while stabbing 1t
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