these two impostors were engaged in carrying on. Among other things he states, that 'such has been the audacity of these boasting blasphemers, that they have taken upon themselves the authority to curse or to bless, to damn or to save, not only the Mormon Church, but also this entire generation; and that such has been their influence over this church, that they have filched their monies from its members, and obtained their earthly substance for the purpose of establishing a bank, and various other wild speculations; so that they might enrich themselves and families, while they reduced their followers to wretchedness and want.' He further asserts that their lives have been one continued scene of lying, deception, and fraud; and that, too, in the name of God: that he believed them to be confirmed unbelievers, who had not the fear of God before their eyes, although they pretended to holiness, and to have correspondence with angels, and revelations from Jesus Christ. He accuses Smith of having fought four pitched battles at fisticuff, two with his own relations, and two with other persons, all of whose names he gives; of having, with Rigdon, burnt down a printing-house, which they feared would publish to the world the gross villanies they practised; and finally, of having fled from the place where they had carried on their abominable schemes, with such plunder as they had contrived to secure through the weakness, ignorance, and stupidity of their dupes.'

"The whole statement of Parrish, of which I have given only a few particulars, is confirmed by the testimony of Luke Johnson, and John F. Boynton, two of the twelve apostles, and Sylvester Smith and Leonard Rich, formerly presidents of the

every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive.' But, Prove all things; and hold fast that which is good.' That God of his infinite mercy may enable you to do this, for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord, is the fervent, daily prayer of

Your faithful Friend and Minister."

"My dear Friends,-I addressed a letter to you, some time ago, warning you of the deception practised upon you by a set of men calling themselves

Latter-day Saints, or Mormonites,' and, since the publication of that letter, the Rev. J. Simons has given you, in a tract written by him, plain and undeniable proof of the infamous character and real designs of the founders of this new sect. It is with much pain, therefore, that I see many of you still led away by these false teachers; and the only reason I can assign for it is, that you do not really know the doctrines they teach.

"Now I say you do not know the doctrines these people really teach, because they are too cunning to let you know the whole depth of the wickedness at once, lest you should be afraid to join them; but, as I before told you how the Book of Mormon was forged, I intend now to shew you what it contains, that you may judge for yourselves whether it is, as they pretend, a revelation from God, or, as I have shewn you, a vile forgery.

"You must not expect to learn the real doctrines of these people from their preachers; because they can teach one thing to-day and another to-morrow, to suit circumstances. Their real doctrines are to be found in two books, one called The Book of Mormon,' and the other The Book of Doctrines and Covenants,' containing directions for their preachers. From both of these books I shall now give you some

extracts.

"First let us examine the Book of Mormon. This professes to be,

"An account written by the hand of Mormon, taken from the plates of Nephi...written by way of commandment, and also by spirit of prophecy and revelation...to come forth by the gift and power of God unto the interpretation thereof. And we have the following account of the translator :— 'Be it known unto all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people unto whom this book shall come, that we, through the grace of God the Father and his son Jesus Christ, have seen the plates which contain this record. . . and also know that they have been translated by the power and gift of God, for his

voice hath declared it unto us...and we also declare with words of soberness that an angel of God came down from heaven, and he brought and laid before our eyes the plates and engravings thereon.'

"This is the testimony of the Book of Mormon to its own truth, and in the

Book of Doctrines and Covenants' we are told (Sec. 2, page 2); The Book of Mormon contains the record of a fallen people, and the fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ... confirmed by ministration of angels. Again, it is called (Sec. 4, p. 8) 'God's new covenant with the children of Zion.' And the elders are commanded (Sec. 13, p. 5), To teach the principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ which are in the Bible, and in the Book of Mormon, in the which is the fulness of the gospel.' Again, I find these words (Sec. 1, p. 5 and 8), Behold I am God...and...these my commandments were given unto my servants, that... they might have power to lay the foundation of this church ...the only true and living church upon the face of the earth. Again (Book of Mormon, page 123), Many of the Gentiles shall say, a bible, a bible, we have got a bible!—O fools! because I have spoken one word, ye need not suppose that I cannot speak another. Ye need not suppose that it contains all my words.'

"You see, then, that these people

pretend to be apostles and prophets of the Church of the Latter-day Saints, the only true and living Church on the face of the earth; and, as such, they tell you that God has not revealed in the Bible all that is sufficient to salvation, but that they are commissioned to declare to you a new revelation wherein is the fulness of the Gospel. Now the simple question is, Is this according to Scripture, or is it not? You are told (Romans xvi. 25), that the gospel and preaching of Jesus Christ is according to the revelation of the mystery which was kept secret since the world began, but NOW is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets made known TO ALL NATIONS for the obedience of faith.' You read (Colossians i. 25). that the dispensation' to the apostle Paul was to be made 'a minister to fulfil [or, fully to preach] the word of God, even the mystery which had been hid from ages and generations, but now is made manifest.' And the same apostle could say of his ministry, that he had kept back nothing that was profitable unto his hearers, that he had 'not shunned to declare unto them ALL the counsel of God.' More than this, Jesus Christ himself declares (John xv. 15) 'all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you,' and he promises (ch. xvi.) to send the Holy Spirit to 'guide them into all truth, to bring all things to remembrance; and, according to this promise, you will find St. John (1 John ii. 20, 21) writing to 'babes in Christ' in these words, Ye have an unction from the Holy One and ye know all things. I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it.'

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"Now, my dear friends, here is a very plain case.-Inspired apostles tell you,—nay, Jesus Christ himself tells you-that the whole counsel of God has been revealed to you in your Bible, and that the way of salvation is so plain that even a babe in Christ' may know the truth. These men tell you NO

a new revelation is necessary-it has been made-we are the people appointed to bring it, and unless you believe it you must be damned. Now the simple question is, Which will you believe, St. Paul and St. John or Joseph Smith,-Jesus Christ or these mad deceivers ?

"These things, you see, are contrary to God's word; and, had I room, I could give you numberless other instances in which these men contradict the Bible; but what will you think of the matter when I tell you that they not only contradict the Bible, but deny that it is the pure word of God, and do away with it altogether? Read their own words (Sec. 47. p.1): Behold I say unto you that all old covenants have I caused to be done away in this thing, and this is a new and everlasting covenant.'

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for ever,' and after the power of an endless life.' The Spirit through whom he offered himself, is said (vii, 16), to be eternal; the redemption he secured is called everlasting;' the perfectness of the worshipper, as to conscience, was 'continual;' the cleansing was once for all.' Then what is this new and everlasting covenant that is now brought in by the setting up of this thing-this New Church? The truth is, the Bible stood in the way of these deceivers, and therefore they were obliged to deny it at any hazard, or they could not have taught the falsehoods they now teach you. I bring no charge against these men which I am not able to prove from their own writings. Read the following passage, and judge for yourselves: (Page 33) 'And the angel of the Lord said unto me, it (that is the Bible) contained the plainness of the gospel of the Lord......wherefore these things go forth from the Jews in purity, but

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after they go forth by the hand of the twelve apostles of the Lamb, thou seest the foundation of an abominable church, more abominable than other churches, for behold they have taken away from the gospel many parts which are plain and most precious; nevertheless......I will manifest myself unto thy seed, that they shall write many things that I shall minister unto them...and in them shall be written my Gospel,'-that is the Book of Mormon.

"Now, my Friends, after these men have taken away your Bible, and told you that it is so corrupt that it is no longer God's word, perhaps you would like to know what doctrines they teach you in place of these corrupt doctrines of the Bible. It would be a hateful and a useless task to go through all the folly and blasphemy that is put forth in their books in the shape of doctrine, but I will give you a few specimens:-of faith they say,-(Sect. 1, p. 16), Faith is the principle by which Jehovah works. Take away this principle and he would cease to exist. God spake, and worlds came into order by reason of the faith that was in him.'

"So God could not have created the world if he had not faith. Faith in whom? St. Paul, if you recollect, says, Faith cometh by hearing,' and that it is the gift of God;' but the Latter-day Saints tell you Faith is to be acquired by the sacrifice of all things,' and by the knowledge of doing what is well-pleasing to God.' So the Bible tells you 'good works are the fruits of faith ;'-the Latterday Saint says, 'No, faith is the fruit of good works and mortification?' Again, the apostle's answer to the question, 'What must I do to be saved?' was 'Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved;' but these lying records teach very different doctrine; they say (Sec. 7, p. 9), 'If we can find a saved being, we shall understand what all others must be to be saved. Now Christ is a saved

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being. How is he saved? Because he is just and holy.' Now if this blasphemy means any thing, it must mean that Jesus Christ was saved by his good works, and that every man must be saved by works of righteousness which he has done;' and, in fact, the whole doctrine of the Book of Mormon virtually does away with the Atonement made by the blood of Christ, and sets up sundry dippings and declarations, and our own good deeds, as our Saviours. Take but a few examples: (Book of Mormon, page 619) Be perfected in Christ and deny yourselves of all ungodliness; and if you do this, and love God with all your hearts, &c., THEN is his grace sufficient for you. That is, unless you first save yourselves, God is not able to save you. Again, (Page 614) The fulfilling the commandments bringeth remission of sins.' (Page 160), Continue in fasting and prayer, and endure unto the end, and ye shall be saved.'

"It would be idle to place before you more of the folly which these deceivers teach in the shape of doctrine; but, after what you have seen, you will not be surprised to find both disloyalty and inhumanity in their books. You, my friends, have been taught to think,

Fear God, honour the king,' 'Let every one be subject unto the higher powers,' part of the revealed will of God; but if you follow this new delusion, you must learn a very different doctrine. The Book of Mormon tells you (Ch. 13, p. 230), Because all men are not just; it is not expedient that ye should have kings to rule over you.' Ye cannot dethrone an iniquitous king, save through much contention and bloodshed.' 'I desire that this irregularity (between kings and subjects) should be no more in the land, and this land be a land of liberty.'

"Now would you believe that these men, who thus preach Treason under the cloak of religion, can uphold Slavery too, when it suits their purpose?

about to communicate to his servants things to come.

VI.-His conduct, in providence, till the Church is removed; and the state of the earth at that time.

VII. The seal of a new witness, and display of the place to which the former part of it was removed.

VIII. and IX.-The manner of the commencement and progress of the providential judgments of the Lord. Thus far, all was known only to the Church.

X.-The introduction, as connected with the above new witness standing in Jerusalem, of fresh testimony to all men.

XI.-Witness for God in Jerusalem;-its termination by the beast ;and God's judgment.

XII. The secret of the origin of the beast.

XIII.-History of his appearance and connections.

In connection

with xi. 7.

XIV. The passing of the redeemed 144,000, through warnings, to judgment, in the harvest and vintage.

XV.-Preparation for its filling-up; as the display of the Lord God Almighty's estimate of these 144,000's service for him, as King of Nations.

XVI. The filling-up of the wrath of God,-narrated in detail only so far as the vindication of the throne of God is concerned-the rest being as the Son of man's.

XVII. and XVIII.-The judgment of the great whore, with the explanation of her mystery,

XIX. 1-5.-Heaven's recognition of this. 6-10.-The bride gets ready. 10-21. The Son of man's judgment on the beast, his kings, and the pale of profession.

XX. The binding of Satan, and its results; the first resurrection: giving together the dispensational form of the Millennium; 7, its close in the loosing of Satan, and a general rebellion, with its and his judgment.

XX. 11 to XXI. 1-8.-The great white throne-the general resurrection and final judgment-new heavens

and earth, with the tabernacle of God come down, and all its attendant blessings.

XXI. 9 to XXII. 1—5.—The internal view of the tabernacle of God, as enjoyed by the saints in the millennium ;-close of the book.

AMERICAN PRAYER-BOOK.

THE Book of Common Prayer (as it is called), as used by the Episcopal church of America, is in substance the same as that in use in England. Many, however, of the parts which had most tried those who have consciences among the clergy in England, it was deemed well to alter a little. The alterations, ere adopted, are said to have been submitted to the archbishop of Canterbury and fifteen of the English bishops. We cannot vouch for the truth of this statement, though we believe it, from the high character of the quarter whence it came, to be true. Among the alterations is the following in the funeral service:

"Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God, in his wise providence, to take out of this world the soul of our deceased brother, we therefore commit his body to the ground, earth to earth, &c. &c., looking for the general resurrection in the last day, and the life of the world to come, through our Lord Jesus Christ, at whose second coming in glorious majesty to judge the world, the earth and the sea shall give up their dead, and the corruptible bodies of those who sleep in him shall be changed and made like unto his own glorious body; according to the mighty working whereby he is able to subdue all things unto himself." So, in the next prayer, after Our Father, " we give thee hearty thanks for thanks for the good examples of all those thy servants, who, having finished their course in faith, do now rest from their labours, and we beseech thee that we, with all those that are departed," &c.

The Baptismal service is essentially the same in all evil.