History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Volume 3Smith, Joseph, Jr.
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History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Volume 3
Smith, Joseph, Jr.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844
No, nor can any other people that now lives, or ever did live. But
God can raise the dead, through man as an instrument.
Ninth--"What signs does Joseph Smith give of his divine mission?"
The signs which God is pleased to let him give, according as His
wisdom thinks best, in order that He may judge the world agreeably
to His own plan.
Tenth--"Was not Joseph Smith a money digger?"
Yes, but it was never a very profitable job for him, as he only got
fourteen dollars a month for it.
Eleventh--"Did not Joseph Smith steal his wife?"
Ask her, she was of age, she can answer for herself.
Twelfth--"Do the people have to give up their money when they join
his Church?"
No other requirement than to bear their proportion of the expenses
of the Church, and support the poor.
Thirteenth--"Are the Mormons abolitionists?"
No, unless delivering the people from priestcraft, and the priests
from the power of Satan, should be considered abolition. But we do
not believe in setting the negroes free.
Fourteenth--"Do they not stir up the Indians to war, and to commit
depredations?"
No, and they who reported the story knew it was false when they
put it in circulation. These and similar reports are palmed upon
the people by the priests, and this is the only reason why we ever
thought of answering them.
Fifteenth--"Do the Mormons baptize in the name of 'Joe' Smith?"
No, but if they did, it would be as valid as the baptism
administered by the sectarian priests.
Sixteenth--"If the Mormon doctrine is true, what has become of all
those who died since the days of the Apostles?"
All those who have not had an opportunity of hearing the Gospel,
and being administered unto by an inspired man in the flesh, must
have it hereafter, before they can be finally judged.
Seventeenth--"Does not 'Joe' Smith profess to be Jesus Christ?"
No, but he professes to be His brother, as all other Saints have
done and now do: Matt., xii:49, 50, "And He stretched forth His
hand toward His disciples and said, Behold my mother and my
brethren; {30} for whosoever shall do the will of my Father, which
is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother."
Eighteenth--"Is there anything in the Bible which licenses you to
believe in revelation now-a-days?"
Is there anything that does not authorize us to believe so? If
there is, we have, as yet, not been able to find it.
Nineteenth--"Is not the canon of the Scriptures full?"
If it is, there is a great defect in the book, or else it would
have said so.
Twentieth--"What are the fundamental principles of your religion?"
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