=4. The Seal of Martyrdom.=--"The highest evidence of sincerity that a man can give his fellow-men,--the highest proof that he has spoken the truth in any given case--is that he perseveres in it unto death, and seals his testimony with his blood.... So important did such a testimony become in the estimation of Paul, that he said 'Where a testament is there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.' (Heb. ix, 16-17.) In the light of this principle, and when the importance of the great testimony which he bore to the world is taken into account, it is not to be wondered at that Joseph Smith was called upon to affix the broad seal of martyrdom to his life's work. Something of incompleteness in his work would likely have been complained of had this been lacking; but now, not so; his character of prophet was rounded out to complete fulness by his falling a martyr under the murderous fire of a mob at Carthage in the State of Illinois."--Elder B. H. Roberts, in "_A New Witness for God_," pp. 477-478. =5. Joseph Smith; Further References.=--For biography, see "_The Life of Joseph Smith, the Prophet_," by Pres. George Q. Cannon. See also "_Divine Authority, or the question, Was Joseph Smith Sent of God?_" a pamphlet by Apostle Orson Pratt; "_Joseph Smith's Prophetic Calling_;" _Millennial Star_, Vol. XLII, pp. 164, 187, 195, 227. _Letters_, by Elder Orson Spencer to Rev. Wm. Crowell; No. 1; "_A New Witness for God_," by Elder B. H. Roberts.