"Strange! Your Apostle St. Paul says, 'the eye cannot cay to the ear, I have no need of thee; nor the head to the foot, I have no need of thee.' But shall we not receive these gifts if we believe in Jesus, repent and are baptized?" "No." "Oh, you have a friend here, I see who is also a Christian minister. Do you believe in the same book, sir?" "Yes." "Do you believe in the same doctrine?" "No." "But do you get yours from the same book?" "Yes." "And does it teach you differently?" "We believe differently." "But you have, we perceive, another friend here; is he also a minister?" "Yes." "Which of your doctrines does he believe?" "Neither." "Do you all believe the Bible?" "Yes." "Do you believe it to be true or false?" "True." "Does a true book teach three different ways [of salvation]?" "Those are our opinions." "Oh, I thought you had come to teach us truth; if opinions are all, we have plenty of them already and can dispense with your services." When the discussion turned upon the doctrines and authority of his opponents, he made short work of it. He proved very clearly that they were without authority to act in the name of God; that their doctrines were out of harmony with the scriptures and their religion a mere form of Godliness without the power thereof. To his statements and arguments they refused to reply, but still continued harping on the character of Joseph Smith. Paying no heed to their vain repetition of the slanderous charges against the Prophet, to which he had once made answer, he continued to unmercifully bombard their religious citadels, until, seeing them tumbling about their ears, the reverend gentlemen sought safety in flight. The following is, in part, the bombardment before which they finally fled: