The only manuscript of Solomon Spaulding's yet found is the one recently discovered in Honolulu, Sandwich Islands; but concerning this, Rev. Sereno E. Bishop, of Honolulu, says: "Unlike the 'Book of Mormon,' the Spaulding manuscript is not sham Hebraistic, but in ordinary English. It contains perhaps no quotations from the Bible, unlike the other, which transfers large portions of Isaiah and other books. Both devise a number of uncouth names for their characters; both record a series of desperate wars; both narrate a voyage across the Atlantic in ancient times and a settlement in North America." Evidently the "Book of Mormon" was not copied from _that manuscript_, and the Mormons welcomed it as disproving the Spaulding origin of their sacred book, and have had an edition of it published. 5. Those who believe in the swindling theory will only say that _Spaulding had more than one manuscript_, and the one recently found is not the one that the "Book of Mormon" was taken from. Besides, the similarity of names and the account of the wars mentioned in this manuscript and the "Book of Mormon" would go far to substantiate the idea that _the "Book of Mormon" was copied from some manuscript of Spaulding's_. But, again, it may be said that there is no doubt that Joseph Smith was at one time in the employ of the brother of Mrs. Spaulding, at whose house she was then residing, just after her husband's death. Of course he heard all the talk of the house, and much was said concerning the romance by Solomon Spaulding, which all regarded as wonderful both in style and substance. This talk would naturally make a great impression upon the superstitious mind of Smith. He would be very apt to take it as absolute truth, and _without seeing the manuscript at all_, was prepared to use what he knew of it in getting up one of the greatest delusions in the history of modern times. 6. Moreover, there can be no question at all concerning the fact that his mind was strangely exercised by the popular religious movement that swept through the country at that time, and his imaginative and superstitious mind was deeply impressed by the eloquence of the different evangelists. He became familiar with biblical language, and followed the inclination of those about him to listen to any new-fangled doctrine; and surely the religious teachings of the "Book of Mormon" are positive evidence of the strongest character that the mind of Smith and his coadjutors were greatly influenced by the doctrinal questions that were being agitated at that time in Central New York--Calvinism, Universalism, Methodism, Millerism, Romanism, Campbellism, and other _isms_.