“ God never annexed a cheering promise to any but his truly faithful followers. He has commanded all, not only to believe on him, but to love and serve him. He has also kindly added the true test by which we shall know them that love him; "Whoso doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother. He that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?" ”

“ They are of their father, the devil, and his works they will do; and unless they repent, they must inevitably perish in some of the calamities that shall be poured out upon the ungodly.—It is vain in us to pretend to the religion of Jesus Christ, and his apostles, unless we have the same spirit that was in them. It is worse than in vain—it is worse than common plunder, it is sacrilege to claim the promises addressed to his ancient worthies, unless we have, at least, the same spirit, the same mind, and a degree of the like precious faith. ”

“ And though the word has been preached to thousands, and many obeyed, yet many millions are yet in ignorance; yes, many in darkness. The only marvel is, that God should have mercy on a corrupt generation, and condescend to bring light and truth to light for their salvation. It is no marvel that men should reject it: this was always the case, because their deeds were evil.
Men labor for different objects, with a view to accomplish different purposes—some ambition, some pride, some money, and some power—but the few to save men. ”

“ That principle which actuates the children of men to revile, ridicule, calumniate and destroy the peace of one another, be-cause they take the liberty to think for themselves in matters of religion, is certainly from beneath, and not from above, I care not how much christian zeal such may pretend to have: I hesitate not to say, and I feel warranted from the scriptures of truth, that their religion is vain and their faith is also vain. ”

“ If Moses and the prophets, Christ and his apostles, were the real authors of the bible, chiefly revealed and written on the continent of Asia, was not the book of Mormon also written by men who were divinely inspired by the Holy Spirit, on the continent of America? And did not Jesus Christ as truly appear on the continent of America, after his resurrection, and choose twelve apostles to preach his gospel ”

“ To—day the church in this place assembled, and were addressed on the great and important subject of salvation by brother JARED CARTER, followed by brother SIDNEY RIGDON. The cheering truths ably and eloquently advanced by these brethren were like "apples of gold in baskets of silver."—The saints listened with attention, after which bread was broken, and we offered another memorial to our Lord that we remembered him.
I must close for the present: my candle is quite extinguished, and all nature seems locked in silence, shrouded in darkness, and enjoying that repose so necessary to this life. ”

“ No men in their sober senses, could translate and write the directions given to the Nephites, from the mouth of the Savior, of the precise manner in which men should build up his church, and especially, when corruption had spread an uncertainty over all forms and systems practiced among men, without desiring a privilege of showing the willingness of the heart by being buried in the liquid grave, to answer a "good conscience by the resurrection of Jesus Christ." ”

“ We do not despise the principles of civil nor religious liberty, nor question the propriety of maintaining them, even by force—for these are dear to all; but we do question the righteousness and union of that people, who, by their creeds profess to be ONE ”

“ One in-dividual purchased a book of Mormon, notwithstanding Mr. Ellmer's bitter cry of "Joe Smith," and "false prophets;" and will thus have a privilege of hearing the truth, though he may be separated far from those who have authority to administer the ordinances of the everlasting gospel. May heaven inspire his heart to seek diligently until he obtains a certain knowledge of the kingdom of our God in these last days! ”

“ No; nor has this earth power to give the joy, to bestow the peace, or comprehend the wisdom which was contained in each sentence as they were delivered by the power of the Holy Spirit! Man may deceive his fellow man; deception may follow deception, and the children of the wicked one may have power to seduce the foolish and untaught, till nought but fiction feeds the many, and the fruit of falsehood carries in its current the giddy to the grave ”

“ This, in short, is our belief, and we stand ready to defend it upon its own foundation when ever it is assailed by men of character and respectability.—And while we act upon these broad principles, we trust in God that we shall never be confounded!
Neither shall we wait for opposition; but with a firm reliance upon the justice of such a course, and the propriety of disseminating a knowledge of the same, we shall endeavor to persuade men to turn from error and vain speculation; investigate the plan which heaven has devised for our salvation ”

“ And with this certainty before their eyes, men pass on in thoughtlessness until death here closes their existence; but they are within the power of a just God, and so are all, and there we are willing to leave them; but in the prospects of the saints we have consolation and that joy to which this world are strangers. ”

“ Two brethren of the same church; yea, teachers, assuming the dignity of elders, rise with a zeal heated to that degree, to oppose the opinion of another man, that one said kingdom of God had existed on the earth, with all its gifts and graces, ever since the apostles, and the other said that it had not existed on earth since that time! Mr. McDorman said the kingdom of God did exist on the earth, with all its gifts and graces, but there were neither prophets nor revelators, neither would there be till the coming of Christ! ”

“ If when he was rich and possessed all things, for our sakes became poor, that we through his poverty might be made rich, so should we take joyfully the spoiling of our goods, if the sacrifice become necessary, for the furtherance of his cause, for the reason before adduced, "the same mind should be in us that was in Christ Jesus." ”

“ With these reflections, then, we cannot but deem it unsafe for men to enter the field of controversy against their opponants [opponents] in principle, except they are assured of the correctness of their own system: this would be dangerous; and to avoid the evil arising from such an order of things, we shall not attempt
to correct others upon the principles of salvation, not knowing firstly that our foundation is sure.
That our principles may be fully known we here state them briefly:
We believe in God, and his Son Jesus Christ. We believe that God, from the beginning, revealed himself to man ”

“ I labored in Canada about two months, and preached the gospel to many hundreds of souls whom I must meet at the bar of God when the secrets of all hearts are revealed; where those who now believe and have faith to become the sons of God, will receive an immortal crown. I baptized two persons at Mount Pleasant, which increased the church in that place to 43. The country is pleasantly situated; the soil fertile, and the people very hospitable to strangers. ”

“ If such can be found, I pledge myself to show you words without sense, and sounds without signification.—Though we are surrounded by a wicked and perverse generation, we should refrain from every thing that is not sanctioned by the word of God, or emanates from that pure principle of holiness that actuated our divine Master. ”

“ When they are requested to listen to truth which they can neither gainsay nor resist, they turn from it in a fit of anger or contempt. The one general language of such conduct, is "Lord, I thank thee that I am not as other men," &c. Ask them to prove your system untrue, and they will readily salute your ears with the familiar expression of false prophets and false teachers, without adducing even a shadow of proof to convince you of your error. ”

“ But his name be praised! his word is sown in Canada; it has taken root in good ground, and it will grow in spite of all the priests of satan; for although they have made a league with death and hell, and are bound with strong cords, their house shall fall: it is divided, and it cannot stand! ”

“ Judging from the size of the timber and the appearance of the soil, a stranger will not consider this part of the Territory to be superior, by no means, to many parts of New York and Ohio.—I am not disposed to judge the whole Territory from the small part that I have seen, because I am informed by credible men, that it affords far better ”

“ There are such as say they love God, but in works they deny him, being proud, boasters, heady, high minded, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God. They speak evil of the things which they know not, substituting their own traditions, or the creeds of men, for the pure word of the Most High. ”

“ If money and priests were sufficient to convert a people, one would suppose that the Spaniards lacked nothing to render their conversion certain, as 28,249 houses of ordinary size would be sufficient to entertain the whole kingdom at once; and 159,322 clergy, would give over five to a congregation. Taking this into consideration, with the religious tax annually paid, of fifty millions, one might ask, "What lack they yet?" ”

“ On reflecting further, it was as easily to be seen, that amid the great strife and noise concerning religion, none had authority from God to administer the ordinances of the gospel. For, the q [u] estion might be asked, have men authority to administer in the name of Christ, who deny revelations? when his testimony is no less than the spirit of prophecy? and his religion based, built, and sustained by immediate revelations in all ages of the world, when he has had a people on earth? ”

“ Whether this was correct or incorrect I am unable to say; but in the apparent hurry to leave the harbor she took a quantity of baggage and put out before giving time for the passengers to arrive. So much for the accommodation of men employed to manage Steam Boats upon our Lake—This was the "Daniel Webster!" After being hailed several times she put back and shipped her passengers, which seemed to amend, in a degree, the feeling which otherwise must evidently have arisen in the mind of every beholder. ”

“ Our progress from Grand River to Cleveland was slow, having a strong head wind, which blew, at times, almost a gale. At Cleveland we made a short stop, leaving several passengers, baggage, and merchandise.
Cleveland is a pleasantly situated town at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River, and is improving. The Canal from the south has increased its trade, and it now affords a market. The harbor is good, and was built at considerable expense.
There is an increase of population, and many foreigners of late, have taken residence in the town and vicinity—Swiss, and German. ”

“ It is certainly evident that if the same mind was in us that was in our divine Master, we should do good unto all as we had opportunity.—We should not render evil for evil, nor reviling for reviling, to any man. ”

“ Detroit is a small town on the West bank of the River of the same name; is pleasantly situated, and is improving; and while the emigration continues to the middle part of the Territory, must continue. ”

“ Yes, these few good things and the "praise of men" is all these faithful stewards get per year for their hard labor in this small pious village, while some of their pious communicants, with our other town paupers, are fed and clothed at the enormous sum of 54 cents per week, which was the auction price of those who bid them off. ”

“ Fairport is an excellent harbor, and affords a safe moorage for shipping.—Government has expended a considerable amount in extending its Piers several rods into the Lake, at the end of which a small Light House is now being finished to render the ingress of vessels more easy during the dark gales to which this Lake is subject. ”

“ After writing the account given of the Savior's ministry to the remnant of the seed of Jacob, upon this continent, it was easily to be seen, as the prophet said would be, that darkness covered the earth and gross darkness the minds of the people. ”

“ A gentleman present (a methodist preacher by profession) said, that any man acquainted with his bible would be ready to admit the correctness of what had been quoted.—The poor man soon found that the company discovered his ignorance, and also his anger, as he soon turned from us with a loud boast and an important swell, as another methodist priest from England had done a short time previous, after being shown the weakness of his own argument by our brother H. Smith. ”

“ The Lord, who is rich in mercy, and ever willing to answer the consistent prayer of the humble, after we had called upon him in a fervent manner, aside from the abodes of men, condescended to manifest to us his will. ”

“ Boats and other craft generally touch at this place, on their passage to and from the upper Lakes.
A stage runs daily from Detroit to this place, though the mail but once a week. At 8 A. M. we took passage. The face of the country for several miles is low and wet, and the timber not the largest; and were one to judge as in other places, he would be led to conclude it an unhealthy part of our land.
As you pass farther, the ground is more elevated, though by no means high. ”

“ Fairport probably takes the lead in forwarding, but Richmond is fast on the increase, and has several extensive stores which afford most kinds of merchandise consumed in the country, very cheap. Farmers generally find a certain market for their produce, and a large extent of country south receive their eastern merchandise at the two places. ”