“ For no man with his eyes open can admit both books to have come from God. Admitting the Bible now received to have come from God, it is impossible that the Book of Mormon came from the same Author. For the following reasons: —
1. Smith, its real author, as ignorant and impudent a knave as ever wrote a book, betrays the cloven foot in basing his whole book upon a false fact, or a pretended fact, which makes God a liar. It is this:—With the Jews God made a covenant at Mount Sinai, and instituted a priesthood, and a high priesthood. ”

“ We have yet to be informed when the Lord said that he would not fill another house with his glory, as he did that at Jerusalem, or when he ever said that the descendants of Joseph should be cursed, if they should build another like that, when enjoying the promised blessing, made to them by the mouth of God, through Moses, that they should possess the ends of the earth. ”

“ We know that the prejudice is so great in many places, that the people will not come out to hear, but wherever this gospel is preached in plainness, and a hearing is once had, the truth almost invariably finds more or less who love its heavenly influence and are willing to follow its teachings. ”

“ C. says David desired to be a door—keeper, after he was gathered to his fathers, says: "But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, the heaven, and heavens of heavens cannot contain thee."
Now, if God's presence and glory fill the heavens, is he not sufficient to fill more than one small house like that built at Jerusalem? and has not a man, endowed with the holy priesthood, after the order of Melchisedek, authority to build a house to the honor of HIS name, and especially, when the worship of that at Jerusalem was corrupted, or it thrown down? ”

“ If, in the days of our Lord on earth, men were called unfit for the kingdom because they desired to spend a few hours, or days, to take leave of their friends, after being called, or volunteering to proclaim salvation, what shall we say, in the last days, when the world is perishing for lack of vision, and every thing declares the near approach of the great day, when we see some possessed of a large share of mental endowments, and abundance of the riches of this world, seating themselves quietly, and fairing sumptuously every day? ”

“ We are acquainted with many men, whose earthly income is very small, who have wives and children, and all as dear as the dearest in this life, and they are found in the field almost constantly. Will such men reap a reward? Ask our Master—"There is no man that has left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands for my sake, or the gospel's but he shall receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions ”

“ The work in that region seems to be prosperous, and we may say, as we have frequently had occasion to say, we are reminded of Paul's vision, when he saw a man who said, "Come over into Macedonia and help us!"—We seldom hear from any part of our own country, without the same cry being reiterated in our ears; and we often ask, when will the time arrive, or will it ever, that the number of laborers shall be equal to the harvest? ”

“ We are aware of the saying of Paul, on the subject of providing for one's own house, in his first letter to Timothy, but this does not say that those whose houses are provided for, in the providence of our Lord, with all the luxuries of this world, are to come forward with this plea, and flatter themselves that they are doing the will of God. ”

“ Letter from Elder S. Carter to J. Carter We have just been favored with the perusal of a letter from Elder S. Carter, to his brother, J. Carter, of this place, which gives the pleasing intelligence of the spread of truth in the western part of Illinois. We have previously received letters from the same neighborhood from elders G. M. Hinkle and H. Green, from which extracts have heretofore been given; but it appears that our brethren are constantly administering the word of life to the people, many of whom are disposed to hear. ”

“ And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they minister unto me in the priest's office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations. We quote this passage because Mr. C. says, that it was only "while ever the temple stood, or till the Messiah came." Israel's God takes a longer stretch than this Rev. gentleman. He says "throughout their generations." If the literal descendants of Aaron are no more, then this priesthood is lost from Israel, unless God bestows it upon another family ”

“ As this gentlemen makes high professions as a Reformer, and is some tenacious that his sentiments are to pervade the earth before the final end of darkness, we think, or at least hope, our readers will pardon our digress from ordinary matters, to give this modern apostle a passing notice. ”

“ We think (if our humble opinion is worth any thing) that men ought to be certain that they are called to the work of the ministry and then go forward with the zeal and perseverence becoming the importance of this high profession. ”

“ Place Joseph in the land of Canaan and never suffer his descendants to go out, and then set him to push the people together to [from] the ends of the earth, and if you do not see a new thing under the sun, it will be because the Millen [n] ial Harbinger has gathered Israel from the four winds, and left them all standing where they now are! ”

“ The people in Freedom and vicinity, have long desired some of the faithful elders to visit them, whether they will be accommodated or not, we cannot say, but we hope that the approaching conference will be beneficial to the good cause. ”

“ He however appointed meetings, and continued to proclaim the gospel of our Lord, and hold up the truth to a dying people with as much zeal as before. This was honorable, it was commendable. The more wicked a people, the more need they have of the gospel ”