I made mention to you respecting the Church in
I have since learned that that Church principly had mo[ved]
to . But as I feel a great interest for your prosperyts [prosperity]
Salvation & Eternal interest of all my relatives I wish you
would read the the paper published at
Ohio inasmuch as you have time & opportunity by that
you will in some degree have if a chance of investigating the
subject. I send our Parents the paper Brother
when we take into consideration the Ancient order of [them]
& compare it with the presant generation on what ground
do they stand whare is that principelds Holiness. Order gifts graces,
Church, faith & gospel & its affects which were among the Ancients
has God or his gospel changed, they have not see 1st Cor 12:13, 14 chapter
Ethe. 4 ch 11, 12, 13, vs Gal. 1 ch. 8, 9, Vs Let a man now Preach the same gospel [an]d
that & the rest of the Apostles taught & his name at once will be cast out
as evil among men Let him now contend for that faith once delivered
to the Saints before this unbelieving generation & who would receieve him not
the mithey, the rich, the noble, the wise of the day whare is the honest enquirer after
truth that cannot see the faith the Ancients Saints possessed it was by faith
that the worlds were framed God spake chaos herd. & worlds came into order by reason of
the faith their was in HIM. So with man al^s^o—he spake by faith in the name of God, and the
sun stood still, the moon obeyed, mountains removed, prisons fell, lions mouths were closed,
the human heart lost its enmity, fire its violence, armies their power, the sword its terror,
and death its dominion, and all this by reason of the faith which was in them. Had it not be[en] [page torn]
for the faith which was in man, they might have spoken to the sun, the moon, the mo [page torn]
prisons, lions, the human heart, fire, armies, the sword, or to death in vain. This is th[e] fait[h] [page torn]
the Ancient saints. Now look around upon the religions of the day with all their mishionai[ries]
and societies bible societies tract societies sundy school unions and printing esstablishments
&c &c. yea go through all the sects in christendom which have been striving for power
during the last fifty years like so many ferocious beasts and whare will you find a man
of God whare can you find a servent of the Lord who can prevail by prayer and faith
and unstop the bottles of heaven in a droth whare will you find a mighty man that can
chase a thousand or two put ten thousand to flight. Whare will you find a man that
can say to a Dorcas In the name Jesus of Nazareth arise—and have her spirit return
and she again live Not among the catholies, not among the episcopalians, not amon[g]
the presbyterians, not among the quakers, not among the baptist, not methodists not
christians nor campbellites nor universalist no not among sect any sect for they have
ownly a form of godliness and deny the power thereof. In fact the faith of the Church
of Christ of latter day saints has not ben sufficient amid such a world of unbelief
to perform many great miracles The sick have been healed & speaking and interpeting
other tongues are common but thanks be to God if the Church continues to go from
grace to grace and from faith to faith it will soon lack no good gift and as the
Lord is the same in time and in eternity yesterday to day & forever if we as saints
are pure before him what Enoch saw we can see what Moses did we can do what
Peter had we can have what the saints endured, we can endure and what
the righteous receieve we shall receieve. Glorious prospect What Joy to come O I wan[t]
a world of words—a univers of praise & an eternity of gratitude to thank the Lord for
what he has done and will do for those who love and serve him faithfully unto the end
I want the earth deluged in prayer the heavens lit with songs and eternity filled with
Praise. We plough not the ocean for wealth we visit not foreign climes for gold we
risk not our lives among all manner of men for fame:—no the servents of Jesus Christ
go whithersoever he commands them to carry glad tidings to proclaim salvation to all
that will accept fit according to the conditions of the gospel that the kingdom of heaven
^[2 illegibles words]^ may come: yea the joyful day be usherd in when Israel shall be gatherd from the
four quarters of the earth to meet their Redeemer and have their ungodliness turn[ed]
away [FIGURE] brd [FIGURE] O that the Gentiles were wise that they understood this that they
would consider their latter end. the Bridegroom is at the door yea the signs are puttin[g]
war on in the heavens and earth of the second advent of Chris[t] which will appear in thi[s]
generation O Brother for Jesus Christ ^sake^ open your eyes and see and understand wha[t]
you read it is a day of warning and not many words for as it was in the days of
it will be when Christ comes he most assuredly will overtake this world as a thief in
the night so that no man take thy crown. [Moses 8:16-26] [1 Thessalonians 5:4] Asahel H Woodruff Willford Woodruff
I made mention to you respecting the Church in
I have since learned that that Church principly had moved
to . But as I feel a great interest for your prosperity
Salvation & Eternal interest of all my relatives I wish you
would read the the paper published at
Ohio inasmuch as you have time & opportunity by that
you will in some degree have a chance of investigating the
subject. I send our Parents the paper Brother
when we take into consideration the Ancient order of them
& compare it with the presant generation on what ground
do they stand whare is that principels Holiness. Order gifts graces,
Church, faith & gospel & its affects which were among the Ancients
has God or his gospel changed, they have not see 1st Cor 12:13, 14 chapter
Ethe. 4 ch 11, 12, 13, vs Gal. 1 ch. 8, 9, Vs Let a man now Preach the same gospel and
that & the rest of the Apostles taught & his name at once will be cast out
as evil among men Let him now contend for that faith once delivered
to the Saints before this unbelieving generation & who would receieve him not
the mithey, the rich, the noble, the wise of the day whare is the honest enquirer after
truth that cannot see the faith the Ancients Saints possessed it was by faith
that the worlds were framed God spake chaos herd. & worlds came into order by reason of
the faith their was in HIM. So with man also—he spake by faith in the name of God, and the
sun stood still, the moon obeyed, mountains removed, prisons fell, lions mouths were closed,
the human heart lost its enmity, fire its violence, armies their power, the sword its terror,
and death its dominion, and all this by reason of the faith which was in them. Had it not been page torn
for the faith which was in man, they might have spoken to the sun, the moon, the mo page torn
prisons, lions, the human heart, fire, armies, the sword, or to death in vain. This is the faith page torn
the Ancient saints. Now look around upon the religions of the day with all their mishionairies
and societies bible societies tract societies sundy school unions and printing esstablishments
&c &c. yea go through all the sects in christendom which have been striving for power
during the last fifty years like so many ferocious beasts and whare will you find a man
of God whare can you find a servent of the Lord who can prevail by prayer and faith
and unstop the bottles of heaven in a droth whare will you find a mighty man that can
chase a thousand or two put ten thousand to flight. Whare will you find a man that
can say to a Dorcas In the name Jesus of Nazareth arise—and have her spirit return
and she again live Not among the catholies, not among the episcopalians, not among
the presbyterians, not among the quakers, not among the baptist, not methodists not
christians nor campbellites nor universalist no not among sect any sect for they have
ownly a form of godliness and deny the power thereof. In fact the faith of the Church
of Christ of latter day saints has not ben sufficient amid such a world of unbelief
to perform many great miracles The sick have been healed & speaking and interpeting
other tongues are common but thanks be to God if the Church continues to go from
grace to grace and from faith to faith it will soon lack no good gift and as the
Lord is the same in time and in eternity yesterday to day & forever if we as saints
are pure before him what Enoch saw we can see what Moses did we can do what
Peter had we can have what the saints endured, we can endure and what
the righteous receieve we shall receieve. Glorious prospect What Joy to come O I want
a world of words—a univers of praise & an eternity of gratitude to thank the Lord for
what he has done and will do for those who love and serve him faithfully unto the end
I want the earth deluged in prayer the heavens lit with songs and eternity filled with
Praise. We plough not the ocean for wealth we visit not foreign climes for gold we
risk not our lives among all manner of men for fame:—no the servents of Jesus Christ
go whithersoever he commands them to carry glad tidings to proclaim salvation to all
that will accept fit according to the conditions of the gospel that the kingdom of heaven
2 illegibles words may come: yea the joyful day be usherd in when Israel shall be gatherd from the
four quarters of the earth to meet their Redeemer and have their ungodliness turned
away [FIGURE] brd [FIGURE] O that the Gentiles were wise that they understood this that they
would consider their latter end. the Bridegroom is at the door yea the signs are putting
[illegible] in the heavens and earth of the second advent of Christ which will appear in this
generation O Brother for Jesus Christ sake open your eyes and see and understand what
you read it is a day of warning and not many words for as it was in the days of
it will be when Christ comes he most assuredly will overtake this world as a thief in
the night so that no man take thy crown. Asahel H Woodruff Willford Woodruff
