Tehe Jews as a nation will not go to the land
of Jerrusalem & when Jesus Christ comes the
Jews will No more be his people. I will admit
that the Jews will go with the other Nations
against Jerrusalem to Battle against the Lord
& his Saints & fight against Jerrusalem &
the Lord shall go forth & fight against the
Nations & the Jews among the rest & that the
Jews will fight agains Jerrusalem if the Jews
ever go to Jerrusalem they will not go as Jews
but all Christians as Christ Body &c &c
The above was the arguments presented by
the milerite to do away with the literal fulfill-
ment of the Bible concerning the return of
the Jews & the rebuilding of Jerrusalem.
But most of his arguments were fals &
groundless
In the Afternoon we met with the Saints
In the Canaanite Church in Julia Ann St
about 300 Saints were present, meeting
was opened by Elder Grant & Elder B. Young
Addressed the congregation to considerable
length & laid a good foundation among other
things said, that a man or woman may ask
of God & get a witness & testimony from God
concerning any work or messenger that is sent
unto them But if a person asks for a thing that
does not concern him, such as governing the
Church what shall the prophet or the Twelve
do &c he will not get an answer if he does it
will not be from God.
He also remarked in
conversation or inquired who had the Melchezedek
priesthood that if any in the Church had it he did not
know it For any person to have the fulness of that
The Jews as a nation will not go to the land
of Jerrusalem & when Jesus Christ comes the
Jews will No more be his people. I will admit
that the Jews will go with the other Nations
against Jerrusalem to battle against the Lord
& his Saints & fight against Jerrusalem &
the Lord shall go forth & fight against the
Nations & the Jews among the rest & that the
Jews will fight agains Jerrusalem if the Jews
ever go to Jerrusalem they will not go as Jews
but all Christians as Christ body &c &c
The above was the arguments presented by
the milerite to do away with the literal fulfillment of the Bible concerning the return of
the Jews & the rebuilding of Jerrusalem.
But most of his arguments were fals &
groundless
In the afternoon we met with the Saints
In the Canaanite Church in Julia Ann St
about 300 Saints were present, meeting
was opened by Elder Grant & Elder B. Young
addressed the congregation to considerable
length & laid a good foundation among other
things said, that a man or woman may ask
of God & get a witness & testimony from God
concerning any work or messenger that is sent
unto them. But if a person asks for a thing that
does not concern him, such as governing the
Church what shall the prophet or the Twelve
do &c he will not get an answer if he does it
will not be from God.
He also remarked in
conversation or inquired who had the Melchezedek
priesthood that if any in the Church had it he did not
know it For any person to have the fulness of that
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