from God, and while every event that transpires
around us, in evidence of the truth of them,
and an index that the great and terrible day
of the Lord is near, we intreat the philanthro-
pist, the moralist and the honorable men of
all creeds, and sects, to read our publications,
to examine the Bible, the Book of Mormon and
the , and listen to the , and judge whether we are enti-
tled to the credit of the world, for honest motives
and true principles.
A cloud of bad omen seems to hang
over this generation. Men start up at the im-
pulse of the moment and defy and outstrip all
law, while the destroyer is also abroad in the
earth wasting flesh without measure and
none can stay his course. In the midst
of such portentious times, we feel an anxious
desire to prepare, and help others prepare for
coming events; and we candidly believe
that no honest man will put forth his
hand to stop the work of the Lord, or persecute
the Saints.
In the name of Jesus, we entreat the peo-
ple of this nation to pause before they reject
the words of the Lord, or his servants: These,
like all flesh, may be imperfect "But God is
from God, and while every event that transpires
around us, in evidence of the truth of them,
and an index that the great and terrible day
of the Lord is near, we intreat the philanthropist, the moralist and the honorable men of
all creeds, and sects, to read our publications,
to examine the Bible, the Book of Mormon and
the Commandments, and listen to the fulness
of the gospel, and judge whether we are entitled to the credit of the world, for honest motives
and true principles.
A cloud of bad omen seems to hang
over this generation. Men start up at the impulse of the moment and defy and outstrip all
law, while the destroyer is also abroad in the
earth wasting flesh without measure and
none can stay his course. In the midst
of such portentious times, we feel an anxious
desire to prepare, and help others prepare for
coming events; and we candidly believe
that no honest man will put forth his
hand to stop the work of the Lord, or persecute
the Saints.
In the name of Jesus, we entreat the people of this nation to pause before they reject
the words of the Lord, or his servants: These,
like all flesh, may be imperfect "But God is