them alone; dont hurt them, how will the
serpant ever loose its vermin, while the servants
of God possess the same dispasition, and con-
tinue to make war upon him. Men must become
humble before the brute creation, and when
men lose their virtuous dispasition, and seek
to destroy the animal race, the lion and the
lamb can dwell together, and the suckling
child play with the serpant in safety.["] The brother-
in took the serpants carefully on sticks, and
carried them acrossed the creek. I exhorted the
brotherin not to kill a serpant, bird, or
animal of any kind during our journey,
unless it was nessary to preserve ourselves from
hunger. I had frequently spoken upon this
subject, when on a certain occasion I came
up to the brotherin who were watching a
squrrel on a tree, and to prove them, and
to know if they whould heed my council.
I took one of their guns, shot the squrrel
and passed on, leaving the squrrel on the
ground. Br. Orson Hyde, who was just behind
came up, picked up the squrrel and said,
"We will cook this, that nothing may be
lost." I percieved that the brotherin under-
stood what I sayed it for, and in their
practice gave more heed to my percept, than

them alone; dont hurt them, how will the serpant ever loose its vermin, while the servants of God possess the same dispasition, and continue to make war upon him. Men must become humble before the brute creation, and when men lose their virtuous dispasition, and seek to destroy the animal race, the lion and the lamb can dwell together, and the suckling child play with the serpant in safety." The brotherin took the serpants carefully on sticks, and carried them acrossed the creek. I exhorted the brotherin not to kill a serpant, bird, or animal of any kind during our journey, unless it was nessary to preserve ourselves from hunger. I had frequently spoken upon this subject, when on a certain occasion I came up to the brotherin who were watching a squrrel on a tree, and to prove them, and to know if they whould heed my council. I took one of their guns, shot the squrrel and passed on, leaving the squrrel on the ground. Br. Orson Hyde, who was just behind came up, picked up the squrrel and said, "We will cook this, that nothing may be lost." I percieved that the brotherin understood what I sayed it for, and in their practice gave more heed to my percept, than