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TO OUR PATRONS AND FRIRNDS.

Friends and fellow-travellers to eternity. — The light of a glorious era is dawning upon the world. The Millennial rest is at hand. That glori- ous Sabbath of Creation when the lamb and the lion shall lie down tocrether; when the cow, and the bear, shall fe>d in the same pasture ; when there shall be nothing to hurt in all God's holy mountain — in all the earth — the light of that day is beginning to shine.

We live in a day when the Lord is lifting up Hi^ hand to the Gentiles, and raising up a Standard to the Peo- ple. See Isaiah 49—22.

In a day when He is to gather Is- rael from their long dispersion to their own lands. See Romans 11, 25 to 29 -also Luke 21. 24— Daniel 12, 1. Jer. 30and3L cb. and the 11 of Jsaiah.

The Lord hath already raised up many Fi^her8 and Hunters to gather them See Jeremiah IG, 16 and Isaiah. 18 eh.

He hath set up an Ensign to the nations on a far distant land from Je- rusalem, i. e. on the American Conti- nent—the land " shadowing with \vings beyond the rivers of Ethiopia." Isaiah 11 — 12 ch. 18, 1, 2, 3 and ch. 5—26.

The Lord is gathering His Saints find setting up His Kingdom. Psalm 50—1 to 6— also Dan. 2—44 and ch. 7, 27ih V.

All nations are now invited to go \ip to the mountain of the Lord's House, to learn of His ways. See INlicah. 4 ch, and Isaiah 51 — 11.

The Dispensation of the fulness of times is now being introduced, when all things in Christ in heaven, and on the earth, are literally to be gathered together in ONE. "SeeEp. 1— 10. Ps. 50-5. Zech. 14— 5, and Rev. 20—4, 5, 6.

The fulness of the everlasting Gos- pel has been restored by an Angel. Eev. 14—6, 7.

Apostles and Prophets, Evange- lists, Pastors and Teachers, inspired of God, are again given to the

world " for the work of the ministry, for the perfecting of the Saints, and edifying of the Body of Christ." Ep. 4—11, 12 and 1 Cor. 12— 27,28, 29. And will not again be taken from the earth till the Sons of Moses and Aaron offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.

The Saints of God again enjoy the gifts of the Holy Spirit as Jesus promised to the believer. See Mark 16—15 to 18, Also 1 Cor. 12—7 to 1 1th verse.

The sick are healed by anointing with oil in the name of the Lord Jesus, and the prayer of faith. James 5 — 14 to 18.

The Ordinances of Baptism, by immersion, for the remission of sins, through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, and the laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost, are again restored to the Church, through the mercy, faithfulness, and conde- scension of our heavenly Father Math. 28—18, 19, 20. Acts 2—37. 38, 39. Also Acts 8—12, to the 20th verse.

Darkness has covered the earth, and gross darkness the minds of the people; all nations have walked af- ter their own ways, but now Zion is commanded to arise and shine, for her light is come. See Is. 60th ch.

The latter-day glory is bursting forth on the earth ; the signs of the " coming of the Son of Man al- ready make their appearance, blood, and fire, and vapors of smoke ; war?, and rumors of wars ; men's hearts failing them for fear of those things which are coming on the earth. Pestilence, famines, and earthquakes in divers places, are being manifest- ed ; the sea and the waves roaring.

All these are intimations to the faithful that the day, and the hour, is near when the " Son of Man" cometh in the clouds of heaven, with great power and glory. See JoeL 2-28 to the end Math. 24th ch. Mark 13th ch. and Luke 17—22 to the end.

In view of these great, and mighty events, we are commanded by the God

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of heaven to wake up the nations ; to call upon tiie wise viroins to trim up their lamps, for beliold ! the Bride- j^room comeih Go je out to meet him ! Math. 25— 5, 6.

With all fidelity to God, and our fellow-men we will endeavor to con- duct this " Millennial Star," that il may be a luminary of liglit to those who are silting in darkness, and a guiding beacon to the land of Zion.

With all due respect, and earnest solicitation for the welfare of my fel- low-men. I subscribe myself your liumbls servant, in the kingdom of patience.

Editor.

JOSEPH SMITH, a:S ASSASSIN.

We feel it our duty in this issue to take notice of three Tracts which are being liberally distributed in Madras, and Suburbs, by authority of the Reli- gious Tract Society here.

We do not intend noticing all the misrepresentations and falsehoods they contain, but we would direct the attention of our readers to a few, that those who love the truth may judge h6w far the general tenor of such anonymous productions are entitled to credit.

It appears to us that the author, af- ter having collected all the lies, and misrepresentations that have been published against God's work in these last days, was ashamed of his own do- ings, and afraid of the merited infamy and disgrace which an exposure would justly entitle him to, and con- sequently withheld his name. For instance, the author says in Tract No. 600, entitled " Is Mormonism True or Not," on page 7, that Joseph Smith prophesied that Ex-Governor Boggs of Missouri, his old enemy, should die within one year, and that he hired one of his *' Danite band" to fulfil his own prophecy by murdering him, and because of this a mob was so exasperated against Smith that they broke into prison and shot him : and on page 21, the author adds, "the prophet's barefaced iniquity in this matter wais not allowed to pass unno-

ticed by (he authorities, for he was apprehended on the charge of con- spiring against the life of the ex-go- vernor of Missouri, when he was shot as before related."

Now for the facts of the case. Tiie prophet Joseph Smith never was ap- prehended for murdering the ex- goveriior of Missouri, neither was the ex-governor of Missouri referred to, or any other, ever assassinated by him or his associates. We have liv- ing witnesses in this Presidency who saw Governor Boggs, the official al- luded to, in California in 1847, three years after the martyrdom of the pro- phet. And in 1852, when we were in California, ex-governor Boggs v.'as living in tliat state, and for aught we know he is still prospering in his golden speculations. Any person really desiring to know and satisfy themselves may write to California and ascertain the facts.

Now, how is it that a religious body of men can be accessory to the circulation of such barefaced false- hoods as the above ? How is it that they will sanction and distribute such libels among the people as gospel truths, and as a part of their duty as christian ministers ? Is it not be- cause their craft is in danger, and that thfy would rather believe and circulate a lie than the truth. Com- mon honesty and a humane regard for the character of our fellow-man, would dictate a careful investigation, before engaging in an enterprise to calumniate, and circulate such gross and criminal charges against an honest, upright and innocent man.

The other allegations and charges of immorality against the character of Joseph Smith with which the Tracts abound are as titterly untrue as the case in question ; but we have referred to this particular charge because we have the living witnesses on hand to prove the truth of what we have said.

We will now leave Joseph Smith and his character, for the present, in the hands of God, with this testimony that he was a virtuous man of Grod,

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true, faithful and untiring in the ser- vices of his Malccr. But says Jesus " if tliey have c;illed ilio Muster of the house Beelzebub, how much more they of his household." And, again, *' blessed are ye when they shall per- secute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake and ihe gospel's ; rejoice and be ex- ceedingly glad, for great is your re- ivard in heaven, for so persecuted they the prophets wbich were before you."

Any person wishing to read a Re- ply to the charges contained in said Tracts against the cbaracler of the Prophet and his associates may ob- tain it, as we have still a few on hand tliat were published in Calcutta. Price Us, 1-4-0.

" OUR. RELIGION."

After giving a somewhat imperfect account of the beginning of the reli- gion of Jesus Christ on page 3 of Tract 58S the author says,

" Now all these things being true as " morraoniles" aclcnowledge no less than others professing to ba Cliristiaii, there is no diiBculty ill giving a straiglitforward account of the beginning of" our religion,"

Now, whether the Author is an Episcoi)alian, or Presbyterian, or Itoman, or a Plymouth brother he does not inform us, and we are there- tore at a loss to know which of these religions he identifies with the reli- gion of Jesus. Perhaps by the term " Our Pieligion" he embraces in his extensive charity all of these clashing sects, and identifies all of them witli ibe pure religion of Jesus Christ. This WQ consider an utterly unfair position. We have first to prove that any of these religions is the reli- gion of Christ before it can rationally, or justly, be identified as one with it. We are prepared to say, and prove by the word of God, that not one of the religions mentioned is the religion of Jesus Christ, but a corruption of it.

Not one of them, save the Roman, can give even a shadow of evidence to show that their Churches were or- ganised either by the Lord himself;

his Aposths, or their legal succes- sors, and unless a new dispensation has been given to iheTn, how is it that the writer claims an identity for any of these systems with tlio religion of our Lord Jesus Christ and bis Apostles. On the same principle of reasoning, which the author refer- red to adopt to sustain the divine ori- gin of the ancient christian religion do we require the advocates of these multifarious creeds to prove the divine origin of their existence bet'ore identifying that which has no resem- bhince to the religion of Jesus with a system possessing such indubitable evidence ofiis heavenly origin.

Have any of these Churches, Apos- tles and Prophets, Evangelists, Pas- tors and Teachers qualified to teach by the gift of the Holy Ghost ? Have they the various gifts of the Church of Jesus Christ of former-day Saints, such as the word of wisdom, the word of knowledge, visions, dreams, prophecy, tongues, and the interpre- tation of tongues, healing!=, niirachs, and the ministering of holy Arigels. Do they preach fjiiib, repentance.'^and baptism by immersion for the remis- sion of sins, and the laying on of hatids for the gift of the Holy ahosf.

If these denominations not only do not possess and teach these thing?, but actually deny them, then we say that the claims made to identify these systems with the religiou of Jesus is a most unwarrantable assumption, and only indicates the arrogance of the writer, and his total ignorance of what the religiou of Jesus Christ was, and is.

V/e would like some of the learned divines of Madras to come forward and show wherein the features of their systems with ancient Chris- tianity hag any resemblance. We confess it would be an act of cha- rity in them to show us wherein the identity consists, as it was for the lack of such information that we were led to embrace the doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, We will agree ifctt that if they can point out such identity, and

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show by such evidences as may rea- soubbly be rtquirtd that any of their hysteins had a div'me origin, we will gladly embrace so easy a way of get- ting to heaven; and no longer go about witiiout purse or scrip to sus- lain the claims of" Mormonism" to a divine origin. God certainly would not raise up tuo Churches to con- tend for each others overilKow, We cannot reconcile the distractions among the various sects wiih the uni- ty required of Christ's disciples, and therefore hope that any individual possessing charity sufficient to labor for our conversion, will not attempt our conversion to all of the ?ects, but only to that one which may be deem- ed to possess the evidences which we earnestly desire to have adduced.

"Our religion." What an arro- gant assumption. The teachers of the I'eligion of Jesus Christ accom- plished their missions and taught the pe-'ple without purse or scrip. Do the ministers of the denominations reft rred to follow their example, or do they not teach for hire and make merchandize of men's souls. Some may be doing this unconcious of what they are doing. Do they claim in- spiration, or do they deny it? The teachers of ancient Christianity taught by the gifts of the Holy Ghost. See 1 Cor. 14 eh. It was in them as a epirit of prophesy, revealing things past, present, and to come. And this same Holy Ghost is promised to " all that are afar off,- even as many as the Lord our God shall call." See Acts 2—39.

Do not the ministers of that spu- rious Christianity now existing deny the power of Godliness such as the " anointing" or ** unction" from on high, by which the ancient saints were taught, and in consequence of the possession of which they were so full of light and truth that John said to them "ye need not that any man teach you." Ist John 2—27. Where is the modern church that is so richly endowed ? None but the Saints of God ever enjoyed such blessings, and such an evidence of the Divine favor.

Instead of modern proftsjors claim- ing an identity with the Religion vi Jesus Christ would it not be more honest at ouce to acknowledge their identity with those vt' whom Paul says " that they will not endure sound doctrine." See 2 Tim. 4—3, 4. More- over an identification with the mother of Harlots and abomiiaiions of the earth, and with ihe " Beast full names of blasp! amy" whose number was to be six-hundred-ihree score and six would be quite a natural and be- coming alliance.

An open acknowledgment to this effect would relieve n.ony souls from the mystic yoke of " Babylon the Great," and exonerate the religion of our Lord Jesus Christ from the ob- loquy of the distractions, strifes, and innumerable corruptions of doctrine and practice that is such a disgrace to the Christianity of the nineteenth cen- tury. The eyes of many would be opened to behold the Church of God coming, through the restored religion of Jesus Christ, out of the wilderness, fair as the mooVi, clear as the sun, and terrible to modern sectarianism as an " army with banners.''

DIVINE AUTHOraTY.

On page 10 of Tract 598 we find these sentiments : —

" Since Jesus Christ has been proved to be the son of God and both He and His Apos- tles tell us in the strongest words that de- ceivers will arise, there is every reason for suspecting the intelligence, or the honesty of auj who declares to us that he has received a revelation from God. On this clear and sim- ple ground we refuse to have any thing to

do with Mormoniem if men pretend

that they come to us with divine authority, with the same authority as the old and new Testaments, it is our duty, and for our safe- ty, to cast them away as worse thau worth- less."

It may be for the safety of an hire- ling priesthood to take this course and reject as '• worse than worthless" all who claim divine authority. As for us we only know of two kinds ot authority being referred to in the Bible, as pertaining to Priesthood. The one is earthly, sensual and de- vilish ; and the oti cr is heavenly and Divine, The Priests of the present

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day, according to the sentiments of the above extract, deny Divine Au- Ihority sucli as comes from God, and consequently are acting undrr that other kind of authority epnkeu of in ihe Bible, wliich is ''earthly, sensual, and devilish." This latter kind of authority corneth not from above.

While making these frank, open acknowledgments, they yet [iractice the mysterious inconsistency of aciinji in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. O blind inconsistency. They practically usurp all the prerogatives of a divine- ly authorised servant of God, while at the same time they denounce all as impostors who claim such a commis- sion. Cannot their hearers perceive the position they place themselves in. They openly, and unsparingly, de- nounce all who claim such authority aa was conferred upon Moses, Aaron, Peter^ John, Philip or Paul, and yet Ihny act ns though they possessed it. We would ask who commanded them to preach, baptise, and administer the sacrament ? They must either have assumed ilie authority, or have been called by God, man or the Devil. In either case it is either of God, and consequently Divine, or " earthly, sensual, and devilish.'" We are bold to say that the authority of every one

art my son, to-day have I be^otte \ Thee." Again, in another place Faul says concerning Christ that He wa-s ''called of God an High I'riest af- ter the order of Mslchisedec. Si'e 10 v.

It the son of God would not act in mait'-rs affecting the salvation ofnian till He was called, ordained, and \v-\'\ received the Melchisedcc priesthood with an " oath," how jjresmnptuous and arrogant in puny mnn it is to glorify liimself. Heb. 7— 21. ( I'o he continued. J

THE RISE OF THE CHURCH.

Extracted from the Book of Doctrine and Covenants — Seciiou 2, page 91 " 1. — The rise of the Church of Christ in these last days, being one thousand eight hundred and thiriy years since the coming of our Lord and Saviour Jtsus Christ in the flesh, it being regularly organised and esta- blished agreeably to the laws of our country, by the will and command- ments of God, in the fourth month which is called April : which Com- mandments were given to Joseph Smith, junior, who vvas called of God and ordained an Apostle of Jesus Christ, to be the first elder of this Church ; and to Oliver Cowdery, who

was also called of God an Apostle of who denies divine authority is from I Jesus Christ, to be the second elder of beneath, and not from above ; we | this Church, and ordained under his

call upon the people to look into this matter, and remember while they re- ceive the ordinances from such hands it will avail them nothing. A true servant of God never denied divine authority such as is contained in the Bible but earnestly sought after and obtained it. Aaron had divine autho- rity. He was called of God by re- Teiation ; And, says Paul " No man takelh this honor upon himself but he thak is called by God as was Aaron." Heb. 5 — 4, and he proceeds to show that divine authority is equ- ally as essential under the gospel as under the law of Moses, and says 5th verse " so also Christ glorified not himself to be made an High Priest ; but He that said unto Him; thou

hand : and this according to the grace of oiu" Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, to whom be all glory botli now and for ever. Amen.

" 2 — After it was truly manifested unto this first elder that he had re- ceived a remission of his sins he was entangled again in the vanities of the world ; but after repenting, and hum- bling himself, sincerely, through faith, God ministered unto him by an holy Angel whose countenance was as lightning, and whose garments were pure and white above all other white- ness, and gave unto him Command- ments which inspired him, and gave him power from on high, by the means which were before prepared, to translate the book of Mormon, which

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contains a record of a fallen people, and the fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the Gentiios, and to the Jinvs also, which was given by inspiration, and is confirmed to otliers by the mi- nistering of Angels, and is declared ntito the world by them, proving' to tin; world that the holy Scripture? are (rue, and that God does inspire men and call them to his holy work in ihis age and generation, as well as in ge- nerations of old, thereby showing that he is the same God yesterday, to-day, and for ever. Amen.

'* 3. — Therefore, having so great witnesses, by them shall the world be judged, even as many as shall hereaf- ter come to a knowledge of this workj and those who receive it in faith and work righteousness, shall receive a crown of eternal life ; and tiiose who harden their hearts in unbelief and reject it, it shall turn to their own condemnation, for the Lord God has spoken it ; and we, the elders of the Church, have heard and bear witness to the words of the glorious majesty on high, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

" 4. — By these things we know that there is a God in heaven who is infinite and eternal, from everlasting to everlasting the same unchangeable God, the framer of heaven and earth and all things which are in them, and that he created man male and female ; after his own image and in his own likeness created he them, and gave unto them Commandments that they should love and serve him the only living and true God, and that he should be the only being whom they should worship. But by the trans- gression of these holy laws, man be- came sensual and devilish, and be- came fallen man.

" 5 — Wherefore the Almighty God gave his only begotten Son, as it is written in those Scriptures which have been given of him ; he suffered tempt- ations but gave no heed unto them ; he was crucified, died, and rose again the third day ; and ascended into heaven to sit down on the rightJiand of the Father, to reign with almighty

power according to the will of the Fa- ther, that as many as would believe and be baptised, in liis holy name, and endure in faith to the CFjd should be saved : not only tliose who believed after he came in the meridian of time in the flesh, but all those from the beginning, even as many as were be- fore he came, wlio believed in the words of the holy prophets, who spake as they were inspired by the gift of the Holy Ghost, who truly testified of him in all things, should have eternal life, as well as those who should come after, who should be- lieve in the gifts and callings of God by the Holy Ghost, which beareth re- cord of the Father, awd of the Son, which Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are one God, infinite and eternal, without end. Amen.

**6 — And we know that all men must repent and believe on the name of Jesus Christ and worship the Fa- ther in his name, and endure in faitii on his name to the end, or they can- not be saved in the kingdom of God. And we know that justification through ihe grace of our Lord and Sa- viour Jesus Christ, is just and true : And we know, also, that sanctifica- tion through the grace of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, is ju«t and true, to all those who love and serve God with all their mights, minds and strength ; but there is a possibility that man may fall from grace and de- part from the living God. Therefore let the Church take heed and pray al- ways, lest they fall into temptations : yea, and even let those who are sanc- tified, take heed also. And we know that these things are true and accord- ing to the revelations of John, neither adding to, nor diminishing from the prophecy of his book, the holy Scrip- tures, or the Revelations of God which shall come hereafter by the gift and power of the Holy Ghost, the voice of God, or the ministering of Angels ; And the Lord has spoken it ; and honor, power, and glory, be rendered to his holy name, both now and ever. Amen."

*'19— JEvery member of theChurch

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of Christ having childron, is to hnng them unto (lie ol'Jcrs before tlie Church, who are to lay their hinds upon lliem inj liiH name of Jesus Christ, and bless them in his name.

" 20 — No one can be r«;ceived into the Church of Christ unless he has arrived unto the years of account- ability before God, and is capable of repentance.

'■21 — Baptism is to be administered m the following manner unto all those who repent ; — The person who is called of God and has authority from Jesus Christ to baptise, shall go down into the water with the per«on who has presented him or herself for bap- tism, and shall say, calling him or her by name : having been commissioned of Jesus Christ I baptise you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, ;ind of the Holy Ghost, Amen. Then shall *be immerse him or her in the

water, and coma forth again out of the water.

*• 22 — It is expedient that tlie Church meet together often to partake of bread and wine in remembrance of the Lord Jesus: And the elder or priest shall adrainiater it : And af- ter this manner shall he administer it : he shall kneel with the Church and call upon the Father in solemn prayer, saying, 0 God, the eternal Father, we ask thee in the name of thy Son Je- sus Christ to bless and sanctify this bread to the souls of all those who partake of it, that they may eat in re- membrance of the body of thy Son, and witness unto thee 0 God, the eternal Father,