| 655 come from Michigan, which points out a Mr. Strang, as the one to take the lead of this people. So Brother Sidney is not the only man who proposes to have been appointed to lead this church. The devil seems to have set a good many hooks and baited them very nice, that some may be sure to catch. Here is another revelation come from the wonderful town of Appanooce; but the Twelve are so wicked they cannot get it. The great John C. Bennet said at the conference when he first came here, that he sustained the same position in first presidency as the Holy Ghost does to the Father and son. He now says that elder Rigdon is to take the presidency, and he is appointed to elder Rigdon's place. Now you see it is impossible for this people to go after them all. When elder Rigdon was in Pittsburg [Pittsburgh] he saw a great many things, and I dare to venture to say, that when the news reaches him of your action to-day, it will bring another slice of his revelation; he no doubt saw it before he left Pittsburg [Pittsburgh]. It is plain beyond a doubt that elder Rigdon came here with a spirit as corrupt as hell; because the effects produced by all his movements are as corrupt as can be. He first told the people he came here to do one thing, afterwards he said he would do another quite opposite. He said God had sent him here to see that the church was built up to Joseph, and the least departure from this, he said, was sure to result in the destruction of the church. He said wo, wo, wo unto this people if they do not make a right choice. And again he says he saw that the people would reject him. He said there was an important passage in the scriptures which had to be fulfilled. He did nor [not] tell us what it was, but we learned that it was that part of Isaiah's prophecy where he says, 'the stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner.' Now it appears that Isaiah's prophesy must be proved true, if it has to ruin the whole church to do it. The Temple must be forsaken and not be finished, and all that Joseph has done must be rejected, to carry out his notion that he (Sidney) was some great one. For the last four or five years we have never heard of Sidney's getting a revelation, but as soon as brother Joseph is out of the way, he can manufacture one to allure the people and destroy them. Now after he has given his testimony to the world; after finding fault with God because he happened to get into jail in Missouri; and because he was poor: yet this is the man that can get such wonderful revelations. Brother Parley and Brigham suffered in Missouri, but did not find fault with God; they dont [don't] get such wonderful things.-Now this is the man who has got the keys of conquest; the keys of David, keys which the Twelve never heard was to be given to man, who had, in a manner, curse [cursed] God to his face. It may be plead that Sidney Rigdon may be mistaken. If he should, it is not the first time he has been mistaken in his revelations. But Joseph Smith never was mistaken in his revelations. He never commenced to do a thing and when he had got it half done, turn round and quit it.
(To be Continued)
Nauvoo, Sept. 15, 1844.
At a meeting of the quorum of High Priests, Samuel James of LaHarp, and Geo. W. Crouse of Nauvoo, for unchristian conduct, were cut off from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, by the voice of said quorum, and ordered to be published in the Times and Seasons, and Neighbor.
GEORGE MILLER, President.
WM. FELSHAW, Clerk of Quorum.
POETRY.
HYMN.
Wake, O wake, the world from sleeping! Comfort ye the house of Israel,
Watchman, watchman, stand in power- They are pardon'd, gather them;
Hear the Savior now exclaiming: Hear the watchman's proclamation,
'Tis the last-th' eleventh hour! Jews rebuild Jerusalem.
Lo! the lion's left his thicket; Soon the Jews will know their error,
Up ye watchmen, be in haste, How they killed the Holy One,
The destroyer of the Gentiles And they'll mourn and shout hosanna!
Goes to lay their cities waste. This the beloved Son.
Bring the remnants from their exile, Sound the trumpet with the tidings,
For the promise is to them; Call in all of Abrams seed,
Japhet's ruled the world his time out, Though the Gentiles may reject it,
He must leave the tents of Shem. Christ will come in very deed. W. W. P.
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