| 782 Jacob and Joseph were no doubt, embalmed in the manner of the Egyptians, as they died in that country, Gen. 1, 2, 3, 26. When our Saviour [Savior] was crucified his hasty burial obliged them only to wrap his body in linen with a hundred pounds of myrrh, aloes, and similar spices, (part of the ingredients of embalming.) given by Nicodemus for that purpose: but Mary and other holy women had prepared ointment and spices for embalming it, Matt. xxviii. 59: Luke xxiii. 56: John xxx. 39-40.
This art was no doubt transmitted from Jerusalem to this continent, by the before mentioned emigrants, which accounts for the finding of the mummies, and at the same time is another strong evidence of the authenticity of the Book of Mormon.-[ED.
SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
MORTAL SICKNESS IN PHILADELPHIA.-It is stated in the Philadelphia Times, that a peculiar kind of sickness prevails to an alarming extent in the vicinity of Reading, and that many cases have already proved fatal. Also that a singular and alarming disease has made its appearance at Norristown and the village opposite. It is said that persons in good health are first seized with a giddiness in the head, then a diarrhoe [diarrhea], and immediately after the skin becomes as yellow as gold, convulsions take place, and the individual is a corpse in a few hours after the attack. The disease has baffled the skill of the ablest physicians, and produced the greatest consternation in consequence of its malignant and fatal character. Several deaths occur every day.-[(St. Louis Western Atlas).
TEMPLE FUNDS.
A certificate of deposite [deposit] in the "Butchers and Drovers Bank," New York, by Doct. John M. Bernhisel, in favor of the Trustee in Trust, has been received at the Recorder's office, and passed to the credit of the individuals named in the accompanying letter.
GO AND DO LIKEWISE.
For the Times and Seasons.
TO ELDER L. SNOW, LONDON, ENG.
BY MISS E. R. SNOW.
Dearest Brother, wherefore leave us? Thou art now a standard bearer
Why forsake they friends and home? On a distant mountain top;
Of thy presence, why bereave us, And perchance, art made a sharer
And in foreign countries roam? In privation's bitter cup
Must the dearest ties be broken? For the Lord designs to prove thee
Must affection's beauties fade? If his voice thou wilt obey;
No: O no, but God has spoken Therefore from the friends that love thee,
And his voice must be obey'd. Thou art parted far away?
Thou art call'd to bear Salvation's Thou art call'd thyself to sever
Joyful tidings far abroad From the land where kindred dwell!
Thou hast gone to warn the nations, But it will not be forever
In the name of Israel's God. Time ere long, will break the spell.
For the spirit of Devotion Here warm friends await thy greeting-
To Messiah' glorious cause; Noble friends, of Abram's line-
Thou hast cross'd the pathless ocean, Here are gentle pulses beating
To proclaim redemption's laws. In soft unison with thine.
For the gospel proclamation Here are daily pray'rs ascending
Must be sounded far and near; That th' appointed time may come,
That the best of every nation, When thy foreign mission ending,
May in Zion's courts appear. We shall bid thee "welcome home."
City of Nauvoo, April, 21st, 1842.
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