As Zion's Camp passed "incognito" through Jacksonville, Illinois, Joseph Smith (going by Squire Cook) recalled "We had preaching," and many of the inhabitants of the town came to hear them that Sunday. The townspeople were told the preachers consisted of a Baptist, Cambellite, Reformed Methodist and a Restorationer. [Times and Seasons 6:20 (January 1, 1846), p. 1076]
George A. Smith recalled:
SUNDAY, June 1. At half-past 10 this morning our trumpet, a common brass, French Horn, sounded in the Camp for preaching. There were some two or three hundred of the people from Jacksonville [Illinois] and the surrounding country gathered under the trees within our camp, and a chest was brought out for the accommodation of the speakers, when Squire Cook (Joseph Smith) took the stand professing to be a liberal free-thinker. . . .
The free-thinker was followed by Elder John S. Carter, who delivered a very eloquent discourse on "Practical Piety." Elder Joseph Young spoke on the principle of free salvation, followed by [his brother] Elder Brigham Young, who set forth baptism as necessary for salvation. Elder Lyman E. Johnson also spoke.
After a few minutes recess, at 2 o'clock p.m., the trumpet again sounded, and a large congregation from Jacksonville and the surrounding country again assembled in the grove, many of whom expressed a desire to hear "That Methodist man" again. So President Smith called Brother Joseph Young into his tent and requested him to preach an animated sermon on free grace, and told him he should have the Spirit.
He then sent for Elder Amasa Lyman and said to him, "I understand, Mr. Lyman[,] you are a Restorationer.
"Yes," said he, "I believe in that doctrine."
"Well," said Joseph, "I wish you would make a few remarks to the people on that subject after Mr. Young has done."
Elder Orson Pratt was also sent for and went into the Prophet's tent, who said to him, "Brother Orson, when these brethren get through speaking to the people, I want you to make a few remarks, reasoning on the importance of a union of all the different sects and denominations."
These brethren did as they were requested. . . .
After the services of the day were closed many strangers made remarks on the preaching they had heard. They thought Joseph Young was a Methodist, and were anxious he should stay in that country and preach. . . . [George A. Smith, "My Journal" in The Instructor 81 (1946), pp. 182-83, "abridged from holograph in LDS Church Archives. Grammar has been standardized."]
[Source: Grunder, Rick, Mormon Parallels: A Bibliographic Source]
Also Times and Seasons 6:1 (Jan.15,1845) pp.772-773, and HC 2:78-79.
ReplyDeleteAlso Heber C. Kimball Diary - Appendix B at the following link:
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8th and 9th paragraphs of source in comment no. 2.
ReplyDelete" ... the importance of a union of all the different sects and denominations."
ReplyDeleteThere has been a revelation in The Church of Jesus Christ (WHQ: Monongahela, Pennsylvania) that in the not too distant future we are going to baptize WHOLE CONGREGATIONS of people into His Church. This is how the "union" will occur.
Note: We had 2 convert baptisms/confirmations this morning (Sunday June 1, 2014) in this writer's congregation (aka, "branch"). Both were women (and now sisters in Christ). Oh happy day!
This is the 3rd convert baptism we have had since Easter Sunday April 20th of this year - all were women.
ReplyDeleteEphesians 4:
ReplyDelete[11] And he gave some, apostles [12 MEN, not 15]; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists [70 MEN, not 70+]; and some, pastors [aka bishops,elders - all MEN] and [ordained] teachers [all MEN];
[12] For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
[13] Till we all come in the UNITY OF THE FAITH, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
[14] That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
[15] But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
[16] From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
WHOLE CONGREGATIONS (including the ministers/pastors).
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ReplyDelete[12] And blessed are the Gentiles, they of whom the prophet has written; for behold, if it so be that they shall repent and fight not against Zion, and DO NOT UNITE THEMSELVES TO THAT GREAT AND ABOMINABLE CHURCH [that ordains women to the priesthood and performs LGBTQ marriage ceremony perversions], they shall be saved; for the Lord God will fulfil his covenants which he has made unto his children; and for this cause the prophet has written these things.