"Mormonism in America." The Christian Witness (Plymouth, Eng

"Mormonism in America." The Christian Witness (Plymouth, England) 5, no. 1 (January 1838): 1-38.
MORMONISM IN AMERICA.
"And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and be turned unto FABLES." (2 Tim. iv. 4.) THERE is a world of spirits, where kingdoms and powers exist, whose character and principles are in eternal discord, and their interests at infinite variance with one another. It is a happy thought that the discord will not for ever continue, but one day finally cease, and that the interests which shall survive, are those wherein glory shall redound to God, and blessing be secured to His creatures. But while things are tending towards this happy consummation it must be, from the necessity of the case, since God assigns to them a prolonged though limited existence, that beings whose principles are at essential enmity with Himself, should be ever manifesting opposition to His will, and engaging in continual attempts to thwart and defeat His purposes. Now we have been taught somewhat largely in the word, how they have sought to do this.--In the progressive development of evil from the first successful introduction of it in the garden of paradise down through successive ages of the world; however various the machinations of these powers of darkness, their one object has been seen to be [1] the bringing the creatures happiness,