REPORT FROM BRO. CORNELL.
By M. E. Cornell
BRO. WHITE: The Lord is blessing his people in Eastern Michigan. Our meetings at Shelby were very solemn. The voice of the Spirit appeared to be that of solemn warning and reproof, wooing and beseeching his people to return to their first love. Confessions were made in the Spirit, and the church is greatly revived. Six signified their desire to obey the ordinance of baptism, which was to be administered by Bro. Lawrence on First-day. The testimony on organization was unanimously received, and the first steps were taken with very encouraging results. I trust we shall soon have an encouraging report from Bro. Lawrence. I came to this place (Tyrone) last week, but have nothing very encouraging to write concerning the cause here. The few are holding on to the theory, but all have not yet given up their idols. We meet for organization to-night. This will bring the test, and I hope will also bring the desired result. As Mormonism had been advocated here for some years, more or less, we took up a labor on that subject, showing its claims to be false. 1. Because the Mormons teach the final restoration and salvation of those who die in sin. 2. Because in the practice of polygamy they violate the plain teaching of the New Testament, and also of their own "Book of Mormon." 463. Because they teach that there is a plurality of Gods—one to each world—and that all these God's have equal power, and are alike in their attributes, and that these attributes constitute the objects of worship,—thus imitating the heathen in the worship of qualities, or principles. 4. Because they follow the Catholics in being baptized for dead persons. A Mormon woman out West had been baptized twice for Gen. Washington. 5. Because they contradict the Bible record in teaching that man pre-existed. 6. They generally admit that the seventh day is the Sabbath, and yet refuse to keep it till their god especially reveals it to them. Of course that will never be, for he never believed in any of the ten commandments. 7. Instead of letting their light shine by showing others their works, they went off to Salt Lake and put it under a bushel,—thus choosing darkness because their deeds are evil. From such delusions may the Lord ever deliver us. Amen.
M. E. CORNELL.