BY ORSON SPENCER, A.B.,
President of the Church of Jesus Christ of L.D.S., in Europe.
IN REPLY
TO THE REV. WILLIAM CROWELL, A.M.,
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
"THE WISE SHALL UNDERSTAND."—Daniel.
LIVERPOOL: PUBLISHED BY ORSON SPENCER,
39, TORBOCK STREET.
1848.
LIVERPOOL: PRINTED BY R. JAMES, SOUTH CASTLE STREET.
LETTER FROM THE REV. W. CROWEL A. M.
GENERAL INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
IMMEDIATE REVELATION
ON FAITH
ON WATER BAPTISM
THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST
APOSTACY FROM THE PRIMITIVE CHURCH
THE RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF AN APOSTOLIC CHURCH
THE TRUE AND LIVING GOD
THE PRIESTHOOD
ON GATHERING
THE LATTER-DAY JUDGMENTS
ON THE RESTITUTION OF ALL THINGS
MISCELLANEOUS REMARKS ON RESTITUTION
SUMMARY AND FINAL APPEAL
LINES, ON READING THE AUTHOR'S FIRST LETTER IN THE SERIES, BY MISS E.R. SNOW
The Author has, for some time, felt desirous to see the most prominentsubjects of the faith of Latter-day Saints brought before the public incontinuous order, in one volume.
This series of Letters was called forth by the letter of inquiryprefixed, from the pen of the Rev. William Crowel. This gentleman wasat the time, and still is (for ought I know) Editor of "The ChristianWatchman," Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.—a leading paper of theBaptist denomination in the United States.
The Editor was also a clergyman of high repute for learning and pietyin that denomination of people, and missionary elect to a foreignland. From the elevated standing of this gentleman, and the nature ofhis inquiries being such as have come from many other distinguishedacquaintance, relative to the author's change of views, it seemedwisdom, after consultation with the Prophet and Patriarch (sincemartyred), to publish a brief reply to his minute and interestinginquiries.
The author was extensively known in the New England and Middle States,as a Preacher of the Baptist denomination. Reference for his ch