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Jacob Hamblin, a narrative of his personal experience, as a frontiersman, missionary to the Indians and explorer, [microform] disclosing interpositions of Providence, severe privations, perilous situations and remarkable escapes. Fifth book of the faith-p - Page 135 |
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Show CONVERSATION WITH REV. MR. TREWAX. 133 I told him " We prove the truth of our religion by that book" ( pointing to a Bible that lay on the table). " If you will read what Christ taught, you will learn what our prin-ciples are. They are from heaven." " Is it possible," said he, " that your people believe the Bible?" I replied, " We are the only people I have met during the last forty years that do believe the Bible. Many profess to believe it, but when I open and read it to them, I find they do not." Said he, " My dear sir, I believe every word of it." I replied, ' ' Then we are brethren. ' ' I spent nearly half a day with him. He assented to the principles of the gospel as expounded in the New Testament, and^ jUi^ lhe, patriarchaL order of marriage. When asked to explain what was meant by the stick of Ephraim and the stick of Joseph, in the 37th chapter of Ezekiel, he said he thought it meant that both Judah and Ephraim should write. He believed the Bible to be the stick of Judah, but where the stick of Ephraim was he did not know. He had thought much about it, but it was a mystery to him. I told him to wait a short time, and I would bring him the stick of Ephraim. I went out and came back with a copy of the Book of Mormon, which I had brought from home. He appeared much surprised, and grasped the book with some energy. He examined the testimony of the three witnesses, and said, " Surely this book is the best or worst thing that ever was." 1 permitted him to keep it. When I left the place he told me he had read some thirty pages of it, and had not dis-covered anything in it contrary to the Bible. Matters were settled between the " Mormons" and Navajoes on the basis of our great peace talk at the same place, the 2nd of November, 1871. The truth was brought to light, and those who wished to throw the blame of murdering the young Navajoes upon the Saints were confounded. This business was finally closed at Fort Defiance, on the 21st of August, 1874. The Navajoes expressed themselves as |