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Show [Side 1] <br><br> The first chapter of Genesis has two verses prefixed to it, and the entire chapter is rewritten in the first personal pronoun: "And I, God, etc." Two new beatitudes are prefixed to those recorded in the fifth chapter of Matthew. In the twenty-ninth chapter of Isaiah, fifteen verses have been inserted between the tenth and eleventh verses, and the interpolation is evidently designed to substantiate and fulfil [sic] the declarations of the Book of Mormon in regard to the parts taken away from the gospel of the Lamb and the revelation which would restore them. A remarkable addition to the fiftieth chapter of Genesis foretells the coming of Joseph, the Seer, and the nature of his work and authority. Another passage in Genesis refers to the continuance of revelations and authorizes the use of oaths and penalties. <br> The original and perhaps the primary object of the second Bible seems to have been to provide a strong foundation for the revelations which were to be given to the members of the Mormon Church in succeeding years and to supply a support for the faith of any who might be unwilling to accept these revelations in whole or in part. It is also known that, in recent years at least, the Bible is used by the missionary elders of the Reorganized Church in dealing with non-Mormons whose sympathy and adherence they wish to gain. <br><br><br> Two Bibles, <br> both designed by crafty men <br> to deceive and mislead. <br><br> What shall be the answer <br> of the Christian Church? <br><br> Council of Women for Home Missions <br> 156 Fifth Avenue, New York City <br><br><br> Two Bibles: <br> BY-PRODUCTS <br> OF MORMONISM <br><br> By <br> MRS. GEORGE W. COLEMAN <br><br><br> ONE OF THE BIBLES is a choice specimen of the binder's art. It is in soft leather covers, silk-sewed, with red-gold edges. It bears the imprint of the Cambridge University Press and the subimprint of James Pott & Co. It contains the Old and New Testaments according to the King James Version. But it contains more. Between the Old and New Testaments is an insert of 112 pages with a title page which reads as follows: <br><br> Ready References <br> A Compilation of Texts Subjectively <br> Arranged with Annotations <br> Designed Especially for the Use of <br> Missionaries and Other Students <br> of the Scriptures <br> Published by <br> The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter <br> Day Saints, 1917 <br><br> The publisher's imprint on the insert is the first clue to the reason for this section, and the Articles of Faith of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, which precede the Ready References, make very evident the object of the Mormon Church in securing the <br> [Continues on Side 2.] <br><br> |
