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Show OF BOOK 366 BOOK OF ALMA, ALMA. yoni, which was led by a man whose name was ‘Teancun, di meet-the people of Morianton ; and so stubborn were the people of Morianton, (being inspired by his wickedness and his ee Br ee ataa i . ng the Chief Judge, Pahoran; for behold, there were a part between them, in the which Teancum_did slay Morianton, and defeat his army, and took them prisoners, and returned to the camp of Moroni. to those who had sent in their voices with their petitions, con- battle commenced And thus ended the twenty and fourth year of the reign of the And thus was the peopleof Judges over the people of Nephi. Ce for there began to be a contcntion among the people concernof the people which desired that a few particular points of the law should be altered. But behold, Pahoran would not alter, flattering words,) that a a: 364 to keep Morianton brought back. And upon their covenanting the peace, they were restored to the land of Morianton, and union took place between them and the people of Lebi; anc they were also restored to their lands. And it came to pass that in the same year that the people of Nephi had peace restored unto them, that Nephihah, the second Chief Judge, died, having filled the judgement seal with perfect uprightness before God ; nevertheless, he had refused Alma to take possession of those records and those things which were esteemed by Alma andl his fathers to be most sacred; therefore Alma had conferred them upon his son Helaman. Behold, it came to pass t that the son of N ephihab was ap1 pointed to fill the judgement seat, in the stead of his father; Governor ovel the yea, he was appointed Chief Judge, and to judge righteous people, with an oath, and sacred ordinance ly, and to keep the peace, and the freedom of the people, an ip the Lore to grant unto them their sacred privileges to worsh their God; yea, to support and maintain the cause of - a to thal his days, and to bring the wicked to justice, according t And Pahord Now behold, his name was Pahoran. erime. his reg did fill the seat of his father, and did commence people the over year, in the end of the twenty and fourth Nephi. ee (y CHAPTER eam aiid Anp now it came to pass, in the commencement of the ee 4 ty and fifth year of the reign of the Judges over the Lehi and the people of Morianton cerning the altering of the law; therefore those which were desirous that the law should be altered, were angry with him, and desired that he should no longer be Chief Judge over the land; therefore there arose a warm dispute concerning the matter; but not unto bloodshed. And it came to pass that those who were desirous that Paho- ran should be dethroned from the judgement seat, were called king-men, for they were desirous that the law should be alteredin a manner to overthrow the free. government, and to establish a king over the land. And those who were desirous that Pahoran should remain Chief Judge over the land, took upon them the name of freemen; and thus was the division among them: for the freemen had sworn or covenanted to maintain their rights, and the privileges of their religion, by a free government. And it came to pass that this matter of their contention was settled, by the voice of the people. And it came to pass that the voice of the people came in the favor of the freemen, and Pahoran retained the judgement seat, which caused much rejoicing among the brethren of Pahoran, and also many of the people of liberty ; which also put the king-men to silence, that they durst not oppose, but were obliged to maintain the cause di freedom. Now those of high birth; those which wege in favor of kings, were and thégs@liglt to be kings; and they Were supported by those whigh sought power and authority over the people. But beholdthis was,a critical time for such contentions to be among the ‘People of Nephi; for behold, Amalickiah had again stirred up the hearts of the people of the amanites, against the people of the Nephites, and he was gath- “ting together soldiers, from all parts of his land, {n, and preparing for war, with all diligence; S/N Nephi, they having established peace between nor sufier the law to be altered ; therefore he did not hearken the Oe ad « concerning their lands, ; never” having commenced the twenty and fifth year in pe ok “tahd theless, they did not long maintain an eaure peace in the * and arming for he had ‘Worn to drink the blood of Moroni. But behold, we. shall See that his promise which he made, was rash; nevertheless, € did prepare himself and his armies, to come to battle against the Nephites, Now his armies were not so great’ as they had hitherto been, because of the many thousands. which ad been slain by the hand of the Nephites ;, but notwithstand, |
