evening, and paid great attention. The scenes of the 20th of June will long be remembered by us as a day of rejoicing in the glorious manifestation of the power of God, confirming the faith of the saints, and spreading the sound of the Gospel further than we could have done it in a long time.

"I should inform you that when the devil found he was defeated in brother C., he entered a sister. The devils kept coming in for several hours. As fast as one lot were expelled, another lot entered; at one time we counted twenty-seven come out of her. When we rebuked them, they would come out, but as soon returned again. How was it they could acknowledge the power, and yet would damn our power, damn our Gospel, and tear and bite? The sight was awful, but it has done us all good. I may as well say that the devils told us they were sent some by Cain, some by Kite, Judas, Kilo, Kelo, Kalmonia, and Lucifer. Some of these, they informed us, were presidents over seventies in hell. The last that came, previous to our going to prison, told us he was Kilo, one of the presidents, and had six councillors. We cast them out thirty times, and had three hundred and nineteen devils, from three to thirty-seven coming out at a time. I shall feel obliged for any instruction you can give me on this subject."

Another scene of the casting out of devils, related by one Danicl or Dan Jones, a Welsh Saint, dating from Merthyr Tydvil, January 6th, 1849, is still more outrageous. Its recital in the words of the principal actor will amuse the reader who feels inclined to laugh at the extent of human folly, while it may sadden those who are more disposed to grieve at and deplore the fanaticism, which defies the common sense and common decency of mankind. The story occurs in the eleventh volume of the Millennial Star, pages 39 and 40:

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In the afternoon of the 21st of December, 1848, the power of God and also the Power of Darkness showed a wide and marvellous contrast. Whilst I was describing the beauties of Zion, together with the importance of building up there a temple to the Most High God, and the resulting consequences thereof to the Saints' glory and the overthrow of Babylon, the Prince of Darkness thought that I was getting to be too traitorous in the midst of his dominions. He could not bear such good and powerful truths, so he sent a legion of evil spirits into the hall at that time, as though he was determined with one grand rally to storm our little fortress, and demolish our citadel with impunity. In five minutes after their arrival, which was seen by some, three females were possessed, and many more nearly as bad. However, I perceived the enemy's design, and having command of the post, I lost no time in returning him a heavy broadside with the artilleries of heaven, by commanding every evil spirit in

the place to depart in the name of Jesus Christ, which was responded to by all the audience with such powerful Amens! that the neighbours thought it thundered, and all the devils, except three, run away in a fright; and the echoes opened the windows of heaven, so that the power of God was felt and seen by all others in the place, and some of our worst persecutors, having come there with evil intent, confessed that God was with us, and shouted Amen as loud as any. There were hundreds of young Saints who had never witnessed the like, and who were rather timid, which caused me to maintain the platform for more than an hour, to teach them the wiles of the devil, and to encourage them to be brave in the power of God. In the meantime I had sent some elders to those possessed, to rebuke the spirits, who were all this time making the loudest noise with me and each other, calling out- Old Captain, have you come to trouble us? D-d old Captain, we will hold you a battle.' Many other expressions used would be indecent to utter, and others useless, I suppose; but some spoke English through one that knew no English of herself, and revealed many mysteries; others spoke in tongues, praying for a reinforcement of their kindred spirits, and chiding some dreadfully by name, such as Borona, Menta, Philo, &c., for not obeying their mandates with greater alacrity and courage. The spirits left one of the three females at the first rebuke, but the others cursed all the elders, calling many by names with which the females were totally unacquainted. They said they were at Carthage in the slaughter of the prophets; we compelled them to acknowledge the authority of the priesthood, loudly, to the astonishment of all. They swore that they would not depart without 'Old Brigham Young, from America, would come ;-that they would have to obey him; but that they held an office higher than any others.' I questioned one of them on that, 'whether he had ever possessed any other person in Wales?' "Yes! very many!' was the reply. I asked, 'Did you ever leave one unless compelled?' He replied, 'No; nor will I go from here either.' Then I rebuked him for telling a falsehood, inasmuch as that Brigham Young had never visited Wales, and that he had better business than to come and wait on such beings as him; at which he sneered and laughed, that echoed through the hall and alarmed many; at the same time, the streets were crowded with strangers and policemen, drawn there by the noise, and shortly the whole town was in an uproar, like Ephesus of old. They derided us shamefully for our disappointment in our expectation of the Old Apostle to the Conference.' But enough of this comedy, I must hasten to more important subjects lest I weary your patience, for I have much more to say; I will only add the sequel, which was as follows: --Having understood that these two females had been frequently possessed elsewhere, had the spirits

rebuked out of them as frequently by the power of the priesthood, and again giving way to them, and living in transgression, I found out the reason why the spirits assured us so often that they had a right to them, and that they (the females) had broken their covenant.' The instructions of our beloved brother Hyde to me, 'to cut off such after the third offence,' came forcibly to my mind, the which, before I uttered it, the evil spirits told loud enough to all, which, together with many other instances which they gave vent to, prove, to a demonstration, that these spirits have a way of knowing one's mind. The spirits said we could not cast them out, because some doubted in their minds ; and one of them told me to my face, in a harsh voice, 'You doubt yourself;' which was too true, because that I saw the Lord had no alternative under the circumstances, but either to turn a deaf ear to our prayers, or disregard the counsel of Brother Hyde; and I was pretty confident that he would do the former, though to our great annoyance and mortification for the time. I had not understood all about these females at that time, or I would have chosen another and surer method. The next thing I did was to close the meeting, and call the elders together with the females (who were all this time biting, kicking, and swearing, most awfully, and being held by men), and explain to them the principle above alluded to; and when I proposed to cut the females off from the Church, all agreed to it; and after laughing, dcriding, and saying that that was what they wanted, the spirits left them both in less than five minutes; so that the females recovered themselves, and went home without any inconvenience. On their way home they were informed that they had been excommunicated, which they had not previously understood, though done over their heads, and they both wept bitterly.

"In that night's meeting our hall was more crowded than before, if possible, and I took the liberty to show the cunning craft of the devil; to caution the Saints not to give a place for evil spirits by transgression, and made an example of the foregoing, to prove to the world that the very devils incarnate testified to the divinity of this Church and Gospel, and that the evil spirits had given the 'old Captain' such a strong testimony and good recommendation as their inveterate foe. I had the satisfaction to know that even the devils, by this affair, had done much good to the Saints and sinners, proving that all things work together for good to those that love the Lord;' and this affair, too! During all this time the spirit had led one of the females back, though late, but the place was too crowded for her to get inside, and he kept her running about the streets in front of our hall, shrieking, cursing, barking, and howling the most hideous noises imaginable, which at times penetrated the assembly, but failed to get inside, so

that we had a glorious meeting in despite of him and all his legions; and after speaking with my whole strength for seven hours and a half, with but little cessation, I closed the meeting, and disbanded our noble battalion, fully determined to be more valiant than ever."

The familiarity with which fanatics of all kinds speak of the Supreme Being, was never more grossly displayed than in this recital. The profanity of Mr. Dan Jones would be ludicrous, if it were not shocking, when he asserts that he remonstrated for seven hours and a half with the devils, and that he knew the Lord had no alternative but to act under such and such circumstances in such and such a manner. But such a spectacle is, after all, more calculated to excite pity than indignation.

From a mass of instances cited by the Mormons, in proof of their possession of the gift of miraculous healing, a very few will suffice. A preacher of the name of Westwood, writing in the first number of the eleventh volume of the Millennial Star, says ::-"A woman in the Wesleyan Connexion, by the name of Richardson, who has had a running disease of the legs for some years, heard me preach once; she told her friends she was sure I was a servant of the Lord, and such was her faith, that if she could but touch me, she should be healed. She obtained her desire, and is healed of her disease. Still she has not obeyed the Gospel, but has turned round, persecuting those who would obey; and those who witness the miracle of healing, imbibe the same spirit as in the days of Christ, when they said, 'He casteth out devils by Beelzebub, the prince of devils.'

Another Mormon preacher of the name of Nibley, dating from Huddersfield, December 12th, 1848, says in the same publication::-" On Sunday the 3rd of December, at three o'clock in the afternoon, I was seized with cholera of a most virulent kind: bowel complaint, vomiting, and cramp, in which I laboured in a most painful condition for some time, until the elder was relieved from preaching at seven at night, who, being called on then, came to my assistance, joined in prayer, and then anointed me with oil, and when the brethren laid on hands, I was immediately restored. On Sunday the 10th of December, Sister Morrison was seized with the same complaint, whereupon I was called to attend her. I administered the ordinance morning and night, and she was also healed. Such is the way the Lord hath dealt with us."

But whether the patients upon whom the Mormons operate, recover or die, it is equally a miracle in the estimation of the true believers, as the following case, which occurred in Glasgow, exemplifies in an amusing manner. A paragraph having appeared in a Glasgow newspaper under the date of February 2nd, 1849, stating that two young girls, attacked with cholera, had died under the treatment of a LatterDay Saint and several assistant elders, the following explanation was

offered on behalf of the Mormons. It is to be found, like the cases already cited, in the eleventh volume of the Millennial Star :—

"The two sisters (Mary and Elizabeth Murray) worked in a mill in Govan. About four o'clock P.M., on the 15th of last month, Elizabeth was seized with the cholera while at work in the mill. She and her sister Mary immediately started for home. The afternoon was wet, and the poor girl was soon almost perished with cold. They called at several houses on the way, and asked for the privilege, of a fire; but instead of granting their request, the inmates drove them into the street, and shut their doors upon them. By the time they got to Brother Stewart's (which was directly on their way home), Elizabeth was so overcome, she could go no farther. Here they were kindly taken in. The sisters in the neighbourhood immediately gathered. The poor girl was soon relieved of her wet clothes, and put into a warm bed. The elders were sent for, and they came and anointed her with oil in the name of the Lord Jesus, laid their hands upon her, and prayed the Lord to make manifest his power in her behalf, and rescue her from the grasp of the destroyer. During the night, Mary was also seized with the same disease, but was not laid in the same bed. They bore their sufferings patiently for a short time, but soon they became weary of suffering, and besought the elders present to lay their hands upon them, and pray the Lord to take them to himself, for they had suffered enough. The brethren did so. They were eased from pain, and went off so calmly and quietly, that those around could hardly tell when the last breath left the body.

"This case soon created quite a stir. The doctors were sharp set after the affair, determined, in their holy zeal, to bring the whole matter before the authorities, and inflict the condign punishment upon Elder Stewart, that all persons might hereafter take warning, and suffer no one to leave the world without their assistance, that their exodus from the stage of action might be scientifically attended to, and heavy fees thereby secured to themselves. It is truly a horrible affair for a person in this enlightened age to call on the Lord instead of a doctor -to put their trust in the arm of Jehovah, rather than the arm of flesh.

"Brother Stewart was accordingly arrested, and brought before the magistrates to answer to the charge of culpable homicide. He bore himself nobly, faced his accusers boldly, preached the Gospel to them in his defence, until they were ashamed of themselves, and were glad to dismiss the matter."

But our readers will probably exclaim that they have had enough of the Mormon miracles, and of Mormon doctrine, at least for the present. We proceed to detail the personal history of the “ prophet," and progress of the sect, from 1830 to the present time.

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