History of Utah, 1540-1886 - Brigham Young University

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THE STORY OF MORMONISM.
people of Daviess, like the rest, began to war upon
the Mormons. 12
To add to the ever-thickening troubles of the
prophet, a schism broke out in the church about this
time, and there were apostates and deserters, some
because of disappointed ambition, and some from shame
of what they now regarded as a delusion, but all carrying
away with them vindictive feelings toward their
former associates, whom they did not hesitate to denounce
as liars, thieves, counterfeiters, and everything
that is vile. Among these were Joseph's old friends
Martin Harris, Oliver Cowdery, and David Whitmer,
the three witnesses to the book of Mormon ; Orson
Hyde, Thomas B. Marsh, and W. W. Phelps also
seceding. 13
given to a certain valley where Adam, previous to his death, called his children
together and blessed them.' CorriWs Brief History, in Kidder 8 Mormonism
131 'The earth was divided,' says Mr Richards, 'all the land being
together and all the water. Adam dwelt there with his people for some time
previous to his death. Adam constructed an altar there, and it was there
that he bestowed his final blessings upon his descendants. The place was
also called Adam-On-Diahman, Adam-on-di-ahman, and again Diahnian. ine
second of these names appears to have been the one m use among the saints.
After the foundations of the temple at Far West were relaid, between midnight
of the 23th and dawn of the 26th of April, 1839, the quorum sang the
song which they called Adam-on-di-ahman. Tuttidge's Life of Brigham
"They were afraid the Mormons would 'rule the county, and they did
not like to live under the laws and administration of Jo Smith.' Ibid.
13 The first three were themselves accused of counterfeiting coin, and defaming
Smith's character; and others charged Smith with 'being accessory to
several murders and many thefts, and of designing to rule that part ot the
state of Missouri, and eventually the whole republic' Hyde's Mormomsm,
204; Mackay's The Mormons, 86. 'At Independence, Rigdon publicly
charged Oliver Cowdery and David Whitmer with being connected with a
gan« of counterfeiters, etc. Cowdery was afterward arraigned before the
church, and found guilty of "disgracing the church by being connected with
the bourns business, as common report says.'" Tucker's Origin and Frog.
Mor., 158-9. 'Brother Turley could not be surpassed at "bogus.' A press
was prepared, and the money, composed of zinc, glass, etc., coated with silver,
was executed in the best style. Imitations both of gold and silver were
in general circulation and very difficult to detect. In fact, for a time, scarcely
any other circulating medium was to be found among them.' When leaving
Illinois for Council Bluffs, Hall carried in his wagon for some distance on the
way a bogus press, which was afterwards sold on credit in Missouri, but the
seller never got his money, being afraid to go for it. Hall's Mor., 20-1.
Hall, who was a Mormon from 1S10 to 1847, mentions this counterfeiting in
connection with the Kirtland bank swindle, but docs not state when the work
was begun. It may have originated in Kirtland, but probably was not carried
on to any great extent before the migration to Illinois. These rambling
and general charges should be received with every allowance. ' From some